How are points calculated?

[GoodPotato]

Some relevant details aren't in the crate escape rules or FAQ:
I can see that leaderboards are sorted by *fewest moves* and *fewest pushes*, and I think I've figured out that leaderboards are then sorted by *fastest time* for when multiple finishers had the same number of moves & pushes? And that using a hint counts as a no-solve for your stats and disqualifies you from the leaderboard for that puzzle.

But I haven't figured out the pattern for what finish conditions lead to the most points.

So how are points calculated for crate escape puzzles?

[admin]

Points are based on (a) difficulty level, (b) number of moves, (c) number of pushes and (d) time elapsed. The algorithm for this is admittedly not yet finely-tuned, as we don't yet have enough real-world solve data to properly determine difficulty levels and user averages just yet. Generally we update these about 6-12 months after the launch of a new site so that scoring is more in tune with real-world solving statistics.