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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
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World of Warships
I'll be playing World of Warships for a while. If anyone's interested in joining me, feel free to add me.

If you don't know, WoWS is a very fun Free-to-Play game: http://worldofwarships.com/
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kahudd2000 (157 D)
18 Aug 15 UTC
Where it went wrong
I thought I remember a proposed series called "Where it went wrong" or something like that.

Did no one have a game they wanted dissected? Because I wouldn't mind submitting some of my gunboat play to criticism.
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A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
19 Aug 15 UTC
Live game this Friday?
see inside!
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Hamilton Brian (760 D(B))
19 Aug 15 UTC
Sources of Tension
An exploration of those positionings that test an alliance. Feel free to add your thoughts, views, observations, etc. If you shit though, clean up after yourself.
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Ogion (3817 D)
14 Aug 15 UTC
Welcome back party!
Friends,

I've been away for the last six months, and I thought I'd throw myself a little welcome back bash.
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ckroberts (3548 D)
05 Aug 15 UTC
The Mountain Game 4 rules discussion/sign up thread
The Mountain Game 4 will commence soon.
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Rodgersd09 (100 D)
17 Aug 15 UTC
"A good games" was cancelled - Do any players know why?
Damn - I was enjoying it as well!
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Constitutional Rights for Embryonic Americans?
In the GOP debate last Thursday, unsurprisingly, abortion was a point of discussion amongst candidates. Obviously they were all pro-life to some extent or another, but Mike Huckabee went so far as to say that abortion was already illegal, because unborn children have the rights to equal protection under the law and due process. Right from conception, they have constitutional rights, he argues.

Regardless of your position on abortion, is this a valid argument?
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
12 Aug 15 UTC
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Mafia
I'm getting sick of muting Mafia threads. Can someone launch a separate site for them or something?
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ssorenn (0 DX)
14 Aug 15 UTC
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Changes to site policy--
With this gunboat tourney going on, I think there should be a change to a site policy. ----see inside---
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
15 Aug 15 UTC
sex slavery in IS
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/sex-slavery-adopted-and-codified-by-islamic-state-1.2317309
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2ndWhiteLine (2736 D(B))
12 Aug 15 UTC
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2015 Gunboat Tournament
See inside.
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DeathLlama8 (514 D)
15 Aug 15 UTC
What do people use to adjudicate F2F games without a board?
Fairly self-explanatory, really. Backstabbr doesn't really work for me.
2ndWhiteLine (2736 D(B))
15 Aug 15 UTC
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jDip or Realpolitik
VirtualBob (237 D)
15 Aug 15 UTC
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I use the rule book.
Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
15 Aug 15 UTC
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Knowledge of the rules; experience.
thorfi (1023 D)
16 Aug 15 UTC
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Why not buy a board?
Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
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Don't but the 50th anniversary Hasbro one
Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
*buy
MarquisMark (326 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
Is that because of the chits for the armies and fleets?

I think the map looks nice on that edition. I do like the wooden pieces I saw on older editions though.
Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
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Yes, the cardboard chits are a miserable experience. Also many of the colors are muted and hard to tell the difference between, especially England/France/Italy. They're like blue, light blue, greenish blue.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
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"Don't but the 50th anniversary Hasbro one"

Unfortunately, you don't really have a choice at this point.
MarquisMark (326 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
I plan to buy a set of wooden pieces for my board at some point, but it's kind of low on the priority list.
Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
Believe me it should be higher! It's important not only for clarity of where's what, but what everything's doing (you can show supports with the wooden set by standing them up)
MarquisMark (326 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
It probably would be if I actually used my board to play live games with real people. Up to now, I just use it to help think through scenarios and plan moves.

And I haven't been able to find the right pieces to match that France teal color either. Austria is a funny shade of red too.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
16 Aug 15 UTC
The version with metal pieces are even better!

I plan to carve nice wooden pieces at some point... If i eer get around to it.

But yes, using experience to resolve orders is fine. I can handle most adjudications without much trouble.
MarquisMark (326 D(G))
16 Aug 15 UTC
Agreed. I think it only gets really tricky in the late-mid and end game when there's a stalemate situation with a lot of supports issued and being cut (gameID=125450 was one I played in where it would have been a mess to figure out on paper). Just takes a bit longer to adjudicate the rounds.

But my understanding is that most house games never make it that far anyways.
Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
16 Aug 15 UTC
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@ abgemacht - the older editions come up on ebay all the time:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Diplomacy-Avalon-Hill-1976-Board-Game/301697910558?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3 D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3 D1%26asc%3 D20140328180637%26meid%3 D3b2a25eb72cc48589c54f8c3de8d9b78%26pid%3 D100009%26rk%3 D2%26rkt%3 D10%26sd%3 D131574757663


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Eadan (454 D)
15 Aug 15 UTC
We need someone to step in as Egypt
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=164461#votebar
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King Mischief (108 D)
15 Aug 15 UTC
world take over-4
come join world take over-4. I'm some what new to the game so, it could be easy $$$.
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Stubie (1817 D)
14 Aug 15 UTC
Cutting Convoys
Is it possible to stop a supported convoy (where the fleet convoying is supported) with a supported attack of equal support, thus not dislodging the convoying fleet?
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Lebosfc17 (20 DX)
14 Aug 15 UTC
To The Mods
Does anybody remember DC35?
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Fluminator (1500 D)
14 Aug 15 UTC
I need help with a research paper!
It's due tomorrow night and I have to do a 12-15 page paper on how the internet of things and the third industrial revolution will affect society and more importantly the work force and employment.

I'm up to around 10 pages and I have no idea what to write for the last 2.
And no, increasing the font size of each period isn't allowed.
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4-8-15-16-23-42 (352 D)
14 Aug 15 UTC
Question- Help
See below.
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general (100 D)
13 Aug 15 UTC
Quick live game
Join my quick live game: http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=165983.

Haven't played in years and want to get back into it :)
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
13 Aug 15 UTC
Messed up, two 13 year olds tired as adults
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7979942?cps=gravity_5540_1138476008340655834

So teenagers brains are different from adult brains; that is a reason why we don't let them drink or drive... The frontal lobe which controls will-power and executive function ( ie decision making ) continues developing until about 25.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
11 Aug 15 UTC
Risk taking
http://youtu.be/vBX-KulgJ1o
Great video, but the first thing i think of is relationships, (and given that i was recently dumped, this is no surprise) Naturally you could also apply this to diplomacy; but the probabilities get a little messed up, and in Dip not taking a bet means taking a different course, which may also be risky.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
10 Aug 15 UTC
Snowden Interview
Recent interview with German tv, apparently not shown in the US and not available on youtube?? m.liveleak.com/view?i=f93_1390833151

He makes some interesting points...
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fulhamish (4134 D)
12 Aug 15 UTC
Climate change - another feedback loop
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150805140254.htm

Time to recalibrate those models..........................again
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
13 Aug 15 UTC
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The death of the republic
http://diprepublic.net/?reqp=1&reqr=

Oh no. How sad.
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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
05 Aug 15 UTC
ESPN Fantasy Football Signups
For those that will play only ESPN league, post interest here. List your preferred draft day (I prefer late preseason Saturday or Sunday around 1 p.m. Central Time

1. Tru Ninja (Sat Aug 29th or Sun Aug 30th)
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
04 Aug 15 UTC
GRE scores
What's a good score? Share your score too, if you feel comfortable. I just took the test this morning
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alulahello (0 DX)
12 Aug 15 UTC
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halloween costumes 2015
I know, 3 months early blahblah. But I'm bored and I want to talk about Halloween.
Some people are into crazy Costumes and go all out to make them. Brainstrom ideas for costumes and how to make/obtain them. What are you thinking of going as?
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
11 Aug 15 UTC
Opposite Gender Friends leads to Lower Academic Performance
Interesting paper I'm reading right now. Not completely done with it, but its methodology seems sound.

http://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/app.20140030
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ssorenn (0 DX)
12 Aug 15 UTC
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this is interesting--watch the video
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/08/10/everyone-fails-to-ride-this-bike-you-would-too-this-is-what-it-tells-us-about-the-brain/
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