Why We Added a Leaderboard (And Why It Resets Every Week)

I just added a leaderboard to Artificially Incorrect, and I want to explain how it works and why I made the decisions I did — because a few of them are less obvious than they look.

The problem with all-time leaderboards

Most leaderboards are all-time. The top 10 fills up with early adopters or power users, and anyone who joins later has no realistic chance of cracking it. You look at it once, see you're ranked 847th, and never look again.

That's not a leaderboard — it's a hall of fame. It rewards who showed up first, not who's playing best right now.

I wanted something that gives every player a genuine shot each week, whether they've been playing since day one or signed up yesterday.

How it works

The leaderboard resets every Monday. You earn points from that Monday through Sunday, and the top 10 for that week are shown on the leaderboard page.

Scoring is simple: 1 point for every correct answer, plus 1 bonus point for every day in your current streak. So if you score 5/5 today and you're on a 4-day streak, you earn 9 points. A perfect day on a long streak is worth more — but you don't need a streak to compete. A player who scores 5/5 every single day this week will outscore almost anyone.

The streak bonus is there to reward consistency, not to punish new players. If you start on Wednesday and go 5/5 three days in a row, you're well within reach of the top 10.

Display names

By default you appear on the leaderboard as Anonymous #1234. If you want your name on the board, head to your account page and set a display name — up to 20 characters. You can change it any time.

I made anonymous the default because not everyone wants to be identified publicly. Opt in when you're ready.

Where to find it

The leaderboard is accessible from the game screen (tap the 🏆 icon next to the day counter) and from the summary screen after you complete your daily challenge. It's a public page — you don't need to be logged in to view it, but you need an account to appear on it.

Separate boards per game

I almost shipped an all-time leaderboard first — it was the obvious default. Weekly felt fairer because a new player joining mid-week still has a real shot at the top 10 instead of staring at a permanent wall of early scores.

The leaderboard is built to support multiple games as we expand the portal. When the next game launches, it'll have its own separate leaderboard on the same page. Your Artificially Incorrect points stay separate from whatever comes next.

Go check where you stand — the week resets Monday.