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figlesquidge (2131

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09 Jun 10 UTC

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WTA LAG sat 2200GMT (negotiable)

Winner Takes All Live Anonymous Gunboat 2200 saturday.
Anyone interested?

Offer particularly to Hellalt (don't think I've actually got a game with you?) and Jimgov (wouldn't be a LAG without you!).

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el_maestro (14722

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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New Game Diplomacy-XIII ... We need 4 more players

New Game Diplomacy-XIII We need 4 more players ... join us for 120
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31107
1 days, 12 hours /phase (slow) Anonymous players - Total Pot 840

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terry32smith (0

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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We need 3 for Live Euro battle! Starts in 15 min.

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31253

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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saturday night game

we need two .. phase is 5 min.. gogogogog

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terry32smith (0

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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Live Classic game - 5 min = starting @ 1:40pmPST

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31254

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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Whos around for a live PPS game now?

Anyone?

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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google page rank question

I have created my professional site with blogger (dikaiosini.gr) and it contains about 10 steady pages and a tab where I post news.
Posting news aims to drive a little more traffic to the site so that people may check the rest of it.
I figured I should use blogger instead of wordpress joomla or drupal cause I have the impression that blogger is better ranked in google as far as blog news are concerned
what do you think?

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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vDeutschland-Runde

Hier kann die vD-Runde ein bisschen fachsimpeln.

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10 Jun 10 UTC

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European Map from 1911

Wikimedia Commons has a nice map of Europe from 1911
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Europe_1911.jpg

It's the nicest map relevant to the game of Diplomacy that I have been able to find on the internet. Has anyone else been able to find something nicer?

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06 Jun 10 UTC

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New Game: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell

WTA, 2 day phase, 75

to join, anon, gameID=30798
Recruited from the forum. Post here if you want to join, and I'll send you the password. This is a hybrid-anon game. Players know who is in the game, but not who is who.

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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an ad....will the admin kill me?

This is an ad:welcome to erepublik~!join the new world,to have a different elife.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/referrer/clover213

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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Live Gunboat - Keep It Classy, Please

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31211

30 minutes left. If you join this game, please consider the following:

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terry32smith (0

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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9pm - Live - Classic - Let's get it on!

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31220

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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Quick Game

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31215
Lets play this game lets do IT!!!!!

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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Live Game right now!

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31216
Classic diplomacy, needs players.

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10 Jun 10 UTC

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Worst Parent of the Year Award Goes To...

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17943/emergency+rescue+effort+is+launched+for+teen+sailor+abby+sunderland/

Makes me sick to my stomach. I don't care how well trained my daughter is at something, I would never let her go around the world on her own. I just pray she isn't a sex slave on a pirate boat right now.

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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If you support a unit....

If you support a unit that is supporting another unit, does it count? Say, you are Russia and you have an army in Ukraine. You want to support a fleet in St. Petersburg, so you have the army in Ukraine support another army in Moscow. The army in Moscow is supporting the fleet in St Pete. Does the army in Ukraine support the fleet in St Pete?

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terry32smith (0

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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Live - Classic battle - 5 min phase - starts @ 5:30pm PST

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31205

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dizzygonzo (119

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12 Jun 10 UTC

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Live Game - 15 minute Sessions

We're starting a live game called "Fin de Siecle - 1900" that should be pretty RAW. Join!

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Johann Wilhelm Dietrich (100

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09 Jun 10 UTC

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Seems very fishy.

Kinda weird that Italy and Austria automatically started to defend each other from the beginning. I am not going to be 'that guy', but I think they are cheating.

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=30849

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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New Live Game

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31197
WTA
5 minute phases
Join

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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Lets Play

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31191

5 minute rounds and 25 point buy in starts in 30 minutes

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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Why is gunboat so popular?

I'm just curious about reasons why various people like playing gunboat. Is it because they like the change of pace in trying something new? Or do some people prefer not having to deal with all of the talking and diplomacy? Or are people just looking for quick live games? Or do some people just enjoy a purely tactical game? Please chime in and share your reasons.

figlesquidge (2131 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

I've not played a proper diplomacy game in ages, because I don't have the time to do it justice, and I'd rather do a simpler game well than a complex game badly.

Gobba (2209 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

Some people find they are good tactically but crappy at negotiations, and others do it as a break from the traditional.

Stukus (2126 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

My primary game-mode is Chess, so for me, gunboat is closest to that. I'm much better at moving pieces than talking to other players.

V+ (5096 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

Some just like the action.

yebellz (729 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

Thanks for the perspectives. I just wanted to get a general feeling for the common reasons why people play gunboat. It seems like a fun concept. I'm sure I'll try it some time. It must be quite novel to play diplomacy without the diplomacy.

ava2790 (232 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

There is a lot of diplomacy that goes on in gunboats! It just takes a better understanding of alliance dynamics and strategics to be able to read between the lines! For instance, if England opens NWG, NTH, EDI, it's pro-French, anti-Russian and neutral towards Germany. If Italy opens VEN H, APU, ION, it's probably a lepanto (anti-Turkish, pro French) and so on.

podium (498 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

For me I want to play a quick game and it suits the purpose.I find for me that 5 minutes with press is impossible since my typing is slow and wastes too much time.Would prefer 10 or 15 minute phases with press but alot of players find the game to long so opt for the quick fix of gunboat instead.

taylornottyler (100 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

Gunboats for me are mainly because people are stupid, and I don't want to talk to them... :)

SteevoKun (588 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

+1 taylor

Hellenic Riot (1626 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

My favourite type of live game are Public press, as it is quite tactical but you can still form alliances and talk freely, whereas i find gunboat dull due to the lack of talk :P

Remagen (162 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

My first (and so far only) victory was on a gunboat in the ancient world... All Hail the Emperor of Rome!

Voice (977 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

I play gunboat sometimes, but I really don't see appeal. If you want a tactical game, play Chess. If you want a tactical game with lots of players, play Risk. Negotiations is what makes Diplomacy Diplomacy. Like calling two pieces of bread a peanut butter sandwich.

chamois (136 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

because it is relaxing, you don't have to talk ^^

TheGhostmaker (1545 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

less work, quicker, easier if you aren't good at talking.

Draugnar (0 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

I like the challenge of relaying my intentions and offers through my moves. Supporting to help a neighbor in when it is clear to me what he intends and pulling off a successful attack is a beautiful thing when it was all done without talking.

figlesquidge (2131 )
11 Jun 10 UTC

@Voice: You've only been in one gunboat that went past 1910, so maybe its an issue of the quality of player.
A weak player or two unbalances the game much more notably in gunboat than regular diplomacy.
In contrast, most of the games on the first page of my profile are gunboat, with an average end-date somewhere around 1912.
Indeed, there's gameID=16346 which still has 6 players in 1916: the balance of power is fairer than it was in real life by that point!

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Octavious (2802

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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A not quite cheating accusation

A question regarding a game that happened some time in the past few days. Lets say I was about to join a live game, but noticed that two of the players play all of their games together and thought better of it. Lets say I watched the opening moves of said game to satisfy my curiosity and noticed the two previously mentioned players act in perfect unison from the start. Is it worth reporting this game to the mods despite not having played in it myself, or am I just turning into an arse?

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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Ava's Challenge: Midwest FTF Game

Hello, all. I will be spending the summer in Illinois, and would be absolutely thrilled if 7 to 8 people from the webdiplomacy community were able to get together for a day and play face to face. Of course, there is a long way between this post and any actual organized meeting, so I solicit ideas for the following:

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mongoose998 (299

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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live game, 5 min, starts in 20

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31195

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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Convoy Paradox

I know we've discussed this before, but this didn't adjudicate as I thought it should.

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/map.php?gameID=29250&turn=7&mapType=large

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Bob Genghiskhan (1258

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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Live game, 1540 GMT, 1040 CDT

gameID=31172

Something to do while listening to the World Cup...

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KaiserWilly (664

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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Sumer Is Icumin In

sing cuccu!
gameID=31192

Bonus points to whomever can identify that title correctly!

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Bitemenow10 (100

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11 Jun 10 UTC

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new game

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=31168
two spots left

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