How Old are Diplomacy Players

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Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by Kakarroto » Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:27 am

bo_sox48 wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:40 pm
I'm 25, which means that back in the good old days around 2015 when my persona shined through on this forum in such lovable, professional ways I was about 8.
So if you are now 25 in this very year of 2021 and 2015 you've been 8, that means you've aged by 17 years in these six years. Surprisingly, if my math isn't wrong, you will hit 150 by 2065, just a bit short to the 150 year memorandum for WWI. Too bad this didn't work out, or else we could've shared some old war stories.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by MajorMitchell » Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:11 am

The date on that post from No Sox Bo Sox should be April 1st imho.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by SkiingCougar » Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:35 am

bo_sox48 wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:40 pm
I'm 25, which means that back in the good old days around 2015 when my persona shined through on this forum in such lovable, professional ways I was about 8.
I always thought Bo was in his 40s as a site admin, maybe I should pay more attention.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by Rubetok » Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:55 am

33

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by azcat1990 » Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:02 pm

52. Started mid 1980s with friends and then at LA conventions (Orccon, Gateway). After moving to the East Coast in 1990 discovered the Category 23 - "Cat23" - Diplomacy discussion board on GEnie (General Electric's idea to sell mainframe off hours time with a sort of uber BBS) where a strong community thrived. Attended the first AvalonCons in the PA/MD area (later WBCs) in mid 90s. After moving back West in '98 almost no Dip play except for a few judge games until March 2020 when I happily discovered both this site and Backstabbr.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by MajorMitchell » Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:49 am

Welcome Sametheon and Macca573 to Webdiplomacy. Disengaged Millennials playing with IT devices make excellent webdiplomacy players if they stick at it and observe & learn from the strategies & tactics employed by cunning players like Goldfinger and other luminaries of the Webdiplomacy Caper.
Be very careful if a Peregrine Falcon fellow tells you that you can keep Liverpool or Bombarding Thomas tells you he's committed to a Draw, neither situation will end well.
If you are extremely fortunate you might see Beloved Dipbro Jamiet99Uk playing with Germany and serve up his famous Silesian Surprise in a high stakes game.
Don't ever backstab Beloved Dipbro Brainbomb, you can stab everyone else but not Beloved Dipbro Brainbomb, he is quite capable of steering his nation to defeat without anyone backstabbing him and it's considered poor manners to stab such Lovable Daffy Artistic Scallywag Fellow like our beloved Dipbro Brainbomb.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by JavadZakhim » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:59 pm

I am 36. I recently started playing. The first time I heard about it was from my wife. She goes to grad school and they have an ongoing game of Diplomacy in between the students. She is 33 but most of the other players are in their mid/late twenties.
So, to answer the first question, I would say probably it is passed down amongst the enthusiasts.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by TheMadMonarch » Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:10 am

17 here. Put on to the game about 2 years ago by a D&D video by a guy named Matt Colville (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWt0AQWjhPg), then spread the word to my friends (Hey Bob!).
Never played FtF, looking forward to the opportunity though.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by Sametheon » Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:10 am

I'm 19, but then, I'm fairly new to it.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by Diplomaster4 » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:33 pm

29 here

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by A_Tin_Can » Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:13 am

Is it securely attached
Nope.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by MajorMitchell » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:07 am

How shiny is ATC's lid lately? Does it have a well aged patina? Is it securely attached & not flapping in winds?

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by MajorMitchell » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:03 am

Cutting the lid of a tin can and counting the rings clearly does not have the accuracy of counting rings of a cut tree trunk.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by A_Tin_Can » Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:33 am

bo_sox48 wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:40 pm
I'm 25, which means that back in the good old days around 2015 when my persona shined through on this forum in such lovable, professional ways I was about 8.
Bo, have you considered playing some games to improve your math skills? I recommend Uno.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by yoak » Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:53 pm

In fact, having joined a 10-day clock game, I may be playing a current game for the rest of my life.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by yoak » Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:53 pm

I'm 48 and have been playing since I was in high school in the late 80's. I played through the PBEM judges era and then there was a longer break before I suddenly discovered web-based, first and primarily here. Now I imagine that I'll play for the rest of my life. :-)

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by Xsotan » Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:37 pm

nesdunk14 wrote:
Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:30 am
I can make the game, do you guys have preferences on phase length or other settings?
If you're still looking for players, I am willing to jump in as well!

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by Ambassador Organa » Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:27 pm

24 and new to the game. Heard about it on Youtube.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by Fianwa » Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:18 pm

I'm 14, and have been been playing for 4 years. The first two years I spent training under my dad, these last two I've been playing on my own.

Re: How Old are Diplomacy Players

by DougJoe » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:34 pm

45 (I like to think of myself as the "Oregon Trail Generation" as I don't really identify completely with really either Gen X or Gen Y as I've heard them described) although I started playing Diplomacy somewhere around age 34 (I can't remember now if it was 2009, 2010, or 2011).

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