(un)rated games?

i keep on playing games, and at the end of my games when i win it says 'unrated game' ... now i bet first game i lose it will be a rated one...where do i see if a game is rated or unrated?

...found out seconds after i posted ... only tournament games are rated..they do count for statistics though, that's good..cheers michael

I WISH ALL THE GAMES WERE RATED(WITH THE OPTION FOR UNRATED) BUT I SEE NO PLOINT IN PLAYING AN (UNRATED) GAME!

WHATS THE POINT!?

KAREN 50 WEST VIRGINIA USA

I HATE PLAYING A LONG LONG GO GAME THEN ITS UNRATED AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN I WIN GAMES IT SAYS UNRATED HOW DO WE KNOW WHO WON? WHY DONT YOU SAY SO AND SO LOST OR SO AND SO WN(WHATS SO HARD ABOUT THAT??

I posted two games in the waiting room (two each, totaling four) before I realized they wouldn't be rated. Then I asked myself the same question: what's the point?

The next games I placed in the waiting room were the games I've either never played or need more practice playing. That, I would say, is the purpose: to help you learn or improve your game without the pressure of a rating change.

Of the games that I AM familiar with, I entered a rating tournament so I could start finding out what my rating will be.

Problem qith rating games outside tournaments is tat it so easy to blow up your rating. Make a fake id (or 2) and play several games winning them all...

Just rating tournament games are much better.

I think the point is as well Andrew..that some of us like to play without using dictionaries for the word game, ...but would be nice for us if we had ratings as well...

Hi! I myself like playing for fun. I don't care if it's rated or not. If you want a rated game, get into a tournament. If you want a fun game, send me an invitation!

(I, like gabbybrook, DO NOT use a dictionary!)

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