This (just to remind you) was a game I created to introduce a friend to diplomacy, all invitees were told this, and joined under the premise of playing out a game to the end, be it a solo, or draw, he would experience the process of an entire game. I hand picked players based on my confidence that they would play through, win or lose, to the end, in the true spirit of the game. I have, and I hope others have, given him genuine instruction along the way. To see that, as it narrowed down to it, some players start to whine and gripe about what ever they could, was kinda sad, dontcha think?