A scorefest is a competition where players strive to acquire as high a score as possible with new characters within the given time limit. The basic idea was suggested by Hours. At midnight to 00:30 EST on October 2, 2006, the first test scorefest was held on nethack.alt.org and coordinated on #nethack by Eidolos and Grunt. The event proved to be a success, and the event has evolved into the weekly scorefest.