how scoring works
scoring.
each round is worth up to 5,000 points. with five rounds per puzzle, the maximum total is 25,000 points.
score is calculated using the great-circle distance between your pin and the answer — the shortest path along the earth's surface. the closer you are, the more points you earn, on a logarithmic curve. being 10 km off hurts much less than being 1,000 km off.
🟩
perfect
within ~500 km
4,000 – 5,000
🟨
close
within ~2,000 km
2,500 – 3,999
🟧
nearby
within ~5,000 km
1,000 – 2,499
🟥
off
within ~10,000 km
100 – 999
⬛
lost
more than ~10,000 km away
0 – 99
anti-cheat
all scoring happens on the server. your pin coordinates are sent to the backend, which computes the distance and score and returns them — the client never calculates or stores answers. this means you can't manipulate your score by inspecting network traffic.