Blitzers,

I've been asked a question with regards to how the game can end, and I'll try to explain the method we use here at DiplomaticCorp to determine if the game will end:


The game can end in several ways:
1. Someone solos - gets the required 18 centers (or half, rounded up, of the centers for a variant).
2. Everyone agrees to a draw. This could be a DIAS - a Draw Including All Survivors, or it could be a draw between just some of the powers on the board. All surviving powers will get to vote on it though, and all powers need to agree to the draw in order for it to pass.


A draw can be proposed by anyone - stating which nations should be included in the draw. The votes are handed in with the next orderset, and the results are published by the GM. The GM won't tell who voted which way, or even how many votes were for and how many against. He or she will just tell whether the draw proposal passed or not.


When the game end each of you will get a result for the game:
1. Solo - pretty self explanatory. Congratuations - you won the game.
2. Draw - part of a draw
3. Survival - survived until the bitter end, although not included in the draw.
4. Eliminated - out of the game.


Based on your result we also calculate a ranking. I'm not going to go though the mathematics of it all here - instead I direct you to the page on http://diplomaticcorp.com/info.php?type=ratings, where it is all explained.


/Fredrik