Board Game Arena

It is utterly useless -- it does not determine the actual skill of most players, and, more importantly, it fundamentally alters game strategy by enticing players to play for second place when there is, in the real world, no actual reason to. Just get rid of it. And if you can't do that, create three...

I've had many similar feelings -- I absolutely detest the ELO system -- it is irrelevant for many games and more importantly it fundamentally shifts the strategies to games. A good example is hearts -- there is absolutely NO reason, whatsoever, to play for second place, and yet, on this site, people...