What is a ladder?

• What is a game ladder?
• What are the rules for the ladders?
• What is the difference between ratings and ladders?

Basic information on using ladders

• How do I play a ladders game?
• How do I challenge another player?
• My user name on a ladder is gone. Where did it go?
• What do I do if someone is cheating?
• Can I play ladders under multiple user names?

How to increase (and avoid decreasing) your ladder ranking

• How is my rung computed?
• How is my rung computed in the "free-for-all" games?
• How is my rung computed in partnership games?
• What strategies can I employ to move up the ladder?
• I'm going away for a long time. Will this affect my ladder ranking?
• My computer crashed in the middle of a ladders game. Will this affect my position?
• Why did my position drop even though I didn't lose a game?
• Why should I play someone on a lower rung than me?

More Yahoo! Games help

• Yahoo! Games overview, tech support
• Game rules, ratings, general how-to questions
• All-Stars, tournaments, and leagues
• Anything about signing in, passwords, or registration
• Report a bug or ask a question