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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
01 Aug 14 UTC
Commonwealth Games
The best bit about it is that apparently the national anthem of England is Jerusalem. I feel a stirring whenever I hear that played.
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ssorenn (0 DX)
02 Aug 14 UTC
Dating 101
for all you younguns, here you go....Rules to live by!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0_yj-ZNi9DI
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JamesYanik (548 D)
02 Aug 14 UTC
Join World Game
gameID=145015
7 more in 2 days
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
01 Aug 14 UTC
Clearing the Air
See below:
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emfries (0 DX)
01 Aug 14 UTC
Draw Scoring System
See below.
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Maniac (184 D(B))
01 Aug 14 UTC
An apology
I am sorry if I have slandered, attacked or offended Jmo in particular or this site in general.
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A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
Diplomacy on This American Life
Have we covered this yet?

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/531/got-your-back
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jimbursch (100 D)
01 Aug 14 UTC
Where are the forum rules posted?
I know this is a controversial subject at the moment, but where are the forum rules posted?
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dirge (768 D(B))
30 Jul 14 UTC
why is it so boring at webdip now?
People on this site only seem to want pleasant conversation.
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oscarjd74 (100 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
hypothetical anatomy
See inside. If women would grow balls, where would they keep them? I'm guessing in their handbags.
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SYnapse (0 DX)
29 Jul 14 UTC
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A new website
Hi everybody,

I just came online to briefly tell you about what’s going on and the rumours about a website.
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rojimy1123 (597 D)
01 Aug 14 UTC
Bargain-Priced Gunboat
Want to give this variant another chance. Non-Anonymous, PPSC.
gameID=145366
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THELEGION (0 DX)
01 Aug 14 UTC
favorite character
What is your top 3 favorite marvel Super heros and super villains. You may include anti heros in both categories. For me
Deadpool, hulk ,and wolverine for hero's
villains would be venom, carnage, and magneto
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jimbursch (100 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
email notifications?
Is it possible to get email notifications when things happen in the games I'm playing? For example, messages and phase changes?
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
31 Jul 14 UTC
Entertainment (Not PG)
So my mother asked what I needed for college. I told her that I was in need of 1000 condoms, just to see her reaction.This is the following conversation:
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kentccf (0 DX)
01 Aug 14 UTC
Gunboat game
In the upcoming gunboat game named "Gunboat Sat Night", 4 of the players know each other. However, we are in separate places and do not have predetermined alliances. We are only creating a public game because it is very difficult to gather 7 players.
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Putin33 (111 D)
28 Jul 14 UTC
Why do people with kids
Always talk about their kids? I've been troubled by this as many of my friends have had kids and subsequently have become very boring people. Are any other child-free adults around here experiencing the same problem?
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jimbursch (100 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
what the status of forum.webdiplomacy.net?
I'm a php/mysql developer and I'm interested in working on WebDiplomacy. When I look at the dev forum, it looks inactive and I don't see any way of registering.

Any suggestions?
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kasimax (243 D)
29 Jul 14 UTC
gunboat for beginners
anyone up for a gunboat for beginners? still want to learn this.

2-day phases, semi-anon.
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xxharryxx (100 D)
30 Jul 14 UTC
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Best strategy for Italy?
Unfortunately for me, I seem to play Italy quite often in my games. The first supply center Italy gets is Tunis, but what do you do after that? I searched some strategies for Italy on the internet an there were many conflicting viewpoints. One person argued that making an alliance with Austria and playing subtle, patient moves until you have an opportunity to back stab France was the best. What do you think? Is this true or not?
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JamesYanik (548 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
International Champions Cup World Game
It is world game and soccer and all messaging and soccer and points per supply center and soccer and soccer and soccer AND SOCCER 9 more please
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Sosey11 (100 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
New Game - Beginners
Started a new game for beginners, Need some players. Here is the link: http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=145332
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2ndWhiteLine (2601 D(B))
31 Jul 14 UTC
Sub needed
gameID=144313

A threatened yet still very much alive Germany needs to be replaced. Friendly game with quality players. The game is set as anon but all identities are known. Post here or PM me to arrange the substitution.
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ssorenn (0 DX)
29 Jul 14 UTC
Two Days into a New Era!!!!
Who thinks the forum is better?, or worse?
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Bayclown (0 DX)
22 Jul 14 UTC
Bay Games
first game thread here: http://webdiplomacy.net/forum.php?threadID=1143445&page-thread=1#threadPager

Need willing participants to join for the second game in the series of Bayclown Games.
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Putin33 (111 D)
25 Jul 14 UTC
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Cricket
We're due for a cricket thread

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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
30 Jul 14 UTC
Kelly's Kone Konnection
Okay so near my home there is a place known as Kelly's. It is a ice cream parlor owned and operated by the KKK. Me and a few friends decided it would be great to make up ice cream flavors for this place.
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THELEGION (0 DX)
30 Jul 14 UTC
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koolaid story
When I was 10. I invited my best friend Matt over to spend the night. We wanted something to drink and luckily my mother bought 150 packs of powder koolaid. We had to of consumed about 8 gallons koolaid. We had the biggest sugar rush ever. I guess a a certain point we both past out. We woke up the next morning and my room looked like a bar after a fight. Matt and I had a headache that nobody should ever had. My mom walked in and laugh. she asked" Did you guys get koolaid drunk?"
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Nuclear Diplomacy?
Would it be possible to make a balanced game of Diplomacy that included nuclear missiles? They add a whole other layer to typical geopolitics and I think they could do the same for diplomacy.

There are a couple nuclear variants published out there but their rules tend to overcomplicate with resources or new units, trying to emulate the Cold War and straying from Diplomacy's simple design.

here are some rules I hashed out for one:

-All countries start with the same number of ICBMs, maybe 5 total.
-ICBM bases are located at SCs
-Capturing an SC captures an unlaunched ICBM
-ICBMs are not visible on the map, but do appear in the unit orders
-They have two orders: Stand-by or LAUNCH
-If Launch is selected, it can be sent at any territory on the map
-Territories hit by ICBMs disband any units inside it and becomes impassable for one year

That's about it. I'm thinking they can be used mainly as area denial, for big sudden stabs, or setting up potential comeback breakthroughs. The question is do you use up all your missiles as soon as you can or only use them intermittently?

One main issue is there may need to be a one or two year period before they come online, as destroying all of another country's units at the start could lead to some unbalance
that's just one idea post whatever you think
The tension here is that you're trying to make a "balanced" game by adding a by-definition unbalanced method: nukes. I think the attraction of the nuclear types of games are in fact the utterly unbalanced sense of destruction.

Having said that, I think your current rules allow that quite well. I'd favour even making territories impassable for longer periods, maybe even forcing the SC neutral for duration, to really give a sense of decreasing breathing space due to the nukes.

Cool thing: that would allow you to use nukes to get trustable DMZs.
A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
In the real world, the use of nuclear weapons is tempered by how terrible they are - there would be global sanctions from a power using them unprovoked (or, possibly even if provoked).

You could model this in your variant by say adding a rule that your units can't be supported by foreign units for a turn (or few) after using a nuke.

Having said that, I don't think that diplomacy is intended to fully model the geopolitical climate anyway. Personally, I don't think changes like this would improve the game for me. But it might be interesting!
CommanderByron (801 D(S))
31 Jul 14 UTC
I think it'd be more interesting on the global variant map than Europe. Way more space. And less nukes maybe 2 per country at start and every 5SC equals 1 ICBM.
Putin33 (111 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
That's not very destructive for nukes. I would think that they'd turn an SC into a non-SC territory. I can't imagine nuking a territory and being able to build after a year.
VashtaNeurotic (2394 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
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Nuclear Diplomacy: The only way to win, is not to play.
CommanderByron (801 D(S))
31 Jul 14 UTC
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I agree with Putin but so a set SC victory wouldn't work. So you couldn't say 18sc= Win. You'd have to say >50% equals win. That would add the ability to nuke your way to victory.
The Hanged Man (4160 D(G))
31 Jul 14 UTC
(+3)
Threatening to throw the classic game = nuclear deterrent
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
31 Jul 14 UTC
"Threatening to throw the classic game = nuclear deterrent"

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oscarjd74 (100 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
It's spelled nukular you ignorant dimwits.
Putin33 (111 D)
31 Jul 14 UTC
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You're becoming as unfunny as Nigee.
imo not fair to Nigee on whose humor I've come around
steephie22 (182 D(S))
31 Jul 14 UTC
Nigee is funny.
ghug (5068 D(B))
31 Jul 14 UTC
Nigee is sometimes amazingly hilarious and sometimes terrible and annoying (no offense, Nige, love you). He's also the go-to for "that guy has no sense of humor" jokes, so changing his reputation now would be very inconvenient.


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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
31 Jul 14 UTC
Announcement
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