Forgot to say, adjudications will take place at 6pm GMT ... which is why I'd be worrying at 5pm if I didn't have any orders from you.
Hamish
On 17 January 2012 19:17, Hamish Williams <catsfather(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Welcome to the tournament. Sorry to the players for the very abrupt email I sent this (British) morning telling you the country you'd been assigned. I wanted this done as soon as possible so that you could start plotting, but didn't have much time right then.
I expect you've had an email telling you the key points of the game, but let me repeat some and add some of my own:
1) Copy all order emails to orders(at)diplomaticcorp.com. If I get hit by a bus then it's the orders that arrived at that box that'll be used by Mike, or Garry. I live in Edinburgh, Scotland where we have this damned tram fiasco project changing traffic routing daily, so it's quite likely that I will be hit by a bus in the coming months.
2) I'd rather have five sets of orders from you than be sitting at 5pm (GMT) on a Monday worrying that I've had no orders from you. Send me orders. Then send me changed orders. Then send the next set of changed orders... Unless they're numbered, I'll assume that the order set that arrived last is the current order set. If they're numbered then I'll assume that the highest number is the current order ... even if you've clearly sent the orders marked set 4 days after sending set 5 ... sorry, there has to be a rule. If I get two sets of orders with a same number (or I get a set with no number) then its precedence against the same numbered emails, or (if not numbered, any emails) will be assigned by arrival time.
3) If I get in a set of orders that I don't understand then I'll do my best to point that out. The more time between the orders arriving and the deadline increases the chance that I'll have looked at your orders and queried them ... see above.
4) Fall's retreats and the builds of Winter. You have to order your
Winter builds (and disbandments) at the same time as others are ordering
the retreats from Fall. You can include conditions: "if x retreats to y
then build a else build b". I'll do my best to ask for clarification
if I thing your order is ambiguous, so get those orders in early ... see above.
5) If there's only one possible retreat then I'll assume that retreat is your order and send out the season's results including it. You still have 24 hours to come back and say otherwise. If you don't change the retreat order (to OTB) then the retreat that I assumed stands.
6) If there are any problem with anything (my adjudication, your ability to submit orders ... anything) then tell me as soon as possible and we'll try to fix it. If I mess up an adjudication then raise it promptly. You've 24-hours in which to complain.
7) Have fun.
Hamish
On 17 January 2012 08:46, Hamish Williams <catsfather(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Countries have been allocated (by putting seven scrabble tiles in a bag and pulling one out for each player). Sorry if this email is brief, but I've got my pesky work to go to. A better introduction tonight.
Hamish
Player list for dc410
ID : gizmo8204
Ctry : England 0
Name : Matthew ODonnell
Email : gizmo8204(at)yahoo.com
Location : Abington, PA, US
ID : hapolley
Ctry : Russia 0
Name : Hugh Polley
Email : hapolley(at)yahoo.ca
Location :
ID : initdoby5
Ctry : Turkey 0
Name : Dan Sinensky
Email : dan.i.sinensky(at)gmail.com
Location : US
ID : josephmcoffey
Ctry : Austria 0
Name : Joe Coffey
Email : josephmcoffey(at)yahoo.com
Location : Houston, TX, US
ID : MDemagogue
Ctry : Italy 0
Name : Mark Utterback
Email : MDemagogue(at)gmail.com
Location : Omaha, NE, US
ID : mjn82
Ctry : France 0
Name : Mike Norton
Email : mjn82(at)yahoo.com
Location :
ID : MrSmiley
Ctry : Germany 0
Name : Will Fleming
Email : wtfleming(at)msn.com
Location : Clear Spring, MD, US
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gizmo8204(at)yahoo.com; hapolley(at)yahoo.ca; dan.i.sinensky(at)gmail.com; josephmcoffey(at)yahoo.com; MDemagogue(at)gmail.com; mjn82(at)yahoo.com; wtfleming(at)msn.com;
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ID Country Sequence Name Email Location
gizmo8204 England 0 Matthew ODonnell gizmo8204(at)yahoo.com Abington, PA, US
hapolley Russia 0 Hugh Polley hapolley(at)yahoo.ca
initdoby5 Turkey 0 Dan Sinensky dan.i.sinensky(at)gmail.com US
josephmcoffey Austria 0 Joe Coffey josephmcoffey(at)yahoo.com Houston, TX, US
MDemagogue Italy 0 Mark Utterback MDemagogue(at)gmail.com Omaha, NE, US
mjn82 France 0 Mike Norton mjn82(at)yahoo.com
MrSmiley Germany 0 Will Fleming wtfleming(at)msn.com Clear Spring, MD, US
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IDCountryNameEmailLocationgizmo8204EnglandMatthew ODonnell
gizmo8204(at)yahoo.comAbington, PA, UShapolleyRussiaHugh Polleyhapolley(at)yahoo.ca
initdoby5TurkeyDan Sinenskydan.i.sinensky(at)gmail.comUSjosephmcoffeyAustria
Joe Coffeyjosephmcoffey(at)yahoo.comHouston, TX, USMDemagogueItalyMark UtterbackMDemagogue(at)gmail.com
Omaha, NE, USmjn82FranceMike Nortonmjn82(at)yahoo.comMrSmileyGermanyWill Fleming
wtfleming(at)msn.comClear Spring, MD, US
