Diplomacy World Blog

Eternal Sunshine #61 Available - February 2012 Issue

Diplomacy World — 2012-01-31T02:43:18Z

The latest issue of Eternal Sunshine is now available for download. It contains the usual foolishness, games, interviews, letters, columns, and everything else you've come to expect from the worst publication in the universe (including the new Abyssinian Prince).

You can find it in the Eternal Sunshine Yahoo group at:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/eternal_sunshine_diplomacy/

or in the Diplomacy section of my personal website (in both html and pdf format) at:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Direct links to ES #61:

pdf - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/es61.pdf

html - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/eshtml61.htm

Check it out!

More Work on the Diplomacy World Website

Diplomacy World — 2012-01-22T20:27:52Z

I believe I now have the website set up the way I want, with a clean layout, a menu that works for all browsers, and a design which will make it easier for me to proceed with the project of (eventually) posting every single Diplomacy World article in html format. The only pages which still need to be worked on are 90% of the ones which contain individual articles from older issues; I updated two or three of them today to make sure I could do it simply, and now I'll try to do one or two a day at least, until they're all in the new format. You can check it out at http://www.diplomacyworld.net and please let me know if you find bad links, mistakes, etc.

I'm really not much good at web site design, but this has to be an improvement. Plus I removed ads from every page but the main one.

working on Updating and Cleanign Up the DW Site

Diplomacy World — 2012-01-15T17:26:29Z

I've been doing some work on the Diplomacy World webpage this weekend, trying to clean up the format, remove the ads from all but th emain page, make it easier to navigate, etc.

I had some pain-in-the-butt issues with the CSS menu as it turned out it only worked properly in IE and not Safari or Mozilla Firefox. I *think* I have those issues hammered out, so if you could take a look at the www.diplomacyworld.net page (and some of the sub-pages) to see if they appear generally clean (and if the menu works), I would appreciate it. Obviously a number of pages (almost all the individual article pages, plus two of the back issue pages) still need to be updated, but I'm just going one page at a time when I'm able to.

When this is finished, the next project on the site will be to slowly add every single article in html format, and some sort of index, which will not only make it easier for you to look at just the older articles you are interested in, but also make them searchable by users and search engines.

Eternal Sunshine #60 Now Available - January 2012 Issue

Diplomacy World — 2012-01-03T01:24:18Z

The January 2012 issue of Eternal Sunshine, #60, is now available. You can find it in the Yahoo group, or in the Diplomacy section of my personal website at http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Columns, letters, games, contests, and some new game openings!

Direct links at:

pdf - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/es60.pdf
html - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/dw/eshtml60.htm

Check it out, and participate!

Enjoy!

Diplomacy World #116 Released - Winter 2011 Issue

Diplomacy World — 2012-01-03T01:12:27Z

The Winter 2011 issue of Diplomacy World, #116, is now available for download. You can find it at the official Diplomacy World website - www.diplomacyworld.net - or in the Diplomacy World Yahoo group at http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/diplomacyworld/

Check it out, and send it some feedback...plus start thinking about ideas for articles. #117 is only 3 months away!

Carnage '11 / DipCon 2011 Results

Diplomacy World — 2011-11-09T16:28:39Z

This in from Alex Amman

Hi all,
I mean to get this sent out last night, but here are results for Carnage
(Dipcon 2011). We had a total of 36 players in 13 boards over three
rounds. There was one solo (Chris Martin's Germany in round 2), and many
interesting boards to watch evolve. It was quite a fun experience for me,
having only TD'd the smaller Boston Massacre before.

Top 7:
Chris Martin 345.13
Peter Yeargin 215.3
Peter McNamara 210.29
David Maletsky 210.27
Roland Cooke 205.27
Jim O'Kelley 205.23
Mike Hall 205.23

Best countries:
Austria: Jason O'Donnell
England: Andy Bartalone
France: Jim O'Kelley
Germany: Chris Martin
Italy: Chris Barfield
Russia: David Cheng
Turkey: David Maletsky

The full results can be found at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al0Wqa2z9sM0dEYwbVN0RmtYU2xBU1BtdEVqamhZM1E

-Alex

Eternal Sunshine #58 Released - November 2011 Issue

Diplomacy World — 2011-10-27T19:42:57Z

The November 2011 issue of Eternal Sunshine, #58, is now available. You can find it in the Yahoo group, or in the Diplomacy section of my personal website at http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Columns, letters, games, contests, and some new game openings!

Direct links at:

pdf - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/es58.pdf
html - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/dw/eshtml58.htm

Check it out, and participate!

Enjoy!

Diplomacy World #115 Released - Fall 2011 Issue

Diplomacy World — 2011-10-04T15:45:33Z

The Fall 2011 issue of Diplomacy World, #115, is now available. You can download it directly at:

http://www.diplomacyworld.net/pdf/dw115.pdf

Check it out, and send in some feedback!

World DipCon Results - Andy Goff is Champion AGAIN!

Diplomacy World — 2011-10-04T15:43:59Z

Congratulations to Andrew Goff, 2011 World Diplomacy Champion!

Full results:

		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total
Andrew Goff	VIC	12	BYE	13	9	16	50
Grant Steel	NZ	15	11	13	BYE	10	49
Liam Cosgrave	ACT	20	11	TD 6	8	7	46
Peter McNamara	WA	BYE	17	11	11	7	46
Michael Binder	USA	21	BYE	4	11	5	41
Chris Brand	CAN	11	14	BYE	7	9	41
Quentin Ball	NZ	14	17	1.25	BYE	8	40.25
Steve Lytton	VIC	12	BYE	9	6	12	39
Paraic Reddington	WA	8	10	12	TD 6	8	38
Thorin Munro	NSW	BYE	8	12	10	8	38
Kit Burke	QLD	BYE	1.25	10	10	16	37.25
Shane Cubis	NSW	8	15	12	BYE	1	36
Graham Allen	VIC	6	11	BYE	8	8	33
Will Black	NZ	10	11	0.5	BYE	8	29.5
Craig Purcell	NZ	9	BYE	5	15	BYE	29
Doug Stewart	ACT	11	0.75	BYE	0.75	16	28.5
Dan Burgess	USA	BYE	8	11	7	0.5	26.5
Melissa Call	VIC	6	BYE	10	0.75	9	25.75
Geoff Kerr	NSW	1.25	0.75	BYE	4	17	23
Chait Nimmagadda	NSW	1.25	1	BYE	10	10	22.25
Gilby Rehbein	NZ	1.75	5	BYE	9	5	20.75
Ian Whitchurch	NSW	1.5	1	BYE	9	9	20.5
Stuart Barton	ACT	13	1.75	2	BYE	2	18.75
Matthew Woodburn	NSW	BYE	BYE	11	7	BYE	18
Greg Breese	VIC	5	1.5	BYE	10	1.5	18
Sean Colman	NSW	1	6	9	BYE	1.75	17.75
Robert Rattley	NSW	2	BYE	4	1	5	12
Darryl Greensill	QLD	1.25	BYE	2	BYE	8	11.25
Damian Thornley	NSW	6	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	6
Brendan Whyte	ACT	6	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	6
Don Del Grande	USA	1.25	1.25	1	BYE	0.75	4.25
Casey Tucker	ACT	1.75	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	1.75
Gabriel Singer	NSW	1.5	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	1.5
Rob Schone (TD)	NZ	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	TD 4	0

Best Countries:

Austria Andrew Goff 16

England Geoff Kerr 17

France Michael Binder 21

Germany Kit Burke 16

Italy Quentin Ball 14

Russia Peter McNamara 17

Turkey Liam Cosgrave 20

Teams Round:

					Total
Antipodes	Peter McNamara, Grant Steel, Stephen Lytton	11	13	9	33
Honourable Bye	Thorin Munro, Dan Burgess, Kit Burke	12	11	10	33
Doc Doc Goose	Melissa Call, Michael Binder, Andrew Goff	10	4	13	27
What's Our Motivation	Liam Cosgrave, Paraic Reddington, Craig Purcell	6	12	5	23
Sphincter	Sean Colman, Don Del Grande, Matthew Woodburn	9	1	11	21
What Is This	Will Black, Shane Cubis, Quentin Ball	0.5	12	1.25	13.75
The Others	Robert Rattley, Stuart Barton, Darryl Greensill	4	2	2	8

Best Novice: Stuart Barton

Player's Player: Paraic Reddington

World DipCon Results After Round 4

Diplomacy World — 2011-10-02T14:13:45Z

Standings of WDC after round 4, going into the final round Monday morning. Very tight at the top with several contenders still in the hunt.

		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total
Liam Cosgrave	ACT	20	11	B6	8		39
Peter McNamara	WA	BYE	17	11	11		39
Grant Steel	NZ	15	11	13	BYE		39
Michael Binder	USA	21	BYE	4	11		36
Shane Cubis	NSW	8	15	12	BYE		35
Andrew Goff	VIC	12	BYE	13	9		34
Quentin Ball	NZ	14	17	1.25	BYE		32.25
Chris Brand	CAN	11	14	BYE	7		32
Paraic Reddington	WA	8	10	12	B6		30
Thorin Munro	NSW	BYE	8	12	10		30
Craig Purcell	NZ	9	BYE	5	15		29
Steve Lytton	VIC	12	BYE	9	6		27
Dan Burgess	USA	BYE	8	11	7		26
Graham Allen	VIC	6	11	BYE	8		25
Will Black	NZ	10	11	0.5	BYE		21.5
Kit Burke	QLD	BYE	1.25	10	10		21.25
Matthew Woodburn	NSW	BYE	BYE	11	7		18
Stuart Barton	ACT	13	1.75	2	BYE		16.75
Melissa Call	VIC	6	BYE	10	0.75		16.75
Greg Breese	VIC	5	1.5	BYE	10		16.5
Sean Colman	NSW	1	6	9	BYE		16
Gilby Rehbein	NZ	1.75	5	BYE	9		15.75
Doug Stewart	ACT	11	0.75	BYE	0.75		12.5
Chait Nimmagadda	NSW	1.25	1	BYE	10		12.25
Ian Whitchurch	NSW	1.5	1	BYE	9		11.5
Robert Rattley	NSW	2	BYE	4	1		7
Damian Thornley	NSW	6	BYE	BYE	BYE		6
Brendan Whyte	ACT	6	BYE	BYE	BYE		6
Geoff Kerr	NSW	1.25	0.75	BYE	4		6
Don Del Grande	USA	1.25	1.25	1	BYE		3.5
Darryl Greensill	QLD	1.25	BYE	2	BYE		3.25
Casey Tucker	ACT	1.75	BYE	BYE	BYE		1.75
Gabriel Singer	NSW	1.5	BYE	BYE	BYE		1.5

Austria	Andrew Goff	16
England	Geoff Kerr	17
France	Michael Binder	21
Germany	Kit Burke	16
Italy	Quentin Ball	14
Russia	Peter McNamara	17
Turkey	Liam Cosgrave	20