DBN Invitational 2023
The third DBN Invitational brings together the top performers of the 2022 / 2023 Diplomacy season from the face-to-face, virtual face-to-face, and extended-deadline Diplomacy communities to determine who will become the 2023 DBN Diplomat of the Year!
Broadcast Schedule:
- Preliminary Rounds Sunday, February 19, 1p EST
- Championship Game: Saturday, February 25, TBD
PRELIMINARY STAGE
The Preliminary Stage is a group play “best of” bracket across seven games of play. The Board Topper from each game proceeds to the DBN Invitational Championship Game. Games 1-4 are “Semi-Final” games. Games 5-7 are “Second Chance” games.
Semi-Final Games
- Semi-Final Round 1: Friday, Feb 17, 6p EST / 12a CET / 10a AEDT (Saturday)
- Semi-Final Round 2: Saturday, Feb 18, 10a EST / 4p CET / 2a AEDT (Sunday)
Second Chance Games
- Second Chance Round 1: Saturday, Feb 18, 6p EST / 12a CET / 10a AEDT (Sunday)
- Second Chance Round 2: Sunday, Feb 19, 10a EST / 4p CET / 2a AEDT (Monday)
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The Championship Game will be played at one of the following start times based on participant preference:
- Championship Game Option 1: Saturday, Feb 25, 10a EST / 4p CET / 2a AEDT (Sunday)
- Championship Game Option 2: Saturday, Feb 25, 1p EST / 7p CET / 5a AEDT (Sunday)
Players are required to check in 30 minutes prior to the start of each game.
Below is a summary of the rules for 2023 DBNI. For the complete rulebook, see 2023 DBN Invitational Rules.
- Code of Conduct: The 2023 DBNI will be governed by the DBN Code of Conduct. Violations of the Code of Conduct will not be tolerated and may result in disqualification from this and future DBN events.
- Title: The winner of the DBN Invitational will be heralded as the DBN Diplomat of the Year. No other awards will be given.
- Seeding: All players will be seeded prior to the tournament according to their place in the final DBNI Standings.
- Preliminary Stage:
- The Preliminary Stage consists of four Semi-Final games and three Second-Chance games.
- For all Preliminary Stage games, power selection and board-top tiebreakers proceed according to the Paris method, seeded by DBNI seed.
- All 28 players play one Semi-Final game each. The four winners (either by board-top or solo) advance to the Championship Game.
- Of the remaining 24 players, the top 21 by DBNI seed play one Second-Change game each. The remaining three players are first alternates. The three winners (either by board-top or solo) advance to the Championship Game.
- Championship Game:
- The Championship Game will use the Paris method for power selection and board-top tiebreaker, seeded according to performance in the Preliminary Stage in the following order: solo in semi-final game, solo in second chance game, top in semi-final game, top in second chance game. Ties will be broken by DBN Invitational seed. Note that the size of board-tops in the Preliminary Stage has no effect on seeding for the Championship Game.
- The order of alternates for the Championship game will be determined by performance in the Preliminary Stage. Players playing two games will rank ahead of those playing one, and then players will be sorted by average center count during the preliminary stage games and DBNI seed.
- Game rules:
- 1901-1909: 15 min for spring and fall negotiations, 3 min for retreats and adjustments.
- 1910 onward: 10 min for spring and fall negotiations, 3 min for retreats and adjustments.
- 3 minute grace periods are provided to prevent NMRs caused by technical difficulties. Deliberate use of grace periods will be considered a CoC violation.
- Draw votes are secret and must be unanimous.
- Games will be automatically drawn if they reach Winter 1916.
- TBD
TBD