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brainbomb (295 D)
19 Nov 17 UTC
Inspirational Females
Here is a thread to post inspirational stories about women who have positively impacted your life.
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brainbomb (295 D)
23 Nov 17 UTC
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Epic Forum Story Time
Rules, each person add a word. We create a giant story. So for example I say: Jim. The next person says Jim was. The next person says Jim was Old.
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zultar (4180 DMod(P))
01 Nov 17 UTC
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Replacement for a top 100 GR game
One player can't continue this full anon game. http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=206204#gamePanel

If you are interested, please PM me and do not post here as I would like to keep it fully anon still.
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JEccles (421 D)
22 Nov 17 UTC
Classic Game
I have a rulebook press game up for people to join. If you're interested, see the game below:

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=211198
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reedeer1 (100 D)
13 Nov 17 UTC
A back to diplomacy game
I am just returning to diplomacy, and am looking for 6 people to join me.
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brainbomb (295 D)
16 Nov 17 UTC
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Cookie Monster Solutions
Instead of regulations, (YAWN), lets have unrestricted gun laws and limitless purchasing. The only rule is the retail employees *must* dress like cookie monster to make gun stores more kid friendly. Offer gun buyers a plate of CoOKiEs.
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brainbomb (295 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
Mansplaining and manscaping
I heard people use the term mansplaining recently. It was negatively stigmatized but what does it even mean? Also I head people saying something about manscaping and I wondered if that was a type of yard work. Any input is appreciated.
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Yoyoyozo (95 D)
21 Nov 17 UTC
Gunboat for Hall of Famers
There’s a game starting for webdip Hall of Famers. PM me for password.
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sevenbrokenbricks (100 D)
21 Nov 17 UTC
Spring 1901 NMR
What provisions are there in general for dealing with players who NMR on the first turn? Should we simply agree on a draw and try and rebuild the game with new players? Is there a way to bring in replacements?
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SkiingCougar (1033 D)
18 Nov 17 UTC
You mention anything to do with politics, you lose
Whenever a thread turns to politics it always ends nasty, let's have a nice friendly thread :)
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Thaneofwhiterun (1516 D)
16 Nov 17 UTC
New York is the best.
Now that I've gotten everybody's attention, would anybody be interested in playing a game of American Empire where everybody plays as the region that they are from? I think that might be kinda fun and could be a way to release some of this clearly geographical tension that is brewing in the forums.
I'd have to claim NY
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WyattS14 (100 D(B))
20 Nov 17 UTC
Medium Pot Gunboat Classic
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=211039

40 bet (280 pot) gunboat game 1 day phases :) good luck
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Dreadnought1974 (100 D)
19 Nov 17 UTC
Live now
Live now starting now, 5 min
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wpfieps (442 D)
19 Nov 17 UTC
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Perspirational Males
Here is a thread to post perspiration stories about men who have profoundly impacted your nasal cavities.
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Fast Classic games
Hey! New here..
Anybody up for classic games to play with fast turns? 10 min/turn.
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=210955
Up to the challenge?
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brainbomb (295 D)
08 Nov 17 UTC
Rhyme Time IV
Across the bloody plain arose seven soldiers, seven sonnets, seven rhymers riding a comet. Winter Rhyme Time IV has arrived, the press will be public and the goal is survive, win, or draw if you must, just dont stop rhyming or your castles become dust.
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peterlund (1310 D(G))
11 Nov 17 UTC
Sweden-Italy, 1-0 !!
I was watching the World Cup Qualifiers Game in a pub yesterday evening. And we nailed it! :) 3:07 into this video you find the goal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj55HHnBG_Y
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KansasBoyd (25 DX)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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Cookie Cutter Solutions
Several here have proposed generic cookie cutter style gun solutions for the United States
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Fluminator (1500 D)
18 Nov 17 UTC
Haha. Canada blew off America in the 60s
http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cia-wanted-to-punish-canada-in-1962-for-flouting-cuban-trade-embargo-jfk-files-reveal/amp
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JamesYanik (548 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
Prediction Thread
Trump gets back from his tour in Asia soon, and he'll likely have a response to Roy Moore. Vote on the likely response here:
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mmcconkie (113 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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Resources to Improve Players
I signed up for the mentorship program. As I get ready to work with a mentor, what resources do you all like to improve as diplomacy players? I'm looking for websites, blogs, podcasts, videos, etc. Thanks!
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brainbomb (295 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
Cards Against Humanity Heroes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cards-against-humanity-buys-a-piece-of-the-us-border/
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Smokey Gem (154 D)
16 Nov 17 UTC
The best way to mange your press and play when you are definatley going to lose.
What is the best way . Roll ovr , influence the winner. spitefull delay ??
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MajorMitchell (1605 D)
14 Nov 17 UTC
Trump blunders around Asia, returns home to more scandal
Trump blunders around Asia offending allies. Meanwhile Jeff Sessions "cannot remember" what went on at important meetings when "giving evidence". Further evidence of the inadequacy of gun controls in the USA with her another tragic shooting at a School.
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Smokey Gem (154 D)
13 Nov 17 UTC
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The rest of the World Apreciation Thread.
MAKE ROTW Greater Again .
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Matthewew (157 D)
16 Nov 17 UTC
How do I talk to players?
Am I just missing something. How do I talk to the other players in my game?
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JECE (1322 D)
11 Nov 17 UTC
Who wants to play 1600?
http://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=32997
PPSC with perfectly divisible pot if we don't draw.
Rulebook press, rulebook civil disorder and hidden draw votes
42-hour phases, so that you won't CD if you check the game once a day
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Thaneofwhiterun (1516 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
Strangest/ Least probable alliances?
What do y'all think are the least likely alliances between countries in the long term?
Red-Lion (382 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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North Korea and South Korea. Russia and the United States. Indonesia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
captainmeme (1632 DMod)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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AT is probably the natural response to this question, although people will say that it's better than it's given credit for (which is true, but it's still difficult to keep together without a stab due to positioning).

AI is also likely to fall apart relatively soon after they're done with Turkey, if either player is planning to go for a solo.

In the north, I'd say E/R or G/R. Russia's win condition is usually having some form of fleet presence in the north, so that's the main aim of a Russian northern alliance - and both Germany and England suffer from letting the Russian keep fleets on the board.
ubercacher16 (287 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
T/I, most likely.
Durga (3609 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
I love AT. It is fantastic as Turkey. My top choice alliance unless I can't stand the Austria.
Although, given the right circumstances I think there's no such thing as bad alliance, there are a few candidates. Both IT and ER suffer from wanting the same supply centers as each other, but I'd go with GR.

They really don't have a lot to split up between them (Norway?) and there most logical victim England isn't very close to Russia.
ghug (5068 D(B))
15 Nov 17 UTC
AT is only fantastic for Turkey if they stab a couple years in.

I feel like AG deserves a mention.
Durga (3609 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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ER might truly be the worst sensible alliance in the game.
KingCyrus (511 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
Better yet, all these need names...
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
15 Nov 17 UTC
FI
Ezio (1731 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
What's the problem with ER?
Condescension (10 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
@ghug are you srs? AG is the most reliable alliance in the game.
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
15 Nov 17 UTC
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Triggered.
chluke (12292 D(G))
15 Nov 17 UTC
I love ER. Stuck with ER all the way until the final solo stab in World Cup gameID=183878, and am always open to and interested in ER when playing as Russia, if England is willing.
ghug (5068 D(B))
15 Nov 17 UTC
AG sucks. How are either of you supposed to solo? Shit alliance.

ER is pretty shit too but I enjoyed the one I did. I feel like if you just trade Sweden and Norway and then go your separate ways, it's alright.
brainbomb (295 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
ER is great for... Russia
I recently tried an ARG and it was totally improbable and fun. gameID=210048
Condescension (10 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
Every alliance breaks down when you want to solo, and any alliance works if the map has developed to a state where it makes sense. In 1901S, A and G should be allied, period.
ghug (5068 D(B))
15 Nov 17 UTC
In S 1901 they shouldn't be attacking each other, sure. Any three year old who's read Richard Sharp can tell you that much. That doesn't mean their goals aren't in direct opposition from the outset. They only have one power they can attack together (Russia), and there's really no point in either of them supporting the other into Russian centers, because an attack by either on Russia that doesn't gain at least Warsaw and preferably Moscow is completely pointless.
A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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I disagree that AT is improbable. I think it’s a reasonable, standard alliance.
A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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B.B.: if ER is only good for Russia, England is doing it wrong.
England - Turkey
It is a good alliance, but necesssitates a lot of short term alliances to set up. It is not one I would expect being set up in the early game.
Octavious (2732 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
There is no such thing as a strange alliance, with the exception of the EFGIRTA
Those happen pretty regularly when enough people CD in live games :-)
I have only ever done an ER on the England side and it works pretty well. If Russia agrees no fleet builds in the north and you neutralize Germany in Scandinavia, you can dmz a huge part of the north. It is good for Russia in that he doesn't have to worry about England snagging St. Pete/Sweden and it's good for England in that he can focus squarely on taking France out of commission early (usually Germany will help with that) and then dominating the Atlantic coastline.
chluke (12292 D(G))
15 Nov 17 UTC
I agree with Octavias: every/any alliance combination makes sense, unless there is a specific in-game reason to avoid it or change course.

For example, ER is great for E to divide up Germany and then free up northern units to push south, but not if Russia is already also steamrolling Austria with a juggernaut and ready to head towards England. But if Turkey or Austria are giving Russia resistance, then E can benefit nicely.
I think that the least probable alliance is ER, especially in the long run.

The thread asks us to remark on the probability of the alliance, not the utility of it.
Octavious (2732 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
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The utility and probability are fundamentally linked, surely?

It does raise the question of what you define an alliance to be, of course, if indeed you define it to be anything. At its most basic, say a mutually beneficial agreement between nations, I'd say it was unusual for me not to ally with everyone. If you take the view that an alliance is a firm commitment to work with another power for the duration of the game, then I've probably never been allied to anyone.

Sometimes I think the term "alliance" is essentially meaningless, and exists only as a comfort blanket for the inexperienced.
JEccles (421 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
One not mentioned yet is Russia and Italy being allied together. You don't see it often, and you need help from Austria or Turkey in the very beginning of the game, but once Austria or Turkey is handled and Italy and Russia meet up, it's one of the most mutually beneficial ones I can think of.
chluke (12292 D(G))
15 Nov 17 UTC
Octavious, will you be my BFFL ally? If you commit here in the public forum, then I know in my heart that you would never stab me.
Condescension (10 D)
16 Nov 17 UTC
"Sometimes I think the term "alliance" is essentially meaningless, and exists only as a comfort blanket for the inexperienced."

^ I think I agree with you 100%. There's who I'm attacking (right now), who I'm helping (right now), and who I'm not involved with (right now).


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JoJoReference (35 DX)
14 Nov 17 UTC
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Advanced theory
Who would win in a fight, Alex Jones with a katana, or Obama with a hatchet & shield? No prep time or outside help allowed
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slypups (1889 D)
15 Nov 17 UTC
Replacement player needed for public, non-anon World Diplomacy game
Game: http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=207427
India has disappeared and we need a replacement player. His position is still pretty good, so lots of potential there. If you are game, we'll try contacting a mod to swap you in so that there isn't another NMR.
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