Welcome to the Fall 2017 School of War!
The School of War (SoW) is an exciting opportunity for everyone to learn from the best and to improve their diplomacy skills. Seven players wanting to bring their play to the next level have been chosen to play as students in a classic, high-quality, full press game. Seven experienced players will be assigned to a these students as Teacher’s Assistants (TAs) to provide one-on-one advice and tutoring about their great power, strategy, and the board state specific to their country. Several expert professors will also provide running public commentary and lessons to the entire board, posted in this thread.
This session will be taught by Professors ckroberts, eturnage, and Djantani.
Before we begin, here are some ground rules to ensure the smooth running of the program:
1. Be respectful of the Professors, and any reasonable request they make.
2. Students and TAs are not to post in this thread until the game’s conclusion, with the exception of bumping the thread.
3. If you are unsure if you should be posting in this thread, PM me or a professor to make sure.
4. There should be no communication about this game between Students/TAs and other users outside of the game, to prevent undue influence in the game.
5. Anyone not participating in the game may post in this thread to ask questions.
6. End of Game (EoG) statements from the students and TAs are highly encouraged, as they help everyone understand the game more fully.
Many people work hard to provide insightful commentary, and tutoring for the students. If you become worried that you do not have the time to participate, please let me know so that we can arrange a replacement. Civil Disorders in a high-quality game such as this is highly discouraged and disrespectful. Players may request a pause of up to one week during gameplay, which should be arranged as far in advance as possible. Emergency pauses should be requested by emailing the Moderators at
[email protected] and will be allocated on a case by case basis.
The School of War is designed to provide a learning environment for everyone, including those not participating in the games themselves. Anyone who is not a student or TA is encouraged to watch the game, read the lectures from the professors and ask questions about the game in this thread while it is ongoing. This is contrary to normal site practice, for the express purpose of encouraging teaching and learning for those who could not participate as a student. This way, we use the SoW to its fullest potential.
Professors:
1. ckroberts
2. eturnage
3. Djantani
Players:
E: KansasBoyd
F: Lazy Bones
I: ItsHosuke
G: PRINCE WILLIAM
A: Heywood Jablowme
T: AttiWoolf
R: yavuzovic
TAs:
E: Szpoti
F: Ezio
I: yoak
G: ghug
A: rdrivera2005
T: ishirkmywork
R: Hapapop
FAQ:
What can students do to be most effective?
Put in the most effort possible into the game. That is the best way to learn. Talk to the other players. Talk to your TA as often as possible. Read the Professors’ lectures and talk it over with your TA until you understand. Let your TA know what you struggle with, and what you think you do well.
As a student, this is your game. You have the final say over what orders you submit. You have the latitude to disregard your TA’s suggestions if you want. However, keep in mind that what they say has a purpose, and you should be respectful of the effort they put into helping you. If you do decide to go against your TA’s recommendation, be sure you clearly explain why to your TA, and make note of it in your EoG report.
What can TAs do to be effective?
TA's can reach out to their students to establish a good means of communication. Email, Google chat, Discord, or Skype are reliable ways to keep in touch. Site PMs are unreliable, and should be avoided as the main TA-Student communication method if possible.
Try to talk with your student as often as possible. Your job is to help the students out with any part of the game they don't understand. Figure out what they are good at, look at their previous games and point out areas they need work in. Show your student how to interpret the press and moves from other players, but don't actually play the game for them. Point them in the right direction, but they should still make the choices. If a Professor provides commentary you do not understand, clarify it with the professor via PM.
Where can I find the previous School of War classes?
I recently went searching for all the games and threads. It’s somewhat incomplete, but all the games I could find have been put in this spreadsheet. If you know of any missing from the list, please send me a PM so I can add them. Reading lectures on previous SoWs is also an excellent way to improve, so going back and looking them over is encouraged.
http://tinyurl.com/webDipSoW
If anyone has questions or concerns during the course of the game, please contact me, and I’ll do my best to address the issue.
Good luck, and thank you for participating in the School of War!
Peregrine Falcon
(Fall 2017 SoW Organiser)
(This post is somewhat plagiarised from Valis’ previous SoW introductions)
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will be offered for this game. At the end of the game, those 600 points will be distributed to each Great Power according to DSS, the same scoring system in the game. However, not all of this goes to the player. In order to keep the TA engaged as well, the amount distributed to a country will be split in two, with half going to the player and half to the TA. 
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