Nice, well played all.
You all deserve the DIAS for sticking it out.
In particular Id like to congratulate Nigs on his tenacity and patience.
For my small part I really enjoyed it and hope to be in it again one day
 
take care all
Max

--- On Wed, 19/5/10, Joe Hackett <jhack16(at)gmail.com> wrote:


From: Joe Hackett <jhack16(at)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Adam: 2009 DCI Champion!
To: "Michael Sims" <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net>
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Date: Wednesday, 19 May, 2010, 22:51


Congrats Adam, you made it, DCI Champ!


To everyone else, (including you Jorge!) thanks for a great game.


I made mistakes on and off the board, and was responsible for a good bit of the heat Mike was talking about, but it was always meant to be in the spirit of the game. 


To those I stabbed, Frank, Matt, Max, and Mikael, Jorge, Dan,nothing personal; to those I offended,Nigel, Adam, Mike, and in particular Jorge my apologies once more. Dan, I'm only glad I didn't start the game anywhere near you!


But, of all, my thanks and gratitude to Mike who stayed cool under much provocation from me and kept the show on the road. Truly great GM'ing!


Hope to get to an EOG in a while,


Joe  








 





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On 19 May 2010, at 22:25, "Michael Sims" <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net> wrote:




Congrats Adam!
2009 DCI Champion!
 
By unanimous vote after 16 1/2 years of game-time, all powers agree to a DIAS.  By virtue of having the most supply centers under his control on this day of peace, Adam is crowned the DCI Champ!
 
With this incredible victory comes guaranteed entry into next year's DCI (and swift elimination there from).
 
I know things got kinda heated in this one, but that's what Dip is all about... ppl do get involved in these games on a pretty deep level.  This game is by all means a stellar example of why you should stick it out and be patient, for Turkey sat on 3 centers for the first 10 years of the game, always boxed into the corner.  Then of course we see his incredible rise to fame over the next 6 years, while France and Norway fall in tandem.  A lot of players got evicted early on, before most of the drama occurred, tho maybe there was plenty of drama that I just wan't privy to.
 
Game chart:  http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/country_stats.php?type=game&game_id=dc274
 
Please share EGS's, all!
-mike