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gman314 (1016 D)
12 Mar 11 UTC
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Winning
Oli won.
On Imperial Civilization's off-topic thread (link inside), there was a brief stint of Second to Last Person to Post Wins. Now that the thread is closed, Oli won.
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Mitomon (2196 D)
18 Dec 22 UTC
I finally finished a year-long er gunboat game
gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
19 Dec 22 UTC
And you had to amplify your crimes against Diplomacy by making mouse be winning?....temporarily.
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
20 Dec 22 UTC
I could have been winning for ever. : (
Lord Saviour, I once was winning so long I deliberately dislodged myself from top spot. It get's boring after a while.
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
21 Dec 22 UTC
That is fair enough. I suppose it would get boring.
JECE (1534 D)
21 Dec 22 UTC
Then there is no hope.
mouse (1776 D)
21 Dec 22 UTC
The entire point of this thread is that all is pointless.
mouse, shhhh don't give out all our secrets.
Mitomon (2196 D)
21 Dec 22 UTC
All is pointless...until you are winning
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
Let's hear it Amby!
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
Oooh eeee oohh ah ah
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
Scrap that, let's do this song:
https://youtu.be/KmtzQCSh6xk
gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
22 Dec 22 UTC
We all know how such things inevitably end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc-9xNbvRqg

Oh the regret at not being able to deprive mouse of winning. Amby will have to do.
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
That is true.
Maybe gopher will have to do instead?
mouse (1776 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
yay gopher!
Mitomon (2196 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
And the cycle continues
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
Squeak
JECE (1534 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
"'If there is hope,' wrote Winston, 'it lies in the proles.' If there was hope, it MUST lie in the proles, because only there in those swarming disregarded masses, 85 per cent of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party ever be generated. . . . 'If there is hope,' he had written in the diary, 'it lies in the proles.' The words kept coming back to him, statement of a mystical truth and a palpable absurdity. . . . But if there was hope, it lay in the proles. You had to cling on to that. When you put it in words it sounded reasonable: it was when you looked at the human beings passing you on the pavement that it became an act of faith. . . . Anything that hinted at corruption always filled him with a wild hope. Who knew, perhaps the Party was rotten under the surface, its cult of strenuousness and self-denial simply a sham concealing iniquity. . . . O'Brien went on: . . . 'You will have to get used to living without results and without hope. You will work for a while, you will be caught, you will confess, and then you will die. Those are the only results that you will ever see. There is no possibility that any perceptible change will happen within our own lifetime. We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future. We shall take part in it as handfuls of dust and splinters of bone. But how far away that future may be, there is no knowing. It might be a thousand years.' . . . If there was hope, it lay in the proles! Without having read to the end of THE BOOK, he knew that that must be Goldstein's final message. The future belonged to the proles. . . . He thought oftener of O'Brien, with a flickering hope. O'Brien might know that he had been arrested. The Brotherhood, he had said, never tried to save its members. But there was the razor blade; they would send the razor blade if they could. There would be perhaps five seconds before the guard could rush into the cell. The blade would bite into him with a sort of burning coldness, and even the fingers that held it would be cut to the bone. Everything came back to his sick body, which shrank trembling from the smallest pain. He was not certain that he would use the razor blade even if he got the chance. It was more natural to exist from moment to moment, accepting another ten minutes' life even with the certainty that there was torture at the end of it. . . . Sometimes with a fading hope he thought of O'Brien and the razor blade. It was thinkable that the razor blade might arrive concealed in his food, if he were ever fed. . . . 'Tell me,' he said, 'how soon will they shoot me?' 'It might be a long time,' said O'Brien. 'You are a difficult case. But don't give up hope. Everyone is cured sooner or later. In the end we shall shoot you. . . . He obeyed the Party, but he still hated the Party. In the old days he had hidden a heretical mind beneath an appearance of conformity. Now he had retreated a step further: in the mind he had surrendered, but he had hoped to keep the inner heart inviolate. He knew that he was in the wrong, but he preferred to be in the wrong. . . . The cage was nearer; it was closing in. Winston heard a succession of shrill cries which appeared to be occurring in the air above his head. But he fought furiously against his panic. To think, to think, even with a split second left—to think was the only hope. Suddenly the foul musty odour of the brutes struck his nostrils. There was a violent convulsion of nausea inside him, and he almost lost consciousness. Everything had gone black. For an instant he was insane, a screaming animal. Yet he came out of the blackness clutching an idea. There was one and only one way to save himself. He must interpose another human being, the BODY of another human being, between himself and the rats. . . . The mask was closing on his face. The wire brushed his cheek. And then—no, it was not relief, only hope, a tiny fragment of hope. Too late, perhaps too late. But he had suddenly understood that in the whole world there was just ONE person to whom he could transfer his punishment—ONE body that he could thrust between himself and the rats. And he was shouting frantically, over and over. 'Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia! I don't care what you do to her. Tear her face off, strip her to the bones. Not me! Julia! Not me!' . . . The waiters were turning back to their work. One of them approached with the gin bottle. Winston, sitting in a blissful dream, paid no attention as his glass was filled up. He was not running or cheering any longer. He was back in the Ministry of Love, with everything forgiven, his soul white as snow. He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody. He was walking down the white-tiled corridor, with the feeling of walking in sunlight, and an armed guard at his back. The long-hoped-for bullet was entering his brain."
JECE (1534 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother."
GOD (1830 D Mod (B))
22 Dec 22 UTC
I love happy endings. Warms your heart.
mouse (1776 D)
22 Dec 22 UTC
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On the topic of warmth -

Build a man a fire, warm him for the night. Set a man on fire, warm him for his lifetime.
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
23 Dec 22 UTC
Pineapple juice
How'd we get to pineapple juice so quickly?
JECE (1534 D)
23 Dec 22 UTC
GOD: I know, it gives you 'hope', doesn't it?

mouse, that's terrible/terrifying, ha ha!
mouse (1776 D)
23 Dec 22 UTC
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JECE - credit to Pratchett, master wordsmith that he was.
Lord Saviour (1407 D)
23 Dec 22 UTC
It is simple Amby. If you mix pinepple juice and vodka you get a nice drink. And as we know in chemistry, alcohol is a solution. Therefore, it is the answer to happiness.
Ok cool, thanks Lord Saviour
JECE (1534 D)
24 Dec 22 UTC
The Lord Saviour has a devilish (no pun intended) plot to get you to find Jesus at an AA meeting.
mouse (1776 D)
24 Dec 22 UTC
Well, they are the Lord Saviour after all.

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butterhead (1272 D)
21 May 12 UTC
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Advertise your NON-live games here!
In an effort to compromise the pro-ads versus anti-ads for games: Post here for your non-live games to cut down on the number of ads but still advertise games. Post game link, WTA or PPSC, and the bet. Note: this doesn't count for special rules games.
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graykabes (1448 D)
Sun 11 PM UTC
Speed Europa Retreat Option Fix
So I am in the middle of a Speed Europa game. I was forced to retreat from Barent's Sea and the options I was given were Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, and Serbia. Siberia borders Barent's Sea but Serbia does not (as you can probably imagine). I retreated to Serbia thinking that maybe it was a typo and I would retreat to Siberia. But I did in fact retreat to Serbia, with a fleet! So if somebody knows how to fix this, that'd be great. The game name is: Speed Europa Gunboat
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x3n (1540 D)
Wed 05 Jun UTC
Our PPSC game scored as if WTA
Pot = 40 points. Three-way draw at 11, 14, and 15 SC.
Game is listed as PPSC, but awarded 13 points (40/3) to each person.
https://www.vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=59437
I'm not worried about the points, but if it's a bug I wanted to let y'all know.
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Fake Al (1673 D)
Mon 03 Jun UTC
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hakureimarisa (2277 D)
Mon 27 May UTC
So how ranking changes are calculated?
https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=58525
I soloed two times in Classic, and each gave me about 200 points, and this variant has 17 players, so I thought it'll be about 450 points or so. Now I get 861 points and reach #21. So how ranking changes are calculated?
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AlphaCopernicus (922 D)
Wed 29 May UTC
Is it possible to delete your account?
I've had my fun and wish to leave, I have big things coming up and can't afford to be distracted. But I can't find any option to delete an account. Is there any way to do so?
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Seagull_Head (958 D)
Mon 27 May UTC
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Hi, I have introduced my colleagues to Diplomacy and we all love it. However, for the next time we play, it would be great to be able to play with faster turns, but pause it over weekends and evenings.
Is there any way to get mod privileges without taking part in dozens of private games?
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erikip107 (2584 D)
10 Jan 24 UTC
ER Team Game Revival
Hey Folks! I was recently thinking about the Europa Renevatio Team game we did a couple years ago and I think we can do it again, better this time. Among the improvements, it may be ideal to determine the teams ahead of time and make them public so we can try to come up with a "balanced" set of 9 teams of 4. Would anyone else (err... 35 others?) want to give it a shot?
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The Ambassador (2164 D (B))
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MariTheAlien (1000 D)
11 May 24 UTC
Any SEA Players? Newbie here looking to find some community!
Hey! I'm Alien, a player based in the Philippines (GMT+8). I got introduced to Diplomacy around this time last year, and I'm finally getting back into the hobby since summer is just around the corner. It's been a struggle finding people to talk to or play with since this hobby isn't the *most* accessible, and most of the players seem to be from the US and EU. Is there anyone from in and around the SEA region looking to link up and organize some games?
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bache (1024 D X)
27 Apr 24 UTC
need more players for this map
https://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=59422#gamePanel
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Chrimol (980 D)
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Greek Diplomacy, need Athens and Sparta
https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=59598
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Fake Al (1673 D)
09 May 24 UTC
IA Map Bugs with New Variant
I've got a variant I'm adding called Incensed. In the playtesting, there are issues with the interactive map. Certain regions work just fine. But there are some regions that don't get highlighted or can't really be clicked on. I'm not sure what the issue is. Seems like it also depends on what browser is being used, too. Any variant creators run into similar issues or know what might be the cause/solution?
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Kusiag (1000 D)
25 Apr 24 UTC
Need players for 1800 - Empires and Coalitions, Unranked
Need to fill: 1800 - Empires and Coalitions, Unranked
https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=59383
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Seagull_Head (958 D)
28 Apr 24 UTC
Private game, players want to concede
Hi we are playing a private game at our workplace, two players wish to resign. However, it is not clear how this works. Any advice appreciated! Thanks
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PeterStretch (1053 D)
25 Apr 24 UTC
Need one more for "WWVI Brawl" Join Code: Start
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One more to start!
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Mitomon’s Gobble Earth Team Game!
Here we will start taking names for whoever wants to play Mitomon’s version of Gobble Earth Teams. The game will be anonymous and have random country assignments. These are the teams:
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bache (1024 D X)
22 Apr 24 UTC
any 1-1 game variant?
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Mitomon (2196 D)
22 Apr 24 UTC
Colombia Solo'd in Gobble Earth?
When did this happen, how do I find the game, and was this a real game or a set up?
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erikip107 (2584 D)
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David Hood (976 D)
21 Apr 24 UTC
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April 2024 edition of Deadline just released on DBN. Includes interview with recent tournament winner Steve Hogue, a feature on a new virtual Backstabbr league with TD Tyler Francis, and headlines from around the world of Diplomacy: https://youtu.be/gnVAOhxU8_c?si=SGTmeXM5e8xtMj8p
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MagicalSand (1822 D)
30 Mar 24 UTC
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The Sandquest
So I've seen some players here go on some grand "quests" I'll say to play every variant on the site. I've decided I want to join the club and do so aswell, but I want to do so with some sort of cool "twist". Trying to solo every variant is a little impractical, and I'm not certain about something super simple like making them all gunboats. So anyone got some ideas?
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kaner406 (2061 D Mod (B))
08 Sep 18 UTC
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Variant Development Thread
This thread is made for the express purpose of cutting down of multiple threads that deal with new variants, ideas, concepts etc...
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How do I create a variant and upload it to vDip? Do I ask a mod?
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Fake Al (1673 D)
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For reference, I was thinking of Italy--Balkans 1860, Srivijaya--Known World 901, Madagascar--Africa, and Japan--Youngstown WWII.
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