5 files changed, 120 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/data.js b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/data.js
index dba5d6d..977c557 100644
--- a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/data.js
+++ b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/data.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const ingredients = {
   c: 'cobble',
   C: 'chest',
   S: 'string',
+  g: 'gold',
 }
 
 function recipe(...shape) {
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ export const recipes = {
     's S',
     ' sS',
   ),
+  clock: recipe(
+    ' g ',
+    'gdg',
+    ' g ',
+  ),
 };
 
 export const amounts = {
diff --git a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/difficulty.js b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/difficulty.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87a86b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/difficulty.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+export const scenarios = [
+  {
+    level: 0,
+    items: {
+      log: 2,
+    },
+    goal: ['chest'],
+    time: _ => 10,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 5,
+    items: {
+      plank: 7,
+      cobble: 6,
+      dust: 8,
+      ingot: 4,
+    },
+    goal: ['piston'],
+    time: d => 15 - d,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 10,
+    items: {
+      log: 2,
+      cobble: 4,
+      dust: 2,
+      ingot: 1,
+    },
+    goal: ['piston'],
+    time: d => 15 - d,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 13,
+    items: {
+      log: 8,
+    },
+    goal: ['pickaxe'],
+    time: d => 15 - d,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 18,
+    items: {
+      ingot: 8,
+      plank: 8,
+    },
+    goal: ['hopper'],
+    time: d => 20 - d,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 21,
+    items: {
+      ingot: 12,
+      log: 3,
+    },
+    goal: ['hopper'],
+    time: d => 20 - d,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 25,
+    items: {
+      ingot: 24,
+    },
+    goal: ['helmet', 'chestplate', 'leggings', 'boots'],
+    time: d => 18 - d,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 30,
+    items: {
+      ingot: 28,
+      log: 1,
+      string: 3,
+    },
+    goal: ['helmet', 'chestplate', 'leggings', 'boots', 'bow'],
+    time: d => 30 - d,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 35,
+    items: {
+      ingot: 24,
+      log: 1,
+      string: 3,
+      gold: 64,
+      dust: 17,
+    },
+    goal: ['helmet', 'chestplate', 'leggings', 'boots', 'bow'],
+    time: _ => 15,
+  },
+  {
+    level: 40,
+    items: {
+      ingot: 24,
+      log: 1,
+      string: 3,
+      gold: 63,
+      dust: 15,
+    },
+    goal: ['helmet', 'chestplate', 'leggings', 'boots', 'bow'],
+    time: _ => 15,
+  },
+];
diff --git a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/interaction.js b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/interaction.js
index 9c3cd37..d45d5c9 100644
--- a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/interaction.js
+++ b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/interaction.js
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export function consumeClock() {
   if (state === 'split-evenly' && splitTargets.size > 1) {
     // oh dear. this is a complicated situation
     // first, let's try to search for uninvolved clocks
-    const uninvolved = document.querySelector('inventory-cell > item-stack[data-item="clock"]:not([data-original-count])');
+    const uninvolved = document.querySelector('inventory-cell > item-stack[data-item="clock"]:not([data-original-count]):not(crafting-output item-stack)');
     if (!!uninvolved) {
       const count = getCount(uninvolved);
       if (count === 1) {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export function consumeClock() {
     return;
   }
 
-  const stack = document.querySelector('item-stack[data-item="clock"][data-count]');
+  const stack = document.querySelector('item-stack[data-item="clock"][data-count]:not(crafting-output item-stack)')
   const count = getCount(stack);
   if (count === 1) {
     if (stack.parentElement === grabbedStack) {
diff --git a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/items/gold.png b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/items/gold.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99b1a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/items/gold.png
diff --git a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/main.js b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/main.js
index b89465e..14a2b45 100644
--- a/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/main.js
+++ b/2026/games_submissions/the0x539/main.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   consumeClock,
   resetInventory,
 } from './interaction.js';
+import { scenarios } from './difficulty.js';
 
 const followCursor = document.querySelector('follow-cursor');
 const tooltip = document.querySelector('item-tooltip');
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ function giveItem(item, count) {
 let timerInterval = null;
 
 function timer() {
-  if (!document.querySelector('item-stack[data-item="clock"]')) {
+  if (!document.querySelector('item-stack[data-item="clock"]:not(crafting-output item-stack)')) {
     // time's up!
     endGame(false);
   } else {
@@ -96,11 +97,12 @@ function startGame(difficulty) {
 
   resetInventory();
 
+  const scenario = scenarios.toReversed().find(s => difficulty >= s.level);
+
   desiredCrafts.clear();
-  desiredCrafts.add('helmet');
-  desiredCrafts.add('chestplate');
-  desiredCrafts.add('leggings');
-  desiredCrafts.add('boots');
+  for (const item of scenario.goal) {
+    desiredCrafts.add(item);
+  }
 
   todoList.replaceChildren();
   for (const item of desiredCrafts) {
@@ -112,12 +114,11 @@ function startGame(difficulty) {
 
     todoList.append(listItem);
   }
-  
-  giveItem('log', 64);
-  giveItem('ingot', 64);
-  giveItem('clock', 12);
-  giveItem('dust', 16);
-  giveItem('cobble', 16);
+
+  for (const [item, amount] of Object.entries(scenario.items)) {
+    giveItem(item, amount);
+  }
+  giveItem('clock', scenario.time(difficulty - scenario.level));
 
   document.addEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove);
   timerInterval = setInterval(timer, 1000);