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 Run around the Pond

Discuss about this new multiplayer game or comment current runs. (includes all versions of the game)

Game link..... Ponds
Ratings link..... Regular Pond Ratings -and- Dark Pond Ratings -and- Run in the Rain Ratings
Winners link..... All Winners - (Regular Ponds Only) - (Dark Ponds Only) - (Run in the Rain Only)


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6. February 2005, 18:21:05
Grim Reaper 
A "rating", per se, does not apply to Ponds. Ratings measure the likely outcome of one player against another when the game has completely opposite goals -- in chess, checkmating the opponent.

Ponds is a "free for all" or "every person for themself" game.

So, a meaningful measurement would be how long you can stay in the pond.

An "average ranking" of your Pond performance, weighted by the number of players per pond, provides the most meaningful information.

In this case, the lower the number, the better.

But how can you qualitatively assess your overall performance?

Easy.

For each pond game you are in, multiply your final position by the number of players in that pond. Divide this by the sum of all players in every pond you played in.

For example, suppose you came in first place in 3 different pond games, each with 16 players. And you can in 14th place in a pond with 200 players.

How does this compare with someone who came in 2nd place in a pond of 50, 5th place in a pond of 75, and 11th place in a pond of 200?

It is not immediately apparent, so do this:

Player A

3 first place finishes:
(1 x 16) + (1 x 16) + (1 x 16) = 48

1 finish in 14th place
(14 x 200) = 2800

Sum of all pond players = 16 + 16 + 16 + 200 = 248

So add 2800 to 48, and divide by 248

Player A = 2848/248 = 11.48

Now Player B would have a performance rating of (2 x 50) + (5 x 75) + (11 x 200) = 2675 divided by (200 + 75 + 50), so...

Player B = 2675/325 = 8.23

Player B would actually have a better performance than Player A, overall.

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