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Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player's regime of competence. That is, they feel doable but challenging. This makes them pleasantly frustrating.

—from What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, a book by James Paul Gee

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
11. Sean Wrona (arenasnow2) 177.82 2010-09-08
12. r (deroche1) 177.66 99% 2016-11-03
13. a new start (younghomie) 175.08 100% 2015-10-18
14. GINOO AND FLANEUR I LOVE YO... 173.90 100% 2019-01-13
15. Han (han2000) 170.41 99% 2017-06-11
16. fruitcase (iamslow103) 170.22 100% 2021-11-16
17. taran (slowaccount) 169.92 98% 2020-05-20
18. xKµkKain- (tsvukk) 169.92 98% 2015-04-11
19. Sachin (thegame53700) 168.53 100% 2016-06-10
20. hello (snoverpk) 168.42 100% 2017-08-20
21. (sidd_) 168.11 99% 2019-02-01
22. B4CK (ayeyuhskuh) 167.38 100% 2019-05-11
23. thumb space for fun (supere... 167.15 94% 2016-10-27
24. (keegant) 166.54 100% 2019-06-21
25. Mithadon (mithadon) 165.05 100% 2013-10-28
26. Cepheus's 🌌 (parkevan27) 164.68 100% 2023-11-22
27. i'd buy that for a dollar! ... 163.69 99% 2017-08-22
28. gmaerali (alicacanumbertwo) 163.23 100% 2021-04-24
29. . (oh_hai) 162.28 98% 2015-08-22
30. (mcaso123) 162.27 98% 2018-01-11
31. beat me if u can ; (bblaise) 160.68 100% 2017-07-11
32. tammy (tammytammy) 160.27 98% 2017-03-20
33. . (hurst) 160.04 85% 2011-09-14
34. john (nothisisjohn) 159.63 99% 2019-11-21
35. Vince (vincemiller) 159.59 99% 2016-06-17
36. YouTube: 8shaz8 (treiderik) 159.30 94% 2016-06-22
37. testament to a different ag... 159.14 94% 2016-07-26
38. zetria (primalknight) 158.85 99% 2022-04-02
39. 𒀱 make love, no war❤... 158.66 95% 2015-10-10
40. Liban (hujala) 158.31 100% 2015-04-13

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 6,120 53.20 October 2, 2008
Riverside Middle School 13 22.54 January 24, 2011
Instant Death Mode 10 44.21 March 12, 2011