{ "card": "Model Fight \u2014 Card 3", "run": 1, "run_note": "Card 3 RE-RUN at David order after the original run pod was killed by the gpu-pod-card-deadman false positive (see records/RUN1-FAILED.md). Frozen mechanic + Card 1 Run 2 control amendments + the ADOPTED 2026-11-07 four-check eval-validation rule: (1) not an echo, (2) answer key verified independently (deterministic arithmetic solver where the eval type allows, otherwise the next roster model as an unrelated solver), (3) solvable in principle (the verifying solution counts), (4) self-consistency floor retained. Any failed check = BACKFIRE -20 and the eval never enters play. Each eval validation result is recorded per author.", "date": "2026-11-07", "run_started": "2026-11-07T03:28:00-05:00", "rerun_of": "Card 3 original run (pod ce2i0yan17g9l2) terminated externally 2026-11-07 03:19 ET by gpu-pod-card-deadman false positive; no sealed record existed", "mechanic": { "format": "10 fighters, 100 HP, melee; peer-authored evals; backfire -20 for invalid eval; -10 per failed attempt", "author_prompt": "You are a fighter in Model Fight, a peer-evaluation brawl. Author ONE evaluation task that the other fighters will attempt. The task must have a single correct answer that can be checked mechanically: a short exact string or a number. The answer must NOT appear anywhere in the task text. Make it hard enough that a careless model fails, but fully determined: exactly one correct answer.\n\nReply with EXACTLY this format and nothing else:\nTASK: \nANSWER: ", "attempt_template": "TASK: {task}\n\nReply with ONLY the answer. No explanation, no extra words.", "author_num_predict": 800, "attempt_num_predict": 300, "temperature": 0, "seed": 0, "thinking_policy": "Ollama returns thinking traces in a separate field; they are recorded as unscored evidence and never scored \u2014 only the answer (content) channel is checked. Token budgets (author 800 / attempt 300) were set generously enough for a thinking model to finish a short think and still answer; burning the whole budget in thought and never answering is a fail.", "checker": "normalized exact match (lowercase, whitespace-collapsed, surrounding quotes/trailing period stripped) against the full response or its first line; numeric-equivalence fallback (floats equal within 1e-9 after removing , $ %)", "control_check": "TASK/ANSWER lines present; task >= 10 chars; answer <= 60 chars and a plain short string/number; normalized answer not a substring of normalized task; reference answer passes its own checker", "tiebreaks": [ "highest HP", "fewest failed attempts", "most clean hits inflicted", "fastest median attempt wall time" ] }, "fighters": [ { "slot": "rennervate-8b", "hf_repo": "mradermacher/Rennervate-Qwen3-8B-Refusal-Suppressed-i1-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-rennervate-8b", "kind": "quant re-upload (Qwen3-8B refusal-suppressed)", "why": "3629dl sibling traction in sniffer window; Qwen3-8B refusal-suppressed, APEX-relevant", "file": "Rennervate-Qwen3-8B-Refusal-Suppressed.i1-Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 5027785152, "bytes_actual": 5027785152, "file_sha256": "d301c18438d88d4fe9a9bc7abfd4086bb49b9e3f482d544590ee246f07412bf8", "smoke": { "response": "OK", "thinking": "Okay, the user wants me to reply with exactly \"OK\". Let me check the instructions again. They said to reply with exactly \"OK\", so I need to make sure there's no extra text. I'll just type \"OK\" and send it. No need for any additional explanations or formatting. Just the word \"OK\" as the response.\n", "wall_s": 62.08, "eval_count": 77 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "orvena-4b", "hf_repo": "mradermacher/Orvena-4B-i1-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-orvena-4b", "kind": "quant re-upload (Orvena-4B)", "why": "1119dl in window; obscure 4B line, diverse", "file": "Orvena-4B.i1-Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 2783448160, "bytes_actual": 2783448160, "file_sha256": "7b3692ee375b680c5a6f2b75dbbacbdd88aa18debac379d6f0329cbd8bb863c1", "smoke": { "response": "OK", "thinking": "Thinking Process:\n\n1. **Analyze the Request:** The user wants me to reply with exactly the text \"OK\".\n2. **Check Constraints:** The instruction is explicit: \"Reply with exactly: OK\".\n3. **Formulate Output:** The output must be \"OK\".\n4. **Final Verification:** Does the output match the constraint? Yes.\n\nAction: Output \"OK\".", "wall_s": 25.01, "eval_count": 91 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "storygen-12b", "hf_repo": "mradermacher/StoryGen-12B-It-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-storygen-12b", "kind": "quant re-upload (StoryGen-12B)", "why": "1254dl; 12B class diverse pick", "file": "StoryGen-12B-It.Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 7381367648, "bytes_actual": 7381367648, "file_sha256": "b02bbf6551174a4434c964d37ce0357ddc346c2a4dcf1e78e8d3b3ca5c14de7f", "smoke": { "response": " OK", "thinking": "", "wall_s": 57.56, "eval_count": 2 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "brainwaves-9b", "hf_repo": "mradermacher/Qwen3.5-9B-Brainwaves-Coder-Flash-OneJev1.6-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-brainwaves-9b", "kind": "quant re-upload (Qwen3.5-9B coder)", "why": "1119dl; Qwen3.5-9B coder finetune", "file": "Qwen3.5-9B-Brainwaves-Coder-Flash-OneJev1.6.Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 5780092736, "bytes_actual": 5780092736, "file_sha256": "8f6c321c6788507d663ce9c1bbeb3612b35f0fef45eb54ef94f0e6da7ee9ec6b", "smoke": { "response": "", "thinking": "Thinking Process:\n1. **Analyze the Request:** The user wants me to reply with exactly the string \"OK\".\n2. **Check Constraints:** The instruction is \"Reply with exactly: OK\". This means no extra text, no punctuation (unless part of \"OK\"), no newlines, no markdown.\n3. **Formulate Output:** The output should be simply `OK`.\n4. **Final Verification:** Does \"OK\" match", "wall_s": 8.37, "eval_count": 96 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "meerkat-14b", "hf_repo": "mradermacher/Meerkat2-14B-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-meerkat-14b", "kind": "quant re-upload (Meerkat2-14B)", "why": "595dl, 1 like; 14B ceiling pick", "file": "Meerkat2-14B.Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 9001754144, "bytes_actual": 9001754144, "file_sha256": "72cec29729684e17124f90191333eb7dbbab63f7e1fedb301ca9b98a5fc1a7f6", "smoke": { "response": "", "thinking": "Okay, the user wants me to reply with exactly \"OK\". Let me make sure I understand the request correctly. They provided a query where the assistant's response should be \"OK\". I need to check if there are any additional instructions or context that might affect this. The user's message is straightforward, so I should just respond with \"OK\" as specified. No need for extra information or explanations. Just a simple confirmation. Alright, I'll prepare the response accordingly", "wall_s": 14.36, "eval_count": 96 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "neohorse-4b", "hf_repo": "mradermacher/NeoHorse-1-4B-heretic-nosyco-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-neohorse-4b", "kind": "quant re-upload (NeoHorse-1-4B heretic)", "why": "505dl; heretic 4B, APEX-relevant", "file": "NeoHorse-1-4B-heretic-nosyco.Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 2708804736, "bytes_actual": 2708804736, "file_sha256": "a475e5c1412955405e4975c8e0d9a37d30f1070b1d5d7b874ba4013d4bc65479", "smoke": { "response": "OK", "thinking": "The user wants a simple reply. Since the instruction is straightforward, I'll keep it concise.", "wall_s": 7.32, "eval_count": 24 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "distill-17b", "hf_repo": "mradermacher/qwen3-distill-v2-rationale-1.7b-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-distill-17b", "kind": "quant re-upload (Qwen3 distill 1.7B)", "why": "489dl; small Qwen3 distill", "file": "qwen3-distill-v2-rationale-1.7b.Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 1107410208, "bytes_actual": 1107410208, "file_sha256": "1c19d63fbc0f8c59ffbe9fe37aa253770889f0f0b869d37cd55fc0c7ad16e06f", "smoke": { "response": "I'm ready to help you with your questions about natural farming and sustainable agriculture. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.", "thinking": "", "wall_s": 12.47, "eval_count": 33 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "twil-heretic-8b", "hf_repo": "Neppkun/TwIL-8B-GGUF-Heretic", "ollama_name": "brawl-twil-heretic-8b", "kind": "finetune GGUF (TwIL-8B heretic)", "why": "188dl, 1 like; TwIL-8B heretic, cybersecurity/code tags in digest", "file": "TwIL-8B-Q4_K_M-verbose-heretic.gguf", "bytes_expected": 5347917408, "bytes_actual": 5347917408, "file_sha256": "ab07a8479578b6d60e689d135a0c3eb266567ad8768dac91efd7a87d193ebf95", "smoke": { "response": "OK", "thinking": "The user wants me to reply with exactly \"OK\". I should not add any extra text, explanation, or formatting. Just the word \"OK\".", "wall_s": 7.14, "eval_count": 35 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "dgaf-05b", "hf_repo": "hecan3d/QwenDGAF-2-0.5B", "ollama_name": "brawl-dgaf-05b", "kind": "finetune GGUF (Qwen2.5-0.5B)", "why": "467dl, 1 like; tiny Qwen coder", "file": "Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct.Q4_K_M.gguf", "bytes_expected": 397807648, "bytes_actual": 397807648, "file_sha256": "8b5423b01d17e357b624b0c280c85b1efd8ced5c1e0bc5247a3c491e0af91ca1", "smoke": { "response": "OK. Go ahead and send it.", "thinking": "", "wall_s": 20.43, "eval_count": 9 }, "status": "ready" }, { "slot": "juke-17b", "hf_repo": "asharrm/juke-1.7b-dev-GGUF", "ollama_name": "brawl-juke-17b", "kind": "original GGUF (juke-1.7b-dev)", "why": "327dl; independent 1.7B line", "file": "juke-1.7b-v1.1-q4_k_m.gguf", "bytes_expected": 1108261952, "bytes_actual": 1108261952, "file_sha256": "d74ecdb63d5f3900d7dc8ced2413396f8a0796696a3e5750234fab833e022a55", "smoke": { "response": "", "thinking": "The prompt is asking for a minimal playlist built around the word \u201cexactly,\u201d so I should treat the title as a wordplay idea rather than a genre or mood. The logic line suggests a sequence of songs that contain \u201cexactly\u201d in the title, so I\u2019ll favor tracks that explicitly match the word, while allowing a few adjacent songs that feel close in spirit or fit the \u201cright place\u201d idea. I should avoid overthinking the literal phrase and instead read", "wall_s": 6.78, "eval_count": 96 }, "status": "ready" } ], "authoring": { "rennervate-8b": { "fighter": "rennervate-8b", "model": "brawl-rennervate-8b", "response": "", "thinking": "Okay, the user wants me to create an evaluation task for Model Fight. The task needs to have a single correct answer that can be checked mechanically, like a short exact string or number. Also, the answer shouldn't be in the task text. It should be challenging enough that a careless model might fail, but determined ones can solve it.\n\nFirst, I need to think of a problem that has a unique solution. Maybe something mathematical? Like a puzzle or a calculation. Let me brainstorm. How about a problem involving prime numbers? Or maybe a logic puzzle? Wait, the answer has to be a single number or string. Let me think of a problem where the answer is a specific number that's not obvious.\n\nWhat if I use a mathematical problem that requires multiple steps? For example, something with exponents or factorials. Let me try: \"What is the smallest integer greater than 100 that is both a perfect square and a perfect cube?\" The answer would be 4096, since 16^4 is 65536, but wait, 64 is 8^2 and 4^3, but that's less than 100. Wait, 4096 is 16^3 (since 16*16*16 is 4096) and also 64^2 (64*64=4096). But 4096 is greater than 100. But is there a smaller number? Let me check. 64 is 8^2 and 4^3, but that's 64. But the question says greater than 100. So the next one would be 4096. Wait, but 4096 is 16^3 and 64^2. So the answer is 4096. But maybe there's a mistake here. Let me confirm. The smallest number that is both a square and a cube is a sixth power. So numbers like 1, 64, 729, etc. But since the question asks for greater than 100, the next one after 64 is 729 (27^2 and 9^3). Wait, 729 is 27 squared and 9 cubed. But 729 is greater than 100. So why did I think 4096 earlier? Maybe I confused exponents. So the answer would be 729. Wait, but 729 is 27^2 and 9^3. So that's correct. But then why did I think 4096? Maybe I mixed up squares and cubes. So the correct answer here is 729. But I need to make sure that the answer is unique and not present in the task. Let me check the task text. The task is \"What is the smallest integer greater than 100 that is both a perfect square and a perfect cube?\" The answer is 729. But wait, 729 is 27^2 and 9^3. So that's correct. But maybe there's a smaller number. Let me check 64 is 8^2 and 4^3, but that's less than 100. The next one is 729. So the answer is 729. But I need to make sure that the answer is not in the task. The task doesn't mention 729, so that's okay. So the task would be as above, and the answer is 729. But wait, maybe there's a mistake here. Let me verify again. The numbers that are both squares and cubes are sixth powers", "wall_s": 7.729, "total_duration_ns": 7726385039, "eval_count": 800, "prompt_eval_count": 115, "done_reason": "length", "parsed_task": null, "parsed_answer": null, "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "missing TASK line", "missing ANSWER line" ], "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": null, "check3_solvable": null, "check4_self_consistent": false } }, "orvena-4b": { "fighter": "orvena-4b", "model": "brawl-orvena-4b", "response": "", "thinking": "Thinking Process:\n\n1. **Analyze the Request:**\n * Role: Fighter in Model Fight (peer-evaluation brawl).\n * Task: Author ONE evaluation task for other fighters to attempt.\n * Constraint 1: The task must have a single correct answer.\n * Constraint 2: The answer must be checkable mechanically (short exact string or number).\n * Constraint 3: The answer must NOT appear anywhere in the task text.\n * Constraint 4: The task must be hard enough that a careless model fails, but fully determined (exactly one correct answer).\n * Output Format: EXACTLY `TASK: ` and `ANSWER: `. Nothing else.\n\n2. **Brainstorming Task Ideas:**\n * *Idea 1: Math.* \"What is 2 + 2?\" -> Too easy. \"What is 17 * 23?\" -> Too easy to verify.\n * *Idea 2: Logic/Puzzles.* \"If A is true and B is false, what is C?\" -> Needs clear definitions.\n * *Idea 3: Encoding/Decoding.* \"Decode 'KHOOR' using Caesar cipher with shift 3.\" -> Answer: \"HELLO\".\n * *Idea 4: Specific Knowledge.* \"What is the capital of France?\" -> Too easy.\n * *Idea 5: Sequence.* \"What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ?\" -> Answer: 64.\n * *Idea 6: Tricky Logic.* \"How many letters are in the word 'eleven'?\" -> Answer: 5.\n * *Idea 7: Cryptography.* \"What is the MD5 hash of 'hello'?\" -> Too long/complex to verify mechanically without a tool, though possible.\n * *Idea 8: Date/Time.* \"What day of the week was January 1st, 2024?\" -> Answer: Monday.\n * *Idea 9: Wordplay.* \"What is the first letter of the last word of the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'?\" -> Answer: D.\n * *Idea 10: Specific Fact.* \"What is the atomic number of Gold?\" -> Answer: 79.\n\n3. **Selecting the Best Task:**\n * I need something that requires reasoning but has a unique, verifiable answer.\n * Let's try a sequence or a specific calculation that isn't obvious.\n * How about a specific date calculation or a sequence that requires a specific pattern recognition?\n * Let's go with a sequence that looks random but has a mathematical rule.\n * Sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?\n * Answer: 34 (Fibonacci).\n * Wait, that's too common.\n * Let's try something slightly more obscure.\n * \"What is the sum of the digits of 100!\" (100 factorial)?\n * 100! is huge. Sum of digits is hard to calculate manually.\n * Let's try a specific date. \"What is the 100th day of the year 2024?\"\n * Jan (31) + Feb (29) + Mar (31)", "wall_s": 9.1, "total_duration_ns": 9098281068, "eval_count": 800, "prompt_eval_count": 120, "done_reason": "length", "parsed_task": null, "parsed_answer": null, "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "missing TASK line", "missing ANSWER line" ], "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": null, "check3_solvable": null, "check4_self_consistent": false } }, "storygen-12b": { "fighter": "storygen-12b", "model": "brawl-storygen-12b", "response": "TASK: What is the name of the world's largest living organism? ANSWER: Armillaria ostoyae", "thinking": "", "wall_s": 3.737, "total_duration_ns": 3735198014, "eval_count": 24, "prompt_eval_count": 124, "done_reason": "stop", "parsed_task": "What is the name of the world's largest living organism?", "parsed_answer": "Armillaria ostoyae", "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "independent verification failed: solver brainwaves-9b answered '' via independent-model" ], "verification": { "method": "independent-model", "solver": "brainwaves-9b", "solver_answer": "", "key_verified": false, "solvable": false, "solver_wall_s": 10.39 }, "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": false, "check3_solvable": false, "check4_self_consistent": true } }, "brainwaves-9b": { "fighter": "brainwaves-9b", "model": "brawl-brainwaves-9b", "response": "", "thinking": "Thinking Process:\n\n1. **Analyze the Request:**\n * Role: Fighter in Model Fight (peer-evaluation brawl).\n * Goal: Author ONE evaluation task for other fighters.\n * Constraint 1: Task must have a single correct answer.\n * Constraint 2: Answer must be checkable mechanically (short exact string or number).\n * Constraint 3: Answer must NOT appear in the task text.\n * Constraint 4: Hard enough for careless models, but fully determined.\n * Format: EXACTLY \"TASK: \" and \"ANSWER: \".\n\n2. **Brainstorm Task Ideas:**\n * *Idea 1 (Math):* Calculate 15 * 17. Answer: 255. (Too easy?)\n * *Idea 2 (Logic):* What is the next number in the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16? Answer: 32. (Too easy?)\n * *Idea 3 (Attention):* Count the number of times the letter 'f' appears in \"Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.\" (Answer: 6). (Classic, but maybe too well-known?)\n * *Idea 4 (Reading Comprehension):* Extract a specific detail from a short paragraph.\n * *Idea 5 (Hidden Information):* Provide a string where the answer is embedded but not obvious.\n * *Idea 6 (Counting):* Count specific characters in a sentence.\n\n3. **Select and Refine Task:**\n * Let's go with a counting task involving a specific character in a sentence. It's mechanical, requires attention, and the answer isn't explicitly stated.\n * Sentence: \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.\"\n * Task: Count the occurrences of the letter 'o'.\n * Check: T-h-e q-u-i-c-k b-r-o-w-n f-o-x j-u-m-p-s o-v-e-r t-h-e l-a-z-y d-o-g.\n * 'o' positions: brown (1), fox (2), over (3), dog (4). Total: 4.\n * Wait, let's make it slightly harder or more specific to avoid triviality.\n * Let's try a math word problem where the numbers are in the text but the operation is specific.\n * Let's try a \"find the hidden word\" task.\n * Let's try a specific extraction task.\n\n * *Selected Task:* Count the number of words in a specific sentence that start with a vowel.\n * Sentence: \"A big apple and a banana are on the table.\"\n * Words starting with vowel: A, apple, a, are. (4 words).\n * Is the answer in the text? No.\n * Is it mechanical? Yes.\n * Is it hard enough? Maybe a bit easy.\n\n * *Alternative Task:* Calculate the sum of the digits of a specific number mentioned in a context.\n * *Alternative Task:* Reverse a string and find a specific substring.\n\n * *Let's go with a counting task on a longer, more complex sentence.*\n * Sentence: \"She sold shellfish and shells to the shell shop.\"\n * Task: Count the number of times the substring \"sh\" appears.\n * Words: She (1), sold (0), shellfish (2: sh, sh), and (0), shells (", "wall_s": 8.972, "total_duration_ns": 8970002434, "eval_count": 800, "prompt_eval_count": 120, "done_reason": "length", "parsed_task": null, "parsed_answer": null, "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "missing TASK line", "missing ANSWER line" ], "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": null, "check3_solvable": null, "check4_self_consistent": false } }, "meerkat-14b": { "fighter": "meerkat-14b", "model": "brawl-meerkat-14b", "response": "", "thinking": "Okay, let's see. I need to create a task for Model Fight that's challenging but has a single correct answer. The answer shouldn't be in the task text. Let me think about what kind of problem would be good.\n\nMaybe a math problem? Like a puzzle that requires some steps. Let's try something with numbers. Maybe a sequence or a calculation. Wait, the user mentioned it should be hard enough that a careless model fails but a determined one can solve it. So it needs to have a trick or a step that's easy to miss.\n\nHow about a problem involving percentages and fractions? Let's say, \"What is the value of 1234567890 divided by 123456789, then subtract 10, and finally take the square root of the result?\" Hmm, but that might be too straightforward. Wait, maybe there's a trick here. Let me calculate that.\n\nFirst, 1234567890 divided by 123456789. Let's see, 1234567890 is 10 times 123456789. So dividing by 123456789 gives 10. Then subtract 10: 10 - 10 = 0. Then the square root of 0 is 0. So the answer is 0. But wait, that seems too easy. Maybe I need to make it a bit more complex.\n\nAlternatively, maybe a problem with multiple operations. Let's think of a problem that requires careful order of operations. For example, \"Calculate (2^3 + 4) * (5 - 2) / (1 + 1).\" Let's compute that. 2^3 is 8, plus 4 is 12. 5-2 is 3. 1+1 is 2. So 12 * 3 = 36, divided by 2 is 18. So the answer is 18. But maybe that's too simple. Let me check if there's a way to make it harder.\n\nWait, maybe a problem involving fractions and decimals. Let's try something like \"What is the sum of 0.1 + 0.2 + 0.3 + 0.4 + 0.5 + 0.6 + 0.7 + 0.8 + 0.9?\" Adding those up: 0.1+0.2=0.3, +0.3=0.6, +0.4=1.0, +0.5=1.5, +0.6=2.1, +0.7=2.8, +0.8=3.6, +0.9=4.5. So the answer is 4.5. But that's straightforward. Maybe not challenging enough.\n\nHmm, perhaps a problem that requires recognizing a pattern. Like a sequence. For example, \"What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ___?\" Let's see the pattern. Each term is multiplied by 2 and then add 1. 2*2+1=5, 5*2+1=11, 11*2+1=23, 23*2+1=47, so next is 47*2+1=95. So the answer is 95. That's a bit more challenging but still solvable.\n\nWait, but the user wants the answer to be a number or a short exact string. Let me make sure the answer is unique. Let me think of another approach", "wall_s": 20.32, "total_duration_ns": 20318600807, "eval_count": 800, "prompt_eval_count": 115, "done_reason": "length", "parsed_task": null, "parsed_answer": null, "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "missing TASK line", "missing ANSWER line" ], "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": null, "check3_solvable": null, "check4_self_consistent": false } }, "neohorse-4b": { "fighter": "neohorse-4b", "model": "brawl-neohorse-4b", "response": "TASK: How many words in the sentence \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\" have exactly five letters?\nANSWER: 3", "thinking": "The user wants me to create a Model Fight evaluation task. I need to come up with a task that has a single correct answer that can be checked mechanically. The answer should not appear in the task text.\n\nLet me think about what I'll do. I'll create a task that involves counting or identifying something from a given text.\n\nLet me write the task:\n\nTASK: Count the number of words in the sentence \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\" that are longer than four letters.\nANSWER: 5\n\nWait, let me make sure this is clear. Let me count: \"The\" (3), \"quick\" (5), \"brown\" (5), \"fox\" (3), \"jumps\" (5), \"over\" (4), \"the\" (3), \"lazy\" (4), \"dog\" (3). Words longer than 4 letters: \"quick\", \"brown\", \"jumps\". That's 3 words. Hmm, let me fix this.\n\nActually, let me think about what makes a good Model Fight task. It should be something that can be checked mechanically, like counting or identifying.\n\nLet me write a clean task:\n\nTASK: How many words in the sentence \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\" have exactly five letters?\nANSWER: 3\n\nLet me verify: \"quick\" (5), \"brown\" (5), \"jumps\" (5). Yes, that's 3.\n\nActually, I want to make sure this is a good task. Let me finalize it.", "wall_s": 10.308, "total_duration_ns": 10306475798, "eval_count": 363, "prompt_eval_count": 120, "done_reason": "stop", "parsed_task": "How many words in the sentence \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\" have exactly five letters?", "parsed_answer": "3", "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "independent verification failed: solver distill-17b answered '0' via independent-model" ], "verification": { "method": "independent-model", "solver": "distill-17b", "solver_answer": "0", "key_verified": false, "solvable": false, "solver_wall_s": 6.284 }, "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": false, "check3_solvable": false, "check4_self_consistent": true } }, "distill-17b": { "fighter": "distill-17b", "model": "brawl-distill-17b", "response": ":Is there any evidence that the 1973 amendment to the Constitution was ratified by the required majority of states?", "thinking": "", "wall_s": 0.228, "total_duration_ns": 226865430, "eval_count": 25, "prompt_eval_count": 115, "done_reason": "stop", "parsed_task": null, "parsed_answer": null, "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "missing TASK line", "missing ANSWER line" ], "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": null, "check3_solvable": null, "check4_self_consistent": false } }, "twil-heretic-8b": { "fighter": "twil-heretic-8b", "model": "brawl-twil-heretic-8b", "response": "", "thinking": "We need to produce a task statement (one line) and a single correct answer (a short exact string or a number) that does NOT appear anywhere in the task text. The answer must be hidden in the task text? It must NOT appear anywhere in the task text. So the answer string must not be present as a substring in the task statement. The task must be such that there is exactly one correct answer that can be checked mechanically (short exact string or a number). It must be hard enough that a careless model fails, but fully determined: exactly one correct answer.\n\nWe need to output exactly:\n\nTASK: \nANSWER: \n\nNo extra text.\n\nWe need to craft a task statement that does not contain the answer string. The answer must be something like a number or short string that is not in the task text.\n\nWe need to ensure the task is a single line for TASK. The task statement should be one line (presumably without newline). It should be a clear instruction that leads to a unique answer.\n\nWe need to make it hard enough that a careless model fails. So the task should involve some reasoning, maybe arithmetic, pattern recognition, etc., but the answer must be a short exact string or number not appearing in the task.\n\nWe need to ensure the answer does not appear in the task text. So we must avoid using that exact string/number in the task description.\n\nWe need to produce exactly the format:\n\nTASK: \nANSWER: \n\nWe need to ensure no extra whitespace or newline after? Probably just those two lines.\n\nLet's think of a task.\n\nWe need a single correct answer that can be checked mechanically. So we need a well-defined answer.\n\nWe need to hide the answer in the task? No, the answer must NOT appear anywhere in the task text. So we cannot include the answer string in the task description.\n\nWe need to make it hard enough that a careless model fails. So the task should require some reasoning, maybe a small puzzle.\n\nWe need to ensure exactly one correct answer.\n\nLet's propose a task like: \"Given the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, what is the 15th term of the sequence if the pattern continues in the same way?\" The answer would be 2048. But the answer \"2048\" appears in the task? It appears in the sequence? The sequence includes numbers up to 1024, but 2048 is not in the task text if we don't write it. But we might write \"what is the 15th term\". The answer 2048 does not appear in the task text if we don't write it. However, the task text includes numbers like 2,4,8,...1024. 2048 is not among them. So it's fine. But is it hard enough? A careless model might miscount or think something else. But it's simple.\n\nBut we need to ensure the answer is a short exact string or number. 2048 is a number. That's fine.\n\nBut we need to ensure the task statement is one line. We can write: \"Given the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, what is the 15th term of the sequence if the pattern continues in the same way?\" That's one line. The answer is 2048. Does \"2048\" appear in the task? No. So it's okay.\n\nBut is it hard enough? A careless", "wall_s": 15.386, "total_duration_ns": 15384543022, "eval_count": 800, "prompt_eval_count": 126, "done_reason": "length", "parsed_task": null, "parsed_answer": null, "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "missing TASK line", "missing ANSWER line" ], "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": null, "check3_solvable": null, "check4_self_consistent": false } }, "dgaf-05b": { "fighter": "dgaf-05b", "model": "brawl-dgaf-05b", "response": "TASK: One of these two is not true.\nANSWER: truth. or falsehood. neither is right. just one. dont care", "thinking": "", "wall_s": 6.169, "total_duration_ns": 6166837638, "eval_count": 28, "prompt_eval_count": 136, "done_reason": "stop", "parsed_task": "One of these two is not true.", "parsed_answer": "truth. or falsehood. neither is right. just one. dont care", "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "independent verification failed: solver juke-17b answered 'Dead Man\\'s Chest\\nLogic: a stack of songs about being in or out of it, from \"work\" and \"not work\" to \"duty\" and \"no ti via independent-model" ], "verification": { "method": "independent-model", "solver": "juke-17b", "solver_answer": "Dead Man's Chest\nLogic: a stack of songs about being in or out of it, from \"work\" and \"not work\" to \"duty\" and \"no time for talk.\"\n1. The Rolling Stones \u2013 Gimme Shelter \u2014 Dark, urge", "key_verified": false, "solvable": false, "solver_wall_s": 7.899 }, "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": false, "check3_solvable": false, "check4_self_consistent": true } }, "juke-17b": { "fighter": "juke-17b", "model": "brawl-juke-17b", "response": "Fight Room\nLogic: scorecards and pressure-cooker rap for a peer evaluation: only one right answer, and the rest are all about showing how you do it.\n1. Wu\u2010Tang Clan \u2013 C.R.E.A.M. \u2014 Classic battle-ready crew energy\n2. N.W.A \u2013 Express Yourself \u2014 Defiant, assertive, and immediate\n3. N.W.A \u2013 Straight Outta Compton \u2014 Iconic raw street aggression\n4. N.W.A \u2013 Straight Outta Compton \u2014 Same core, harder repetition\n5. N.W.A \u2013 Fuck tha Police \u2014 Provocative, confrontational, and bold\n6. Geto Boys \u2013 Mind Playing Tricks on Me \u2014 Nervy, tense, and self-aware\n7. Geto Boys \u2013 Mind Playing Tricks on Me \u2014 Same melody, darker menace\n8. Geto Boys \u2013 Mind Playing Tricks on Me \u2014 Repetitive hook with cold focus\n9. Geto Boys \u2013 Mind Playing Tricks on Me \u2014 Suspenseful, suspenseful, and dark\n10. Geto Boys \u2013 Mind Playing Tricks on Me \u2014 Ends with ominous confidence", "thinking": "The prompt reads like a miniature competition brief: a hostile, time pressure, one correct answer. I should lean into aggressive rap with sharp delivery, tight drums, and a sense of urgency that matches both the evaluator and the other fighter. \u201cPeer-evaluation\u201d suggests scorekeeping and scorecards, so the choices should feel like battle-ready tracks with clear, forceful energy rather than reflective or smooth cuts. Start with the most iconic, high-impact opener, then keep the momentum high, mixing classic crew energy, menace, and a few darker, more dangerous turns so the sequence feels like a real match.\n", "wall_s": 2.121, "total_duration_ns": 2119465733, "eval_count": 395, "prompt_eval_count": 115, "done_reason": "stop", "parsed_task": null, "parsed_answer": null, "control_ok": false, "control_reasons": [ "missing TASK line", "missing ANSWER line" ], "validation": { "check1_not_echo": true, "check2_key_verified": null, "check3_solvable": null, "check4_self_consistent": false } } }, "attempts": [], "hp_ledger": [ { "fighter": "rennervate-8b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: invalid eval (control check failed)", "ref": "rennervate-8b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "orvena-4b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: invalid eval (control check failed)", "ref": "orvena-4b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "storygen-12b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: eval failed independent key verification", "ref": "storygen-12b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "brainwaves-9b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: invalid eval (control check failed)", "ref": "brainwaves-9b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "meerkat-14b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: invalid eval (control check failed)", "ref": "meerkat-14b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "neohorse-4b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: eval failed independent key verification", "ref": "neohorse-4b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "distill-17b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: invalid eval (control check failed)", "ref": "distill-17b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "twil-heretic-8b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: invalid eval (control check failed)", "ref": "twil-heretic-8b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "dgaf-05b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: eval failed independent key verification", "ref": "dgaf-05b", "hp_after": 80 }, { "fighter": "juke-17b", "delta": -20, "reason": "backfire: invalid eval (control check failed)", "ref": "juke-17b", "hp_after": 80 } ], "standings": [ { "fighter": "rennervate-8b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "orvena-4b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "storygen-12b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "brainwaves-9b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "meerkat-14b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "neohorse-4b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "distill-17b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "twil-heretic-8b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "dgaf-05b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false }, { "fighter": "juke-17b", "hp": 80, "failed_attempts": 0, "hits_inflicted": 0, "median_attempt_wall_s": null, "eval_valid": false } ], "winner": "rennervate-8b", "totals": { "attempts": 0, "passes": 0, "valid_evals": 0, "invalid_evals": 10 } }