Explanations

total

All distributed levels are counted for a total. If a level provides an easy mode both versions are taken into account. Levels that appear several times in different levelpacks are just counted once.

shared

Scores are measured by a resolution of 1 second. If two or more users finsih a level within the same second they will both have the same score and they share the worldrecord. The wordrecord is taken into account for the total worldrecord count for both competitors.

handicap

For players who are not keen on worldrecords but still have ambitions to find straight and fast solutions for levels we introduced another measure. We call it handicap as it is similar to the golfers handicap. In general a lower value is better than a higher one. The range is limited from +100 to -300. A player who solves the levels in average time will gain a handicap of 0.0. The handicap sums up by the derivation of the players score from the professional average score (PAR) that is given for each level. In order to make handicap values comparable they are always normalized to 100 levels - the standard size of a levelpack.

solved hcp

The solved handicap is the handicap that is calculated over all levels that a player solved. Additionally 10% of the unsolved levels are taken into account for unsuccessful solvage attempts. This way the solved hcp can be used to compare players with quite different solvalge rates. It shows if a player solves levels fast or slow.