Hey everyone,

Okay - it's not newsletter number 3 at all, but i've not kept track
of them so i figured i might as well have called a random numnber.
How we all doing? This is more a "action packed full of news"
newsletter so i'm dropping some of my favourite segments this week.

(1) Changing of the Guard.
Yes, for those of you who have been paying attention or possibley
might have spoken to Mike or myself, the DC have changed again. Old
man Tony and young(ish) official Kevin has had real life creeping in
on them, and have stepped down from DC Moderatorship. They are
leaving some big shoes to fill and I know that Mike and I were sorry
to see them go. They both will still be active in the club.

So those big shoes I mentioned.. well newcomer but experienced player
and Gm.. Mr Former Trout (from Canada) has been asked to step up into
the role and he has accepted. I wanted a beautiful bikini clad young
(ish) American girl for the role but Mike (i guess being married)
said we should get someone who can help with the workload as well as
bring that extra touch to Dc. Looking at it that way, Trout was an
obvious choice for the job. Not only does he GM many interesting
games in DC, he has brought us the Companions, the Light Brigade and
if full of new found shiny Canadian ideals. So on behalf of Mike and
myself we thank Tony and Kevin for all of their hardwork over the
years and we Thank Trout for stepping up to plate and dealing with
diplomacy addict mental cases like Sims and myself.

2) Live Game.
It;s tomorrow at 7am my time. That's 2 pm Pacific Time to all your
American people.. There's currently 7 players signed up but it's
always good to have more... its not problem to increase the game size
that we play.. so if you are interested.. contact Mike at
mike(at)southwall.com

3) DC Winter Blitz.
The first ever DC Tournament is now open and recruiting. It's going
to run during january and we would love to know what people think? So
check it out at www.diplomaticcorp.com and let us know your thoughts.

4) End of Game Statements.
We would love to see more statements from players at the end of a
game, so since I am often lax in this area myself i though i might
offer some words of wisdom on this task to our newer players (and
perhaps our older more experienced players can chip in with some
wisdom..)

An end of game statement, does not need to be long or wordy but it is
nice to hear about how you played the game and what your thoughts
were. If you are eliminated early in a game, write your statement
straight away and send to the GM to be posted after the game has
finished. This means the game is fresh in your mind. Every few game
years, 2-3 perhaps, jot down a few notes about what strategies you
used, who you are allied with, what your plan is for the future.
These notes can jog your memory when it comes to writing the
statement.

5) Mini competition.
Just for fun, A small but public acknowledgment will be given to the
first person who can tell me the answer to this question.. all the
information is found on www.diplomaticcorp.com

which player has exactly 112 merits? (if you want to know what merits
are, email former.trout(at)gmail.com) - clue.. I met have met this
person in London, a number of years ago.