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Chalks (488 D)
16 Mar 09 UTC
Realtime: re-redux
Turn on the Bright Lights
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9464
5pt buy in, WTA
MUST finalize within 20 minutes, 15min preferred
31 replies
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Alqazar (403 D)
15 Mar 09 UTC
Blocking Messages
Is it possible to block messages from annoying people?
5 replies
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Chalks (488 D)
15 Mar 09 UTC
Realtime - redux
Same Old Drag
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9458
5pt buy in, WTA
MUST put in orders within 20min, 15min preferred.
10 replies
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DingleberryJones (4469 D(B))
13 Mar 09 UTC
Help explain negative numbers to a 5 year old - NDC
So my 5 year old is fascinated by math, and we recently came across the concept of negative numbers. But I find myself in a dilemna in trying to teach him what they are. Can you actually have negative anything? And forget temperature, thats not based on an absolute scale. Negative Kelvin would be impressive. He can't really have negative apples, or dogs.
42 replies
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coche (320 D)
15 Mar 09 UTC
In/correct Ruling?
I have a question about a move that occurred in my game. I was dislodged but I think it should've been a standoff.
9 replies
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TheWizard (5364 D(S))
14 Mar 09 UTC
New Game 101pts, 36h, WTA
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9435
6 replies
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chese79 (568 D)
15 Mar 09 UTC
Audit infrastructure?
I am playing my first gunboat game and I don't suspect cheating but am just wondering if there are any measures to prevent it aside from honor?

It is probably hard to cover everything with programming especially with all the variants out there.
1 reply
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General_Ireland (366 D)
12 Mar 09 UTC
GFDT Round Two....?
Hey folks, just wondering when round 2 of the GFDT is scheduled to start. It seems like it's been a while to me, so I'm just looking for info as to whether or not there's a late start or something.
49 replies
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saffordpc (163 D)
15 Mar 09 UTC
stat bug
on my stat page all of my draw games still say they are being play. i have 2 drawn games and am playing 4 other games but on the stats page is says i am playing 6 don't know if it is just on my computer our what.
4 replies
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actinphishy (427 D)
15 Mar 09 UTC
newbie test game
I am totally new to diplomacy, and will be starting a email based game with my friends soon. I want to play a test game before that so I don't humiliate myself in front of people I know. Take advantage of my inexperience. Show me what it means to get a beat down. I will try my best, but I just want to learn better how to play. You'll help, won't you?
1 reply
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Troodonte (3379 D)
15 Mar 09 UTC
Noobs CD
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9379

None Russia or Italy made any move.
It's S02. Someone wants to pick up these 2 countries?
0 replies
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xcurlyxfries (0 DX)
14 Mar 09 UTC
Multi accounter?
I dunno
4 replies
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americandiplomat (0 DX)
15 Mar 09 UTC
New Game-2
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9444
a new game where the phases are fast 12 hours, so the game moves along swiftly
0 replies
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fullautonick (713 D)
14 Mar 09 UTC
Quick game
15 hour turns, 85 point buy in

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9440
0 replies
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Chalks (488 D)
14 Mar 09 UTC
Realtime
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9438
Pi Day!
5pt buy in, WTA
MUST finalize within 20 minutes of each turn, 15 minutes preferred.
9 replies
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DipperDon (6457 D)
14 Mar 09 UTC
Adjudication Bug in game 9082
http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9082

4 replies
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Chalks (488 D)
11 Mar 09 UTC
Realtime game
Anyone up for a 15min phase game this Saturday at ~4pm EST?
5pt buy in, WTA.
7 replies
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Brodino (100 D)
14 Mar 09 UTC
how can I create a game my friend can recognize and join?
Hi guys, my friend created a game called "cesim tournament"; he gave me the link but when I paste it it doesn't work. As solution I tried to create a game myself, but when he paste the link, it still doesn't work.

Why? And how can I create a game my friend can recognize and join?
2 replies
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thymin (133 D)
14 Mar 09 UTC
Low Buy In, 24 hr, WTA, Gunboat Game!
I think the subject says it all. :)
2 replies
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
10 Mar 09 UTC
Doctor Who vs. Star Trek- A Clash of the Titans
So I am a huge Trek fan (I'm watching Star Trek IV as I write this) but one of my best friends, who acts/stage manages in our theatre dept., is a HUGE Doctor Who fan.

In a clash between these two titans, who would win?
(See below for details on the debate)
46 replies
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milestailsprower (614 D(B))
13 Mar 09 UTC
petiton to make 10 more worthless petitons which all say to make 10 more petitions
WhiteSammy asked for it when he posted that 100th post.
7 replies
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Iidhaegn (111 D)
14 Mar 09 UTC
Need 1 more; 100pt, PPSC, 72hr
Hey folks: http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9356

Need just one more player. Hurry while spot lasts!
1 reply
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The Hunt for Silver Wolf
5 points, 12 hour turns.
3 replies
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Jamie_nordli (122 D)
11 Mar 09 UTC
New game
http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9356
100 bet. PPSC
72 hour games.
come one, come all (preferably come six)
2 replies
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Babak (26982 D(B))
10 Mar 09 UTC
WTA Game - whose interested?
so - I want to once again gauge the interest for a wta game...

I'm thinking 50 pts 30-36 hour deadlines... any takers?
Babak (26982 D(B))
11 Mar 09 UTC
WOW - almost 24 hours and ZERO interest in a wta game?

who the hell was it that said I should post on this forum and interest would appear...

to chris, frig, kestas, and others who said to give it a shot... I did...

I'm not seeing a good reason to keep going ;(
fortknox (2059 D)
11 Mar 09 UTC
50 points may be considered high for some... I'm already in two WTA games, but may be up for one more. I'd like 48 hour turns, myself, as I like long diplomacy, but 30-36 isn't terrible...
wooooo (926 D)
11 Mar 09 UTC
I only play 24 hour turns.
Any phase between 18 and 48 hours is fine for me, but I'd really like to play a game with a higher pot (150+ bet). And I'm always up for WTA :)
Babak (26982 D(B))
11 Mar 09 UTC
i'm thinking of making it even 101 - so no new players get tangled up in it ;P

but I agree that if we want it to be a good game it should have longer deadlines... maybe 40-48 hr range is better.

but still only 2-3 interested
Babak (26982 D(B))
11 Mar 09 UTC
maybe I should just give up and play ppsc instead.
MadMarx (36299 D(G))
11 Mar 09 UTC
Babak, it may not just be the wta thing, it may be your attitude. Aren't you the one that said if two people form a "game-long" alliance that you consider that cheating? Your narrow view of this game may be deterring people from joining your wta game(s)... Your frustration with this site and general negative attitude may also be playing a role... Or not, just brainstorming here, trying to help you find some answers...
Babak (26982 D(B))
12 Mar 09 UTC
may well be...

it may also be proof of my theory that the ppsc variant has created a class of Dip players with a 'warped' attitude about what the game really is.

i have actually come to the conclusion that a better... standings-based points system would be the soloution. the current 'betting' style points system is itself a game... rather than reflecting the 'value' in the game...

anyways... point is... still very little interest in wta on this site as a whole. go check the 'join game' and search for them... how many actually start each week? what percentage of the games on this site are wta? that is the question.
Toby Bartels (361 D)
13 Mar 09 UTC
Yeah, I don't like the idea that betting points makes the whole thing one big gambling meta-game. This encourages, of course, metagaming.

As I've already decided to play only one game at a time (to ensure that I don't burn out) and we get our points restored if we fall below 100, the point-gambling feature doesn't really affect me. (If I gain the ability play in >100-point games and discover that they're better, then I may to rethink this, but for now at least it doesn't affect me.) So I don't care if it's PPSC, WTA, or whatever.

But I play to win, and if that's not possible to draw, and that's all. I don't really mind if other people do differently, I'm not seeing this corrupt culture that Babak sees (although I haven't been here as long either), but I came to play Diplomacy, and one of the interesting things about that game is that win/draw/loss are the only possible outcomes.
MadMarx (36299 D(G))
13 Mar 09 UTC
I like your response, Babak. PPSC isn't perfect, but neither is WTA, unless you like to draw with multiple people a lot, but I digress. When I have played face-to-face or with 6 other "friends" I know personally on the internet, there is a lot of trash talking and things get pretty "personal", so playing for second place (i.e. pride) still has some "bragging rights" even if you don't win. In that respect, I think PPSC is more like the board game than WTA since you do get some points (i.e. bragging rights) with a strong second place finish... But, again, neither PPSC or WTA is perfect... Perhaps this was the digression!

Anyway, I believe you, that there aren't many WTA games on this site. It doesn't hurt to keep creating new WTA games and starting a thread to encourage people to join, I think if you keep at it, and keep that thread near the top of the list, you'll eventually get as many WTA games as you can handle... Good luck!

PS - I'd join one of your WTA games, but I'll be out of town the first two weeks of April, so maybe after that, if you're still looking for players...
flashman (2274 D(G))
13 Mar 09 UTC
I have seen this thread and just walked past a few times. There were a lot of WTA games in the Leagues, as well as passworded games - and I am now waiting for the next stage of the League and GFDT to start.

I have run down from 16 games to 5 with one on long-term pause in order to be ready for the new ones.

I really prefer WTA and am usually interested. However, until the League starts again, I am a bit hesitant. I expect these games to be rather intense, moreso even than in the Group stage.
MadMarx (36299 D(G))
13 Mar 09 UTC
Good point flash, all the league games and GFDT have been WTA, so maybe that's enough WTA for quite a few of us...
I would definitely suggest trying to join the leagues. All games are WTA, and the quality of players is higher than you'll find in most games (or maybe that was just Group E :P). I definitely think the right mentality is in place in these games. In most games you'll find players who will horde their SCs for a strong second place finish, instead of risking them and trying to stop the leader.
DipperDon (6457 D)
13 Mar 09 UTC
How does one join a league?
DipperDon (6457 D)
13 Mar 09 UTC
Babak, how about a 178 pt wta?
Chrispminis (916 D)
13 Mar 09 UTC
DipperDon, e-mail TheGhostmaker.

xgon, well every group has quality play, but group E was definitely the stand out. Absolutely above and beyond every other group in terms of player calibre.

Babak, I think you'll find a similarly slow response if you started a thread for a PPSC game... it's just the size of the community in general. That said, I would play a WTA game with you, in fact I offered in the last thread, but I don't think I can anymore because with round 1 of GFDT and the League qualifiers ending I'm going to have a massive influx of games soon, and yes all WTA.
Babak (26982 D(B))
13 Mar 09 UTC
thanks to all the responses...

as someone who joined in early Dec - I cant consider myself a veteran of the site - but I definitely have a sense of it as a community vs the others I have come across.

the long discussion on wta and ppsc has been laboriously litigated on various forum posts in the past - so I wont do that again - but what I do want to do is figure out a way to play some quality games with some quality players... and I'm still waiting figuring out how to do that here on phpdip.

i'm looking forward to the tournament and league - and if it is as great as it seems, that may well sate me for the time being ;) so I'll wait for that

still trying to figure out the details.


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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
13 Mar 09 UTC
League Website
Sorry, I lost it again...
13 replies
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Invictus (240 D)
13 Mar 09 UTC
Where the Hell is Godot?
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9395
In the recent spirit of existentialist literature, I decided to make this game.
20 points, 24 hour phases, points per center
5 replies
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Shrimpy (100 D)
11 Mar 09 UTC
What?
So i was just browsing around and saw this guy in one of my games.
http://phpdiplomacy.net/profile.php?userID=13146
he has been in one game and got eliminated yet he has 150 points. Am i just having a brain fart or what? I can't figure it out.
24 replies
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Silent Noon (205 D)
13 Mar 09 UTC
Search System
I suggest that Kestas can implement a searching system in phpDiplomacy, enabling us to search for players' names and game names, instead of using CTRL+F blindly everytime, hoping that you'll get the name you want in that page.

What do you guys think?
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BlackNhite (100 D)
13 Mar 09 UTC
Game on?
Got a new game ready: 10pt entrance fee, 48 hour turns
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=9402

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