diff --git a/achievement.cpp b/achievement.cpp
index c9caac46..dfd8781d 100644
--- a/achievement.cpp
+++ b/achievement.cpp
@@ -3,15 +3,10 @@
 
 #define NUMLEADER 78
 
-#define SCORE_UNKNOWN (-1)
-#define NO_SCORE_YET (-2)
-
 bool offlineMode = false;
 
 int syncstate = 0;
 
-int currentscore[NUMLEADER];
-
 const char* leadernames[NUMLEADER] = {
   "Score", "Diamonds", "Gold", "Spice", "Rubies", "Elixirs",
   "Shards100", "Totems", "Daisies", "Statues", "Feathers", "Sapphires",
@@ -73,8 +68,6 @@ const char* leadernames[NUMLEADER] = {
 #define LB_STATISTICS 62
 #define LB_HALLOWEEN  63
 
-bool haveLeaderboard(int id);
-
 void upload_score(int id, int v);
 
 string achievementMessage[3];
@@ -480,9 +473,9 @@ int specific_what = 0;
 void improve_score(int i, eItem what) {
   if(offlineMode) return;
 #ifdef HAVE_ACHIEVEMENTS
-  if(haveLeaderboard(i)) updateHi(what, currentscore[i]);
+  if(haveLeaderboard(i)) updateHi(what, get_currentscore(i));
   if(items[what] && haveLeaderboard(i)) {
-    if(items[what] > currentscore[i] && currentscore[i] != SCORE_UNKNOWN) {
+    if(items[what] > get_currentscore(i) && score_loaded(i)) {
       specific_improved++; specific_what = what;
       }
     upload_score(i, items[what]);
@@ -592,6 +585,13 @@ void achievement_final(bool really_final) {
     achievement_score(LB_HALLOWEEN, items[itTreat]);
     return;
     }
+
+#ifdef CAP_DAILY
+  if(daily::on) {
+    upload_score(daily::find_daily_lbid(daily::daily_id), gold(NO_LOVE));
+    return;
+    }  
+#endif
   
   if(geometry) return;
   
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ void achievement_final(bool really_final) {
   
   int tg = gold();
   if(tg && haveLeaderboard(sid)) {
-    if(tg > currentscore[sid] && currentscore[sid] != SCORE_UNKNOWN) {
-      if(currentscore[sid] < 0) total_improved += 2;
+    if(tg > get_currentscore(sid) && score_loaded(sid)) {
+      if(get_currentscore(sid) <= 0) total_improved += 2;
       total_improved++; // currentscore[sid] = tg;
       }
     upload_score(sid, tg);
@@ -692,15 +692,17 @@ void achievement_victory(bool hyper) {
   int ih2 = hyper ? 16 : inv::on ? 71 : shmup::on ? 30 : 14;
   
   int improved = 0;
-  if(currentscore[ih1] == NO_SCORE_YET || currentscore[ih2] == NO_SCORE_YET)
-    improved += 4;
+  if(score_loaded(ih1) && score_loaded(ih2)) {
+    if(get_currentscore(ih1) == score_default(ih1) || get_currentscore(ih2) == score_default(ih2))
+      improved += 4;
     
-  if(currentscore[ih1] < 0 || currentscore[ih1] > t) {
-    improved++; // currentscore[ih1] = t;
-    }
-
-  if(currentscore[ih2] < 0 || currentscore[ih2] > turncount) {
-    improved+=2; // currentscore[ih2] = turncount;
+    if(get_currentscore(ih1) > t) {
+      improved++;
+      }
+  
+    if(get_currentscore(ih2) > turncount) {
+      improved+=2;
+      }
     }
 
   if(hyper)
@@ -768,3 +770,12 @@ bool isAscending(int i) {
   return i == 13 || i == 14 || i == 15 || i == 16 || i == 29 || i == 30 || i == 45;
   };
 
+int score_default(int i) {
+  if(isAscending(i)) return 1999999999;
+  else return 0;
+  }
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ACHIEVEMENTS
+int get_sync_status() { return 0; }
+void set_priority_board(int) { }
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 617cea62..f82d3d28 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ int hrand(int i);
 template<class T> int size(const T& x) {return int(x.size()); }
 #endif
 
-extern int currentscore[NUMLEADER];
-extern int syncstate;
-
 // initialize the achievement system.
 void achievement_init();
 
@@ -3369,3 +3366,10 @@ void queuechr(const transmatrix& V, double size, char chr, int col, int frame =
 
 extern bool just_gmatrix;
 void drawrec(const heptspin& hs, hstate s, const transmatrix& V);
+
+bool haveLeaderboard(int id);
+int get_currentscore(int id);
+void set_priority_board(int id);
+int get_sync_status();
+bool score_loaded(int id);
+int score_default(int id);
diff --git a/yendor.cpp b/yendor.cpp
index ca19790a..2bae268d 100644
--- a/yendor.cpp
+++ b/yendor.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ typedef vector<pair<int, string> > subscoreboard;
 void displayScore(subscoreboard& s, int x) {
   int vf = min((vid.yres-64) / 70, vid.xres/80);
 
-  if(syncstate == 1) {
+  if(get_sync_status() == 1) {
     displayfr(x, 56, 1, vf, "(syncing)", 0xC0C0C0, 0);
     }
   else {
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ namespace yendor {
     }
 
   void showMenu() {
+    set_priority_board(LB_YENDOR_CHALLENGE);
     int s = vid.fsize;
     vid.fsize = vid.fsize * 4/5;
     dialog::init(XLAT("Yendor Challenge"), iinf[itOrbYendor].color, 150, 100);
@@ -663,6 +664,13 @@ namespace tactic {
     }
   
   void showMenu() {
+
+    int xc = modecode();
+    
+    if(xc == 0) set_priority_board(LB_PURE_TACTICS);
+    if(xc == 2) set_priority_board(LB_PURE_TACTICS_SHMUP);
+    if(xc == 4) set_priority_board(LB_PURE_TACTICS_COOP);
+
     cmode = sm::ZOOMABLE;
     mouseovers = XLAT("pure tactics mode") + " - " + mouseovers;
     
@@ -682,8 +690,6 @@ namespace tactic {
     
     if(on) record(specialland, items[treasureType(specialland)]);
     
-    int xc = modecode();
-    
     getcstat = SDLK_ESCAPE;
 
     for(int i=0; i<nl; i++) {