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Did someone say Diplomacy ?

HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Critical Failures
Diplomacy.
The board game of... diplomacy.

I have decided to GM a game.

You can find the rules book here.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/prod/diplomacy

7 players needed

Communication in and out of the forum allowed (of course)

Players to agree on a turn time. Anyone not doing their orders will get to do nothing.

Please post the turn time you wish to have along with your manifestation of participation.

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  • The EverymanThe Everyman Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I'm so down!

    By turn time, I'm guessing you mean rate of time? I think a turn per day basis has worked here in the past no?

    The hell does manifestation of participation mean?

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I guess it means you want to play. And by turn time I meant the time you have to submit your orders to me. In RL it is 15 minutes. I have never played via boards so did not know how long...

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  • The EverymanThe Everyman Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Well, every 15 minutes might work when everyone is gathered around a tabletop, sure. But I dunno how well that would go down on the forums for a PBP. I mean, we might get a few rounds down, but people aren't gonna be able to stick around for that long are they?

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Of course not
    Which is why I leave it up to the players to decide. 1 day is actually faster than what I was thinking.

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  • DoxaDoxa Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    boards usually run 1 day turns for the Mafia/phalla games Visiblehowl ran this on DnD and did twice a week I believe. It gave plenty of time for planning with people and setting up and backstabbing.

    I would be glad to participate. Though my ideal turn would be a day or two. That gives us plenty of time to private message and create a more interesting game.

    If you wanted to play a game for strictly this evening then 20 minutes would be good. I'm not familiar with how many turns this will take but that sounds like the minimum to organize with multiple people

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  • DoxaDoxa Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hermenegilde wrote: »
    Of course not
    Which is why I leave it up to the players to decide. 1 day is actually faster than what I was thinking.

    Okay, seeing that I would personally prefer 2 days

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  • Orange SodaOrange Soda Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I'm down! I have never played and I keep trying to buy a board online. Do want!

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  • The EverymanThe Everyman Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    1 or 2 days if perfectly fine for me.

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  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I'd be all up-ons playing this.

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  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I think set days each week (either MWF or MTh deadlines) might be best. And if you'll take people who haven't played Diplomacy before, I'd love to be in.

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  • giltanisgiltanis Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    If there is still room and like Darian said you will take first timers I would be very interested in playing.

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    6 players in 17 minutes...

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  • Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Sign me up, when I GM'd a game here MWF worked pretty well.
    Edit: Also, if you don't already know about it look up JDip, it's pretty freaking awesome.

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Well. That's 7.
    I'll go with monday/wednesday/friday 9AM EST.

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  • Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hermenegilde wrote: »
    Well. That's 7.
    I'll go with monday/wednesday/friday 9AM EST.

    Er, can I request that the deadline be switched to sometime in the evening? 9am EST is 6am my time, which effectively means if I don't have my orders in the night before I'm not going to get them in.

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Kayne Red Robe wrote: »
    Hermenegilde wrote: »
    Well. That's 7.
    I'll go with monday/wednesday/friday 9AM EST.

    Er, can I request that the deadline be switched to sometime in the evening? 9am EST is 6am my time, which effectively means if I don't have my orders in the night before I'm not going to get them in.

    Hmmm. I could say sunday/tuesday/thursday Midnight EST, but I won't be posting results until 10 or 11 in the morning. So I don't think it would actually change anything.

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hermenegilde, you of all people should know that first come first served is not the way to go.

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Really ?

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    INeedNoSalt wrote: »
    Hermenegilde, you of all people should know that first come first served is not the way to go.

    Why ? I have posted in the first page of every game I'm in.

    OK then I'll take submissions until tomorrow 9AM. I will make the game thread after that.

    And orders WILL be due on monday/wednesday/friday 9AM EST

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    no i'm just giving you a hard time

    it's not like you need character concepts or anything for Diplomacy, I will watch with interest ;)

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    INeedNoSalt wrote: »
    no i'm just giving you a hard time

    it's not like you need character concepts or anything for Diplomacy, I will watch with interest ;)

    So will I :)

    Still I'll not be making the thread until tomorrow morning, where I'll use the randomizer on interested people and countries.

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  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    For these sorts of things, I think an open sign-up period and then choose a group of players (via whatever method) is probably the best way to go. The sign-ups give you a show of overall interest, plus provide for potential subs in the event that a player is unable to continue in the game.

    edit: You may or may not want to drop an announcement in the main boardgame thread. Up to you.

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  • SpectralSporkSpectralSpork Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hermenegilde wrote: »
    INeedNoSalt wrote: »
    no i'm just giving you a hard time

    it's not like you need character concepts or anything for Diplomacy, I will watch with interest ;)

    So will I :)

    Still I'll not be making the thread until tomorrow morning, where I'll use the randomizer on interested people and countries.

    The Spork shows interest. Interest and CHAOS DRIVEN PURPOSE!

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  • The EverymanThe Everyman Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Will nations be assigned randomly?

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The Everyman wrote: »
    Will nations be assigned randomly?

    Yep.

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  • SpectralSporkSpectralSpork Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hermenegilde wrote: »
    The Everyman wrote: »
    Will nations be assigned randomly?

    Yep.

    How about letting us attack Switzerland?

    Please?

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  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ooh. Can I be Switzerland? They cannot lose!

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    SpectralSpork wrote: »
    Hermenegilde wrote: »
    The Everyman wrote: »
    Will nations be assigned randomly?

    Yep.

    How about letting us attack Switzerland?

    Please?

    No.

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  • duraxdurax Who watches the watchdogs? Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    !Reserve player please PM me if someone has to drop out.

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  • SpectralSporkSpectralSpork Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    But it's evil!

    Also, I've finally read the escalation rules and while I don't expect you to use them, I find the possibities, amusing.

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  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    durax wrote: »
    !Reserve player please PM me if someone has to drop out.

    Players aren't set yet - you can sign up for realz.

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  • duraxdurax Who watches the watchdogs? Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Darian wrote: »
    durax wrote: »
    !Reserve player please PM me if someone has to drop out.

    Players aren't set yet - you can sign up for realz.

    Thanks, I won't really have the time until around the 27th though.
    And I know how anti-climatic it can be if someone quits at a key moment.
    Being a reserve player is ideal for me.

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  • LightRiderLightRider __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    I was just sitting here wondering to myself if I should start a Diplomacy pbp game. And lo, someone has done all the work for me already!

    Sign up!
    Reserve up!

    Whichever is needed.

    My original thought was to have MT be Spring and RF be Fall, with W and weekend the day to resolve everything and break, but that's just me.

    Also, I recommend the rectilinear diplomacy map found at http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/diplomacy.html. I use it for all my RL games and find it invaluable.

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    And the winners are :
    King Doxa of Italy
    Prime Minister Orange Soda of England
    Czar Giltanis of Russia
    Archduke Lightrider of Autria-Hungary
    Sultan Darian of Turkey
    King Simonwolf "Bugbearbane" of Germany
    President The Everyman of France

    Thread coming up

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    shiny, i hope Italy wins

    I was Italy last time I played and it ended poorly for me

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  • GrimmyTOAGrimmyTOA Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hermenegilde wrote: »
    King Simonwolf "Bugbearbane" of Germany

    Bugbearbane? He's in league with them. More like Bugbearbuddy.

    8-)

    You can return to your game now.

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  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I will not tolerate bugbears that are not under my direct control! We Germans are a proud, Bugbearian race - all those bugbears who oppose us are blood traitors, and shall know my coming by the trail of the dead.

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  • HermenegildeHermenegilde Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Game thread is there : http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=88260

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    you guys should all agree on a round 1 shared victory.

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  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The people of Germania will only agree to such a plan if all nations deport their bugbear citizens to Berlin.

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