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XOR's NFL Challenge

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Middle of the pack

Beat 53% of Show HN launches that day

#41 of 109 on Nov 6

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#5 of 10 Games & Entertainment launches on Show HN on Nov 6. 4.3% of Games & Entertainment launches (2 of 47) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Games & Entertainment →

30

points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 13, 21:02 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

6d

listed Nov 6, 21:02 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Nov 7Nov 8Nov 9Nov 10Nov 11Nov 12Nov 13ListedNov 7, 13:58 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 17h after listingNov 8, 12:36 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 40h after listingNov 9, 10:27 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 61h after listingNov 10, 10:45 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 86h after listingNov 11, 10:42 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 110h after listingNov 12, 10:31 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 133h after listingNov 13, 10:27 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 157h after listing
7 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
3points
Comments
0
Rank in GAME this week
#10of 59 HN
Rank overall this week
#204of 1,038 HN
Sector hit rate
4.3%2/47 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
3Nov 7, 13:58 UTC
Last reading
3Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Readings
7over 157h

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Grades · each graded against other Games & Entertainment launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 47% · vs 38 still-tracked Games & Entertainment · Show HN launches

Velocity

B

0.06 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 67% · vs 248 Games & Entertainment · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

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Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

—

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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #41 of 109 Show HN launches on 2026-11-06

  1. #39Repairer3 points
  2. #40Firefox extension to upload text to rentry quickly3 points
  3. #41XOR's NFL Challenge3 points
  4. #42Search Danish supermarket offers in English3 points
  5. #43Should I Grade It? Estimates a Pokémon card's PSA grade from a photo3 points
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works