diff --git a/pmwiki_recipes/exercises.php b/pmwiki_recipes/exercises.php
index 3157a29..9d94e48 100644
--- a/pmwiki_recipes/exercises.php
+++ b/pmwiki_recipes/exercises.php
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ error_reporting(0);
 #	e.g. increasing the number of possibilities (at least 1 out of 5 pages instead of at least 1 out of 3)
 # consider doing a trip rather than random jumps
 #	i.e. if pick randomly from the linked pages or from the group or from the the whole wiki of the previous page
-# markup to display results
-#	MentalExercises (:ExercisesResults:)
-#	default to urrently logged-in user
-#	sparklines for visuals
-#	also implies to record score per session with date
 
 
 $RecipeInfo['Exercises']['Version'] = '2015-16-08';
@@ -282,10 +277,19 @@ SDV($HandleActions['ExercisesCheck'], 'ExercisesCheck');
 SDV($HandleAuth['ExercisesCheck'],'read');
 
 function ExercisesCheck($pagename, $auth){
+	global $ScriptUrl, $FarmD, $Author;
+
+	$activityfile = $FarmD."/wiki.d/.exercisesscores";
+
 	$type = $_GET["type"];
 	$sourcepage = $_GET["source"];
 	$answer = $_GET["answer"];
-	$counter = (int) $_GET["counter"];
+	$counter = 0;
+	if ( isset($_GET["counter"]) )
+		$counter = (int) $_GET["counter"];
+
+	$score_lower_threshold = 3;
+	// this could also be a value relative to the top score if there is one
 
 	list($group,$page) = explode(".",$pagename);
 	if ($group == "AllPages"){
@@ -373,6 +377,38 @@ function ExercisesCheck($pagename, $auth){
 	$result .= "\n\n%center%[-Generated by [[http://fabien.benetou.fr/MemoryRecalls/ImprovingPIM#PIMBasedExercises|PIM Based Exercises]].-]%%";
 	$renderedresult = MarkupToHTML($pagename, $result);
 	print $renderedresult;
+	if ( ( isset($Author) ) && ( $counter > $score_lower_threshold ) ) {
+		$score = "$counter,$Author,$type,".time()."\n";
+		$write_result = file_put_contents($activityfile,$score, FILE_APPEND | LOCK_EX);
+		if ($write_result < 1)
+			print "There seems to be an error updating the score file, please check that $activityfile has write permission for httpd.";
+	}
+}
+
+Markup("exercisesresults", "directives", "/\(:exercisesresults:\)/", ExercisesResults());
+# markup to display results
+#	default to all participant, not just the currently logged in user
+#		hall of fame could be useful in collaborative learning wikis
+#	consider first sparklines for visuals
+function ExercisesResults(){
+	global $ScriptUrl, $FarmD, $Author;
+	$activityfile = $FarmD."/wiki.d/.exercisesscores";
+        if (file_exists($activityfile)) {
+		$raw_scores = file_get_contents($activityfile);
+		$allscores = explode("\n",$raw_scores);
+		foreach ($allscores as $score ) {
+			list($counter,$author,$type,$time) = explode(",",$score);
+			if ($Author == $author) $author = "<b>$author</b>";
+			// $Author somehow never gets initialized
+			if ($counter != "")
+				$past_scores .= "<li> $counter done by $author doing $type at $time</li>\n";
+		}
+	} else {
+		$past_scores = "Currently no scores have been recorded. Consider starting an exercise first";
+		// print "Go above the minimum threshold of good answers while being logged in.";
+		// removed for now since the threshold is at 1
+	}
+	return $past_scores;
 }
 
 ?>