diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index c2ed21e5..bc28889e 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ window.REFRESH = 60; // refresh view every 60s (base time)
 window.ZOOM_LEVEL_ADJ = 5; // add 5 seconds per zoom level
 window.ON_MOVE_REFRESH = 1.25;  //refresh time to use after a movement event
 window.MINIMUM_OVERRIDE_REFRESH = 5; //limit on refresh time since previous refresh, limiting repeated move refresh rate
-window.REFRESH_GAME_SCORE = 5*60; // refresh game score every 5 minutes
+window.REFRESH_GAME_SCORE = 15*60; // refresh game score every 15 minutes
 window.MAX_IDLE_TIME = 4; // stop updating map after 4min idling
 window.PRECACHE_PLAYER_NAMES_ZOOM = 17; // zoom level to start pre-resolving player names
 window.HIDDEN_SCROLLBAR_ASSUMED_WIDTH = 20;