Here is a likely @fizzer question.

Is QM a random match with whoever is in the queue?
It appears so, at least for real time.
I am matched with players of all caliber.

How does it work, exactly?

Is it different for real-time and Multi-day?

Thank you.

Edited 1/6/2023 00:10:53

QM works by trying to find an opponent for any of the templates you have selected that has about your rating.

To achieve this, it will initially start searching for a player with +/- X around current ratings. However, to make sure people are not stuck waiting for game, X slowly gets bigger as you wait in the queue longer.

This also means, that if a player with a much higher or much lower rating than you has been waiting for a game for some time, you can instantly get matched with them, since you are the first available opponent that falls within their rating +/- X.

After a match between players is found, QM will then check the maximum coin fee of all players, and set the game with that entry fee (for 99% of the games, this will be 0 coins, so a game without any coins at all).

EDIT: the above applies to RT games, idk how it works for MD games, but probably something similar, but just with X going up a lot slower

Edited 1/6/2023 00:35:02