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Diplomacy World still going strong!

Fresh from the triumph of his hundredth issue (as noted in the Pouch), Diplomacy World Lead Editor Douglas Kent has put out not one, but two new issues since our own S2008M issue! The Spring 2008 Issue (#101) and Summer 2008 Issue (#102) are both available from the DW site as PDF files.

If you're interested in giving him feedback or contributing to future issues, write him at [email protected]. The submission deadline for the Fall 2008 Issue (#103) is October 1st; don't miss it!

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Time to step up! The Diplomatic Pouch needs YOU!

All these wonderful articles you see in this issue didn't write themselves! If you've ever thought about writing something for the Pouch, don't hesitate — send your suggestions, comments, and questions to the Editor at [email protected] without delay! The next submissions deadline is October 1st.

Remember, the Pouch depends on YOU!

Variant Designer/Enthusiast Seeks Players!

Nick Higgins is looking for players for games of both Ambition & Empire (featured in three articles this issue) and Congress of Vienna (described on his Web site); if you're interested in trying either variant, please contact him at [email protected] !!!

WDC '08 Results

The eighteenth World Diplomacy Convention took place this past August 14th-17th in Vienna, Austria. The final results, as reported on the main WDC '08 site, are as follows:

OVERALL RESULTS
RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Sum Total
1Ziesing, Julian36.2034.6714.2929.30114.45100.17
2Sevin, Cyrille13.2675.0023.1410.57121.97111.40
3Leinich, Daniel0.0055.6340.8613.44109.93109.93
4Andersson, Dennis49.8134.2111.8220.48116.33104.51
5Straub, Fabian21.7934.6740.868.15105.4897.33
6Dijkhoff, Oscar39.546.1420.2235.91101.8195.67
7Ilievics, André11.6040.1523.5328.42103.7092.10
8Brand, Chris35.9116.6727.034.6384.2479.61
9van Rooijen, Ren�0.0019.4627.0332.2378.7278.72
10Tønnessen, Tor Magne22.4025.8327.9413.4489.6176.17
11Jørgensen, Simen Fure34.4112.7628.9110.2686.3476.09
12Seklehner, Stephan22.134.050.0048.3874.5674.56
13Lester, Daniel26.390.0025.7721.9674.1374.13
14Harris, Toby18.4532.6422.765.5679.4173.85
15Horak, Volker41.1128.420.004.1773.6973.69
16Paeuser, Markus4.1739.1026.390.0069.6569.65
17Hardy, James7.3157.733.62 68.6768.67
18Sahuguet, Nicolas0.000.0040.3127.4867.7967.79
19Cosgrave, Liam26.608.118.0432.9175.6767.63
20Badurczik, Jan24.350.0018.9023.9367.1867.18
21Alagün, Ahmet11.3434.0212.8119.2177.3966.05
22Grellier, Fabien20.2221.4622.760.0064.4464.44
23Kurt, Igor21.7910.260.0030.5962.6362.63
24Miller, Millis19.7013.0618.0222.2273.0159.95
25Degwitz, Ulrich7.4023.4327.946.6865.4558.77
26Norman, David15.084.810.0035.4955.3855.38
27Ulsenheimer, Stefan40.475.860.007.6453.9753.97
28Unger, Stefan16.528.118.2828.1661.0752.96
29Oosterom, Frank12.929.2723.1416.5961.9252.66
30Birsan, Edi12.920.0035.910.0048.8448.84
31Goff, Andrew7.403.9522.7618.4552.5648.62
32du Pontavice, Emmanuel4.574.8118.4523.6351.4646.89
33Fiala, Andreas10.1719.877.6416.7954.4746.83
34Lebedev, Alex11.8713.380.0019.8745.1245.12
35Bandaranaike, Gihan14.2930.12  44.4044.40
36Dias De Almeida, Vincent38.355.860.000.0044.2044.20
37Petter, Gert16.527.1420.225.7949.6743.88
38Sanchez, Ruben7.310.0027.039.5243.8743.87
39Werner, Holger14.29  29.0443.3343.33
40Kotschy, Georg8.9223.936.387.6446.8840.50
41Diehl, Christoph24.72 15.08 39.8039.80
42Pazzaglia, Luca22.130.0016.520.0038.6638.66
43Maggi, Gwen0.0015.984.0713.0333.0833.08
44Am Ende, Moritz5.200.0027.480.0032.6832.68
45Clouet, Yann 11.4718.90 30.3730.37
46Schmalle, Holger14.459.204.340.0027.9827.98
47Peksa, Mikulas0.009.270.0016.5925.8625.86
48Ferrari, Marco Piermaria0.004.490.0019.6224.1124.11
49Lecointre, Gabriel5.9313.384.170.0023.4823.48
50Bieber, Herbert 18.54 4.5823.1323.13
51Hrabal, Vojtech0.000.006.0916.5922.6822.68
52Höfferer, Jochen0.0011.479.920.0021.3821.38
53Brüggemann, Dirk0.000.004.2716.0320.3020.30
54Bretschneider, Clara 0.00 16.5916.5916.59
55Tennant, Len0.000.004.2711.9616.2316.23
56Günther-Hanssen, Christian0.000.007.777.8115.5815.58
57Pock, Michael4.570.004.274.4913.3213.32
58Beer, Sebastian 13.03  13.0313.03
59Denkmann, Christian4.090.004.178.258.25
60Mönch, Joachim0.000.004.340.004.344.34
61Nejedlik, Karel0.003.610.000.003.613.61
62Bacher, Frank 0.000.00 0.000.00
63Carry, Vincent    0.000.00
64Dambmann, Manuela    0.000.00
65Diehl, Constanze    0.000.00
66Heymuth, Marcel0.000.000.00 0.000.00
67Hopf, Günter    0.000.00
68Luckenfuller, Henry 0.00  0.000.00
69Miller, Ana    0.000.00
70Pazzaglia, Enrico    0.000.00
71Scaffa, Luisa    0.000.00
72Schmerbach, Mathias    0.000.00
73Simma, Katharina 0.00  0.000.00
74Tennant, Nora    0.000.00

TEAM RESULTS
RankTeam NamePlayersTotal score
1Brothers in ArmsClouet, Yann
Maggi, Gwen
Sevin, Cyrille
148.56
2Fit stoneheadsHarris, Toby
Kurt, Igor
Straub, Fabian
141.19
3Montezuma Impossible IIdu Pontavice, Emmanuel
Ilievics, André
van Rooijen, René
133.43
4Whatever Badurczik, Jan
Leinich, Daniel
Schmalle, Holger
128.93
5 Sweden Jørgensen, Simen Fure
Sanchez, Ruben
Tønnessen, Tor Magne
122.48
6 Masters of Disaster Horak, Volker
Paeuser, Markus
Pazzaglia, Luca
110.43
7 Montezuma Impossible Andersson, Dennis
Oosterom, Frank
Unger, Stefan
94.83
8 Pygmees Dias De Almeida, Vincent
Grellier, Fabien
Sahuguet, Nicolas
90.39
9 The Team from Far Far Away Birsan, Edi
Brand, Chris
Tennant, Len
83.88
10BMW Alagün, Ahmet
Kotschy, Georg
Mönch, Joachim
81.49
11 Team France Cosgrave, Liam
Goff, Andrew
Lester, Daniel
68.64
12 Team Salzburg Höfferer, Jochen
Lebedev, Alex
Petter, Gert
62.12
13 Die Ber+Viener Brüggemann, Dirk
Degwitz, Ulrich
Pock, Michael
59.91
14 No Name 2 Bacher, Frank
Norman, David
Ziesing, Julian
53.77
15 1 Man, 1 Word, 1 Centre Am Ende, Moritz
Heymuth, Marcel
Lecointre, Gabriel
45.02
16 Team "Sissi"* Denkmann, Christian
Fiala, Andreas
Ulsenheimer, Stefan
33.37
17 No Name 1 Hrabal, Vojtech
Nejedlik, Karel
Peksa, Mikulas
18.96

*Is this a reference to this tragic lady? Those poor Wittelsbachs…

BEST COUNTRIES
NameCountryRoundBoardCentersScore
Sevin, CyrilleAustriaRound 211975.00
Hardy, JamesEnglandRound 251657.73
Andersson, DennisFranceRound 141449.81
Leinich, DanielGermanyRound 361340.86
Straub, FabianItalyRound 361340.86
Birsan, EdiRussiaRound 321135.91
Ulsenheimer, StefanTurkeyRound 131240.47

Many congratulations to all the particpants, the new champion Julian Ziesing, and especially to the team at "Tu Felix Austria" for putting together a wonderful Con! Be sure to check out the photos. See you next year in Columbus, Ohio!


That's all for now. See you next time!



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