I had a group of friends over for an arcade competition consisting of pac-man and donkey kong. However I think I came to learn that I don't know the best way to score a 'competition'.
I basically took the competitor's best score (they got 2 chances for each game) and added them up, but that doesn't quite seem fair. I mean, i could theoretically sit on donkey kong level 1 jumping over barrels for points. (nobody did this - everyone did play to advance in the game as far as possible.)
What is the best way to determine a winner in a competition across multiple games?
I basically took the competitor's best score (they got 2 chances for each game) and added them up, but that doesn't quite seem fair. I mean, i could theoretically sit on donkey kong level 1 jumping over barrels for points. (nobody did this - everyone did play to advance in the game as far as possible.)
What is the best way to determine a winner in a competition across multiple games?

