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Astra, a white figure with glowing red eyes, surrounded by broken circuit boards
ASTRA THE JUDGE
GOOD BOARDS. BRUTAL HONESTY.

You roasted Astra
Now it’s his turn.

Your PCB. Under fire.

5boards in the arena
1merciless judge

“Your ground plane has commitment issues.” — ASTRA

THE PROVING GROUND

The leaderboard.

SEASON 01 / OPEN CHALLENGE
Higher score. Less shame.
RANKTHE CONTENDERASTRA’S ROASTSCORE Details
Arena leaderMicroduck Body Rev D
@chih-yang044 LAYERS

5V_PGOOD reports to a pull-up resistor and nobody else. The power supply has appointed itself employee of the month.

BARELY A SCRATCH
91/1005/5 assessed
23 errors · 30 warnings
SilverPCB Name Card
@chih-yang042 LAYERS

The USB-to-serial chip sits over 50 mm from its connector. Even a business card has apparently discovered the commuter lifestyle.

LIGHTLY TOASTED
77/1005/5 assessed
2 errors · 3 warnings
BronzeHairpin A1
@chih-yang042 LAYERS

The OLED boost switch node takes 14 mm and two vias to connect three parts. Apparently even a hairpin needs a scenic route.

LIGHTLY TOASTED
70/1005/5 assessed
2 errors · 10 warnings
04
Wearable
@chih-yang044 LAYERS

J2 has a reversible USB-C shell and one-sided data wiring. The connector offers two orientations; the circuit has a favourite.

MEDIUM RARE
63/1005/5 assessed
3 errors · 7 warnings
05
Lowest scoreVisual Twin
@rrenamed4 LAYERS

This board gives 2,231 track segments a job in visual effects; electrical connectivity apparently failed the audition.

ABSOLUTELY COOKED
55/1001/5 assessed
32 errors · 38 warnings

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