diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scenes/GameScene.unity b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scenes/GameScene.unity
index 87fe1f5..1b2cc65 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scenes/GameScene.unity
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scenes/GameScene.unity
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ GameObject:
   - component: {fileID: 133964673}
   - component: {fileID: 133964674}
   - component: {fileID: 133964675}
+  - component: {fileID: 133964678}
   m_Layer: 5
   m_Name: UI
   m_TagString: Untagged
@@ -243,6 +244,19 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   lightness: 0
   chroma: 0
   hue: 0
+--- !u!114 &133964678
+MonoBehaviour:
+  m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
+  m_CorrespondingSourceObject: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabInstance: {fileID: 0}
+  m_PrefabAsset: {fileID: 0}
+  m_GameObject: {fileID: 133964670}
+  m_Enabled: 1
+  m_EditorHideFlags: 0
+  m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: f58221274607ad145b45792b8649c87f, type: 3}
+  m_Name: 
+  m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
+  leaderboardEntryTemplate: {fileID: 9197481963319205126, guid: a1369c8749f2489cbd8359616a351762, type: 3}
 --- !u!1 &447905425
 GameObject:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs
index d3a665b..1d3bef8 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/Backend.cs
@@ -782,9 +782,35 @@ private void GetBestScores(Action<TransactionResult, List<LocalPlayerData.Score>
     ///     callback function that takes in a <c>TransactionResult</c> enum and a <c>List&lt;LeaderboardEntry&gt;</c>
     /// </param>
     public void GetLeaderboard(
-        Action<TransactionResult, LeaderboardEntry[]> callback)
+        Action<TransactionResult, List<LeaderboardEntry>> callback)
     {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
+        _db.Child("users")
+            .OrderByChild("rating")
+            .LimitToLast(LeaderboardUI.MaxEntries)
+            .GetValueAsync()
+            .ContinueWithOnMainThread(task =>
+            {
+                if (!task.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+                {
+                    Debug.LogError(task.Exception);
+                    callback(TransactionResult.Error, new List<LeaderboardEntry>(0));
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                var entries = new List<LeaderboardEntry>();
+                foreach (var child in task.Result.Children)
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var entry = new LeaderboardEntry(child.Value as Dictionary<string, object>);
+                        entries.Add(entry);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        Debug.LogError(e);
+                    }
+
+                callback(TransactionResult.Ok, entries);
+            });
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -867,21 +893,4 @@ private void GetBestScores(Action<TransactionResult, List<LocalPlayerData.Score>
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(target), target, null);
         }
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     struct for a leaderboard entry
-    /// </summary>
-    public struct LeaderboardEntry
-    {
-        public string Username;
-        public float Rating;
-        public int PlayCount;
-
-        public LeaderboardEntry(string username, float rating, int playCount)
-        {
-            Username = username;
-            Rating = rating;
-            PlayCount = playCount;
-        }
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
index c79b63f..8fca922 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/GameManager.cs
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ public void SignalGameEnd(List<Gameplay.RoundInfo> playedRounds)
         historicalChromaAcc /= historicalGames;
         historicalHueAcc /= historicalGames;
         historicalPerceivedAcc /= historicalGames;
+        
+        Debug.Log($"historical averages: L={historicalLightnessAcc:F2}, C={historicalChromaAcc:F2}, h={historicalHueAcc:F2}, dE={historicalPerceivedAcc:F2}");
 
         // calculate round averages
         var gameLightnessAcc = 0d;
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LeaderboardUI.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LeaderboardUI.cs
index 9717a71..38cfb48 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LeaderboardUI.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LeaderboardUI.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Unity.VisualScripting;
+using System.Linq;
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UIElements;
 
 /// <summary>
 ///     class that loads leaderboard data and displays it in the UI
@@ -11,13 +12,23 @@ public class LeaderboardUI : MonoBehaviour
     /// <summary>
     ///     maximum number of entries to display in the leaderboard
     /// </summary>
-    private const int MaxEntries = 10;
-    
+    public const int MaxEntries = 50;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     uxml template for a leaderboard entry
+    /// </summary>
+    [SerializeField] private VisualTreeAsset leaderboardEntryTemplate;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     leaderboard data
     /// </summary>
-    private List<Backend.LeaderboardEntry> _leaderboardData = new(MaxEntries);
+    private List<LeaderboardEntry> _leaderboardData = new(MaxEntries);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     reference to the leaderboard scroll view
+    /// </summary>
+    private ScrollView _leaderboardScrollView;
+    
     /// <summary>
     ///     register callbacks
     /// </summary>
@@ -25,11 +36,12 @@ private void OnEnable()
     {
         UIManager.Instance.RegisterOnDisplayStateChangeCallback((_, newState) =>
         {
-            if (newState == UIManager.DisplayState.LeaderboardView)
-            {
-                LoadLeaderboardData();
-            }
+            if (newState == UIManager.DisplayState.LeaderboardView) LoadLeaderboardData();
         });
+        
+        _leaderboardScrollView = UIManager.Instance.UI.Q<ScrollView>("LeaderboardListContent");
+        if (_leaderboardScrollView == null)
+            throw new NullReferenceException("leaderboard scroll view not found in the UI");
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -43,7 +55,7 @@ private void LoadLeaderboardData()
             RenderLeaderboardData("Not connected to the backend, can't load leaderboard data.");
             return;
         }
-        
+
         GameManager.Instance.Backend.GetLeaderboard((result, entries) =>
         {
             if (result == Backend.TransactionResult.Ok)
@@ -58,12 +70,71 @@ private void LoadLeaderboardData()
             }
         });
     }
-    
+
     /// <summary>
-    ///     render leaderboard data
+    ///     render leaderboard data in the UI
     /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="message">message to display in the leaderboard in lieu of actual data</param>
+    /// <exception cref="NullReferenceException">thrown when the leaderboard scroll view is missing or when the leaderboard entry</exception>
     private void RenderLeaderboardData(string message = "")
     {
-        // render leaderboard data
+        _leaderboardScrollView.Clear();
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(message))
+        {
+            Debug.Log($"rendering leaderboard with message entry-in-lieu: '{message}'");
+            _leaderboardScrollView.Add(BuildEntryElement("", message, ""));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Debug.Log($"rendering {_leaderboardData.Count} leaderboard entries");
+        foreach (var (entry, index) in _leaderboardData.Take(MaxEntries).Reverse().Select((entry, index) => (entry, index)))
+            _leaderboardScrollView.Add(BuildEntryElement((index + 1).ToString(), entry.Username, $"{entry.Rating:F3}"));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     build a leaderboard entry element
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="position">leaderboard position as a string</param>
+    /// <param name="username">score holder's username</param>
+    /// <param name="rating">score holder's rating</param>
+    /// <returns>a visual element representing a leaderboard entry</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="NullReferenceException">thrown when the leaderboard entry template is missing required elements</exception>
+    private TemplateContainer BuildEntryElement(string position, string username, string rating)
+    {
+        var template = leaderboardEntryTemplate.Instantiate();
+        var templatePositionText = template.Q<Label>("EntryRankPosition");
+        var templateUsernameText = template.Q<Label>("EntryNameText");
+        var templateRatingText = template.Q<Label>("EntryRatingText");
+
+        if (templatePositionText == null || templateUsernameText == null || templateRatingText == null)
+            throw new NullReferenceException("leaderboard entry template is missing required elements");
+
+        templatePositionText.text = position;
+        templateUsernameText.text = username;
+        templateRatingText.text = rating;
+
+        return template;
     }
 }
+
+public readonly struct LeaderboardEntry
+{
+    public readonly string Username;
+    public readonly float Rating;
+
+    // public LeaderboardEntry(string username, float rating)
+    // {
+    //     Username = username;
+    //     Rating = rating;
+    // }
+    //
+    public LeaderboardEntry(Dictionary<string, object> data)
+    {
+        if (!data.ContainsKey("username") || data["username"] is not string username)
+            throw new ArgumentException("data['username'] not found or invalid");
+        
+        Username = username;
+        Rating = LocalPlayerData.GetFloatyKey(data, "rating");
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LocalPlayerData.cs b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LocalPlayerData.cs
index f77d47b..18bb905 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LocalPlayerData.cs
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/Scripts/LocalPlayerData.cs
@@ -208,6 +208,25 @@ public float CalculateUserRating()
 
         return (float)rating;
     }
+    
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     safely get a float value from a dictionary
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="data">the dictionary to get the value from</param>
+    /// <param name="key">the key to get the value from</param>
+    /// <returns>the float value</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">thrown if the key is not found, or the value is not a valid float</exception>
+    public static float GetFloatyKey(Dictionary<string, object> data,  string key)
+    {
+        if (!data.TryGetValue(key, out var possibleFloat)) throw new ArgumentException($"{key} not found");
+        return possibleFloat switch
+        {
+            double f => (float)f,
+            long l => l,
+            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"data['{key}'] not a valid float")
+        };
+    }
 
     public struct Score
     {
@@ -277,10 +296,10 @@ public Score(Dictionary<string, object> data)
             if (!data.ContainsKey("noOfRounds") || data["noOfRounds"] is not long noOfRounds)
                 throw new ArgumentException("noOfRounds not found or invalid");
 
-            var avgLightnessAccuracy = GetFloatyKey("avgLightnessAccuracy");
-            var avgChromaAccuracy = GetFloatyKey("avgChromaAccuracy");
-            var avgHueAccuracy = GetFloatyKey("avgHueAccuracy");
-            var avgPerceivedAccuracy = GetFloatyKey("avgPerceivedAccuracy");
+            var avgLightnessAccuracy = GetFloatyKey(data, "avgLightnessAccuracy");
+            var avgChromaAccuracy = GetFloatyKey(data, "avgChromaAccuracy");
+            var avgHueAccuracy = GetFloatyKey(data, "avgHueAccuracy");
+            var avgPerceivedAccuracy = GetFloatyKey(data, "avgPerceivedAccuracy");
 
             Timestamp = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(timestamp).DateTime;
             NoOfRounds = (int)noOfRounds;
@@ -288,19 +307,6 @@ public Score(Dictionary<string, object> data)
             AvgChromaAccuracy = avgChromaAccuracy;
             AvgHueAccuracy = avgHueAccuracy;
             AvgPerceivedAccuracy = avgPerceivedAccuracy;
-
-            return;
-
-            float GetFloatyKey(string key)
-            {
-                if (!data.TryGetValue(key, out var possibleFloat)) throw new ArgumentException($"{key} not found");
-                return possibleFloat switch
-                {
-                    double f => (float)f,
-                    long l => l,
-                    _ => throw new ArgumentException($"{key} not a valid float")
-                };
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml
index 9ea0c74..437aded 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/Assets/UI/GameUI.uxml
@@ -108,19 +108,20 @@
             </ui:VisualElement>
             <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardView" style="flex-grow: 1; display: flex; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 3.25%; margin-right: 3.25%; margin-bottom: 3.25%; margin-left: 3.25%; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;">
                 <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Leaderboard" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="LeaderboardHeader" style="font-size: 58px; -unity-font-style: normal;" />
-                <ui:VisualElement name="Deliberate" style="flex-grow: 0; display: none;">
+                <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardContent" style="height: 80%; flex-direction: column;">
                     <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardEntryHeader">
                         <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Rank" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryRankPosition" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 10%;" />
                         <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Username" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryNameText" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 70%;" />
                         <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Rating" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryRatingText" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 20%; -unity-text-align: upper-right;" />
                     </ui:VisualElement>
-                    <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardEntryReference" style="display: flex;">
-                        <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="#1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryRankPosition" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 10%;" />
-                        <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Jitomi Monoe" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryNameText" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 70%;" />
-                        <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="000.000" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryRatingText" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 20%; -unity-text-align: upper-right;" />
-                    </ui:VisualElement>
+                    <ui:ScrollView name="LeaderboardListContent" vertical-scroller-visibility="Hidden" horizontal-scroller-visibility="Hidden">
+                        <ui:VisualElement name="LeaderboardEntryReference" style="display: flex;">
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="#1" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryRankPosition" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 10%;" />
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="Jitomi Monoe" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryNameText" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 70%;" />
+                            <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="000.000" parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="EntryRatingText" style="white-space: nowrap; width: 20%; -unity-text-align: upper-right;" />
+                        </ui:VisualElement>
+                    </ui:ScrollView>
                 </ui:VisualElement>
-                <ui:ListView name="LeaderboardListView" style="display: flex; visibility: visible;" />
             </ui:VisualElement>
             <ui:VisualElement name="AccountView" style="flex-grow: 1; display: none; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 3.25%; margin-right: 3.25%; margin-bottom: 3.25%; margin-left: 3.25%; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;">
                 <ui:Label tabindex="-1" text="You are not signed in." parse-escape-sequences="true" display-tooltip-when-elided="true" name="AccountHeader" style="font-size: 58px; -unity-font-style: normal;" />
diff --git a/ColourMeOKGame/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset b/ColourMeOKGame/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset
index 05f7374..e918353 100644
--- a/ColourMeOKGame/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset
+++ b/ColourMeOKGame/ProjectSettings/ProjectSettings.asset
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PlayerSettings:
   useOnDemandResources: 0
   accelerometerFrequency: 60
   companyName: Mark Joshwel
-  productName: Colour Me OK
+  productName: ColourMeOK
   defaultCursor: {fileID: 0}
   cursorHotspot: {x: 0, y: 0}
   m_SplashScreenBackgroundColor: {r: 0.13725491, g: 0.12156863, b: 0.1254902, a: 1}