• Competition Format
  
  • Teams received 1 of 4 themed challenge prompts at kickoff.
  • They had 18 hours to build a working solution.
  • All code was written from scratch,no drag-and-drop tools, no pre-built templates, no copy-paste clones.
    They could use AI tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, or Copilot to help you write and debug code faster.
    

• Team Guidelines
  
  • 1–3 people per team
  • 10 teams were selected
  • Teams were required to attend in person in Indianapolis
  • Final product had to be live and accessible (web or mobile app, API, etc.)
• Possible Mystery Challenge Themes
  
  • AI for Daily Life – Build something useful, delightful, or absurdly helpful using AI to solve a personal or everyday problem.
  • Gamify Learning – Turn education into a game. Make it addictive, make it weird, make it stick.
  • Community Impact – Tech that brings people together or makes real-world life better for a neighborhood or niche group.
  • Sustainability & Planet Hacks – Build something that nudges behavior or awareness toward a better planet.
• Judging Criteria
  
  • A panel of devs, founders, and designers evaluated creation based on:
    
    • Innovation & Creativity – Is it bold? Weird? Unexpected?
    • Functionality – Does it actually work?
    • Code Quality – Clean, well-documented, and maintainable
    • Execution – Looks polished, feels finished
    • Presentation – Can you tell the story and show it off with flair?
• Final Demo & Winner Reveal
  
  • Top 3 teams pitched live during RALLY 2025. 1 winner was selected.

Note: The competition format, judging, and rules may be updated at any time without advance notice at the discretion of RALLY organizers and sponsors.