http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18990989

We've got enough problems in the UK at the moment, the last thing we need is a Mormon knocking at the door ... ok, it's OK, their Jehovahs witnesses, see I told you he was guilty !!

Or, "How Italy bumblefucks his way into handing Russia a solo."

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Player required for 14SC England

That I have 917 Forum posts. I need to feel better about myself by hearing other peoples' numbers of Forum posts. Can anyone beat 917?

I have never read this book. I'm deciding which book/s to take with me on my holiday in a week's time and I'm thinking I should take Uncle Tom. Can anyone recommend it or give any feedback?

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(NB: not built by Nazis, unlike the space programme :P)

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/07/27/fermilab-rap-from-1992-video/
The end of an era.

This isn't allowed in the real board game, so why is it allowed here? I have heard this thought from other players too. Could it possibly be coded by treating these parts of the game as a gunboat?

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=95963
Need replacement for France to get on board for a draw. Very solid position. Potentially need a replacement for Turkey too as he has also CD'd in an odd fashion but has not yet left the game

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=95556

Top 300 ghost ranking now or in the past welcome. No password needed, I trust you :).

See below.

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This thread will consist of Diplomacy puzzles. You will be given a situation in a gunboat game and have to figure out how someone can win the game. It's basically like the chess puzzles in the newspaper except it's Diplomacy.

Old article, but still, since I learned that Islam was as prevalent in the UK as it was (or seems to be, perhaps it isn't that prevalent?) I've found that fact a bit odd...why is it growing in the UK? Especially among WOMEN--according to the article, 66% of converts are women...in a religion that's certainly portrayed as being perhaps more culturally restrictive towards women, why is that? And the UK vs. the US--what difference is there in attitudes towards Islam, if any?

I mean, Turkey is a pretty good country to play for in a gunboat, but it soon becomes hard for Turkey to cycle armies to distant fronts because their home SC's are so far from the battle. Any suggestions?

I was recently looking through the first WebDiplomacy games (gameID=100, gameID=7000, gameID=3 {which was won by Kestas}). What seems to puzzle me is that a the pot in these games is always less than what the players win (in gameID=7000, the winner bets 10 and magically wins 420). Is there an explanation to this?

The most awful game ever. 3CDs in first year. Germany/Turkey/Russia. I was not able to react to CDs in S01 but I have to stop Austria from taking all the share and decided to delay Austria. But guess what happens next, very wise France decided to backdoor me. I'm shocked that i survived until the draw while i dont understand why you guys would draw at all.

I just played a live gunboat where two other players and I reached a stalemate line against the 4th player. We effectively secured the line for 6 years and had all voted to draw, but the 4th player drew out the game until I accidentally misordered, costing us the draw. gameID=95811

details inside

At the intros to today's women's soccer game between North Korea and Colombia, the stadium screen showed the South Korean flag next to the images for North Korean player intros. The team walked off the field and somehow the Olympic people talked them into coming back out and playing, but I can't believe this was a mistake.

Can somebody please tell when a game is paused ?

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=95556

Want to get this going now, so will accept any experienced players, even if they aren't high up on the ghost rankings.
Thanks.

... http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/03/16/is-the-american-income-gap-exceptional/

I don't play video games that much any more--when I do, it's mostly ROMS of old NES games--but I LOVE playing the Worms series, mostly Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party...I used to have a version downloaded and workable on my computer, but not now...
Anyone know a SAFE site where I can download the game/an emulator of it? Anyone else play Worms, and enjoy the strategic insanity? ;)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18996319

To me this seems to take power away from people. The people who spoke out against SOPA/PIPA... Sure the internet industry now rivals the entertainment industry for weight and lobby space, but is this democratic?

How is that possible, especially when the one providing support to a move is in the line of fire?

mods - game ID is 88000
all players voted to pause, one never returned to unpause
all remaining players have voted to draw
can you draw this game for us please?

As per below

Me, missus, maybe a son or two, and maybe a buddy at the Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival tonight 9-10 pm-ish.

If someone one a World Dip game, would that give them many more points than a Standard game, as they have beaten more opponents?