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Ehronde wrote: ↑28 February 2023, 16:33 Here is a short article how ELO is calculated:

https://boardgamearena.com/faq?anchor=faq_account_elo

This "probability of a victory" must be screwing me...

p(D) is the probability of victory considering the previous difference

To take an extreme example: https://boardgamearena.com/gamestats?player=84207926&opponent_id=0&game_id=1075&finished=0 You can see (bottom right) that each victory gave me 0 to 2 elo. The 0 is because I gained 0.62 elo, which was rounded to 0 since my starting elo was 814.82. And 814.82...

It appears to me that on a regular basis I am unable to win as much ELO as I lose. Granted, I tend to win more than I lose and as such I'm gaining ELO. Which is exactly why you lose more than you gain. Your ELO is supposed to stabilize around your "true" skill level. Once there, you shoul...

It appears to me that on a regular basis I am unable to win as much ELO as I lose. Granted, I tend to win more than I lose and as such I'm gaining ELO. For example I won a 3 player game: Me 310 + 13 = 323 P2 414 - 8 = 406 P3 100 - 0 = 100 I beat a player with significantly more ELO but I didnt get m...