We have always taken pride in arranging showcase games. These are usually classic matchups between very good players.
These players post their realtime game thoughts to our secure observation site where observers engage in lively discussions of the players' strategies and analyze the game as it is being played.
Perfect was a standard full-press diplomacy game. It combined seven highly skilled and dangerous players, whose playing styles ran the gamut from the strong alliance school, to the skilled negotiator-soloist philosophy, to the deviant style.
Perfect was a fascinating combination of players and playing styles. It ended in a 5-way Draw after nine turbulent months of competition.
The Players:
Master: Alan Mennel
Austria: Martin Moore
England: Tony Vernon
France: Michael Carter
Germany: Ben Harris
Italy: Brendan Billingsley
Russia: Greg Ray
Turkey: Robin Walters
The players were very sociable, producing pages and pages of insightful and hilarious commentary on the Comments Site.
Players' real time commentary and observers' analysis for Perfect may be found by following this link:
Comments Site for Perfect
First Live Game Commentary: Message #1436
Last Live Game Commentary: Message #6507
Last Post-Game Commentary: Message #6619
Maps, history, and the listing for Perfect on USOS may be found by following this link:
Maps for Perfect
The name of this game, "Perfect", commemorates the classic exchange between the characters Jerry and Osgood in arguably the best movie comedy ever made, "Some Like It Hot" (1959).
Jerry: Have I got things to tell you!
Joe: What happened?
Jerry: I'm engaged.
Joe: Congratulations. Who's the lucky girl?
Jerry: I am!
[last lines]
Jerry: Oh, you don't understand, Osgood! Ehhhh... I'm a man.
Osgood: Well, nobody's perfect.
Enjoy the game!
