ฮ  Prime Factor.app
Governance & Standard Operating Procedures

Rules & Competitive Policies

Official mathematical and regulatory charter governing competitive ELO progression, range firewall security, Friday Clash rules, and anti-cheat cryptographic storage verification.

Active Competitor Rating 500 ELO
Active Tier Division ๐Ÿงฉ Composite Apprentice
Range Firewall Status ๐ŸŸข Full Access (Open Floor)
Integrity Status ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Verified (0 Strikes)
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The Dynamic ELO Framework

4-Digit Scaling & Volatility Engine
Core Mathematics

The platform implements a serverless, 4-digit logarithmic rating engine calibrated specifically to factor discovery speed and prime decomposition precision. Every user starts at an onboarding baseline of 500 ELO (Tier 11 ยท Composite Apprentice).

Official ELO Delta Formulation
ΔR = K × (Net Accuracy% − E) × V
Where E = 1 / [1 + 10^((R_baseline − R_user) / 400)] and V = Allocated_Time / Expended_Time
  • Onboarding Baseline: All new profiles initialize strictly at 500 ELO, granting open access across foundational tiers without immediate firewall blocks.
  • Dynamic Volatility (K): K scales with active daily streak volume: K = 32 × (1 + log10(Streak + 1)). Maintaining consecutive daily runs doubles rating growth potential.
  • High-Tier Hardening (1800+ ELO): At or above 1800 ELO, a diminishing-returns dampener 1800 / R_user scales positive point yields, while rating losses remain 100% unshielded.
  • Inactivity Decay: Competitors at ≥ 1800 ELO idle for ≥ 14 days incur -10 ELO weekly penalties until competitive activity is re-anchored.
๐Ÿ’ก Rule Insight: Quick sub-second factor inputs amplify the Velocity index (V up to 3.5×), rewarding pure mental calculation agility.
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The Asymmetric Range Firewall

Anti-Farming Capability Gateways
Firewall Lockout

To safeguard global leaderboard integrity and eliminate point-farming in trivial number domains, the engine enforces automated asymmetric capability locks based on your live rating bracket.

Rating Bracket Locked Bounds (Rated) Forced Action
≥ 900 ELO MAX_BOUND ≤ 200 (Tier 1) Auto Unrated Practice
≥ 1,400 ELO MAX_BOUND ≤ 500 (Tiers 1–2) Auto Unrated Practice
≥ 1,800 ELO MAX_BOUND ≤ 1,000 (Tiers 1–3) Auto Unrated Practice
≥ 2,200 ELO MAX_BOUND ≤ 2,000 (Tiers 1–4) Auto Unrated Practice
≥ 2,700 ELO MAX_BOUND ≤ 5,000 (Tiers 1–5) Auto Unrated Practice
≥ 3,000 ELO MAX_BOUND ≤ 10,000 (Tiers 1–6) Auto Unrated Practice
  • Sandbox Enforcement: Launching a firewalled boundary forces Unrated Practice Mode (ΔR = 0) with zero rating impact.
  • Decentralized Capability: High-tier solvers must challenge range domains commensurate with their rank to secure competitive rating adjustments.
โš ๏ธ Firewall Advisory: Custom arena bounds are analyzed in real time. If your manual MAX_BOUND violates your bracket, rated participation is locked automatically.
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The Global Friday Clash Protocol

Weekly Championship Regulations
UTC Locked Event

Every Friday at exactly 17:00 UTC, the platform hosts the Global Friday Clash: a high-stakes, synchronized Olympiad arena where competitors worldwide tackle identical problem seeds under strict tournament constraints.

Clash Tournament Directives
Weekly Schedule: Every Friday • 17:00:00 UTC Sharp
Synchronized seed generator matching all competitors across 10 tiered Olympiad composites.
  • Zero Lifelines Policy: Timer pauses, question regenerations, and conceptual hints are completely deactivated. All factor discoveries must be 100% unassisted.
  • Adaptive Tier Seed Matching: The question seed is cryptographically bound to the weekly UTC timestamp, ensuring all competitors face equivalent mathematical challenges.
  • Exponential Speed Scoring: Sub-second calculations trigger non-linear velocity bonus multipliers. Perfect clears under 120 seconds receive the Golden Factor Ribbon.
  • Single Session Attempt: Competitors receive exactly one rated submission per Friday cycle. Disconnections or browser closes register the score at point of exit.
๐Ÿ† Medal Allocation: Top 3 global Friday Clash performers earn persistent Olympiad Championship medals pinned permanently to their public profile card.
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The Three-Strike Security Charter

Cryptographic Storage Integrity Shield
Zero Tolerance

PrimeFactor.app employs a high-velocity, client-side HMAC cryptographic fingerprint engine. On every storage transaction, the profile payload (rating, matches, solved, token) is hashed and cross-verified.

Integrity Hash Verification Token
HMAC_SHA256(Profile_Payload + Secret) → primefactor_profile_sig
  • Strike 1 • Minor Tampering Warning: Modifying localStorage keys externally results in an immediate -100 ELO Deduction and mandatory signature re-anchoring.
  • Strike 2 • Automated Liquidation: Second detected signature violation triggers Complete Rating Liquidation to 0 ELO (Foundry Initiate) and historical match log purge.
  • Strike 3 • Permanent Hard Lockout: Third violation permanently flags the browser environment with PERMANENTLY_BANNED. The app terminates with a hard lockout screen. Zero appeal policy.
  • Focus Tracking Violations: Tab switching or leaving the active exam window inflicts -5 raw points per event under active anti-cheat monitoring.
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Security Notice: Client security checks execute automatically within 1ms of page evaluation. Never edit browser devtools storage manually.