An Alternative to the Rankings?

[ElvisJJonesRambo]

https://rankade.com/

https://laddera.com/

https://leaderboardhq.com/

Many, many more. Most are free. Somebody needs to investigate, for the most open one possible. Set-it up. In case of Death or Rapture the league continues. Delmare Berry for example.

Excuse me, can you tell me if Delmar Berry lives here?

He's not here.

He's a friend of mine, he wrote the address for me himself.

See? That's Delmar's handwriting. This place is hard to find.

That's his writing. - Yes, we're friends.

l'm John Rambo. We were together in Vietnam.

Maybe he mentioned me.

l've got a photo of us both.

Somewhere.

All this junk in my pocket!

Here...here it is.

That's me, that's Danforth, Westmore, Bronson, Ortega,

and at the back is Delmare. He had to stand at the back,

or he'd have filled the whole picture. - Delmare's gone.

When's he coming back? - He died.

What?

He died last summer.

[firsteds]

I have done a bit more research and testing. thanks for the links and suggestions.

I can make the following system work, using an iPhone ELO app and a page on a free hosting site:

1. System starts on Jan 1, but you can enter the results of a current ongoing game if both players agree.

2. Everybody starts on 1000 points except the top 5 players (agreed earlier in this discussion) who start on 1030.

3. If a player doesn't play for a year they drop 3% of their score per year of absence. After 3 years they are deleted.

4. If a player loses a game but lasts into 1946 or beyond they gain a bonus (approx 5 points but it depends on rankings).

Comments and suggestions welcome. Please don't suggest anything too complex or unrealistic.

(I think I can also produce an Axis and an Allied leaderboard as a bit of an interesting bonus).

Chris (firsteds)

[Jonny25k]

I appreciate your effords. Thank you

[ElvisJJonesRambo]

Not playing the game at the current time.
Appreciate someone stepping up.

[Zarevic]

I have done a bit more research and testing. thanks for the links and suggestions.

I can make the following system work, using an iPhone ELO app and a page on a free hosting site:

1. System starts on Jan 1, but you can enter the results of a current ongoing game if both players agree.

2. Everybody starts on 1000 points except the top 5 players (agreed earlier in this discussion) who start on 1030.

3. If a player doesn't play for a year they drop 3% of their score per year of absence. After 3 years they are deleted.

4. If a player loses a game but lasts into 1946 or beyond they gain a bonus (approx 5 points but it depends on rankings).

Comments and suggestions welcome. Please don't suggest anything too complex or unrealistic.

(I think I can also produce an Axis and an Allied leaderboard as a bit of an interesting bonus).

Chris (firsteds)

I like your idea! Practical and simple...
Thanks for the initiative