Anyone for Diplomacy?

http://www.diplomacy-archive.com/reg...s/colordip.gif


I don't know how many of you - if any - are familiar with Dip. but its' an excellent game and I'd be happy to GM a game if anyone is interested.

Please post below if you'd like to play. If you have no Dip experience then you will DEFINITELY need to read up on the rules

BEWARE!

Diplomacy games are notoriously long-winded and often take several months to complete. While I am happy to GM for n00bs, there is nothing more frustrating than people who decide to drop out during a game - it is very difficult to find willing replacements and can really ruin the dynamics of what is a delicately balanced game system to begin with :laugh4:. Therefore, please only sign up if you are committed to participating no matter what; and you are prepared to acquaint yourselves with the rules.

All that aside - if you haven't played Dip before, I can only say that it is very different to most other games you will be used to, and it is TEH BESTEST FUN.:2thumbsup:

Some useful links:

http://www.diplomacy-archive.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)

We need 7 players to sign up. feel free to ask questions about how the game works once you've had a look at those links. B

CURRENT PLAYER STATUS:

Signed Up:
187Beefyz
CountArach

Interested:
777Ares777
shlin?
Jolt
Chaotix27

I guess this thread can be binned if we don't get 7 sign-ups - as per normal mafia set up. No worries - there are plenty of places to play Dip online. :)

and if we use phpdip - then I can play too! yay!

Never played it, but I think I might take a chance (though I must know the time deadlines and such) since on many weekends I will not be able to post since, I study away from home and on the weekends I have no chance of going to a computer.

i'll be preety deaicated for the foreseeable future but i've never played before, i'll read rules when i have more time

You can use this. We used that for quite a few games a few months back.

Hi Jolt & Ares - thanks for showing interest.

No problem about the weekend thing. Typically, Dip games can run as slowly as one 'turn' a week, as there is plenty of private diplomacy to be conducted via PM/email between players.

Each game year is split into 5 separate phases:

Spring > Move Orders
Summer > Retreats (if necessary)
Fall > Move Orders
Autumn > Retreats (if necessary)
Winter > Adjustments

Normally online games take two weeks to complete this cycle of phases.
Tues. - Spring Orders
24 hours later Summer Retreat orders.
the following Tues - Fall orders
24 hours later - Autumn retreat and then another 24 hours until Winter adjustments are due.

Games can run quicker - sometimes players can become bored with the slow pace initially - but sooner or later you really need that time to talk to everyone!

Anyway - as i said in the first post - it's a great game, but really not for everyone. Have a good look at the rules before signing up.

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Originally Posted by shlin28

You can use this. We used that for quite a few games a few months back.

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Hi shlin, we haven't met, but i just read atpg's Golden rule thread today :laugh4: so i feel like i know you a bit already :beam:

I haven't seen that php app before - I might give that a whirl myself. I usually use realpolitik

http://realpolitik.sourceforge.net/

to adjudicate games. It is also an invaluable tool as a player, so you can play out moves ahead and practice potentially strategies.

This looks really cool, boudica, and it's certainly a game I'd be interested in. However, I cannot be sure that I will have the time to dedicate to it, as I am often randomly afflicted with bouts of real life from time to time. :clown: I will therefore have to regretfully decline my full joining of the game.

So, I will say this: you can put me down as an "understudy" of sorts- if you can't get a seventh player, or someone drops out midway through the game, I will be happy to fill that spot for you. Until then, however, I will yield to anyone who has the time to pay full attention to the game. :bow:

I kinda get it but im still confused. Is this like risk?

Thanks for the offer of support Chaotix. And Beefy: Initially it does kind of look like Risk... but the basic premise is very different. There is no element of chance involved when resolving conflict.

Opposing armies cancel out each others strengths and because units are so limited (only Russia begins with 4 - rather than 3 units on the map) it is essential for players to cooperate with each other to achieve their objectives.

Most games do not end in solo wins. Stalemate lines exist on the board which often make it possible for determined - and united - opposition to prevent victory - so many games end as a partial victory for an alliance.

In then:2thumbsup:. Looks promising

I'd love to play again, especially if we use phpdiplomacy.

I would play if there are replacement people. Otherwise I can't promise I'll stay active for months in a row.

I'm willing to be a replacement or temporary sub.

No worries Jolt. To be honest, I find myself signed up for quite enough mafia games atm :laugh4: - not to mention various other lives outside of 'the real' - so I'm in no hurry to start up a game of Dip. Thanks to shlin for the link to that php site though. I'll definitely be up for playing in a game at some point. If anyone sets up a game count me in and I guess if we get 7 definites on this thread then I'll set up a private game for us.:2thumbsup:

looks a tad like lux deluxe, still a tad confused, but I'm definitely IN :bow:

a found a diplomacy game demo, if it works ill tell u and boudica could perhaps put it in the OP, nothing like understanding a game more than playing it before starting, i think....

edit: it doesn't seem to work :(

Total innage, I would prefer to use phpdiplomacy though, as I am most familiar with it.

I like what I see, love to play as Imperial Germany or Russia though :2thumbsup:

Let me finish reading up on it a bit, and then I am totally in. Wish someone had suggested this sooner, this should be fun! And don;t worry about activity for me - I am omnipresent on these boards:wink:

If the turn times are usually a few days or over i can pretty much guarentee i will be active...

IN!

im pretty sure i should be here for months or however long the game takes, short of my internet dying or the olsen twins wanting me in bed with tem 24 hours a day...

Never done this type of game before, but i can usually pick things up fairly easily, if i do struggle ill just over compensate with enthusism

if we get to reserve countries id choose Italy please :beam:

In a GM controlled game you would usually post order of preferences for which power you play, but on phpdip it picks randomly.

1. France
2. England
3. Russia
4. Germany
5. Turkey
6. Austria
7. Italy

In, since apprently there are a couple of people willing to replace me.

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Originally Posted by Jolt

In, since apprently there are a couple of people willing to replace me.

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But who could replace you?

Anyone who wants to sign up for a game can do so here

Password is orgah

Joined :devilish:

It's taking to LONG :freak:!

Someone make time go faster!

:freak:

In for turkey! :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

In for turkey! :2thumbsup:

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*rigs game to give Beefy Germany* :devilish:

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Originally Posted by seireikhaan

*rigs game to give Beefy Germany* :devilish:

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If you do, ill come get you first :smash:

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Originally Posted by seireikhaan

*rigs game to give Beefy Germany* :devilish:

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I want Germany! Or Russia! or Austria! Or France! Anything but England really :freak:

18 hours cannot pass faster can it...

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Originally Posted by YLC

I want Germany! Or Russia! or Austria! Or France! Anything but England really :freak:

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England is fantastic - you survive the majority of games. Italy on the other hand...

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Originally Posted by CountArach

England is fantastic - you survive the majority of games. Italy on the other hand...

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Apparently needs lots of Naval units and a strong foot hold in Africa and the Balkans to make it. I don;t want England for a very good reason - It's like you said, you survive the majority of your games, thus it's not as fun, since you;d feel to secure, no edge to it, no risks to take, no gambles - well, I take that back, yes to all before, but your not hurt as bad if it doesn't go over well. I like a good challenge.

:freak: Server is down...need to stop compulsively checking the website :freak:

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Originally Posted by seireikhaan

Anyone who wants to sign up for a game can do so here

Password is orgah

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the zombie smugglers in :mellow:

i will except any country that allows the smuggling of zombies

1 more player before the game BEGINS! W00T!

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Originally Posted by shlin28

1 more player before the game BEGINS! W00T!

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your posts remind me of what one of my best mates at school says :laugh4:

3 hours left for the last sign up.

Wheres boudica? You'd think she'd want to play too...and wheres Jolt? Come on, one more player!

I sent an invite a few hours ago to Boudica, forgot about Jolt if anyone wants to drop him a PM. Boudica unfortunately hasn't been online.

2 hours left:hourglass:

If neither boudica, Jolt, Chaotix, or anyone else is able to join in by 5-10 minutes prior to deadline, I can volunteer to be the 7th player if no one objects.

Objective is/was to lurk, er, observe this promising gameroom experiment before joining.

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Originally Posted by glyphz

2 hours left

If neither boudica, Jolt, Chaotix, or anyone else is able to join in by 5-10 minutes prior to deadline, I can volunteer to be the 7th player if no one objects.

Objective was to lurk, er, observe this promising gameroom experiment before joining.

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Ill sit out if you want

I don't think I got enough time to play :sweatdrop:

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

Ill sit out if you want

I don't think I got enough time to play :sweatdrop:

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Whoa! wait!
Sitting out now would leave 5 players, no?:worried2:

:edit: so I read 5-6 players works too

set another game up, with about 10 interested it wouldnt be so hard to get enough 4 another game

Just wondering if a player can join even after the game has started?
:huh2:

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Originally Posted by glyphz

Just wondering if a player can join even after the game has started?
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As far as I am aware, no. One must join in the beginning to join at all - so hope on Glyphz, lets get the show started :beam:!

No, I'm not being pushy about this, I can go for a few more hours...:freak:...

10 minutes

:elephant:

Joined with 7 to go:bow:

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Originally Posted by glyphz

Joined with 7 to go:bow:

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Kay, I'll meet you all there..seems I am France :freak:. Man..no French jokes please...

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Originally Posted by YLC

Kay, I'll meet you all there..seems I am France :freak:. Man..no French jokes please...

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I fart in your general direction :smash:

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Originally Posted by YLC

Kay, I'll meet you all there..seems I am France :freak:. Man..no French jokes please...

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uh, its Garlic Breath!

It seems that at some point, I need to take out Turkey for taking the country I wanted.

Until then, I will casually expand unless im attacked :smash:

Im watching you YLC:whip:

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

It seems that at some point, I need to take out Turkey for taking the country I wanted.

Until then, I will casually expand unless im attacked :smash:

Im watching you YLC:whip:

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so am i, allaince Mr Beef?

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Originally Posted by 777Ares777

so am i, allaince Mr Beef?

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No invasion treaty for now. But soon as either of us gets attacked, we shall be allies

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

No invasion treaty for now. But soon as either of us gets attacked, we shall be allies

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Arrr....wise, a retaliation bond then, I hope the netherlands stays vacant, belgium in-particular :whip:

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Originally Posted by 777Ares777

Arrr....wise, a retaliation bond then, I hope the netherlands stays vacant, belgium in-particular :whip:

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Africas mine :beam:

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

Africas mine :beam:

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Tunis is the only area there with great value though, with the control centre, be wise when invading, albania could also be quite profitless for you

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Originally Posted by 777Ares777

Tunis is the only area there with great value though, with the control centre, be wise when invading, albania could also be quite profitless for you

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I should learn how to play :book:

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

I should learn how to play :book:

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i dont know really, im just assuming the areas with control centres (black dots on them) are what allow you to recruit i think

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

I should learn how to play :book:

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Follow my example by doing all diplomacy in the "global" section. :beam:

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Originally Posted by seireikhaan

Follow my example by doing all diplomacy in the "global" section. :beam:

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he has privately entertained the English King, but hasn't spoke out publicly yet :smash:

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Originally Posted by 777Ares777

he has privately entertained the English King, but hasn't spoke out publicly yet :smash:

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You mean English Diplomat, since the King isn't much more then a figurehead at this point ~;p

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Originally Posted by YLC

You mean English Diplomat, since the King isn't much more then a figurehead at this point ~;p

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ill set this in what ever era me pleases :balloon2: ~:pirate:

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Originally Posted by 777Ares777

ill set this in what ever era me pleases :balloon2: ~:pirate:

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It's 1901, get with the times you Cavalier! What, your armies going to stand in long lines and shoot at me...you know what, it's 1645, get your men in those lines now you royalist! I'll meet you on the battlefield...with my machineguns...

Legions march forward!! :clown:

Alas.. No body will flame me if my Legions are wearing teh LS!! Our mighty gladius will slash our enemies. And we will not hesitate!! To run from machine gun fires :furious3:

Sorry I missed out on this guys! :laugh4: by the time i set up an account yesterday it was already full :wall:
ne'er mind - next time:2thumbsup: oh yeah - and may the most devious skulldugger win :laugh4:

Bleh, I told you guys I couldn't be at weekends. >_>

We could just make another one :yes:

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Originally Posted by 187Beefyz

We could just make another one :yes:

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please do :bow: :laugh4:

Second Great Orgah War, designed for the slacker in mind (or those who can't be on during the weekends)

Password is "orgah", same as before :beam:

I'm IN! :help:

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Originally Posted by YLC

Second Great Orgah War, designed for the slacker in mind (or those who can't be on during the weekends)

Password is "orgah", same as before :beam:

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i hope your the opposite end of the map on this one from me :laugh4:

Join the third orgah war here!

I know it takes a few points up but these games seem vacant at times, you have to join quite a few to get into it i think, well a thirds ones there if you want to join the 2nd and the third :) password is orgah naturally (yes i know, original :cancer: )

I keep putting in orgah, and it tells me it's wrong...
Nvermind -0 It's Orgah for clarification

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Originally Posted by YLC

I keep putting in orgah, and it tells me it's wrong...
Nvermind -0 It's Orgah for clarification

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capital letter, i didnt know it would effect it, thx 4 joining :2thumbsup:

3 game of diplomacy and 3 game of mafia.. Sounds like a good way to strangle my self.. :sweatdrop:

Ares..........! We are waiting for you in the FIRST Diplomacy game :no:

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Originally Posted by shlin28

Ares..........! We are waiting for you in the FIRST Diplomacy game :no:

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sorry done, my game closed mysteriously, too many games playing at once perhaps? im playing 3...

I'm Turkey in the 2nd Diplomacy Game! Can't wait to start it out! :P

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Originally Posted by Jolt

I'm Turkey in the 2nd Diplomacy Game! Can't wait to start it out! :P

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i'm england, again lol :help:

Boudica, please put in the top thread all the orgah games for easy finding, instead of having to go through the thread every time I wish to go to phpdiplo.

look at post #24, seireikhaan has a link