https://dokuwiki2.diplomania2.fr/ 2026-04-23T16:28:53+00:00 https://dokuwiki2.diplomania2.fr/ https://dokuwiki2.diplomania2.fr/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2025-11-22T19:08:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dokuwiki2.diplomania2.fr/personalities:second_fiddle:conrad_woodring?rev=1763838487&do=diff Conrad Woodring UK National Diplomacy Champion 2025 runner up UK National Diplomacy Championship Warrington 2025 A Masterclass in Losing Gracefully When I was asked to write a “second fiddle” article for the UK National Diplomacy Championships in Warrington, I had to wonder: Does this mean I’m improving, or just getting luckier? I suspect it’s the latter. But let’s break down how one can lose with style and dignity to the relentless charm of Mr. Dan Lester. text/html 2025-11-22T19:08:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dokuwiki2.diplomania2.fr/personalities:second_fiddle:david_hood_wdc2025?rev=1763838487&do=diff David Hood World Diplomacy Championship San Francisco 2025 Bronze Medal I Finished Where, Again? By David Hood The 2025 World Dipcon in San Francisco was truly one of the most successful events I have ever attended. And that’s saying something. I started attending Dip tournaments, well, a long time ago. The numbers and experiences were awesome - 105 players, 51 total boards of Diplomacy, informative hobby meeting with a wonderful promo for the 2026 in Athens, the first batch of Diplomacy tradi… text/html 2025-11-22T19:08:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dokuwiki2.diplomania2.fr/personalities:second_fiddle:yann_clouet_cdf-anjou2025?rev=1763838487&do=diff Yann Clouet vice Champion de France 2025 How I (successfully) defended my second place in the French NDC initially published in Diplomacy briefing of 9 august 2025 Never won the french Championship I've been around the Diplomacy scene for a long time (I started back in 1991). I first played casually, then quickly tried tournament play (the French scene was very active in the mid-nineties), and after a few years I even managed to win a few, but not before I finished 5 times second in a tourna…