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Spring 2008 Issue www.diplomacyworld.net Variety Melange Variants: The Spice of Life Notes From the Editor Welcome back to another issue of Diplomacy World. that continues in the coming issues as well! This is now my fifth issue since returning as Lead Editor, and in some ways it was the hardest issue to do. I This issue you’ll also find the results of the latest believe this was simply a case of all the additional time Diplomacy World Writing Contest. While I would have and effort that went into doing Issue #100. It wasn’t until liked to get more entries than I did, at least we received #100 was finished and uploaded to the web site that I enough to actually award the prizes this time! realized how many extra hours I’d been spending each Congratulations to our winners, and keep your eyes week trying to assemble all that material. Sitting back open for future writing contests, or contests of other the next day, I was a bit worried about whether I had run types. If you have suggestions, please let me know. the well (or my personal gas tank) dry. Which leads me into the usual quarterly mantra: this Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. First of all, we had a particular issue, and Diplomacy World as a whole, is few wonderful pieces of material set aside for this issue, only as good as the articles you hobby members submit. starting with Stephen Agar’s variant symphony and I can’t write the whole thing myself, not even with the David McCrumb’s designer notes on 1499: The Italian assistance of the DW Staff…we need your ideas, your Wars. That seemed like enough to direct us towards input, and most crucially your articles. If you need ideas, Diplomacy Variants as a theme. I still prefer original just send me an email to diplomacyworld “of” yahoo.com Diplomacy over all other choices, but anytime I feel the and I’ll be happy to give you a dozen or more! And while experience growing even slightly stale I get myself you’re doing that, be sure to keep checking out our web involved in a few variant games. Whether they are site at http://www.diplomacyworld.net and the DW Blog global games like Colonia VII or Youngstown IV, or map at http://blog.diplomacyworld.net, for updates, changes, changes like African Diplomacy, or old favorites such as news, and additional back issues. We’ve got almost Woolworth, Fog of War, Balkan Wars VI or even simple every issue of Diplomacy World posted there, from #101 Gunboat, I enjoy the challenge of the differences and the back to #42 (plus #1 and #2), and slowly but surely we new obstacles and opportunities they represent. After a are adding the rest. Oh, by the way, if you happen to few variant games I find my drive to play regular have any old classic Diplomacy zines or other material Diplomacy to be thoroughly refreshed. you think deserves to be seen again, get in touch with me. I’d be happy to scan it and post it to one of the More importantly, I also found new energy because of websites, depending on what it is exactly. our new Variant Editor Jack McHugh. Jack and I have collaborated on a number of Diplomacy projects in the I’ll close by reminding you the next deadline for past, so when he agreed to become Variants Editor I Diplomacy World submissions is July 1st, 2008. If knew I’d find myself relying on his good nature and you won’t consider writing a full article, we’d still love to occasional bursts of enthusiastic production not just to hear from you with feedback on this issue, or ideas for provide some entertaining material, but to inspire me to future articles. See you in the Summer, and happy do some of the same. That’s why you’ll find his name stabbing! sprinkled liberally throughout this issue…and let’s hope Diplomacy World Staff: Managing Lead Editor: Douglas Kent, Email: diplomacyworld of yahoo.com Co-Editor : Jim Burgess, Email: burgess of world.std.com Strategy & Tactics Editor: Vacant Why not put your name here? Variant Editor: Jack McHugh, Email: jwmchughjr of gmail.com NEW! Interview Editor: Jim Burgess, Email: burgess of world.std.com Club and Tournament Editor: Jim O’Kelley, jimthegrey1013 of yahoo.com Archive Editor: Tim Haffey, Email: trhaffey of aol.com Demo Game Editor: Rick Desper, Email: rick_desper of yahoo.com Contributors in 2008: Stephen Agar, Chris Babcock, Nathan Barnes, Jim Burgess, Bill Coffin, Rick Desper, Chris Dziedzic, Siobhan Granvold, Tim Haffey, “Game Master,” David McCrumb, Jack McHugh, Jamie McQuinn, Alfred Nicol, Jim O’Kelley, Chris Sham, Mark Stretch, Lars Topholm, Rod Walker, Andy York. Add your name to this list! Contributions are welcomed and will earn you accolades and infinite thanks. Persons interested in the vacant staff positions may contact the managing editor for details or to submit their candidacy or both. The same goes for anyone interested in becoming a columnist or senior writer. Diplomacy is a game invented by Allan Calhamer. It is currently manufactured by Hasbro and the name is their trademark with all rights reserved. Diplomacy World #101 - Page 2 In This Issue: Editorial: Notes From the Editor by Douglas Kent Page 2 Humor: The Roving Diplomacy World Reporter – A Visit with the East Coast Clique by Douglas Kent Page 4 Hobby News: The New Avalon Hill Diplomacy Set – A Review by Douglas Kent Page 8 Hobby Service: Ask the GM – An Advice Column for Diplomacy World by “Game Master” Page 10 Convention News: National Block Party Advertisement Page 10 Convention News: DixieCon 22 Advertisement Page 11 Con Report: Olly Olly OxCon Free by Mark Stretch Page 12 Feature: Medieval Warlords by Tim Haffey Page 13 Variants: 1900: Feedback on the Comments and Suggestions of Fred C. Davis Jr. by Chris Dziedzic Page 14 Feature: Diplomacy, Internet, and Community by Chris Babcock Page 16 Variants: Intimate Diplomacy Rules by Adrien Baird and Steve Doubleday Page 18 Variants: Intimate Dip: A Series Replay by Douglas Kent and Jack McHugh Page 19 Convention News: LinCon 2008 Advertisement Page 24 Variants: A Life in Variants by Stephen Agar Page 25 Feature: Two Bad Experiences with Diplomacy by Jamie McQuinn Page 28 Humor: In-Jokes Found in “Selected News Items from 1966-AA” by Rod Walker Page 29 Selected Upcoming Conventions and Diplomacy Events Page 30 Tournament News: 2008 Grand Prix Watch by Jim O’Kelley Page 31 Strategic Statistics: To Bounce or Not to Bounce – That’s Not a Question by Lars Topholm Page 32 Convention News: World DipCon 2008 Advertisement Page 34 Con Report: Tales from the Tournament Trail by Jim O’Kelley Page 35 Variants: Designer’s Notes – 1499: The Italian Wars (plus Rules and Map) by David McCrumb Page 36 Variants: The Adventures of Fatman and Frottage by Rod Walker Page 39 Variants: Modern Diplomacy – Part I by Jack McHugh Page 41 Variants: Modern Diplomacy Rules and Map by Vincent Mous Page 43 Convention News: KublaCon Game Convention Advertisement Page 45 Interview: The Diplomacy World Interview with Conrad von Metzke by Jim Burgess Page 46 Demo Game: Diplomacy World Demo Game “After the Rapture” – Winter 1901 through Winter 1902 Page 55 Con Report: WACcon 2008 – A Group Perspective by Nathan Barnes and Friends Page 63 Convention News: ManorCon XXVI Advertisement Page 66 Con Report: WACcon 2008 Through the Eyes of a First-Time Traveler by Siobhan Granvold Page 68 Diplomacy World Writing Contest Results Page 71 S&T Writing Contest 3rd Place Winner: Re-thinking Diplomacy Strategy by Alfred Nicol Page 71 S&T Writing Contest 2nd Place Winner: Rethinking Solo Strategy: Strategy vs. Tactics by Bill Coffin Page 73 S&T Writing Contest 1st Place Winner: The One Dot Victory by Chris Sham Page 75 Convention News: Recent North American Tournament Boxscores Page 77 Letter Column: Knives and Daggers - The Diplomacy World Letter Column Page 77 Game Openings: Pontevedria #84 by W. Andrew York (Zine Game Opening Listing) Page 80 Diplomacy World #101 - Page 3 The Roving Diplomacy World Reporter:A Visit with the East Coast Clique By Douglas Kent Due to some happy circumstances and coincidences, I didn’t plug the microphone in. Geez, you’re a moron. found myself in the Philadelphia area a few weekends Haw haw haw. ago as a number of the famous “East Coast Clique” Diplomacy hobby bigwigs were enjoying a get-together Tom: Uh, Jack, it has an internal microphone. at Paul Kenny’s place. With Paul’s wife Sandy playing mother hen, and the kids running around, it was difficult to relax and enjoy some rude and raucous Diplomacy maven-style humor. Plus Sandy didn’t want us getting drunk in front of the kids, even if we offered them a taste or two. So, using the weak excuse of “taking Annabell (the dog) for a walk,” Paul managed to escape his house for a little while in the company of Tom Swider, Brad Wilson, and Diplomacy World’s new variant editor Jack McHugh. With Jack’s wife out at work, his apartment was a natural convergence point. We met up there, where I conducted an impromptu Diplomacy World Interview Roundtable. For accuracy, I pulled out my mini tape recorder and set it on the coffee table. Sitting around the coffee table were: Jack: Oh. Doug – That’s my, Doug Kent, Diplomacy World Lead Paul: We should try to make this quick guys, Sandy is Editor and an all-around jerk.
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