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Wolff Dobson  
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 More options Jul 15 2007, 7:32 pm
From: "Wolff Dobson" <wo...@zebra.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:32:48 -0700
Local: Sun, Jul 15 2007 7:32 pm
Subject: Re: Score question
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The algorithms are posted in the newsgroup, but here's the official output
of that game.  I think you underestimate the uselessness of beating
Zombocomos and the Purple Hearts.

GAME FINISHED-6-518
Wolff's Flying Tigers beats Zombocomos
Beater diff is 10
        Wolff's Flying Tigers now has 10
        Zombocomos loses 0
        Zombocomos now has 0
Dobinators beats Wolff's Flying Tigers
Beater diff is 75.1111111111
        Dobinators now has 75.1111111111
        Wolff's Flying Tigers loses -100.0
        Wolff's Flying Tigers now has -90.0
Dobinators beats Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes
Beater diff is 10
        Dobinators now has 85.1111111111
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes loses -0.035
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes now has -0.0
Dobinators beats Zombocomos
Beater diff is 10
        Dobinators now has 95.1111111111
        Zombocomos loses 0
        Zombocomos now has 0
Dobinators beats Alex's Yellow Bellies
Beater diff is 97.6444444444
        Dobinators now has 192.755555556
        Alex's Yellow Bellies loses -130.0
        Alex's Yellow Bellies now has -130.0
Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes beats Wolff's Flying
Beater diff is 191.0
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes now has 190.
        Wolff's Flying Tigers loses -191.0
        Wolff's Flying Tigers now has -281.0
Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes beats Zombocomos
Beater diff is 92.0
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes now has 282.
        Zombocomos loses 0
        Zombocomos now has 0
Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes beats Alex's Yellow
Beater diff is 10
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes now has 292.
        Alex's Yellow Bellies loses 0.0
        Alex's Yellow Bellies now has -130.0
Alex's Yellow Bellies beats Wolff's Flying Tigers
Beater diff is 24.84
        Alex's Yellow Bellies now has -105.16
        Wolff's Flying Tigers loses -69.0
        Wolff's Flying Tigers now has -350.0
Alex's Yellow Bellies beats Zombocomos
Beater diff is 10
        Alex's Yellow Bellies now has -95.16
        Zombocomos loses 0
        Zombocomos now has 0
Pineapple Chunkers beats Wolff's Flying Tigers
Beater diff is 115.0
        Pineapple Chunkers now has 115.0
        Wolff's Flying Tigers loses -115.0
        Wolff's Flying Tigers now has -465.0
Pineapple Chunkers beats Dobinators
Beater diff is 115.0
        Pineapple Chunkers now has 230.0
        Dobinators loses -115.0
        Dobinators now has 77.7555555556
Pineapple Chunkers beats Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes
Beater diff is 15.0
        Pineapple Chunkers now has 245.0
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes loses -0.066
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes now has 292.
Pineapple Chunkers beats Zombocomos
Beater diff is 11.0
        Pineapple Chunkers now has 256.0
        Zombocomos loses 0
        Zombocomos now has 0
Pineapple Chunkers beats Alex's Yellow Bellies
Beater diff is 143.0
        Pineapple Chunkers now has 399.0
        Alex's Yellow Bellies loses -143.0
        Alex's Yellow Bellies now has -238.16
On game FINISHED-6-518:
        Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes 292.89777777
        Pineapple Chunkers 399.0
        Rate limiter 300 399.0
        Alex's Yellow Bellies -238.16
        Rate limiter -150 -238.16
        Dobinators 77.7555555556
        Wolff's Flying Tigers -465.0
        Rate limiter -150 -465.0
        Zombocomos 0

On 7/15/07, David McCullough Dobson <d...@snood.pair.com> wrote:

> So, I came in second in the big 6-way recently, and I got a measly 77
> points.  The scores were like this:

> Game 6-518
> Completed on: Fri Jul 13 17:39:51 2007
> Pineapple Chunkers 143
> Dobinators 127
> Sarahmac's Slippery Slopes 93
> Alex's Yellow Bellies 92
> Wolff's Flying Tigers 88
> Zombocomos 38

> At the time, the PC's were below my rank, and WFT and Alex were above.
> Without rank concerns, I should have gotten +400 for wins, -100 for loss,
> for a net +300.  I think the fact I beat two people a bit above me and
> lost to one guy a little behind me should roughly cancel out.  The Zombos
> were very far back, and SSS is in the middle, so I guess they're not worth
> a ton for beating, but I should at least be at +100 or so.

> My rank was only 16-17 (can't recall), which means the win discounting
> that starts at level 15 shouldn't have kicked in much, unless it's
> insanely draconian.

> So, how do I go from a +300 reward to +77 for beating a net three people?
> I can't do the math explicitly, because I can't see it all on the score
> explanation page, which just has vague points of reference. Maybe it's
> posted in the google group archives, but I'm not that ambitious yet.

> Dave


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