The 'oldtimer score' or 'dice' as some people call it is great way for players to identify the commitment and determination of a player. Ranging from 1 dot, the "Inspired Rookie" all the way up to "FOD-GOD" which has 9 dots. Oldtimer score is calculated mainly based on time spent by playing the games. I personally believe your "oldtimer" score consists of total minutes played, if this is wrong, Admin can correct me. My suggestion is to be able to see on my information page the progress of my "oldtimer score". If a player knew he was say 5% away from going from 5 dots to 6 dots, then it will encourage them to keep playing to achieve that status, and so on. A list of the days 'top oldtimers' is available to view here -
http://www.flyordie.com/userinfo.html
Suggestions/comments welcome.