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tru ninja (0 D)
09 Oct 14 UTC
2014 Webdiplomacy Tournament
Last call for entrants. It will be a fantastic and expectantly CD-free tournament. I will message players about board to maintain anonymity in 2 days.
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tru ninja (0 D)
05 Oct 14 UTC
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2014 Webdiplomacy Tournament on Webdip
For anyone interested in a REAL tournament, we on webdiplomacy.net are putting together a 3-round tournament. There's a $10 buy-in. WTA, 36 hour phases, anonymous, classic map with full press. Prizes include plaques for top 3 places and best country awards. Games are filling until October 11th. Games start October 12th.
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goldfinger0303 (2136 D)
08 Oct 14 UTC
Heya you
Coma joina our game, "Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi!"

gameID=20885
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mfarb (1338 D)
06 Oct 14 UTC
wwiv tie
What happens if two countries reach the victory condition on the same year?
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mfarb (1338 D)
21 Sep 14 UTC
WWIV game
hey!
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kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
04 Oct 14 UTC
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Where would you go to see... if money or time were no object?
One of them for me would be Cherrapunji in India:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/root-bridges-cherrapungee
I have heaps of other places I would like to visit, but would like to hear about where people here would like to go as well.
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Jamie_T (895 D)
05 Oct 14 UTC
Interactive map contrast / brightness
Hey, is it just me, or is the interactive map really, really dark for some reason?
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Morandini (851 D)
01 Oct 14 UTC
fast game
anybody interested in a E v T 5 minutes / turn game?
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Jamie_T (895 D)
01 Oct 14 UTC
I'd like to try Fog of War
Please join me!

gameID=20871
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RUFFHAUS 8 (2490 D)
21 Apr 14 UTC
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VDip Characters in their Game of Thrones Roles
Here's a look at the VDiplomacy community if it was place in George R.R. Martin's Song of Fire and Blood series:


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EFTBSTHGK1337 (943 D X)
26 Sep 14 UTC
well...sh*t
I have no free time anymore! God the act and sat are a b*tch to pass. T_T I'm retaking it Saturday...yay. I want to play diplomacy and hangout with my friends so we can post more videos but I can't.
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~ Diplomat ~ (1036 D X)
29 Sep 14 UTC
Apologies Note
I am sorry fellow players. I had two accounts on vDiplomacy. First one being "~:Prestige:~" and another one this.
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KICEMEN17 (1075 D)
22 Sep 14 UTC
Interactive Map Orders- Sealanes
Hey I've been in some WWIV games and I LOVE the interactive map orders. It makes entering a phone 1000 times easier. I notice this option is not available for the Sealanes WWIV map- any chance it will be in the future?
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Jamie_T (895 D)
21 Sep 14 UTC
Greetings
Many of you who also play at Webdiplomacy know me there as "jamiet99uk". I've decided to come and play here as well. Hello!

(Weirdly, some other freak has already registered "jamiet99uk" here, so I can't use that username. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery though, I suppose)
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Aranith (1355 D)
23 Sep 14 UTC
Sitter needed
Hey there,I urgently need a sitter for my place in the anonymous game " lol this is random". I moved this week and wont have Internet for 2 weeks but my tiny iPhone display.
I hope you are able to help me. Just message me!
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zurn (1178 D)
29 Aug 14 UTC
Necromancer: a Lord of the Rings variant
This is a pretty interesting variant, where many of the factions have special powers. Anybody interested in playing? We have two players and a GM, need 6 more.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/irene.rich/Gary/Diplomacy/Necromancer/
zurn (1178 D)
29 Aug 14 UTC
There's hidden movement, double movement, stacked units, personality units (eg. Saruman, Nazgul), auxiliaries, fortresses, siege engines, alignment, and a steadily growing Sauron army that has to be reckoned with.
Why not just play Middle-earth Play By Mail? It's a well established game that has an email and web interface now and has been going for decades. It isn't free, but it is worth the small turn cost.
zurn (1178 D)
30 Aug 14 UTC
Looks like a completely different experience, not at all like Diplomacy. You're implying the two games are inter-changeable, and I don't think that's true. Complexity and number of players seem very different, for example.
Yes, complexity and number of players are different. But stacked units and various racial/nation based powers are very different from diplomacy. And if you pls the Battle of Five Armies on MePBM then the number of players is more in line and the co.plexity becomes more in line. My main point is: Why invent a dip variant that is so radical as to be nearly unrecognizable as dip when we have a perfectly good strategy game already that includes stacked units and special characters?
zurn (1178 D)
31 Aug 14 UTC
It's still diplomacy at heart, same move and support rules that underpin the system. If you're not interested, that's fine.
I'm interested. I was just wanting to make sure you knew about MePBM if you're a Middle-earth fan. I'll read up from my laptop later.
I am interested but allow me some time to read up and digest the content.
drano019 (2710 D Mod)
31 Aug 14 UTC
Per my pm I'm also interested. Like Lukas, will need a little time to digest rules. Do we have anyone lined up for gm? If not, I'd possibly be willing to take the responsibility given enough time to digest and make sure I understand the rules.
zurn (1178 D)
31 Aug 14 UTC
OK, cool, looks like we have 6 out of 9 needed (8 players and a GM; 2 are from another forum). I was going to run it by email for lack of an obvious alternative, unless someone suggests a better way. If we manage to get enough players, I'll PM everyone.

drano: Currently I'm GM'ing it, although if we manage to get a second game out of this it'd be nice to play. :)

YouCan'tHandleTheTruth: Ah ok. Really I'm more of a Diplomacy fan than a LotR fan, so maybe that explains my preference. :)
Will the GM issues maps or do we need to print and track our own?
zurn (1178 D)
01 Sep 14 UTC
I'll make maps.
zurn (1178 D)
01 Sep 14 UTC
For example: http://i.imgur.com/OCdTDfO.png
With hidden units like Nazgul and Saruman, you're gonna have your hands full. I don't envy you but do look forward to playing.
zurn (1178 D)
01 Sep 14 UTC
Heh, yup. I'll have to be careful not to accidentally reveal anything.

Here's a summary of the special rules: http://pastebin.com/sZqNY1U0

It's not a replacement for reading the full rules, but it's a good refresher and reminder of stuff that can affect you, and an overview of what's in there.
drano019 (2710 D Mod)
03 Sep 14 UTC
bumping this for interest. From what i know, we still need 3 people.
zurn (1178 D)
03 Sep 14 UTC
Yup, need three more.
zurn (1178 D)
05 Sep 14 UTC
Just need two more now! Reply or PM if you're interested.
I am in if there is still room in Middle Earth.
zurn (1178 D)
09 Sep 14 UTC
There is! Just need one more player now.

Join and conquer Middle Earth!
drano019 (2710 D Mod)
09 Sep 14 UTC
Out of curiosity, can we get a list of who's interested?
zurn (1178 D)
09 Sep 14 UTC
Hmm, good thing you asked because I realized I counted Lukas Podolski twice. There's three from this site:

1. YouCan'tHandleTheTruth
2. Lukas Podolski
3. drano019
4-6. 3 more from other sites

So, two spots left.
Stirrings in the dark ... has the winds of change yet to be blowing in Middle-Earth?
zurn (1178 D)
18 Sep 14 UTC
We've been stuck on two open spots for a while, even after asking around in different places. If one day I manage to get more support for this somewhere, I'll definitely PM the people here who were interested.
Tomahaha (1170 D)
18 Sep 14 UTC
I am not joining but saw the interesting game and some of the takes. The way things are highly automated on this website is VERY cool, please do not think I am about to disparage the way things are automated! But human moderated and mapped games can offer a LOT of interesting possibilities. The games will no doubt take longer while you wait for the GM to adjudicate and map and some variants take a lot more time than others. You WILL also have a few errors made by the GM, simply learn to expect them and hope they have little to no real effect on the game, keep your eyes peeled for mistakes and they can usually be fixed with ease.

Get over these minor inconveniences and you can see a whole new world of possibilities open before you! And if you like, I am CERTAIN you can use space on Redscape for posting the game results online. The two sites have many common players and they are not automated, here you are. The two sites really do not "compete" for players/members and are quite mutually beneficial. If you requested a forum slot you could post results that are easy to access by all, and if any become members there, they can post public global postings similar to the global postings here. Some games get very interesting when that aspect is used. (yet as here, they tend to start strong and fade over time)

Just an idea to consider
I mention this because I saw Drano had posted this opening on Redscape, maybe some there will jump on this opening?
Tomahaha (1170 D)
18 Sep 14 UTC
and if you get to October and still need someone. I will join you then, but please start without me!
zurn (1178 D)
19 Sep 14 UTC
Thanks for the tip (and the conditional interest in playing!); Redscape has a decent forum, seems fairly active.

Organizing this game has made me lament how splintered the Diplomacy community is. There's so many different sites and forums, all with their ups and downsides. I can understand why it happens, especially with full press games where a sense of community helps with the quality of play and enjoyment, but man...

I do really like that vDiplomacy supports the enthousiastic development of automated map *and* rule variants.
KingCyrus (1258 D)
21 Sep 14 UTC
I;m in! Will this be by email, or snail?
zurn (1178 D)
21 Sep 14 UTC
Great! It will be by email.

We may actually have the full 8 players now, I'm going to message everyone and confirm that everyone is still in. Here's who I have from vDiplomacy:

1. YouCan'tHandleTheTruth
2. Lukas Podolski
3. drano019
4. KingCyrus
5-8. 4 more from other sites
plus: Tomahaha after Oct (we may still need you if one of the original 8 is no longer interested or if we get a dropout later!)
KingCyrus (1258 D)
21 Sep 14 UTC
Will we do teams? Good vs. Evil?
zurn (1178 D)
21 Sep 14 UTC
No it's a real Diplomacy game, everyone out for their own glory. Make sure you read the rules; Sauron (one of the powers) is a threat that constantly grows, until the ring is finally dropped in Mount Doom after 9 turns and is automatically eliminated.
zurn (1178 D)
21 Sep 14 UTC
For a summary of the rules see http://pastebin.com/sZqNY1U0 , but make sure you take a look at the full rules eventually: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/irene.rich/Gary/Diplomacy/Necromancer/rules.htm
zurn (1178 D)
23 Sep 14 UTC
There were a couple dropouts, real life intervening, so if you're interested in playing, please join us!

1. Lukas Podolski
2. drano019
3. KingCyrus
4-6. 3 more from other sites
(7: Tomahaha, after Oct. 1)

We need 8 total.


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Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
20 Sep 14 UTC
Stepping down as a Moderator
Hi all,
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goldfinger0303 (2136 D)
16 Sep 14 UTC
I want to play a game
There are lots here whom I've enjoyed playing with (and hopefully vice versa). Anyone - old or new - up for a game? I don't have any preferences except WTA and 36 hr phases.
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kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
18 Sep 14 UTC
Scottish Independence - An historic act of bravery or madness?
So this time tomorrow we may have a new (old) country on that funny little island that sits of the coast of Europe. I'm interested to hear from people about what they think about this, and as it is yet to happen, what way you think they might vote...
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on +1 and vDip.
The thread and post promotion state seems heavily under utilized here. Do you not agree?
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zurn (1178 D)
13 Sep 14 UTC
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The Lost Art of Reading Orders (feature request)
Because you need to click on a link to see the orders, I feel like players on this and other sites are not paying as close attention to the orders being issued. I know they're being shown graphically, but that can be ambiguous or hard to notice; reading the orders makes you notice things you might not have, like why something is failing or what another country is trying to do, or tell you (for gunboat games).

I'd suggest placing the latest set of orders just below the map.
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Synapse (814 D)
16 Sep 14 UTC
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Congrats Putin33
For being the latest to be banned from webdip for annoying the mods :)
Care to join a classic game with a 70 pot?
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mfarb (1338 D)
12 Sep 14 UTC
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got defeated, have to look at games until it's over
Has anyone ever requested the option to hide these?
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Anon (?? D)
14 Sep 14 UTC
Replacement
http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=20523
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A discussion of the merits and balance of the various two player scenarios...
Also, an offer to try any of them so long as they are unrated. I don't mind a loss and consider it a challenge to hang in as long as possible in the somewhat unbalanced. Although never again will I play Russia v Germany.
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mapleleaf (1155 D X)
15 Sep 14 UTC
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Well, I am done with WebDip.
The moderators are childish attention-whores who swarm that Forum EN MASSE with snarky comments and threats.
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Decima Legio (1987 D)
12 Sep 14 UTC
1st Spring duration
30 minutes are given to the 1st spring negotiations while 15 are given to the following turns.
This happens under the standard board game rules.
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Synapse (814 D)
15 Sep 14 UTC
Variant testing (Middle East)
Hey can I get 6 players together for a test game of Middeast?
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mfarb (1338 D)
11 Sep 14 UTC
TEAM GAME 4 PLAYERS (2V2)
I have a friend who has just started playing dip and would like to play a game against real competitors.

I would like to play the 4 player SA variant. country assignment would be discussed later
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EFTBSTHGK1337 (943 D X)
14 Sep 14 UTC
diplomacy civil war
Top 5 webdip players vs top 5 vdip players
map: modern diplomacy 2
what do you think guys?
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