pgaw Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Looking for a partner. Since the self-proclaimed 'experts' often turn out to be just aspiring experts :-), I really am looking for someone who is bboskill.com rated as Expert or Advanced+ (like myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 You are right - anyone rated Adv+ or better on bboskill must surely be a true expert. :rolleyes: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themule Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Looking for a partner. Since the self-proclaimed 'experts' often turn out to be just aspiring experts :-), I really am looking for someone who is bboskill.com rated as Expert or Advanced+ (like myself).If you are looking for a partner/teacher, message me. I teach online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne_LV Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 You are right - anyone rated Adv+ or better on bboskill must surely be a true expert. :rolleyes: Not necessarily so. The adjustment factor has a large bearing on the final rating and this is one part of the calculations that BBO Skill uses that is totally unreliable. I have an adjustment factor of -18 and I play with the same partner most of the time and we mostly play in the main room against all comers (for the board or 2 they will stay). I have a BBO Skill Rating of Advanced and my partner is rated Advanced +. The numerical value used for my rating has not changed in more than a year due to the large number of boards in their database for me (18,000+). I don't expect my rating will ever change. For grins I sometime pick a full table of "Experts" and run BBO skill for their ratings and most often not a single player at the table is rated Expert and many times they are rated as Novice or Intemediate. BBO Skill is a pretty reliable indicator of a BBO players real skill, however be wary of the rating of anyone with a very large number of boards and a very negative adjustment factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasetb Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Wayne, Zel clearly meant that as a joke - he even put in the rolling eyes smiley. I'm very surprised that you didn't know that. To stay on topic, welcome to the forums pgaw. You should give a little more information, like favorite system, time zone, best times to play, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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