To follow that up, I don't know if I've ever just created a game and waited for people to join in the almost 10 years I've been here. Posting to the forum has always been far more successful way to get a quality game.

It's like VI has been terrorizing press games here for so long that everybody forgot how awful it is to play with MM.

Congrats on topping the board, yigg and even more congrats to everyone else for stopping the solo. Was a fun game to watch.

https://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=284661

This seems relevant
https://webdiplomacy.net/contrib/phpBB3 ... 2&p=161351

@Goldfinger, forget how units move?

I think the scoring format is just fine. It's on the players to play more.competitively. I'm not sure how to increase the prestige of the tournament but flairs and trophies could help.

jmo1121109 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:27 pm

What else would you want a player to do?

Do better. Also not dragging out a game in way that everyone could but shouldn't do. Nobody is asking for you or the mods to get involved but sharpening our pitchforks is fair game.

But also, I want to know why they didnt move for years on end. What the hell was going on there?

First off, thanks Goldy for running the tournament. I know they take a lot of effort. I'd be interested to hear from other people but I'm guessing that with the addition of other tournaments, game modes, and whatnot people don't have the time commitment for 7 games that often overlap. Some of the to...

Did any of the old "masters" have that strict of a entry requirement? I don't remember the last one being exceptionally strong. When you let this many people in, the experience is varied.

Congrats Yigg on the solo... but what the hell was happening in that game?

https://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=270635

Yeah, you're right. The Galician incident is a nice piece of drama for the east.

Where the spring flair? Pretty vanilla all around except for England I guess. I hope the fall brings some dramatics at least.

TemplarsBane wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:58 pm

Is it just me or has communication been completely anemic in this tournament? People hardly talking, taking days to respond, short messages, it's just been degrading as the games go on.

Seems to have worked out well for you. Congrats on the solo.

Can't join unfortunately because the last round of the masters just started but I'll definitely follow. Should be a fun one.

Funny that you're only on chapter 11 after all these years. Looks like I played in chapter 10... over 3 years ago

No, I'm serious. It requires good communication but it's nigh unstoppable when you get it going. Any alliance with great communication can seem 'unstoppable' but I don't see how - all things being equal - an IT alliance is stronger than the vast majority of other alliances. Both of them have an awk...

I'm certain all of you banging the drum for I/T are just being contrarian. I mean, it's doable but it kind of sucks.

Valis2501 wrote: ↑

Mon May 18, 2020 6:16 pm

Muting is a tool.
It is a poor diplomat who blames his tool or cannot find use cases.

It's a bad tool though that doesn't work well.

Is this the first Masters since 2013?

As well as "public press," it's sometimes referred to as "Wilson Diplomacy"