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B. BorsGame Backend Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8910-5_5

5. Leaderboards

Balint Bors1  
(1)
Munich, Germany
 

This chapter introduces leaderboards and explains how to implement them in games. Leaderboards are important motivators for players. Achieving the highest rank, gathering the most items, or reaching the highest score all reinforce competition and encourage players to stay in the game longer.

Technically, you will implement a data table containing values assigned to players. A typical scenario is when the leaderboard contains the scores gathered by players. The game then shows the highest scores, and the players compete to be the best. ...

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