u could just switch average and rookie

I found there weren't any single player rankings, so I came up with a point system.
Level 1:
Over 11- 40 points
11- 45 points
10- 50 points
9- 60 points
8- 80 points
7- 120 points
6- 200 points

Level 2:
Over 22- 120 points
21-22- 135 points
19-20- 150 points
17-18- 180 points
16- 240 points
15- 360 points
14- 600 points

Level 3:
Over 31- 240 points
29-31- 270 points
26-28- 300 points
23-25- 360 points
21-22- 480 points
20- 720 points
19- 1,200 points

Europe Challenge:
Over 30- 300 points
28-30- 340 points
25-27- 375 points
22-24- 450 points
20-21- 600 points
19- 900 points
18- 1,500 points

Crazy Challenge:
Over 40- 500 points
36-40- 560 points
32-35- 625 points
28-31- 750 points
25-27- 1,000 points
23-24- 1,500 points
22- 2,500 points

Insane Challenge:
Over 50- 800 points
45-50- 900 points
39-44- 1,000 points
35-38- 1,200 points
31-34- 1,600 points
29-30- 2,400 points
28- 4,000 points

Rating:
Under 300- Just Started
300-600- Noob
601-1,200 Getting There
1,201-1,800 Amateur
1,801-2,500 Rookie
2,501-3,500 Average
3,501-5,000 Veteran
5,001-7,500 Champion
7,501-9,999 Master
10,000 Ultimate Warlight Player
There, happy now?

"If you get under the lowest amount you still get the same number of points. Like if you get 13 turns on Level 2 then you still get 600 points."

Well, that's rather silly. I worked hard for that result!

Really, though, it's a subjective system made by a single player, so I think adjusting it according to what is possible would be no problem.

I just made it the star amount.

i agree with richard in a way.

multi-player and single-player are quite different. multi-player has so many more variables. with AIs, if you play the exact same settings every time (with straight round and 0% luck), and make the same moves, you should get the exact same results.

this means it's far easier to determine the better player on single-player than multi-player. but personally, i find it makes single-player quite tedious. i haven't played it since i went on it as a tutorial when i first joined.

oh, and i meant to add: somebody being adept at single-player mode doesn't necessarily mean that they will be good at multi-player (although it would probably be a decent indicator).

Being good at single player just means you are good at the math of the game. I would think that would tend to help you with single player and team games, though it would likely not help nearly as much in FFA.

As for this thread, I wish I could compete, but I absolutely hate playing against the AI. I've started some single player games, but I quit just about every time.

I enjoy playing single player at night, after dinner while watching a film. If I'm not playing warlight, I don't feel like I'm doing enough. I find it relaxing. I mostly just play the insane challenge. I've probably played it well over 100 times, and I guarantee you it is never the same. Sometimes I've won it 2-3 times in a row, and other times I've gone a good 20-30 games without a win, but I think overall I win it about 10% of the time--just enough to keep me trying. It took me a couple years to win in 28 turns, and then I stopped for a while. I often wonder how this could've been designed so well to be such a great challenge. I've managed to get stars on all the single player levels. Are there any others out there who have? Should we start an "ultimate warlight player" group (in line with the "rankings" above)?

One other thing that came to mind while browsing the comments on this thread. I could understand why one might disparage the single player mode, but personally I find it much preferable to the live player mode, for reasons one can easily glean from the prior comments. When one is looking for a strategic challenge, what's the point in being waylaid by petty gripes, politics and bad manners? Often in multi-player mode one has to wait days for others to take their turns--especially if they're not winning. Does this make the multi-player mode more challenging or a better indicator of skills? Only if the skills we're assessing have to do with being able to tolerate others' failings.

And what if you have't completed a level? The last two challenges were too hard for me, so how many points do I get for them?

i'm terrible at single player, i keep considering that they're as good as players, so when i see they have triple my income i just surrender lol xD