Scoring System

Understanding how Quix calculates points and rankings.

Point Calculation Formula

Points = BasePoints × (1 + SpeedBonus) × Multiplier

Base Points

Each question has a base point value (default: 1000 points).

Speed Bonus

Faster answers earn more points. The speed bonus rewards quick thinking.

SpeedBonus = (TimeLimit - ResponseTime) / TimeLimit × 0.5

Example (20 second question):
- Answer in 5 seconds:  (20-5)/20 × 0.5 = 0.375 → 37.5% bonus
- Answer in 10 seconds: (20-10)/20 × 0.5 = 0.25 → 25% bonus
- Answer in 19 seconds: (20-19)/20 × 0.5 = 0.025 → 2.5% bonus

Points Multiplier

Session-level multiplier applied to all scores:

Multiplier	Use Case
0.5x	Practice sessions
1x	Standard games (default)
2x	High-stakes competitions
3x	Final rounds

Scoring Examples

Example 1: Quick Correct Answer

Question: 20 second time limit, 1000 base points
Answer: Correct in 4 seconds
Multiplier: 1x

SpeedBonus = (20-4)/20 × 0.5 = 0.4
Points = 1000 × (1 + 0.4) × 1 = 1400 points

Example 2: Slow Correct Answer

Question: 20 second time limit, 1000 base points
Answer: Correct in 18 seconds
Multiplier: 1x

SpeedBonus = (20-18)/20 × 0.5 = 0.05
Points = 1000 × (1 + 0.05) × 1 = 1050 points

Example 3: With Multiplier

Question: 30 second time limit, 1000 base points
Answer: Correct in 10 seconds
Multiplier: 2x

SpeedBonus = (30-10)/30 × 0.5 = 0.333
Points = 1000 × (1 + 0.333) × 2 = 2666 points

Leaderboard Ranking

Primary Sort: Correct Answers

Players with more correct answers rank higher.

Secondary Sort: Total Time

When players have equal correct answers, faster total response time wins.

Player A: 8 correct, 45 seconds total → Rank 1
Player B: 8 correct, 52 seconds total → Rank 2
Player C: 7 correct, 30 seconds total → Rank 3

Team Scoring

In Team Mode, team scores are calculated differently:

Team Total Score

TeamScore = Sum of all member scores

Team Ranking

Primary: Total team score
Secondary: Average response time per team

Individual Recognition

Even in Team Mode, individual high scorers are recognized:

Top scorer overall
Top scorer per team
Fastest answer

Point Distribution Visualization

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  POINTS BY RESPONSE TIME                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                         │
│  1500 ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■   │
│  1400 ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■          │
│  1300 ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■                  │
│  1200 ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■                          │
│  1100 ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■                                 │
│  1000 ┤■■■■■■■■■                                        │
│       └──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬                  │
│          0  2  4  6  8 10 12 14 16 18 20 seconds       │
│                                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Streak Bonuses (Optional)

Some sessions enable streak bonuses for consecutive correct answers:

Streak	Bonus
2 in a row	+10%
3 in a row	+20%
4 in a row	+30%
5+ in a row	+50%

Question Categories and Difficulty

Category Weights

Different question categories can have different base points:

Category	Base Points	Difficulty
General Knowledge	1000	Easy
Science	1200	Medium
History	1100	Medium
Technology	1300	Hard
Mathematics	1400	Hard

Difficulty Modifiers

Difficulty	Modifier
Easy	0.8x
Medium	1.0x
Hard	1.3x
Expert	1.5x

Analytics Integration

Scoring data feeds into analytics:

Average Score: Mean points per question
Score Distribution: Histogram of point ranges
Speed Trends: Response time patterns
Difficulty Analysis: Questions where scores dropped