the score depends on how long you need to get it right (within the countdown). the current points per round are calculated by the following formula: (100-(level+50)) * timeForRound/maxTimeForRound * 20 level can be (20|10|0) where 0 represents very hard and 20 represents easy. --- if there were always points no matter how far you're off the game would never terminate (unless the user decides to stop playing it)