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omgwhathappened (0

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04 Nov 10 UTC

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Fog of War game needs 2 more on olidip

http://olidip.net/board.php?gameID=2477

DO IT, PUSSY.

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04 Nov 10 UTC

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No Chat games?

Dont "no chat" games defeat the purpose of Diplomacy? If you cant communicate, then there is no cooperation or deceit. Comments?

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03 Nov 10 UTC

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Interesting game concept

I was of starting a world war one style game with pre-set alliances and was wondering if anyone was interested. Im thinking it would have to be live though, because I have a convention later this month and dont want to have to pause. Im up for discussion about the allliances though, I just said world war 1 because that would easiest to come up with alliances, but as long as there are two "about equal" teams. im happy. Anyone interested?

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LammeFrans (962

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04 Nov 10 UTC

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World diplomacy IX game

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=41191

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Tom Bombadil (4023

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03 Nov 10 UTC

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Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association

Supreme Court case dealing with censorship and the video game industry. See inside for more details.

Tom Bombadil (4023 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzenegger_v._Entertainment_Merchants_Association
Video Game Industries Take: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/tag/9858/Video-Games-on-Trial.html

Lenthy oral arguments: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1131761p1.html

Breifs: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/eanf/

Has anyone been following it at all? I am on the side of the video game industry (as I suspect most here are, but maybe I am wrong) but is there anyone out there who favors California’s side?

I guess that I just don’t understand why this needs to be in place. Are parents really so little thought of these days that they can’t pick what is appropriate for their children? I am always asked to show ID when I buy a Mature rated game, so I don’t understand why the government of California thinks that more restrictions need to be in place. If a game is that violent shouldn’t it be on the parents to take the game away from their kids?

I also know that several other countries censor video games quite a bit, most notably Australia, and I don’t want that happening to the United States.

What do you guys think?

figlesquidge (2131 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

I've never been IDd to buy a game, so maybe its a case of implementing the rules more strictly than writing more

Tolstoy (1962 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

This is what happens when you elect the son of a Nazi official as governor!

Tolstoy (1962 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

(previous comment is a joke and not to be taken seriously)

Draugnar (0 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

@Fig - but you aren't in the states. We have a rating system and laws alreayd in place for purchasing M-rated games, adult videos and magazines, and going into R and NC-17 movies. We don't need more regulations, just parents who give a fuck about their kids welfare.

figlesquidge (2131 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

I was under the impression we have those laws in this country as well Draug.
We have game & film rating, laws on purchase of adult media. However, that doesn't mean they're abided by.

Draugnar (0 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

We have undercover folks keeping an eye out for violations of those types her ein the states. Cops will get their kids to try and buy things they shouldn't ve allowed to and bust those places that let them make the purchase.

figlesquidge (2131 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

Again, happens here. However, as far as I know that's mainly done on tobacco & alcohols - not sure about computer games

Draugnar (0 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

They even watch for cheats and thieves on lottery ticket sales here. But the real issue is that the retailers don't want to risk the fines and loss of their business license just to let a kid get a M rated game.

Tom Bombadil (4023 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

@figlesquide: Maybe its just where I live in the USA, but I've always been ID'd for trying to buy games. Even though while I'm at school, I live in a college town I still get carded. (Granted I look a bit younger than I am)

Even if kids can get these games without the restrictions, why don't parents regulate. Its not like an R rated movie in that you watch it at the theater. You play your video games at home and it should be the parents responsibility to censor if they see fit.

Maybe I have too much faith in the effectiveness of IDing people and the ESRB (the rating system)

Draugnar (0 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

@Tom - not all games are played in the home. I'm 44 (an adult), but I know a lot of my coworkers with teenage kids who have laptops and cell phones. The two allow me to play World of Warcraft virtually anywhere, so the teens could do the same. But the real issue is that California's law won't stop them from buying a video game online with electronic distribution via download. More and more kids are getting Visa Money Cards that parent's put allowances and lunch money on. These cards can be used at amazon, Best Buy, B&N, Borders, or lots of other places both online and in the store. In the store they get carded, but not online.

What really needs to be done is to provide a system in which those cards could be blocked from purchasing adult only media out of legitimate online sotrefront inventories.

SpeakerToAliens (147 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

I could be wrong, but I always thought that over here in the UK the 18+ ratings on computer games were not statutory (unlike those on cigs, booze, videos and adult mags) and that 18+ ratings were put on games simply to boost sales (as I said, I could be wrong).

figlesquidge (2131 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

You might well be right STA

figlesquidge (2131 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

http://www.out-law.com/page-5810 suggests that (at least two years ago) it was stricter here than the states

Timur (684 )
03 Nov 10 UTC

"More and more kids are getting Visa Money Cards that parents put allowances and lunch money on." Now that's scary!

Draugnar (0 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

The truth is scarier than fiction.

Tom Bombadil (4023 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

"More and more kids are getting Visa Money Cards that parents put allowances and lunch money on."

That makes ME feel old...

Draugnar (0 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

What makes me feel old is the daughter of a friend my own age is getting married.

figlesquidge (2131 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

I first felt old about a year ago now, when I got served by someone younger than me!

President Eden (2750 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

I felt old when...

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what!

Draugnar (0 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

What really makes you feel old is when some of your coworkers were born the year after you graduated high school and they are having babies. When the playboy playmates and hustler honies are all 25 years younger than you.

warsprite (152 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

Back to IDing. Indiana recently passed a law stating every one must be carded when buying alcohol. The first time they carded me I had a flash back and tryed to explain why the pic didn't look like me.

Draugnar (0 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

Really? Yet I can walk in the Casino without showing ID and buy a drink from a waitress when I'm already at the table and never show ID. Sounds like a loop hole in the law.

warsprite (152 )
04 Nov 10 UTC

This was affective I think July, and I'm not sure how casinos fit in. If you were on a riverboat I think that also affects the laws some how. After a couple of months of out raged restaurant and bar customers they decided they didn't mean each drink in that setting. Some talk I've heard something going around about modifing or repealing the law. So as one joke goes "We card for under 65 so bring your walker".

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stratagos (3269

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27 Oct 10 UTC

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Ask Mr. Strat

Unlike certain ancient Athenian Generals, I'll actually *answer* the questions you ask me!

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Thucydides (864

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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Midterms

Obligatory commentary thread. Good live election map:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130514037

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04 Nov 10 UTC

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An opinion, why didn't the move work

In a world game titled " I realy do like cheese" china attacked west australia supported by mid east and the attack failed with no obvious reason. Any suggestions?

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03 Nov 10 UTC

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Defeating a self-bounce

Defeating a self-bounce: if an opponent moves two units to the same territory, can you support one of those units making the move succeed?
thanks

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Thucydides (864

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03 Nov 10 UTC

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If you played Animal Crossing...

http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Animal%20Crossing/index.html

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mongoose998 (299

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03 Nov 10 UTC

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Im confused...

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=39852&nocache=223
could someone help me, Germany.
Why did i lose St petes? I moved to Norway from St Petes, only to be bounced.....

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JesusPetry (258

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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I may have missed a message...

...but shouldn't the new Ghost Ratings be up by now?
Sorry if I'm annoying you, TheGhostmaker.

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abgemacht (1076

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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Webdip Timing out?

Anyone else timing out real bad, or is it me?

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the.dibster (100

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12 Oct 10 UTC

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Joke time!

There are too many serious threads. Let's tell some jokes!

He who runs in front of a car gets tired. He who runs behind a car gets exhausted.

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29 Oct 10 UTC

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Word at a Time Story

We are going to tell a story one word at a time. Each post may consist of a single word - and no more than a single word. No consecutive posts please. Make your addition and then wait for someone else to post before posting again.

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stratagos (3269

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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Dear {last country to finalize}

Please finalize so I can see if I'm brilliant or an idiot

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30 Oct 10 UTC

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post any kind o game ere

title says it all p.s i need 6 more in my game i created here is the link:
http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=40879

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01 Nov 10 UTC

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Join Live-WITH MESSAGING!!!!

Hey guys, this will be a great game! Lets have some fun!

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29 Oct 10 UTC

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Game Commentaries

Just throwing this out there for those who might be interested, but I've started posting commentaries for completed games on Youtube. The channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/Triumvir412. If you've been in a game with me, or just like looking at completed games for whatever reason, feel free to check it out and comment.

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01 Nov 10 UTC

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Alcohol "most dangerous drug"

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/01/alcohol.harm/index.html?hpt=C2

thoughts?

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Thucydides (864

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27 Oct 10 UTC

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Advice club

In this thread you may ask for advice. I will attempt to provide serious counsel. Completely unprofessional of course. I may also ask for advice in this thread from time to time.

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mallowgeno (177

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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Early Morning Quick Game

Quick Game! Sign up now!

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=41075

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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turkey in great position up for grabs

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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Gunboat 122

In case the members of the above game see this, I think England can't keep playing for some reason and we might want to draw? Thoughts?

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obiwanobiwan (248

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30 Oct 10 UTC

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Dante's "Inferno" Hell Test For Halloween--Where Will YOU Wind Up In Dante's Hell?

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv

Just in time for Halloween--angels and ministers of grace can't defend us now, something is most CERTAINLY rotten in the state of WebDip! All ye who click the link abandon hope...step right up and into Hell as Dante judges you and sends you to HELL!!!!!! :D

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28 Oct 10 UTC

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Foreclosure-gate

Is there anyone here that is familiar with the US real estate market? I'm looking to purchase a new home and wondered what the ramifications are with regard to foreclosure-gate.

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stratagos (3269

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29 Oct 10 UTC

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What *I'd* really love to know

Do any other "business professionals", persay, play Diplomacy? If so, what's your favorite method of economic analysis? Where do you see the world going in the next decade? How are you working to keep your skills up to date?

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Thucydides (864

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02 Nov 10 UTC

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Will Smith is Scientologist: Discuss (the sequel)

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01 Nov 10 UTC

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Crap i did it again!!!

how do i get the windows bottom bar thingy back to the bottom instead of the right side of my screen. you know the thing with the start button.

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01 Nov 10 UTC

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Live, Anyonmous Gunboat

10

, WTA. 10 minutes/phase, no messaging. Starts in an hour.

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=41048

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