RANKING RULES

Check out our online games rankings.

GAMEVELVET has different rankings so you can compete with hundreds of players online. Each one of our games has its own rankings. For example, playing in the Spades ranked lounges or in the tournaments you are automatically joining the daily, weekly, monthly and annual rankings, as well as in the ranking per level at this game. There is no limit of rankings to compete, you can simultaneously participate in each online game at GAMEVELVET (only ranked lounges and tournaments)

Ranking	Beginning	Ends	Points
Daily	everyday at 00h	every day at 23h59min	accumulated throughout the day
Weekly	monday at 00h	Sunday at 23h59min	Accumulated throughout the week
Monthly	first day of the month at 00h	at last day of the month 23h59min	Accumulated throughout the month
Annual	first day of the year at 00h	at the last day of the year at 23h59min	Accumulated throughout the year
Level	-	does not end	accumulated forever on MEGAJOGOS

THE BEST OF EACH GAME

By the end of each year, we set the Hall of fame,
eternalizing the name of the best of the year on GameVelvet. Besides each game ranking, we created a new ranking: the GV Ranking, that unites all your participation in our site. That being, all games, achievements and tournaments points count to build your position at the GV Ranking. The achievements still have their ranking: the The Achievements Race. This ranking bets on creative items and receives constant update. Besides the games achievements you unlock achievements related to your actions on GV, such as anniversary on gv, early annual passport renewal, and others. The points obtained on the Achievements Race are worth for the GV ranking as well. Find out the avilable, prize and ranking achievements.

With the new rankings, you have even more chances to stand out and win medals.
All trophies and medals will be displayed on your Trophy Gallery.

Note: The ranking points are credited on the end of each match or tournament.

EX: If the game begins on Sunday 23h and ends on Monday 1h30, the points will be valid for the ranking that begins on Monday.

Check your position

You can check your ranking position to know who was the best of the day, the week, the month and the year between your friends and all players on GameVelvet. To check, choose the ranking you wish to see on the page RANKINGS.

PLAYERS LEVELS

All players begin at level 1 in each game.

Every game is a different game. You can be very good at Spades and not so good at Canasta. This way, a person can be on different levels in different games.

This level increases and decreases according to your performance and influences on your scoring on tournaments of different games.

MATCH SCORING

Playing matches in ranked lounges and tournaments are worth points for the rankings.

Every time a player wins a match he will earn points and, if he doesn't, he will lose points.

Learn more about the match points:

The opponents levels defines the match score;
The matches are worth less points as the distance between the opponents levels increases;
Players at levels 1 and 2, in special, lose only half the match points in order to encourage them to compete;
Ties give 50 points;
Matches between players at the same level are worth 1000 points and between players at 20 levels of difference or more, lowers 100 points.
When playing with a partner the level will be the average between the partners levels.
Zero is the lowest score, therefore, a player never gets negative points.

Check out a sample of how the level is in relation to the match scoring:

Difference between your level and your opponent's	Match score
between levels 0 and 20	1.000 points
between levels 21 and 40	900 points
between levels 41 and 60	800 points
between levels 61 and 80	700 points
between levels 81 and 100	600 points
between levels 101 and 120	500 points
between levels 121 and 140	400 points
between levels 141 and 160	300 points
between levels 161 and 180	200 points
between levels 181 and up	100 points

simulate your match's score

2x2 1x1

Difference:	- levels
Scoring:	- scores

ABANDON

Avoid abandoning matches not to be penalized. In case of abandonment are debited the value of the match + half of this value. EX: If the match is worth 1000 points and you abandon it, you'll lose 1000 points (match value) + 500 points (half of match value) as penalty.

SPECIAL SCORING FOR INDIVIDUAL GAMES

In games with individual matches such as Hangman, Mau Mau and Battleship, the scoring follows a particular rule where part of the player get points according to the place, and other half loses pro rata:

Placement	Scoring	Example: Match worth 1.000 points
1st Place	wins 100% of the points	+ 1.000 points
2nd Place	wins 50% of the points	+ 500 points
3rd Place	loses 50% of the points	- 500 points
4th Place	loses 100% of the points	- 1.000 points

In case of a tie, their placement will be the number of players that tied summed to the number of players with superior score. See examples bellow:

Formula:

No tied + No players w/ best score = tied placement

	1st Place + 1.000 points	2nd Place + 500 points	3rd Place - 500 points	4th Place - 1.000 points
Example A	1 player	-	2 players tied	1 player
Example B	-	2 players tied	1 player	1 player
Example C	1 player	-	-	3 players tied
Example D	-	-	3 players tied	1 player

TOURNAMENTS

On GameVelvet tournament tournaments consist on various teams (or player in case of 1x1) formed randomly to compete among themselves, using the Swiss Pairing model which is the most widespread type of tournament and it has been used since 1895.

HOW TO PLAY A TOURNAMENT

To play in a tournament just be on the chosen game tournament lounge and wait for the tournament countdown to the start. All tournaments have pre-set schedules. A tournament starts only if it reaches the minimum number of participants.

A tournament is divided in several rounds (depends on the game).

In the first round the teams that will compete are randomly assigned. In the following rounds the teams that will compete will be assigned according to the WPs to ensure greater competitiveness.

The duration of each round varies from game to game as well as the number of rounds.

All teams start the tournament with 0 (zero) WPs and 0 (zero) PPs.

A tournament is over when all rounds ends or when there are no more teams or players to compete.

Each teams score (WPs) in a round is defined by the following formula: number of players per table - team rank in the game.

For instance: In a 4 player game, if team A wins the game, its rank is 1, therefore: 4 (players) - 1 (rank) = 3. Team A scores 3 points. Last places will always score 0 (zero) points and teams that sores equal PPs (tie) will receive 1 WPs.

The winner of a tournament is the one who achieved the highest score among the winning teams. All of the winning team players will receive a 1st place trophy that will be available on the trophies gallery, as well as second and third places.

Check the minimum number of players for the tournament to happen:

IMPORTANT: The minimum number of players is 2 complete tables, but in order to score, this minimum doubles and it's 4 complete tables.

Card Games	Minimum Players to Begin	for award
Buraco	8	16
Buraco Justificado Mano a Mano	4	8
Buraco Mano a Mano	4	8
Tranca	8	16
Tranca Mano a Mano	4	8
Buraco Fechado STBL Mano a Mano	4	8
Megaburaco	8	16
Buraco Fechado	8	16
Buraco Fechado STBL	8	16
Buraco Fechado Sujo	8	16
Truco	8	16
Truco Mineiro	8	16
Truco Mano a Mano	8	16
Texas Hold'em	4	8
Poker	4	8
Cacheta	8	16
Pif Paf	4	8
Sueca	8	16
Mau Mau	8	16
Rouba Monte	4	8
Hearts	8	16
Spades	8	16
Move Move	8	16
Truco Gaudério	8	16
Scala 40	8	16
Scopone Scientifico	8	16
Scopa	8	16
Buraco Italiano Mano a Mano	4	8
Chinchon	8	16
Conquian	8	16
Belote	8	16
Tarot	8	16
Coinche	8	16

Board Games	Minimum Players to Begin	for award
Parchis	8	16
Ludo	8	16
Domino	8	16
Dominó Mano a Mano	4	8
All Fives Dominoes	8	16
Domino Draw	8	16
Chess	4	8
Brazilian Checkers	4	8
Spanish Checkers	4	8
International Checkers	4	8
Italian Checkers	4	8
English Checkers	4	8
Backgammon	4	8
Reversi	4	8
Battleship	4	8

Other Games	Minimum Players to Begin	for award
Sketch	4	8
Hangman	8	16
Pool	4	8
8 Ball Billiards 2D	4	8
Billiards 7 ball	4	8

TOURNAMENT RULES

A tournament is divided in many rounds.
The duration of each round varies from game to game.
The number of rounds is defined according to the number of players.
In two players games, the teams are randomly defined before the beginning of the first round of the tournament.
In the first round are drawn the players or their pairs that will face each other. In the next rounds, to guarantee a higher competitiveness, the opponents will be defined according to their rating in the tournament.
The rating of each player (or pair) in the tournament is updated at the end of each match, and is defined by the sum of the Victory Points (VP) of the players, having the Game Points only being accumulated as the main tiebreaker criterion.
The Victory Points (VP) are the points earned by the players according to their placement in the match result. In games 2x2 or 1x1, the winning pair or player gets 3 VP. In the event of a tie, each player or pair gets 1 VP. In games all versus all, like Poker, Chinchon, Scala 40, Ludo, MauMau, MexeMexe and others, all the players, except the last one, receive Victory Points for their placement.
The Game Points (GP) are the points that a player (or pair) earns during the match, according to the score rule specific of each game.GPs are stored during the tournament and used as a tiebreaker criterion.
All players begin a tournament with 0 (zero) Victory Points (VP) and 0 (zero) Game Points (GP) - except in Poker Tournaments, where the player begins with 500 Game Points (their initial tournament credits).
A tournament is only over when all the rounds end or if there are no players left to compete.
The winner of a Tournament is the player or the pair that reaches the higher score among the players, in other words, the highest rating. In tournaments that reach the minimal number of players for awarding, these players receive the 1º place trophy (Gold) in their accounts at GameVelvet. The players on 2nd and 3rd place receive Silver and Bronze trophies, respectively. According to the number of subscribers, players from 4ª to 15ª place will also receive an award for their performance.

Mounting the keys

Know the criteria the system uses when mounting the keys - The teams are chosen to play against the team with the closest performance, obeying the rule of not repeating opponents: same WP and close GP. In case there is no same WP for the determined key, the system chooses the best place in the rank on the lower WP level. Ex: There are 5 teams with WP = 9 and 5 teams with WP = 6. The system will make two keys with whoever has WP = 9 (a game between the team that has the lower WP = 9 against the team that has the best place with WP = 6) and another two games with the four teams left with WP = 6. - In case the number of teams or players does not complete a table, will receive the bye the players that got the least byes and have the lower performance.

DISCRETION CRITERIA

The tie brake criteria goes as it follows:

Higher sum of game points (GP);
Direct confront between the tied;
Higher sum of opponents victory points (opponents VP);
Higher sum of opponents game points (opponents GP);
Higher sum of victory points of the accrued opponents;
Higher sum of points from the accrued opponents;
Shorter game time.

POKER and TEXAS HOLD'EM:

Higher sum of game points (GP);
Higher sum of game points from the opponents; (opponents GP);
Higher sum of points from the accrued opponents;
Shorter game time.

TOURNAMENT TYPES The tournament are segmented in 2 levels:

PRO Tournament

Anyone can join, no active passport or previews score required.

Winner: 3000 points
2nd place: 1500 points
3rd place: 1000 points
4th to 15th place: 500 points
16th and up: 300 points

GV TOURNAMENT

Anyone with an active passport can join and there is no previews score or level limit required.

Winner: 5000 points
2nd place: 2500 points
3rd place: 1500 points
4th to 15th place: 1000 points
16th and up: 500 points

¹ All the awards are only given to the ones that played until the end of the tournament. Awards in points for the ranking, as long as reached the minimal number of players for the awarding.

² In tournaments of 4 to 15 players, only the first 4 receive awards in virtual credits. Above 16 players, the first 15 places get awards.

AUDIENCE BONUS Raise your tournament points with the Audience Bonus

This is the multiplier factor of audience bonus you can win a tournament, according to it's audience. After all, the more competitors, the harder it is to win!

On the tournaments with audience higher then the minimun players,

For example: if you score 1000 points for playing in a tournament with 66 players, where the minimum is 16 players, you'll receive 25% bonus (250 more for this index) totaling 1250 points.

In order to know the audience rate, check tournaments selection screen or the indicative thermometer in the tournament lounge.

now BONUS

RANKING SCORE RULES:

Matches scores: Just like in the ranked rooms, during tournaments, the result of the matches in each round earn points to the ranking. Check the rules here.
Points by placement: Participating in just a few matches is not enough to earn the placement awarding, you have to play the tournament until the end (and the tournament has to reach the minimum number of participants for the awarding).

GLOSSARY

WPs (Winner's Points): Points won by a team according to its rank in the final score of a match.
PPs (Player's Points): Points scored throughout the match. The points are accumulated during the tournament and used as tiebreakers.
Team: a group made up of 1 or more players. Bye: the Team wins WPs even without playing. This happens when that team isn't able to get (an)other team(s) to compete against.

Bye: It's a team that get Winner's Points even without winning, beacuse they didn't get opponents on the game, but they don't get match points.

RANKING RULES