The Schemaverse is a space-based strategy game implemented entirely within a PostgreSQL database. Compete against other players using raw SQL commands to command your fleet. Or, if your PL/pgSQL-foo is strong, wield it to write AI and have your fleet command itself!

Every year, we host a championship tournament for The Schemaverse at the DEF CON security conference in Las Vegas. As one would expect, this year DEF CON is looking a bit different and being run as a virtual conference.

Normally our tournament was only open to those present at the conference, but since we're remote this year anybody can compete!

If you've played in the past, or if you've never heard of it until this post, I highly recommend giving it a go. The Schemaverse does an incredible job forcing you to work creatively and efficiently, pushing your SQL skills to different level by applying them to a unique challenge. Winning players in the past have used anything from pure plpgsql to perl, python, ruby, and elixir to name a few.

The tournament is August 8th to 9th, but you can start playing around right away in the public database. There are also containerized versions that you can setup yourself to practice in private.

Happy to answer any questions you have below. https://schemaverse.com