Welcome to the greatest show on earth!
WinterBlitz 2010!
I am sad to say that you guys and girls have definitely drawn the short stick...you got stuck with ME to kick off your game. However, on the plus side, your regular (and quite sterling I might add) GM Fredrik (note his email addresses above) will return shortly. He just asked that I fill a temporary time gap to get the game going!
Your Winter Blitz Round 1 game has been designated as dc296. Please make sure that Fredrik is on your "safe" list with your email box so that emails from him do not get caught in the spam filter!
As you may note, WB Rules preclude country assignments and those have been selected and are listed below. Note only one of you can say they got stuck with Italy (sorry Josh). It was random so blame the (at)randbetween function of Excel, not me. Please feel free to introduce yourselves to everyone and to start your diplomacy.
Since this is a tournament game, there is a common set of rules and season deadlines that all GMs are observing. This can be found at
www.diplomaticcorp.com/winterblitz -- be sure to click the "Rules" option near the top of the main screen once you go to this page.
In terms of timing, Fredrik will have to give a deadline for submitting orders; I would pick one but Fredrik is at least 1/3 of the world away from me and I don't want to pick a time that is dreadfully inconvenient for him.
An [u:f73b730b2d]important[/u:f73b730b2d] note: when submitting orders, make sure to include a cc: to orders(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]orders(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]) -- this is for your protection in case your e-mail doesn't get through to me, or if I am not available and need a substitute GM (likely me or Mike) to run a turn.
Just a reminder of the schedule as laid out in the kickoff email:
* Spring deadlines are Mondays.
* Spring retreats are Tuesdays.
* Fall deadlines are Thursdays.
* Fall retreats AND Winter builds/disbands are Fridays. Builds CAN be conditional upon a retreat but they MUST be clear.
Don't forget to check out the game's page on the DC web site at
www.diplomaticcorp.com/?game_id=dc296 -- Fredrik will update it after each adjudication. He will also e-mail each adjudication to everyone, as well as a .dpy game file for use in the Realpolitik adjudication software.
Press is allowed and encouraged. For those that are new, press is simply generic messages that are made public as a part of the turn's results. Typically press is just generic silliness that may or may not pertain to the game. There is actually some good press in the DC274 game so you can read the different turns on that game to see some examples.
OUR GAME IS ON! The spring 1901 deadline is
Monday, January 11 at 12pm Central (US) / 18:00 GMT. In Fredrik's absence I will have to hope that this isn't too late in the evening for him (I don't believe it is). However, he may pick a different ongoing time.
FYI, Fredrik usually confirms receipt so if you haven't heard from him you want to make sure that you verify he has received your orders. However, he is unavailable until Friday morning to confirm receipt; therefore I ask 3 things: 1] send your orders to him; 2] copy me...I will make sure he has all of them; 3] VITAL - ALWAYS COPY THE ORDERS BOX.
I will not confirm receipt. I will leave that to Fredrik since he will be running Spring 01. I am just a failsafe here (God help you all).
Happy stabbing and good luck to all!
Garry
WB 2K09 Champion
Order of the Raven
Humble Tournament Director
Player list for dc296
ID : bielf11
Ctry : Germany 0
Name : Frank Bielschowsky
Email : bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com
Location : Soest, UT, NL
ID : ConradW
Ctry : France 0
Name : Charles Welsh
Email : welsh_stroud(at)msn.com
Location : Ellicott City, MD, US
ID : ddz999cat23
Ctry : Austria 0
Name : Daniel Dzikowicz
Email : ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com
Location :
ID : demainlesdauphins
Ctry : Russia 0
Name : Fabrice Essner
Email : demainlesdauphins(at)hotmail.com
Location : FX
ID : MDemagogue
Ctry : England 0
Name : Mark Utterback
Email : MDemagogue(at)gmail.com
Location : Omaha, NE, US
ID : MMGreenwich
Ctry : Turkey 0
Name : Maria Montes
Email : MariaMontes1990(at)hotmail.es
Location : Greenwich (or Zaragoza Esp), GLONDON, UK
ID : sanjat312
Ctry : Italy 0
Name : Joshua Tag
Email : sanjat312(at)yahoo.com
Location : Seattle, WA, US
Semicolon delimited for easy addressing of emails (Copy & paste):
bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com; welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com; demainlesdauphins(at)hotmail.com; MDemagogue(at)gmail.com; MariaMontes1990(at)hotmail.es; sanjat312(at)yahoo.com;
Tab delimited for easy export to Excel (Copy & Paste):
ID Country Sequence Name Email Location
bielf11 Germany 0 Frank Bielschowsky bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com Soest, UT, NL
ConradW France 0 Charles Welsh welsh_stroud(at)msn.com Ellicott City, MD, US
ddz999cat23 Austria 0 Daniel Dzikowicz ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com
demainlesdauphins Russia 0 Fabrice Essner demainlesdauphins(at)hotmail.com FX
MDemagogue England 0 Mark Utterback MDemagogue(at)gmail.com Omaha, NE, US
MMGreenwich Turkey 0 Maria Montes MariaMontes1990(at)hotmail.es Greenwich (or Zaragoza Esp), GLONDON, UK
sanjat312 Italy 0 Joshua Tag sanjat312(at)yahoo.com Seattle, WA, US
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