I'm not interested in playing, but I'm happy to GM if you need.

I changed my mind: I'll be GM unless an extra player is needed, due to time constraints. If someone doesn't want to play but wants to be GM, feel free to let me know.

GM:
steephie22
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Other SRGs were cancelled by agreement at the end, to prevent them being included in GR. I don't know if you want to do that here or not.

Cross-posted with ATC. You'll be GM, I'll play and give up my seat if we are at 8 players. Thanks!

GM:
A_Tin_Can
Players:
1. steephie22 (unless someone wants my seat)
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Cross-posted again. I'll let the players decide on that one. Same counts for bet size, although I have a feeling that will just be 5 .

If people are interested in that, it can be a tournament/series: The winner would be best out of X games and that should reduce luck if, for instance, you're England and the target SC is Ankara in your first game.

Anon or non-anon is something I'll also leave up to the other players.

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GM:
A_Tin_Can
Players:
1. steephie22 (unless someone wants this seat)
2. DeathLlama9
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Will players know which center was picked?

Yes.

Just want to point out that at least two countries are likely to be immediately out of the game right from the start. If CLY is picked, what can Austria or Turkey do besides be King-maker? There should be some other level to the game so some countries aren't forced to play just to spite another country.

CLY isn't a center, first of all, but I understand your point. If LVP is picked, Austria and Turkey are unlikely to take it. That's why there's also the solo option though and I think a solo is quite a possibility, especially because people will be so busy trying to get to LVP.

Arguably, Austria is more likely to win through a solo than England is to own LVP in Fall 1910 because England is extremely likely to be attacked by France, Germany and possibly Russia instantly.

As far as winning goes, I think I'd rather be Austria if LVP were to become the target center.

Maybe Italy and Russia decide to move everything towards LVP in an attempt to take it at some point, leaving all their home centers open to Austria and Turkey..

Also hold in mind that a regular 'stop the solo'-attempt won't be rewarding in this variant, *unless* you hold on to LVP. So let's say Austria has 17 centers in the eastern block and the powers in the west, say Germany and France, are perfectly able to keep the stalemate line. However, France holds LVP, the year is 1908.

If Germany just holds the stalemate line like in a normal game, he doesn't get a respectable 3way draw like in a normal game, he outright loses.

That's the beauty of the game: I think it's an elegant way of getting rid of the pesky draws, by adding a victory condition that will always be achieved by someone (unless a center stays neutral until 1910, I guess then the survivors draw and that'd be so epic!) if, and only if, a solo is not achieved.

The only ways to make absolutely sure you win are to either solo or set up a stalemate in which you control the target center. As long as that doesn't happen, everyone has a chance.

I like the idea. Sounds fun. Of course I'll be Italy.

GM:
A_Tin_Can
Players:
1. steephie22 (unless someone wants this seat)
2. DeathLlama9
3. yassem
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GM:
A_Tin_Can
Players:
1. steephie22 (unless someone wants this seat)
2. DeathLlama9
3. yassem
4. Brankl (unless someone else wants this seat)
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I'm in for this, could be interesting.

GM:
A_Tin_Can
Players:
1. steephie22 (unless someone wants this seat)
2. DeathLlama9
3. yassem
4. Brankl (unless someone else wants this seat)
5. Yoyoyozo (unless someone else wants this seat)
6.
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GM:
A_Tin_Can
Players:
1. steephie22 (unless someone else wants this seat) (both)
2. DeathLlama9
3. yassem
4. Brankl (unless someone else wants this seat)
5. Yoyoyozo (unless someone else wants this seat)
6. Jamiet99uk
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Perhaps you could all specify whether you want a series, a single game or both, like I did for myself?

Right now I'm only committing to a single game, preferably anon. I also think the game title should make it clear that this is a variant.

GM:
A_Tin_Can
Players:
1. steephie22 (unless someone else wants this seat) (both)
2. DeathLlama9
3. yassem
4. Brankl (unless someone else wants this seat)
5. Yoyoyozo (unless someone else wants this seat)
6. Jamiet99uk
7. sammitchgamgee (unless someone wants this seat)

King of the Hill seems like a fitting title..

Guess I'll make the game right now then? Also starting signups for game 2. I think this will be popular enough for multiple games.

GM:
A_Tin_Can (?)
Game 2:
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http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=160287

Sending out password to the players in a minute. If anything is wrong, let me know now.

A_Tin_Can, I think you can randomly choose the target center whenever you feel like it. I would just use a random number generator.

Now I'm thinking it might be a better idea to put the target SC in the game title. How do you guys feel about that? I suppose everyone can remember..

I'll just wait for an opinion and if you guys prefer that I'll do that, otherwise I'll send the password.

I don't have a preference

Password sent to everyone. I can't imagine anyone cares and this way we can start sooner. A lot of people seem online now which is a happy coincidence.
Almost everyone is EU it seems.

The hill has been chosen from a randomized list of all 34 Diplomacy centers.

The hill is....

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MOSCOW

RIP Russia

This sounds like an absolute blast!

GM:
A_Tin_Can (?)
Game 2:
1. Hamilton Brian
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As if Russia wasn't easy enough to screw over normally.

At least from my experience playing it in live games . . .

I am still going to spectate this with great interest. Makes me want to think of some kind of prop game . . .