For those of you who are animal lovers, in the latest Eternal Sunshine
I wrote about our cat Tigger and her current health issues.  I am proud
to report that her photo has been selected as one to be voted on in the
June Cat Connection photo contest.  Voting is free, so please visit the
website and vote for her!  She is listed as "Tigger 01" (its a photo of
her sleeping) - there are 2 other cats named Tigger in the photo
lineup, but she's the first.  The link to the contest is:

http://www.thecatconnection.com/contest/contestants.shtml#1

Just a quick message to let you know that I have uploaded issue #5 of
Eternal Sunshine to the Files section.  Enjoy it (or hate it, depending
on your personal preference).

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Just a quick reminder that the deadline for Eternal Sunshine #5 is less
than a week away.  If you haven't gotten your orders in for By Popular
Demand, or if you wanted to comment on something from the last few
issues or sign up for a game, now is the time!

Just a quick note to let you all know that today I have added a
number of back issues to my Diplomacy World website.  Not only did I
scan and post the promised issues #75 and #77, but I have also added
#85 through #88 (sent to me by Dave Partridge, thanks Dave).  This
means that every issue from #73 through the brand new Diplomacy World
#97 (released earlier this week) are now available for free download.

In addition, I added one other pdf file to the list.  From DW #76
through DW #84 the Demo game known as "Flapjack" was published.  But
after I left the Lead Editor position, the final results of that game
were never released.  So now there is a pdf file which contains the
final year of the game, plus the game reprt and ALL end-game
statements from the players and commentators.  If you've looked at
some of the back issues and followed the game, finally you can see
how it ends up.

All this, and more, is available on the Diplomacy section of my
website at:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Meanwhile, don't forget that the easiest way to stay notified of any
new issues of Diplomacy World news is to join the Diplomacy World
Yahoo group, which can be done at:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/diplomacyworld/

Just uploaded to the diplomacyworld Yahoo group, you can now download
the pdf file of Diplomacy World Issue #97.  Within the issue you'll
find such articles as:

* Jim O'Kelley's report on CODCon 2007

* Laurent Joly's report on his trip to the US for PrezCon

* Mark Fassio's cover story "Welcome Back Loser"

* Part 1 of the awesome Variant Roundtable, moderated by Jim Burgess

* A feature on the Diplomacy hobby in San Marino

* and MUCH more!

Take a look, and be sure to send in some feedback...as well as an
entry for the DW Photo Contest.

To download the issue, go to the diplomacyworld group, or you can get
it from the Diplomacy section of my website at:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

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I just wanted to post a quick message to let you all know that I am
NOT publishing the results to the first round of BPD in this coming
issue of Eternal Sunshine.  I'm trying to get back in sync with the
print version of The Abyssinian Prince, and the gamestart
announcement hasn't gone out postally yet.  So in order to give more
people time to join in without a penalty, I'm holding off on
releasing the results.

However, I *AM* going to have the categories for Round 2 in this new
issue.  So here's the deal:

1) If you did submit orders for Round 1, you can just go ahead and
look at the categories for Round 2 when the new issue is released at
the end of the week, and send in Round 2 answers.  I'll print the
results to BOTH rounds in Eternal Sunshine #5.

2) If you didn't get a chance to send in answers for Round 1, you can
send in both rounds 1 and 2 at the same time, and be completely up-to-
date.

Of course, people can join in later rounds, in which case they begin
with whatever the lowest score is out of the active players.

Remember, anybody can win, and I'll be giving a prize to the winner!
The game will last 10 rounds.

Watch for the new issue of Eternal Sunshine at the end of this week!

--- In eternal_sunshine_diplomacy@yahoogroups.com, "diplomacyworld"
<dougray30@...> wrote:
>
> Orders for the first turn of By Popular Demand have started to
trickle
> in.  Why don't I have any from YOU yet?  The game is simple and fun,
> and anybody can win.  I am even going to give the overall winner a
> prize.  So join in!
>
What game is this?  If I would understand it and I can fit it in
between my two jobs, my volunteer work, quitting my job to start my new
job, please explain....

Orders for the first turn of By Popular Demand have started to trickle
in.  Why don't I have any from YOU yet?  The game is simple and fun,
and anybody can win.  I am even going to give the overall winner a
prize.  So join in!

Just a quick note..I opened a Yahoo group for Diplomacy players in the
Dallas-Ft. Worth area, to give us a place to try and arrange occasional
face-to-face games and gatherings.  If you'd like to join the group so
you receive any notices, please do so at:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/dallasdiplomacygroup/

I always suggest you select "Daily Digest" as your notification method,
so you get all the messages in a single daily email (on days when there
is actually any activity, that is).

It looks like Yahoo has solved the problem, so all three Eternal
Sunshine issues are now available here in pdf format.  If you prefer an
html version, go to http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Don't forget to send in your orders for By Popular Demand - anybody can
win!

I've uploaded the new issue of Eternal Sunshine to the file section
here, but Yahoo seems to be having a problem with their files, as NONE
of the issues can be downloaded at present.

I'll post another email once they get it resolved.  In the meantime,
you can download Eternal Sunshine #3 from my web site at:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

Incidentally, sometime today I should have posted on that web site
simple HTML versions of the subzines, for those who don't like pdf.

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diplomacyworld <dougray30@...>

In the upcoming Eternal Sunshine #3, I am opening a game of By
Popular Demand.  Andy York had been running one in his subzine, but
that finished up and instead he is running Scattergories.

Don't know how to play?  We'll use Andy's houserules, stolen word-for-
word: The goal is to pick something that fits the category and will
be the "most popular" answer. You score points based on the number of
entries that match yours. For example, if the category is "Cats" and
the responses were 7 for Persian, 3 for Calico and 1 for Siamese,
everyone who said Persian would get 7 points, Calico 3 and the lone
Siamese would score 1 point. The cumulative total over 10 rounds will
determine the overall winner. Anyone may enter at any point, starting
with an equivalent point total of the lowest cumulative score from
the previous round. If a person misses a round, they'll receive the
minimum score from the round added to their cumulative total. And, if
you want to submit some commentary with your answers, feel free to.
The game will consist of 10 rounds.  I might even offer a prize at
game end for the winner!

I hope you will all give it a try, the more the merrier!  Watch here
for an announcement over the next few days, when Eternal Sunshine #3
will be released.  My deadlines are out-of-sync with Jim-Bob's for
The Abyssinian Prince, but one of these days we'll get back on track.

Jim Burgess has released the latest issue of his Diplomacy zine The
Abyssinian Prince, issue #310.  This issue also includes subzines from
W. Andrew York as well as Eternal Sunshine #2.  Check out the html or
pdf versions at:

http://devel.diplom.org/DipPouch/Postal/Zines/TAP/

Incidentally, issue 3 of Eternal Sunshine should be released in the
next few days - watch here for announcements, and if you have any
letters of comment from ES #2 you'd like to get in to the next issue
email them to me quickly.  If not, they can easily go into ES #4.

One more thing, keep your eyes peeled on my web site for a few more
back issues of Diplomacy World in pdf format.  I'm going to the Office
Max this morning to make clean copies of 3 or 4 issues, so I should
have them scanned and posted in the next 7 days.  At a later date if I
can get a cleaner copy of #76 I'll redo that one, the scan I did is a
second-generation copy, but it's still readable, just not as crisp.
You can find them at:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

along with lots of other Diplomacy stuff.

Just a reminder that if you had any comments or letters or anything for
Eternal Sunshine, the semi-official deadline is next week (April 5th).
At the very least, keep an eye here within a few days after that for
Eternal Sunshine #3.  See ya!

Sorry about all the duplicate messages.  Anybody who is a member of
multiple Yahoo groups knows by now that they have experienced a bit of
a problem lately, posting the same messages again and again.  Hopefully
it is resolved by now!

I posted another issue late yesterday, #76.  Funny, it has already
been downloaded 30 times!  I didn't realize so many people were
looking at these old issues.  In fact the first one I posted, #73,
has been downloaded over 250 times in a month.

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/


--- In eternal_sunshine_diplomacy@yahoogroups.com, "diplomacyworld"
<dougray30@...> wrote:
>
> I posted two more back issues of Diplomacy World.  I still have a
few
> more to do, but I need to get to the copy shop first so I can make
> normal 8 1/2 X 11 copies of the large 11 X 17 booklet format pages
the
> originals are in...my scanner can't handle pages that size.
>
> --- In eternal_sunshine_diplomacy@yahoogroups.com, "diplomacyworld"
> <dougray30@> wrote:
> >
> > I posted another pdf late yesterday, #84, and I hope to have two
more
> > up there within the next week.
> >
> > Check them out at:
> >
> > http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/
> >
>

I posted two more back issues of Diplomacy World.  I still have a few
more to do, but I need to get to the copy shop first so I can make
normal 8 1/2 X 11 copies of the large 11 X 17 booklet format pages the
originals are in...my scanner can't handle pages that size.

--- In eternal_sunshine_diplomacy@yahoogroups.com, "diplomacyworld"
<dougray30@...> wrote:
>
> I posted another pdf late yesterday, #84, and I hope to have two more
> up there within the next week.
>
> Check them out at:
>
> http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/
>

I posted another pdf late yesterday, #84, and I hope to have two more
up there within the next week.

Check them out at:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

As you say, they are rather large files but good reading.
Thanks for the effort!!

Doug Brown






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Issue #83, the Autumn 1997 issue, has now also been posted.  Again,
these issues can be found at

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

--- In eternal_sunshine_diplomacy@yahoogroups.com, "diplomacyworld"
<dougray30@...> wrote:
>
> Update - Today I posted Issue #79, the Autumn 1996 issue.  Let me
know
> if you enjoy it.  More to follow.
>
> Feedback on this, or anything else, is always good because it helps
me
> realize somebody out there is listening.

Update - Today I posted Issue #79, the Autumn 1996 issue.  Let me know
if you enjoy it.  More to follow.

Feedback on this, or anything else, is always good because it helps me
realize somebody out there is listening.

--- In eternal_sunshine_diplomacy@yahoogroups.com, "diplomacyworld"
<dougray30@...> wrote:
>
> I have started the process of converting the older Diplomacy World
> issues I have on hand from my time as publisher and/or editor into
pdf
> format.  So far I've only gotten Issue #73 posted, but in the coming
> months I'll have more available.  Of course they are all free to
> download.  You can see the latest at:
>
> http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/
>

I have started the process of converting the older Diplomacy World
issues I have on hand from my time as publisher and/or editor into pdf
format.  So far I've only gotten Issue #73 posted, but in the coming
months I'll have more available.  Of course they are all free to
download.  You can see the latest at:

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/

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Jim Burgess' awesome zine The Abyssinian Prince (where Eternal Sunshine
appears as a subzine) has just released its latest issue, #309.  You
can take a look at:

http://devel.diplom.org/DipPouch/Postal/Zines/TAP/

Jim has all sorts of game openings with a few spots left in each.

Don't forget to see Andy York's subzine there as well (it has its own
link to click on just below the one for TAP).  He finished up his By
Popular Demand game, and is now starting a game of Scattergories.

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I created this group specifically for people who read, or play in, my
Diplomacy publication Eternal Sunshine.  You can find all the issues of
the subzine here, as well as any important zine updates or
announcements.

Membership in this group is restricted to those who read or participate
in the zine, and who have specifically requested membership.  However,
topics are NOT restricted to only Diplomacy.  I enjoy the community
feel of the old Diplomacy hobby, so feel free to talk about other
topics - movies, sports, news, personalities, games, hobby news,
memories, other zines...whatever you think is interesting!

If you'd like to join, just let me know.