The rating system, while not the best, is not as bad as all that. Remember that the ratings have bunched up as a result of the luck in the game, and as such the expected winning %age between players of differing ratings should be accurate.
In other words if a player is still rated low with this system, they must be terrible indeed and you should lose points if they beat you.
(hide) Tired of placing boats or Espionage pieces at the begining of the game? You can go to Game Editors and save some of your favourite positions for future use. (pauloaguia) (show all tips)