yearly competitions participated in by
Scientology organizations, divisions within organizations, continental areas, etc. The
purpose of the games is
expansion, and groups earn
points each week based on the trends of their
statistics. The Birthday Games started in 1974 when
LRH was asked what he wanted for his birthday and his answer was "5X the
stats!" The result was one of the biggest
booms in
Scientology to that date, and the Birthday Games have since become a tradition. This
org was the top
org of its continent in the Birthday Games.