International prize list of Diplomacy
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Tournaments for the Diplomacy
board game have been conducted around the world for decades.
tournaments outside North America. At that time, the winner of the tournament held at American DipCon was considered by the North American players as a world champion of Diplomacy
.
The WorldDipCon (World Diplomacy Convention) was created in 1988 and the winner of the tournament held at this convention becomes the world champion of Diplomacy
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The players taking the top three places in each WorldDipCon tournament are listed below:
The winner of each DipCon North American Championship tournament:
The winner of each Bismark Cup:
The articles were popular at a time when tournament play in Australia had become more organized, with well-attended tournaments in Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Rating systems at the time were being hotly debated and many players desired a way to assess the best player in the tournament scene for a calendar year, as a way of overcoming the perceived inconsistencies of rating systems within one event. The annual trophy concept was accepted among the then-principle organizers of these tournaments and the title Arthur Bismark Cup was suggested by The Envoy's then-editor Mathew Gibson.
The real author of these Arthur von Bismark articles was never announced publicly, but was suspected as being either Harry Kolotas, Marion Ashworth, Neil Ashworth or Luke Clutterbuck.
Diplomacy (game)
Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects...
board game have been conducted around the world for decades.
WorldDipCon
During the 1970s, there were very few DiplomacyDiplomacy (game)
Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects...
tournaments outside North America. At that time, the winner of the tournament held at American DipCon was considered by the North American players as a world champion of Diplomacy
Diplomacy (game)
Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects...
.
The WorldDipCon (World Diplomacy Convention) was created in 1988 and the winner of the tournament held at this convention becomes the world champion of Diplomacy
Diplomacy (game)
Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects...
.
The players taking the top three places in each WorldDipCon tournament are listed below:
Year | Host City | Host Country | World Champion | Second | Third |
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1988 | Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
United Kingdom | Phil Day | Matt MacVeigh | Jim Mills |
1990 | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
United States | Jason Bergmann | Jeff Bohner | Steve Cooley |
1992 | Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... |
Australia | Steve Gould | Eric Roche | Bruno-André Giraudon |
1994 | Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
United Kingdom | Pascal Montagna | Stéphane Gentric | Bruno-André Giraudon |
1995 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
France | Bruno-André Giraudon | Antonio Ribeiro da Silva | Thomas Sebeyran |
1996 | Columbus Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
United States | Pitt Crandlemire | Leif Bergman | Björn von Knorring |
1997 | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
Sweden | Cyrille Sevin | Roger Edblom | Borger Borgersen |
1998 | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
United States | United States Chris Martin | United States John Quarto-von-Tivadar | United States Mark Fassio |
1999 | Namur Namur (city) Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia.... |
Belgium | Sweden Christian Dreyer | Sweden Leif Bergman | United Kingdom Ivan Woodward |
2000 | Hunt Valley | United States | United Kingdom Simon Bouton | Republic of Ireland Brian Dennehy | United States Matthew Shields |
2001 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
France | France Cyrille Sevin | Republic of Ireland Brian Dennehy | United Kingdom Chetan Radia |
2002 | Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... |
Australia | Australia Rob Stephenson | New Zealand Grant Steel | France Yann Clouet |
2003 | Denver | United States | France Vincent Carry | United States Edward Hawthorne | Norway Frank Johansen |
2004 | Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
United Kingdom | France Yann Clouet | Netherlands André Kooy | France Cyrille Sevin |
2005 | Washington Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... |
United States | Norway Frank Johansen | United States Tom Kobrin | United States Edi Birsan Edi Birsan Edi Ersalesi Birsan is a game designer and an independent business owner in the Maritime Container Inspection industry, and one of the best-known American players of the game Diplomacy... |
2006 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
Germany | France Nicolas Sahuguet | France Cyrille Sevin | France Yann Clouet |
2007 | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
Canada | United States Doug Moore | United States Jake Mannix | United States Mark Zoffel |
2008 | Lockenhaus Lockenhaus Lockenhaus is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland in Austria.- History :The town was part of Hungary since the foundation of the kingdom in the year 1000. Since 1898 the name Léka had to be used because of the Magyarization by the government in Budapest... |
Austria | Julian Ziesing | France Cyrille Sevin | Daniel Leinich |
2009 | Columbus | United States | Andrew Goff | Daniel Lester | Jim O’Kelley |
2010 | The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... |
Netherlands | France Gwen Maggi | Germany Igor Kurt | France Xavier Blanchot |
2011 | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
Australia | Andrew Goff | Grant Steel | Liam Cosgrave |
2012 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
United States | - | - | - |
2013 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
France | - | - | - |
DipCon
The winner of the DipCon (Diplomacy Convention) tournament is the North American champion. The title of North American champion was not given at the beginning, but since 1972 has been awarded to each winner of the convention tournament. DipCon was created in 1966 and occurred each year (except in 1967 and 1968). There was no tournament in 1966, 1969 and 1971.The winner of each DipCon North American Championship tournament:
Year | Host City | Host Country | North American Champion | Notes |
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1970 | Oklahoma City Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial... |
United States | United States John Smythe | |
1972 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
United States | United States Richard Ackerlay | |
1973 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
United States | United States Conrad von Metzke and United States John Smythe tie | |
1974 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
United States | United States Mike Rocamora | |
1975 | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
United States | United States Walter Blank and United States Bob Wartenberg tie | |
1976 | Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore... |
United States | United States Thomas Reape | |
1977 | Lake Geneva Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee and popular with tourists from metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee.-History:... |
United States | United States Mike Rocamora | |
1978 | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
United States | United States David Lagerson | |
1979 | Chester Chester, Pennsylvania Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :... |
United States | United States Ben Zablocki | |
1980 | Detroit | United States | United States Carl Echelberger | |
1981 | Burlingame Burlingame, California Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. It is renowned for its many surviving examples of Victorian architecture, its affluence, and... |
United States | United States Ron Brown | |
1982 | Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore... |
United States | United States Konrad Baumeister | |
1983 | Detroit | United States | United States Joyce Singer | |
1984 | Dallas | United States | United States Jeff Key | |
1985 | Seattle | United States | United States J.R. Baker | |
1986 | Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286... |
United States | United Kingdom Malcolm Smith | |
1987 | Madison Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... |
United States | United States David Hood | |
1988 | San Antonio | United States | United States Dan Sellers | |
1989 | San Diego | United States | United States Edi Birsan Edi Birsan Edi Ersalesi Birsan is a game designer and an independent business owner in the Maritime Container Inspection industry, and one of the best-known American players of the game Diplomacy... |
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1990 | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
United States | United States Jason Bergmann | |
1991 | Scarborough Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River... |
Canada | United States Gary Behnen | |
1992 | Lenexa | United States | United States Marc Peters | |
1993 | San Mateo San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,... |
United States | United States Hohn Cho | |
1994 | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
United States | United States Bruce Reiff | |
1995 | Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore... |
United States | United States Sylvain Larose | |
1996 | Columbus Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
United States | United States Pitt Crandlemire | |
1997 | Seattle | United States | United States Chris Mazza | |
1998 | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
United States | United States Chris Martin | |
1999 | Columbus Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
United States | United States Chris Mazza | |
2000 | Hunt Valley | United States | United Kingdom Simon Bouton | |
2001 | Denver | United States | United States David Hood | |
2002 | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
United States | United States Morgan Gurley | |
2003 | Washington Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... |
United States | United States Edward Hawthorne | |
2004 | Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
United States | United States Ken Lemere | |
2005 | At Sea | United States Mexico Belize | United States Rick Desper | |
2006 | Charlottesville | United States | United States Hohn Cho | |
2007 | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
United States Doug Moore | ||
2008 | Tysons Corner | United States | United States Chris Martin | |
2009 | Columbus Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
Australia Andrew Goff | ||
2010 | San Francisco | United States Eric Mead | ||
2011 | Fairlee Fairlee, Vermont -Notable people:* Milton Friedman, economist, former resident of Ely* Richard W. Mallary, congressman* Samuel Morey, inventor* George W. Morrison, congressman* Nathaniel Niles, politician* Stephen Thomas, politician and brigadier generalHelen Gahagan Douglas... |
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North American Grand Prix
The winner of each Grand Prix:Year | Nbr of steps | Nbr of players | Winner |
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1999 | 7 | 58 | United States Chris Martin |
2000 | 14 | 125 | United States Matt Shields |
2001 | 34 | 166 | United States Jerry Fest |
2002 | 17 | 171 | United States Andy Bartalone |
2003 | 16 | 213 | United States Edward Hawthorne |
2004 | 14 | 305 | United States Doug Moore |
2005 | 13 | 234 | United States Andrew Neumann |
2006 | 12 | 200 | United States Jim O'Kelley |
2007 | 12 | 270 | United States Doug Moore |
2008 | 15 | 275 | United States Thomas Haver |
2009 | 10 | 182 | United States Adam Sigal |
2010 | 10 | 220 | United States Peter Yeargin |
European DipCon
The winner of each European DipCon tournament:Year | Host City | Host Country | European Champion | Notes |
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1993 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
France | France Samy Malki | |
1994 | Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County... |
Sweden | France Xavier Blanchot | |
1995 | Cirencester Cirencester Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural... |
United Kingdom | Norway Inge Kjøl | |
1996 | Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
Norway | Norway Inge Kjøl | |
1997 | Namur Namur (city) Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia.... |
Belgium | France Cyrille Sevin | |
1998 | Bedford Bedford Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town... |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Toby Harris | |
1999 | Turku Turku Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland... |
Finland | United Kingdom Simon Bouton | |
2000 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
France | Sweden Leif Bergman | |
2001 | Dublin | Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland Paraic Reddington | |
2002 | Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Sweden | Norway Frank Johansen | |
2003 | City of San Marino | San Marino | France Yann Clouet | |
2004 | Darmstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat... |
Germany | United States Edi Birsan Edi Birsan Edi Ersalesi Birsan is a game designer and an independent business owner in the Maritime Container Inspection industry, and one of the best-known American players of the game Diplomacy... |
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2005 | Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... |
Netherlands | United Kingdom Simon Bouton | |
2006 | Cheshunt Cheshunt Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station... |
United Kingdom | France Benjamin Pouillès-Duplaix | |
2007 | Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... |
France Fabien Grellier | ||
2008 | Brunate Brunate Brunate is an Italian town and comune, part of the province of Como, near Lake Como . It has 1,770 residents, but is much more populated in summer, when tourists rent houses and apartments... |
Italy | Italy Luca Pazzaglia | |
2009 | Bonn Bonn Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999.... |
Germany André Ilievics | ||
2010 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
France | Germany Fabian Straub | |
2011 | Derby Derby Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407... |
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European Grand Prix
The winner of each Grand Prix:Year | Nb of steps | Nb of players | Winner |
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2002 | 10 | 283 | France William Attia |
2003 | 11 | 349 | France Yann Clouet |
2004 | 15 | 472 | France Yann Clouet |
2005 | 13 | 364 | France Gwen Maggi |
2006 | 14 | 340 | France Gwen Maggi |
2007 | 14 | 272 | France Gwen Maggi |
2008 | 11 | 207 | France Emmanuel du Pontavice |
2009 | 11 | 175 | France Gwen Maggi |
2010 | 8 | 172 | France Gwen Maggi |
Bismark Cup
The National Tournaments Championship - comprising the perpetual trophy known as the Bismark Cup - is awarded for the best aggregate tournament results at Diplomacy tournaments held during the calendar year. It is an annual (short term) ranking. The exact number of points depends on the size of the tournament and the person's placing in that tournament.The winner of each Bismark Cup:
Year | Nbr of steps | Nbr of players | Winner |
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1989 | Australia Robert Wessels | ||
1990 | Australia Harry Kolotas | ||
1991 | 3 | 75 | Australia Robert Wessels |
1992 | 5 | 123 | Australia Steve Gould |
1993 | 6 | 93 | Australia Harry Kolotas |
1994 | Australia Craig Sedgwick | ||
1995 | Australia Rob Stephenson | ||
1996 | 5 | 65 | Australia Craig Sedgwick |
1997 | 5 | 74 | Australia Bill Brown |
1998 | 7 | 92 | Australia Rob Stephenson |
1999 | 8 | 117 | New Zealand Brandon Clarke |
2000 | 9 | 111 | Australia Rob Stephenson |
2001 | 10 | 104 | Australia Tristan Lee |
2002 | 7 | 84 | New Zealand Rob Schone |
2003 | 6 | 52 | Australia Geoff Kerr |
2004 | 8 | 56 | New Zealand Grant Steel |
2005 | 8 | 65 | Australia Tony Collins |
2006 | 10 | 76 | Australia Sean Colman |
2007 | - | - | Not organised |
2008 | 7 | 58 | Australia Andrew Goff |
2009 | 7 | 69 | Australia Shane Cubis |
2010 | 7 | 69 | Australia Thorin Munro |
Origins of the Bismark Cup
In the early 1980s the Diplomacy scene in Australia was built around several PBM Diplomacy magazines, of which the most significant titles were Rumplestiltskin, The Go Between, Beowulf, Victoriana, The Journal of Australian Diplomacy, and The Envoy. Most of the tournament players were subscribers, players and editors of these magazines. The Envoy, which was published between 1986 and 1991, ran a series of articles which were both popular and influential. Purportedly written by Arthur von Bismark and styled as lecture transcripts, the character of Arthur von Bismark became celebrated among the contemporary Diplomacy subculture in Australia.The articles were popular at a time when tournament play in Australia had become more organized, with well-attended tournaments in Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Rating systems at the time were being hotly debated and many players desired a way to assess the best player in the tournament scene for a calendar year, as a way of overcoming the perceived inconsistencies of rating systems within one event. The annual trophy concept was accepted among the then-principle organizers of these tournaments and the title Arthur Bismark Cup was suggested by The Envoy's then-editor Mathew Gibson.
The real author of these Arthur von Bismark articles was never announced publicly, but was suspected as being either Harry Kolotas, Marion Ashworth, Neil Ashworth or Luke Clutterbuck.