arpa: Yes, many people will agree with that.

The rating system that is currently on BrainKing is a system that is used for Chess - or games that use a lot of "skill", and very little luck.

But when you get into games like Backgammon which still takes skill to play good, but luck is added into it - then the "skill" rating system does not work as well.

Then when you get into even more "luck" games like battleboats, then the "skill" rating system really does not work.

There was been talk before by other users (with more knowledge them me) of different rating systems which would work good for different games.... But I'm not sure if Fencer wants to mess with a lot of different rating systems for a lot of different games.... even though in my opinion, it would be a good thing.