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Enriador (1507 D)
07 Apr 18 UTC
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New Variant: Manifest Destiny III
Hail diplomats,

Yet another variant is coming: Manifest Destiny III. It's set in North America during the conquest of the Wild West.
Enriador (1507 D)
07 Apr 18 UTC
The original was done by Morg. It's a simpler version yet one that offers excellent opportunity for intrigue, diplomacy and backstabbing!

Beta map: https://imgur.com/a/fHWMj
Enriador (1507 D)
07 Apr 18 UTC
Also: I got some difficulty finding out the names of some provinces: SHE (Sherridon?), SAR, ACA (Aguacalientes?) and KYW.

Enriador (1507 D)
07 Apr 18 UTC
P.S.: It starts in Spring 1841, it's Build Anywhere, and victory is by taking half the centers of the board.
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
07 Apr 18 UTC
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Looks good!
Enriador (1507 D)
08 Apr 18 UTC
Update: The variant is 99% ready. Only things left are custom unit sprites and applying the Build Anywhere rule.

Preview of units: https://imgur.com/a/iEfVw
(army art by Morg; fleet art by Gavin Atkinson)
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
08 Apr 18 UTC
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KYW: Key West
SAR: Sea of Sargasso
SHE: Sheridan
ACA: Acapulco

Hope this helps!
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
08 Apr 18 UTC
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Never mind, actually, Aguascalientes is better than Acapulco.
Enriador (1507 D)
08 Apr 18 UTC
@Sky_Hopper Thanks!! I suck at North American geography, you helped a lot.
Oli (977 D Mod (P))
28 Apr 18 UTC
The variant will be released on Monday... :-)
Enriador (1507 D)
28 Apr 18 UTC
Yay! Hope you guys like it.
Keep 'em coming! Love the flood of new variants.
Nuclear Surok (1362 D)
28 Apr 18 UTC
Im not a critic,but spain/cuba seems pretty damn underpowered.The only scs it can get in the first year are Flo and CAm.Usa can easily take Flo and mexico has a chance of bouncing CAm even if cuba gets two units there.Mexico also gets just one guaranteed sc,but it at least has an easier way to get to new scs.
Enriador (1507 D)
28 Apr 18 UTC
@Nuclear Surok, thanks for your feedback!

Did you notice Spain's Fleet Mid-Pacific Ocean? Spain can make a supported attack on Florida, or Central American, or gun for both, all the while using F MPO to take a number of safe neutrals in the Pacific coast....
Oli (977 D Mod (P))
29 Apr 18 UTC
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It's online.
Enjoy.
Enriador (1507 D)
29 Apr 18 UTC
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One day early, yay!

Make sure to report any possible bugs at the 'Mods' tab.

Have fun!
Enriador (1507 D)
29 Apr 18 UTC
Two little things I forgot about 'Manifest Destiny':

1) The victory criteria was supposed to be 20 rather than 21.

2) The IA_smallmap.png file was done and ready (it allows the Interactive Map feature), but I forgot to upload due to some strange mystery. Here it is: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mwalwcla7ycwkp7/IA_smallmap.png?dl=0
Oli (977 D Mod (P))
29 Apr 18 UTC
All fixed already.
Enriador (1507 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
British Columbia *IS* a neutral supply center, as shown in the big map (but not on the small map). I will make a new names-overlay tomorrow.

(Sorry about that. Damn little dots!).
Enriador (1507 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
Link to updated smallmap: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hwcw2wlwb4njp1f/smallmapNames.png?dl=0
karajandiem (1071 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
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Is it just me or is anyone else troubled that you can only play as white people in this variant about a violent conquest over indigenous peoples?
Enriador (1507 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
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Personally, I am troubled that in Classic I can only play as white bourgeois and make a violent slaughter and explotation of the working class, while completely ignoring the Russian Revolution.

Goddamn variant creators.
Enriador (1507 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
I guess the Atlantic variant also ignores both the genocide of Native-Americans and the brutal butchery that the Atlantic slave trade represented.

Oh well...
Chumbles (1380 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
PLEASE use a different colour for Britain here and Austria in Edwardian - it is impossible to see movement arrows AND make the unit colour different... picking them out is difficult ... especially with strong primary colour. I'm having to refer to the typed orders !
Enriador (1507 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
Thanks for pointing it out @Chumbles, we will work on it right away!

'Edwardian's unit icons look better on big map. The small map exists just for existence's sake, as it's far too small and there are far too many small spaces around.
Enriador (1507 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
New color for: Britain (Manifest Destiny): FF2626

New unit icons for Britain (both smallarmy/smallfleet and army/fleet): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g4a1adxqvp7iryo/AAAahFIEKYxYx2mhfVVbZnzQa?dl=0
Enriador (1507 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
(It will may take a while to upload the new colors. Meanwhile, if you really dislike the old color please use Big Map as your reference as much as possible)
That's not where Ottawa belongs. Maybe call it Thunder bay or something local.
Britain starts out slow if it doesn't attack the US, kinda suggestive yet perhaps historically based.
Enriador (1507 D)
05 May 18 UTC
Well observed @Kingmaker. Ottawa is where Toronto is right now.

I am not a specialist of Canadian geography, so if anyone has any suggestions I would be thankful.
Like I said Thunder Bay. It's on the N W coasts of Lake Superior right near where your dot currently is. I am born in Ontario and raised in Alberta.
Enriador (1507 D)
06 May 18 UTC
Thunder Bay didn't exist in 1841, it was a 1970 merger of two twin cities, Fort Williams and Port Arthur.

The area covering both cities was informally known as "Lakehead", so perhaps that's better?
Enriador (1507 D)
06 May 18 UTC
The bay was calles Thunder Bay though. So perhaps it would fit after all.

Lakehead can be "LAK", Thunder Bay "THU". I think I like the latter better. What do you Canadian folk think?


I like names that are valid for now as well as the time period of the game. That's more educational about geography.


I can't see the yellow support arrows over a yellow country like US.
Enriador (1507 D)
11 May 18 UTC
We will overhaul the color schemes to avoid this problem. Meanwhile, rely on the big map where it's easier to see the arrows.
tantrumizer (1557 D)
11 May 18 UTC
I'm enjoying this variant a lot. One thing though if you're changing colours (and sorry if I missed it above), but the dark blue US units are very difficult to see against the US territories' background. I got totally surprised by a US unit "hiding" in Florida some time back, because I thought the territory was empty.
Enriador (1507 D)
12 May 18 UTC
It's an annoying shade of blue, that's for sure. Thanks for the feedback!


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Dr. Recommended (1660 D Mod (B))
24 Dec 16 UTC
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Variant Tournaments
I've really enjoyed playing variant-specific tournaments such as the Known World 15x15 currently underway.
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Enriador (1507 D)
10 May 18 UTC
[Variant] Florence Diplomacy
What happens when you move two little dots around?
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kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
07 May 18 UTC
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Server not processing games.
I've gone ahead and added 24 hours to all games, to avoid any problems preemptively.
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GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
16 Apr 18 UTC
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GODMODE
Hello everyone, If like to host a special rules game, if we could find enough players interested:
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fasces349 (1007 D)
26 Dec 10 UTC
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Advertise live games here
Like in webdiplo, this thread will be used to help people find live games
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Oli (977 D Mod (P))
29 Apr 18 UTC
Help needed: Our 4 press-types.
Hi everybody.
I'm working on a rules-page about our 4 press-types.
Someone willing to submit some guide what these different press-types are, and what these mean for playing the game?
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Siagas (1965 D)
17 Apr 18 UTC
Looking for replacement quickly
Looking for replacements in the following game : Public WWIV
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=33046

You would play as Egypt in the map World War IV. This game is Public Press so everything you say everyone can see. For more detail, go look the new message in the thread.
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ubercacher16 (2169 D)
30 Apr 18 UTC
Replacement needed
I need a replacement for China in the bourse game.
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islefan5 (968 D)
28 Apr 18 UTC
Problem: cannot set orders
I have the message “loading order” but cannot enter any orders. Is the site down?
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Anon (?? D)
08 Mar 18 UTC
New Variant: 1913
1913 is a revision of the Classic map, having both balance and historical accuracy at its heart.

The first game is live! http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=34011
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
04 Apr 18 UTC
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Imbalanced map?
It seems as if several maps need some balancing work. For example, England* v Turkey is skewed toward England, and in Rinascimento, the French are virtually at the hands of other players’ wills.
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Safari (1530 D)
05 Jan 18 UTC
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Austrian Succession: New and Improved
After four years, War of Austrian Succession is nearing completion! Please come help test it so that I can perfect the balance.
It would be very helpful if we could have no NMRs for the first few phases. http://lab.diplomail.ru/board.php?gameID=64
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
23 Apr 18 UTC
War of Austrian Succession....being obnoxious
Does history matter and should it fall to a mathematician to be the history nerd?
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CCR (1957 D)
12 Dec 17 UTC
A Reconquista variant
http://www.variantbank.org/results/rules/i/iberian.htm
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stephan (1062 D)
16 Apr 18 UTC
Vermont needed!
Vermont in „the trump effect“ 50 states game has been basically abandoned and is still in its (characteristically) stronk position, but not for much longer. grab while supplies last!
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
15 Apr 18 UTC
Blank variant?
On the variants page there's currently a row with no assigned variant. Can you fix this?
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TheFlyingJarate (923 D)
15 Apr 18 UTC
Hello, I have a problem
Hello, I have a problem. I am going away for a few days (tomorrow), and I don't know how to quit the game I am in. There are 36 players, so I cannot reasonably ask for all of them to pause --- besides, there isn't enough time --- so I am stuck.
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Maiorianus (1000 D)
14 Apr 18 UTC
Playing with fewer players
Hi all!

I know this is probably a noob question, but I need to resolve this issue: is it possible to start a game with fewer players than those normally expected? I tried it once with the Rinascimento variant, but the game didn't launch just because there weren't 12 players.
Thank you in advance!
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Enriador (1507 D)
02 Apr 18 UTC
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Machiavelli Variant
Hail diplomats,

'Machiavelli', a legendary variant of Diplomacy, will soon be made available here on vDip using Andrew Jameson's adaptation.
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drano019 (2710 D Mod)
05 Apr 18 UTC
Variant Design Help
See below.
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Oli (977 D Mod (P))
05 Apr 18 UTC
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New convoy-code.
Thanks to tobi1 we have a new and improved convoy-code.
This was really a problem for all "big" variants.
Very cool you could solve this problem. I did take a look at your code, but I'm absolutely clueless... :-)
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
06 Apr 18 UTC
Gunboat specs
If the "Gunboat", "Public Press", or "Per Rulebook" rules are employed, shouldn't the game be automatically "Anon" as well? If it weren't, then players could just PM each other, defeating the purpose.
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
06 Apr 18 UTC
Question about social norms for players
In a large game, a reliable player asked the mods to extend the game for Easter. The request was general and largely in the name of other player: "Hey guys, it's Easter, and in a big game, some people will probably be traveling to see family." The extension was granted, and requests like that are likely to be accepted.
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
06 Apr 18 UTC
Port this?
Here's a variant we might want to try (with a few tweaks, of course):
Map: https://apolyton.net/filedata/fetch?id=8931879
Thread: https://apolyton.net/forum/miscellaneous/archives/stories-diplomacy-archive/114155-stefu-s-very-own-north-american-diplomacy-1870-map
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JOIN: Imperial Diplomacy II - 3 more Players!
JOIN: Imperial Diplomacy II - 3 more Players!
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Oli (977 D Mod (P))
10 Feb 18 UTC
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RSS feed for Notifications (discussion)
Hi everyone.
Don't miss PMs or game-notifications with your personal RSS-feed.
In your settings-page you can create a unique link that updates with your "Notices"-tab on your homescreen.

Feel free to post ideas for improvements or suggestions.
What's your favorite RSS-client for your platform of choice?
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
02 Apr 18 UTC
Testing a possible new variant
I've made a simple Diplomacy variant, but I haven't tested it. Would this be the place to (perhaps) gain some testers?
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sarmstro (931 D)
03 Apr 18 UTC
Noob question
Hi, long time dipper, first time vdipper. Is it possible to enter orders using an android phone, or do I have to wait to get in front of a PC? The orders field just says "loading order" and nothing else happens.

Apologies for the stupid question, and hello!
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Battalion (2386 D)
29 Mar 18 UTC
Bot wars
I've been wondering how well you could write a script to play gunboat diplomacy. Probably not very well (at least to begin with!), but it would be fun to try. I don't really have the time to do this properly right now, but I'm interested to know if it has been done before, or whether anyone would be keen to try at some point in the future.
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