I'll get in. I lived in Austria for six months and have a German degree, but it's flying away. I've written thirty page papers in German but I don't know if I can read them any more.

I took 5 years in high school (13 years ago) and am going to Germany next year. Seems like this could be a good way to hone my skills. Though I'm not sure if phrases like "I'll support you into Munich from Tyrolia" will be very useful. Also, in the spirit of being open. I know murraysheroes in real life.

I'll play, but it will all be done using Google Translate as most of my German is finding my way onto trains and planes, not going in exits (or out entrances) or driving on sidewalks (ausgang, eingang, ausfahrt, einfahrt), and ordering food or shopping in the tourist traps in Lindau and Munich. Oh, and counting, eins, zwei, drei, vier, funf, sechs sieben, acht, neun...

I've taken 3 years of German, and am currently in my fourth year. Its high school level, but I'm learning what German preschoolers are learning.
I'm down for one and it could be very to do so

There's a German version of this site I think, so presumably most Germans are there.

http://diplomacy.s-website.de/

I grew up about 100 meters from german border. If you need another player and phases are 2 - 3 days, count me in

Thanks steephie/Sleepcap, I didn't know that.

If we were keeping it here, though, it seems like we'd go 3-day, non-anon, with buy-in and WTA/PPSC both up for debate. It also seems like the skill level of communications is pretty drastically different (I'd put my mastery of the language nearer to Draugnar/Orka than Sevyas). I guess that might mean that those with a better grasp of German would probably need to be fairly patient.

1. murraysheroes
2. Invictus
3. Feeniks
4. Draugnar
5. Orka
6. Sevyas

Yeah, non-anon is a must as the native speakers would instantly know us non-native ones the first time we had to use Google Translate. 25 good? And I don't care about WTA or PPSC as this is for fun anyhow.

Full press I assume. Public press makes it easier to monitor but I've never been involved in a truly successful PP game.

Good question Draugnar...I had just assumed it would be full press. I guess if everyone else disagreed then we could have the discussion, at least.

...and I'm fine with a low buy-in. I'd just make sure that it's low enough that everyone can get in.

I prefer full press as well.

Well, I have the fewest points, so... Of course, when you create it, create it with a password and PM it to us. That way no sneaky n00bs who don't know what it's about slip in.

Must we speak german all the time, or is it allowed to translate in english in case of misemergency?

I think it's up to you, I am a native German speaker and play this games to train my English , greetings from Vienna , Austria

Ich glaube das ist dir überlassen , meine Muttersprache ist deutsch und spiele dieses Spiel um mein Englisch zu verbessen. Grüße aus Wien, Österreich

Habe ich etwas verpasst?

if there's a place left i'd like to join.

falls noch ein plätzchen frei sein sollte.

It looks as though Gerry will probably nab the final spot. I'll set up the game tomorrow and PM everybody passwords.

As far as the use of English in an emergency goes, perhaps we can discuss it in the global post once the game begins. And Gerry--I do think you may need to be quite patient with those of us that haven't had any interaction with German for quite a while (especially those who weren't that good to begin with). I hope we don't frustrate anyone...

1. murraysheroes
2. Invictus
3. Feeniks
4. Draugnar
5. Orka
6. Sevyas
7. Gerry

kasimax, if anyone fails to join, I'll send you a password as an alternate.

What about this: "Wou di hasn hosn und di hosn husn hasn, do bin i dahoam."?

Kein Bayrisch, bitte.

I will bow out and let another native speaker join as I would mostly be using Google Translate.

Schwäbisch schwätzen ist nicht besser. Kölscher Platt ist für mich als Kölner natürlich Hochdeutsch. ;-)

Snob.

Richtet Bairisch kann i nett.

@ murraysheroes : thank you for inviting to a game, in my meaning the important is , in an other language, not to speak perfect, for the first it is important to be understandable, I should know what you are mean than it is ok, German is so complicate that I will not start to teach someone but of course I am glad when somebody writes to me in my mothers language.

naturlich, das ist wunderbar, mein Deutsche is so schlecht, aber mein Franzosisch is kein besser

wenn draugnar das ernst meint, würde ich wirklich gerne mitmachen, als muttersprachler.

@ kasimax: Von wo bist du denn? Lg

auch aus wien! zufälle gibt's :)

Was wirklich? Von wo genau?
Habe Wiener Walzer installiert, Eintritt: AnderblauenDonau
Wer will zu zum üben :-)

Wer will zum üben? Entschuldigung aber diese AutoCorrectur ist nutzlos :-(

23. bezirk, du?

Recht un schlecht!

Aus dem 20. Bezirk.

quasi am anderen ende der welt ;)

Ja so ungefähr :-)

Wie weit sind wir mit den Vorbereitungen für das Spiel?

Ich habe bereits ein Spiel eröffnet namens Wiener Walzer, Passwort ist AnderblauenDonau, aber das habe ich nur zum Spaß eröffnet.

I hate to be that guy, but I think I might have been a little optimistic with starting a new game right now...I'm a teacher, and between the end of semester and the holidays, another game on my docket (especially one that will be as challenging as this one for me) probably wasn't the wisest idea. It looks like there's plenty of interest in this one to fill it up if someone else wants to take the lead, or if we want to wait until the middle of January to begin, then I'll most likely be available for a new game at that time.

I'm here and have nice holidays :-)

I have opened a game called Wiener Walzer with password AnderblauenDonau, everybody welcome :-)

Schade. Mein deutsch ist scheusslich. Ich habe, (after) fünf und zwanzig Jahre, viele deutsch gevergess. Aber, gut Idee.

@Gerry. Das haben wir schon verstanden wann du's zuerst auf deutsch geschrieben hast. (Ich habe einige Jahren im 6. Bezirk gewohnt.)