sound fine by me.
I'll just wait..

thanks,

	 Yarden

On Feb 26, 2004, at 7:41 AM, zendip18@... wrote:

> Yarden, I am sorry, but really can't hold it up that long.  I think it
> would be better if you stood in reserve right now.  Unfortunately for
> the Tournament, (but good for you), it is very likely, given human
> nature and the vagaries of RL, that we will have at least one person
> who will disappear and never submit Spring 1501 orders.  Since the
> first year is no-NMR, if that occurs, you are welcome to step in, and
> in that case, the first turn will be held up to give you sufficient
> time for negotiations.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Yarden Livnat <yarden@...>
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:30 am
> Subject: Re: [maharajahsdiplomacy] Maharajiad I Update:  Recruiting
> Complete/Organizational and Other Stuff
>
>> Please remember that I will be away Mar 4th - 14th. I would
>> appreciate
>> if my game does not start before hand as this will give my esteem
>> opponents more time to work on their initial agreements and will
>> leave
>> me out in the cold.... :-)
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>>  Yarden
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2004, at 7:00 AM, zendip18@... wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, folks.  We now have a full roster.  Over the next few days,
>> I will
>>> set up the boards and make the official announcement for a start
>> date.>
>>> One format change; it is now only a 6 board tournament (I didn't
>> want
>>> to keep you all waiting too long!), so one second place player
>> will
>>> advance to the final round.  The necessary changes will be made
>> to the
>>> Tournament rules at the variant home page and in the yahoogroup.
>>>
>>> In other news, the third installment of the "Design of a
>> Variant"
>>> article series will be appearing in the next issue of the Pouch.
>> No
>>> great tactical tidbits, I'm afraid, but some background info
>> that you
>>> may find of interest.
>>>
>>> If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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I expect that the due date for Spring 1501 moves should be around March 6th or
so.  I will be setting up the boards in the next couple of days  I will send
emails out, both to the yahoogroup and directly to the players and GMs.

----- Original Message -----
From: yoavhaberman <yoavhaberman@...>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:19 pm
Subject: [maharajahsdiplomacy] When do we start?

> Hello David,
>
> When do we start?
> Have the players been assigned to their boards?
> Where can I see whom I am up against?
>
> bye
> Yoav

Hello David,

When do we start?
Have the players been assigned to their boards?
Where can I see whom I am up against?

bye
Yoav

Yarden, I am sorry, but really can't hold it up that long.  I think it would be
better if you stood in reserve right now.  Unfortunately for the Tournament,
(but good for you), it is very likely, given human nature and the vagaries of
RL, that we will have at least one person who will disappear and never submit
Spring 1501 orders.  Since the first year is no-NMR, if that occurs, you are
welcome to step in, and in that case, the first turn will be held up to give you
sufficient time for negotiations.


----- Original Message -----
From: Yarden Livnat <yarden@...>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:30 am
Subject: Re: [maharajahsdiplomacy] Maharajiad I Update:  Recruiting
Complete/Organizational and Other Stuff

> Please remember that I will be away Mar 4th - 14th. I would
> appreciate
> if my game does not start before hand as this will give my esteem
> opponents more time to work on their initial agreements and will
> leave
> me out in the cold.... :-)
>
> thanks,
>
>  Yarden
>
> On Feb 26, 2004, at 7:00 AM, zendip18@... wrote:
>
> > Ok, folks.  We now have a full roster.  Over the next few days,
> I will
> > set up the boards and make the official announcement for a start
> date.>
> > One format change; it is now only a 6 board tournament (I didn't
> want
> > to keep you all waiting too long!), so one second place player
> will
> > advance to the final round.  The necessary changes will be made
> to the
> > Tournament rules at the variant home page and in the yahoogroup.
> >
> > In other news, the third installment of the "Design of a
> Variant"
> > article series will be appearing in the next issue of the Pouch.
> No
> > great tactical tidbits, I'm afraid, but some background info
> that you
> > may find of interest.
> >
> > If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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Please remember that I will be away Mar 4th - 14th. I would appreciate
if my game does not start before hand as this will give my esteem
opponents more time to work on their initial agreements and will leave
me out in the cold.... :-)

thanks,

	 Yarden

On Feb 26, 2004, at 7:00 AM, zendip18@... wrote:

> Ok, folks.  We now have a full roster.  Over the next few days, I will
> set up the boards and make the official announcement for a start date.
>
> One format change; it is now only a 6 board tournament (I didn't want
> to keep you all waiting too long!), so one second place player will
> advance to the final round.  The necessary changes will be made to the
> Tournament rules at the variant home page and in the yahoogroup.
>
> In other news, the third installment of the "Design of a Variant"
> article series will be appearing in the next issue of the Pouch.  No
> great tactical tidbits, I'm afraid, but some background info that you
> may find of interest.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

Ok, folks.  We now have a full roster.  Over the next few days, I will set up
the boards and make the official announcement for a start date.

One format change; it is now only a 6 board tournament (I didn't want to keep
you all waiting too long!), so one second place player will advance to the final
round.  The necessary changes will be made to the Tournament rules at the
variant home page and in the yahoogroup.

In other news, the third installment of the "Design of a Variant" article series
will be appearing in the next issue of the Pouch.  No great tactical tidbits,
I'm afraid, but some background info that you may find of interest.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Join the Tournament and enjoy top flight competition with a set of
experienced GMs.  No openings left for GMs or administration, but
backups will not be turned away.  Contact me if you are interested,
and while slots are still available.

This variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard
Diplomacy, but is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options
for all the Powers, and where stalemate lines are much less likely to
have a major influence on games.  Two comparatively minor rule changes
(river convoys and modified chaos builds), so you won't need to spend
a lot of time getting up to speed.

Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html
, or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to
the Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant
differences.  Here is a summary of some of the most important
Tournament information:

1. To register as a player, or if you wish to help out in some other
way, contact me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet.  You will need to give
your full name. You may submit a preference list if you wish to enter
as a player.  Registration to the yahoogroup is highly advisable,
since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament (one second place
player will also advance), with the first round lasting until 1510
(from 1501, so it is a 10 year game) and the second round having
no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge
keeper permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player
will be required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn
basis, at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

Join the Tournament and enjoy top flight competition with a set of
experienced GMs.  No openings left for GMs or administration, but
backups will not be turned away.  Contact me if you are interested,
and while slots are still available.

This variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard
Diplomacy, but is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options
for all the Powers, and where stalemate lines are much less likely to
have a major influence on games.  Two comparatively minor rule changes
(river convoys and modified chaos builds), so you won't need to spend
a lot of time getting up to speed.

Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html
, or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to
the Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant
differences.  Here is a summary of some of the most important
Tournament information:

1. To register as a player, or if you wish to help out in some other
way, contact me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet.  You will need to give
your full name. You may submit a preference list if you wish to enter
as a player.  Registration to the yahoogroup is highly advisable,
since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1510 (from 1501, so it is a 10 year game) and the second
round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge
keeper permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player
will be required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn
basis, at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 17:10, Yarden Livnat wrote:
> David,
>
> First, I can not make contact with Manus. It seems he disappeared of
> the face of the earth.

Manus is a bit irregular: I got something from him on Sunday, but when I
sent him an email he didn't reply.

BR,
Millis

David,

First, I can not make contact with Manus. It seems he disappeared of
the face of the earth.
Second, I will be in Israel Mar 04 - Mar 14. If this cause a problem
with the tournament then I will withdraw.

take care,

	 Yarden

On Feb 9, 2004, at 6:12 PM, David E. Cohen wrote:

> Over 5 boards full, with some top flight competition and a set of
> experienced GMs.  No openings left for GMs or administration, but
> backups will not be turned away.  Contact me if you are interested,
> and while slots are still available.
>
> This variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard
> Diplomacy, but is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options
> for all the Powers, and where stalemate lines are much less likely to
> have a major influence on games.  Two comparatively minor rule changes
> (river convoys and modified chaos builds), so you won't need to spend
> a lot of time getting up to speed.
>
> Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
> variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html
> , or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.
>
> The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to
> the Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant
> differences.  Here is a summary of some of the most important
> Tournament information:
>
> 1. To register as a player, or if you wish to help out in some other
> way, contact me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet.  You will need to give
> your full name. You may submit a preference list if you wish to enter
> as a player.  Registration to the yahoogroup is highly advisable,
> since that  is where
> tournament-wide announcements will be made.
>
> 2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
> roster of GMs and players is set.
>
> 3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.
>
> 4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
> lasting until 1510 (from 1501, so it is a 10 year game) and the second
> round having no time limit.
>
> 5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.
>
> 6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge
> keeper permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player
> will be required to submit orders directly to a judge.
>
> 7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn
> basis, at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.
>
> 8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
> the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
> forums, so as to help publicize the variant.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

Hi Andrew,

first: great to have you aboard;-)

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:00:12 -0000, ajstupple <ajstupple@...>
wrote:

> I am playing in this tournament but am having trouble getting the
> variant to work in Reopolotik.
>
> The problems I am experiencing are that one I unzip the files into
> Reopolotik,

where exactly do you unzip them to? After unzipping they should be all in
onw folder. And that folder should be placed into the folder variants in
X:\Programs\Realpolitik\Variant Files or wherever you have installed
Realpolitik.

> I get the original Diplomacy map with a mixture of normal
> armies and fleets and elephants and sailing boats. When i select the
> Maharajah variant, I get an error message saying it cannot find the
> files.
> Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

Sounds like something has gone with the unzipping. Which zip tool do you
use?

> If anyone has an idiots guide to help me, I am not too proud to use
> it. I look forward to trampling on you all with my elephants.

Grin, I'm not an idiots guide and I look forward to help you through your
trampling elephants;-)

Cheers
Frank
P.S: Any further questions please get back to me in private:-)

----- Original Message -----

From: ajstupple

To: maharajahsdiplomacy@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:00 PM

Subject: [maharajahsdiplomacy] Reopolotik

Hello everyone,

I am playing in this tournament but am having trouble getting the
variant to work in Reopolotik.

The problems I am experiencing are that one I unzip the files into
Reopolotik, I get the original Diplomacy map with a mixture of normal
armies and fleets and elephants and sailing boats. When i select the
Maharajah variant, I get an error message saying it cannot find the
files.

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

If anyone has an idiots guide to help me, I am not too proud to use
it.

I look forward to trampling on you all with my elephants.

Best regards.

Andrew.

Hello everyone,

I am playing in this tournament but am having trouble getting the
variant to work in Reopolotik.

The problems I am experiencing are that one I unzip the files into
Reopolotik, I get the original Diplomacy map with a mixture of normal
armies and fleets and elephants and sailing boats. When i select the
Maharajah variant, I get an error message saying it cannot find the
files.

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

If anyone has an idiots guide to help me, I am not too proud to use
it.

I look forward to trampling on you all with my elephants.

Best regards.

Andrew.

Over 5 boards full, with some top flight competition and a set of
experienced GMs.  No openings left for GMs or administration, but
backups will not be turned away.  Contact me if you are interested,
and while slots are still available.

This variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard
Diplomacy, but is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options
for all the Powers, and where stalemate lines are much less likely to
have a major influence on games.  Two comparatively minor rule changes
(river convoys and modified chaos builds), so you won't need to spend
a lot of time getting up to speed.

Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html
, or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to
the Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant
differences.  Here is a summary of some of the most important
Tournament information:

1. To register as a player, or if you wish to help out in some other
way, contact me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet.  You will need to give
your full name. You may submit a preference list if you wish to enter
as a player.  Registration to the yahoogroup is highly advisable,
since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1510 (from 1501, so it is a 10 year game) and the second
round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge
keeper permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player
will be required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn
basis, at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

Well, we have 5 boards or so filled now, so I am making a push to get
the last dozen-odd slots filled.  If any of you wish me to extend
personal invitations to players who you think would be worthy
opponents, contact me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet and give me their
names and emails.

Of course, if there are any Diplomacy forums of which you are a
member, on which you have not seen one of my announcements, please do
feel free to put up a post there.  At this point I am still thinking
we will start in early March.

Close to 5 boards full, with some top flight competition and a set of
experienced GMs.  No openings left for GMs or administration, but
backups will not be turned away.  Contact me (see address below) if
you are interested.

This variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard
Diplomacy, but is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options
for all the Powers, and where stalemate lines are much less likely to
have a major influence on games.  Two comparatively minor rule changes
(river convoys and modified chaos builds), so you won't need to spend
a lot of time getting up to speed.

Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html
, or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to
the Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant
differences.  Here is a summary of some of the most important
Tournament information:

1. To register as a player, or if you wish to help out in some other
way, contact me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet.  You will need to give
your full name. You may submit a preference list if you wish to enter
as a player.  Registration to the yahoogroup is highly advisable,
since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1510 (from 1501, so it is a 10 year game) and the second
round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge
keeper permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player
will be required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn
basis, at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

Well, since you were kind enough to ask:

Players Needed For Maharajah's Diplomacy Tournament (Maharajiad I)

Try a variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard Diplomacy, but
is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options for all the Powers, and
where stalemate lines are much less likely to have a major influence on games. 
Two comparatively minor rule changes (river convoys and modified chaos builds),
so you won't need to spend a lot of time getting up to speed.

Over 4 boards filled, so slots for less than 20 players remain open.  With some
very well known names in the player, GM and administration columns, the level of
play should be high.  Please contact the Tournament Director, David Cohen, at
zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet if you are interested in playing, or participating in
some other way.

Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the variant
homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html , or in the files
section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to the
Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant differences.  Here is
a summary of some of the most important Tournament information:

1. To register as a player or GM, or if you wish to help out in some other way,
contact David Cohen.  You will need to give your full name. You may, but are not
required to, submit a preference list if you wish to enter as a player. 
Registration to the yahoogroup is highly advisable, since that is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full roster of
GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round lasting
until 1510 (from 1501, so it is a 10 year game) and the second round having no
time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge keeper permits,
by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player will be required to submit
orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn basis,
at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in the
maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual forums, so as to
help publicize the variant.


----- Original Message -----
From: Suzanne Castagne <sucastag@...>
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:34 pm
Subject: Re: [maharajahsdiplomacy] Maharajiad I Recruitment Progress
Report/Organizational Update/Other Stuff

> Hi David,
> Persistance pays off. :)
>
> Sure, send me the basic notice you want to put up, I can post it
> on
> ledixhuitiemecenter (the 18th center) and see if there are others.
> I
> thought Ian might have done so already, but I haven't seen anything.
>
>
> At 09:49 26/01/04 -0500, you wrote:
> >We are now up to 4 full boards.  Only 3 more to go.  I request
> again that
> >anyone who is a member of a non-English speaking forum please
> post a
> >notice (I can give it to you) there, prefaced by a 1 or 2
> sentence intro
> >in the language of the forum.  Someone did this in some of the
> German
> >forums for me and it brought in multiple players.  So, if some
> French,
> >Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, etc., speaking players do
> this as
> >well, we should be able to being in some more people.  Also,
> consider
> >inviting someone you feel would be a worthy opponent.
> >
> >All the GM slots are now filled (though it wouldn't hurt to have
> some
> >people in reserve), and we have an Assistant TD (Frank Bacher),
> and a
> >fully staffed Tournament Review Committee.
> >
> >I am still hoping for Spring 1501 moves around March 1 or shortly
> >thereafter.
> >
> >For those who have not played the variant before, once we have
> the rosters
> >set, I will post some illustrative examples to further clarify
> the special
> >River Convoy and Build rules.

Hi David,
Persistance pays off. :)

Sure, send me the basic notice you want to put up, I can post it on
ledixhuitiemecenter (the 18th center) and see if there are others. I
thought Ian might have done so already, but I haven't seen anything.


At 09:49 26/01/04 -0500, you wrote:
>We are now up to 4 full boards.  Only 3 more to go.  I request again that
>anyone who is a member of a non-English speaking forum please post a
>notice (I can give it to you) there, prefaced by a 1 or 2 sentence intro
>in the language of the forum.  Someone did this in some of the German
>forums for me and it brought in multiple players.  So, if some French,
>Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, etc., speaking players do this as
>well, we should be able to being in some more people.  Also, consider
>inviting someone you feel would be a worthy opponent.
>
>All the GM slots are now filled (though it wouldn't hurt to have some
>people in reserve), and we have an Assistant TD (Frank Bacher), and a
>fully staffed Tournament Review Committee.
>
>I am still hoping for Spring 1501 moves around March 1 or shortly
>thereafter.
>
>For those who have not played the variant before, once we have the rosters
>set, I will post some illustrative examples to further clarify the special
>River Convoy and Build rules.
>
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We are now up to 4 full boards.  Only 3 more to go.  I request again that anyone
who is a member of a non-English speaking forum please post a notice (I can give
it to you) there, prefaced by a 1 or 2 sentence intro in the language of the
forum.  Someone did this in some of the German forums for me and it brought in
multiple players.  So, if some French, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,
etc., speaking players do this as well, we should be able to being in some more
people.  Also, consider inviting someone you feel would be a worthy opponent.

All the GM slots are now filled (though it wouldn't hurt to have some people in
reserve), and we have an Assistant TD (Frank Bacher), and a fully staffed
Tournament Review Committee.

I am still hoping for Spring 1501 moves around March 1 or shortly thereafter.

For those who have not played the variant before, once we have the rosters set,
I will post some illustrative examples to further clarify the special River
Convoy and Build rules.

Over 3 boards full now, so a little under four boards needed. We also
have 1 open GM slot.  Contact me if you are interested.

Try a variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard
Diplomacy, but is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options
for all the Powers, and where stalemate lines are much less likely to
have a major influence on games.  Two comparatively minor rule changes
(river convoys and modified chaos builds), so you won't need to spend a
lot of time getting up to speed.

Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html ,
or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to the
Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant differences.
Here is a summary of some of the most important Tournament information:

1. To register as a player or GM, or if you wish to help out in some
other way, contact me.  You will need to give your full name. You may
submit a preference list if you wish to enter as a player.  Registration
to the yahoogroup is highly advisable, since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1510 (from 1501-so it is a 10 year game) and the second
round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge keeper
permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player will be
required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn basis,
at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

In response to some queries, this is the roster and organization so far:

TD:
David E. Cohen


Assistant TD(s):
Frank Bacher


TRC Members:
Mark Beed
Suzanne Castagne
Joe Janbu
Dorian Love
Peter J. Richardson


GMs:
1. Gregory Alexopoulos
2. Frank Bacher
3. Mark Beed
4. Suzanne Castagne
5. Tom Reinecker
6. Christine Stoy
7. ??


Players:
1.  Luis Aldamiz
2.  Alexandros Alexopoulos
3.  Gregory Alexopoulos
4.  Ian Cowburn
5.  Abba Elfman
6.  Derek Eyler
7.  Warren Fleming
8.  Carleton Harris
9.  Antonio Leon
10. Brad Martin
11. Mike Morris
12. Gustavo Palacios
13. Paul Rosenzweig
14. Christine Stoy
15. Paul Stuckwisch
16. Rudi Van Hal
17. Lane West
18. Isaac Zinner
19-49 ??

Hello, all.  Signups for the Tournament are progressing, albeit slowly, at the
rate of about a board a week (two and one half boards full right now).  With a
little luck, we should be able to start the first round of the Tournament around
March 1.

Frank Bacher (Assistant TD, by the way) will be posting one of my invitation
emails on some German-speaking boards.  I see we have a multinational group
here, so I am wondering if some of you might put a post on some other
non-English boards, with just a short intro in the relevant language, saying
that the Tournament will be run in English.  I would love to see some of the
French, Spanish, Swedish, Brazilian, etc. players in the Tournament.

In addition, please feel free to invite anyone you'd like to play against.  If
everyone can recruit one player, we'd be most of the way there already.  Next
update email I send out will include a roster, so you can see who is playing. 
We have a pretty good field so far

Try a variant that has the same basic feel and scale as Standard
Diplomacy, but is more balanced, with a wider variety of play options
for all the Powers, and where stalemate lines are much less likely to
have a major influence on games.  Two comparatively minor rule changes,
so you won't need to spend a lot of time getting up to speed.

We have two boards full, five more to go.  Contact me if you are interested.

Staff slots are basically full, and we have a very capable, talented and
experienced group.  Maybe one more GM, one more Assistant TD, and one
more Tournament Review Committee member would be nice.

Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html ,
or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to the
Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant differences.
Here is a summary of some of the most important Tournament information:

1. To register as a player or GM, or if you wish to help out in some
other way, contact me.  You will need to give your full name. You may
submit a preference list if you wish to enter as a player.  Registration
to the yahoogroup is highly advisable, since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1510 (from 1501-so it is a 10 year game) and the second
round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge keeper
permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player will be
required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn basis,
at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

Go for it.  I've got a couple of boards filled so far, but we will
probably need another month of recruiting.  And somehow, I would guess
you are not quite so bad as you say you are.

Christine wrote:

> David,
>
> How goes the recruitment for the tourney?  I really suck at variants
> but I am seriously considering this one just 'cause I feel that
> playing the game helps me understand it better as GM.......... besides
> someone's got to be the first dead :/
>
> Christine
>
> David E. Cohen wrote:
>
>> We have most of the staff and GMs we need already (though volunteers for
>> Assistant TD, Tournament Review Committee and GM are still welcome) but
>> what we still need are a bunch of players. Contact me if you are
>> interested.
>>
>> In the opinion of the designer (and others), this variant is more
>> balanced than Standard Dip, offers a wider variety of strategic and
>> tactical play both in the opening turns and later in the game, and is
>> much less prone to get bogged down by stalemates.  The rules are also
>> very similar to those of Standard Dip, so you won't need to worry about
>> learning a whole bunch of complicated new rules.  The only significant
>> differences are that a modified Chaos style build rule is used, and that
>> convoys are allowed for fleets in land provinces containing or bordering
>> rivers.
>>
>>
>> Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
>> variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html ,
>> or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.
>>
>> The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to the
>> Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant differences.
>> Here is a summary of some of the most important Tournament information:
>>
>> 1. To register as a player or GM, or if you wish to help out in some
>> other way, contact me.  You will need to give your full name. You may
>> submit a preference list if you wish to enter as a player.  Registration
>> to the yahoogroup is highly advisable, since that  is where
>> tournament-wide announcements will be made.
>>
>> 2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
>> roster of GMs and players is set.
>>
>> 3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.
>>
>> 4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
>> lasting until 1910, and the second round having no time limit.
>>
>> 5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.
>>
>> 6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge keeper
>> permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player will be
>> required to submit orders directly to a judge.
>>
>> 7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn basis,
>> at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.
>>
>> 8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
>> the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
>> forums, so as to help publicize the variant.
>>
>>
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We have most of the staff and GMs we need already (though volunteers for
Assistant TD, Tournament Review Committee and GM are still welcome) but
what we still need are a bunch of players. Contact me if you are interested.

In the opinion of the designer (and others), this variant is more
balanced than Standard Dip, offers a wider variety of strategic and
tactical play both in the opening turns and later in the game, and is
much less prone to get bogged down by stalemates.  The rules are also
very similar to those of Standard Dip, so you won't need to worry about
learning a whole bunch of complicated new rules.  The only significant
differences are that a modified Chaos style build rule is used, and that
convoys are allowed for fleets in land provinces containing or bordering
rivers.


Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html ,
or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to the
Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant differences.
Here is a summary of some of the most important Tournament information:

1. To register as a player or GM, or if you wish to help out in some
other way, contact me.  You will need to give your full name. You may
submit a preference list if you wish to enter as a player.  Registration
to the yahoogroup is highly advisable, since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1910, and the second round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge keeper
permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player will be
required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn basis,
at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

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We have most of the staff and GMs we need already (though volunteers for
Assistant TD, Tournament Review Committee and GM are still welcome) but
what we still need are a bunch of players. Contact me if you are interested.

In the opinion of the designer (and others), this variant is more
balanced than Standard Dip, offers a wider variety of strategic and
tactical play both in the opening turns and later in the game, and is
much less prone to get bogged down by stalemates.  The rules are also
very similar to those of Standard Dip, so you won't need to worry about
learning a whole bunch of complicated new rules.  The only significant
differences are that a modified Chaos style build rule is used, and that
convoys are allowed for fleets in land provinces containing or bordering
rivers.


Rules and info about the variant and the tourney can be found at the
variant homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html ,
or in the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.

The rules and organization of the Maharajiad are somewhat similar to the
Worldmasters Tournament, but there are several significant differences.
Here is a summary of some of the most important Tournament information:

1. To register as a player or GM, or if you wish to help out in some
other way, contact me.  You will need to give your full name. You may
submit a preference list if you wish to enter as a player.  Registration
to the yahoogroup is highly advisable, since that  is where
tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. Board assignments will be completed within one week after a full
roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1910, and the second round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge keeper
permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player will be
required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn basis,
at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

Sorry for the crossposting.

Maharajiad 1 is the first Tournament for and is designed to showcase the
Maharajah's Diplomacy variant.  The rules and organization of the
Maharajiad are somewhat similar to the Worldmasters Tournament, but
there are several significant differences.

Rules and information about the variant can be found at the variant
homepage: http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html , or in
the files section of the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup.


Here is a summary of some of the most important Tournament information:

1. To register as a player or GM, or if you wish to help out in some
other way, please contact me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet, and give your
full name. You may submit a preference list if you wish to enter as a
player.  Registration to the yahoogroup is highly advisable, since that
is where tournament-wide announcements will be made.

2. It is anticipated that board assignments will be completed within one
week after a full roster of GMs and players is set.

3.  The Tournament is individual only, with no team aspect.

4. It is a two round, top-and-advance tournament, with the first round
lasting until 1910, and the second round having no time limit.

5.  This is a "full press" Tournament.

6. GMs may adjudicate "by hand", with Realpolitik, or if a judge keeper
permits, by adapting a judge for adjudication, but no player will be
required to submit orders directly to a judge.

7. NMRs will be allowed, and the Tournament will run on a 5 turn basis,
at a pace of approximately 1 game year every two weeks.

8. Each GM will publish results of his or her particular game both in
the maharajahsdiplomacy yahoogroup, and in one of his or her usual
forums, so as to help publicize the variant.

Sorry for the crossposting.  Title says it all.  For now, you will need
to contact me, and I will send you a zipped package, but when I get
around to it, the download will be available on the variant home page:
http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/diplomacy/id4.html .

Please note that the special river convoy and build rules are *not*
implemented.  GMs will need to handle them manually.

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Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
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What do you think the strongest country
is in Maharajah's Diplomacy Version 2.0?

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   o Gondwana
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   o Persia
   o Rajputana
   o Vijayanagar


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