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SailHo! league 2010 statistics

2011-02-06T22:02:00.010+01:00

1. Introduction

In 2010 23 games have been completed. Although there has already been an interesting article in the S2010M issue of the DiplomatichPouch ("Thoughts on Game Balance in No-Press Sailho" by John D. Wiens) I decided to publish some more statistics with the hope of shedding some light on the properties of the No-Press Sailho games. I have analyzed the winning powers and the duration of the 23 games which have finished in the year 2010.

2. Who wins?

Figure 1 shows the fraction of games won by each power. The asymmetry in South's favor is evident. Figure 2 shows the winning power for each of the 23 games.

Figure 1: Fraction of games won by the four powers.

Figure 2: Winning powers for each game.

3. How long do the games last?

Figure 3 shows the duration of each game in game years, while figure 4 shows the game duration in real-world days. Interestingly, the game shl_20, which took the longest to finish, was won by North. Finally, Figure 5 shows the game speeds. It is remarkable that the fastest game, shl_15, had a speed of 1 game year (i.e 2 movement phases) per day and is the shortest game in terms of days played so far.

Figure 3: Game duration in game years.

Figure 4: Game duration in real-world days.

Figure 5: Game speed (game years per real-world day) for all games.

5. Conclusions

The asymmetry in South's favor is clear: players playing South won more than half of all games. The game duration is highly variable, ranging from only 5 days to almost 11 weeks. The fastest game had a tempo of two movement phases per day, while it took more than 5 days for a game year in the slowest game to advance by a year.

Rankings after 26 completed games

2011-02-06T21:53:00.004+01:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_16 (South won)
shl_17 (terminated)
shl_18 (West won)
shl_19 (South won)
shl_20 (North won)
shl_21 (West won)
shl_22 (South won)
shl_23 (North won)
shl_24 (North won)
shl_25 (West won)
shl_27 (South won)
shl_28 (North won)

Rankings of players who won points according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 23 completed games

2010-12-22T10:48:00.004+01:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_16 (South won)
shl_17 (terminated)
shl_18 (West won)
shl_19 (South won)
shl_20 (North won)
shl_21 (West won)
shl_22 (South won)
shl_23 (North won)
shl_24 (North won)

Rankings of players who won points according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 22 completed games

2010-12-22T09:55:00.002+01:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_16 (South won)
shl_17 (terminated)
shl_18 (West won)
shl_19 (South won)
shl_20 (North won)
shl_21 (West won)
shl_22 (South won)
shl_23 (North won)

Rankings of players who won points according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 21 completed games

2010-12-12T12:38:00.004+01:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_16 (South won)
shl_17 (terminated)
shl_18 (West won)
shl_19 (South won)
shl_20 (North won)
shl_21 (West won)
shl_22 (South won)

Rankings of players who won points according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 19 completed games

2010-11-14T16:01:00.006+01:00

(Note: for clarity from now on the list will only include players who won points.)

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_16 (South won)
shl_17 (terminated)
shl_18 (West won)
shl_19 (South won)
shl_21 (West won)

Rankings of players who won points according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 18 completed games

2010-10-17T11:06:00.003+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_16 (South won)
shl_17 (terminated)
shl_18 (West won)
shl_19 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 17 completed games

2010-09-09T09:46:00.004+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_16 (South won)
shl_17 (terminated)
shl_18 (West won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 16 completed games

2010-08-03T13:23:00.002+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)
shl_15 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 15 completed games

2010-07-23T08:59:00.001+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_14 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 14 completed games

2010-07-16T19:29:00.004+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)
shl_15 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 13 completed games

2010-07-08T22:09:00.002+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)
shl_13 (West won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 12 completed games

2010-07-08T14:43:00.002+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_11 (East won)
shl_12 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 11 completed games

2010-07-01T16:54:00.005+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)
shl_12 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 10 completed games

2010-06-27T09:41:00.006+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_09 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 9 completed games

2010-06-08T15:23:00.003+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)
shl_10 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 8 completed games

2010-05-27T19:22:00.004+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_06 (North won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 7 completed games

2010-05-25T21:12:00.003+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_07 (South won)
shl_08 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 6 completed games

2010-05-05T15:59:00.004+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)
shl_07 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 5 completed games

2010-05-04T07:44:00.003+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)
shl_05 (West won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 4th game

2010-05-03T21:02:00.005+02:00

The images below show the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N) and total points (P), respectively.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_03 (South won)
shl_04 (South won)

Rankings according to normalized points (right: including only players who played at least two games):

Rankings according to total points (primary criterion) and number of games played (secondary criterion):

Rankings after 3rd game

2010-05-03T09:33:00.001+02:00

The image below shows the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N). If players have the same normalized total points, they share the same rank and are sorted randomly.

The rankings below include results from the following games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_04 (South won)

Current rankings

2010-04-21T13:56:00.003+02:00

The image below shows the current rankings, sorted by the normalized total points (N). If players have the same normalized total points, they share the same rank and are sorted randomly.

The rankings below include results from the games:

shl_01 (South won)
shl_02 (West won)
shl_04 (South won)

Announcing the SailHo! league

2010-03-04T15:40:00.000+01:00

I have created the first two games of a fast, no-press SailHo! league (shl_01 and shl_02). The idea is to have games being created continuously (as long as there is still interest), and the most important thing is that these games are supposed to be short. Here are the rules:

Points

After a game is finished, points are awarded according to the following simple rules:

In case of a solo, winner gets 1 point
In case of an n-way draw, all surviving players get 0.5/n point
If eliminated, player gets 0 points.

All numbers are truncated to 3 decimal places after comma.

Example: 3-way AEG draw: Austria, England and Germany get 0.166 points; Russia, France, Italy and Turkey get 0.

League rankings

The total number of points that a player has is divided by a total number of games played. That number is then used to determine the current player ranking. The purpose of this is to encourage players to keep playing to maintain their ranking. Also, you can play only one game and leave if you do not like the league...and decide to come back later if you change your mind; your scores will be preserved. After each completed game the league rankings will be updated on this blog.

Note: a player may play an unlimited number of simultaneous games.

Note: since there will be simultaneous games and in the interest of basic fraud prevention, player identities are not revealed immediately after the game ends.

Names and pseudonyms

Players may choose to use pseudonyms instead of their real names for the published league rankings. Please let me know if you decide to use a pseudonym.

League organizer: diplopere@gmail.com