# Leaderboard ### **Overview** The leaderboard ranks players based on the total **PTS** accumulated by their active plant.\ Higher rankings correspond to higher shares of ETH rewards during distribution cycles. *** ### **Earning Points** Players gain PTS through: * Using elements * Producing PTS from Soil Factory and Solar Farm * Winning attacks * Completing certain onchain interactions PTS directly determines leaderboard placement. *** ### **Scout & Attack System** Players may challenge gardens above them to steal points. #### **Attack Rules** * May target any plant ranked higher than your own * One attack every 15 minutes * A plant can only be attacked once per hour #### **Outcomes** * **40%** chance attacker succeeds * **60%** chance defender holds * Successful attacks reward **0.5% of the defender’s PTS**, added directly to your score This creates a dynamic competitive environment without overwhelming newcomers. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://doc.pixotchi.tech/game-mechanics/leaderboard.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.