Via:        UK.AC.LEEDS.CBL; 30 JUL 92 10:16:09 BST
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Date:         Thu, 30 Jul 1992 10:14:56 BST
Reply-To:     amt5man@SUN.LEEDS.AC.UK
From:         amt5man@SUN.LEEDS.AC.UK
Subject:      North American Diplomacy Ratings

((Reprinted from Bushwacker Vol XVII 9&10 (October-November 1988).))

           TOP PLAYERS ON CALHAMER POINT COUNT RATING LIST
                 COMMENTS BY FRED C.DAVIS JNR

   Randolph Smyth presented the complete list of over 1500 names of the
players who have won or who participated in a share of the draw in a
Regular Postal Diplomacy game run in North America in DIPLOMACY WORLD #51
(Summer 1988).  This included every Regular game ever played to
completion and reported to the BNC.  It also includes the names of those
Overseas players who participated in an International game in an
American or Canadian zine, but not, of course, their total ratings.
As such, it is complete to about June 1988.  Many of the people listed
have long since departed from the Postal hobby, but it is an amazing
historical document.  I thought you might like to have the names of the
Top Players.  An ``*'' indicates a retired player.


Rank     Player           Calhamer Pts  Total No of Wins (1)
 1.      Ron Kelly*          40.86          24
 2.      Doug Beyerlein      19.90          16
 3.      Edi Birsan          18.31          15
 4.      Eric Verheiden      18.15           9
 5.      Kathy B. Caruso     16.32           8
 6.      Lee Kendter, Sr.    15.86          11
 7.      Randolph Smyth      15.78          14
 8.      Andy Phillips*      14.88          12
 9.      Blair Cusack*       12.36           9
10.      Dan Stafford        12.00           8
11.      Dave Ditter         11.28           6
12.      Dave Carter         10.90           3
13.      Tom Ripper*         10.28           9
14.      Steve McLendon*     10.11           8
15.      Dick Martin          9.35           7

(1) Including Wins as a Replacement Player

   (Points are awarded only for Wins and Draws.  A Rulebook
Victory gives you 1.00 point.  A Draw divides the single poin among
the Drawees.  *No* points are awarded for Second Place, etc.
Therefore, the *only* listings shown are those for Wins & Draws.
Many people may have completed more recent games without getting a win
or draw, but those finishes are not included on the CPCL.)

   I've taken Randolph Smythe's figures and worked out who are the Top
Players based on Starting positions only.  Randolph included the
``Starting Only'' Calhamer ratings in his report, but did no break them
down separately.  This may be a more valid rating of the better players,
but note that seven of the first ten names are the same.

TOP TWELVE PLAYERS BASED ON STARTING POSITIONS ONLY

                                      ........Overall........
Rank     Player             Ratings  Wins Calhamer Rating    Rank
 1.      Ron Kelly*           20.20   24      40.86           1.
 2.      Lee Kendter, Sr.     15.03   11      15.86           6.
 3.      Randolph Smyth       14.33   14      15.78           7.
 4.      Kathy B. Caruso      13.68    8      16.32           5.
 5.      Edi Birsan           12.28   15      18.31           3.
 6.      Blair Cusack*        11.20    9      12.36           9.
 7.      Tom Ripper*          10.28    9      10.28          13. (2)
 8.      Steve McLendon*      10.11    8      10.11          14. (2)
 9.      Dan Stafford         10.00    8      12.00          10.
10.      Dave Ditter           9.41    6      11.28          11.
11.      Don Ditter*           9.26    6      9.26           16. (2)
12.      Brenton ver Ploeg*    8.50    8      8.50           18. (2)

(2) Player whose Wins were *ALL* as a Starting Player.

   These are the figures for the most wins for *starting* players in
Regular Diplomacy games (ignoring Standby positions):

Ron Kelly*       14     Brenton Ver Ploeg*     8
Randolph Smyth   13     Steve McLendon*        8
Edi Birsan       11     Dave Crockett*         8
Lee Kendter, Sr. 10     John Smythe*           8
Blair Cusack*     9     Kathy Byrne Caruso     7
Tom Ripper*       9     Doug Beyerlein         7

(*) Retired player.

   Using only people who are still around,  my dream game would consist
of Edi Birsan, Doug Beyerlein, Kathy Caruso, Lee Kendter Sr, Dave Ditter,
Dan Stafford and Randolph Smyth.  And, if we could get Walt Buchanan
come out of retirement, I'd ask him to be either the GM or first
standby.  I'd also ask Dave McCrumb to standby.  (Stafford, Smyth and
McCrumb have won the first three Koning Awards as Best Hobby Player.)

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Retyped for email distribution by Mark Nelson
<amt5man@sun.ecusun.leeds.ac.uk> July 1992.

Comment:  I am working on a similiar set of tables for finished EP
games which will be ready *REAL SOON*.

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