Text #295

Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and then let them practice these until they have routinized their mastery.

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

Active since September 30, 2008.
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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
1. (joshua728) 262.16 100% 2024-04-11
2. xKµkKain- (tsvukk) 232.43 100% 2012-10-02
3. locked in (g1_petroleum) 232.34 100% 2024-12-15
4. Jelani (minilek) 232.19 — 2010-02-05
5. Kµkkain (tsvuk) 228.69 100% 2011-09-22
6. KµkKain (kfzx) 227.71 100% 2011-09-22
7. joshu (joshunq) 226.42 100% 2020-12-03
8. Sean Wrona (arenasnow) 225.99 — 2010-09-23
9. Kathy (nonquitforizzy) 224.32 100% 2017-04-23
10. Sean Wrona (arenasnow2) 224.06 — 2010-12-27
11. Kathy (florentine) 222.99 100% 2017-05-17
12. Supporting Israel (zombiesw... 221.30 100% 2023-06-24
13. r (deroche1) 220.32 100% 2015-05-27
14. $950 kevin rudd pay packet ... 214.94 100% 2021-08-18
15. . (hurst) 214.82 — 2011-03-07
16. (taran) 212.78 100% 2023-11-11
17. Danilo (diabolik95) 212.14 100% 2015-05-28
18. Snorlax (wildsnorlax) 211.65 99% 2013-10-13
19. izanagi (iamaccuracy) 209.33 99% 2023-07-09
20. Fyda (fyda) 208.88 100% 2013-10-24
21. wrm (languidness) 207.81 100% 2014-07-20
22. Vielle (arc_sec) 206.48 100% 2019-12-10
23. Precarious, (precariousgray) 205.71 100% 2013-02-26
24. Guilherme Sandrini (k_u_k_k... 202.88 100% 2013-10-28
25. Influensane - nonquit main/... 202.64 100% 2024-04-13
26. Eric (eric2choix37) 202.06 100% 2014-03-02
27. con (continuum) 201.96 100% 2014-09-27
28. (shazman) 200.80 100% 2022-08-29
29. chillin (slekap) 200.57 99% 2021-06-01
30. (fenno4) 199.36 100% 2023-09-05

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 169,889 85.49 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 1,389 81.91 March 29, 2010
Riverside Middle School 55 39.96 January 24, 2011
##typeracer 8 97.95 February 12, 2020
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 6 50.05 November 2, 2012
TypeRacer Classic 3 73.39 July 13, 2021
All TypeRacer Texts 1 92.83 August 24, 2021