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Leaderboards & the weekly league

How the XP and spoken-skills leaderboards rank you, and what the dashboard league resets.

  • See exactly where you stand on total XP across the community
  • Compete on spoken communication — a skill most engineers never measure
  • A Monday-reset weekly league keeps the race winnable every single week

Two boards, two kinds of skill

The Leaderboard page runs two leagues side by side.

The XP League ranks everyone by total XP — every quiz passed, challenge solved, valid bug reported and forum answer accepted counts. Your row is highlighted, and the top three wear medals.

The Spoken-Skills League measures something rarer: how well you communicate out loud under pressure. Answer a simulation by voice (tap the mic) and each run is scored for pace, clarity and confidence. The board shows your average score, your best score and your speaking pace in words-per-minute. Most engineers never train this; here it's a ranked sport.

The weekly league on your dashboard

Your dashboard shows This week's league — this week's XP across your cohort, reset every Monday. That reset matters: even if someone is thousands of XP ahead all-time, the week is always winnable. A strong Monday-to-Sunday of daily reviews, challenges and forum answers can top the table.

How to climb

  • Do your daily review and Today plan — consistent small XP beats occasional big days.
  • Solve coding challenges and pass exams — the biggest single XP sources.
  • Answer questions in the forum — accepted answers are 20 XP each and build reputation too.
  • Record voice answers in simulations to enter (and climb) the spoken board.

Rank is a signal, not the goal

Leaderboards exist to make effort visible, not to shame anyone. The rank that really matters is on your Growth page: you versus past-you.

The journey, step by step

StepWhat you doWhat you get
Earn XPPass quizzes and challenges, get answers accepted, report valid bugsEvery point lands in your ledger and moves your rank
Check the XP LeagueOpen Leaderboard and find your highlighted rowYour rank and total XP against everyone else — medals for the top three
Enter the Spoken-Skills LeagueAnswer a simulation by voice (tap the mic)Your average score, best score and speaking pace join the spoken board
Race the weekWatch This week's league on your dashboardMonday-reset standings of this week's XP across your cohort — a fresh start every week

Frequently asked

How do I get on the leaderboard?

Earn XP — quizzes, coding challenges, valid bug reports, accepted forum answers, war-room debriefs. The XP League ranks everyone by total XP, and your own row is highlighted.

What is the Spoken-Skills League?

A separate board for voice answers. Answer a simulation by voice (tap the mic) and your runs are scored for pace, clarity and confidence — the board shows your average score, best score and words-per-minute.

What's the difference between the Leaderboard and 'This week's league' on my dashboard?

The Leaderboard ranks all-time totals. The dashboard league counts only XP earned this week across your cohort and resets every Monday — so you can win the week even if others are far ahead overall.

Why is the spoken board empty for me?

You haven't recorded a voice run yet. Open a simulation, tap the mic and answer out loud — your first scored run puts you on the board.

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