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Challenge description here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chejazi/points-challenge/master/challenge.txt

Example interface here: https://github.com/chejazi/points-challenge/blob/master/example-skeleton.js

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The most efficient algorithm submitted before the end of the challenge (Friday Jan 31) will earn the bounty. The bounty may be closed early if there is a winner that satisfies the constraints of the challenge. Pseudo-code is acceptable.

"Given the current interval, we should be able to compute the number of active points for each of the previous (completed) N intervals."

So with a current interval 6 and following the last example we would have something like this as initial input?

Interval number -> 6
N -> 4
Players current cash spent and points ->
Alice: $0.25 / 3.5
Bob: $0 / 0

Really interesting challenge, will take a swing at it but I think I'm missing something, would really appreciate some clarification.

I have an idea for an algorithm that determines previous interval total point amounts.
To clarify, the submission needs to only replicate the getIntervalPoints function showed in the skeleton.
Do I also need to implement the actual playing of the game or just show what data is stored by the play function each interval and show the algorithm?