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Game Win
England: Kayne Red Robe
France: El Skid
Italy: Stew_Stick
Germany: Gumpy
Austria: Obbi
Turkey: VisibleHowl
Russia: Dortmunder
DIPLOMACY
Game Win
England: Kayne Red Robe
France: El Skid
Italy: Stew_Stick
Germany: Gumpy
Austria: Obbi
Turkey: VisibleHowl
Russia: Dortmunder
DIPLOMACY
Wikipedia wrote:Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Set in Europe just before the beginning of World War I , Diplomacy is played by seven or fewer players, each controlling the armed forces of major European powers. Each player aims to move their units - and defeat those of others - to win possession of a majority of strategic cities and provinces marked as "supply centers" on the map; these supply centers allow players who control them to produce more units.
In its catalog, Avalon Hill advertised Diplomacy as John F. Kennedy's and Henry Kissinger's favorite game. Dr. Kissinger described it as his favorite in an interview published in a games magazine. Walter Cronkite was also reported to be a fan of the game.
The Basics:
http://ry4an.org/diptutor/mgp00001.html
http://phpdiplomacy.net/intro.php (for an online variant but same rules apply)
Here's the breakdown of how the game will be played:
Objective
-Control 18 Supply Centers
-Have all other players surrender to you
-A draw is declared between the remaining powers
Phase Format
The game will be run in three turn phases:
SPRING
-Spring start 12:01am on Sunday and continue until midnight on Monday
-Spring is a movement phase, meaning you perform all the basic orders
FALL
-Fall will start at 12:01am on Tuesday and will go on until midnight on Wednesday
-Fall is the second movement phase
-At the end of each Fall post, I will post what each player must do in the Winter phase
WINTER
-Also referred to as the Assignment or Build Phase
-Winter will start at 12:01am on Thursday and go on until midnight on Friday
-None of the normal orders are used
-Territories that are not yours and you occupy will come under your ownership
-The number of Supply Centers each player owns is tallied up, and each player's unit count MUST equal their Supply Center count
-Players must issue a build or remove order where necessary (again, it will be stated what you have to do in the FALL stage, it's all of matter of choosing what to build where or what to remove)
Orders
-The basic orders are MOVE, SUPPORT, and FERRY
-These are covered in the slideshow above
-Here is the format the orders MUST be in
MOVE:
{unit} {location abbreviation} MOVE {destination abbreviation}
example:
A rom MOVE tus (moves an army from Rome to Tuscany)
SUPPORT
{unit} {location abbreviation} S {supported unit} {support unit location abbreviation}
example:
A war S A pru (Army in Warsaw supports an Army holding in Prussia)
FERRY
A {start location abbr.} - {destination location abbr.}
F {unit location} C A {convoyed unit start location} - {convoyed unit destination}
example:
A bul - arm
F bla C A bul - arm
*If the orders are not in this format, they will be thrown out. This is so people can't try to feign an order, see how the board plays out, then say they meant something else
**We're omitting HOLD orders for simplicity's sake, if you want them to hold don't order anything
Gentleman, here is your game board:
*Note the black dots on the board. These are the Supply Centers.
**Another major thing to note is that Iceland and Switzerland (swi) are neutral and you CANNOT enter those areas.
The opening unit placements will be revealed upon the first turn post.
Turn posts will consist of two game board images, one showing the orders before they are resolved (with nifty arrows pointing where everyone is going) and the resolved game board.
The list of orders made by each country will then be printed under the game boards for convenience.
On Fall turn posts, the Winter requirements will be posted under the orders list.
I will be editing the reserved post with each turn post, as well as posting them at the end of each thread so no one misses them
I recommend newcomers read the slides and really understand them, and not just the gist of the gameplay. Find guides online as well and get familiar with terms like bounced, inland and shore countries, support, ferrying, buffer states, etc.
*One final note
This isn't Risk. The whole fun comes from manipulating the people about you and acting like a real Diplomat and General. You can't win the game solo, but you'll never have any allies, think about that.
**GAME WILL BEGIN SUNDAY 12:01am WITH PRE-GAME POST SHOWING UNIT PLACEMENT**[/SIZE]
Good luck
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Spring 1901
Here are the opening positions. From here you talk amongst yourselves, do as Diplomats do, and send your orders my way.
Remember: Orders must be in the specific format listed in the OP or they will be thrown out
The colored in states are the ones you own, everything else is up for grabs
And please note that the number of SCs you own (the black dots) equals the number of units you have. This comes into play when Winter (the build phase) rolls around.
Orders are due Monday before midnight
Good Luck Gentlemen
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Orders
Resolved
Order Results:
Austria:
No order for unit at Trieste. Hold order assigned.
No order for unit at Vienna. Hold order assigned.
A bud -> ser
F tri Holds
A vie Holds
England:
F edi -> nwg
A lvp -> yor
F lon -> nth
France:
F bre -> eng
A mar -> spa
A par -> gas
Germany:
A ber -> kie
F kie -> hol
A mun -> ruh
Italy:
F nap -> tys
A rom -> tus
A ven -> apu
Russia:
No order for unit at Warsaw. Hold order assigned.
A mos -> ukr
F sev -> rum
F stp/sc -> bot
A war Holds
Turkey:
F ank -> bla
A con -> bul
A smy -> con
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Orders
Resolved
Order Results:
Austria:
A ser Holds
F tri -> ven
Bounced with apu (1 against 1).
A vie -> bud
England:
F nth -> den
F nwg -> nwy
A yor -> lon
France:
No order for unit at English Channel. Hold order assigned.
F eng Holds
A gas -> spa
A spa -> por
Germany:
No order for unit at Ruhr. Hold order assigned.
F hol -> bel
A kie -> hol
A ruh Holds
Italy:
A apu -> ven
Bounced with tri (1 against 1).
A tus -> pie
F tys -> tun
Russia:
The Fleet in Rumania cannot retreat; unit destroyed.
F bot -> swe
F rum Supports A ukr
Support failed. Move orders must be supported explicitly. Dislodged from bul (2 against 1).
A ukr -> sev
A war -> ukr
Turkey:
F bla Supports A bul -> rum
A bul -> rum
A con -> bul
WINTER BUILD ORDERS
Here is the amount that each country can built. You may either build a fleet or an army. They must be built on Supply Centers.
Building orders are simply, they're just A build locaton or F build location
Austria:
4 supply centers, 3 units. 1 unit may be built.
England:
5 supply centers, 3 units. 2 units may be built.
France:
5 supply centers, 3 units. 2 units may be built.
Germany:
5 supply centers, 3 units. 2 units may be built.
Italy:
4 supply centers, 3 units. 1 unit may be built.
Russia:
5 supply centers, 3 units. 2 units may be built.
Turkey:
5 supply centers, 3 units. 2 units may be built.
BUILD ORDERS ARE DUE MIDNIGHT EST ON FRIDAY
This is when the new year turn phase will begin, and orders will be due before the ball drops on 2008.
eh
this is gonna be great, you other 6 guys are nothin' but clowns! clowns!
but seriously you guys are alright.
edit: Layer upon layer make your mark now...Haste!
Merde.
Verdammung. Ah well, this game doesn't start 'till Sunday, I'll use that time to look everything over.
Edit: Aww nuts. I never get nice things. If you could put me down as a reserve in case someone isn't active that would rock.
UNDER MY RULE, INDUSTRIAL GERMANY HAS REPLACED ITS ARMY WITH ROBOTS
BRING IT MEATBAGS
BOOP
we speak the same language!
WHAT DOES MEAT FILLED AUSTRA OFFER ROBO-GERMANY
BOOP
I just want them off my back because VisibleHowl's gonna give me what for
IF MY ROBOTIC LEGIONS ARE NOT BURNING AWAY YOUR PITIFUL POPULACE
THEN YOU WILL KNOW I HAVE ACCEPTED YOUR AGREEMENT.
BOOP
Also, kittens and roast pork.
Every God damn time, Turkey.
The Kremlin is now accepting petitions for mercy.
Spring 1901
Here are the opening positions. From here you talk amongst yourselves, do as Diplomats do, and send your orders my way.
Remember: Orders must be in the specific format listed in the OP or they will be thrown out
The colored in states are the ones you own, everything else is up for grabs
And please note that the number of SCs you own (the black dots) equals the number of units you have. This comes into play when Winter (the build phase) rolls around.
Some of the harder to read abbreviations are in England: Lvp (Liverpool) and lon (London) and in Italy rom (Rome) and nap (Naples)
If you have any other questions on abbreviations, just ask
Orders are due Monday before midnight
Good Luck Gentlemen
ROBO-GERMANY DOES NOT DECLARE
IT ONLY CONQUERS
"Tsarevich, there are reports that Robo-Gemany has become fully sentient. Their diplomat mentioned something about a Sarah Connor?"
"Robots, you say? Awesome."
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE "ROBO" AT THE START OF THE NAME OF YOUR FRAGILE HUMAN COUNTRY?
And the black lines over the seas are not land-lines which you can move armies across, but boundaries for sea territories
DO YOU HUMANS NOT DO SMACK TALK?
BOOP BEEP BEEP BZZT.
Consider yourself robo-smacktalked.
The Russian people are busy buying tanks and guns for their loved ones - no time to bandy words with kitchen appliances.
Russian scientists today announced the creation of a 'Doomsday Device', which is now under the control of the Army. When asked for further details, head researcher Nikos Vladostovich stated "The Device will make our soldats invincible! It also produces 80 proof vodka at an astonishing rate."
Tsarevich Alexei commented "Our giant Vodka clouds will cover Europe and blot out the sun!"
Orders
Resolved
Order Results:
Austria:
No order for unit at Trieste. Hold order assigned.
No order for unit at Vienna. Hold order assigned.
A bud -> ser
F tri Holds
A vie Holds
England:
F edi -> nwg
A lvp -> yor
F lon -> nth
France:
F bre -> eng
A mar -> spa
A par -> gas
Germany:
A ber -> kie
F kie -> hol
A mun -> ruh
Italy:
F nap -> tys
A rom -> tus
A ven -> apu
Russia:
No order for unit at Warsaw. Hold order assigned.
A mos -> ukr
F sev -> rum
F stp/sc -> bot
A war Holds
Turkey:
F ank -> bla
A con -> bul
A smy -> con
"Winter is coming"
No build or remove reports at this moment, this may change over the Fall.
I'll include the due dates in future turn posts
Also- Robo Germany is coming west after I robo-smacktalked him! Run away!!!
VIA THE MEDIUM OF CORPSES
BURNING ONES
Yeah, I've been mulling this over
Due to the positioning of the holiday (eve and day stretch across essentially two turns) I think the best thing would be to delay for a week
I'm hoping that people remember when they come back however.
We'll still do the Winter build turn however. And then continue Spring 1902 on the 30th.
I'll do an official announcement on the Winter turn phase.
WE ROBOTS ARE FESTIVE
AND THUS AGREE WITH THIS TRUCE
HO HO HO
THE TIME IS NOW