A few months ago, I started collecting statistics on the table options that people are using at
World of Card Games. I thought it might be interesting to some people, so I'll share the results here.
In all of the games, the most popular table options are the default ones: robots allowed, do not require registered players, no private table setting. That may mean people don't realize that they can change them, or perhaps they don't want to be bothered. Here's the breakdown by game:
- Hearts: 60% of tables have the default options.
- Spades: 53% "
- Euchre: 56% "
- Go Fish: 94% "
The second most popular option is to use a private table with no table name (table name is set to "none") - this setting is used by players who want to play with robots only. Here's the breakdown for that:
- Hearts: 29% of tables are private, for playing with robots only.
- Spades: 19% "
- Euchre: 22% "
The third most popular option is to forbid robots. Some people really dislike the robot players (I admit, they need improvement!). Here are the statistics for that category:
- Hearts: 7% of tables forbid robots.
- Spades: 11% "
- Euchre: 17% "
Well there you go! Very few people have the "Registered Only" option set. That's interesting. If you set this option, only registered users will be allowed into your table. This may be useful if you want to recognize who you're playing with. Guest numbers change, so if you played with Guest #10 yesterday, they may be labelled as Guest #251 today.
