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I have obtained over 8500 levels in this game over a number of years. Recently when playing for 1,2,3 in the weekly ratings, my opponents are newcomers who have only just started. Obviously the difficulty level for them is much less than mine, why has this suddenly occurred when previously I was playing against players from a similar level. Thank you for your help. Chris
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Hello @Chris_Carsberg Welcome to the Community.
This is a change King made to all our games and so far no one from King has commented to explain it. My guess would be that it's a change made so that King can better control this event and make it harder for each and every one of us to get onto the podium (so we will be encouraged to crush more and spend more).
You could check these threads for this if you like: