Well I was too tired to make it to day 2, but this was a blast. Never played F2F before, but there was some talk of setting up more games in the Boston area, where the F2F community doesn't really seem to exist. So aside form just being a great time on its own, this event might lead to even more games.
I was on the board with the 6-way draw 2WL mentioned. In fact, I was the one who initially offered it. I had been at 8 centers as Russia, but England backed by a Western Triple managed to take Sweden and StP from me(my fault, some bad tactical decisions after it was clear StP was threatened) With slim prospects of reclaiming StP and the stinging humiliation of losing such a defensible province, I offered the draw.
Have to say though, I was surprised when the board accepted it. Tom(England) later told me he was happy to quit while he was ahead. He'd just stabbed Germany, and ended up with a decent score in the tournament overall, so maybe it was a good call. Dan(Turkey) mentioned he wasn't sold on the draw and somewhat regretted voting yes.
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What's been up with the timers lately?
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