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SKIZM (969 D)
14 Jan 18 UTC
A noob question about R###
Hey Guys, new to the site (and fairly new to diplomacy).
Next to players names are their diplomacy points, I get all that, but next to that is an R### number, I may be missing it, but I cant see this in the rules. (ie name is NAME(1000/R92). What does this number mean?
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karajandiem (1071 D)
14 Jan 18 UTC
Ancient Mediterranean
Looking for more players for a chill Ancient Med game! http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=33453
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Flame (1073 D)
11 Jan 18 UTC
C. Kostick. The Art of Correspondence in the Game of Diplomacy
Stabbeurfou.org informs:
New book about game Diplomacy is avalible on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Correspondence-Game-Diplomacy-ebook/dp/B015XAJFM0/
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Greatdjenkins (927 D)
22 Dec 17 UTC
New game
if i made a new game with 36 people would anyone be interested, its a ww2 map
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kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
07 Jan 18 UTC
Mod recruitment.
Hello all. We are currently looking for a new moderator to help out around the site.
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Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
08 Jan 18 UTC
WebDiplomacy 2018 GvI and FvA Showdowns - Signups now open!
More info (and signup form) here: http://webdiplomacy.net/contrib/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=84
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BenjaminHester (1035 D)
03 Jan 18 UTC
Global Admin Message for Players of Siege of the Ishiyama Honganji
Bug reported regarding last season results. Please pause.
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Greatdjenkins (927 D)
04 Jan 18 UTC
I'm better than everyone
No one can beat me it's like your all tiny, puny ants, and I'm the giant that squashes you haha. Fight me puny crybaby girls. Come at meeeeee!!!!!this me
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Flame (1073 D)
26 Nov 17 UTC
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Punic Wars COMING soon!
Punic Wars based on Sail Ho variant.
Coming soon.

http://lab.diplomail.ru/variants.php?variantID=201
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BenjaminHester (1035 D)
21 Nov 17 UTC
Sengoku Nagashino Feedback Thread
Hi Sengoku Nagashino players - please deposit your thoughts here for designer digestion as the first round of games resolves.

Please do not directly comment on the situation/players etc. of any active games. Please limit your comments to the variant design itself, as it appears at gamestart. Once a game has completed, it is fair game for analysis, but not before please.
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Greatdjenkins (927 D)
30 Dec 17 UTC
what happened to our game argentinaen empire
whats the deal, i cant find the game anymore.
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BobRoss (1752 D)
03 Jan 18 UTC
Still looking for replacements (3 games)
Other obligations make it impossible for me to play my games as they ought to be played.
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
30 Dec 17 UTC
Deep philosophical question about American culture
So I teach at a major public research university. And I keep noticing that my male students in their early 20s seem with a surprisingly high probability to be intimately familiar with the movie Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. This movie came out when I was in high school. And at the same time, they seem ignorant of In Living Color which is readily available on Youtube. So why DBAMTSCWDYJITH and not, for example, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka?
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
08 Dec 17 UTC
Drunk postings only
This forum thread is for VDip players to post when they are a little bit pissed.
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Oli (977 D Mod (P))
01 Jan 18 UTC
(+2)
Happy new year
No new year thread here...?
Wish you all a happy new year.
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JECE (1534 D)
18 Nov 17 UTC
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Is there a new mobile website?
It looks great, but could I turn it off? I use a BlackBerry Passport, which has a nice big screen and doesn't need it.
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Chumbles (1380 D)
24 Dec 17 UTC
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Merry Christmas!
Have a brilliant Christmas day - it's already started in Oz!
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brainbomb (662 D)
23 Dec 17 UTC
Mafia II vdip signup
So I was thinking id run an 11-14 player game starting in January. Probably the 5th or 6th. Any vdippers up for some mafia? Setup TBA.
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Monkey (889 D)
22 Dec 17 UTC
Im soooo cool
im the best and no one can take me downnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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BobRoss (1752 D)
23 Dec 17 UTC
Looking for replacements
Hi all. Due to personal circumstances i will be entering an indefinite vdip hiatus and thus i'm looking for replacements.
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Grahamso1 (1912 D)
20 Dec 17 UTC
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Game set up - NMR
I want to set a game so that it never processes a turn with out orders. I think that is setting “Turn” = 0.
But if I set “Delay”= 2 does that mean a two day/phase pause before that player is kicked? Or is he kicked immediately and there are 2 days for a replacement to appear. In the latter case what happens after the 2 days?
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slypups (2729 D)
17 Dec 17 UTC
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Proof that victory stats can be deceiving
At least with a small sample size. http://vdiplomacy.com/stats.php?variantID=75&variantID=93
Does this mean Yellow starts at a disadvantage on this map?
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RagingIke297 (1010 D)
17 Dec 17 UTC
Any mods around that can pause a game?
I'm spectating this game http://www.vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=33196#gamePanel. And about half the countries are about to NMR, anyone around to stop this from happening?
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Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
16 Dec 17 UTC
Looking for replacements for two good positions
Germany in Furnace of Affliction (gameID=31823) and a strong position in an anonymous Imperial game. PM for details.
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Devonian (1887 D)
10 Dec 17 UTC
¿alguien quiere jugar un partido en español?
Yo quiero aprender la español y piense que a jugar en la idoma es un buen manera a aprender.

¿Hay otros que quiero jugar en español?
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GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
23 Sep 17 UTC
Balkans 1860 variant
Is it just me, or is Italy way too overpowered?
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Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
05 Dec 17 UTC
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France vs Austria Openings Tier List & Guide
https://captainmeme.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/france-vs-austria-openings/
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Oli (977 D Mod (P))
26 Nov 17 UTC
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Imperium-variant might work again...
I did some work on the adjudicator and this might work again.
Not a very balanced variant, but has a really interesting start..
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BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
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Variant Tournaments Results & Ranking
As the Variant Tournament thread was getting clogged i thought it'd be a good idea to separate the organisational and ranking part.
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
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Variant Tournament Combined Standings
[Counting complete tournaments to date]

Sengoku 1, FoW 1 & FoW 2
30 games, 20 solos
18 players

Champions:
2 – bozo
1 – BobRoss
1 (shared champion) – tantrumizer & El Cremoso

Solos:
4 – bozo
3 – BobRoss
2 – YCHTT, Tantrumizer, d-ice
1 – Leif, El Cremoso, mouse, Dr. Rec, Samj, RUFF, Mapu

Total points:
17.6 – bozo
11.5 – tantrumizer
10.5 – mouse
10.5 – BobRoss
8.6 – YCHTT
8.44 – Dr. Rec
8.27 – RUFFHAUS
8 – El Cremoso
7.1 – Samj
7 – d-ice
5.67 – kaner
5.67 – Eki83
4.5 – Leif
4 – Mapu
2.67 – trip
0 – Strider
0 – dargorygel

Points per game:
1.173 – bozo
1.034 – RUFFHAUS
1.000 – El Cremoso
1.000 – tantrumizer
0.709 – Eki83
0.709 – kaner
0.700 – mouse
0.500 – Mapu
0.367 – Dr. Recommended
0.340 – YCHTT
0.334 – trip
0.309 – Samj
0.300 – Leif

I still have to update the 'Points per game' section as i am suddenly called to other obligations. Yet, if anyone wants to update that themselves, please do so. Might be easiest if Doc does so as he probably has the best overview of all the games that each player has partaken in ;-)

Also sorry if I have made any mistakes (i believe I haven't). I copied Doc's overview that he posted in the other thread and added the results of FoW 2.
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
Also, if it is preferred to keep all of this in one thread after all, consider this forum thread non-existent ;-) My preference would go out to having the organisational part and ranking separate as there are currently so many tournaments underway and set-up that it's difficult to keep track of tournaments in the making if there are dozens of post about finished tournaments.
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
*already noticed i accidentally forgot scuba in the list, my apologies!
tantrumizer (1557 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
Good effort thanks!
tantrumizer (1557 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
Shouldn't there be 4 tournaments involved if bozo has won 2? Two sengokus I think.
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
Hmm.. you're right. There is a discrepancy between played games/tournaments and total solos/victories.

It is probably another Sengoku tournament indeed. I guess Doc forgot to add it to the initial overview so perhaps he should have a look at the overview above and correct where necessary ;-) @Doc, most definitely no pressure but would be appreciated if you edit it when you have the time ;-)
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
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I made several corrections and updated the Points per game as well. I believe it is all correct now..

Variant Tournament Combined Standings
[Counting complete tournaments to date]

Tournaments: 4 (Sengoku 1 & 2, FoW 1 & 2).
30 games, 20 solos
18 players

Champions:
2 – bozo
1 – BobRoss
1 (shared champion) – tantrumizer & El Cremoso

Solos:
4 – bozo
3 – BobRoss
2 – YCHTT, Tantrumizer, d-ice
1 – Leif, El Cremoso, mouse, Dr. Rec, Samj, RUFF, Mapu

Total points:
17.6 – bozo
11.5 – tantrumizer
10.5 – mouse
10.5 – BobRoss
8.6 – YCHTT
8.44 – Dr. Rec
8.27 – RUFFHAUS
8 – El Cremoso
7.1 – Samj
7 – d-ice
5.67 – kaner
5.67 – Eki83
4.5 – Leif
4 – Mapu
2.67 – trip
0 – ScubaSteve
0 – Strider
0 – dargorygel

Points per game:
1.5 – BobRoss
1.173 – bozo
1.034 – RUFFHAUS
1.000 – El Cremoso
1.000 – d-ice
0.767 – tantrumizer
0.709 – Eki83
0.709 – kaner
0.700 – mouse
0.500 – Mapu
0.391 – YCHTT
0.334 – trip
0.300 – Leif
0.281 – Dr. Recommended
0.237 – Samj
0 – ScubaSteve
0 – Strider
0 – dargorygel
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
I solely forgot to ad the .00 and .000 for me and Scuba, Strider and Dargorygel respectively. Yet, that's a matter of aesthetics ;-)
Thanks Bobber! Do you sleep?
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Aug 17 UTC
Sleep? Haven't heard that name in months..
BobRoss (1752 D)
19 Oct 17 UTC
Bump!

The Ancient Med tournament results could be added to the overall ranking.
Yes, Ancient Med tournaments should both be added.
Somebody beat me to it please - like you beat me in the tournament ;)
Update on my list but it's a long list right now...
BobRoss (1752 D)
19 Oct 17 UTC
I might be able to update the list as I did with the FoW tournament. Yet, the manual update is quite mistake-prone (especially when it comes to the 'Points per game' section). Thus it takes quite a lot of time to update everything if I have to look up all tournament games through players in each respective tournament.

Would you by any chance have any sort of document where you have organised all of this stuff Doc? If there's some sort of Excel/Word sheet, that would make the job already much easier ;-)
BobRoss (1752 D)
29 Oct 17 UTC
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1st Balkans 1860 7x7 Tournament Results:

Game 1: Autumn 1868
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Finkel, Tantrumizer, BobRoss)
Game 3: Autumn 1868
Game 4: Spring 1869
Game 5: Autumn 1868
Game 6: Autumn 1868
Game 7: Autumn 1868

Current Standings:

1. Tantrumizer, Mr.FinkelMuiyer, Bob Ross [1.33]
2. RUFF, YCHTT, Ubercacher16, Technostar [0]
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Oct 17 UTC
(+1)
1st Balkans 1860 7x7 Tournament Results (Updated)

Game 1: Unfinished
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Finkel, Tantrumizer, BobRoss) [1.33]
Game 3: Unfinished
Game 4: Unfinished
Game 5: Unfinished
Game 6: Unfinished
Game 7: 4-way Draw (Techno, Finkel, YCHTT, BobRoss) [0.75]

Current Standings:

1. Mr. FinkelMuiyer, BobRoss [2.08]
2. Tantrumizer [1.33]
3. YCHTT, Technostar [0.75]
3. RUFF, Ubercacher [0]
BobRoss (1752 D)
31 Oct 17 UTC
(+1)
After 3 finished games, Finkel takes the lead in the tournament. 4 more games to go!

1st Balkans 1860 7x7 Tournament Results (Updated)

Game 1: Unfinished
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Finkel, Tantrumizer, BobRoss) [1.33]
Game 3: Unfinished
Game 4: 4-way Draw (Finkel, YCHTT, Tantrumizer, RUFF) [0.75]
Game 5: Unfinished
Game 6: Unfinished
Game 7: 4-way Draw (Techno, Finkel, YCHTT, BobRoss) [0.75]

Current Standings:

1. Mr. FinkelMuiyer [2.83]
2. BobRoss, Tantrumizer [2.08]
3. YCHTT [1.5]
4. RUFF, Technostar [0.75]
5. Ubercacher16 [0]
BobRoss (1752 D)
01 Nov 17 UTC
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[Dutch Revolt 5x5] Tournament Results

Game 1: 3-way Draw (Doc, Mouse, Chumbles) [0.67]
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Doc, Mouse, Leif) [0.67]
Game 3: Unfinished
Game 4: Unfinished
Game 5: Unfinished


Current Standings:

1. Dr. Recommended, Mouse [1.34]
2. Chumbles, Leif Syverson [0.67]
3. BobRoss [0]
Dr. Recommended (1660 D Mod (B))
01 Nov 17 UTC
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Thanks so much BR for updating this. I just now saw your question a few posts above, and unfortunately no I don't have any spreadsheet. Maybe during winter break I'll put one together.
BobRoss (1752 D)
02 Nov 17 UTC
Not a problem at all :-)

I do have a question/remark though: On the one hand I think it's great to have the total scores/ranking of different tournaments in one overview. On the other hand, due to the different types of variants being played in tournaments (ranging from 5 to 15 players), the Points per Games section will never be fairly representative for example. Only a 2-way draw or Solo amounts to a score higher than 1 average point per game in a 5-way.

I don't know if there's a good solution to this, apart from seperating all tournament results and box them based on either specific variant or number of player in a variant. Yet, that would mean we're going to have a shitload of ranking overviews and I am already spamming this thread haha.
Switch up the scoring to a fixed "points per game" scoring and basically divide the points by the number in the draw. 3 points per game is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 5 with just a two decimal places at 1.5, 1, .75, and .6 respectively. As we aren't likely to see many 6 or more way draws, that should be sufficient, but you could always set it at 4.2 points per game to go out to an 8 way draw at 3 decimal places. Solo could just get 1 extra point per game over the 2 way (the way it works now) to keep a single solo from dominating a smaller tournament.
We should still see about the same outcome as before on the existing tournaments this way. It likely would *not* effect first place, but could affect that one co-winner we have and might change some of the 2-N place standings swapping one person or another her or there.
LovelyPinkEgg (1330 D)
03 Nov 17 UTC
Hi again! I'm sorry for this message it's a little bit spam. I'm very interested in joining this all time going tournament. How can I join?
Is someone interested in playing Napoleonic, 1600, or (I know you already played a tournament on this map) Fog of War? Any other ideas? Maybe Dark Ages?
Thanks,
PinkEgg
Hey PinkEgg,

All you need do is put your name on the list for one being formed or start your own mini tournament and ask someone to be the GM for it. There is no formal structure here beyond playing enough games so that every one is each country once and not choosing a special scenario like Rin where some countries simply have no chance to win and may not have a very good chance to be part of the draw. If you are wanting a 3 player scenario, it's best to play 6 games, not three, as then every combination of the board is played. It's not as feasible with four or more where dozens, hundreds, or worse yet thousands of games are required to get to every combination.
BobRoss (1752 D)
11 Nov 17 UTC
1st Balkans 1860 7x7 Tournament Results (Updated)

Game 1: Unfinished
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Finkel, Tantrumizer, BobRoss) [1.33]
Game 3: 3-way Draw (Uber, Techno, RUFF) [1.33]
Game 4: 4-way Draw (Finkel, YCHTT, Tantrumizer, RUFF) [0.75]
Game 5: Unfinished
Game 6: Unfinished
Game 7: 4-way Draw (Techno, Finkel, YCHTT, BobRoss) [0.75]

Current Standings:

1. Mr. FinkelMuiyer [2.83]
2. BobRoss, Tantrumizer, RUFF, Technostar [2.08]
3. YCHTT [1.5]
4. Ubercacher16 [1.33]

[Dutch Revolt 5x5] Tournament Results

Game 1: 3-way Draw (Doc, Mouse, Chumbles) [0.67]
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Doc, Mouse, Leif) [0.67]
Game 3: Unfinished
Game 4: Unfinished
Game 5: Unfinished


Current Standings:

1. Dr. Recommended, Mouse [1.34]
2. Chumbles, Leif Syverson [0.67]
3. BobRoss [0]
BobRoss (1752 D)
11 Nov 17 UTC
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1st Balkans 1860 7x7 Tournament Results (Updated)

Game 1: 4-way Draw (Finkel, RUFF, Techno, BobRoss) [0.75]
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Finkel, Tantrumizer, BobRoss) [1.33]
Game 3: 3-way Draw (Uber, Techno, RUFF) [1.33]
Game 4: 4-way Draw (Finkel, YCHTT, Tantrumizer, RUFF) [0.75]
Game 5: Unfinished
Game 6: Unfinished
Game 7: 4-way Draw (Techno, Finkel, YCHTT, BobRoss) [0.75]

Current Standings:

1. Mr. FinkelMuiyer [3.58]
2. BobRoss, RUFF, Technostar [2.83]
3. Tantrumizer [2.08]
4. YCHTT [1.5]
5. Ubercacher16 [1.33]

[Dutch Revolt 5x5] Tournament Results

Game 1: 3-way Draw (Doc, Mouse, Chumbles) [0.67]
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Doc, Mouse, Leif) [0.67]
Game 3: Unfinished
Game 4: Unfinished
Game 5: Unfinished


Current Standings:

1. Dr. Recommended, Mouse [1.34]
2. Chumbles, Leif Syverson [0.67]
3. BobRoss [0]
Game 6 of 1st Balkans 1860 has completed with a solo by YCHTT, putting him in the tournament lead.

1st Balkans 1860 7x7 Tournament Results (Updated)

Game 1: 4-way Draw (Finkel, RUFF, Techno, BobRoss) [0.75]
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Finkel, Tantrumizer, BobRoss) [1.33]
Game 3: 3-way Draw (Uber, Techno, RUFF) [1.33]
Game 4: 4-way Draw (Finkel, YCHTT, Tantrumizer, RUFF) [0.75]
Game 5: Unfinished
Game 6: Solo (YCHTT)
Game 7: 4-way Draw (Techno, Finkel, YCHTT, BobRoss) [0.75]

Current Standings:

1. YCHTT (4.5)
2. Mr. FinkelMuiyer [3.58]
3. BobRoss, RUFF, Technostar [2.83]
6. Tantrumizer [2.08]
7. Ubercacher16 [1.33]
mouse (1825 D)
27 Nov 17 UTC
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[Dutch Revolt 5x5] Tournament Results (Complete)

Game 1: 3-way Draw (Doc, mouse, Chumbles) [0.67]
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Doc, mouse, Leif) [0.67]
Game 3: 4-way Draw (Doc, mouse, Leif, Bob) [0.25]
Game 4: 4-way Draw (Doc, mouse, Leif, Bob) [0.25]
Game 5: Solo (mouse) [2.5]

Final Standings:

1. mouse [4.34]
2. Dr. Recommended [1.84]
3. Leif Syverson [1.17]
4. Chumbles [0.67]
5. BobRoss [0.5]

Turns out low player count maps with easy stalemate lines don't make for high scoring tournaments...
BobRoss (1752 D)
27 Nov 17 UTC
Congratulations once again, Mouse! Also, a big thank you to Doc for running the tournament.
Way to go, mouse! Gratz!
mouse (1825 D)
27 Nov 17 UTC
btw YCHTT, I think you should be on 5 points total for Balkans?
7/2 for solo, 2* (7-4)/4 for the draws, comes to 3.5+0.75+0.75 = 5.
Eki83 (2150 D)
27 Nov 17 UTC
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What about this WWII tournament? I think it is also valid and not only because I won it. ;)

http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=24811
http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=24812
http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=24813
http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=24814
http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=24815
It hought solo was half of N-1, not half of N. I defeated 6 players divided by 2 is 3.
BobRoss (1752 D)
28 Nov 17 UTC
I wasn't aware of the existence of that tournament Eki, so thank you for bringing it up.

Currently I am crammed with work so I won't be able to update everything anytime soon. Perhaps Doc will have some time to look at it in the near future? ;-)
Congratulations Tanturmizer on winning the final game and the tournament in 1st Balkans 1860!

Game 5 of 1st Balkans 1860 has completed with a solo by Tantrumizer, winning him the tournament.

1st Balkans 1860 7x7 Tournament Results (Updated)

Game 1: 4-way Draw (Finkel, RUFF, Techno, BobRoss) [0.75]
Game 2: 3-way Draw (Finkel, Tantrumizer, BobRoss) [1.33]
Game 3: 3-way Draw (Uber, Techno, RUFF) [1.33]
Game 4: 4-way Draw (Finkel, YCHTT, Tantrumizer, RUFF) [0.75]
Game 5: Solo (Tanturmizer) [3.0 or 3.5?]
Game 6: Solo (YCHTT) [3.0 or 3.5?]
Game 7: 4-way Draw (Techno, Finkel, YCHTT, BobRoss) [0.75]

Final Standings:

1. Tantrumizer (5.08/5.58?)
2. YCHTT (4.5/5.0?)
3. Mr. FinkelMuiyer [3.58]
4. BobRoss, RUFF, Technostar [2.83]
7. Ubercacher16 [1.33]
Dr. Recommended (1660 D Mod (B))
29 Nov 17 UTC
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Bob, I've got a week and a half left in this school term, after which I'll be able to get caught up on all this. I really appreciate everyone's contributions to keeping things moving and updating results.
tantrumizer (1557 D)
29 Nov 17 UTC
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Thanks for updating the 1st Balkans 1860 tournament results YCHTT. To the end, it seemed like I was either going to finish 6th or 1st.
BobRoss (1752 D)
29 Nov 17 UTC
(+1)
Ahh, excellent doc. I'd be glad to help out whenever I can.
Technostar (1302 D)
30 Nov 17 UTC
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Thank you so much for a fun first tournament. I barely missed out on a solo there, though at least I made it into 3 draw pools. I also learned quite a bit about the map.

The map itself seemed to favor the corner powers. Serbia only drew once, while Greece never drew. On the flipside, Bulgaria and Italy usually had a strong showing.
tantrumizer (1557 D)
30 Nov 17 UTC
(+1)
I wouldn't even classify Bulgaria as a corner power per se, but Romania is too weak generally to take advantage of its position. Bulgaria and Italy were definitely the standouts.
@tantrumizer, well we were very close in score. .58 different. Not much. :-)
Thank you all for participating in this tournament. It was absolutely invaluable in terms of data for the variant redesign (which is pretty clearly necessary in my mind.) Italy will be nerfed, and there will be a variety of other changes as well. This will be a full 2.0 instead of 1.3
tantrumizer (1557 D)
30 Nov 17 UTC
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Looking forward to that! I like the map a lot, but if I wasn't playing a tournament and got Romania or Greece, I'd groan. But then again, I really prefer playing balanced games (e.g. not classic Diplomacy!) and I know a lot of people aren't bothered by it so much.
BenjaminHester (1035 D)
30 Nov 17 UTC
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I can't stand unbalanced variants, especially when they're mine. Who wants to play a game where you're at a disadvantage from the beginning...
GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
30 Nov 17 UTC
Someone who seeks the challenge?
d-ice (1969 D)
30 Nov 17 UTC
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In my opinion, almost all variants are unbalanced, even classic (although I'd argue that it's one of the most balanced non-symmetric variants yet to be implemented). The key is to work with the imbalance and use it to your advantage. It's tough to do in press games, even tougher in nopress - but not impossible.
I'm with GOD. A challenge is good and, in full press, there is a lot to be said for negotiation skills. Some of the worst positions can actually do well if a skilled negotiator and strategist takes them on.


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BenjaminHester (1035 D)
11 Aug 17 UTC
(+5)
obsolete Sengoku variant
Hi all, designer of Sengoku here. I would love to get the latest version of Sengoku in use on this system, as it is much more balanced. Found here: http://dipwiki.com/index.php?title=Sengoku
Even if the DP system, can't be used, the version at http://nairenvorbeck.angelfire.com/ is still better than the one in use currently. Poor Mori needs a fair chance :-) Anyone willing/able to help me get these implemented?
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