The Zine

Fall 2000 Movement Issue

Your Publisher: About The Diplomatic Pouch: Guest editor Ry4an Brase apologizes profusely for the tardiness of this issue.
Clinton Wolf: Eye of the Storm: A Study of the Centrifuge in the Game 'chaos2': Clinton brings us his promised follow-up article that describes the successful use of the centrifuge, an opening he first pitched in the Spring 1999 Retreat issue.
Brandon Clarke: Growing Up: Brandon continues in his misguided attempt to make his competition into better players.
Bruce Duewer: Machiavelli: The Power of the Purse: In part five of his series on Machiavelli, Bruce addresses when and how to spend on a bribe.
Simon Szykman: Diplomacy Boardgame Trivia: Simon's research on the topic of the Diplomacy boardgame has led to a compilation of an extensive collection of information about the various editions of the game. Come try your hand at a set of trivia questions he has put together.
Chris Martin: Martin on Diplomacy: Play to Win: Chris uses a quiz and more than his fair share of exclamation marks to help you steer towards the win.
Steve Ray: Winning With Italy: Steve Ray pitches the notion that Italy isn't the short straw after all.
Simon Szykman: Three Variants Reviewed: Simon reviews the latest in Diplomacy-related commercial offerings -- three new variants published by Stupendous Games: Ard-Ri, Classical Diplomacy and Hundred.
Robert Steinke: Tournament Tie Breakers: Bob, fresh off his wedding to Manus's sister, presents a YARS friendly system for breaking ties in DIAS tournaments.
Joshua Randall: The Six Traits of the Advanced Diplomacy Player: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People it isn't (Thank God!), but Joshua has collected a list of attributes which are undeniably handy to possess when playing our favorite game.
Joe Brennan: What is a Newbie?: When is a newbie not a newbie? How do you graduate to intermediate? These questions answered, plus more.
The Editor and the Readership: Pouch Deposits: Mail from our readers -- and sent using 100% recycled electrons too.
Andrew Goff: The Sweden Situation: Andrew Goff tells Germany why Russia should get Sweden and Russia how to convince Germany to leave well enough alone.
B. Hester: The Lotus Blossom: The variant's creator offers a look at opening strategies for the Chosokabe Clan in the Sengoku variant.
Brendan McClure: The Rocky Lepanto: Brendan explains why he thinks the Italian should go through Munich to get to France, and early at that.
Edi Birsan: Reflections From Downunder: Edi Birsan's review of his trip to Sydney, Australia for the 2000 New South Wales Diplomacy Championship.
Ray Setzer: Announcing the 2000 WorldMaster's Tournament: The Worldmasters email tournament is back, and this time it's using the DPJudge. Read all about it in Ray's press release.
Tim Miller: WDC X: A Report From the Hammered Position: Tim Miller got pummeled at World DipCon in August, and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Here Tim explains how his email prowess left him not fully prepared for the beast that is Face to Face play.
David Degville: User's Guide to the JDPR: David helps to tame the monster that is the JDPR rating system. Now you can know not just that Jorge Llambias will trounce you, but to what extent.
David Norman and Brandon Clarke: Why We See Things the Way We Do: A brief history of how the Face to Face Diplomacy hobbies on three continents came to be so different, and how to see your hobby the way the others do.
David Norman and Brandon Clarke: Location of WDC in 2003 and Beyond: For the first time in many years, WDC XII in 2002 will not continue the pattern of alternating between Europe and North America. This article discusses where WDC should rejoin this alternating pattern when it returns to the Northern hemisphere.
Derek Pillie: Blue Water Lepanto Revisited: Derek looks at using the Blue Water Lepanto as Austria and with Italy's knowledge.
Brandon Clarke: The Cult of Cubisology: Brandon regales us with tales of drinking and Diplomacy at one of his recent tournament wins.
Edi Birsan: Tournament Practices: Contrasts in Extremes: Edi delineates the differences between tournaments around the world and in the process provides a nice guide which shows what to expect at any tournament to which you might be headed.
Joe Brennan: So, You Think You're a Diplomat?: Joe points out some extraordinary acts of Diplomacy from the past, and presents you with a challenge or two.
B. Hester: Winning with France in Colonial: Benjamin tries to make the impossible into something merely improbable.
Larry Peery: A History of World DipCon: Larry is back with his as-always unique Peerispective on the Diplomacy hobby.
Edi Birsan: Team Tournaments: Edi looks into how team tournaments are currently run and what additional tricks we could play with them.