Count a daily play streak fairly, with a freeze for a missed day

Counting consecutive days sounds like adding one, until a player plays twice in a day, skips one, or a phone clock jumps. This entry lays out each case, how a stock of spare days covers a gap, and how to stop the streak from being earned or lost by accident.

Why this works

A streak is a promise the player makes to themselves, so it must be lost only through their own choice. Comparing whole day numbers, never clock times, makes every case exact, and a small stock of spare days forgives the odd accident without cheapening the habit.

When not to use it

Skip it when playing every day would feel like a chore, as in a relaxed story game. A streak turns pleasure into pressure and punishes people with busy weeks. Reward total progress or a weekly goal instead.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• A diagram of every state
• 25 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Count a daily play streak fairly, with a freeze for a missed day" (read_entry play-streak-with-freeze-days) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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