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Magnus Chase (94 DX)
04 Nov 16 UTC
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Help! I'm new!
Hi everyone, I just joined this site a couple days ago. I understand relatively how to play Diplomacy, but I've only played in real life before. Typically, I've never been able to round up many friends to play the game because it takes so long, but I've played some games. Can anyone direct me to any resources so I can learn to play better? Sorry if there was a post like this, but I couldn't find it.
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ssorenn (0 DX)
29 Oct 16 UTC
Going to the game
On my way to Wrigley.

Go Cubs!!!
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
03 Nov 16 UTC
Game 7
Go Indians!
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Red-Lion (382 D)
03 Nov 16 UTC
Hey this looks like a nice game
What's going on in thi- gameID=185002 <looks at game for first time at Autumn 1903> - oh lawd!
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MoscowFleet (129 D)
02 Oct 16 UTC
MLB Playoffs
Well fellas, we're down to the last day. The Mariners' drought continues, the Cards continue to somehow stay in it, the Jays thank the Lord finally get a win to push them to the #1 spot. The Nats also clinched home field advantage over the Dodgers.

Any WS predictions? Is it really the Cubs' year? Can the Dodgers finally make it? Who's going to surprise? My money is on the Jays duelling it out with the Giants, but of course I have a strong bias. What do you all think?
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brainbomb (290 D)
31 Oct 16 UTC
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If the election were today...
http://www.270towin.com/maps/3nY92
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
27 Oct 16 UTC
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Live Game Tournament - Results and Feedback
The inaugural webDiplomacy Live Game Tournament has finished! See inside for more.
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Yoyoyozo (65 D)
02 Nov 16 UTC
Nihilist webDiplomacy
No matter if you 2-way, 3-way, or however you draw, you're going to die solo.

Play wedDip.
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krellin (80 DX)
01 Nov 16 UTC
nanowrimo
National Novel Writing Month
http://nanowrimo.org/

Who's in? What's your topic, passion or ploy?
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Red-Lion (382 D)
29 Oct 16 UTC
Camptown Girls
gameID=184750

I teared up a little when I realized that Italy was going to give his partner, Austria, a piece of the pie instead of soloing. There are happy endings in Diplomacy after all!
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Durga (3609 D)
19 Oct 16 UTC
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Let's fight
Hi friends, I'm looking to play a FP DSS semi-anon game with 2 day phases. Anyone down??

ps: pls don't sign up if you don't send press I can't stand that shit
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Deinodon (379 D(B))
20 Sep 16 UTC
webDiplomacy continues to lose players
The number of players listed each month in the Ghostratings continues to decline. Every year, there is a peak around May/June. We peaked in 2011 with 3,571 players, and steadily lost players from then to now (if you don't count the 2013-2014 inflated numbers anomaly). This last May peak we hit 2,503. At this rate, I figure there will be seven of us left in 2029.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
20 Sep 16 UTC
Nobody wants that, goldie.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
20 Sep 16 UTC
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I am of the belief that if we run more tournaments, run more open games, drop the ridiculous RR requirements, and generally get more active and open to new players as a community as opposed to recommending a million things that the mods and our one (1) developer should be tasked to do that we will be better off. I can go into more detail, but honestly, if you want something to be done in a tournament, just do it.
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
20 Sep 16 UTC
I still maintain the #1 hindrance to the website is its look. It looks straight out of 2005.
TrPrado (461 D)
20 Sep 16 UTC
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Your face is straight out of 2005!! So are my jokes...
GOD (389 D)
20 Sep 16 UTC
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so is yo momma
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
20 Sep 16 UTC
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No need to bring up slippery slope. The idea is bad even without the slope.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
20 Sep 16 UTC
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$1 for every pixel you want between Save and Ready buttons.
brainbomb (290 D)
20 Sep 16 UTC
ill bring back the rhyme time game eventually. that was a big hit
Deinodon (379 D(B))
20 Sep 16 UTC
Brainbomb, have you seen your GR lately?
brainbomb (290 D)
20 Sep 16 UTC
I havent been playing. like I played 1 live game in the past 6 months.
brainbomb (290 D)
20 Sep 16 UTC
I havent been in a draw in ages. I am on a horrible losing streak since winter
Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
20 Sep 16 UTC
I'll draw with you bae
chluke (12292 D(G))
21 Sep 16 UTC
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Many complain of lower RR due to NMR's when they first joined. I don't think new players realize how NMR's will hurt their ability to join games later.

A a big message at the top of every game board warning about NMR's could significantly reduce NMRs: "Failure to enter and save moves before any turn expires before the game concludes will hurt your Reliability Rating and thus your ability to join future games! Plus, the more turns you miss the more your RR will suffer."

Fewer NMR's would improve quality of games and help new users keep higher RR's so that they are less frustrated when trying to join new games.
trip (696 D(B))
21 Sep 16 UTC
Is the list that meme posted for real?
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
21 Sep 16 UTC
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Yes.

- webDip Mom
trip (696 D(B))
21 Sep 16 UTC
Just checked out "New game" and I didn't see an option for not allowing bonuses to be used. Is there any way I can play a game and know for sure that someone can't buy the ability to cheat?
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
21 Sep 16 UTC
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No.

- webDip Mom
Deinodon (379 D(B))
21 Sep 16 UTC
I think having an actual webDip Mom might be the best idea on this whole list!
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
21 Sep 16 UTC
We elected a dorm mom this year and she knocks on my door every few days to check that I'm doing my homework. It's great.
leon1122 (190 D)
21 Sep 16 UTC
Please don't change the map to be interactive. I much prefer the drop-down list, and it's one of the reasons I left PlayDip to come here.

The mobile site has worked just fine for me. I haven't experienced any problems either on my iPad or my LG T-mobile phone.
captainmeme (1723 DMod)
21 Sep 16 UTC
The interactive map on vDip is an option you can use, not something you have to use. I find it great for larger variants where you have a lot of units, or for gunboat when you're planning out moves on the gameboard over a short time before readying up.
MoscowFleet (129 D)
21 Sep 16 UTC
Mobile has been great for me, so no one else can really complain because I'm using an iPhone 4s.
krellin (80 DX)
21 Sep 16 UTC
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ABGE - Time for you to start an Old Farts Tourney for payers here that are long in the whiskers
krellin (80 DX)
21 Sep 16 UTC
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I like Mafia - but it *dominates* the front page, and frankly many good players why are active seen to play more Mafia then they do Diplomacy. Self defeating to the site. Mafia needs it's own sub page
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
21 Sep 16 UTC
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We're thinking of having log in default to the forum and changing the site name to webMafia.com, with Diplomacy as a side game. As Mafia is way more popular online; it could draw us a far larger revenue base for the new adblock-evading popup advertisements we're bringing in.
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
21 Sep 16 UTC
I was thinking of making webMafia... but I would rather host it on my current site, startledgoose.com
trip (696 D(B))
21 Sep 16 UTC
Couldn't you make this a Mafia site without shitting all over the Diplomacy?
brainbomb (290 D)
21 Sep 16 UTC
Lets face it. You might as well rename it brainbombsrambles.com if you do that.
brainbomb (290 D)
21 Sep 16 UTC
Krellin is right. I doubt anyone ever imagined mafia would become this big on here. I dont know if pushing it somewhere else is a solution. Maybe if there was a 6 month hiatus on it, it would bring diplomacy back to life.
brainbomb (290 D)
21 Sep 16 UTC
Im pretty sure ghug, bo and HR have played a combined total of mafia games this,year which far exceeds how many diplomacy games theyve played. If yer playing 2 dip games in 9 months but playing 7 mafia games lol...

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Frostweaver (80 DX)
25 Oct 16 UTC
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Frostweaver's Personal Comments on Live Gunboat-483
Just a note: I'm not playing in the game, just spectating and inputting my personal comments on the game's moves.

Classic opening moves were made by all countries - except for Turkey. Seems Turkey is susceptible to Russian retaliation from the Black Sea. Also quite interesting how Britain and France strayed away from the English Channel.
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reedeer1 (100 D)
31 Oct 16 UTC
College Essays
My early decision applications are due tomorrow! Help!
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Yoyoyozo (65 D)
29 Oct 16 UTC
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IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GUNBOAT. DONT
Just don't. PSA over.
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
28 Oct 16 UTC
Oregon Standoff Defendants Acquitted
Once in awhile, the system works.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/us/oregon-standoff-ammon-bundy-acquittal/index.html
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guak (3381 D)
29 Oct 16 UTC
Deep Learning
So, how long until we get a machine that can kick our asses at Diplomacy? Will AI be forced to play only gunboat games, or can it do full press too? Discuss
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captainmeme (1723 DMod)
13 Oct 16 UTC
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Petition to Introduce Chaos
The variant on the classic map where every center is a different player.

Sign this thread if you think it should be brought to webDip!
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Looking for a couple more to join a game:
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=184890
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MrcsAurelius (3051 D(B))
29 Oct 16 UTC
Needs two more! gameID=184565
See title! Join up.
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Jon65 (112 D)
31 Oct 16 UTC
making sure I'm avoiding meta gaming
I'm wanting tk play with friends from IRL on here as well as existing people on here
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Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
28 Oct 16 UTC
New player, friend of mine, looking for game
hey everyone, because I'm sexy I got a coworker of mine to make an account and play with me. Has nothing to do with the fact that he reports to me. He is userID=82252


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ND (879 D)
27 Oct 16 UTC
U.S. Hysteria
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-putin-idUSKCN12R1W6

Thoughts?
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Ikaneko (97 D)
31 Oct 16 UTC
Facebook Diplomacy
I've discovered a bot that allows you to play chess on a Facebook Chat page using algebraic notation. Could someone conceivably create a Diplomacy adjudicator for a Facebook chat page? It might make Diplomacy more accessible as you can easily play with your friends without worrying for phase length, pauses etc. Would this be in any way possible? It's just a thought.
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TrPrado (461 D)
30 Oct 16 UTC
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I Predict
As the years go on, as millennials come to player a more important role in the world as politicians...
The waistcoat will once again be fashionable for politicians to wear.
Thoughts?
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IcyDragon (0 DX)
31 Oct 16 UTC
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Frostweaver is banned.
Thanks for multi-accounting or meta-gaming man.
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hope (419 D)
30 Oct 16 UTC
Trumps Wicked Kids
At first I thought Trump was alright, but after I looked at this I just cant vote for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4Mi4ocyDw
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leon1122 (190 D)
30 Oct 16 UTC
Violent [censored political group name] and corrupt LAPD
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-homeless-woman-posts-video-protecting-trump-walk-of-fame-star/
Violent ________ attack an African American woman supporting Trump and calling for deportation of illegal immigrants. LAPD blames victim, saying she "incited" them.
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CarlVonClausewitz (0 DX)
28 Oct 16 UTC
Rule Clarification - Absent Players
Could somebody please clarify the rules relating to a player leaving a game. How do attacked units retreat, or are they simply disbanded? When is a new player invited to take over and at what point in the turn (e.g. is it always after the build phase)?
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brainbomb (290 D)
26 Oct 16 UTC
Flagrant examples of election fraud
https://www.buzzfeed.com/qsahmed/the-10-most-gerrymandered-districts-in-america-dh45?utm_term=.yb2ozLooj#.spgn4PnnL
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