I started a game called 'No Carebears' 31623 with an eye towards a game for players that understand 18 centers is the only victory criteria in Diplomacy. I have no stomach for people who feel a draw is a 'victory' ... and nothing galls me more than a 17-17 draw. Feel free to contact me for the password to this game--2 players have signed in already and 2 more have been invited, so 3-5 chairs are still open.
Please don't get me wrong, this isn't a cut-throat game where you must stab every partner, etc. etc. It's just a game for people who won't engineer the contrived 17-17 draw and a game for people who feel that 18 is way you win a Diplomacy game, with a draw being just that--a draw and nothing more. I did not realize there was a group dedicated to solo vicories before I posted the game, sorry.
By the way, I think it's odd that a group has to be created to play the game, or any game for that matter, the way it is plainly described in the rules...