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- Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:43 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Do I survive with units but no centers?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 160
Re: Do I survive with units but no centers?
I never really thought about it, since it doesn't make a difference to me, but yeah, you are right. For a quantum of time, that is true
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:15 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Do I survive with units but no centers?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 160
Re: Do I survive with units but no centers?
That is very strange. The adjudication that would give the winner the dots necessary to solo would be the same adjudication that would reduce the questioner's total number of dots to zero. Am I missing something here?
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:18 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: If you could change one thing...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1014
Re: If you could change one thing...
Baron Powell did a really thorough job discussing and thinking about the issues, and came up with 1900. But if you really want me to, I can make a list. 

- Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:25 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: If you could change one thing...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1014
Re: If you could change one thing...
Like I said, it would take more than one change to "fix" the Standard map. There are a lot of issues.
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:03 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: If you could change one thing...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1014
Re: If you could change one thing...
It would take more than one change to "fix" the Standard map.
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:14 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2960
Re: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
Further changes: switch of Tidewater and Wiiliamsburgh, addition of Rappahannock, Georgia Bight, Turks and Caicos, and Sargasso Sea.
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:24 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2960
Re: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
In order to give a little more separation from South Carolina, I have substituted the Muskogee Confederation in place of Florida. All the changes from the previous iteration of v2.0, other than some mild cosmetic stuff, are in that area. Please let me know what you think.
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:08 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: Soloing as Italy
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2883
Re: Soloing as Italy
One great thing about Italy if you're playing press is that every single country has a reason to talk to you because of your central location. It's entirely possible that Britain and Turkey will go a game without messaging each other once. Within reason, Italy will brush up with every single countr...
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:06 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2960
Re: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
Since the States of Alabama and Mississippi were admitted to the Union prior to the 1830 census, the Florida figures certainly do not include most of West Florida. On the variant map, the unincluded territory would be the provinces of Natchez and Biloxi, and much of the province of Pensacola.
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:37 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2960
Re: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
That is, I presume, population data for East Florida only. In this scenario, the Floridas remain united. But yes, some suspension of disbelief is often required in Diplomacy. For example, the fiction in Standard that Turkish armies are just as powerful as German or French armies.
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:48 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2960
Re: New Variant: Comments Wanted for Unconstitutional
The first two playtests have concluded and I have been collecting comments. After having reviewed the playtests and gone through the comments, I have come up with proposed revisions. The biggest change by far is is adding La Republica de la Florida, or just plain Florida for short, as a Power replac...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: Best Piece of Diplomacy Advice
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4616
Re: Best Piece of Diplomacy Advice
Play every game of Diplomacy as if it will be the last game of Diplomacy you will ever play. I would disagree. If it's your last game, you have no reputation to uphold, you can be a ruthless as you want. After a while, you'll get known as a mega-backstabber. I disagree with your disagreement. :lol:...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:46 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: Best Piece of Diplomacy Advice
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4616
Re: Best Piece of Diplomacy Advice
Play every game of Diplomacy as if it will be the last game of Diplomacy you will ever play.
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:00 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Taking over a disorder
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5408
Re: Taking over a disorder
There is a special place in Dip heaven for players who take over mercy positions.
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 5:44 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: Best Piece of Diplomacy Advice
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4616
Re: Best Piece of Diplomacy Advice
Play as hard as you can, as often as you can, against the very best opposition you can find.
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: switzerland
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1123
Re: switzerland
There are tons of them. Availability of these variants on any specific platform is not one of my areas of expertise. Is there a particular reason you want to know?
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:28 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Strategy
- Topic: Winning as Austria against bots?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5137
Re: Winning as Austria against bots?
It's harder against bots than in real games because all the bots are convinced that they should get Austria's centers. 90% of the time, Russia moves to Galicia, Italy stabs in the first two years, and Turkey goes for your scs first chance they get. And how exactly is that different from going up ag...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:05 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Newbie in trouble
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1291
Re: Newbie in trouble
If you own a province, you continue to own it until another Power occupies it at the conclusion of a fall turn (including retreats).
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:19 pm
- Forum: New Games
- Topic: Playtesting Open for New Variant: Unconstitutional -- Players (and possibly a GM) Needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 366
Re: Playtesting Open for New Variant: Unconstitutional -- Players (and possibly a GM) Needed
The second playtest appears to be full.
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:41 pm
- Forum: New Games
- Topic: Playtesting Open for New Variant: Unconstitutional -- Players (and possibly a GM) Needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 366
Re: Playtesting Open for New Variant: Unconstitutional -- Players (and possibly a GM) Needed
It looks like we have 1 playtest set up and need just one more player for the 2nd playtest. If interested, please email me at zendip18AToptonlineDOTnet or message me. I will be advertising on multiple platforms.