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Player score is recomputed on every capture. There is no decay; once
earned, base points (Explored) stick around even if you lose the
phone.

The canonical scoring source is the live game at
[https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com] — values below reflect the
current model but may change as the game is tuned. The '''STATS'''
tab on the game site shows your live breakdown.

== Base components ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Component !! Points !! Notes
|-
| '''Explored''' || 10 per unique payphone you've ever captured ||
Sticky — you keep these even after a phone is stolen back.
|-
| '''Captures''' (Held) || 15 per phone currently held ||
Drops to 0 the moment someone steals it.
|-
| '''Edges''' || 10 per Delaunay edge between two of your held phones ||
The mesh is computed once at game startup and is static.
|-
| '''Triangles''' || 15 per complete Delaunay triangle (all three
vertices held by you) ||
|-
| '''Area''' || 10 × log₂(1 + ha) where ha is the area in hectares of
your held territory || Sub-linear so a few mega-suburbs don't dominate.
|}

Your '''Capture Score''' is the combined Explored + Held portion. It's
the headline number on the leaderboard; the geographic components are
bonuses on top.

== Cell scoring ==

Cells (teams) score independently — see [[Game:Cells]]. A cell
triangle requires all three Delaunay vertices to be held by '''any'''
member of the cell.

Solo cells (1 member) are excluded from the cell leaderboard and the
cell map view.

== Streaks ==

A capture streak counts consecutive days on which you captured at
least one payphone (Sydney time). Streak is "alive" if your last
capture was today or yesterday. Milestones at 7, 14, 30, 60, 100
days trigger an in-game alert. There are also badges at 7, 14, and
30 days — see [[Game:Badges]].

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