Why no numerical ELO?

[slimy_asparagus]

After 5 games and 3 victories all I know is that I am an apprentice. What is going on?

[Jellby]

https://boardgamearena.com/faq?anchor=f ... edrankings

Somes games are not suitable for online competition on Board Game Arena.This can happen for a range of reasons:

• the game may be a cooperative one, where your rank serves as a rough indication of your level but should not be viewed as a competitive rank;
• the game may have been solved;
• there may be easily accessible game engines or artificial intelligence allowing players to compete at the level of the engine instead of their own.

In any of those cases, or if a specific reason does not allow for a fair competitive basis for a game, rankings and competitive modes will be disabled (with matching trophies).

(Emphasis mine)

[Aron-K]

I also wish Arena and Tournament modes was added to Gomoku!

I compare with Connect Four that has Arena and Tournament modes with swap starting rule and larger board. While the game mode that is default in Simple game is solved for the starting player to win...

Compare with Gomoku: it has Swap2 as default in simple games. Swap2 is quite complicated start of a game compare with the option none or swap.

It definitely does not make sens to have arena for Connect Four and not for Gomoku.

[ufm]

https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22704
https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26315