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In article <1993Jan11.202708.27119@cc.umontreal.ca> seguinr@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Seguin Rene) writes:
> 
>Hello world,
>     I would like to have some information to make a backgammon
>rating system to use in tournaments. I need a formula that will 
>take care of the results of the matchs in a similar way than 
>the chess games are rated. But I don't think Elo's formula will 
>do the trick... I think it has to be softened in some way. 
>What are the rating systems currently used? Any idea?
> 
>Thank you for any help!
> 
>Rene Seguin             
>seguinr@jsp.umontreal.ca
>Montreal, Quebec, Canada
> 
>


There already is a backgammon rating system. It's
run by Kent Goulding, and he rates all the major tournaments,
and will rate more if people send him the results.
The system is basically the same as the Chess rating
system, without the bcomplication of privisional ratings,
and with some modifications to account for differing
match lengths (A long match should have more influence
on the ratings, and it's more likely that the better
player will win a long match)

For more information, contact

Kent A. Goulding
9201 Marseille Drive
Potomac, MD 20854

If you send him $10, he'll send you a copy
of the current ratings list.

				Andy Latto
				andy@chestnut.com

PS Are any other rec.games.backgammon people
going to the Nevada State Championship in Las
Vegas next week?