@pebg/multi-elo v2.2.2

multi-elo

This package implements a multiplayer extension of the popular Elo rating system.

• Installation
• Example Usage
• Methodology
  • Traditional Elo ratings
  • Extension to multiplayer

This Package is based on djcunningham0s python implementation. For additional information, see his blog post on Towards Data Science (or try this link if you hit a paywall).

Installation

The package can be installed from GitHub or npm by using npm.

npm install multi-elo

You can install a specific released version of the package using tag names. For example, to install release v0.0.1 you can use:

npm install multi-elo@v0.0.1

Example Usage

The following example shows how to calculate updated Elo ratings after a matchup using the default settings in the package.

import { MultiElo } from 'multi-elo';

# player with 1200 rating beats a player with 1000 rating
MultiElo.getNewRatings([1200, 1000])
# [1207.68809835,  992.31190165]

# player with 900 rating beats player with 1000 rating
MultiElo.getNewRatings([900, 1000])
# [920.48207999, 979.51792001]

# 3-way matchup
MultiElo.getNewRatings([1200, 900, 1000])
#  [1208.34629612,  910.43382278,  981.21988111]

See demo.md for a more in-depth tutorial, including details on parameters that can be tuned in the Elo algorithm.

Methodology

For more Info on the methodology read djcunningham0s Readme.