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Subject: elo

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Date: Wed May 6 14:48:40 2026
User: Stitch1
Message:

Can you please tell me what elo stands for ? Thank you very much


Date: Wed May 6 15:00:15 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:

Elo...scroll down to "Other board and card games"...



...the Elo system's use here should receive some mention on that page, somewhere...


Date: Wed May 6 15:48:26 2026
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:

Elo is the name of the mathematician who designed the Elo rating system.


Date: Thu May 7 12:10:13 2026
User: MrFixit
Message:

Elo is explained here:

https://www.freecell.net/f/c/elo_about.html

(also available from the right hand menu on the Scores page)


Date: Wed May 13 19:33:32 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
5/1319:3211x1 26040-12Streak1:51Won20%133615




WTF?


Date: Wed May 13 20:10:32 2026
User: thebangles
Message:

At first, I thought WTF what but then I looked at your Recent Play



WTF indeed! Almost all of these 11x1 leve 12s have the exact same ELO (1336) even though they’ve been played various numbers of times. Each win or loss should have some impact.

Could it be a weird glitch having to do with level 12?


Date: Wed May 13 23:56:40 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
11x1 22410-12
Game stats:2/1/50%
Player Elo:1991.698  0.179

Elapsed:


01:29                                      again, WTF?




Date: Thu May 14 01:34:48 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
If I (a plodding and deliberate solver) beat it in 111 seconds and it was previously (solely) lost to four times, it's way overrated through piss poor play (with all due respect to Elo dude).

Date: Thu May 14 15:43:59 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
7x5 6024-12
Game stats:16/6/37.5%


Cool to take it from one-third to three-eighths...


Date: Thu May 14 15:53:09 2026
User: TNmountainman
Message:

With no loss of rationality!


Date: Thu May 14 16:17:58 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:

I wish my Elo were Me................................or eM.


Date: Thu May 14 17:19:25 2026
User: thebangles
Message:

I claim all games stats will always be rational.


Date: Thu May 14 17:32:30 2026
User: TNmountainman
Message:

That's an incredibly rational statement there, doncha know.


Date: Fri May 15 12:30:31 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Game:9x3 28227-12...I could have solved it as a seven year old...rating 1000 ought.



Date: Fri May 15 21:51:32 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:


Date: Wed May 27 22:36:21 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Game:7x5 21995-12
Game stats:

1/1/100%   



way overrated.



Date: Thu May 28 16:32:16 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
7x5 15496-12
Game stats:1/1/100%


maybe sort of underrated...


Date: Tue Jun 16 18:38:57 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Mode:Streak
Game:11x0 11626-5
Elapsed:08:52
Game stats:60/0/0%


Streak was:1


I think it said it was beatable.


Date: Tue Jun 16 20:08:48 2026
User: TNmountainman
Message:

Nope, it's not.


Date: Fri Jun 19 18:08:16 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Mode:Streak
Game:7x4 14266-7
Game stats:3/3/100%
Player Elo:
Elapsed:05:02
Streak:21
Today:12

Rated 1537 seems sort of low, pretty tough


Date: Fri Jun 19 18:10:10 2026
User: firenze
Message:

Played 3 times, won 3 times.  Can't be that tough.


Date: Fri Jun 19 18:26:04 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:


I just lost to a super tough game, unbeaten by 27...but after consideration, it seems better to keep secrets secret (even if one uses aids...


In other words, I'll never post an unbeaten here, and will never try try try to beat one that beat me...keep the toughies HIDDEN.


People know subtle reference...



Admittedly also getting older, baking, consciousness near nebulous...









Date: Thu Jul 23 20:03:45 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Sometimes I write nebulous bullshit, admittedly...

Date: Thu Jul 23 20:05:35 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:

I overuse the words nebulous and admittedly.


Date: Thu Jul 23 23:17:52 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
11x1 403-11
Game stats:9/2/22.2%

rated 1308? no way


Date: Fri Jul 24 07:51:03 2026
User: jsmith
Message:
What does Elo mean???

Date: Fri Jul 24 09:41:29 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:

The "scores" section has stuff to read about it--and the math, if you want it.


Date: Thu Aug 6 04:10:55 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
[too honest for post]



Date: Fri Aug 7 07:33:52 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
9x3 32334-12
Game stats:17/5/29.4%

Diff. 1338 seems low, no? Yes.


Date: Fri Aug 7 16:21:02 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:

An eighth of a point for nearly eight minutes...that's chugging along...


Date: Tue Aug 11 11:15:37 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Game:7x4 18940-5
Game stats:298/13/4.4%


Strong victory.


Date: Thu Aug 20 12:02:21 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
9x3 24697-12
Game stats:12/3/25%
Player Elo:2006.025  0.978
Elapsed:01:46


Since it only took 106 seconds, overrated by weak previous play, I'd say.

1471 vice 1661, maybe...


Date: Fri Aug 21 21:33:51 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:

...Elo's so pedestrian...


Date: Thu Aug 27 17:36:15 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Mode:Streak
Game:10x1 29794-11
Game stats:2/1/50%

...somewhat tougher than rating would indicate...


Date: Sat Aug 29 19:20:04 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Mode:Streak
Game:11x1 8809-12

~2/7% unrated.


Date: Sun Aug 30 20:54:34 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Mode:Streak
Game:11x1 12590-12
Game stats:4/1/25%


I deserve a bit more credit than I got for beating that.


Date: Sun Sep 6 16:14:41 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:
Mode:Streak
Game:7x4 4895-5
Game stats:245/83/33.9%

Excruciatingly difficult (one man's opinion).


Date: Sun Sep 6 23:43:34 2026
User: BrewCrewOldSkool
Message:

8X2? Whoa, I stop if I ever get seven.


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