STATEMENT REGARDING POKI / WEB VERSION (2022-08-20)

TLDR: Poki (web version of Temple Run 2) will NOT be allowed on the leaderboard.

As some of you have noticed, there are several Temple Run 2 versions on Poki. As some runners have started using them, we have investigated the ones available (Temple Run 2, Holi Festival, Frozen Shadows, Jungle Fall) to check if they are similar enough to the mobile versions, so they could be tracked on the same leaderboard.

However, while looking similar (and sharing visual assets effectively), these versions have been ported to the web (presumably using the Poki SDK) and are simplified, and not original Temple Run 2 versions like they are available on mobile.

For example, you can see the following differences:

• There are no hard left/right turns at all, only straight paths
• The tutorial can't be turned on/off explicitly, other menu choices
• Full keyboard support / Left, right and middle lanes which are fixed
• Missing revive and shop, different currency system, missing map choice etc.

The most important issue with these versions is the first one: They make the game much easier to run for "No Coins", as the upcoming path (and also the coins) are visible long beforehand. It therefore gives an unfair advantage to the offical mobile versions.

Also, these differences are not because an old version was ported. We have also checked against older version of Temple Run 2 on Android and were able to confirm that the matching theme versions (for example "Jungle Fall" / Nov 2020, or "Holi Festival" / March 2020) do not show the "No hard left/right turns" behaviour of the Poki web versions.

If you do not want to run on mobile, there are emulators available, for example for Android. Just make sure to follow the FPS limit according to the rules.

UPDATE TO THE RULES FOR TOP 10 RUNS (2022-08-26)

Hi all

To make sure we can provide a fair leaderboard, new rules will be introduced for Top 10 runs. This is a cautionary measure to avoid cheating and improve the trustworthiness of top runs overall.

New rules for Top 10 runs:

• Must include audio
• Must show start & end of run

The rules have been updated accordingly.

RULES UPDATE - GAME SPEED LIMIT (2022-08-30)

Hi All

As some of you have noticed, with the current top submissions there is a trend for slowing down the game, so it is becomes easier to play at later stages.

This can be done in several ways: With scripting, using an old version, modifying game files, the so-called "drag down bug" and to a certain degree also with input spamming. You can see this effect here on emulator, for example with a scripted down-swipe:

Without input, 1000m is reached in about 42 seconds, whereas with swipe spamming, it takes around a minute.

What will happen if we continue like this? If we do nothing now, we will end up in a competition for the slowest running game. This is a direction me and the Mod team do not see the No Coins category going, and generally not something that is worth having a leaderboard for.

Therefore the rules will be updated, effectively limiting the game speed that will be allowed to 1000m per minute on average. That means if you have a run of 8 minutes, you need to have at least covered a distance of 8000m, or your run will not be considered valid. This will set a limit for artificially slowed down games, but will still leave enough room for slowing down strats like stumbling or sliding done manually to a certain degree.

This is an important change and was not a lighthearted decision - it will affect 4 of the current Top 20 runs. But we think it is necessary to provide a fair, competitive and interesting leaderboard for the future. You can see the comparison of distances for all affected runs in this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wyrxe1Df24PLQHEE4OxKXt5QvjN3e-dobaZaaZMmjGc/edit?usp=sharing

All runs not satisfying the new rules will be removed from the leaderboard.

Additional rules as of now:

• Your game has to run at reasonable speed: You need to pass at least 1000m every minute (on average) for all runs > 5 minutes. Runs not satisfying this will be rejected.
• Scripts, auto-inputs or any inputs not done directly by hand are not allowed (both for emulator and real devices).
• Only the latest version (currently 1.92.0) of the game is allowed.