Score Multipliers

Boost your score with multipliers and climb the leaderboard.

Score multipliers are a common feature in video games that increase the points awarded for certain actions, often based on level number or pickups.

Lore & Background

The concept of a high score first achieved cultural significance with the rise in popularity of pinball machines and electro-mechanical arcade games. The first video game to use the term 'high score' was Midway's Sea Wolf (1976). In December 1978, Exidy's Star Fire allowed the player to save their name as initials next to their high score.

Reader's Guide

In puzzle games, scores are usually gained by solving puzzles quickly, with higher scores from combos and time bonuses. The level number is often a multiplier on points, and level multipliers can be picked up to further multiply points. In other games, points are gained from defeating enemies and gathering items.

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