A tennis scoreboard. Andy Roddick has won the first two sets.

In a game the score refers to the amount of points achieved by a player or team. Andrew Stephen (Andy) Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... A game is a structured or semi-structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment. ...

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." For example, in soccer, hockey, and basketball goals are achieved by putting the ball in the opposing team's net. Other team sports like baseball and cricket have more compliated scoring procedures. In Association Football (soccer), the word goal refers to both the result of a score and the physical structure that defines when a score has occurred. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a stick. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Individual-based sports like golf and tennis have points-based scoring as well. Golfer after swing. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (Doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ...

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.

Video games

In video games points are usually an optional, side component of gaming. 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. This article is about computer and video games. ...

A screenshot from the Nintendo game Mega Man. The score can be seen at the top of the screen. No subsequent games in the Megaman series kept track of the player's score.

Some have argued that points in video games are somewhat of an anachronism in modern gaming. 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. 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. Image File history File links A screenshot of Bomb Mans level in Capcoms Mega Man for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ... Mega Man is a video game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom. ... Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ...

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. A one up, also known to as an extra life or extra man, is a common video game term for an extra chance to play the game. ...