Olympic Medal Points

Three for gold, two for silver, one for bronze, nothing for anyone else.

Every place tells a story

Interactive example · no real player data

In a four-player result, finishing second beats 2 opponents and earns 2 points.

Three for gold, two for silver, one for bronze. Fourth place adds no points.

How it works About 1 min read

Olympic Medal Points is ruthlessly simple: 3 points for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze, nothing for everyone else. It's the medal table philosophy applied to your game night.

How it works: Only the top 3 finishers score in each match. 1st place = 3 points, 2nd = 2, 3rd = 1. All other positions earn 0.

When to use it: When you want to reward only elite performance. It creates high-stakes tension around the podium and ignores the difference between 4th and last place.

Watch out for: Players who consistently finish 4th or 5th will have 0 points despite solid performances. This can feel unfair in smaller fields.

Will it fit your results?

Works well with

Games whose results this method reads cleanly

7 Wonders Mario Kart Azul

Also in Placement Points

Points by finishing position, so every place is worth something.

Placement Points (Simple)Free-for-all game nights with a fairly steady group size — the easiest system to explain.Placement Points (Normalized)Groups whose numbers swing between four and eight from week to week.F1-Style PointsLarge fields of eight or more, where you want winning to be worth a lot and the podium fight to matter.Exponential DecayGroups who want a sharply top-heavy curve and are happy to tune one number.Match-Weighted PointsStructured events with pools, semis and a final.