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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
30 Sep 11 UTC
Lunatic Marxists
Supporters of Castro's disastrous regime in Cuba love to blame the United States for Havana's problems, but this article shows everything wrong in Cuba has one cause, Marxism.
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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
05 Oct 11 UTC
I lost the game!
And so did all of you. Post your reactions here.
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hellalt (113 D)
06 Oct 11 UTC
Thinking of leaving the site
Indeed. Too many stupid players here and too many stupid people in general. I guess that's because most of you are American.
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Kind.of.slow (746 D)
05 Oct 11 UTC
Steve Jobs has passed away
So many things will not be the same now...
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jmo1121109 (3812 D)
07 Oct 11 UTC
Detroit Tigers
Hells Yes!
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King Atom (100 D)
27 Sep 11 UTC
Two Things...
1. This is my last thread.
2. I'll be starting up a WTA Live game next Saturday as my final game. I would love to be able to do the World Map.
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SantaClausowitz (360 D)
28 Sep 11 UTC
Bullying
While there is no doubt bullying is a major problem, and the suicides caused by it are tragedies, does making the kids who commit suicides tragic heroes encouraging more kidstake that route?
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
06 Oct 11 UTC
The International TV Exchange Program
Suggest 1 TV show you think absolutely MUST be seen by others--and espeically those who are maybe in another country and not familiar with the show. The NEXT person who comes along must watch an episode of said show, and suggest one for the next person...and so on and so forth, until all shows ever to air on the Tube are watched by the WebDip community. :)
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stratagos (3269 D(S))
03 Oct 11 UTC
Stratagos Challenge: Beat on the rusty old doof
Some of you wanted to beat on me. I think I can kick a single game shortly. Who is in, and what settings are preferred?

I'm going to request 36 hour phases, simply because I expect I'm going to *need* them when I start my new job next week...
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DXA (152 D)
06 Oct 11 UTC
Ancient Med Stalemate Lines
I don't know if anyone is interested in studying or analyzing things like that, but I am. When I was first starting to play diplomacy (back in, oh, February?), I immersed myself in reading all about the strategies and theories that people had written articles on. Since discovering this site (back in, oh, last week?) I've really come to enjoy the Ancient Med variant.
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Putin33 (111 D)
06 Oct 11 UTC
Why Brett Favre is awful
By popular demand.
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
04 Jul 11 UTC
SoW Summer 2011 Game 1
gameID=62777

Please follow the thread rules below
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Thank you for the feedback Riphen. Yes, we should have paused immediately after the NMR and found a solution, but since this NMR was out of spite and not out of lack of access, I feel like it is more punishable, since you were able to commit, but out of protest you did not.
Professors were required to get two posts a year in. I'm pretty sure I got in a post a year, so with rdrivera getting at least one post in a year (which he did) we met the requirements.

Unless it was two posts per professor per phase, in which case I did indeed royally fuck up and I apologize for that.
Riphen (198 D)
28 Sep 11 UTC
I figured a post at least every diplomatic(not builds or retreats) phase by each professor.
rdrivera2005 (3533 D(G))
28 Sep 11 UTC
Well, I confess I missed some phases and sometimes my commentaries weren´t as good as I want them to be, but it´s hard to give great commentary without knowing the real diplomacy going on and also trying to avoid influencing the flow of the game. Unfortunetly this time Babak and The Wizard (best professors I seen on this SOW series) weren´t available.
Anyway, I would really love to see some EOGs so I can look back what I wrote and be ashamed :-)

@Riphen - To be honest, I think you are a great player and maybe this is one of the reasons you get disappointed that you aren't learning that much in this game. I don´t think you really need lessons on tactics or strategy, maybe on not holding grudges or being more gentle with people that have real lifes and still try to help improve our little hobby.
Riphen (198 D)
28 Sep 11 UTC
I am gentle to those with Real life situations.........I advocated for a draw with France......which was shot down by Italy and Germany......both countries who have shots at winning..

Leif_Syverson (271 D)
28 Sep 11 UTC
Correction, I voted for a draw when france NMR'd..
And I still have a vote for a draw in place in case you were confused on that issue.

That doesn't mean I'm not going to take advantage of NMR's if they fall in my lap. Most often it's my enemies that get the NMR advantages, so should I just sit back and let Italy win if he didn't want to vote for a draw?
Rhinoceros (353 D)
28 Sep 11 UTC
Additional correction: Italy (me) was the first to vote draw once France was removed from the game. I suggested a four way, but then France was replaced and he did not vote with the group.

I withdrew my draw vote after Russia announced, and then followed through with, his threat of NMR. I did this because I do not want to reward Russia with a draw if he chooses to CD. Let him have another resign on his record, if that is what he wants.

As soon as he actually CDs my vote will be back on. Until then, I will continue play to the best of my abilities and honor the commitment I made when I entered this game.

I have been happy to vote pause when asked, and understand that things come up. That said, I feel strongly that individuals who choose to quit the game should not be included in a draw.
rdrivera2005 (3533 D(G))
28 Sep 11 UTC
Well, I know this game is going to end soon, one way or another, so I will try to give my last lecture.

This point of a game is usually what people call "end game" and it´s the point were people look (or should look) for the best result that they can get. Usually the powers could be in three situations (four if you include the dead ones, but in this case you have nothing to do but look ):

1)You are a small power (usually aroung 3-4 centers, but maybe even 1) - In this case you need to find a way to be usefull in stoping someone´s solo. Sometimes this include helping the biggest guy around so he turn so big that everybody have to unite to face him. You should look closely for the possible stalemate lines that can be formed and try to find a way to be part of it. For example, if you are England, having Nwy and/or Stp is a great way to be alive when the game end. Same is valid for Mun/Ber as Germany and other key centers for the other nations. Try to make to risky for anyone to kill you. You should use tactics but also a lot of diplomacy to avoid beind eliminated just to have a smaller draw. Not an easy task when you have some greedy players or a high pot (points or GR pot....)

2)You are the big power (or one of the big powers) - Well, in this case you have usually at least a draw guaranteed, so it´s time to find a way to get a solo. You should know what are the 18 dots you need (if you don't know you have done a poor job in the middle game) and need a plan to take them. Problem is that probably the other players also know that and will not make your life easy. So, put tactics aside and work on diplomacy. Try to explore the grudges between players and also the small nations that will usually do whatever it takes to survive. Don´t shorten the player pool (this is where sometimes people make big mistakes). It´s a lot easier to try for a solo with 6 players alive then with only 3, as the coordenation needed for 5 players to stop a solo is a lot harder to achieve then between only 2. Having a strong knowledge about the stalemate lines will help too, so you can avoid it´s formation, focusing on getting ahead of them not on grabbing centers.

3) You are a medium power (this mean you looked at the board and see you have 0 chance of a solo but have also small chances to be eliminated) - In this case your task is avoid someone getting the solo. That should be your first goal, not having a n-way draw. Of course you want to be a part on a draw, but you should look the board aiming to avoid a solo and not trying to get the smaller possible draw. Of course, usually a 3-way draw is better then a 6-way, but both are far better then a survive (assuming you are playing WTA, that is the only way to play for this professor). So, if you need to keep alive that player that stabbed you twice or the other one that has only 1 center to secure the draw, do it, don´t risk it for vengeance or greed.
vordemu (460 D)
29 Sep 11 UTC
Thanks to Italy for finally drawing the match. I probably won't be able to get on much until the weekend, so expect my EOG on Saturday or Sunday. I'll try to answer any questions that people address to me in this thread, but I probably won't be able to do it in a very timely manner.
Leif_Syverson (271 D)
29 Sep 11 UTC
EOG coming sunday or saturday at the earliest..
Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
29 Sep 11 UTC
My EOG is at home in a txt file so I'll have it for everyone tomorrow (if I remember) and I promised MM and everyone that I'd post my general opening comments and first year comments about how I play Italy.
Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
30 Sep 11 UTC
I'll start a new thread for the SoW G1 EOG's since it hasn't been done yet.
bump. Do you want a new thread or just post EOG's here?
Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
02 Oct 11 UTC
i started a new thread to make finding and reading the posts easier.
bump. All students post their EOG's in the other thread


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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
05 Oct 11 UTC
What are your thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street movement?
Also, I wonder what you all think of this
http://nycga.cc/2011/09/30/declaration-of-the-occupation-of-new-york-city/
that the NYC general assembly passed
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Agent K (0 DX)
05 Oct 11 UTC
Face to Face
So, i was perusing the ghost ranking site and stumbled upon the Boston face to face tourney this past summer.
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agusnoceto (626 D)
06 Oct 11 UTC
how do i contact an admin?
We have a game which we all agreed to pause because 1 player needed. Now that he's back everyone but another player clicked unpause.
Is there any way to conctact an admin so he can unpause the game?
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Ges (292 D)
05 Oct 11 UTC
What are some of your favorite (mainly little-known, short-run) comics series?
My games are going south, so I have time for Forum jollies. I've had really good luck here soliciting ideas for TV shows to Netflix, so I'm trying to compile a list of interesting, oddball comic book titles that you've come across.
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Octavious (2732 D)
05 Oct 11 UTC
A party political broadcast from the Conservative Party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ucnXwKAzAo0

It's certainly different... but is it right?
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Tom Bombadil (4023 D(G))
03 Oct 11 UTC
New non-anon Game
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=69203#gamePanel

non-anon, 36hrs, 150 D, WTA
Looking for people I haven't played against, or old faces. All are welcome.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
02 Oct 11 UTC
A Question, Doctor Who--And Sci-Fin In General--Fans:
The Terminator went back in time to kill Sarah and then John Connor.
The Borg went back in time to stop First Contact and assimilate Earth.
The Omega 13, for God's sake, allowed a do-over that let Tim Allen win.
Why don't Doctor Who bad guys just travel back in time and kill him as a baby? (Also, wtf happened in this season finale...I'm STILL confused!) :p
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Cockney (0 DX)
05 Oct 11 UTC
1 more needed for big game
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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
25 Sep 11 UTC
The Roots of Anti-Americanism
Is Anti-Americanism any different from Anglophobia or Francophobia that came befeore? Is is different from the fear of Russia or China?

Disclaimer, if you do not like this thread you can make it disappear instantly from your forum page view by muting the author of the thread.
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basvanopheusden (2176 D)
25 Sep 11 UTC
New game: Full press WTA, 48 hours/phase
This game will be standard, but with one rule: each player can only send two messages/phase to each other player. Motivation inside.
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Hugo_Stiglitz (100 D)
05 Oct 11 UTC
leave of absence
i will be leaving the site for a few weeks due to it being "crunch-time" at my place of work
I'll try to finish up any games I have left and avoid CDs

I know you all will miss me greatly, but try to soldier on without me
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
05 Oct 11 UTC
Napping Perry, Mud People, Burning Puppies, and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqqLn65gTaU
Usually not a big SNL fan, just doesn't appeal to me...but they just NAILED the GOP Presidential race!
(And for all you Ron Paul supporters out there...come on, THAT'S funny...and if Herman Cain gave a speech like tHAT, I'd vote for him...damn inspiring!) :p
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Diplomat33 (243 D(B))
14 Sep 11 UTC
Lord of the Rings Diplomacy?
Any other fans of the series interested in having a middle earth map for diplomacy? it is not on the to do list or planned at all, and i am just polling for thoughts on the topic. thoughts and ideas would be great, and if enough people want it then we can tell the mods and get it made, maybe.
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franzjosefi (313 D)
04 Oct 11 UTC
How does one quit a game?
I had a game start without me and I would like to quit the game. I have been trying for days but cannot figure out how
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Yonni (136 D(S))
04 Oct 11 UTC
Election time
So, it's election time in Ontario on Thursday (but more importantly the start of Hockey) and I'm embarrassingly uninformed so I'm spending today doing a bit of research. Any two cents from my fellow Ontarians?
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Hobbs (100 D)
04 Oct 11 UTC
Potential Cheat
I'm invovled in a game with no in-game messaging and it look like two countries have just done a manoevre which could only be done with collusion - what can I do about this?
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hellalt (113 D)
04 Oct 11 UTC
I muted your mothers
I had to. They kept yelling while I was taking their most precious thing...
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aaronn7 (0 DX)
04 Oct 11 UTC
need 3 more
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