[pbmserv-dev] Solitaire game scoring

[Cameron Browne <cameronb@optusnet.com.au>]

I'm wondering how to best handle scoring in solitaire games.

Robots implements a high score table in which only the highest score for 
each player is shown. This is a bit dull since a player's standing will not 
change very often, and almost never if they achieve a freak high score.

Would it be better to use the player's average score over all games 
instead? The total number of games played is given by Wins+Losses+Ties, so 
after a game the player's new standing could be calculted as follows:

                   (old_standing * total_games) + new_score
  new_standing  =  ----------------------------------------
                               total_games + 1

This is not a true average, just an approximation using the available 
information. The more games a player finishes, the less impact each new 
score would have.

Cameron