Hey all, thanks for the help - and for the warm welcome!
I hadnt realised that good games here already start at such low increments, I guess that is a big diff with FB dip. Over there, the serious players really toss around their points, largely to ensure that no spoilers enter a game (bear in mind, the forum there is buggy, so rallying there is no good). It took me a while to get enough points to make sure I was playing in grown-up games (usually bets of several hundreds), and I don't feel like going through puberty all over again.
But if I understand you right, it seems I don't have to. If I can get into a few nice games with only 5

, then that sounds great. I'm quite surprised though, are there no high-stakes games for the experts around? Seems strange as the point system itself incentivices that, wouldnt you agree?
And yeah, agreed that points make a bad ranking system. But I assume we have tourneys here? Who's the current WD champion? And when's the next one I can join? :-)