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Diplomacy Academy Special #vDixieCon Edition R2 Links

#1 Post by dancing queen » Sun May 31, 2020 8:25 pm

Collected here - enjoy!

#vDixiecon: Vale of Humility https://youtu.be/q61bVJdIzN4

This game ended in a 4WD, A/F/R/T. The video opens with Brandon introducing the commentators. Bill Hackenbracht has some unusual opening builds. Steve Hogue prevents his elimination / secures his place in the draw with an excellent build in w1904. Matt Shields appears as a guest commentator.

A Dan Pollock
E Kirk Vaughn
F Claes de Graaf
G Maxim Popov
I Claude Worrell
R Bill Hackenbracht
T Steve Hogue

#vDixiecon: Big Four https://youtu.be/lG_1sL5spPo -Live-

This game ended in a 3WD, E/F/T. 3-time World Champion Andrew Goff continued his shenanigans, and finished in 2nd place overall. Matt Shields and Mitch McConeghey appear as guest commentators

A Andre Janeco
E George Linkert
F Andrew Goff
G Steve Koehler
I Tony Bilzi
R William Herkewitz
T Gabe Racz

#vDixiecon: Fusionists https://youtu.be/CKRwrcF0By0 -Live -

This game ended in a 4WD, E/G/I/T Matt Shields and Mitch McConeghey appear as guest commentators

A Melinda Holley
E Jeff Dwornicki
F Manus Hand
G Michael Binder
I Adam Silverman
R Luke Vander Ploeg
T David Maletsky (Replacement)

#vDixiecon: Michael Jordan https://youtu.be/s02Q1HlwZg8

This game ended in a 4WD, A/E/F/T. This draw, plus his earlier solo victory, earned Christian Kline the tournament victory! Jonathan Saul only needed one more center to tie Andrew Goff for second place, and two more to pass him - of course he did not know this at the time. Matt Shields and Mitch McConeghey appear as guest commentators

A Randy Lawrence-Hurt
E Jonathan Saul
F Christian Kline
G Thomas Brown
I Tommy Anderson
R Christian Pedone (Replacement)
T Samuel Feldman

#vDixiecon: Kitty Hawk https://youtu.be/YzTa_EDdGqk

This game ended in a 3WD, A/E/T. Zach Moore in France ends up voting himself out of the draw, despite being on the stalemate line. Mitch McConeghey appears as a guest commentator, and Russ Dennis gives some after-action insight to the endgame

A Mike Walsh
E Russ Dennis
F Zachary Moore
G Scott Joffre
I Wesley Ketchum
R Vanessa Smith
T Jorge Zhang

#vDixiecon Lexington BBQ https://youtu.be/a2ad3Kyjz_s

This game ended in a 5WD, A/E/F/I/R. Featuring World Champion Nicolas Sahugeuet and hobby legend Edi Birsan. Matt Shields and Mitch McConeghey appear as guest commentators.


A Ed Sullivan
E Nicolas Sahuguet
F Jonathan Frank
G Tim Richardson
I Ben Durfee
R Edi Brisan
T Joseph Wheeler

#vDixiecon Tobacco Road https://youtu.be/ahLpjqQLbQw

This game ended in a 4WD, E/G/I/R. Matt Shields appears as a guest commentator. This board was completely dominated by Conrad Woodring's England and Troy de Freitas' Germany - until Troy went for the Solo! Italy and Russia squeak into this draw despite Italy owning NO home centers and Russia only owning Sev and Ank.


A Jaromir Sulja
E Conrad Woodring
F Tony Swinnerton
G Troy de Freitas
I John Anderson
R Caleb Winters
T Daniel Pedersen


#vDixiecon: Wilmington Insurrection https://youtu.be/q61bVJdIzN4

This was the longest game of the night, ending at 2:42 AM Eastern, almost 9 hours after the round began. The game ended in a 3WD, F/G/T. This board featured 2-time World Champion Doug Moore, and long-suffering friend of the stream Jason Mastbaum, who much to Siobhan's (feigned) dismay fought his way into the draw. Matt Shields appears as a guest commentator, and the stream ends with Brandon and Siobhan commiserating about the nearly 7 hours they have been on air!


A Matthew Crill
E Greg Fairbanks
F Hunter Katcher
G Doug Moore
I Ed Prem
R Eric Hunter
T Jason Mastbaum

#vDixiecon: Woolworth's Lunch Counter https://youtu.be/jbm-5V19xCQ

This game ended in a 5WD, E/F/I/R/T. World Champion Chris Brand in Italy works his magic. Ariel Mendez-Penate gets some feedback on his decision to build Army Liverpool in w1901. Matt Shields appears as a guest commentator. Siobhan gets over her skis a bit giving life advice. At the last minute, F/E/R get their act together and form a stalemate line, preventing I/R from making things VERY interesting.

A Chris Barfield
E Ariel Mendez-Penate
F John Jamieson
G Zac Mrostros
I Chris Brand
R Tanya Gill
T Yaroslav Bartko
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Re: Diplomacy Academy Special #vDixieCon Edition R2 Links

#2 Post by Claesar » Sun May 31, 2020 9:18 pm

I was in Vale of Humility! When I accepted the draw, it was 5AM local time and no one wanted to play on. Don't know what else I could've done, but I needed a better score.

Though at the time I didn't realise a 3-way draw would've put me in contention for top7. As I said in the previous post, I overestimated the scores needed to do well. Won't happen again!
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Re: Diplomacy Academy Special #vDixieCon Edition R2 Links

#3 Post by dancing queen » Sun May 31, 2020 10:09 pm

Claesar wrote:
Sun May 31, 2020 9:18 pm
I was in Vale of Humility! When I accepted the draw, it was 5AM local time and no one wanted to play on. Don't know what else I could've done, but I needed a better score.

Though at the time I didn't realise a 3-way draw would've put me in contention for top7. As I said in the previous post, I overestimated the scores needed to do well. Won't happen again!
One of the main lessons learned from this event is that one game per day may be the best option, if you want to have no "forced ending." But I see Boston is going with 2 rounds, so .... be prepared to endure!
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