it seams like the upper score tables have some trouble getting 7 players to start games.

how about letting a lower scored player be "invited" to play a +100 from his score table?

players would get a wildcard after, say, every 10 games.

it would allow upper tables to fill up quicker and lower-ranking players to play with more experienced players and learn or just be lucky and get a good chunk of points.

I wouldn't allow the player to continuously play the upper ranks though. that would be silly and just mean that everyone got an +100 rank boost. you'd still have to work your way up the ranks.

just not sure on how much change to the software this would require to be feasible...

see please also my idea "autoassign"... the server would automatically get a lowerscored one in a high scored game, if one is missing.