# Microsoft Windows Solitaire: How is the score computed?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-windows-solitaire-how-is-the-score-computed/223994
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 11, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-windows-solitaire-how-is-the-score-computed/223994 "2004-01-11T15:44:40Z")
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The solitaire game on Microsoft Windows: when you play standard scoring, you get a final score that is somehow related to the score you earn playing the game against the time it took you to do it.

For example, I just finished a game with a score of 487, in a time of 145, for a final score of 5235.

I know there’s some relationship between your score and your time that makes your final score, but I don’t see what it is.

Anyone know?

TIA