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Tman401 (126 D)
03 Jan 08 UTC
East Draw Request
All players involved in the Game East (http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2378&msgmembershipid=13817) request a draw.
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John F (100 D)
03 Jan 08 UTC
Supporting a convoy
hey guys! I'm sure this has been asked in the forum before (however I am unable to figure out how to search the archives so I'll ask it again).

I recently had my army at Belgium move to English Sea by convoy, the Fleet in English Sea convoy from Belgium to London, and the Fleet in Wales support move English Sea to London (I couldn't tell it to support move from Belgium to London). It said the unit it was giving support to couldn't accept it.

How should I have wrote this order for it to work? From what I understand of the game I should have been able to do this... in the end my move failed because the convoy wasn't supported. Any help would be appreciated.
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VIOLA (1650 D)
03 Jan 08 UTC
Join it!!
The Spanish vol3
I would like that top 100 players join this game.
The pot is 90
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Jonface (100 D)
02 Jan 08 UTC
Some Newbie phpDip questions
Hey all, i'm working on my first game and I have a couple simple questions that I don't see answered in the FAQ:

1. What are the criteria for a country to be put up for username transfer? Is it a choice where you can say "I want out of this game, can someone take my spot?" or is it based on inactivity?

2. Exactly how do the turn phases work? Is it 24 hours per season, or 24 hours to make orders then 24 hours to figure out retreats etc? If one player does not log in during the alloted turn phase do there armies all "hold" and the game proceeds without them?

3. With placing moves, if you have put in commands but not clicked the "finalize" button yet, will they be executed when the turn is up or will the game consider you to have just not put in orders at all and hold all your units?

4. What does the (x) with a red X mean after players names in a game?

Anyway i think thats all of my newbie questions so far, thanks for the help :)
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prairie13 (25 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
Is it just me? Or is the color...
differentiation between Germany and Russia lousy? I really have to stare at the map sometimes to tell.
Maps should be easy to read. :)
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LucusVonLucus (1551 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
YOUR "Best of 2007"
Whats your favorite phpDiplomacy moment of 2007?

Did you pull off a brilliant stab that you tried to tell all your non Dip friends about and they looked at you like you were nuts?

Did you vote 5 times in a row for Bismark to be the best historical diplomacy player, or vandalize Khan's wikipedia article to say that he was? (Ok, so maybe this should be listed under worst of 07)

Or was your favorite Dip moment a particularly compelling argument you or another player made in game?

My favorite moment came when I logged in to see the following message from Signalseven:

"Support me from Budapest to Trieste or I'll slit your eyelids open sideways." (As a side note, I did support him and eventually he won the game. Who says violence isn't the answer?)

So whats YOUR favorite phpDip moment from 2007?
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positron (1160 D)
02 Jan 08 UTC
How long should the "due" state exist at the end of "Diplomacy"?
Karazan Autumn 1912, Diplomacy seems to be stalled.
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bajeezus (574 D)
02 Jan 08 UTC
Go England!!!
Can I just say how happy I am that this game went into CD. Looking around at the top of the list I found this absolute gem of a game... Go England! All the way!

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2473
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keeper0018 (100 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
First Thread of 2008
hey all-

i just wanted to be the first one to post a thread this year. i feel sooooo special now! :-p
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LucusVonLucus (1551 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
draw request
The four remaining players in The Big Leagues request a draw.
Thanks Kestas!
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jerrywongcy (100 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
New 5 point game~
Join my new 5 point game.

Name : Easy 5 point game
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flashman (2274 D(G))
31 Dec 07 UTC
new game
game ID 2611

game name: squirrel

password: nuts


This is a cheapie but it will also be unusual - fancy a try?

Not for beginners...
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arthurmklo (879 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
Larger pot game opened, please join
The Pit is opened, 120 points, please join and fight to death in The Pit, ID: 2623
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dasratzel (150 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
forgotten password
how do i retrieve my password. i cant remember it anymore???
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Wombat (722 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
A very simple thread- just to wish you all happy new year and a good one full of memorable backstabs and victories...

wombat
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bflynn (146 D)
26 Dec 07 UTC
nicolo machiaveili
I would like to start a discussion the life and works of this great man, especially 'the Prince'. Anyone who has absolutely ANYTHING yo say at all pls say it, and dont forget to quote the chapters. Thanks very much and enjoy!
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fwancophile (164 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
supports/dislodges
i believe this topic has come up lately. there is some dispute on whether or not the rules adjudicator here properly judges supports, if i am not mistaken?

for example, you have two nations opposing one another in the med. one has fleets in tunis, ionian, rome & naples. the other has fleets in north africa, tyrrenhian & western med. one nation stages an attack on tunis with north africa & western med. tunis is defended with ionian. rome & naples take the tyrrenhian.

what, in your opinion, should happen? is tunis taken, or defended?

does the support for tunis hold because the supporting unit was not dislodged, or does the support fall because it was attacked? was the attack on tyrrenhian called off because the attacking unit displaced, or is this irrelevant?
Kent C. Tugood (483 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
I'm going to assume this was:
Tyrrhenian-Tunis
North Africa S Tyrr-Tunis
West Med S Tyrr-Tunis

And
Tunis Holds
Ionian S Tunis
Rome S Naples-Tyrr
Naples-Tyrr

If this is so, Tunis is lost, and Tyrrhenian is taken.
fwancophile (164 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
the moves are
tyrrhenian-ionian
north africa-tunis
west med S north africa-tunis

and

tunis holds
ionian S tunis
rome S naples-tyrr
naples-tyrr
fwancophile (164 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
i appreciate you weighing in on this. i am mostly curious, i remember reading that there are differing interpretations based on the relationship between displacement & orders.
fwancophile (164 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
heh im going to bump this.
The Mahatma (1195 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
Tyr to Ionian cuts Ionian's support to Tunis, even though Tyr is dislogded. North Africa takes Tunis while Tyrh must retreat.
Wooble (450 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
attacks on the territory an attack is coming from are completely irrelevant. This is not a matter of interpretation at all. The attack on tyr only affects where tyr ends up if it can't move into Tunis; a unit ordered to attack never stays back to defend the territory it was coming from.
Wooble (450 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
err... s/into Tunis/into Ionian/
alamothe (3367 D(B))
28 Dec 07 UTC
the before mentioned bug doesn't relate to this case - it will be judged correctly, that is, support given by ionian is cut
Razz (144 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
tyrh->ionian cuts Ionian support to tunis. period. Doesn't matter what happens to Tyrh with the other attacks.
Tunis is taken, Tyrh is taken.
Tyrh can retreat to GoL or Tusc, Tunis is disbanded.
Thucydides (864 D(B))
28 Dec 07 UTC
I disagree with most of these. Maybe that's what WOULD happen, but it's not really fair. I think it's a little too easy to cut support around here.
The Mahatma (1195 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
Thucydides, you would need to write to Avalon Hill, a division of Hasboro, to make your objection known. In this case, phpdip plays like the official rules.
cgwhite32 (1465 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
Is it possible to self-dislodge yourself? A hypothetical example: I am England. I have a fleet in Yorkshire, a fleet in Wales, and nothing in London. France has a fleet in the Channel.

Can I move both of my fleets to London to prevent France getting in, but keep the centre open if it was in the Autumn and I wanted to use it for a build?
figlesquidge (2131 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
It is on here, but it shouldn't be
figlesquidge (2131 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
O sorry, that's not self dislodge, that's a bounce
You can bounce your own unit's, yes, but you cannot self-dislodge in the real rules. Here you can do both


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Merano (2046 D)
01 Jan 08 UTC
Request: Stop game 2551 (anlari2)
please stop following game:

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2551

http://666kb.com/i/auuf4tdjfx7mdcixp.png

It is really a shame that (a) high ranked player(s) participate in a game, where obviously cheating is going on.

If you ever see a game, where obviously cheating is going on, don't join it, don't finalize moves and report it to the admin.
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Razz (144 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
The joys of multi!
gid=2449

# EnigmaMV (65) as France (Finalized): 5 units
Last logged in: 06:15 AM
# poweron (95) as Italy (Finalized): 5 units
Last logged in: 06:14 AM
# Satao (90) as Germany (Finalized): 8 units
Last logged in: 06:13 AM

Plus 4 new accounts opened Wednesday, 11 am.

Seriously though, what enjoyment do these people get from playing multiple accounts? Do they suck THAT bad at the game that this is the only way they can be remotely competitive?

At least in the other game he's playing solo, running all 7 countries.
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Gobbledydook (1389 D(B))
30 Dec 07 UTC
50-point game
I opened a new little-roller game...game name is '50-point game'.
All those little rollers, please join.
No smarties or newbies though...
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fwancophile (164 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
how do you feel...
about when joining a game, before the game even starts, and you send out messages, and people just overlook them?

i put in 50 points for a game & was able to get one response from another player. i feel like, this is bogus, i want my points back!
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
30 Dec 07 UTC
Php Diplomacy: New Years' Resolutions
New Years Eve (my birthday!) is approaching, ladies and gents, so what do we want a s a resolution/wish list for next year?

Me:

1. Some kind of policy against cheaters. It don't hink that they should be banned immediately the first time, but there has to be SOMETHING done. I think that they should have to be docked down to 50 points the first time and lose a rank, the second time down to 10 and go back to being a
"political puppet", and then they should be banned. But that's just me.

2. Official Monthly Voting Threads, kind of like a Congress. We could either all go, or elect representatives, or maybe you'd need a certain quality (number of games, number of hours, number of points, wins, rank, etc.). That way, maybe we could adress these issues better, and come up with coordinated ideas more often. Notice of date of meeting would also be nice. Kinda leads to my next idea.........

3. MORE TOUNAMENTS! The First Grand Diplomacy Tournament was fun for me (though I was bounced VERY quickly- I was poor Austria next to Rait in Turkey!), so let's try to have more.

4. 1 annual playoff-style tourney where EVERYONE plays. That one's a bit ambitious, and maybe not fully fleshed out, but a an annual title game and playoffs would be fun, I think. Maybe someone can refine this idea a bit.......

Shalom, mein khavers, and Happy New Year- and Birthday!
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figlesquidge (2131 D)
26 Dec 07 UTC
Not actually a problem, but:
Quote from the 'help' page:
Hall of fame
The pros of phpDiplomacy, the top 100

Now check the ranking of the player last on the page...
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aaaa (127 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
Join
Bet of 100 at http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2614 join if you dare.
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gryncat (2606 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
Supporting a convoy
If I have two fleets surrounding a territory, and one convoys an army to that territory, can the other fleets support that move? I tried that, and I think it was interpreted as supporting the fleet moving in. I took that chance, but to my dismay, it did not go through, and the order was taken as a support for a move that did not happen. Any way to resolve this?
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
31 Dec 07 UTC
TWENTY THREE game starts soon...
bet is 23. We need one more.
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Rait (10151 D(S))
28 Dec 07 UTC
Something I've never seen
I think I'm joining the party who claims that there should be no secondary objectives (like ensuring Yourself a place within the first 3 or similar) in games besides winning the game. I find it pretty unbelievable that 3! corner countries could cooperate against the rest of the countries for 1,5 decades without making a single move against each-other. Not trying to be a sour loser, but this is really amazing. I will comment further after the game is finished, but I simply had to burst out the emotion.
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masys (0 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
No points and no game.
I seem to have been caught one of the games that disappeared. I signed on to a 100pt game. That game disappeared and so I have no points. Do I get reset to 100 as some point?
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diegohb (470 D)
28 Dec 07 UTC
Bye bye
Well. I heard enough. All this people: Wooble, mightyrobot, Anlari, TimuraKhan, The Mahatma, Raga, El_Perro_Artero, dangermouse, Thucydides, jesuschrist, haer, Locke, gokhan1735, aoe3rules, think different than me. They are clearlly more than the people who agreed with me. So it is time to step aside.I will finish my games, but I will not answer to any press. Bye bye.
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Charleyzard (2 D)
31 Dec 07 UTC
Supporting a convoy
I'm not sure how to successfully support a convoy. FOR EXAMPLE

(this is completely fabricated)
Germany wants to convoy from Kiel to Livonia
Austrian Army in Warsaw agrees to support.

How would austria designate the order to support Germany's convoyed unit?
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