NOVA Blueprint Update: The Triple Crown We’re improving the blueprint’s winner selection mechanism to better reward strong, generalizable performance. Previously, a challenger could replace the current king by clearing the winning threshold in a single epoch. Under the new **Triple Crown** system, a challenger must clear the threshold across **three consecutive epochs**, each with a **different target**. The update is intended to: * Reward improvements that are robust and repeatable * Encourage stronger generalization across targets * Increase confidence that a new winner represents a meaningful step forward * Make successful takeovers more representative of sustained performance To take the crown, a challenger must now earn it three times against the previous best. You can review the implementation here: