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Post by Дьяково on Oct 20, 2014 13:54:36 GMT
At the turn of the 20th century prior to World War I the seven Great European Powers engage in an intricate struggle for supremacy. Military forces invade and withdraw shifting borders and altering empires with subtle maneuvers and daring gambits. Alliances are formed and trust is betrayed as players negotiate and outwit one another in a delicate balance of cooperation and competition to gain dominance of the continent. Diplomacy challenges players to rely on their own cunning and cleverness not dice to determine the outcome of this game of conspiracies and conquest. Let's play Diplomacy, the game of International Intrigue. From Wikipedia: It came to my mind to do this the moment TSM posted her thread about Risk... I'm personally a bigger fan of Diplomacy than of Risk because of the fact that Diplomacy eliminates the randomness of dice rolls in determining outcomes. It is purely about planning, social interaction, and interpersonal skills. Again from wikipedia, a brief summary of the differences between Diplomacy and the majority of war games: The Diplomacy Wikipedia page for more info.Now there's a number of sites online where you can play Diplomacy, I figure we can use this one, assuming that there is enough interest. I deally each game should have 7 players. Oh, and here's what the Diplomacy standard map looks like: |
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Post by TSM on Oct 20, 2014 18:12:04 GMT
Never played before but always wanted to. I'm totally down
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Post by SaintB on Oct 20, 2014 23:27:00 GMT
My brother and I played an interactive version of this game once, we had no idea what we were doing. My brother was the Chancellor of Germany and just randomly placed pieces around the map and was actually winning the game... he pronounced "Zounderkiet!" in the midst of a faux rant in German. To this day, we look at each other and say "Zounderkiet" when we have no idea what we are doing but are going to do it anyway.
Um, yes I'd like to try a game of this sometime but my level is lower than novice.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 0:13:06 GMT
I definitely want to try this.
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Post by Дьяково on Oct 21, 2014 6:26:22 GMT
My brother and I played an interactive version of this game once, we had no idea what we were doing. My brother was the Chancellor of Germany and just randomly placed pieces around the map and was actually winning the game... he pronounced "Zounderkiet!" in the midst of a faux rant in German. To this day, we look at each other and say "Zounderkiet" when we have no idea what we are doing but are going to do it anyway. Um, yes I'd like to try a game of this sometime but my level is lower than novice. Well, TSM has said she hasn't played before, and while I have on a number of occasions, I'm not terribly good. |
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Post by jello on Oct 21, 2014 10:42:04 GMT
Never played it, would like to.
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Post by Oviraptor on Oct 29, 2014 11:30:15 GMT
At the turn of the 20th century prior to World War I the seven Great European Powers engage in an intricate struggle for supremacy. Military forces invade and withdraw shifting borders and altering empires with subtle maneuvers and daring gambits. Alliances are formed and trust is betrayed as players negotiate and outwit one another in a delicate balance of cooperation and competition to gain dominance of the continent. Diplomacy challenges players to rely on their own cunning and cleverness not dice to determine the outcome of this game of conspiracies and conquest. Let's play Diplomacy, the game of International Intrigue. From Wikipedia: It came to my mind to do this the moment TSM posted her thread about Risk... I'm personally a bigger fan of Diplomacy than of Risk because of the fact that Diplomacy eliminates the randomness of dice rolls in determining outcomes. It is purely about planning, social interaction, and interpersonal skills. Again from wikipedia, a brief summary of the differences between Diplomacy and the majority of war games: The Diplomacy Wikipedia page for more info.Now there's a number of sites online where you can play Diplomacy, I figure we can use this one, assuming that there is enough interest. I deally each game should have 7 players. Oh, and here's what the Diplomacy standard map looks like: I was thinking of organising a game but you beat me to it, apparently. I'm in, assuming everyone's still game |
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Post by Дьяково on Oct 29, 2014 15:55:48 GMT
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Post by jello on Oct 29, 2014 16:03:23 GMT
How many players makes for an ideal game?
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Post by Oviraptor on Oct 29, 2014 16:48:26 GMT
How many players makes for an ideal game? 7 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2014 16:53:39 GMT
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Post by Oviraptor on Oct 29, 2014 17:28:12 GMT
So we just need one more. |
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Post by panicberry on Oct 29, 2014 19:04:04 GMT
Fine, I'll play your silly game!
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Post by Дьяково on Oct 31, 2014 0:50:03 GMT
Since we now have 7 people...
Game ID:
91888. The Cavern I
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Post by jello on Oct 31, 2014 1:55:31 GMT
Do we pick our starting locations or are they distributed randomly?
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Post by Дьяково on Oct 31, 2014 2:04:38 GMT
Do we pick our starting locations or are they distributed randomly? I've only played on other game on that site, but I believe you select your top 3 preferred nations. What territories you start with is determined by what nation you control. All of the nations (except Russia) start with 3 supply centers (and thus 3 units). Russia starts with 4. Of the nations that start with 3, all but England have two armies and one fleet. England has two fleets and one army. Russia starts with two of each. |
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Post by jello on Oct 31, 2014 2:05:39 GMT
Oh, we get the whole nation. Awesome.
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Post by Дьяково on Oct 31, 2014 6:58:19 GMT
BTW, who's ms3049?
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Post by panicberry on Oct 31, 2014 15:54:19 GMT
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Post by Дьяково on Oct 31, 2014 16:02:58 GMT
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Post by jello on Oct 31, 2014 23:15:14 GMT
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Post by Oviraptor on Oct 31, 2014 23:16:02 GMT
I can take a hint.  |
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Post by jello on Oct 31, 2014 23:19:54 GMT
Heh. Well, I wasn't sure if you'd seen the link in the OP, because I had to search for it.
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Oviraptor
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Post by Oviraptor on Oct 31, 2014 23:22:20 GMT
Apparently I already had an account from ages ago. I'm Sheepman.
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Post by jello on Oct 31, 2014 23:25:04 GMT
Do we want to ask how you got that name?
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Post by Oviraptor on Oct 31, 2014 23:27:37 GMT
Do we want to ask how you got that name? It used to be my name for everything ever since I joined Club Penguin at age 9 or so. Like Blaat, I just liked sheep. It stopped a few years back when it dawned on me that it sounded rather odd. |
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Post by jello on Oct 31, 2014 23:30:13 GMT
Do we want to ask how you got that name? It used to be my name for everything ever since I joined Club Penguin at age 9 or so. Like Blaat, I just liked sheep. It stopped a few years back when it dawned on me that it sounded rather odd. Aw, and here I thought you were bitten by a radioactive sheep and your superpower is to produce wool sweaters. |
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Post by SaintB on Nov 1, 2014 0:01:01 GMT
I've been too preoccupied to register, my apologies
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Post by Дьяково on Nov 1, 2014 0:17:19 GMT
I've been too preoccupied to register, my apologies Understandable. You've had a bunch of shit come up. |
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Post by SaintB on Nov 3, 2014 23:18:20 GMT
I'm finally registered.
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