Typically, it is common for games to award the same rank for ties in scores. So if the leaderboard has scores of 100, 50, 50 and 30, the score of 100 will be ranked 1st, the 50s both 2nd and the 30 4th. In Railz!, we are giving ties different ranks. If you achieve a particular score earlier, you claim a higher rank than the next person who score the same. This is fair as it rewards the person who achieved the same score earlier.