Points Deduction Question

Why do players who finish 2nd sometimes lose more points than players who finish 3rd or 4th?
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Conquer Club, a free online multiplayer variation of a popular world domination board game.
http://www.tools.conquerclub.com/forum/
http://www.tools.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=190493
As you can see, the amount of points won or lost has nothing to do with how long a player survives in a game. It is determined solely by the score of the winner and each loser.The Instructions wrote:At the end of each game, the winner takes points away from each loser. The points to be awarded is calculated as (loser's score / winner's score) * 20, up to a maximum of 100 points from each opponent.