When playing pool ,any game I loose ,20 points get deducted,but when I win only 10 points are added to my scor

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When playing pool ,any game I loose ,20 points get deducted,but when I win only 10 points are added to my scor

Answer 1

what is the question???

Answer 2

Yahoo! Pool scoring is kind if mysterious, but not completely impossible to understand. You start out with 1200 points and a provisional status. After playing 20 games you are no longer provisional and your actual score will show up in the right-hand column beside your name.

Now for the good part. Scoring is based on the rating of your opponent. You are encouraged to play people with a higher score than you possess,because playing someone lower results in a greater loss of points if you lose the game.a 1200 rated player verses another 1200 player will result in about 15 points changing hands. If a 1200 player beats a 1400 player, he will receive around 20 points. A person rated high, say 1800 or more, will not gain many points for beating someone rated low.

I've built  up to 3500 points before, ( by boosting ) and I did not gain a single point for winning against lower ratings. Each loss cost me 32 points.

I hope this helps.