Standings Spring 2010

Player	Seeded	Wins	Score	DIPLOMAT PAT SAYS:
STEVE	1	4	705	SINCE THE FIRST BOARD, STEVE HAS SHOWN THE ABILITY TO DOMINATE.  HE DOES WELL WHEN HE OFFERS ENOUGH WIN WIN STRATEGIES AND HAS GREAT ABILITY TO PLAY THE LONG GAME AND TARGET PLAYERS FAR AWAY.  IF YOU ARE A FRIENDLY NEIGHBOUR THEN HE IS A FRIENDLY NEIGHBOUR.  HE HAS BEEN THE VICTIM OF SOME OF HIS OWN SUCCESS.
SCOTT	2	3	666	LONG STANDING PLAYER.  TIED FOR MOST WINS.  AGRESSIVE, HAS RACKED UP POINTA FOR PLACE AND SHOW TOO, BEST TO OFFER HIM SOMETHING TO KEEP HIM FROM COMING AFTER YOU, IF SOMEONE OFFERS HIM A BETTER DEAL YOU COULD HAVE TWO FOES ON YOUR BACK
PETER	3	1	603	A STRONG PLAYER, HE HAS SHOWN THE ABILITY TO MAKE GREAT DEALS.  HE IS VERY RELIABLE AND SNEAKY AT THE SAME TIME.  BEST WAY TO BEAT HIM IS TO LET HIM GET OVER EXTENDED.  IF HE NEIGHBOURS STEVE, LOOK OUT!
J	4		561	SINCE THE FIRST BOARD, HE HAS ORCHESTRATED SOME OF THE BEST GRAND ALLIANCES AND THEY ALWAYS PROVE FRUITFUL FOR THOSE RECRUITED TO BE PART OF THEM.  HE NEVER COUNTS HIS EGGS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED, AND NEVER FAILS TO BEAT AN ENEMY WHEN THEY ARE OUTNUMBERED.  COME UP WITH A RATIONAL PLAN AND YOU CAN HAVE YOUR WAY WITH HIM.
KEVIN	5	1	538	HE IS TRUE TO HIS WORD BUT WILL CAREFUL HOW HE WORDS IT.  VERY COMPETITIVE, BIG PICTURE PLAYER WITH AN EYE ON THE PRIZE.  BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH HIM IS TO ACT ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE.  TRASH TALK CAN ALSO THROW HIM OFF HIS GAME.  HE HAS ONE WIN UNDER HIS BELT BUT HAS COME CLOSE A COUPLE OF TIMES TOO.
CLINT	6	1	515	SINCE THE FIRST BOARD, HE HAS PLAYED A MOSTLY HONEST GAME.  AND IF HE ANNOUNCES WAR AGAINST YOU, IT IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS FOR SURE YOU ARE GOING TO BE WEAKENED, AS HE IS RIGHT.  GET HIM TO ACCEPT A DMZ AND HE WILL NOT COME AFTER YOU.
PAT	7	3	512	AS THE WEBMASTER HE PULLS ALL THE STRINGS AND KNOWS THE MOST PLAYERS. A GREAT ADVANTAGE.  BUT SOMETIMES IT CAN WORK AGAINST HIM AS HE IS SEEN AS A THREAT.  SEVERAL SECOND PLACE FINISHES AND HIS WINS HAVE KEPT HIM IN THE TOP FIVE.  IT IS SAID, “HOW DO YOU KNOW IF (HE) LYING?; HIS LIPS ARE MOVING.”  THERE IS ALWAYS AT LEAST ONE SOUR PLAYER ON A MAP WHEN HE PLAYS TO THE END.   ALWAYS KEEP YOUR GUARD UP AGAINST HIM.
ROB	8	1	463	SINCE THE FIRST BOARD, HE IS BY FAR THE MOST LONE SPIRITED STYLE WE HAVE SEEN.  MORE TIMES THAN NOT, HE WILL TAKE A DEFENSIVE STANCE.  YOU WILL NEVER DEAL HIM A KILLER BLOW AS HE ALWAYS WILL DEFEND AGAINST THEM, EVEN IF YOU ARE IN A DEAL WITH HIM.  BEST WAY TO BEAT HIM IS TO PLAY WITH HIS HEAD.
ROY	9	2	395	WILD PLAYER WHO LIKES TO ACT QUICKLY AND DOESN’T LOOK BACK.  HE TRIES HIGH RISK MOVES THAT IF SUCCESSFUL CAN GIVE HIM GREAT POSITIONING.   IF YOU WANT TO KNOCK HIM OUT KEEP HIM FROM ALLYING.  HE IS WILLING TO MAKE ALLIANCES WORK WITH PLAYERS WHO DO NOT NEIGHBOUR HIM.
MILLAR	10	1	338	ONE OF THE ONLY PLAYERS TO FIND THE SITE ON LINE, HE HAS SHOWN STRENGTH AND GOOD PLANNING.  HE IS FAIR WHEN HE IS UP AND FEISTY WHEN HE IS DOWN.
URSACKI	11		260	DEMONSTRATES AN EXPERT UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME, BOTH IN BOARD TACTICS AND PLAYER PLAYS.
DANNY	12	1	256	CHOOSES ‘MAYBE’ OVER ‘YES’ OR ‘NO’.  BUT NO ONE LOVES THIS GAME MORE THAN HE.  IF YOU HAVE A REPUTATION OF BETRAYAL HE WILL NEVER TRUST YOU, SO DON’T BOTHER.  IF YOU HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION THEN ‘MAYBE’ YOU HAVE AN ALLY IN HIM.
ANDREW	13	1	246	SINCE THE FIRST BOARD, HE IS CONSTANT PERFECTION OF THE ONGOING ROUND-BY-ROUND DEAL.  HE LOOKS AT THE BOARD WITH FRESH EYES EVERY ROUND, WHICH MEANS IF THERE IS WAR THERE COULD BE PEACE, BUT IF THERE IS PEACH THERE COULD BE WAR.  HE ASSUMES THAT OTHER PLAYERS PRIORITIZE THEIR GOALS AS HE DOES AND GETS SURPRISED WHEN THEY DON’T.  IF YOU ARE SMART, HE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO, SO ACT DUMB TO BEAT HIM.
JARA	14	1	245	SUCCESSFULLY WON HIS FIRST GAME, HE IS STRATEGIC AND DIPLOMATIC.  WILLING TO WORK WITH ANYONE WITH A GOOD PLAN.
ADAM	15	1	204	THE ONLY PLAYER TO ACTUALLY PLAY FROM EUROPE.  HE IS A BIG PICTURE PLAYER WHO HAS BEEN PLAYING DIPLOMACY SINCE HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD.  HE CAN RALLY SEVERAL ALLIES TO GREAT STRENGTH AND OVERALL IS FAIRLY LOYAL.
GEORGE	16		203	GOES FOR MANY ALLIES, HE ACTUALLY WANTS THE GAME TO END IN A BIG TIE, OR HIM FOR THE WIN.  HE WILL GO OUT OF HIS WAY TO PUNISH THE IMMORAL, AND HE HAS HAD NO BETRAYAL TO DATE.
PHIL	17		186	AN ENTHUSIASTIC PLAYER WHO LIKES TO THROW HIS WEIGHT AROUND.   YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A TRICK UP YOUR SLEEVE TO BE HIS ALLY OR TO BE HIS ENEMY.
CARL	18	1	122	TRICKY AND PRAGMATIC PLAYER.
JON	19		120	CAUTIOUS YET WILD.  CLEVER POSITIONING.  THE FIRST GAME HE PLAYED HE HAD A NEAR PERFECT GAME.  SLIPPERY TACTICS MEAN THAT WHEN HE IS UP AGAINST THE ROPES IT IS HARD TO KEEP HIM DOWN.  STRANGERS MIGHT NEED TO REACH OUT TO HIM FIRST.
NATE	20		111	SINCE THE FIRST BOARD, HE IS LOW ON THE AGGRESSIVE SIDE AND LOW ON THE DIPLOMATIC SIDE.  IF HE IS YOUR ALLY, TELL HIM THE PLAN.  IF HE IS YOUR ENEMY THEN JUST SHOW HIM THE JAZZ HANDS. STRANGERS MIGHT NEED TO REACH OUT TO HIM FIRST.
STU	21		85	STURDY AND SURE, HE IS THE TYPE OF PLAYER WHO WILLINGLY ACCEPTS A GOOD OFFER.  HE IS PRAGMATIC YET WILLING TO TAKE MINOR RISKS FOR MAJOR GAINS.
DAVID	22		80	AN ENTHUSIASTIC PLAYER WHO CAME IN SECOND IN HIS FIRST GAME WITH US.  HE IS AN EXPANDER WHO GROWS AT A MODERATE RATE.  TO WIN HIM OVER, SPEAK AS IF YOU ARE A FIGURE HEAD.
LINA	23		60	VERY AGGRESSIVE. WILLING TO HONOUR A DEAL, AND WITHOUT A DEAL SHE IS WILLING TO KILL.
MIKE	24		55	CAUTIOUS AND COMPLEX, HE IS CONFIDENT ABOUT ONE THING; EVERYONE COULD BE OUT TO GET HIM.  IF YOU ALLY WITH HIM DON’T EXPECT SPECIFICS BUT RATHER GOOD FAITH, TO WHICH HE WILL DELIVER TO THOSE WHO STAY AWAY FROM HIS BORDERS.
PERRY	25		53	LONE STRATEGY
FRAZER	26		45	STYLE OF HIS OWN; DOCILE AND LOYAL.
SEAN	27		36	FAST EXPANDER
HOWARD	28		35	SLOW OUT OF THE GATE
ANDRE	29		33	WON’T STAY WITH YOU.
ALLAN	30		32	DEVELOPS WALLS
SINCLAIR	31		29	SETS UP FOR THE STAB
EV	32		25	RESOURCEFUL. PROVEN HONOUR. AN ATTACKER, AN ALLY, A DIPLOMAT AND A PEACE MAKER TOO.