Windy City Weasels

And finally, we have the results from Game No. 188, which was played June 27 at the Red Lion in Lincoln Square. The game ended by time limit after the Fall 1907 turn in the following center counts:

You can't blame Carlos Otero if his first impression was that Diplomacy was a piece of cake. He learned the game way back in September in our second game of the season, and he promptly topped the board.

Reality quickly set in, however. In his next five games, he was eliminated three times and managed a total of seven supply centers. But in Game No. 189 played yesterday at Dan Burgess' home in Downers Grove, the Venezuelan native who was naturalized in March once again had his cake and ate it, too. The game ended by draw vote in Spring 1907 with Otero's England topping at 10 centers. The final center counts were: