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Topic	Diplomacy General Discussion Topic - The new era of virtual face-to-face play
turbopuns3 06/22/20 6:13:56 PM #1:	This is a topic about the board game Diplomacy. We've had a couple of these before, but they purged due to lack of interest HOWEVER -- as with everything, quarantine has shaken things up. What a time to be in the hobby! From the tragedy of the covid-19 pandemic is born a new, game changing evolution. Tournament directors are taking to the Internet to keep their annual events alive. You can participate in live, 10-30 minute round Diplomacy over Discord etc., but from the comfort of your own ho-...er, wherever the hell you wanna be! The first virtual tournament was Virtual DixieCon, run by David Hood. DixieCon is a tournament held every Memorial Day weekend in Chapel Hill, NC, and as of this year it's the longest continuously running tournament in the world, to my knowledge. That was a couple weeks ago. Just this weekend was Virtual Boston Massacre, run by Randy something or other. An annual tournament held exactly where you expect it to be. I've participated in these events and I'm having the time of my life. It's super definitely not for everyone, but if it's for you, you will know right away and you will be hooked! Up next is Virtual Liberty Cup! Saturday, August 1. Two rounds of Diplomacy. https://liberty-cup.com/2020-liberty-cup/ I welcome everyone to check this out and get plugged into the community. It truly draws in some amazing people. The coolest part by far of all this, has been the tremendous effort from Brandon Fogel to set up regular live stream commentary of these events. He brings in a team of 2-3 veterans of the game to analyze the boards (handled via online adjudication engine - backstabbr) as they progress, but without being privy to the negotiations between the players. It makes for some wildly curious and funny moments, trust me. Check out his new brand/website/thing - Diplomacy Broadcast Network http://diplobn.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj88H0KNyakiUXuN7jSz_EQ https://www.twitch.tv/diplomacybroadcastnetwork https://twitter.com/DiploBN There has never been a better time to join the hobby. Newcomers are flooding in due to the sudden spike in accessibility. The moment you join you can be playing with the likes of former world champions who are tickled to death to see so many new faces. Fantastic stuff! I'm a little obsessed, as you can see. <cite>turbopuns3 posted [p:941089901] in Diplomacy ... [t:78794443]...</cite> <quote>This is a topic about the board game Diplomacy. We've had a couple of these before, but they purged due to lack of interest HOWEVER -- as with everything, quarantine has shaken things up. What a time to be in the hobby! From the tragedy of the covid-19 pandemic is born a new, game changing evolution. Tournament directors are taking to the Internet to keep their annual events alive. You can participate in live, 10-30 minute round Diplomacy over Discord etc., but from the comfort of your own ho-...er, wherever the hell you wanna be! The first virtual tournament was Virtual DixieCon, run by David Hood. DixieCon is a tournament held every Memorial Day weekend in Chapel Hill, NC, and as of this year it's the longest continuously running tournament in the world, to my knowledge. That was a couple weeks ago. Just this weekend was Virtual Boston Massacre, run by Randy something or other. An annual tournament held exactly where you expect it to be. I've participated in these events and I'm having the time of my life. It's super definitely not for everyone, but if it's for you, you will know right away and you will be hooked! Up next is Virtual Liberty Cup! Saturday, August 1. Two rounds of Diplomacy. https://liberty-cup.com/2020-liberty-cup/ I welcome everyone to check this out and get plugged into the community. It truly draws in some amazing people. The coolest part by far of all this, has been the tremendous effort from Brandon Fogel to set up regular live stream commentary of these events. He brings in a team of 2-3 veterans of the game to analyze the boards (handled via online adjudication engine - backstabbr) as they progress, but without being privy to the negotiations between the players. It makes for some wildly curious and funny moments, trust me. Check out his new brand/website/thing - Diplomacy Broadcast Network http://diplobn.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj88H0KNyakiUXuN7jSz_EQ https://www.twitch.tv/diplomacybroadcastnetwork https://twitter.com/DiploBN There has never been a better time to join the hobby. Newcomers are flooding in due to the sudden spike in accessibility. The moment you join you can be playing with the likes of former world champions who are tickled to death to see so many new faces. Fantastic stuff! I'm a little obsessed, as you can see. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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