An Alternative to the Rankings?

[petedalby]

Jon - (EarlyDoors) showed me how to do the ELO rankings some time ago. I'm not the most competent IT person and it struck me as hugely complicated. It was made even more so by the number of players who played maybe 1 or 2 games and then disappeared.

In Jon's continued absence I've produced the following for what I perceive the current active players are. (Okay - maybe they're not all active.)

It's in alphabetical order and grouped into 3 classes. And it's entirely subjective based upon my own SCWaW games, recent results & who plays who. Some players seek out challenging opponents. Others don't appear to.

The intention, just as with ELO, is to provide a guide as to who is likely to provide a challenging game so we can select our games / opponents accordingly.

If you feel I've misrepresented your abilities, please send me a PM.

I'll review this list from time to time. It's intended to inform & to be a bit of fun. Please feel free to ignore it.

A Class
Cpuncher
DmitryN
Fanir
Taifun
Umeu

B Class
EarlyDoors
ElvisJJonesRambo
Harris45
HarrySmith
petedalby
ThunderLizard11

C Class
arcturusrising
arigokut
aquavita
boudi
ByNicho
DavidDailey
helmseye
Inbello
Jonny25k
MerlinXL
Old_Shane
Pekkavilamoura
wevilc
Zarevic

[HarrySmith]

Not a bad idea though I do like a ranking system. Maybe we can use a class group like you have put up and then a point system. Maybe with class you get bonus for playing class above yourself and a lesser score for playing below. You then get points for win and bonus points for how quick. Perhaps like posted by DmitryN ?? on ELO.

[petedalby]

I agree Harry. But unless / until someone steps up to produce a new ELO system we're kinda stuck.

[calcwerc]

You need to place Hamburgermeat in A class. Perhaps he is not active anymore, but he was such a dominant player until Fafnir began playing that he deserves a mention. He is also the only one to beat Fafnir, as far as i know.
Fafnir should have his own class, shouldnt he?

[petedalby]

If Hamburgermeat reappears I'll certainly put him in A. With yourself in B. And yes, you're probably right!