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Grand Duke Feodor (0 DX)
16 Feb 12 UTC
High Pot Game
Hey Guys,

Im interested in starting a new high pot game. Perhaps at around 100-150 D. Perhaps PPSC, Anon 1 day 12 hour phase. If anyone is interested please let me know.
53 replies
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hammac (100 D)
19 Jan 12 UTC
Western Europe World Cup Team
Any interest from western europeans (not Iberia or England cos they have at least part teams already) ??? I have stolen the gunboat option but need 4 more if we're going to have a team AND substitute!
37 replies
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MadMarx (36299 D(G))
01 Feb 12 UTC
webDip Intro for F2Fers
I'm trying to recruit some F2Fers to webDip and have started a gunboat game for them to get used to how our site works. More info inside.
88 replies
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Indybroughton (3407 D(G))
18 Feb 12 UTC
SUB FOR HIGH QUALITY GAME STILL IN FIRST TURN
http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=80847
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
18 Feb 12 UTC
Game 1: Betrayal
EOG thread. gameID=78703
Please do not discuss any of the games that remain in play in any way shape or form. Thanks.
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bashell (100 D)
18 Feb 12 UTC
please join my korean diplomacy site // 한국사람 있어요?
hello? i'm korean pbem user.
we can produce some bulletin board for diplomacy and game of throne.
so we need player for game of throne.
if you wanna join use plz visit this site. http://blissoul.nayana.kr/xe/
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CoronadoKid (100 D)
18 Feb 12 UTC
live game
join here - http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=80916
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hellalt (113 D)
15 Feb 12 UTC
EOG gunboat
gameID=77827
Italy why the hell did you support France into tri giving him the solo?
Turkey proved that he didn't want to attack you anymore so your participation in the final draw was secured.
Jesus that's what I call stupidity.
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
16 Feb 12 UTC
Subs needed
Hey all, I'm looking for 3 subs for the Masters tournament. It's currently stalled, and lots of players are (rightfully) frustrated. It's two games at most and they'd be starting ASAP. Reliable, experienced players preferred.
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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
11 Feb 12 UTC
For Profit Colleges over Public Funded Colleges
An illuminating argument put forth by Andrew Rosen in a new book called "Change.edu." He puts for the argument that publicly funded universities no longer see students as their customers, and that this accounts for the glaring failure of America's publicly funded higher education system.
59 replies
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HalberMensch (1783 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
Unpause Request GameID 78381
Could a moderator please unpause this game for us?
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=78381
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DipperDon (6457 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
Run With The Big Dogs
300 D, anonymous, 2-day, wta

2 replies
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Kartheiser (128 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
Is this a glitch?
Read response..
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kaner406 (356 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
Zeus 5 - open for business:
A new variant by Chris Northcott, Fred C. Davis Jr. and Tom Reinecker has been added at vDip:
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/variants.php?variantID=70
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Indybroughton (3407 D(G))
16 Feb 12 UTC
24 hour contest - best current political joke (US)
And then the community votes..
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Sicarius (673 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
34 player world map
one open spot over at vdip http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=5771 just started, no moves yet (except initial builds)
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CoronadoKid (100 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
join up fools
http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=80856
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President Eden (2750 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
If there are any moderators online, please check your emails ASAP.
I have a query pertaining an ongoing live game, and if it's at all possible I would highly appreciate having the matter resolved before the game ends. Thank you for your time.
40 replies
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dubmdell (556 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
EOG: Seriously, keep it classy folks
Reserved.
2 replies
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CoronadoKid (100 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
Live Game
Starting Live Game-281. Join if interested.
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President Eden (2750 D)
17 Feb 12 UTC
It is impossible to get a good gunboat live game these days.
Always someone quitting and forcing an obnoxiously huge draw. Ugh.
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Leonidas (635 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
Ranking
Can someone explain to me the ranking system, in one game (a win) my rank/position went from...
14 replies
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patizcool (100 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
EOG GB-WTA-32090
seriously?
11 replies
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Gamma (570 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
Filtering players
Is there any way to filter out players without making the bet stupidly large?
I'm in a world game where South Africa, Ghana, Libya and Argentina have given up almost from the first round giving FA and Kenya a massive advantage.

It has been happening in other games too.
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carpenter (645 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
To PhD or not to PhD.
As my education is finished in one year, my interest is shifted to possible future employers. Since I'm still undecided about doing a PhD and I know there are quite a lot people here doing/having done them, I have a small question for all of you: Why did you choose to (not) do a PhD? Which factor played and important role and which only a minor one?
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
04 Feb 12 UTC
Syria
I know everyone has their shit to say about humanitarian intervention. Mine is: this has gotten far too bad, it is time to intervene, despite the risks.
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Klammy0680 (100 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
How do I report someone?
Ive been searching on how to do it, and I just cant figure it out.
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Yonni (136 D(S))
16 Feb 12 UTC
Help me get excited for Bonnaroo
I was thinking that this would be the year that I go to 'roo but I was a little underwhelmed by the lineup
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
09 Feb 12 UTC
Went into my first Clean Room today!
Going to spend the rest of the semester fabing an IC. Super excited!
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
14 Feb 12 UTC
H. Kissinger's Allies-2: Classic, full-press, 1.5 day phases
gameID=80545
Settings: WTA, 150 D, anon&pw-protected
Special rules follow
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
15 Feb 12 UTC
ALRIGHT
Players who are in this game:
1) Sandgoose
2) Bad85
3) LakersFan
4) Fasces349
5) gregoire
6) semck83
7) myself

Enjoy!
Sandgoose (0 DX)
15 Feb 12 UTC
CHEATER! haha
Sandgoose (0 DX)
15 Feb 12 UTC
Just clarifying...the only rules to abide by in this game are as follows;

Hey all,
Since all players have their idiosyncrasies when communicating and playing, there are a few rules.

RULE 1
This is WTA: all players commit to trying to WIN the game or get in the narrowest possible DRAW!!!

RULE 2
@MrcsAurelius handles the admissions.

RULE 3
The first three diployears you can't /sign/ your messages, you can however send a greeting. (I can tell who's who by their signatures.)

RULE 4
All country names are always capitalized, as are all terrain names and the beginning of a sentence. You commit to using the acronyms are listed below.

RULE 5
"To hold" or "hold" are both substituted by "h". Support is S, Convoy is C.

In case a unit is supported or convoyed, these moves come on the same line in [sharp brackets], comments are added in (normal brackets). X, Y, Z is for unknowns. Bounces can be put on the same line with a , seperation.

The following set convoys an army from Wales to Brest, protecting the convoying ship and supporting the move itself:

Wal-Bre [Eng C, MAO S]
Nth S Eng h (blablabla)

France can propose a bounce in Bur from either Paris or Marseilles as follows:

X-Bur, Mun-Bur
X=Par or Mar

OFFICIAL ACRONYMS
DMZ: Demilitarized Zone
ALA: Anti-Leader Alliance

First three letters of the terrain are used except:
Bot: Gulf of Bothnia
Lyo: Gulf of Lyon
Lvp: Liverpool
Liv: Livonia
MAO: Mid-Atlantic Ocean
NAf: North Africa
NAO: North Atlantic Ocean
Nth: North Sea
Nwy: Norway
NwS: Norwegian Sea
Tyo: Tyrolia
TyS: Tyrrhenian Sea

First letter of country is used except:
Italy: IT
redhouse1938 (429 D)
15 Feb 12 UTC
How is that clarifying? That's copy pasting!
redhouse1938 (429 D)
15 Feb 12 UTC
Does finally give me the chance to +1 my own rules though... :)
Fasces349 (0 DX)
15 Feb 12 UTC
So, redhouse, list of those playing?
redhouse1938 (429 D)
15 Feb 12 UTC
Did my post on this thread before Sandgoose's rather mysterious "CHEATER, haha" not come through? Ah well, here's the list:

1) Sandgoose
2) Bad85
3) LakersFan
4) Fasces349
5) gregoire
6) semck83
7) myself
Fasces349 (0 DX)
15 Feb 12 UTC
oh my bad, missed it lol.
Sandgoose (0 DX)
15 Feb 12 UTC
Well I wasn't sure if rules 6 and 7 were part of it. :) as dumb as that sounds.
fortknox (2059 D)
15 Feb 12 UTC
who 'signs' their messages? I don't know if I've ever seen that.
Sandgoose (0 DX)
15 Feb 12 UTC
I'm not sure I get the concept anymore haha
redhouse1938 (429 D)
15 Feb 12 UTC
Some people just put the name of their country under a message. Believe it or not, I can tell a lot by these little things about who's who. Some people, as you mention, don't do this.
Since I was practically accused of metagaming in another game while I most certainly wasn't, I'm trying to eliminate even the appearance of metagaming and keeping the game as anonymous as I possibly can...
Sandgoose (0 DX)
15 Feb 12 UTC
well I don't see how this keeps it anon...
Fasces349 (0 DX)
16 Feb 12 UTC
About the acronyms, IT can easily be confused for It...
If I wanted to say:
It is red
I might accidentally type/be misread for:
IT is red
causing the response:
No, IT is green.
Making for a rather confusing conversation (of course the colour of Italy probably wouldn't come up in a diplomacy discussion, the word it may, even when not referencing Italy...).

Could we maybe change IT to ITL?

I would much rather 3 letter abbreviations for each nation:
GBR=England (to avoid confusion with the English Channel)
FRA=France
ITL=Italy
GER=Germany
A-H/AUS=Austria-Hungary
OTT/TUR=Ottoman Empire/Turkey
RUS=Russia

Thoughts?

Also another thing I noticed while typing this up.
I like most of the world outside the US use the following spelling conditions:
Colour not color
Honour not honor
etc. etc.

If we really are going to try to type using the same abbreviations and grammar rules, should we synchronize to one spelling convention as well?

If I really wanted to be sneaky, I could find out where each person lives and check back into the game to divide people into lists:
Sandgoose Bad and LakersFan spell it honor
While gregoire semck and redhouse spell it honour (made up the lists in this case)

Since in diplomatic discussion country a spelt the word honour, I know it would have to be gregoire, semck or redhouse. Narrowing down each country from 6 potential people down to 5.

Again thoughts?
Tasnica (3366 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
You could, you know, just call it Italy. ;)
Fasces349 (0 DX)
16 Feb 12 UTC
@tas: where playing a game with special rules were we all have to talk using the same abbreviations and stuff to make it harder to determine who is who.
redhouse1938 (429 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
Yeah I don't believe there was a rule that says you /should/ use the acronyms for countries right? Whenever there's an ambiguity just say Italy :) The only rule is that if you /would/ use an acronym, then IT or the one letter variant for others. Of course for terrains, you should always use the acronym, except when you say "let's meet in <Capital city of country A, B or C> " or something to encourage a certain alliance to form. But when you're proposing orders I really hope the "official acronyms" are used.

Ow and I'm totally in favour/favor of using US spelling, because I'm used to it (it being the standard in scientific publications).
Tasnica (3366 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
I'm fairly sure that the rules don't state that you _have_ to abbreviate. That would just be silly.
Bad85 (576 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
Wow. Curious how to enforce these rules though :-).
redhouse1938 (429 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
Try me.
redhouse1938 (429 D)
16 Feb 12 UTC
Haha just kidding. No I'm not going to enforce anything. I just hope everybody does their best with these rules to stay under the radar for the first few turns in particular; after that the choices of alliances and strategies is mostly determined by the experience obtained in the game itself and the strategical situation of the board, although I encourage everyone to maintain these rules all game.


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