Scoring Systems By Game

While genres have similar scoring systems, each game usually has a variation with slight differences. This helps keep games competitive.

Rocket league

Rocket League’s scoring system is very similar to traditional sports games.​

Players must score in the opposing team’s net. The team with the most goals at the end of 5 minutes wins.​

If after 5 minutes it’s a draw, the game enters overtime. The first team to score wins the game.​

Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 requires players to attack and defend objectives. Objectives can consist of capturing/defending a point or pushing a payload to a specific location. ​

Objectives must be achieved within a time limit.​

Each match is played over a number of rounds. The team that achieves the most objectives after the all the rounds is the winner of the match.​

League of Legends

In League of Legends, teams compete to push three lanes with the aim of destroying the other team’s core and securing the win.​

Each lane is defended by towers. When each tower is destroyed, your team gold and experience while also weakening the lane for the rest of the match.​

Once all of your opponent’s towers within a lane have been destroyed, your team will then have access to destroy your opponent’s core.​

Starcraft 2

Players win by destroying opponent’s base or forcing surrender.​

Each player starts with a set number of resources and must gather more to expand their economy, build structures, and produce units.​​

Victory is achieved by eliminating all your opponent’s structures or forcing them to surrender.​

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Target

You should be able to explain how different games use scoring systems to decide winners.