If anyone is up for some good ol' medium - stakes med games Hit Me UP

This live gunboat game was canceled since two people who knew each other played in the same game and they communicated outside of the site, which gave them an unfair advantage. They did not know the rules and now they have been warned. Any further infraction on their part will result in a ban.
Please do not try to determine who they were as this was swiftly dealt with.
Thank you for understanding.

So after the attack last night on my laptop, I decided to scrub it and start from scratch (new Sony Vaios have their OS on some firmware) so I completely formatted it and reinstalled using the VAIO key. I thought I'd give Defiance another tyr (an earlier attempt never ran) so I installed it and it ran great! Awesome game play and very immersive graphics. Not a fan of the odd keyboard and mouse, but I will probably remap those to match WoW/STO/other MMOs.

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Yes, it's time put together 7 fearless foes for a no-holds barred, low-point, non-anon game. Friends and foes welcome. Let's duke it out.

Submit your name and a fantastic bit of verbal abuse for consideration.

Hello everybody, I would like to have a live classic match and nobody seems to see it, so I will post it here...
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I wasn't the next one to post and was trying to get people to stop and yet *I* got docked 20 fucking points! Fucking mods abuaing their fucking power again!!!!!!

I blacked out for a few minutes and when I came to it turned out I had just gotten engaged. Weird.

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For people who are in the top 250 in this list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ar7_3gsXAPwtdDVwZEloT3QycWRJc2FvYklrc0Y1X3c&output=html

When your opponents CDs have created a unfair advantage for you?

To rekindle the lusthog squad, looking for 6 players who are willing to commit NOT voting draw until a stalemate line is reached and formed (read: no movements).

Just a new world game that needs more players.

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=120626

;)

Has anyone encountered this? Using the "draw" voting button early on in a Modern Diplomacy II game to indicate your interest in forming a coalition to dominate the board? Seems dodgy to me. Not in the spirit of the rules. Thoughts, anyone?

My significant e-partner (online for the slowpokes) blacked out today, and I took advantage of him. When he came to and I came as well, we had gotten engage. Weird.

"Don't let Draugnar join" is a new game I just created

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/rov-captures-first-ever-footage-of-oarfish-in-the-wild/
Another example of idiotic reporting. First Ever footage of Deep Sea creature...presumed responsible for spawning myths of sea monsters among ancient mariners.

Can you identify the flaw in the moronic author's comments?

Hello everyone. I am trying to make a summer reading list and was wondering what the webDiplomacy community's favorite books are. Maybe I will get some ideas!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047

I really liked his Culture stories. "Excession" was particulary fine.

I have a VERY LONG game for any and all who will only be able to check up sporadically next week (like me).
Each phase is 5 days long, and it starts on Monday. The gameID=120582 Enjoy!

I've got the couch part down, and only 20 weeks to make the transition: http://www.columbiagorgemarathon.com/

Have people been following this? Is it to be expected? Is the media just creating a stir or is this some nefarious government plot?
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/7/4406416/president-obama-on-nsa-spying-congress-has-known-about-it-and

Is it meta-gaming when a player admits that his alliance with 3 other players wont break because they are real life friends and all 4 of them are literally sitting on the same room?

Good game, I'm not involved in it but it looks like it has potential...

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I'm just wondering how you were able to read the press in a game that does not have public press. Obviously, my comment hit home that you were friends with one of the players involved.

Talk about unrest in Istanbul, Ankara, others.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe6cfa9a6d45b0dd43fe513236fe94f5/tumblr_mnqsjpZnHx1qm2tv9o1_1280.jpg

Post the best here, even though it's been done.

I've occupied Hawaii for 2 autumn phases and one spring phase and it hasn't changed to my color. I got credit for taking the SC so I was able to build just fine, but no color change.

If you could....if you were so devious and underhanded and inclined to do so...

What would you Alternate Name be???

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/04/the-blackwhite-marijuana-arrest-gap-in-nine-charts/

Keeping in mind that if you're black, they'll probably beat the living shit out of you. Post-racial America ftw!