Judge Diplomacy Player Ratings

Top 50 Active Players (last update: January 1, 2006)

Rank Rating Games Name
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1 1926 25 Geoff Bache
2 1896 19 Chris Aanstoos
3 1834 34 Stanley Szeto
4 1746 12 Edgar Guthardt
5 1726 85 Ken Lofgren
6 1701 140 Ashish Shah
7 1691 211 Geoffrey Kerr
8 1675 30 Fletcher Redmond
9 1672 50 Tomas Ahlstrand
10 1672 12 Joe Sparks
11 1662 70 Ron Poet
12 1653 10 Ivan Van Acker
13 1648 26 Thorin Munro
14 1635 43 Steve Ray
15 1627 43 Andre Ilievics
16 1624 23 Yann CLOUET
17 1624 7 Ben Chappell
18 1614 48 Yarden Livnat
19 1603 92 Pascal Seuret
20 1603 17 Bruce McCord
21 1602 160 Amotz Bar-Noy
22 1589 7 Mark Hughes
23 1573 19 Paul Stuckwisch
24 1563 42 Tim Holmstrom
25 1536 168 Bruce Duewer
26 1532 12 Paul Anderson
27 1531 44 Andre Verweij
28 1527 29 Steve Araps
29 1516 75 Martin Moore
30 1514 35 Tom Woodhouse
31 1509 9 Michael A Binder
32 1507 38 Tobias Bende
33 1504 7 Doug Muir
34 1502 7 Jonas Lehtonen
35 1502 64 Shlomi Yaakobovich
36 1496 7 Jeff Yegian
37 1495 154 Randy Hudson
38 1483 13 Geoff West
39 1483 25 Eugene Hung
40 1481 309 Jason Whitby
41 1475 33 Oscar Mangione
42 1471 40 Rolf Juffernbruch
43 1469 9 Brad Basden
44 1465 16 Christopher McInerney
45 1463 86 Rick Desper
46 1459 171 Rastislav Senderak
47 1457 62 Titi Renou
48 1457 85 Gian Paolo Costantino
49 1451 8 Henrik Steenberg
50 1448 51 LATOUR Stephane

New!A query tool that you can use to search for your JDPR rating. Thanks, Alain Tesio! (Note, though, that this data isn't always using the most recent database -- check the last-update date in both places)

For some time now, I've been trying to gather up all the available information about the ten years of Diplomacy on the Judges and put together a comprehensive archive of all the players, all the games, all the variants, and all the results that have ever seen play on all the Judges throughout history. Collecting the data is a considerable task; figuring out what to do with that data is nearly as difficult.

However, I've finished my first attempt and would like to enlist the Diplomacy community to help me (a) complete the database and (b) check the database for errors. The plan is to provide all the data listed below; if there's a link there, that means the data is available. If there's no link, then I haven't gotten to it yet.

A list of all 13,750 games (~1.8Mb) in the database, along with the Judge name, date of completion, result, and variant type. Included with each game are "Irregular Flags", which indicate strange game settings or occurences during the game which affect whether or not the game is eligible for Hall of Fame points. If you have a game summary for a game that isn't on this list, please email it to me, Doug Massey.

A list of all 21,248 players (~3.8Mb) on the Judges. Five numbers are given for each player: A unique ID number, the Judge Diplomacy Player Rating, JDPR games played, Diplomacy Resignation Record games played, and resignations from DRR games. The games played totals overlap for the most part, except that (a) games older than three years old can't be counted in the DRR and (b) games with certain Irregular flag settings aren't counted in the JDPR. Many players have aliases -- multiple name/email combinations that are used by the same person -- I highly encourage everyone to check this list and help me combine multiple email addresses under single entries. If you see two entries for the same person, email me, Doug Massey, with the information. Every time a correction is made and the ratings are recalculated, the entire system becomes more accurate (since opponents' ratings factor into the calculations). The best way I can think of to do this is to load the player list into your browser, then scan for names and email addresses that you've used.

If you found your rating and can't imagine how it could have possibly ended up there and would like to determine exactly what mistake I made in the calculation of your rating, I'm extremely eager for you to do so. I try to make random checks to make sure my programs are working right, but there are lots of players and lots of games. This page will explain how to check the calculation of your rating.

The JDPR Ratings are based on Tony Nichols and George Heintzelman's EIDRaS system. Rather than compile the points earned for wins and draws (a system that obviously favors the prolific player), an EIDRaS system gives each player a rating that factors in variant type, press settings, opposition strength, and past performance. An in-depth description of the system is included for your scrutiny and constructive criticism.

Using this system, I've compiled various rankings. To qualify for listing in any of the rankings, a player must have seven games of that type.

For all Diplomacy Games (all variants, all types of press):

All-time Top 100 highest rated games, by average JDPR.

All-time Top 100 list.
Year-end active player Top 50 lists for 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

For Standard Diplomacy Only (all types of press):

All-time Top 100 list.
Year-end active player Top 50 lists for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

For Standard Full-Press Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 100 list.
Year-end active player Top 50 lists for 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

For Standard No-Press Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 100 list.
Year-end active player Top 50 lists for 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

For Standard Broadcast Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 25 list.

For Non-Standard (all variants!) Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 50 list.

For Fleet-Rome Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 20 list.

For 1898 Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 15 list.

For Hundred Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 10 list.

For Crowded Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 10 list.

For Sail-Ho Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 10 list.

For Modern Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 25 list.

For Machiavelli Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 10 list.

For Shift (Right, Left, or Around) Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 10 list.

For Youngstown Diplomacy Only:

All-time Top 20 list.

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