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28 Sep 08 UTC

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Need one more for game "No Beginners"

Thanks.

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28 Sep 08 UTC

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A bug in the game "cqdh"

I took over Austria for free as he had no SCs, though I thought he may still have had an army that I could possibly use. I was wrong, and now I'm stuck in a game that has no red on the board. However the game said that Austria was still alive but there were no orders to enter. I dont really know how to explain it properly so here is the link:
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5651

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El_Perro_Artero (707

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25 Sep 08 UTC

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Gun Control

I like my guns, but I don't like it that crazy people have guns. What's a guy to do?

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EdiBirsan (1469

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28 Sep 08 UTC

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What Questions should be asked to determine the game culture here?

Before discussing what we have as a culture here, what are the questions that should be asked?

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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My first game

I just finished my first game of Diplomacy. I have to say, what an awesome game! I'm addicted. I found the Facebook version first, so that's where my first game started, but I have on-going game here too. I think this is a better forum than the Facebook version so I hope you don't mind if I discuss my games here.

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Gobbledydook (1389

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28 Sep 08 UTC

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Error in accessing my games

Error triggered: Unknown column 'm.votes' in 'field list'.

This was probably caused by a software bug. The details of this error have been successfully logged and will be attended to by a developer.

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24 Sep 08 UTC

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Excellent CD England!!!

Comes with:
- 6 centers positioned all over the map for maximum influence!
- THREE guaranteed Game-Long allies!!
- and the opportunity to truly prove yourself as the ultimate diplomat!

All this and more for a mere ~300 points!!!
What are you waiting for?!
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5004

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28 Sep 08 UTC

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7 center CD Germany

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5657

Still a defensible position if you act fast.

Password is trim101 (IIRC). Please note that there is NO PRESS allowed in this game.

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28 Sep 08 UTC

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***BUG REPORT***

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5639

Germany has 2 units and one SC starting the spring.

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28 Sep 08 UTC

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Jib?

can anybody tell me how my support got cut from Bur. to Munich in this game?
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5475
im not sure i quite understand...

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27 Sep 08 UTC

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Speed Game

Anyone interested in wasting their Saturday on a super fast speed game? Let me know and I'll start one up...

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27 Sep 08 UTC

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Retreating without being displaced.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5578

Why does Germany have to retreat from Kiel?
Is there a rule concerning foreign support that I'm not aware of?

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27 Sep 08 UTC

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BUG TO REPORT

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5578

Germany's fleet shouldn't have retreat orders.

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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Winning without stubbing?

Reading on "my first game" thread initiated by spyman, I found lot of users talking about the bad feeling in stubbing somebody. I convene with that and I wonder... It is common for Dip players to win games without stubbing for the entire duration of the game? Meaning negotiating your way with allied powers and attacking only countries you are not allied with?

As ever, beside players opinions in this thread, I would greatly appreciate URL's to articles and essays...

Xapi (194 )
26 Sep 08 UTC

It has happened. I was in a TR Juggernaught in FbDip wich worked very well, I was Russia, and Turkey won without ever attacking me or allying with anyone else.

In this game, I allied with Austria from first round, and remained allied with him untill he went CD, and then I took some open SC's from him for the win, but I did not backstab the player I had an alliance with, and I would have won the game if it had gone one for some more years and neither of us attacked each other.

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4771

However, I must say that to win a game without backstabbing anyone, it is necesary that you are as well not backstabbed, and that is pretty hard when you are close to securing a win.

Centurian (3257 )
26 Sep 08 UTC

Everyone should always do everything in their power to win. Thus, if your long-term ally is about to get 18 to your 16, its time to put the knife in his back.

cgwhite32 (1465 )
26 Sep 08 UTC

I think you mean stabbing... Stubbing someone else's toe is hardly going to make them lose a game of diplomacy, is it?

Ming (100 )
26 Sep 08 UTC

I disagree. Many times Italy has lost after having its toe stubbed at Naples.

DeliciousWolf (112 )
26 Sep 08 UTC

I, for one, have never stubbed anyone- now playing 'footsie' under the Dip table, that's another matter....

ldrut (674 )
27 Sep 08 UTC

Depends on the game. PPSC you can frequently win without stabbing. It is much more a game of alliance than backstab and it is routine for some early alliance pairing to run the board. Frequently 2nd is not all that many points behind 1st while 3rd is well back, so there is insufficient incentive for the ally to stab.

A WTA game is very hard to win without some backstab somewhere.

EdiBirsan (1469 )
27 Sep 08 UTC

The question really rests on what stabbing is.
There are plenty of games that are won without stabbing, but that does not mean that you do not attack countries.
I remember one player who told me that it was like going out on a sunny day with a magnifying glass as a kid and he would put his finger blocking an ant hill and then only after they bit him would he burn the nest out.
I suggested that he either get professional help or learn to play Turkey a lot.

lkruijsw (100 )
27 Sep 08 UTC

The trick is that your enemies attack first and you respond and win.

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22 Sep 08 UTC

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Game for newcomers or people who want to coach newcomers.

Hello... I played diplomacy a LOOOONG time ago (I'm speaking of decades here!) for only one game, but never forgot the game ever since, so here I am, proposing a new game, for rookies like me or people who would like to coach rookies so - while beating me - still advising/commenting/explaining the tricks of the trade.

Cheers!

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DeliciousWolf (112

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25 Sep 08 UTC

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8600 Registered players and counting...

I wonder how many of those are active? How many multis ?

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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How Diplomacy named my cat...

Has Diplomacy affected other areas of your life. About a dozen years ago, I got a cat. For the first 2 months or so, the cat had no names. I kept trying out names, but nothing seemed to fit. Then one day, I was listening to Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, when this line came on...
"If it wasn't for the nips
Being so good at building ships
The yards would still be open on the clyde."

Without Diplomacy, I never would have known what the Clyde was. And my cat got his name.

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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Stalingrad ChaCha

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5864

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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New Game: "Newbs Only"

-10D to jion
-36 Hours/phase
-Points per supply centre
-Newbs only please (ie 200 points max, preferably 150 or below)
-Have Fun!

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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Hack Questions

Dingleberry, could you please explain what you meant by hack attempt? How could it work on this site, what would it mean to me, and how do I avoid it? Thanks!

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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Fast game anybody?

hello,
I'm new and trying to learn the game as quick as I can. I've read a few basic articles on the net and would like to try my ideas out. If anybody is interested to play a quicker game (because I'd like to come up to speed skill-wise as quickly as possible) then please join my game. It's only 5 dollars and I'm hoping people will join.

lazysummer (aka total newbie)

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25 Sep 08 UTC

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Draw Request for Game: Blockbuster

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5253

I am Germany and i agree to the draw.

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23 Sep 08 UTC

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Why do people CD?

I know it's an obvious question - A crappy position that you can't be bothered to try to turn around.

But it is very easy to turn two (or more) warring nations against eachother and convince one (or both/all) to help you out! In FtF games if I ever started to lose I would just convince one of my brothers to help me out in return for the (often false) promise that I would ally with him against his enemies!

There is also the feeling that you get when you give up when you are still in the game (well, technically). Do people enjoy this feeling?

So think next time you're losing. A) Can I turn this round with another players support and B) Can I face the shame of losing?

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22 Sep 08 UTC

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Draw Request - MadMarxNoPress101

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4776&msgCountry=Global

I'm Italy and agree to the draw. Germany and Turkey to confirm shortly. Thanks.

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25 Sep 08 UTC

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Articles on sea strategy?

Hello everybody, in an other post some of you pointed me towards excellent articles that I found very useful... so here another request, hoping new inspiring reading will be suggested!

I am looking for articles about using fleets. I would be very interested about understanding more on the general maritime strategy, but I would not disregard articles about particular locations either (for example: the Black sea or the English channel seem to me to have a "special" role in the game...).

Any suggestion welcome. Thank you!

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DingleberryJones (4469

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25 Sep 08 UTC

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Hack attempt

Kestas,
When I joined this game, I didn't really think anything of it, but after looking at it again, the name of this game looks like a hack attempt.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5838

I was the 2nd player to join, so I do know who created the table, but I assume you have that in your logs?

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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Good CD Turkey to take over

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5813

It's Winter 1901, and Turkey still owns all its home centers.

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DeliciousWolf (112

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18 Sep 08 UTC

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SANDCASTLE to kick down - multi-accounter

I wonder how many accounts THIS time?
ProsperityY!PP and Exponentialdecay are clearly the same person:

1. The Same log-on times
2. exponentialdecay joined the very day after ProsperityY!PP
3. ProsperityY!PP is playing in four out of five of Exponentialdecay's games
4. Very suspicious press indicating same player in M Kahunas 2 game- When I as Russia attacked Turkey, France of all people started threatening me.

It must be said, he is a very skilled tactician, its a shame that he has turned to dishonorable means to win his games.

Kestas, PLEASE KICK DOWN HIS SANDCASTLE !! :)

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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New to this site

do we need to set up our own board at home at change it according to what happens on here or is there a virtual board?

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26 Sep 08 UTC

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[TAKE OVER COUNTRY] and [OPEN GAME] buttons too close!

I wanted to look at a map, and ended up joining the game! Can this get fixed?

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