02 — Run · Round 1 · Grow a city · gpt56luna-grow-s6
GPT-5.6 Luna plays Grow a city
Empty generated map, $20,000, 20 years: reach 10,000 people without going bankrupt. Ended Jan 1920: 6,360 people, city score 311.
GOAL MISSED seed 6
GPT-5.6 Luna
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
population 6,360 (goal 10,000), city score 311
Population (start → end)0 → 6,360
Peak population22,380City score (start → end)500 → 311
Funds at the end$1,170Crime / pollution / traffic52 / 45 / 16
Zones R / C / I76 / 31 / 30
Power plants (coal / nuclear)2 / 0Police / fire stations1 / 1
Turns (model / failed)80 (80 / 0)
Actions applied / rejected351 / 61
Mean turn latency7.1sModel cost$0.155Wall clock9.7 min
Jetty run ID349eb345
The city over time
Population
People, after every turn
Funds
Treasury, after every turn
City score
0–1000, re-evaluated each January
Table view
| Turn | Date | Population | Funds | City score | Crime | Pollution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jan 1900 | 0 | $20,000 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Apr 1900 | 0 | $11,626 | 712 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jul 1900 | 0 | $8,739 | 712 | 44 | 52 |
| 3 | Oct 1900 | 0 | $7,921 | 712 | 19 | 52 |
| 4 | Jan 1901 | 0 | $6,751 | 500 | 19 | 52 |
| 5 | Apr 1901 | 0 | $5,489 | 500 | 19 | 52 |
| 6 | Jul 1901 | 0 | $4,930 | 500 | 18 | 52 |
| 7 | Oct 1901 | 0 | $4,331 | 500 | 18 | 52 |
| 8 | Jan 1902 | 0 | $3,678 | 500 | 19 | 52 |
| 9 | Apr 1902 | 0 | $2,935 | 500 | 20 | 52 |
| 10 | Jul 1902 | 0 | $2,325 | 500 | 20 | 52 |
| 11 | Oct 1902 | 0 | $1,249 | 500 | 20 | 52 |
| 12 | Jan 1903 | 820 | $836 | 364 | 20 | 52 |
| 13 | Apr 1903 | 1,600 | $417 | 364 | 20 | 48 |
| 14 | Jul 1903 | 2,760 | $108 | 364 | 23 | 48 |
| 15 | Oct 1903 | 4,160 | $108 | 364 | 27 | 36 |
| 16 | Jan 1904 | 4,840 | $836 | 272 | 27 | 43 |
| 17 | Apr 1904 | 4,600 | $836 | 272 | 31 | 43 |
| 18 | Jul 1904 | 3,960 | $836 | 272 | 34 | 43 |
| 19 | Oct 1904 | 3,860 | $601 | 272 | 34 | 38 |
| 20 | Jan 1905 | 3,320 | $581 | 222 | 35 | 41 |
| 21 | Apr 1905 | 3,080 | $254 | 222 | 35 | 41 |
| 22 | Jul 1905 | 2,880 | $254 | 222 | 35 | 36 |
| 23 | Oct 1905 | 2,780 | $254 | 222 | 34 | 41 |
| 24 | Jan 1906 | 2,360 | $506 | 162 | 32 | 41 |
| 25 | Apr 1906 | 1,760 | $506 | 162 | 32 | 44 |
| 26 | Jul 1906 | 1,540 | $506 | 162 | 29 | 40 |
| 27 | Oct 1906 | 1,040 | $506 | 162 | 27 | 44 |
| 28 | Jan 1907 | 1,400 | $564 | 153 | 27 | 44 |
| 29 | Apr 1907 | 1,880 | $564 | 153 | 26 | 42 |
| 30 | Jul 1907 | 1,700 | $564 | 153 | 27 | 45 |
| 31 | Oct 1907 | 1,640 | $564 | 153 | 27 | 45 |
| 32 | Jan 1908 | 1,500 | $760 | 173 | 27 | 45 |
| 33 | Apr 1908 | 1,320 | $760 | 173 | 27 | 45 |
| 34 | Jul 1908 | 1,940 | $760 | 173 | 27 | 44 |
| 35 | Oct 1908 | 2,800 | $760 | 173 | 27 | 44 |
| 36 | Jan 1909 | 3,360 | $916 | 205 | 29 | 34 |
| 37 | Apr 1909 | 4,180 | $916 | 205 | 29 | 37 |
| 38 | Jul 1909 | 5,140 | $916 | 205 | 33 | 37 |
| 39 | Oct 1909 | 5,720 | $916 | 205 | 37 | 46 |
| 40 | Jan 1910 | 6,060 | $1,294 | 199 | 37 | 38 |
| 41 | Apr 1910 | 6,720 | $1,294 | 199 | 38 | 38 |
| 42 | Jul 1910 | 6,720 | $1,130 | 199 | 39 | 35 |
| 43 | Oct 1910 | 7,260 | $809 | 199 | 39 | 33 |
| 44 | Jan 1911 | 7,340 | $1,262 | 180 | 42 | 35 |
| 45 | Apr 1911 | 8,260 | $1,262 | 180 | 45 | 35 |
| 46 | Jul 1911 | 9,200 | $1,262 | 180 | 45 | 37 |
| 47 | Oct 1911 | 9,900 | $1,058 | 180 | 49 | 38 |
| 48 | Jan 1912 | 10,700 | $1,675 | 208 | 57 | 38 |
| 49 | Apr 1912 | 11,480 | $1,675 | 208 | 57 | 39 |
| 50 | Jul 1912 | 11,160 | $1,675 | 208 | 62 | 41 |
| 51 | Oct 1912 | 10,660 | $1,675 | 208 | 63 | 48 |
| 52 | Jan 1913 | 10,440 | $3,019 | 132 | 63 | 48 |
| 53 | Apr 1913 | 9,600 | $3,019 | 132 | 64 | 44 |
| 54 | Jul 1913 | 10,520 | $2 | 132 | 59 | 52 |
| 55 | Oct 1913 | 13,140 | $2 | 132 | 59 | 52 |
| 56 | Jan 1914 | 15,100 | $678 | 273 | 68 | 50 |
| 57 | Apr 1914 | 17,220 | $340 | 273 | 75 | 49 |
| 58 | Jul 1914 | 18,680 | $40 | 273 | 75 | 49 |
| 59 | Oct 1914 | 19,740 | $40 | 273 | 83 | 48 |
| 60 | Jan 1915 | 21,400 | $1,188 | 328 | 95 | 52 |
| 61 | Apr 1915 | 22,380 | $556 | 328 | 95 | 51 |
| 62 | Jul 1915 | 22,240 | $339 | 328 | 101 | 51 |
| 63 | Oct 1915 | 22,020 | $131 | 328 | 107 | 52 |
| 64 | Jan 1916 | 21,200 | $987 | 339 | 107 | 51 |
| 65 | Apr 1916 | 20,060 | $585 | 339 | 108 | 51 |
| 66 | Jul 1916 | 19,860 | $285 | 339 | 100 | 46 |
| 67 | Oct 1916 | 19,080 | $285 | 339 | 100 | 49 |
| 68 | Jan 1917 | 16,940 | $1,041 | 320 | 95 | 47 |
| 69 | Apr 1917 | 14,640 | $1,041 | 320 | 88 | 47 |
| 70 | Jul 1917 | 13,420 | $1,041 | 320 | 88 | 47 |
| 71 | Oct 1917 | 12,340 | $1,021 | 320 | 79 | 45 |
| 72 | Jan 1918 | 11,240 | $1,331 | 281 | 75 | 45 |
| 73 | Apr 1918 | 10,340 | $1,263 | 281 | 75 | 42 |
| 74 | Jul 1918 | 9,800 | $1,183 | 281 | 66 | 44 |
| 75 | Oct 1918 | 9,280 | $1,077 | 281 | 63 | 44 |
| 76 | Jan 1919 | 8,420 | $1,371 | 270 | 63 | 46 |
| 77 | Apr 1919 | 7,400 | $1,371 | 270 | 57 | 47 |
| 78 | Jul 1919 | 6,940 | $1,371 | 270 | 55 | 43 |
| 79 | Oct 1919 | 6,660 | $1,325 | 270 | 55 | 43 |
| 80 | Jan 1920 | 6,360 | $1,170 | 311 | 52 | 45 |
Evaluation
failchecks 9/10 verdict: valid run (code checks and checklist) and task goal met (judge)
| Status | Kind | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| pass | step | environment | Environment check (snapshot, engine, key) |
| pass | step | launch | Launch run-city as a detached process |
| pass | step | supervise | Supervise in the foreground until run-city exits |
| pass | step | render | Timelapse video rendered |
| pass | step | notes | Append Notes to summary.md |
| pass | code_check | outputs-exist | all present |
| pass | code_check | sim-reached-deadline | ended Jan 1920 after 80 turns; scenario verdict None |
| pass | code_check | decisions-logged | 80 rows for 80 turns |
| pass | code_check | llm-turns-valid | 0/80 model turns failed |
| pass | code_check | video-decodes | duration 35.6s |
| pass | code_check | limits-respected | 9.7 wall-minutes (model budget 45.0 min) |
| fail | judge | city-goal | population 6,360 (goal 10,000), city score 311 (score 6,360 / threshold 10,000) |
| pass | checklist | notes-explain-outcome | summary.md has a Notes section explaining the decline from peak pop 22380 to final 6360, citing model thoughts from turns 1, 30, and 80 |
| pass | checklist | player-matches-request | result.json confirms player=gpt56luna model=openai/gpt-5.6-luna task=grow seed=6 as requested |
| pass | checklist | no-silent-outage | all 80 turns answered with 0 LLM failures, no gaps or autopilot stretches visible in run.log |
Decision timeline
What the mayor thought and did each turn. Click a turn to jump the timelapse there.
