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...because it discourages some players from playing. There are many higher-rated players who won't play with lower-rated players because, if they lose to them, they lose several points; whereas if they win, the only gain a point. New players to the site start at 1500, I believe. This system makes it...

Aidan: could you consider making the order of the cards in one's display an option (i.e.: ranked low to high or high to low). I've found it a bit perplexing at times because I've played all of my life with the cards in my hand being ordered from high to low. Thanks.

That's not my point. Of course no points are earned for finishing 2nd. What I'm saying is that there is not much difference, if any, in how many points you lose whether you finish 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. Therefore, there is no reason to play for 2nd, and every reason to try to go after the Low person.

Some have commented on how frustrating it is to play against people who play for 2nd rather than go after Low. If you are one of those players who does this, thinking that it will improve your Ranking, I don't believe that it does. I've been keeping a spreadsheet recently of my results, and it appea...

I haven't noticed people doing that, but I have noticed that a lot of good players that used to play aren;t here any more. Not sure why

I like Roady's suggestions, but with one possible addition: the Winner of the match gets 25 points from each player, plus the difference in points (per Roady's suggestion). It seems to me that if you lose and finish second by 1 point, you should lose more than just the one point.

I see Walt's point about getting penalized for finishing 4th, and therefore agree that it should be "winner take all", with only the winner being rewarded, and getting points for finishing 2nd should be eliminated (so as to discourage playing for second, rather than keep trying to win).

Some interesting thoughts in the previous posts. Here are some of mine: 1. I like rankings, as it adds to the competitive aspect of playing. 2. I think rather than using some complex system for determining rankings, you should use the KISS principle: Keep It Simple Stupid (no offence meant :) ). Jus...