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Hi

(Probably already answered somewhere in the forum, but searching for ELO with the search restrictions is hard )

How come you get negative ELO points because of your partner in a team game (concretely here, Tichu)? Explanation in the mouse over says "Tie - 50% chance of winning against ..." when playing in team with a similar strong player. Maybe just me, but I'd rate the chance to win over my partner in a Tichu game exactly at 0%.

BR
Olio

ELO doesn't work correctly for any team game. Tichu, Belote, Not Alone and some others. Maybe upvote here helps? https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=11297

Unfortunately the system as it is now punishes the stronger player in the team double:
If you have 300 and your partner has 100. When you beat your opponents who have both 200, it would make sense that you gain ELO like a 200-ELO player winning against a 200-ELO player.
Instead you not only lose ELO for the "tie" against your partner, but in addition you only gain ELO from your opponents like a 300-ELO-player winning against 200-ELO-player which gains you less then if you were counted as a 200-ELO player. But it should be respected that you teamed up with a weaker player which made it harder for you to win.