Prerequisites

Are You Ready to Battle? 🚀

The short answer is: YES! No coding experience or special preparation is required to join. If you can navigate the web and know your way around a keyboard, you're ready to build your first bot.

Required Skills

Reading

You will need to read short phrases in your code like "move right" or "set speed".

Quick Check

If you can read these instructions, you're in a good place. Type "Yes" in the box below to confirm!

Typing

We don't do much typing (it's mostly drag-and-drop!), but being able to type a few words per minute helps.

Quick Check

Type "I am excited for Code Championship" below. If you can do this in under a minute, you're golden!

Navigating the Web

You need to be able to find our site and click through the menus.

Quick Check

Practice by typing "codechampionship.com/join" in the box below.

Copy and Paste

Occasionally, you might need to copy your bot ID to share it with an instructor.

Quick Check

Give it a shot! Copy and paste "cWmGKPgXfqgz9gfhA3cF" into the box below.

Kindness

This is the most important one! Win or lose, we always show respect to our fellow coders.

Quick Check

Type "gg" below to practice saying "good game" to your opponent!

Recommended Preparation

Zero preparation is needed, but if you want to feel like a pro before your first tournament, check these out!

Watch the Tutorials

Learn the ropes and see how a bot is built.

Competitive coding is a unique experience! Watching a tutorial will help you understand the arena and how to build your very first winning strategy.

Try a Challenge

Jump into the editor and start building.

Head over to our Code Page and try a few games. We recommend starting with Rabbit Race to get the hang of things!

Ready to give it a try?

There's no better way to learn than by doing.

We send about 4 emails per year to our mailing list.

Code Championship

Prerequisites

Are You Ready to Battle? 🚀

The short answer is: YES! No coding experience or special preparation is required to join. If you can navigate the web and know your way around a keyboard, you're ready to build your first bot.

Required Skills

Reading

You will need to read short phrases in your code like "move right" or "set speed".

Quick Check

If you can read these instructions, you're in a good place. Type "Yes" in the box below to confirm!

Typing

We don't do much typing (it's mostly drag-and-drop!), but being able to type a few words per minute helps.

Quick Check

Type "I am excited for Code Championship" below. If you can do this in under a minute, you're golden!

Navigating the Web

You need to be able to find our site and click through the menus.

Quick Check

Practice by typing "codechampionship.com/join" in the box below.

Copy and Paste

Occasionally, you might need to copy your bot ID to share it with an instructor.

Quick Check

Give it a shot! Copy and paste "cWmGKPgXfqgz9gfhA3cF" into the box below.

Kindness

This is the most important one! Win or lose, we always show respect to our fellow coders.

Quick Check

Type "gg" below to practice saying "good game" to your opponent!

Recommended Preparation

Zero preparation is needed, but if you want to feel like a pro before your first tournament, check these out!

Watch the Tutorials

Learn the ropes and see how a bot is built.

Competitive coding is a unique experience! Watching a tutorial will help you understand the arena and how to build your very first winning strategy.

Try a Challenge

Jump into the editor and start building.

Head over to our Code Page and try a few games. We recommend starting with Rabbit Race to get the hang of things!

Ready to give it a try?

There's no better way to learn than by doing.

We send about 4 emails per year to our mailing list.

Fall 2026
Tournament Series

Four tournaments in four weeks

Saturdays, Oct 24 to Nov 14

Oct 24 · Oct 31 · Nov 07 · Nov 14

9am to 11am

Central Time

Grades 3 to 9

If you can navigate the web, we will guide you through the rest.

New Coders

We will coach you through getting started and help you improve.

Experienced Coders

Top point scorers advance to the 2026 National Championship.

Fall 2026

$95.00

Player's full name

Payment method

Card information

Cardholder name

Country or region

Terms Privacy

We send about 4 emails per year to our mailing list.

Fall 2026
Tournament Series

Four tournaments in four weeks

Saturdays, Oct 24 to Nov 14

Oct 24 · Oct 31 · Nov 07 · Nov 14

9am to 11am

Central Time

Grades 3 to 9

If you can navigate the web, we will guide you through the rest.

New Coders

We will coach you through getting started and help you improve.

Experienced Coders

Top point scorers advance to the 2026 National Championship.

Fall 2026

$95.00

Player's full name

Payment method

Card information

Cardholder name

Country or region

Terms Privacy

We send about 4 emails per year to our mailing list.