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Iidhaegn (111 D)
08 Aug 08 UTC
"Trivial CD"
Can we define trivial CD's? Is there a specific number that works best as a trivial CD, or is it a specific country arrangement?
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ldrut (674 D)
02 Aug 08 UTC
Draw request - For talkative people
I posted this elsewhere, but the title did not make it clear so here it is again.

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4811

The above game was being metagamed by the English and French players who then dropped in Fall 1901 (as did Turkey). We now have new players for all three positions and if possible we request this game be restarted. If not, we request that it be drawn. I am the Italian player. I will ask the others to post their confirmation here, though they already have in the game's Global post
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number137 (817 D)
08 Aug 08 UTC
Quick question: does the "x" icon next to a player's name mean they have not finalized orders?
See subject line. (This site needs a few more docs ... ;)
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Vampiero (3525 D)
08 Aug 08 UTC
please join, 1 player needed!
the game is Spring 1901, Pre-game

* End of phase: 216 minutes
* Winner-takes-all
* 48 hours/phase: Slow
* Pot: 1200
* Players:
o Gobbledydook (1245)
o Rait (8224)
o McCain (395)
o Vampiero (4317)
o Jerkface (911)
o joao (892)

i just hate playing with CDs so i figure ill post on the forum
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hapubanishad (0 DX)
06 Aug 08 UTC
Meta-Teams
No mather if are just one guy with a lot of logins or a group of friends playing toghether. It s bad for the quality of this game.

Now Im investiganting a meta-gang:
azzaron
ZBIG
marinero
virka
ivo-ivanov

Tell me your impression if you are playing with one of this.
hapubanishad (0 DX)
06 Aug 08 UTC
Why not a procedure to confirmate the e-mail when registering at this site?

Its very easy enter this site with a completely false e-mail. And the player must show his e-mail.
Katsarephat (100 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
I have yet to see any evidence of virka being involved in such things, but I can't speak of any of the others.

What's your proof?
Ivo_ivanov (7545 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
:)
1. It would have been nice to at least say something like "I am not sure but these guys...". Starting directly with accusations is somewhat rude. Not sure which cave you crawled from but f**k off back :)
2. I know Virka and Marinero - we are friends and joined more-or-less together (word of mouth). We have been playing Diplomacy (FTF) for a long time before that.
3. To make your inquiry easy Sherlock - let me give oyu some hints. Our first 4 games were caledl Wizcom1, Wizcom2, etc. They were private.
4. Afterwards we started playing other games - ahve have bumped into each-other form time to time. We have all decided to not join more games together - because it also affects our play - and we don't like it. I actually do much better when the others are not around.
4. Azzaron and ZBIG I don't know - not sure if I even played a game with them - would you be so kind to point me to how many games I had with these two players
5. My e-mail is private and I will show it if I want to. It is my work e-mail - so I do not want to make it public :)
6. Everyone playing here long enough gets to know some other players - some you don't like, some you like and will look upon as a good potential allies in future games. This is not metagaming - different to you I am not capable of erasing my memory for every new game.
8. Now read again point 1.
destp (2774 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
I'm in a game right now where azzaron and marinero were accused of metagaming before the game even began, yet I can only see one other game they had together (in which there were no obviously suspicious moves).

I've had a game with azzaron before in which he helped me win (as thanks for saving him from near elimination) and he/she never mentioned a thing about helping them in another game.

I'm also curious where these accusations are coming from.
hapubanishad (0 DX)
06 Aug 08 UTC
The profile could show a list of other players with who had played games and how many times at the same game. So we can rastreate meta-teams and do not enter a game with no possibilities to win.
Ivo_ivanov (7545 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
You have played too few games. Not that I have played so many (50 total) - but there're probably a dozen other players that I have encountered more than once. With some (alan3 comes to mind) I have been in ~5 games already. Not sure how many active players there are - but chances are you will be meeting the same people from time to time.
destp (2774 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
The profile does show this, in the list of active and finished games at the end (it just takes some searching). Though as Ivo_ivanov pointed out, this doesn't do anything to indicate people are metagaming (though it can help show how rediculous some accusations are).
SilverFox (100 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
If you look at virka's profile you will notice that in every game he plays with Ivo and/or Marinero, they never defeat each other. In fact, they will sometimes go out of their way to make sure they all survive (ie. game id# 4024 & 4071). Joining games with players with whom you've agreed to not defeat certainly seems like a type of meta-gaming.
Katsarephat (100 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
There's a difference between the fact that they have never defeated each other, and the suggestion/theory that they have agreed not to defeat each other. The former is not sufficient to prove the latter.
SilverFox (100 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
The only proof I could have is that without exception they have never been defeated in games they play together (which happens to be the case), and then to provide extraordinary examples (which I did). Now, I did say that it "seems" like a type of meta-gaming. Since they aren't likely to come out and say "yeah, we do that", no one will ever have lock solid proof. But, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck...it's probably not a dragon pretending to be a duck.
Xapi (194 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
Well, you know how dragons are...
Alan3 (1097 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
There is nothing wrong with either virka or ivo_ivanov.
I have been part of multiple games with each of them.
Iidhaegn (111 D)
08 Aug 08 UTC
You show me an accusation of this magnitude, and I'll show you an accuser with way too much time on their hands and a healthy dose of paranoia. ;-)


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DeliciousWolf (112 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
This is Excellent: Origins and Progess of WWI - Animated Maps
This Map should look really familiar to all Dip players:
http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome06/

How the European map was redrawn after WWI - Victors and Vanquished
http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome03/
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
07 Aug 08 UTC
New game - Slower, but still fast - 90 point WTA - 11 hour phases.
Everybody welcome.
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Robbenklopper (100 D)
05 Aug 08 UTC
What is wrong with orders for England?
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4961

I definitely did not order A Edi-Lon, you can even see that NOR tried to convoy. This happens to me when I play England on a regular basis, what is wrong there, is there any way to correct this?
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reldredge (263 D)
03 Aug 08 UTC
I'm new.
Still learning the point system. Wouldn't it make sense to reward players with some points for taking over an abandoned country, rather than charging them points for joining? I'm curious how many people actually take over abandoned countries on the losing side of things. Doesn't seem worth it.
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xgongiveit2ya55 (789 D)
05 Aug 08 UTC
Draw Request: League B - Game 1
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4342

Turkey (dearmore28) will confirm
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Marinero (1993 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
Draw Request for game 'The other way of stopping'
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4626&msgCountry=Global

Hi, we would like the game to end with a draw between Germany, Austria and Turkey.

Thanks.
M
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Iidhaegn (111 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
Turn-based gaming
Is it addictive?

I've discovered this site called "itsyourturn.com" and I find myself frequently checking to see if it's my turn yet. Not to mention I'm constantly on this site. It's almost always one of the first things I check in the morning. I might not even be able to see the screen, and I'm still blearily trying to see if I need to respond to press, or input moves. Or just to start my brain on thinking about my next move during the course of the day. :-)

What do you guys think?
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TheMasterGamer (3491 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
GenCon 2008
Will anyone be attending GenCon 2008 in Indianapolis next week? Will you be participating in the Diplomacy tournaments?
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Iidhaegn (111 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
Games I've lost
Could we possibly make it so that every game that you lose gets bumped to the bottom of my current games list? Not that it really matters, but it is a little annoying to see the one game I lost always at the top of my list. :-)
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Gobbledydook (1389 D(B))
06 Aug 08 UTC
Slow but sure again!
Slow but sure again:
a 200 point buy-in WTA.

Anyone except multiaccounters and arthurmklo can join.

(madmarx is allowed to join...)
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奥匈 (142 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
Now players have to pay to play on playdiplomacy site. What do you say?
Here is it:
........................................................................................................
Premium members functionalities
can join an unlimited amount of games simultaneously
can create and participate in password protected games
can create and participate in "speed games"
can create and participate in "anonymous games"
can create and participate in "gunboat games"
can create and participate in variant rules games
have access to detailed statistics

Regular members restrictions
can only join 5 games simultaneously (active or pending)
can create and participate in password protected games
can not create or participate in "speed games", with deadlines being processed as soon as everyone confirms their orders
can not create or participate in "anonymous games"
can not create or participate in "gunboat games"
can not create or participate in variant rules games
don't have access to detailed statistics


As you can see, free Regular membership is already good, but Premium membership is even better!

Become a Premium Member now for only 1 EURO per month!*
.........................................................................................................

Now it is time to pay to play a variant game, hur?

I don't know if you've ever come across things like this before, but it is the first time I heard a diplomacy website ask players to pay for playing diplomacy games. I have to say it's hard for me to understand.

So I was wondering what are your thoughts on this?



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DaveMorano (560 D)
07 Aug 08 UTC
strangeness.
I noticed that this game was won by thesaurus for 8 centers.
Is this a new rule in diplomacy? "If (user == thesaurus && playing(england)) then
win = 8 centers"? If it were a draw. Shouldn't the screen say "drawn"?

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4947
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El_Perro_Artero (707 D)
04 Aug 08 UTC
This forum is a mess!
Here's what I usually see:
1. Metagaming Complaints
2. Questions on the rules (9/10 of which are answered in the rules page)
3. Requests for draws and such
4. Pandora/Sicarius threads
5. Legitimate threads on interesting topics (ie. Satirical Maps of WWI)

Maybe a hierarchy and organization could be established? (Example: http://www.hobbitcentral.com/smf/index.php [sorry about the self-promotion :-) ]) Please discuss
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
06 Aug 08 UTC
New game - SLOWER, BUT STILL FAST - 11 hour phases, 90 point WTA.
everybody welcome.
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Sun_Tzu (2116 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
Problem with the program.
In the game (4600) "SummerGame" France with through fall with four SC's but keeped his five units. There is a problem.
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Rait (10151 D(S))
06 Aug 08 UTC
CD to take over in nopress game - a very good position
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4776
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fraushai (1781 D)
04 Aug 08 UTC
How cheaters win on phpdip
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4692
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escaped (233 D)
05 Aug 08 UTC
Strength - Convoy
hello,
i moved a army via convoy from st. Peterburg to Schweden. As i know the official rules this move should have the strength of 2. But i did not get the supply-center after the fight against germany.

so is it a Bug or did i missed something?

Game: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4943
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Breskur (100 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
Game for new players
I have set up a game Newbie-3 not just for new players but ideally so that we can start a game together and learn as we go along.
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Rait (10151 D(S))
06 Aug 08 UTC
Some CD-s to take over in a fast game!
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4941

Please join!
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Pandora (100 D)
06 Aug 08 UTC
sorry for the cd
I've been hitching across michigan, now I'm in ann arbor 1st chance I've had to get on
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DeliciousWolf (112 D)
05 Aug 08 UTC
Curious Question: How are the Profile Rankings determined?
Is it based on points or win percentage or something?
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Nathaniel Lewis (126 D)
05 Aug 08 UTC
Going CD
I'm playing a game as Germany, and have been thoroughly beaten by just about everyone under the sun, to the point where the only territory I had left was Holland.
When I logged on the next day, I realized that I had gone CD in the game, and was notified that I hadn't logged on in two turns. When I looked at the game and checked the history, I saw that I had indeed missed one turn, but should not have gone CD.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4732 is the game, for any clarification.

Are there any other reasons, beyond leaving, for going CD?
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nitish (2087 D(S))
05 Aug 08 UTC
Potential bug with orders?
In the game "And I think to myself... what a wonderful world", this is the second time that an order for one of my units hasn't been carried out. See post below for details.

The game is at http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4761
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Centurian (3257 D)
05 Aug 08 UTC
Civil Disorder Record
I recently went to a cottage and my housemate didn't cover my games as frequently as he should have and I went into CD for a couple of games. I am now sitting with two games which I'm losing (the good ones were bought up) in which I can reclaim as soon as I can post orders.

However, upon looking at my record it seems like it isn't in my interest to keep playing these games because I will certainly be eliminated and they will come up as defeats. However, if I don't rejoin its like those games never happened. This seems to promote losers going into CD to protect their record.

Can we have a gone into CD row on their record/profile?
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