Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java,v
diff -u -r1.47 -r1.48
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	6 May 2014 13:26:33 -0000	1.47
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/service/ScratchieServiceImpl.java	5 Jun 2014 20:53:58 -0000	1.48
@@ -589,13 +589,14 @@
      * @return
      */
     private int getUserMarkPerItem(Scratchie scratchie, ScratchieItem item, List<ScratchieAnswerVisitLog> userLogs) {
+	final int MAX_ITEM_MARK = 4;
 
 	int mark = 0;
 	// add mark only if an item was unraveled
 	if (isItemUnraveled(item, userLogs)) {
 
 	    int itemAttempts = calculateItemAttempts(userLogs, item);
-	    mark += item.getAnswers().size() - itemAttempts;
+	    mark = MAX_ITEM_MARK - (itemAttempts - 1);
 
 	    // add extra point if needed
 	    if (scratchie.isExtraPoint() && (itemAttempts == 1)) {