The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons National Player Rating
System has been developed by TSR Hobbies, Inc., as a means of
grading AD&D tournaments and the people who play in them. By using
this framework, it is possible for players as far apart as New York and
California (for instance) to be rated by a universal standard and get a
concrete idea of how their abilities and achievements compare to one
another’s.

The rating system is explained below, and current rankings are
noted for those who have played in any or all of the three Official
Invitational AD&D Masters Tournaments. The Dragon and TSR Periodicals
are presenting this description of the rating system as a service to
TD readers and other players who may be interested in participating in
it. Publication of this or any other material about this rating system (or
any other rating system which may be developed in the future by
another organization) does not necessarily imply that TD or TSR
approves of the precepts of such a system. Updates in the rating system
and decisions on the status of tournaments will be made by TSR
Hobbies, Inc. All questions or comments about the ratings should be
addressed to Will Niebling, TSR Hobbies, Inc., P.O. Box 756, Lake
Geneva WI 53147.

THE NATIONAL PLAYER RATING SYSTEM
Before a player can be rated, the tournament in which he/she
played must be categorized to determine what multiplier (if any) will be
used, according to the following arrangement:

Any tournament to be considered for inclusion in the ratings must be
approved by TSR Hobbies for acceptable content, procedure and
organization. If a tournament is approved and sponsored by TSR
Hobbies, all points earned by players for their performance therein will
be multiplied by 2.

If the design of a tournament is controlled or closely supervised by
TSR Hobbies, in addition to that tournament’s being approved and
sponsored by TSR Hobbies, players will receive a multiplier of 3

Tournaments approved, sponsored and completely designed by
TSR Hobbies (such as the AD&D Invitational Masters Tournaments)
will earn a multiplier of 4.

On the chart used for determining points scored by players, there
are divisions for the size of the tournament (number of players) and the
finish of each player within the standings for that tournament. The chart
can be used for tournaments for individual players, as well as tournaments
which are played and scored on the basis of team performance.

For example, the winner of a single-player event involving 100
players would receive 14 points as a base. That figure could be altered
upwards to 28,42 or 56 points (using the multipliers), depending on the
status of the tournament.

In a team tournament, the top player on the winning team would use
the same column (on the far right) to determine his/her point total.

All other players finishing in the top 5 percent of a tournament’s
standings would receive points according to the schedule on the next
column to the left. The same column applies, for team competition, to
the top finisher from the runner-up team and all other members of the
winning team, aside from that team’s top finisher.

The 3rd column from the right is used to award points for players
who finished in the top 10%, and for other members of the
runnerup team, aside from that team’s top finisher.

Other divisions on the chart are for those who finished in the top 25%
or the top 50%. No points are awarded for players who
finish in the bottom 1/2 of a tournament’s standings, or for players
labeled as alternates, except for the Masters Tournaments, which comprise
a special category of tournament unrelated to the size of the field.

CURRENT PLAYER RATINGS
On the next page is a list of ratings for all players who have been
involved in 1 or more of the 3 Invitational AD&D Masters Tournaments.

Those 3 tournaments are the only ones to date which
have been “translated” into the AD&D National Player Rating System.

All point totals were tabulated by figuring a player’s standing in the
tournament (on a team or individual basis, depending on the event) and
using the ×4 multiplier for tournaments approved, sponsored and
designed by TSR Hobbies. “Most Recent Finish” indicates the date of
the last tournament in which each player participated, 1/80 referring to
the 3rd Masters Tournament (which was concluded at Winter Fantasy
on Jan. 5-6). and 8/79 referring to the 2nd Masters Tournament
On the chart used for determining points scored by players, there (which was concluded at GenCon XII on Aug. 16-19).

AD&D NATIONAL PLAYER RATING SYSTEM
Points for tournament placings
 

Team Tournaments----------------->	Top 50%	Top 25%	Others on runnerup team	Top runner-up team member, others on winning team	Top player on best team
Individual Tournaments------------->	Top 50%	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	champion
24 or less players	1	2	3	5	8
25-49 players	1 1/2	3	4	6	10
50-99 players	2	4	5	7	12
100-249 players	3	5	6	8	14
250-499 players
500 or more players
AD&D Masters*

Current Player-Ratings

Name	Points	Most Recent Finish
Bob Blake	164	1/80
Ralph Williams	124	1/80
Loren Wiseman	124	1/80
Kristine Baley	120	1/80
Robin Hostetter	120	8/79
Len Lakofka	88	1/80
John Baillie	84	1/80
Brian Price	84	1/80
John Harshman	68	1/80
Gary Jaquet	68	1/80
Bob Stiegel	68	1/80
Kathy Bullinger	64	1/80
Gary Peyre-Ferry	64	1/80
Lawrence Schick	64	1/80
Bryan Bullinger	61	1/80
Kenneth Reek	60	1/80
Al Hammack	52	1/80
Herb Petersen	48	1/80
Jim Ward	48	1/80
Rob Kuntz	44	1/80
Mark Mulkins	44	8/79
Todd Huettel	40	1/80
Mike Carr	40	1/80
Erol Otus	40	1/80
Tim Cahoon	40	1/80
Jo LaForce	40	1/80
Gary Gygax	32	1/80
Will Niebling	32	1/80
Troy Conner	28	1/80
Bill Hoyer	28	1/80
Jeff Leason	28	1/80
Tim Kask	28	1/80
Henry Veldenz	25	1/80
Dave Cook	24	1/80
Barry Eynon	24	1/80
J. Eric Holmes	24	8/79
Harold Johnson	24	1/80
David LaForce	24	1/80
John Murray	24	1/80
Charles Sagui	24	8/79
Joe Orlowski	8	1/80
Greg Rihn	8	1/80
Mike Mayeau	5	1/80
Doug Blume	4	1/80
Kevin Blume	4	1/80
Sharon Blume	4	1/80
Dave Emigh	4	1/80
Ernie Gygax	4	1/80
Paul Schwab	4	1/80
Dave Sutherland	4	1/80
Don Turnbull	4	1/80
Bob Waldbauer	4	1/80
Jean Wells	4	1/80
Tom Wham	4	1/80
Tony Appleby	4	8/79
Bob Bledsaw	4	8/79
Dave Griggs	4	8/79
Tim Jones	4	8/79
Joe Jungbluth	4	1/79
Steve Kingsley	4	8/79
Frank Krohn	4	1/79
John Muse	4	8/79
Mike Pautler	4	8/79
Rob Pritschet	4	8/79
Jamie Smith	4	8/79
Tom Towns	4	8/79
Steve Zagieboylo	4	8/79
Tom Zarbock	4	8/79

The scores of the players were as follows:

PLACE	NAME	SCORE
1	Kristine Batey	40,981.7
2	Loren Wiseman, GDW	43,995.75
3	Ralph Williams, TSR	48,250
4	Kenneth Reek, TSR	77,494.75
5	Bryan Bullinger, W V	87,295
6	Todd Huettel, IL	96,600
7	Bob Blake, IN	97,700
8	Mike Carr, TSR	108,952
9	Erol Otus, TSR	116,100
10	Tim Cahoon, TSR	132,949.50
11	Bob Stiegel, WI	148,631
12	Gary Peyre-Ferry, PA	156,450
13	Jo LaForce, TSR	156,650
14	Dave Cook, TSR	163,597.50
15	Brian Price, WI	169,950
16	Henry Veldenz, IL	171,950
17	Kathy Bullinger, WV	175,258
18	John Murray, IL	178,942.5
19	Len Lakofka, IL	180,750
20	Barry Eynon, CA	186,339.95
21	Herb Petersen, WI	192,465
22	Gary "Jake" Jaquet, TSRP	195,345
23	David LaForce, TSR	203,897.50
24	Bill Hoyer, WI	209,548.75
25	Harold Johnson, TSR	234,600
26	Greg Rihn, WI	241,351
27	John Baillie, England	251,850
28	Tim Kask, TSRP	266,050
29	Jeff Leason, TSR	270,530
30	Lawrence Schick, TSR	285,950
31	Rob Kuntz, WI	289,550
32	Paul Schwab, WI	292,500
33	John Harshman, GDW	293,670
34	Sharon Blume, TSR	295,375
35	Don Turnbull, England	305,100
36	Troy Conner, MD	336,250
37	Kevin Blume, TSR	342,234.95
38	Dave Emigh, IL	347,900
39	Jim Ward, WI	347,950
40	Tom Wham, TSR	354,847.50
41	Douglas Blume, TSR	368, 664
42	Dave Sutherland, TSR	374,093.90
43	Mike Mayeau, CA	415,400
44	Will Niebling, TSR	428,276
45	Al Hammack, TSR	451,880
46	Bob Waldbaur, TSR	455,800
47	Gary Gygax, TSR	478,525.605
49	Joe Orlowski, TSR	585,500
50	Jean Wells, TSR	644,200