Diplomacy zine -- Chapter Four From: Eric_S_Klien@cup.portal.com Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1989 05:07:14 +0000 Issue #115 of ELECTRONIC PROTOCOL: Chapter One contains: NAVARONE, BLITZKRIEG, OPERATION OVERLORD, GETTYSBURG, and HMS HOOD And is published by daybell@aludra.usc.edu/Donald Daybell Chapter Two contains: DRAGONSLAYER, BISMARK, COLD WAR, JACAL, and TRENCHFOOT And is published by tedward@cs.cornell.edu/Ted Fischer Chapter Three contains: TANNENBURG, VERDUN, ENTENTE, MULHOUSE, and DAWN PATROL And is published by dragon@agora.hf.intel.com/Bill Wheeler ------------- Chapter Four ------------- Spring '04 of the game RATATOSK (BNC number 1989IJ) (GM is jall@diku.dk/Mogens Jallberg) Due Thursday. Summer '03 of the game BUSHIDO (BNC number 1989IN) (GM is ronin@cory.berkeley.edu/Sam Parazette) Nothing happened. Spring '02 of the game HUGO (BNC number 1989IO) (GM is willis@trwind.ind.trw.com/Willis Marti) Correction: In the moves and positions for Germany, I got the moves right and psotions wrong. Germany does not have A HOL, instead it is a BEL. Oops. WIllis Summer '02 of the game HUGO (BNC number 1989IO) (GM is willis@trwind.ind.trw.com/Willis Marti) Nothing happened. Spring '02 of the gunboat game VERSAILLES (MNC number 1989JErb32) (GM is sccs6016@iruccibm.bitnet/Gearoid Casey) Not Received. Spring '01 of the game JUGGERNAUGHT (BNC number not known) (GM is rdesper@eagle.wesleyan.edu/Rick Desper Due next Sunday. Spring '01 of the game TOKUGAWA (BNC number not known) (GM is joseph_harold_thomas@cup.portal.com/Joseph Thomas) Due next Sunday Spring '01 of the game PETAIN (BNC number not known) (GM is ssmith@ms.uky.edu/Scott Smith Due next Sunday. Spring '01 of the game DUNKIRK (BNC number not known) (GM is sjzwange@phoenix.princeton.edu/Steven Jacob Swanger) Due next Sunday. GM comments: It is neat to still have eight games in this chapter despite moving five of them out to chapter three! Announcement: The M.S.C. Nova Committee will host WARCON (the largest and oldest wargaming convention in the Southwest) this year during February 2-4, 1990, on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. There will be tournaments in many miniature games, fantasy role-playing games, and wargames, including Diplomacy. For more information, you may phone (409) 845-1515 or write to: M.S.C. Nova Committee, Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M University, Box J-1, College Station, TX 77844 ********************************************************************* Transmitted via scribe code name Video Dienstag/CS107124@YUSOL.BITNET ********************************************************************* My Impression of CanCon 89 Or, What Did You Do During The Big Battles, Daddy? CanCon 89. I looked forward to this for a long time. CanCon 88 was still a vivid memory. Heat, interesting people and lots of great Diplomacy. So now I had finished the long drive from Peterborough to T.O. I had even found the right campus. Excellent directions. Great start. Then I decided to drive and walk around the campus for about an hour trying to find some other Dippy. I didn't bother to read the sign on Cal's Van pointing the way. But eventually I followed someone who looked suspicious up to a building. My first thought was that Doug had certainly gone all out this year. What better place to have a war-gaming convention than in a cement bunker. The walls had to be 3 or 4 feet thick of solid cement. Surely this was left over from the Second World War defence lines. Inside was blissfully cool. Air conditioning. A great treat compared to the previous year. Finally I found the great hall where already the mad strategists were in full swing. One game started and a few people wandered around looking for another one to start. And some of these people looked familiar. It may have been because of the pictures I took last year. Some of the pictures had been up on my dart board all winter long. At least those who have ever stabbed me. But it was great seeing and remembering faces. The easy friendliness hit me again as soon as I walked in. Doug was again running around trying to be in 6 places at once, and still finding time to greet people as they got there. He gave me my key and explained where the rooms were. By the time I got back from putting my stuff away, another game had started. That gave me time to catch up on some other people and check out a couple of other games. Near midnight, we emptied out of the great hall and went back to the rooms. Time to start settling down, right? Who would have expected 2 more games of Dip to start up. With Doug playing in both of them. With Jack McHugh as France, and myself as England, we just knew that Doug would be a great first victim. Sorry Doug. At 4 in the morning it was time to hit the sack. To pay us back, Doug acted out another bit of true military tradition. Reveille was administered bright and early by the top sergeant himself. I think he tried to knock down 2 or 3 doors to make sure everyone was up. Breakfast and back to the games. Made the mistake of drawing Italy in the second game. Ended up taking a lunch break at Wendy's with Cal, Mike Agnew, and Patrick Fleming. Lunch and a wild ride back to the game in time for the next deadline. No officer, that wasn't really beer bottles wrapped up in a carpet in the back of the van. Got better luck in the third game as France. Later in the day, I got into another game. This one taught me as much about Diplomacy as most PBM games put together. And it taught me about being greedy enough to go for a win when I had a sure 2-way with Jerry Falkiner. Great tactics from Frank Easton. They worked well, damnit. Enough of screwing up in Dip for a while. Time to try a different game. How about some Kremlin? Doug showed me what was going on and did an excellent job of coaching me. Sometimes knowing too many of the rules can be a hindrance. Ignorance is bliss and in that game, I was very blissful. Sunday morning. Reveille by the top sergeant again. But most of us had beat him to it. During the games, someone must have been taken in by my trusting face. I've ended up on the top board. So now, just don't rock the boat and I should end up finishing quite well. The only part of the weekend that cast any part of a shadow on the proceedings was the question of posting the standing at all times. Without seeing the listed order before the game, I may have played differently. But almost any time I'm in a game as Germany, and I can convince England and France to make a 3-way with me, that's what I'm going for. Especially in the early going. So the games were finally over. The weekend was winding down. Excellent locations (once I found them). That would not be a problem next year if it were held in the same place. Facilities in all respects were fantastic. Breakfasts were as good as Doug promised and we were close enough to dash out to the fast food joints. Rooms were ideal and even though they did not have air conditioning, each one came with its own fan. And the kitchen with fridge for the beer was a great blessing. Full marks to everyone involved with the organization and execution of this year's event. Good to see you all again and I look forward to seeing you all again next year. Quote of CanCon: "It's pretty bad when the only guy who'll talk to me is the one who is occupying my country." Fred Hyatt, during what must have been the only bad game he had. Congratulations Fred on a fine tournament. And congratulations to everyone in all of the games, Dippy and others. Even Brux on his campaign trail. Rob Lowes I am enjoying moderating this zine, keep that mail coming! Eric Klien Up