Nice solo Turkey! Truly your tactical acumen brought you the victory.

DILK, you'd have been more use if you did the opposite and moved everything against Turkey. But never mind. Not that I invested much.

You stabbed at Brest then MAO. I was holding Turkey off for years, with no help from anyone

I didn't pull the draw/cancel because France and England rejoined. My policy on this stuff is that if there's an NMR that badly affects the game, I'll put up draw/cancel, leave it there for a few years, and then if the game has decided to play on, then I'll pull it, because that means some players were unwilling to draw/cancel when they thought they could profit but become willing to when it becomes clear they won't really profit, and to me, that's unreasonable.

I draw/cancel because it's not a proper game, not for benefit; I cancelled a game tonight in an excellent early position, and I've put up draw/cancel in bad positions, too. Once Germany made it clear that he was unwilling to draw/cancel because he thought he could jump on England and Russia (and I gave him about 6 game years to make that decision), I wasn't going to accept a draw that included Germany unless it was earned over the board.

Germany was obviously mentally disabled.

I realize that's a tough position to be in as another power who's playing responsibly, so I'm open to suggestions on better ways to handle it.

Perhaps some of the more experienced players on the site can answer this:

A power NMRs early in a way that imbalances the game. How long do you leave up draw/cancel before deciding to play on? Does your answer depend upon whether it's a power that borders you or one that doesn't? (In this case, it was first France/England, and then later Russia; as Turkey, I was at a major disadvantage for the first two because I was trying to fight an Italian getting free builds, followed by a major advantage for the last one because I was getting free builds that Italy couldn't).

[By the way, even without England moving on you, the turn you moved away from me I was set to gain territory; once that fleet got to Albania, it was a 50/50 guess, with no harm to me if I guess wrong, so eventually I gain Trieste and then the Ionian. I never get Tunis without England attacking you, but you didn't actually have a line; what you had was a seven unit defensive position that holds against seven but not eight, and in which I felt it was more productive to tie all of those up and use my remaining units elsewhere rather than press the attack. Either way, though, it's not a solo unless I get past Munich.]

Yea, I know I was doomed. I thought Germany would help, but obviously not

I am not claiming to be an "experienced" player, but my opinion on this is that if there is a CD in the first year, then you cancel/draw the game. CD for CD if you will.
I cancel/draw WHENEVER there is a cd power in the first couple of years. I only take it down after a few in-game years.

In late game, if a power whose position has significance effect on the outcome of the game CDed, then I will put up the draw as it is unfair to win a WTA just because someone CDed. If that power has little chance to affect the outcome, then I will keep playing.

I know a few players such as PE, Sarg, and TheCzech would agree with the general sentiment, but there are those like SplitDiplomat would would keep on playing especially when it benefits him the most.

I agree with the above. All of it.

Have this on in the background while you're playing and you'll be fine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DJC-ECU8IE

@Zmaj - Did you plan on resigning and just happened to come back, or did you take over as the CD England?