Ranking System

### **Explanation**

Central to Risk's online multiplayer mode is a rank system, where players gain Rank Points for winning games, and lose Rank Points for losing games. Defeating higher ranked opponents rewards more Rank Points and losing to lower ranked opponents results in larger Rank Point losses.

In the game there are two ranking systems, one for 1v1 games, and one for FFA (free for all, 3-6 player) games. Players can see their **Rank Points** (previously known as Skill Points) in game for both 1v1 and FFA. In the game, players can also observe their rank on each leaderboard (telling them how many players on the leaderboard have more Rank Points than them).

It is also possible to find out your **Rank Points** if you know your Risk Friend ID. Your Rank Points can be found on this online leaderboard (which is called ''Hasbro'') https://www.hasbrorisk.com/en/ and are visible in game. The website refers to Rank Points as "Skill Points". To view your profile page on the website, use this link https://www.hasbrorisk.com/en/player/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*, but replace the \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* with your **Risk Friend ID**.

If you have checked your Rank Points, you can work out your **Real Elo** (previously known as Rank Points) with the equation: **Real Elo = (Rank Points/100)+990**, which works for almost all ranks except Novice, as Novices' Real Elo are between 0 and 990, whereas their Rank Points are always 0 by definition. Therefore it is not possible to work out Real Elo for novice accounts. Each player starts as a novice with 990 Real Elo.

Changes in rank from winning a game work according to the Elo system, using the log method, with a development coefficient of 16. It means if you have calculated the Real Elo for yourself and your opponent, it is possible to work out how your rank would change from a win/loss against them, using standard online **Elo calculators**, like this one: https://wismuth.com/elo/calculator.html https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/elo#how-to-find-elo-rating-change

**Official explanation from SMG** can be found here, however this may be a little outdated: https://smgstudio.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/11000025021-how-is-my-risk-rank-calculated-#:~:text=winning%20Game%20B.-,RISK%20Ranking%20System,ranks%20and%20your%20end%20position.

If you have any further questions/topics that you would like us to know, Ranking on the **Official Risk Discord Server** is the best place for those questions/topics: https://discord.com/invite/rfuZc3u

## **Ranks**

#### **Ranks according to Rank Points**

Here you can find how many Rank Points (aka Skill Points) you need to get to a specific Rank.

* **New account starts** at **0** Rank Points
* **Novice** = **Under** **1,000** Rank Points
* **Beginner** = **1,000** Rank Points
* **Intermediate** = **6,000** Rank Points
* **Expert** = **11,000** Rank Points
* **Master** = **16,000** Rank Points
* **Grandmaster** = **26,000** Rank Points and **beyond**

#### **Ranks according to Real Elo**

Here you can find how much Real Elo you need to get to a specific Rank.

* **New account starts** at **990** Real Elo
* **Novice** = **Under 1000** Real Elo
* **Beginner** = **1000** Real Elo
* **Intermediate** = **1050** Real Elo
* **Expert** = **1100** Real Elo
* **Master** = **1150** Real Elo
* **Grandmaster** = **Beyond** **1250** Real Elo