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JimTheGrey (968

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24 Jan 16 UTC
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2016 World Diplomacy Championship

The 2016 World Diplomacy Championship at Weasel Moot X kicks off exactly five months from today, and we in Chicago can’t wait.

JimTheGrey (968 )
24 Jan 16 UTC
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The tournament will be a five-round affair, with two rounds on Friday, June 24; two on Saturday, June 25; and a final round on Sunday, June 26. The final round will include a top board to determine the world (and North American) championship. There will be some sort of welcome party on Thursday night, June 23, but we haven’t worked out those details yet. Could be trivia, could be karaoke, could be a shindig at a local player's home.

We’ll be using a central clock and the Sum of Squares scoring system. The top board will be seeded based on best three scores from the first four rounds.

The tournament will take place in Roosevelt University’s vertical campus (425 S Wabash), right in the heart of downtown Chicago. For those of you who joined us in 2012, the vertical campus was under construction back then and is just one block from the Congress Plaza Hotel, home of the 2012 WDC.

We’ve reserved a block of single, apartment-style dorm rooms with shared bathrooms in the vertical campus. The rate is $87 and change per night. You can book directly with Roosevelt. There’s a link on our website. You’ll also find a link on our website with suggestions for alternative housing, including nearby hotels and a hostel that’s less than a block away.

All the info you need is on our website, http://windycityweasels.org/wdc2016. You can preregister at the site as well, and that will save you $10 on the entrance fee ($5 off the student rate). You’ll also find an event page in the Word Diplomacy Face-to-Face Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/events/804873186276440/.

I know I speak for all the Weasels when I say that we’re really looking forward to celebrating this great game and worldwide hobby of ours with all of you.

Message me with questions.

JimTheGrey, Organizer and TD
2016 World Diplomacy Championship

Valis2501 (2850 )
24 Jan 16 UTC

So if I am understanding you correctly this means that the tournament will count as both the World Championships in the North American Championships, and they won't be the same tournament and not you hosting two separate tournaments?

Valis2501 (2850 )
24 Jan 16 UTC

*will be the same

JimTheGrey (968 )
24 Jan 16 UTC

That's correct. The two events will be combined this year. We
Did the same thing in 2012, and it's the usual practice these days.

In 2012, we had different victory conditions for each title. Didn't matter. Same guy won both. This year, we'll save money on awards -- top the top board, win both titles...but only one trophy.

Valis2501 (2850 )
24 Jan 16 UTC

But I want two trophies :(

Valis2501 (2850 )
24 Jan 16 UTC

Thanks for the clarification though, I'm super hyped for it!

JimTheGrey (968 )
25 Jan 16 UTC
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I've promised to take Valis to an old cigar shop in Little Italy at some point during the WDC weekend. Other webDippers are welcome to join us.

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spyman (424

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23 Jan 16 UTC

vDiplomacy Features

I have just started playing Diplomacy at vDiplomacy, and I must say I have been pleasantly surprised by a number of vDiplomacy innovations that don't appear to be available on webdiplomacy. Are there plans to introduce some of the same features here?

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