The leagues, phase 4: the duel learns, tin tiers by league, level buffs, the board wears the badge

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

server.py

@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ def clean(payload):
     mode = str(payload.get('m', 'g'))
     if mode not in MODES:
         mode = 'g'                       # an unknown board is the default one, never a new one
-    return {'n': name, 'k': kills, 'g': games, 't': int(time.time()), 'id': who, 'm': mode}
+    try:                                 # the league badge (THE LEAGUES): context, not a sort key
+        lg = max(1, min(5, int(payload.get('lg', 1))))
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        lg = 1
+    return {'n': name, 'k': kills, 'g': games, 't': int(time.time()), 'id': who, 'm': mode, 'lg': lg}
 
 
 def public(rows):