Estimating player skill in games

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining, by one or more computing devices, a score difference associated with an episode of a game, wherein the score difference represents a difference between an actual score of a target player in the game episode and an actual score of a reference player in the game episode;
• determining, by the one or more computing devices, a first adjusted score indicator associated with the game episode, wherein the adjusted score indicator represents a sum of the score difference associated with the game episode and an estimated skill level of the reference player;
• determining, by the one or more computing devices, an estimated skill level of the target player, wherein the estimated skill level of the target player is based upon, at least in part, an average of the first adjusted score indicator and one or more other adjusted score indicators;
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• determining the average as a weighted average based upon, at least in part, applying a multiplier to one or more of the score difference and the adjusted score indicator.

A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by the one or more computing devices, a score difference associated with an episode of a game, wherein the score difference represents a difference between an actual score of a target player in the game episode and an actual score of a reference player in the game episode;
• determining, by the one or more computing devices, a first adjusted score indicator associated with the game episode, wherein the adjusted score indicator represents a sum of the score difference associated with the game episode and an estimated skill level of the reference player;
• determining, by the one or more computing devices, an estimated skill level of the target player, wherein the estimated skill level of the target player is based upon, at least in part, an average of the first adjusted score indicator and one or more other adjusted score indicators;
• and
• determining the average as a weighted average based upon, at least in part, applying a multiplier to one or more of the score difference and the adjusted score indicator.