🏆 Understanding CTF Scoring Rules

Our Capture the Flag (CTF) events use a transparent and fair scoring system that rewards both skill and efficiency. This guide explains how your score is calculated and what affects your team’s ranking.

🎯 How You Earn Points

Each challenge in the event has a score.
Your best score per challenge is what counts — replaying a challenge does not stack points.

Your team’s final score is the total of your best scores across all challenges.
Some challenges may include bonus flags, allowing scores above 100 points.

⏱️ Time Matters

All the time you spend in a challenge counts toward your total time, even if you replay it.
This means repeated launches will add more time, not replace it — efficient play is key!

⚖️ Tie-Breaker Rules

If two or more teams finish with the same total score:

The team with the lower total time ranks higher.
If still tied, we'll identify other fair tiebreakers that meet your event's specific rules and requirements.

🚫 What Doesn’t Count

Cancelled runs (manually ended before submission) are excluded from scoring.
Auto-submitted runs (when time runs out) do count, just like a normal submission.

🔒 Fairness and Transparency

All runs, scores, and times are automatically tracked by the platform.
After the event:

Results are reviewed and verified, twice.
A complete Audit Bundle (data, leaderboard, and metrics) is sealed to ensure accuracy.

This process guarantees that all participants are scored consistently and fairly.

💡 Pro Tip

Submit what you’ve found — even if you’re not finished!
Partial points can make the difference in close rankings.