Leaderboard improvements

The following changes have been implemented in app version 1.47.0:

• There is no longer any penalty for using the built-in help with Easy puzzles, no matter how much the help is used. This is aimed at giving better support to new players who are just learning how to solve the puzzles.
• Some small tweaks have been made to the scoring. In particular, 8x8 puzzles now score more points.
• When the option to view a leaderboard is selected from an Options menu, or when the points for a completed puzzle are tapped, the leaderboard is shown in a new way.

About the new leaderboard display style

Some of the benefits of the new leaderboard display style are:

• it is expected to work more reliably
• dark and light display modes are respected in the normal way
• on narrow screens, player names are not truncated
• it resolves an issue being seen on iPads where a leaderboard was sometimes showing as dark text on a dark background
• it is quick and easy to switch between different leaderboards (just tap the leaderboard picture).

The standard Game Center display style is still used when viewing the leaderboards via the Game Center dashboard, reached by tapping the player symbol on the menu page. For players who prefer the standard leaderboard display style at all times, an option in the Sumaddle app settings makes it possible to restore the previous leaderboard display style.