This announcement from Hugh Polley:

The Grand Game Rules Link:
http://ca.geocities .com/hapolley/ HTML_FILES/ HTML_FROM_ TEXT/techno_ diplomacy.html

Announcing The Grand Game! The most interesting Email Diplomacy event of the year! This seven or six player Gunboat Techno Diplomacy Game with Seven Commentators and The Diplomacy Bond Market Game simulation,
could become a fan favorite.

The Commentators will each have a Bond Account in the name of the country for which they are the Critic. Fans of the Game will also be able to get a Bond Account. They may Buy and Sell the Country Bonds in accordance with their opinion of who is on track to win the Diplomacy Game. Players cannot join in the Bond Game, as they may be tempted to throw the Diplomacy Game in order to win the Bond Game.

The Grand Question; who will accumulate the most Market Assets, a Fan or one of the Critics?