Face-to-Face Events

On a frequent basis, PiggyBackers and Diplomacy enthusiasts gather in Portland, OR, [or nearby] to play in a Face-to-Face (FtF) venue. Please check the FtF calendar for future local and national tournament events.

Roaming "piggies" are infamously known to appear in some of the oddest places. PiggyBack members have been sighted as far away as Denver, North Carolina, even Washington, D.C.! On certain occassions, full herds of piggies have crashed peaceful gaming conventions in an everlasting quest for more wood! It's all about the wood.

If you're interested in knowing more or want to get involved, feel free to contact JT Fest for more information or Join the Northwest Diplomacy mailing list for up to date announcements and events. If you don't like any of those options, you're always welcome to check this site for further updates.

National Tournament Files

DipCon 36

In October of 2003, JT Fest, Nathan Barnes, Matt Shields, Edward Hawthorne, Mike Hall, Brad Roseman and others travelled to the nation's capital in Washington, DC for the North American Diplomacy Championships. Over 60! players competed for the honor of hoisting the DipCon trophy. Congratulations to Edward ("Junior") Hawthorne who narrowly edged Lisa Foster and David Hood with a solo and three 3-ways.

DragonFlight 2003

September of 2003, proved to be a hot month in Seattle, WA. Some of the Northwest's best showed up to pet the coveted blue dragon. Edi Birsan, Nathan Barnes, Matt Shields, Edward Hawthorne, and Manus Hand to name a few. Despite two final round eliminations, Edward Hawthorne finished on top with a solo and one three 3-way draw.

DixieCon 2003

In May of 2003, Jeff Dwornicki and Edward Hawthorne travelled to Raleigh, NC to represent the west at DixieCon, one of the longest running tournaments in the nation. "Evil" Tom Kobrin took top tournament honors with two solos against some of the toughest competition in the nation. Neither PiggyBacker was eliminated all weekend. Jeff finished 7th while Edward rounded out at 10th.

Piggyback 2003

The PiggyBack Society hosted their 4th Annual PiggyBack Tournament in April. Manus Hand was on site to defend his title against the home crowd. View the official results on this website. Congratulations Manus!

World DipCon 2003

In February, 2003, the world's best gathered in Denver to compete at the World Diplomacy Championship. Edward Hawthorne nearly succeeded at becoming the first American to win the title since Chris Martin in 1998 but fell to a second place finish. Congratulations to Vincent Carry of France for winning the honors in 2003. Find out how other PiggyBackers faired by visiting the WDC site for official results.

Tempest 2002

In October, 2002, the PiggyBackers travelled in mass proportions to Washington, D.C. Congratulations to Conrad Woodring for winning the 2002 Tempest in a Teapot tournament. Kudos to Edward Hawthorne for his 5th place finish. Other travelling PiggyBackers included Jeff Dwornicki (9th, Best Italy & the Golden Bottle), Spencer Bernard (10th), Edi Birsan(13th), JT Fest (16th), Nathan Barnes (19th), Wes Wagner (22nd) and Matt Shields (27th & the Dead Meat Award).

DragonFlight 2002

Congratulations PiggyBackers for a well-played tournament. The 2002 Dragonflight Tournament was won by Edi Birsan. Remaining PiggyBackers fared very well at August's Dragonflight event with five top ten finishers! Nathan Barnes finished 2nd, followed by Jeff Dwornicki (4th), JT Fest (5th), Charles Seaton (6th), Edward Hawthorne (10th), Dennis Murray (13th), Brad Roseman (14th) and Matt Shields (17th). Kevin Kacmarynski finished a pathetic 24th. [Pathetically provided by Mr. Kacmarynski.]

DipCon 35

JT Fest and Edi Birsan were the lone PiggyBackers to travel to North Carolina for David Hood's DipCon 35. Edi finished 9th with a solo while JT managed a pair of draws, but still finished 22nd. The "Left Coast Team" of Edi Birsan, JT Fest and Jason Bergman won the team tournament.

Piggyback 2002

In April, the PiggyBackers broke from the pack and crowned a new champion at the 3rd annual PiggyBack Tournament. Congratulations to Manus Hand for an outstanding job well done. Special thanks to our carebear friend, Andy Marshall, who travelled across the contenient to, "Show us how it's done," by graciously accepting a 2nd place finish.

Armada 2002

Several PiggyBackers travelled to Denver in February for the 3rd annual ARMADA Regatta. Congratulations to the tournament champion, our very own Edward Hawthorne. Nathan Barnes finished 3rd, Matt Shields finished 4th, Edi Birsan finished 7th, Kevin Kacmarynski finished 19th and Jennifer Cabbage finished 21st.