It was good when I posted it, before blunders were made

you come in here 40 mins after I posted and start talking like you know the situation

I feel terrible now......

Tell me what you see then Spicy, what is happening in this game?

We're getting destroyed, could've been a sure draw had France played better

Again, I posted this like an hour before you decided to comment

It wasn't a bad position when it 1st CD'd don't give him a hard time.

I'm not giving anyone a hard time, I'm just asking what is happening in this game

Don't talk about an ongoing game, guys.

You could always say a game would be a draw if everybody played better :-) If you hadn't lost or drawn you would have won, I'll look forward to the EOG

Makes sense, you were the one who took over for France and got mad at me because you misplayed. We ended up getting the draw anyway. Too bad you weren't involved :-)

Congrats on your 9th resign btw :-)

Man alive... that game should have ended hours ago. If I had known all I had to do was stab Turkey, I would have done it much sooner >.>

good game jmbostwick, was surprised turkey didn't stab you first. He had the perfect opportunity to solo if he wanted to

He absolutely did. I wasn't ever in a great position to hit him first, so I tried to be as non-threatening as I could be, for as long as possible. You played well yourself! I probably bored you to tears the last several years, but I had to keep you penned up :)

Does this mean y'all want a rematch? I'm up for one more if enough are around.

Since this is already essentially an EOG, I'll post a brief bit here. I don't like Russia in gunboat games -- The choice of north vs. south is much more interesting when you've got negotiations to make, I think. Regardless, I thought I'd head south strongly, and hope that either Turkey or Austria made some overtures. I thought I'd risk guaranteeing Rumania at the expense of giving up control of the Black Sea, and when Turkey executed his (to me) very odd move in Fall 01, I knew I'd made the right call. That couldn't have been any clearer a sign that he wanted to work together, so I decided to roll with it.

Just as well, too -- I knew the English builds were headed my way, but I wasn't ready for the German push, and it cost me Warsaw (which I was able to soften by taking Budapest). By 1903, though, England and Germany were squabbling over Scandinavia and I was able to reclaim Warsaw and solidify my game-long alliance with Turkey.

In 1904, I was saved by a greedy France, who managed to attack three neighbors at once. The attacks weakened Italy enough that I could get Turkey another SC, and distracted Germany enough that I could catch my breath in the north and use 1905 to regroup. 1906 was a banner year for me -- I threw my full weight against a crumbling German front, and managed to steal Berlin *and* Munich, which I'd hold for the rest of the game. At this point, Austria was out, England had CDed, Italy was on life support, and I was looking forward to a four-way draw and a relatively quick game.

1907 changed all that. France NMRs in the Spring, and so I decide not to put in for the Draw, waiting til he CDs in the Fall. Then, in the fall, France CDs but Turkey NMRs (which he did 3 or 4 times during the game). So I decide to wait til Turkey CDs, *then* draw. Except by then, Spicy had put up this post. By the time the next turn rolls around, England *and* France *and* Turkey are all awake at the helm again. Well, damned if I'm going to let someone jump into England's burning ship and walk away with an equal share of the pot! Game on, I thought.

Then the game dragged. And dragged. And dragged. I got stuck in the rut trying to cross into France, while Turkey steadily ate up territory and Germany sat like a rock. I started having fun, trying to see how many turns in a row I could order the same failed move (trying to break into St.Pete's). Eventually, I realize that far from dying, England started thriving, chasing others around his island snatching up SCs. That, combined with the late hour, started wearing on me. Finally, England had a solid naval blockade, I was tired, and it was clear Turkey wasn't going to draw, so I stabbed him to force it.

Spicy I stepped into a game at your request for 66 at 6.30am in the morning and you want to take the piss ...... you're a lovely person.
When people step in to take over a match ruined by a CD basic etiquette would be a simple thank you.but obviously not from yourself, just criticism.
I'm grateful to you because you've taught me a very valuable lesson.
Thank you for the opportunity to join in such a wonderful match:
My EOG:
Turkey - played for the win, well done.
Russia - you got the draw you played the game for, well done
England - I was the only person fighting Turkey but I let you get back some SCs and you used them to attack me, well done
Germany - you played to just survive and you succeeded, well done
I think you should give yourselves a hearty slap on the back for playing so brilliantly, if I had been a better player maybe I could have won the game for all of you and we have have a big picnic, alas it wasn't to be but I'll keep practising.
For future reference the simple phrase is 'Thank You'. It'll cost you nothing, you don't even have to mean it
Cheers guys

Yes that's brief, shush :)

@jmbostwick - well done, great game

You think you deserve a thank you after you come in to antagonize me saying that I lied about the position being good when you're the one who messed it up. You're angry about losing 66 and taking over at 6:30am? No one would have judged you if you hadn't taken over. Someone else might have taken over, or maybe not. Either way this argument wouldn't even have started if you didn't start getting angry other people for your own decision to take over the game and then misplay. If you weren't such a dick and carried the game toward the end instead of resigning, maybe you'd deserve a thank you.

Honestly, I wouldn't have cared if you succeeded in helping me draw or not, but apparently you thought it was a good idea to talking on the forum IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME

But anyway, thank you for trying. Next time get your head out of your ass and realize that if someone isn't friendly toward you, maybe you're the one who provoked it

I'm not angry mate, why would I get angry over a game of Diplomacy when innocent men women and children are getting slaughtered in Syria, you need a little perspective here.
Rather than judge you for comments and behaviour I thanked you for the learning experience. I wouldn't expect a big man like yourself to show me any respect. Maybe an idea for next time is you not only ask someone to play, you could ask their GR and then suggest what moves they make. Then if they can't match up to the quality you display in all your games, especially this one, then tell them you prefer to have a CD.
When I joined the game you did nothing but hold for the rest of the game, not playing for a draw, more like praying. I gave England a chance, he wasn't playing for a draw, he must have thought it was PPSC and he was just out to steal as many SCs as possible. It felt like I was the only person playing against both Turkey and Russia.
When I left the game I assumed I was playing against a multi as Russia had done nothing since I joined apart from attack me and support Turkey, Turkey had seventeen and was just about to take Paris or Brest and I assumed it was game over.
I went to attend to my young daughters bathroom needs assuming I would return and Turkey would have won. I come back and the game had been drawn because Russia had worked out that if he actually attacked Turkey he could take his SCs, not sure why he waited until Turkey had 17 SCs to experiment with that :-)
So once again apologies for not being a good enough replacement for your CD merchant and apologies for the CD, that wasn't intentional. I only hope that with future good conduct I can redeem myself in your eyes and of all the other high quality players in the game, if I can't I'll die a broken man .....

Again, I didn't even care about the quality if your play. At first I was thankful that someone took over for France. But then you had to start posting stuff on the forum in the middle of the game. Now you're just writing huge walls of text to justify all the other things you did while avoiding the main issue

My disgust toward you has nothing to do with how you played the game and everything to do with how you handled yourself outside of it.

You're a big man :-),
next time a simple thank you will suffice