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Eternal Sunshine #43 Released - August 2010 Issue

Diplomacy World — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:33:00 GMT

The August 2010 issue of Eternal Sunshine, #43, is now available. Inside you'll find:

The usual games

The rehoused Graustark games

The final round of By Popular Demand, and the new gamestart

Part Nine of Fire and Rain

An interview with author Lisa Gitlin

Call for your annual Football Picks

Columns from Jack McHugh, Paul Milewski, and Richard Walkerdine

and plenty more.

Check it out. You can find the zine in pdf format in the Eternal Sunshine Yahoo group at

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

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

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

Direct Links are:

pdf - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/es43.pdf

html - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/dw/eshtml43.htm

Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

Euro DipCon 2010 Information

Diplomacy World — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:54:00 GMT

This in from Laurent Joly:

The 18th European Diplomacy Championship will take place in the 16th District of Paris, on August 27th, 28th and 29th August 2010. The high school Notre-Dame-des-oiseaux will host the convention on the 12 rue Michel Ange, in Paris, for the pleasure of everyone. The tournament will take place in the main room of the high school with a large area of negociation, indoor and outdoor. There will be a bar with drinks and food.

The 18th European Championship of Diplomacy is not a simple tournament where the only slogan could be: I want to win, I want to win. What would the game Diplomacy without all the good moments of good humor and companionship which follow to each game. The event, organised in cooperation with the organiser of the tournament of Seattle (USA), will associate the ambience of the game in Europe and North America for an unforgettable weekend.

Meet us on Thurday evening between 18:00 and 00:00 at the hotel La Louisiane for a nice party which will open the championship. You will meet the players who are coming from everywhere around the world. A drink will be offered during the opening party of the convention.

On Friday noon starts the European Diplomacy Championship. Discover, during the first round, the style of the american games : a no-limit game with longer deadline to have more time to negociate. The registration starts at 12:30 and the first round starts at 13:30

The evening will be the time to pack the boards and knives. To spend a good night in Paris, we suggest you to go in a good restaurant together followed by the discovery of many bars which have made the legend of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. If you want an evening game to relax yourself, an area will be reserved in the Hotel La Louisiane. Bring to Paris your boardgames, strategy games or favorite card games.

Saturday morning after a long or short night, we will fall in the European atmosphear with two 8-years games. Registration for the
second round starts at 9:15 and the round runs between 10:00 and 14:30. Lunch break, it's time to breathe, to enjoy a good meal and replay 7 times the game with all the good faith that characterizes good players of Diplomacy. The third round, at 15:00, is the big rendez-vous of the tournament : the team round.

When the games will be finished, we will go to the center of Paris to spend a go time together. You will discover the pleasure of the night in Paris. You will be able to make some boardgames in the hotel La Louisiane. An area will be booked for that.

Sunday morning, after another long or short night, that last day of the tournament will start. At 10:00, when the final round will start,
the pressure will be higher.The seven best players, who have shown the best diplomatic skill, are going to measure their own strength in the unbearable suspense of the top board. The goal will be the title of 18th European champion of Diplomacy. The other players could participate in this final round to improve their ranking, which could even enable them to get a place on the podium, or simply for the pleasure of playing a good game of Diplomacy.

The Award Ceremony will take place at 15:00, the time of happiness and disappointment! But whatever happens, you will keep a good memory of that weekend in Paris.

Get ready to join us, and register now to the eighteenth European Championship of Diplomacy!

REGISTER NOW : http://eurodipcon.com/en/register-european-diplomacy-championship-2010.php
Website and more information : http://eurodipcon.com

Diplomacy World Website "Article of the Week" Section Updated

Diplomacy World — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:49:00 GMT

I've updated the Article of the Week section again. Be sure to check it out at:

www.diplomacyworld.net

Just click on Articles, and the button on the left is for the Article of the Week. I generally update it on Thursday or Friday.

Happy stabbing!

Diplomacy World #110 Released - Summer 2010 Issue

Diplomacy World — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:05:00 GMT

Diplomacy World #110, the Summer 2010 Issue, has now been released. Inside the 113 pages you'll find:

The Results of the Diplomacy World Variant Design Contest
Joshua Danker-Dake on How Germany Wins
Richard Walkerdine on Praise of the Press Saga
1901 Results and Commentary from the new Diplomacy World Demo Game
Matt Shields on How to Lose in a Diplomacy Tournament
David Hood on DixieCon 24
Zachary Jarvie on The Catholic Shark
The Diplomacy World Reader's Survey
and much much more!

Check it out on the official Diplomacy World website:

http://www.diplomacyworld.net

Read it, send in some feedback, and think about writing something for DW #111. Happy stabbing!

Eternal Sunshine #42 Released - July 2010 Issue - Diplomacy Zine

Diplomacy World — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:52:00 GMT

The new issue is now available in both pdf and html format in the Diplomacy section of my personal website at http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Direct links:

pdf version - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/dw/es42.pdf

html version - http://www.whininkentpigs.com/dw/eshtml42.htm

World DipCon 2011 Venue Announcement

Diplomacy World — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:35:00 GMT

This is from Thorin Munro:

Venue Announcement: World Diplomacy Championship 2011

After assessing more than 20 potential venues, I'm very pleased to advise the 2011 World Diplomacy Championship will be held in the

Seaview Function Centre at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney.

The Seaview function room hosts up to 120 people banquet style, well separated from the busy Hotel.
Room has natural light and a huge open air verandah with stunning beach views
Room is available from 9am - 11pm daily (Sat 1st Oct - Mon 3rd Oct)
The Hotel includes multiple bars, beer garden (with giant screen for Rugby World Cup games) and brasserie
Coogee accomodation options from budget to boutique, as well as two backpackers hostels within 5 min walk.
Coogee Beach is located just 15min from Sydney airport (~$25 taxi fare), and 20min from Sydney CBD by bus or car.
All the expected beachside cafes and shops...
etc, etc!

If you'd like to see the room, here's a link: http://www.coogeebayhotel.com.au/coogeebayhotel-functions/function-venues.html

Big relief to find a great beach location that showcases Sydney to our International guests and will be a very attractive tournament venue.

Weasel Moot IV - September 24th through September 26th

Diplomacy World — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:15:00 GMT

This in from Jim O'Kelley:

The Windy City Weasels cordially invite you to Chicago -- home of the Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks, our beleaugured president, and the hobby's best-named Diplomacy tournament -- for Weasel Moot IV, to be held Sept. 24 to 26 at the Quality Inn in southwest suburban Burr Ridge.

The three-round tournament will begin Friday night at 7 p.m., with two rounds on Saturday, and an awards ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday. The hotel is conveniently located near both Midway (15 minutes) and O'Hare (20 minutes) airports, and the room rate is just $79 per night, which includes breakfast.

More details will be on our website (windycityweasels. org) and in your mailboxes shortly. For now, just mark your calendars and check out what some of last year's attendees had to say.

Hope to see you there!

Jim O'Kelley
Prime Weasel and Probable Tournament Director, Weasel Moot IV

Melinda Holley (Postal Hobby legend): Thanks for making this past weekend so much fun. I was totally shocked to make the top board, so that was just icing on a very nice cake. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to Weasel Moot IV.

Pete McNamara (The Chicago version): Weasel Moot was a blast. What a great tournament!

Vince Lutterbie (Former postal hobby zine publisher): Thanks to all for a fabulous time!

Peter Yeargin (Then a bright-eyed Diplomacy newcomer): I had a lot of fun.

Gary Behnen (1991 DipCon Champion): Had a great time getting pounded!

Edi Birsan (Diplomacy's Yoda): Had a great time. I will be urging everyone to go to your event.

Jonathan Hill (Diplomacy's Goodwill Ambassador): We got some single-minded, stubborn mother f$#!ers in Chicago.

NADF 2011 Masters Tournament

Diplomacy World — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:44:00 GMT

This in from Chris Martin:

Chris Martin here, with some exciting news for the North American diplomacy hobby!

Over MLK weekend some of the best diplomats in North America will meet in Austin, Texas to compete in an invitation-only diplomacy event. To date, 67 diplomats have qualified for the 2011 Masters by finishing in the top seven results at a NADF Grand-Prix event in 2009 or 2010.

Currently, I am working with Brian Shelden, Conrad Woodring, and Jeremiah Peterson to make this a premier Diplomacy event. Part of organizing a great event is assembling fabulous talent to get the behind-the-scenes details right, and with this crew, I feel certain that the 2011 Master's Tournament will be an event to remember.

You may ask why I have am hosting an event that is not open to the general public -- a fair question. Over the years that I have been in the hobby, I have often heard (and occasionally voiced) a desire for an event that guaranteed that every participant understood, at the very minimum, the mechanics of the game, and ideally really knew what they were doing on the board. This discussion usually peaks around the times of Dip-con/World Dip-con, and during a recent online discussion of the relative merits of the title, I
announced my intention to host an event where everyone involved would know, going in, that the competition would be among those who had proven themselves able to play the game. The North American Diplomacy Federation Master's Tournament is the result.

There is still time left to qualify! 7 people will qualify at Massacre, Husky, WeaselMoot, and Tempest -- will you be one of them? I hope you will!

If you have any questions, please drop me a line at dance.scholar@gmail.com.

Stab you soon,

Chris Martin

John Boardman and Graustark

Diplomacy World — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:14:00 GMT

Due to declining health, John Boardman - publisher of Graustark, the first and longest running Diplomacy zine ever, has moved from Brooklyn to an assisted living facility in Maryland to be closer to his daughter and step-daughter.

With that, Graustark has now ceased publication.

KublaCon Diplomacy 2010 Results

Diplomacy World — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:53:00 GMT

This in from Andy Hull:

KublaCon Diplomacy 2010 wrapped up yesterday and featured two tutorial boards and four scored tournament boards over the three competitive rounds this weekend. Turnout was light but there was also a number of first-timers who picked up the game rapidly and delivered a good standard of beginner performances. A big thank you to everyone who stopped by to play or say "Hi!", including special guest appearances from Adam Silverman and Siobhan Granvold.

This was my first year running the full tournament and there was a little learning curve. Thanks for your patience with the rough edges. I liked that the C-Diplo system is beginner friendly in that it does not overly encourage eliminations and be can be easily explained to a new player. Given that KublaCon is often a good venue to introduce new players to the game I think it worked well. I might explore other center count based scoring systems for next year.

So here's the part you're all waiting for.... the results!

First Place: Adam Berey
Oustanding Debut: Andrew Tishler
Oustanding Play: Arthur Wallis
Best England: Adam Berey (10)
Best France: Graham Sninsky (6)
Best Germany: David Wan (8)
Best Italy: Adam Berey (8)
Best Austria: Arthur Wallis (9)
Best Russia: Adam Berey (8)
Best Turkey: David Arnold (11)

1st: Adam Berey (53)
2nd: Andrew Tishler & David Arnold (50)
3rd: Arthur Wallis (48)
4th: Robert Glenn (43)
5th: David Wan (25)
6th: Graham Sninsky (25)
7th: Jerry Sandberg (15)
8th: Mike Calhoon (15)
9th: Tim Ruehle (13)
10th: Matthew Arnold (11)
11th: Evan Fitzgerald (9)
12th: Linda Arnold (4)

Runners up: Andy Schwarz, Don Del Grande, Jonathan Arnold (1)

Memorable Quotes:

"I wanted to introduce myself."
--Adam Berey upon learning that he had scored Best England, Italy and
Russia in addition to winning the tournament

"Can we have another draw vote while we're still friends?"
--Andrew Tishler just before the Fall 1907 orders were read

The boards:

Round 1 - Board 1:

England, Graham Sninsky: 4 5 6 5 7 7 6
France, Linda Arnold: 4 6 5 6 5 4 3
Germany, David Wan: 6 6 7 7 7 7 8
Italy, Tim Ruehle: 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
Austria, Matthew Arnold: 5 4 6 7 6 7 6
Russia, Jonathan Arnold: 5 4 2 2 0 0 0
Turkey, David Arnold: 5 5 6 7 9 9 11

Round 1 - Board 2:

England, Evan Fitzgerald: 5 7 7 8 8 6 5
France, Don Del Grande: 5 5 3 1 0 0 0
Germany, Mike Calhoon: 5 5 6 7 7 8 7
Italy, Adam Berey: 4 4 4 5 6 7 8
Austria, Arthur Wallis 5 5 5 6 7 8 9
Russia, Robert Glenn 6 4 5 4 3 4 4
Turkey, Jerry Sandberg 4 4 4 3 3 1 1

Round 2, Board 1:

England, Tim Ruehle: 4 4 3 4 4
France, Graham Sinisky: 4 5 5 5 6
Germany, Evan Fitzgerald: 5 5 6 4 2
Italy, Jerry Sandberg: 4 3 5 6 6
Austria, Andy Schwarz: 5 5 3 1 0
Russia, Adam Berey: 7 6 6 7 8
Turkey: Robert Glenn: 4 6 6 7 8

Round 3, Board 1:

England, Adam Berey: 4 6 7 9* 9 9* 10
France, David Wan: 5 5 5 3 2 1 1
Germany, Robert Glenn: 6 6 7 7 8 9 7
Italy, Matthew Ruehle: 4 5 5 2 1 0 0
Austria: Andy Hull** 3 3 3 5 5 7 5
Russia, Jerry Sandberg: 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey, Andrew Tishler: 5 6 7 8 9 9 11

*Not all units placed

**Tournament Director, unscored

Eternal Sunshine #41 Released - Diplomacy zine - June 2010 Issue

Diplomacy World — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:59:00 GMT

Eternal Sunshine #41 has just been posted. You can find it in the ES Yahoo Group (http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/eternal_sunshine_diplomacy/) or in the Diplomacy section of my personal website at http://www.whiningkentpigs.com

Direct links to this issue are:

HTML - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/dw/eshtml41.htm

PDF - http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/es41.pdf

Enjoy!

Boston Massacre Announcement, June 26 and 27

Diplomacy World — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:47:00 GMT

The Boston Massacre

Dates: Saturday June 26th to Sunday June 27th
Place: Pandemonium Books and Games, 4 Pleasant St, Central Square, Cambridge MA, 02139
Cost: $25 for tournament or $10 per round

Times: Round 1 - Saturday 9am
Round 2 - Saturday ~4pm
Round 3 - Sunday 9am

Scoring and Prizes: Detour98F
1st, 2nd, 3rd trophies
Best Country Lobsters
Best Survivor

Transport: Airports: BOS, PVD, MHT
Bus routes serving Central Square: 1, 64, 83, CT1, 70A, 91, 47, 70
Subway: MBTA Red line, Central Square Stop
Carpool: email melissa_call@dfci.harvard.edu and we'll see what we can set up
Parking: Saturday - Look for non-resident parking along Putnam Ave, and some spots along Western Ave
Sunday - Open parking anywhere in Cambridge

Accommodation:
Cheapest: email melissa_call@dfci.harvard.edu for couch surfing options
Cheap: http://www.bostonhostel.org/fenway.shtml ($32 dorm -$109 twin per night)
Luxury: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=3253 (from $168 tax incl per night - 1 king or 2 queens)

Tournament Dinner

Friday June 25th - 6pm onwards - BBQ @ 6 Blackwood St #B2, Boston MA 02115. BYO drinks, Food provided.

Drop me a line if you're interested in coming and I can keep you updated with developments.

Melissa

Eternal Sunshine #40 Released - May 2010 Issue

Diplomacy World — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:29:00 GMT

The May 2010 issue of Eternal Sunshine has now been released. It can be found in the Diplomacy section of my personal website at

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

Direct links to the html and pdf versions:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/dw/eshtml40.htm

and

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/es40.pdf

Full DipCon Results

Diplomacy World — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:11:00 GMT

DipCon/Whipping drew a total of 47 players this year, who played a total of 21 boards of Diplomacy over 4 rounds. Eric Mead was crowned North American Champion thanks to his Austrian solo in round 3 and two other strong results.

At the hobby meeting, bids for DipCon 2011 were presented for Carnage and Buckeye Game Fest. Voting by DipCon Society members will begin sometime in the coming weeks. NADF President Conrad Woodring also discussed plans and progress for the NADF including a new website, more promotion for the hobby, and re-instating the Travel Fund.

I have been running the Whipping for 7 years and I can't without a doubt say that hosting DipCon was a truly special experience for me. As a devoted player and organizer there is nothing like seeing nearly 50 players gather over a weekend and enjoy themselves over some extremely competitive boards, not to mention the after-hours activities. A huge thank you goes out to all of the attendees for doing their part in making this such a great hobby.

Equally importantly, an event like DipCon doesn't happen without the hard work of many individuals. I give a huge thank you to the organizing committee, Edi Birsan, Condy Creek, and Andy Hull for all of the time, effort, and devotion they have given toward making DipCon the great event it was.

And now, the complete results:

Top Board:

1. Eric Mead

2. Chris Brand

3. Adam Sigal

4. Steve Cooley

5. Don Williams

6. Daniel Byars

7. Edi Birsan

Outstanding Country Awards:

Austria: Eric Mead (solo)

England: (tie) Graham Woodring and Tom Kobrin (13 centers)

France: Daniel Byars (solo)

Germany: Edi Birsan (15 centers)

Italy: Steve Cooley (17 centers)

Russia: Adam Sigal (solo)

Turkey: Chris Brand (solo)

Special Awards:

Best pirate (army): Daniel Byars (one center Turkish army for 4 years)

Best pirate (fleet): Chris Brand (one center Russian fleet in northern waters for 4 years)

Turtle defense award: Jared White (11 years as a 3 center Italy)

Venom award: Adam Sigal (making the TD stay up till 5am for draw votes)

B.A.D.Ass. Bear: Andy Bartalone (as a reminder of west-coast care-bear play)

Outstanding Young Player: Karim Helmy

Kamikaze Award: Dave Maletsky (threw 6 dots in a year to help a solo)

Top Ninja: Don Williams (eliminated the most powers)

Knife Throwing: Louis Abronson (successfully convoyed Edinburgh to Tuscany)

Handcuffs: Don Williams and Steve Cooley (17-17 draw)

Complete Standings:

		SCORE
1	Eric Mead	1220
2	Chris Brand	1180
3	Adam Sigal	1170
4	Steve Cooley	955
5	Don Williams	920
6	Daniel Byars	752
7	Edi Birsan	730
8	Tom Kobrin	720
9	Rob Vollman	716.6
10	Matt Shields	680
11	Richard Bliss	610
12	Louis Abronson	561.6
13	Christian Macdonald	529
14	Marc Washington	516.6
15	Mike Hall	450
16	Dave Maletsky	397
17	Graham Woodring	343
18	Thomas Haver	296
19	Condy Creek	291
20	David Wan	290
21	Josh Shank	287
22	Kevin Okelley	279
23	Tom Hilton	260
24	Andy Bartalone	250
25	Peter Yeargin	222
26	Andy Hull	189
27	Buz Eddy	188
28	Youssri Helmy	151
29	Conrad Woodring	131
30	Jared White	108
31	Robert Fletcher	105
32	James Geluso	86
33	Tim Hausler	83
34	Karim Helmy	20
35	Nick Bendler	17
36	Nick Pardini	17
37	Darin Leviloff	16
38	Don del Grande	15
39	Brian Johnson	15
40	Alex Mennan	12
41	Brian Fiorino	9
42	Justin Auch	5
43	Jack Twilley	4
44	Josh Grech	3
45	Anthony Pellinacci	0
46	Alession Cei	0
47	Adam Silverman (TD)	230

Results of individual boards:

Round 1

Board 1 "Inept Play" (1909)

Austria: Andy Bartalone (elim 1907)

England: David Wan (12)

France: James Geluso (2)

Germany: Nick Bendler (elim 1905)

Italy: Rob Vollman (6)

Russia: Mike Hall (4)

Turkey: Richard Bliss (10)

Board 2 "Steamroller" (1907)

Austria: Jared White (elim 1903)

England: Don Del Grande (elim 1905)

France: Peter Yeargin (3)

Germany: Louis Abronson (5)

Italy: Kevin O'Kelley (elim 1904)

Russia: Matt Shields (13)

Turkey: Eric Mead (13)

Board 3 "Temptation" (1909)

Austria: Buz Eddy (elim 1904)

England: Andy Hull (8)

France: Edi Birsan (11)

Germany: Nick Pardini (elim 1907)

Italy: Don Williams (15)

Russia: Christian Macdonald (elim 1909)

Turkey: Condy Creek (elim 1906)

Board 4 "This board gave a happy ending to no one" (1906)

Austria: Thomas Haver (9)

England: Josh Shank (elim 1906)

France: Dave Maletsky (8)

Germany: Tom Hilton (7)

Italy: Brian Johnson (elim 1906)

Russia: Marc Washington (10)

Turkey: Graham Woodring (elim 1906)

Board 5 "Kobrin gets a Whipping" (1907)

Austria: Karim Helmy (elim 1904)

England: Jack Twilley (elim 1904)

France: Steve Cooley (15)

Germany: Tom Kobrin (elim 1906)

Italy: Chris Brand (10)

Russia: Conrad Woodring (5)

Turkey: Adam Sigal (4)

Round 2

Board 1 "Too Many Lawyers" (1909)

Austria: Marc Washington (8)

England: Conrad Woodring (elim 1906)

France: Brian Fiorino (elim 1909)

Germany: Condy Creek (10)

Italy: Louis Abronson (8)

Russia: Rob Vollman (8)

Turkey: Tim Hausler (elim 1903)

Board 2 "Brand's Brand" (1912)

Austria: Adam Silverman (elim 1904)

England: Jared White (10)

France: Don Williams (5)

Germany: Anthony Pellinacci (1)

Italy: James Geluso (elim 1912)

Russia: Tom Haver (elim 1912)

Turkey: Chris Brand (18, solo)

Board 3 "Edi's Gambit" (1907)

Austria: Peter Yeargin (elim 1906)

England: Adam Silverman (elim 1905)

France: Buz Eddy (8)

Germany: Edi Birsan (15)

Italy: Graham Woodring (elim 1907)

Russia: Andy Bartalone (elim 1903)

Turkey: Steve Cooley (11)

Board 4 "The Pros and Cons of an 8 Center Russia" (1908)

Austria: Josh Shank (5)

England: Tom Kobrin (13)

France: Christian Macdonald (11)

Germany: Justin Auch (elim 1905)

Italy: Matt Shields (elim 1908)

Russia: Darin Leviloff (elim 1908)

Turkey: Mike Hall (5)

Board 5 "Maletsky has Byars Remorse" (1910)

Austria: Nick Pardini (elim 1904)

England: Alex Mennan (elim 1905)

France: Daniel Byars (19, solo)

Germany: Dave Maletsky (1)

Italy: Richard Bliss (4)

Russia: Eric Mead (7)

Turkey: Karim Helmy (3)

Board 6 "Hooray for the Prix" (1909)

Austria: Tom Hilton (1)

England: John Grech (elim 1903)

France: Kevin O'Kelley (11)

Germany: Don Del Grande (elim 1907)

Italy: David Wan (4)

Russia: Adam Sigal (solo, 18)

Turkey: Andy Hull (elim 1905)

Round 3

Board 1 "Simply Despicable" (1909)

Austria: Don Del Grande (elim 1903)

England: Karim Helmy (elim 1908)

France: Darin Leviloff (elim 1908)

Germany: Brian Johnson (elim1909)

Italy: Steve Cooley (17)

Russia: Nick Pardini (elim 1907)

Turkey: Don Williams (17)

Board 2 "Canadians Are Nice Guys" (1907)

Austria: Daniel Byars (elim 1905)

England: Matt Shields (10)

France: Nick Bendler (elim 1907)

Germany: Kevin O'Kelley (8)

Italy: Tom Haver (5)

Russia: Buz Eddy (elim 1904)

Turkey: Rob Vollman (11)

Board 3 "Mead's Triumph" (1910)

Austria: Eric Mead (solo, 18)

England: Andy Bartalone (4)

France: Conrad Woodring (2)

Germany: James Geluso (3)

Italy: Christian Macdonald (5)

Russia: Alessio Cei (2)

Turkey: Robert Fletcher (elim 1906)

Board 4 "Balls Across the Nose" (1914)

Austria: Graham Woodring (elim 1904)

England: Adam Sigal (14)

France: Tom Kobrin (7)

Germany: Mike Hall (elim 1910)

Italy: Jared White (3)

Russia: Dave Maletsky (elim 1913)

Turkey: Louis Abronson (10)

Board 5 "Pure Bliss" (1908)

Austria: Condy Creek (elim 1908)

England: Richard Bliss (10)

France: David Wan (elim 1904)

Germany: Chris Brand (9)

Italy: Youssri Helmy (7)

Russia: Peter Yeargin (elim 1907)

Turkey: Josh Shank (8)

Round 4

Board 1 "The Best from Chicago" (1908)

Austria: Christian Macdonald (11)

England: Louis Abronson (9)

France: Tom Hilton (4)

Germany: Youssri Helmy (elim 1906)

Italy: Adam Silverman (10)

Russia: James Geluso (elim 1906)

Turkey: Daniel Byars (elim 1908)

Board 2 "What Happens When Graham Plays Sober" (1907)

Austria: Rob Vollman (11)

England: Graham Woodring (13)

France: Karim Helmy (elim 1907)

Germany: Josh Shank (elim 1907)

Italy: Alex Mennan (elim 1907)

Russia: David Wan (elim 1906)

Turkey: Matt Shields (10)

Board 3 "Another Fine Board for Andy Hull" (1909)

Austria: Richard Bliss (7)

England: Peter Yeargin (5)

France: Andy Hull (elim 1904)

Germany: Don Williams (9)

Italy: Tom Kobrin (11)

Russia: Tim Hausler (2)

Turkey: Nick Bendler (elim 1905)

Board 4 "Hooray Hooray For Our 6-Way" (1905)

Austria: Dave Maletsky (8)

England: Kevin O'Kelley (7)

France: Andy Bartalone (9)

Germany: Rob Fletcher (elim 1904)

Italy: Marc Washington (2)

Russia: Chris Brand (1)

Turkey: Edi Birsan (7)

Board 5 "Icing on the Cake" (1909)

Austria: Adam Sigal (elim 1905)

England: Mike Hall (10)

France: Tom Haver (elim 1906)

Germany: Eric Mead (10)

Italy: Condy Creek (elim 1908)

Russia: Steve Cooley (9)

Turkey: Alex Amann/Rob Fletcher (5)

Eric Mead Wins DipCon 43 / Whipping 7

Diplomacy World — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:07:00 GMT

Top board results from DipCon:

1. Eric Mead
2. Chris Brand
3. Adam Sigal
4. Steve Cooley
5. Don Williams
6. Daniel Byars
7. Edi Birsan

A full report will be available in a few days.

Time to Sign Up for World DipCon

Diplomacy World — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:33:00 GMT

This in from Toby Harris:

Time to sign up for WDC now folks ...

http://diplomacy.gomjabbar.de/wdc2010/signup.php

Keep your eyes on this website because all news and updates for WDC will appear here, along with the next Fungus.

p.s. the latest news on the hobby grapevine is that it is predicted this year’s winner will be Swedish!

p.p.s. this prediction was made by ... a Swede

Kind regards,

Toby Harris

Carnage to Bid for Dipcon 2011

Diplomacy World — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:07:00 GMT

This in from Bob Holt:

This weekend, Alex Amann will make a bid on behalf of Carnage to host DipCon 2011. We have built a website to answer your most basic questions. Feel free to take a look: http://dipcon2011. nedip.org/

I would appreciate it if those of you on other Diplomacy mailing lists would pass the link on.

Thanks, and we hope to see you at Carnage!

Bob Holt

Chicago Weasel Update

Diplomacy World — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:35:00 GMT

The Weekly Weasel would like to congratulate the Chicago White Sox on their season-opening win. Here's hoping for at least 93 more!

The Weekly Weasel would also like to urge all of you, even Pete McNamara, to cheer for Butler tonight and for total points of less than 138!

And now, here's the latest news from windycityweasels. org.

* HuskyCon Dates Set. The beloved HuskyCon tournament at the Woodring home on the Long Island Sound will be held July 9-11. Follow the link below for more info.
http://windycitywea sels.org/ news/137- huskycon- dates-announced

* WDC Website up and Running. The organizers of this year's World Diplomacy Championship, to be held at the Hague in August, have launched their website.
http://windycitywea sels.org/ news/136- 2010-wdc- site-up-and- running

* Join us for CODCon! Our fourth annual CODCon Open will be held this weekend at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, and it's shaping up to be our largest since the first one in 2007. We're expecting three boards each in the first two rounds on Saturday, but we could use a couple of more players to ensure a second board for the final round on Sunday. It only takes one round to qualify for awards. Come on out!
http://windycitywea sels.org/ news/135- in-or-out- codcon-is- coming

Diplomacy World #109 Released - Spring 2010 Issue

Diplomacy World — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:49:00 GMT

Diplomacy World #109, the Spring 2010 issue, has now been released! Free to download from the Diplomacy World website at http://www.diplomacyworld.net, in this issue you’ll find material such as:

Lewis Pulsipher on “Modernizing Diplomacy”

Jim Burgess on “Why I Hate Economic Variants”

Kit Jillings writing on “You Might Be a Diplomacy Jerk If…”

Richard Walkerdine on “The Great Gallimaufry Hoax”

Strategy and Tactics from the likes of Richard Hannon and Joshua Danker-Dake

4 more game years of our “Known World” variant Demo Game, with some pointed commentary

…and much, much more!

Be sure to send in a letter, comment, or some sort of feedback. We simply don’t hear from our readers often enough!

Direct link to the issue: http://www.diplomacyworld.net/pdf/dw109.pdf

Eternal Sunshine #39 Released - April 2010 Issue - Diplomacy Zine

Diplomacy World — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:25:00 GMT

Eternal Sunshine #39, the April 2010 issue, has just been released. Inside this issue you will find:

The latest columns from Paul Milewski and Jack McHugh (Andy York had to skip this issue)

Lots of game results

The latest chapter of Fire and Rain

Movie Reviews

The next round of the Movie Quote Contest

Move Deviant Diplomacy craziness

Baseball predictions

Hypothetical Questions

The Letter Column

…and more of the usual foolishness.

Check it out and be sure to send in some comments…or sign up for a game…or write a column…or SOMETHING!

You can find the issue in the Diplomacy section of my website at http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Direct links are:

Pdf version – http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/es39.pdf

Html version – http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/eshtml39.htm