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Reporting runs from your game (GameFoundry.start and gameOver)
Two optional lines that tell GameFoundry when a run starts and ends, for accurate play statistics.
When a game is played on GameFoundry, a small GameFoundry object is available to it. Call GameFoundry.start() when a run begins (the Start or Play again button, a retry) and GameFoundry.gameOver(score) when it ends (death, loss, time up or a win). The score is optional and must be a number. Guard both calls with "if (window.GameFoundry)" so the game still works anywhere else.
GameFoundry uses these to count runs, repeat players and scores for your game, and to show signed-out players the sign-up invitation at a natural break, right after a game over, rather than mid-play. Games built with Prompt to Browser Game include the calls automatically.
Games without the calls still work: GameFoundry estimates runs from pauses in play (a stretch of play, a few seconds with no input, then input again). Adding the two calls just makes the numbers exact.
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Tip
Call start() for every new attempt, including "next level" in games where losing a level ends the run, so retries are counted correctly.