Keep score for two sides

Accumulate finite numeric scoring changes for two named sides and report the current leader.

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ToolScore Keeper
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How it works

Every event adds its numeric change to home or away in input order. Equal totals report a tie; otherwise the display name attached to the larger total becomes the leader.

  • A missing point amount means one, supporting ordinary one-point events.
  • Negative values remain valid for corrections and penalties rather than being silently clamped.

Worked example

Keep score for two sides
Input
											Home name: Falcons
Away name: Bears
Events: home, 2
away, 3
home, 1
Output
												Falcons: 3
Bears: 3
Leader: Tied

When to use this

Tabletop games record event sequences, scrimmages keep a sport-neutral running score, and operators enter negative corrections.

Edge cases

  • NaN and Infinity are rejected instead of contaminating every later total.
  • A side other than home or away stops processing rather than being assigned arbitrarily.
  • Identical display names collapse to one JSON key, so the two side labels must remain distinct.