Hello Players and welcome to a standard game of diplomacy!

Diplomaticcorp has designated our game -- well, I'm not sure yet...
likely dc206, and I have titled this game ACRIMONY (acr for short).
I'll serve you as GM... John Mark Ellsworth at
johnmarkellsworth(at)gmail.com.

Here are the players and their nations:
Austria: greg / Greg Surname / gregsurname(at)gmail.com
England: TheSki / Andrew Clarke / a_c_2bcool(at)hotmail.com
France: Oden / Daniel Sloane / eagles_fan_07(at)comcast.net
Germany: Samnuva / Sam Buck / Samuel_Buck(at)dalton.org
Italy: Brutus / Kevin Burt / kjb(at)wbhsi.net
Russia: deathblade_penguin / Stephen Lytton / stevelytton(at)hotmail.com
Turkey: jyan / Jyri Syrja / jyjusy(at)hotmail.com

One of the things I like most about diplomaticcorp is the ability to "do
your homework." I am a history teacher by trade, and I find history a
good subject for almost any activity. But I think it is especially
important to know the history of your opponents. I encourage you to
investigate what other players have done on the site and whether any
have played together before (or are playing together currently). There
is a lot of information on diplomaticcorp about the players... use it.
Information is power, especially in diplomacy.

First deadline (Spring 1901 orders) is Wednesday, September 3rd at 9:30
pm. Please have your orders in by then. SEND PRELIMINARY ORDERS!
DO SO EVERY TURN! It just makes life easier for me and insures you
have submitted orders. In emails to me about the game, please be sure
to at least put dc206 (I think) or acr as the first thing in your subject line.

Please be sure to familiarize yourself with my house rules at
http://diplomacy.ellsworthlink.net/jmehouserules.html. I added a little
more to proxy orders... saying all proxy designations must meet my
approval.

My initial thoughts about the pace of the game are five days / one week
for spring and fall orders. Any retreats or builds will likely result
in a two day deadline. I will be sticking with the 9:30 pm deadline
time so I can do a little diplomacy before heading off to bed.

GOOD LUCK!

=)
John