A tennis scoreboard. Andy Roddick has won the first two sets. Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30 1982 is an American professional Tennis player and a former World No

In a game the score refers to the amount of points achieved by a player or team. A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for Enjoyment and sometimes also used as an Educational tool

In almost all games a high score of many points is what is needed to win the game. However, there are a few notable exceptions.

Sport

In many popular sports points are most commonly achieved through obtaining "goals" or "scores. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface in which a score is made " For example, in soccer, hockey, and basketball goals are achieved by putting the ball in the opposing team's net. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Other team sports like rugby, baseball and cricket have more complicated scoring procedures. Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries

Individual-based sports like golf and tennis have points-based scoring as well. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)

Most sports have time limits, which means point-based victories are usually the result of obtaining more points than one's opponent, and not simply achieving a set "magic number" of points.

Auto racing

Each auto racing series has their own points system. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It In turn, each series have their own rules and regulations in terms of what pays points and what doesn't. First of all, what gets you points varies among series. In NASCAR, for example, the only thing that can get a driver or owner points is simply where the car finishes in the race. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The winner of the race gets 180 points. The car that finishes in last (43rd) place gets 34 points. Also, 5 bonus points are awarded for leading a lap and 5 more bonus points for leading the most laps in the race. In some series, however, especially local series, points are also awarded for getting a pole position and for starting in the top 5. In other series, such as NHRA, which governs drag racing, points are awarded for just making the field as an incentive to have drivers come out week after week to race. "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Finally, some series only award points for a certain number of positions. In Formula One, for example, only the top 8 finishers get points.

Video games

In video games points are usually an optional, side component of gaming. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Players may achieve points through normal gameplay, but their score will often not have an immediate relevance to the game itself. Instead, getting a "high score" and then trying to beat that score in subsequent play becomes a side-challenge to offer replay value. The high score of a Video game, Arcade game, or Computer game is usually the highest logged point value

A screenshot from the game Mega Man. Mega Man, known as in Japan is a Video game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the NES/Famicom The score can be seen at the top of the screen. No subsequent games in the Mega Man series kept track of the player's score.

Some have argued that points in video games are somewhat of an anachronism in modern gaming. An anachronism (from the Greek "ana" " ανά " "against anti-" and "chronos" " χρόνος " During the era of arcade games, when games could not be "won" or "completed," but were instead endless cycles of continuous gameplay, points had a much greater relevance. An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment Today, however, many gamers no longer care about beating high scores since such victories offer little reward other than self-satisfaction. Many modern games no longer even keep track of score, and many that do no longer feature an option to save record high scores. Some games also have a scoring system that awards the player for restarting the level (perhaps through death) by awarding points in both plays of the level, while a single flawless run will earn less points.

Sometimes the score of a game can have relevance to gameplay. In fighting games, for example, scoring a very high number of points could result in unlockable players or modes. In arcade games or certain platformers, high scores could result in an extra life.