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Silent Noon (205 D)
22 Apr 12 UTC
Two players needed!
two players needed (rather urgently) for a World variant in 5 minutes ~

gameID=86813
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King Atom (100 D)
22 Apr 12 UTC
This Forum Used To Be Fun...
I could purposely say something stupid, and everyone would jump on me, and then I could sit back and laugh at their naivety. But nowadays, it's all anti-religion, anti-conservative babble, and there's a general lack for a sense of humor. I feel like that one guy in an airport who actually wants to go to Detroit.
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dD_ShockTrooper (1199 D)
19 Apr 12 UTC
What would happen if...
Somebody places units in spring so that if they do not get dislodged, they will control 18 centres by fall, but they NMR during the spring retreats and fall diplomacy phases, thus falling into Civil Disorder, but they still control 18 centres by the end of the year? Do they win, or do they count as having 'left'?
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brainbomb (295 D)
22 Apr 12 UTC
The world is under attack again!
We are needing additional players to join the sequel to a very interesting game in which 5 major powers remained closely tied after considerable amounts of alliances shifted. The game is nearing end and the key players have agreed to rejoin the new game. however we need a considerable amount of players still in this world dip game.
gameID=86692

password is chess if interested.
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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
06 Apr 12 UTC
Don't blame the Free Market for Socialism
A free market is a market where two parties engage in completely voluntary exchanges of goods and/or services.
Any coercion or interference in the transaction by a 3rd party is not a free market transaction. You buying a beer after work is a free market transaction.
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Frank (100 D)
22 Apr 12 UTC
spring gunboat
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=85497
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JulianLo (115 D)
22 Apr 12 UTC
Problem with live games?
I keep reading about how the live games used to be better. I joined just the other week and I'm wondering why they were better before?
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President Eden (2750 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
Tettleton's Chew, redhouse has a message for you
^
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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
15 Apr 12 UTC
Joe Biden's Charitable giving
It's pretty funny to here Joe Biden talk about helping out his fellow Americans and comparing that empty rhetoric with how he has actually helped out his fellow Americans. FYI Joe, if you want to help someone create a job. Something of course you don't know how to do.
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Bob Genghiskhan (1258 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
What's the most common 3 way draw?
AGI? EGT? RTF? What do you think?
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Riphen (198 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
Why cant women stand?
They must be programmed to where they cant stand for a very long time.

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Bob Genghiskhan (1258 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
I just made the best burger ever.
A hamburger, with Montreal Steak Seasoning and onion mixed into the meat, topped by corned beef, sauerkraut swiss cheese, and in lieu of thousand island, mayo and sriracha. Jeebus, that's delicious.
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Zmaj (215 D(B))
22 Apr 12 UTC
EOG Gunboat fever
gameID=86910
Awww... I'm almost disappointed that it ended in a draw, though France would have won, most probably. Still, Russia, Italy, Germany and Turkey were almost dead. One more round and there would have been many more points to go around, too bad. I had incredible fun playing as Austria, which is a first for me.
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Bob Genghiskhan (1258 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
Czech's Big Boy Challenge EOGs
gameID=86873

When the game ends, I'm curious to hear many people's rationales. Especially two players in particular.
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feyrath (100 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
newb questions
4 questions, read the reply.
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brainbomb (295 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
Can you win without ever telling a lie?
In a F2F game recently a very moral friend of mine found himself at a loss for ideas with Italy. He saw Russia betray Turkey immediately, and Austria joined the fracas. France was a brand new player who barely knew the rules so he opted not to go for them. As a result he tried a Laponto maneuver, only to realize Russia was already annihilating both Austria and Turkey with a strong alliance with Germany, so killing more of turkey or Austria to benefit himself seemed inherently wrong.
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vexlord (231 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
Vexing Invitational
New game, gameID=86863 117 D 1 1/2 day phases PPSC anon. If you would like to play PM me
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
Ik moet even e.e.a. doen
In de tussentijd kan de Nederlandse delegatie hierop reageren:
http://www.nu.nl/politiek/2792721/rutte-en-verhagen-leggen-schuld-bij-pvv.html
Helaas helaas, wat een stel amateurs is het toch.
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Gobbledydook (1389 D(B))
21 Apr 12 UTC
I keep forgetting about my live games.
I now have 5 resigns all in live games because I forget that they started.
Seriously how do you people *not* forget about them?
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Dharmaton (2398 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
Live games only if a player actually finished a few games.
To prevent Multi-Accounting. ... ex.: gameID=86817
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Celticfox (100 D(B))
20 Apr 12 UTC
Diablo III Open Beta
Since there were some people interested before; there's an open Beta this weekend for Diablo 3.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4963739/Diablo%C2%AE_III_Open_Beta_Weekend-4_19_2012#blog
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MadMarx (36299 D(G))
20 Apr 12 UTC
80,000+ points
Can you imagine?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
13 Apr 12 UTC
quotes
(post some or discuss)
"The Internet mirrors society. If you don't like what you see in the mirror, don't break the mirror." - Vint Cerf
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vexlord (231 D)
21 Apr 12 UTC
New game
Im interested in a new game, before I pick one at random, anyone out there got a bone to pick with me? or just want to play with me? id like a 110+ point game anon....
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cteno4 (100 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
Happy birthday, Adolf Hitler!
Shabbat Shalom :)
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
20 Apr 12 UTC
I've just discovered something.......
...........in anonymous gunboats friends let each other know who they are by selecting pause right at the beginning of the game. Does anyone else use the DRAW/PAUSE/CANCEL keys in this way, I'm so naive !!
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Szpoti (2048 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
Can I remove a game from "My games" once defeated?
I've been defeated yet the game still appears in "My games" tab. Can I remove it since I of course don't have any orders to put in? Or I've got to wait till the game is finished?
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Mr A (386 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
EOG Sargmacher's 5 Point Challenge: Game 6
I'm not the usual EOG-writer, but I'm very interested in what was going on in the end so I thought I might as well write my first EOG.
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tboin4 (100 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
Novogord Chronicles, Mongols and Russia
In my world history class, we're talking about Mongols and their impact on Eurasia. In this one excerpt from the Novogord Chronicles, the passage says that the Mongols demanded "give us your numbers for tribute." I was just wondering what the heck "numbers" is referring to. Thanks!
Vaftrudner (2533 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
I don't know the Novgorod Chronicles in any detail, but if I remember my history correctly, the Novgorod Republic started paying tribute to the Khan to avoid invasion. I assume that is what they're talking about. It could be soldiers, the Mongols also demanded conquered people fight for them, but I don't think that's the case for Novgorod.
fiedler (1293 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
troops, or possibly 'numbers' was some kind of delicious snack back then.
tboin4 (100 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
I think I'll stick with troops. Thanks a bunch guys. :)
Vaftrudner (2533 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
I went and read that part of the chronicles. It refers to Mongol census-takers. If you read it, you can see that they ride around, counting houses, while people tried to rise up against them. "Numbers" refers to a census, that would be a basis for how much tax was owed to the Khan. The prince of Novgorod, Alexander Nevsky, cooperated with the Mongols, he wanted peaceful relations with them, and the anti-Mongol uprising was put down.
Obviously referring to their measurements
IIRC from an unreliable source, as the Mongol horde conquered their enemies, it conscripted fighting-age men to become part of the horde. This reached a point where people fighting off "the Mongolians" weren't even fighting Mongolians, but rather a mixed force largely stocked with recently-conquered foes.

In this case though, they probably mean MegaMillions lottery tickets.
Tolstoy (1962 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
THM: That was certainly true when the Mongols were fighting other steppe nomads in their early days. Conquered tribes were reorganized and conscripts levied (IIRC, it was one in ten from each tribe). By and large, however, farmers and urbanites from conquered areas were militarily useless to the Mongols aside from specialties like engineering and translation services and were generally left alone so long as they acknowledged Mongol suzerainty (and didn't complain about their wives and daughters being raped). This changed in the later Empire as the Mongols 'settled down' - especially in China under Kublai. But for the mid 13th century, your typical Polish or Persian dirt farmer would be fairly safe from conscription if they managed to survive the initial invasion.

As for the OP's question, the translation could be a lot more clear, but I think Vaftrudner is on the right track.


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S.E. Peterson (100 D)
20 Apr 12 UTC
WTA-GB-105 EOG
My apologies for 1901. I checked a minute before the start, saw we had only 5 and assumed it wasn't going to fly. Anyway, thanks for an interesting game.
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