02 — Run · Round 1 · San Francisco 1906: earthquake · gpt56terra-sanfrancisco-s1
GPT-5.6 Terra plays San Francisco 1906
An earthquake hits San Francisco in 1906. Be a Metropolis (100,000 people) within 5 years. Ended Jan 1911: lost, city score 39.
GOAL MISSED seed 1
GPT-5.6 Terra
openai/gpt-5.6-terra
LOST: Population 47,680 (goal >= 100,000); engine verdict: lost
Population (start → end)107,540 → 47,680
Peak population107,540City score (start → end)633 → 39
Funds at the end$0Crime / pollution / traffic80 / 48 / 14
Zones R / C / I143 / 55 / 59
Power plants (coal / nuclear)6 / 0Police / fire stations10 / 7
Turns (model / failed)20 (20 / 0)
Actions applied / rejected186 / 11
Mean turn latency19.2sModel cost$0.646Wall clock6.4 min
Jetty run IDd5eb8764
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 1906 | 107,540 | $20,000 | 633 | 71 | 55 |
| 1 | Apr 1906 | 103,220 | $15,943 | 662 | 71 | 55 |
| 2 | Jul 1906 | 97,940 | $13,233 | 662 | 122 | 57 |
| 3 | Oct 1906 | 94,540 | $11,958 | 662 | 129 | 57 |
| 4 | Jan 1907 | 91,040 | $5,184 | 331 | 129 | 57 |
| 5 | Apr 1907 | 89,620 | $2,292 | 331 | 122 | 57 |
| 6 | Jul 1907 | 87,260 | $716 | 331 | 120 | 57 |
| 7 | Oct 1907 | 85,520 | $706 | 331 | 120 | 57 |
| 8 | Jan 1908 | 83,940 | $1,379 | 165 | 118 | 52 |
| 9 | Apr 1908 | 79,940 | $434 | 165 | 114 | 54 |
| 10 | Jul 1908 | 79,640 | $16 | 165 | 114 | 53 |
| 11 | Oct 1908 | 77,880 | $16 | 165 | 114 | 53 |
| 12 | Jan 1909 | 78,140 | $1,064 | 82 | 112 | 56 |
| 13 | Apr 1909 | 76,640 | $208 | 82 | 112 | 52 |
| 14 | Jul 1909 | 76,020 | $100 | 82 | 105 | 52 |
| 15 | Oct 1909 | 72,460 | $100 | 82 | 104 | 51 |
| 16 | Jan 1910 | 65,540 | $4,328 | 41 | 104 | 51 |
| 17 | Apr 1910 | 60,500 | $1,293 | 41 | 97 | 52 |
| 18 | Jul 1910 | 53,300 | $1,020 | 41 | 88 | 52 |
| 19 | Oct 1910 | 49,680 | $662 | 41 | 88 | 49 |
| 20 | Jan 1911 | 47,660 | $0 | 39 | 80 | 48 |
Final map
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 1911 after 20 turns; scenario verdict False |
| pass | code_check | decisions-logged | 20 rows for 20 turns |
| pass | code_check | llm-turns-valid | 0/20 model turns failed |
| pass | code_check | video-decodes | duration 30.0s |
| pass | code_check | limits-respected | 6.4 wall-minutes (model budget 45.0 min) |
| fail | judge | scenario-goal | LOST: Population 47,680 (goal >= 100,000); engine verdict: lost (score 0 / threshold 1) |
| pass | checklist | notes-explain-outcome | summary.md has a Notes section with three cited model thoughts from turns 1, 9, and 20 |
| pass | checklist | player-matches-request | result.json confirms player=gpt56terra task=sanfrancisco seed=1 as requested |
| pass | checklist | no-silent-outage | run.log shows 20/20 turns logged with 0 llm_failures, no gaps or silent failures |
Decision timeline
What the mayor thought and did each turn. Click a turn to jump the timelapse there.