where is the symbol?  in math, it means "approximately".
--jason

means you haven't played 20 games yet.

Means you have played less than 20 games.

it Mean u hav played less than 20 games(Y)

played less than 20 games

It means you are a new player and have played less than 20(?) games. It will disappearonce you pass that mark.

I don't know if the scoring formula is affected if one player has a ~, but I believe not.

:)

~ means the nickname is new to playing that game.

You will see this by your rating for the first 20 games you play :D

>I don't know if the scoring formula is affected if one player has a ~

I think a player who loses to a ~ rating loses less points than a "normal" person (Although I could be embarassingly wrong) :)