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The rulesHow ORB CUP works
ORB CUP is a marble race league with original characters, real physics and a season table that carries from heat to heat.
Are the races real?
Yes. Every race is a physics simulation, not a hand-made animation. Size, weight and speed decide the result, and the track adds timed gates, spinners, boost pads and portals.
Do you pick the winner?
No. We simulate many races and publish the most exciting one, but the result of each race is whatever the physics produced.
How do the points work?
Each orb earns points for its finishing position, and those points count for its faction. In the Grand Prix, the last two laps are worth double.
What are the factions?
The Coven, The Beasts, The Dead and The Night. Four orbs each, sixteen characters in total.
When are new races published?
A new heat goes live every day on the ORB CUP YouTube channel, with longer Grand Prix episodes through the season.