Someone who has more luck than others? In the short-run, maybe. In the long run, huh?DrKarotte wrote: a) Is someone who has high ELO in mainly luck based games (eg Yatzy) really a "good" player or "expert" or simply someone who has more luck than others? If ELO is very high he apparently is an expert in choosing his opponents wisely to climb up in ELO...
And if it's just luck, what possible difference could it make which opponents they choose to play?