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armageddon (100

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15 Jun 08 UTC

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new game- blitzkrieg-3

come and get yer ass kicked

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Gobbledydook (1389

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14 Jun 08 UTC

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More wannabe Mapleleaf's!

There's a guy called mapleleafrulz (ID 6197)...
after the mapleleafisacnt, there seems to be another of the mapleleaf series!

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13 Jun 08 UTC

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Lawyers

I am an advocate and I thought it would be nice to hold a game exclusively for lawyers. Anyone interested?

Rumpole (100 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Please join
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4288

mapleleaf (0 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Is the game called Divorce?

Rumpole (100 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Are you a lawyer?

mamuchka (427 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

The game will take over a 100 years, nobody will win.

Gobbledydook (1389 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Well...are judges allowed?

Chairman Mao (340 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

you arent one anyway, gobble......

Gobbledydook (1389 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

hey! you denounced my occupation!
Did Mr. Joey Chan say Judge Peter??
See, I'm a Judge!

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

If a lawyer backstabs another lawyer in Diplomacy...
what's the difference?

I shudder to imagine the press in that game...

mamuchka (427 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Objection, your honor!!

menace3society (927 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

What's the difference between a lawyer and a child? When a child gets hit by a bus, you want it to live.

Darwyn (1601 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

LOL...my sentiments exactly, menace.

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Q: What's the difference between an accident and a calamity?

A: It's an accident when a bus full of lawyers plunges off the road into a river. It's a calamity if they can swim.

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

"Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered."
- Luke 11:52

fortknox (2059 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Q: If you drop a penny and a lawyer off the roof of the empire state building, which will hit first?

A: Who cares?

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Q: What is the difference between lawyers and prostitutes?

A: Clothes

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Q: How many lawyers does it take to stop a moving train?

A: Never enough.

mapleleaf (0 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Everybody slams lawyers until they need FREE advice. Then it's "buddy" this and "buddy" that.

Bloody duplicity.

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers".
- Shakespeare, Henry VI (Act IV, Scene II).

TheGhostmaker (1545 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

From the Rowan Atkinson "Welcome to hell" sketch:

"Looters and pillagers over here please, thieves if you could join them, and lawyers, your in that lot."

Tucobenedicto (100 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Lawyer jokes really are not funny.

Zarathustra (3672 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

well, they are a little bit eh?

Im in that lot

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

@mapleleaf
Of course! Who in there right mind would actually want to pay a lawyer if one can get away with it?

Q: What's the difference between a divorce lawyer and a boxing referee?

A: A boxing referee doesn't get paid extra for a longer fight.

aum (602 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

@Tucobenedicto
You CLEARLY have not had unenviable firsthand experience with lawyers if you don't find lawyer jokes funny.

Q: What's wrong with Lawyer jokes?

A: Lawyers don't think they're funny, and nobody else thinks they're jokes.

MajorTom (4417 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

lol aum, we have a winner!

mapleleaf (0 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

I suppose that depends, aum.

If one gets this free service by kissing the lawyer's ass, only to turn around and denigrate the profession BEHIND THEIR BACK, then this makes one a two-faced git.

If you are comfortable ( or, in your case, proud ) of this assessment, then good for you....

q93 (373 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

And do you actually know a Lawyer who gives Free Advice. What you get is a quick brush off and a clear statement of the obvious, then an offer to actually do more once the appropriate fee is paid.

Then when that fee is paid, you get a vague statement of the obvious, a slower brush off, and a little less clear understanding.

Thenif you really try to fight something you have a 10% chance of beating the system, and a 90% chance of just pissing off the judge and getting a harsher sentence.

q93 (373 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

Oh and I forgot to mention the clearly upset lawyer who has to stop at the bank on his way home to cash your check.

Feckless Clod (777 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

I'm not a lawyer. If I join your game anyway, what you gonna do? Sue me?

cteno4 (100 )
13 Jun 08 UTC

I agree that lawyer jokes aren't really that funny, and this is coming from someone who honestly despises most lawyers he's ever met. They're just too predictable and not very witty.

Darwyn (1601 )
14 Jun 08 UTC

It's funny cuz it's true...

http://www.cracked.com/article_16358_9-insane-cases-that-prove-us-legal-system-screwed.html

aum (602 )
14 Jun 08 UTC

I think q93 has known too many lawyers...my sympathies.
In all honesty, I think it's a tragedy that the American legal system can be so swayed by the caliber of lawyer that money can purchase. I find lawyer jokes especially funny because the widespread societal disdain of lawyers is so universal and so deeply rooted. I can't think of another profession where people openly joke about wishing them bodily harm. Clearly, I'm not the only one who finds lawyer jokes funny.

@mapleleaf
You've probably been told this before but you sometimes make even the most riled up curmudgeon positively agreeable. Judging from your statement, one might be forgiven for thinking that I had actually denigrated lawyers in secret being the "two-faced git" that I am. I don't know how you extrapolated that because I'm cracking jokes out in the open to Rumpole et al. Talk about getting a sense of humor. I actually thought your swipe about their game being called "Divorce" was funny too.

Anyway, can someone like Zarathustra give us a glimpse of how the game's press is going? I have to admit that I am morbidly curious.

jpchewy01 (100 )
14 Jun 08 UTC

In the words of John Hammond of Jurassic Park:

You're the ones I'm paying and the only one on my side is the blood sucking lawyer! No offense.

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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Wikipedia Article 'Internet Diplomacy'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Diplomacy

I thought it would be a good idea to move this into a separate thread. We should start paying more attention to the wikipedia article to make sure that it reflects us correctly.

The current article about phpdiplomacy on Wikipedia is not too bad, however it could be better and more comprehensive to make sure that the developers here are sufficiently credited for their work, especially considering attempts to portray things incorrectly by others (cough.. playdiplomacy)

I have a few points:

a) Is there anyone with a senior position as a contributor in Wikipedia and/or experience with writing articles there among us?

b) We should stress the point that phpdiplomacy is based on work of volunteer coders from the community and completely free

c) We should list all of the current forks of phpdiplomacy, not just the Facebook version.

d) We should see if we can say more about the unique community here as well as the features.

e) Perhaps more details as to the reason Kestas stopped coding for? Objectively, of course.

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Blackheath Wanderer (0

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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To travel boycott or not

If a country has a regime with which you have an ethical difficulty, is it better not to travel to that country or to go and engage with local people?

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obiwanobiwan (248

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13 Jun 08 UTC

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How do I join League game B-1, was sent a link, clicked it, now what?

Basically, what the subject says.

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Zarathustra (3672

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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Minor Powers and Civil Disorder

Lately, I have been getting really ticked when someone takes over a CD country that has like one or two SCs late game. its so annoying because at that point the player is either a multi-accounter or joining just to screw over one of the other players because they can't really hope to win or even make a significant showing. Is there anything that can be done about that?

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Chairman Mao (340

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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Is it ok to give away your own SCs to allies?

Well, I am not pointing at anyone here, nor any specific game, but I would like to see some discussion on this:

Is it ok for a nation to give away some of his own SCs to an ally?
The situation I am in is as followed:
- France is on the verge of winning
- France promised England to get him 10+ SCs by the end of game
- England has no ability to get any more SCs from his opponent (i.e. Me, Turkey) unless he takes from France
- Instead of winning, France is taking stuff off his opponent, and giving off stuff from his back
- By doing so, France is delaying what is supposed to be a victory
- Is this similar to positioning yourself for 24 SCs to win in a PPSC game?

Perhaps this is right, perhaps this is wrong, but I want to know everyone's opinion on this. No strong comments...purely a discussion

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10 Jun 08 UTC

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to all republicans

I'll see you at the RNC

good luck
;)

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warrenthegreat (147

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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There is luck in Diplomacy

It's called luck of the opponent.

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zestythelemon (950

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13 Jun 08 UTC

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Continental Breakfast II

That's right, folks. Continental Breakfast is back in its first sequel. Cost to join is 20, plus you have to bring a breakfast food appropriate to the country you get assigned. PPSC.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4297

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Katsarephat (100

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13 Jun 08 UTC

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Orders not processed?

In "Revolution is no excuse for CD", I could swear I had entered orders for England (specifically, I'd wanted to snatch Spain from France, among other things) in Autumn whatever-year-we're-currently-on Diplomacy. It's now Autumn Retreats and my orders didn't get processed. Luckily I don't need to enter any retreats.

Anyone know why this might have occurred? (It is possible, though highly unlikely, that I just never finalized and took no notice of the alert on the top of my screen telling me to act...)

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Kristopher (100

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13 Jun 08 UTC

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Thomas Jefferson fornicated with ducks and goats.

Yes, it's true....

Join for 100 points!

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4292

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TheGhostmaker (1545

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07 Jun 08 UTC

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Dear Mr. Llama. Subject: League B

There are now seven people who wish to start the League B.

Please start a game WTA 15 pot on Thursday, as one player will be without internet until then. Please use a password and email the joining link to each of the players at their email addresses (in reply):

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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New Game - 200 bet PPS

Come join!
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4275

Called 'Big Money No Whammies"

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13 Jun 08 UTC

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Two more players needed - "75 Buy-In"

And a question for y'all:

What happens if fewer than seven people join a game?

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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New game

Hey guys! Join the new game:
a noob game
the bet is 5 points
thanks!

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FamedPunnisher (100

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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New Game

Join this new game so we can Get goin

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Withnail160 (1204

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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LOST

Im embarrassed to say that (until recently) I have been an avid fan of LOST - it panders to my interest in puzzles

I would love to hear opinions of the phpdip community on the programme...what are your thoughts?

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fwancophile (164

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11 Jun 08 UTC

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neutral question

i may have run up against a rule i wasn't familiar with, or some derivative of the old self-dislodgement rule. what would be the result if there is a unit in a territory ordered to attack another, and you know the attack fails. in addition, a hostile country orders a supported unit to this territory, but you also order another supported unit into this territory?

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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all for one

my 1st game, anyone wanna join me?

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fastspawn (1625

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09 Jun 08 UTC

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My thoughts on ethics and the game

Since I have some time on the side, I am just for the hell of it writing this down
1. It is said that in order to successfully play this game, one has to make two lies at least.
2. In most ethical situations lying is a no-no. Especially if the lying leads to pure self-benefit (i.e. winning the game, making the other lose it)
3. The other option is meta-gaming (i.e. making a deal with another player over several games to share victories. Against phpdiplomacy rules)
4. Hence, it is said to be impossible to be ethical and still win diplomacy.

My reply below will be my thoughts on this.

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jakethesnake (1112

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10 Jun 08 UTC

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convoy cutting support

Shouldn't a failed convoy cut support the sameway a normal move would? in this case, i'm france, and was convoying to london. Still, London was able to suppurt edi to the north sea and boot germany out. is this a mistake, or do convoys not cut support?

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4050&msgCountry=Germany

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12 Jun 08 UTC

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(RTC) Lt. Crackers

I believe that someone suggested banning (RTC) Lt. Crackers (See 'Hall of Fame') a while ago - why isn't he removed?

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07 Jun 08 UTC

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Points inflation and veteran players

I know this subject has been talked about ad nauseum, but I'm suprised at the number of veteran players who, when they know a game is ending, bring their point totals down to zero so they can get a free 100 points. I understand why new members do this, but I'm surprised that veterans do as well.

I suppose expecting diplomacy players to be 'ethical' is an oxymoron.

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Stevelers (3084

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10 Jun 08 UTC

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Problem with taking over CD country.

In the game: "Gravemakers&Gunslingers", I took over for Russia which was in CD. However, I can't open the game, for some reason... It says there is an error, dealing with "orders which have been completed, but should not be". That's what it says, at least... I don't have any orders to fill right now, so no big rush on getting this fixed, or anything.

Sorry, I can't provide the link to the game, seeing as how I can't open the game...

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09 Jun 08 UTC

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Skipping worthless phases

Currently in final hours, we are in a retreat phase. England is the only country that has a unit that was dislodged, and that unit cannot retreat. I was wondering if something could added to the to-do list to prevent the delay of waiting until the player submits that he is doing the only available option.

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keeper0018 (100

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06 Jun 08 UTC

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Where I disappeared to...

hey all, i know that i kind of took off suddenly from the site about a month ago, so i just wanted to let everyone know where i went. i got grounded from all communication indefinitely (hey, im only 14), so i could not go on the computer. I am sorry about all of the games that i left in CD, but i had no choice, and im sure that the people that took them over didnt mind! i am posting this now from school, the only time i can get on the computer. do not fret, though; i have a feeling that sometime within the next month or two i will be acquitted for my offense, and i will be back to kicking arse in no time. adu for now.

Nick (keeper0018)

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Kent C. Tugood (483

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11 Jun 08 UTC

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Joining a Private Game

Never done it before, but a bunch of gents from a Browser Based game wished to play a private foray. But I haven't a hot clue where to find it. Any pointers?

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09 Jun 08 UTC

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Draw Request - ww3

All 3 parties have agreed to the draw. The game link is below:

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=3930

They will publicly agree as a reply to this message I am sure.

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