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A_Tin_Can (2234

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What are the good things about other sites?

With the ODC, we have a lot of players playing at PlayDiplomacy. And, I'm sure many of our membership play on other sites as well as webdip.

What are the features you really like from those sites that you wish webdiplomacy had?

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Please comment on my decision(s)

Gunboat last night.
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=195502

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CommanderByron (801

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05 Apr 17 UTC

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CHALLENGE

I am challenging anyone sorry enough to want to take me on to classic dip game. Bet is 50. If you got what it takes the password is my favorite disease all lowercase. gameID=195406 (please don't give away PW)

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05 Apr 17 UTC

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Should Murica do anything in Syria to stop gas attacks?

So many armed groups exist in Syria. Is it too risky for America to get involved?

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06 Apr 17 UTC

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Is this variant in beta?

It looks awesome and I'd like to try it.

gameID=187517

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03 Apr 17 UTC
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US not all about Trump

Congress sellin out your privacy: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-keep-your-internet-history-private

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06 Apr 17 UTC

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Meat-Gamey

Can someone explain to me what this is because I don't understand it. Is not wanting to eat meat because you've had bad experiences with its flavour in other time periods a reason to be investigated by the FDA? If so, aren't all meats fucked?

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Presbyter7787 (95

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06 Apr 17 UTC

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How Does the Website Assign Nations to Players?

It seems like when I join a number of games at nearly the same time, I get the same country if I'm playing the same variant.Is this because the game assign your country by when you join if noone else has that country, or is it simple coincidence? Thanks!

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01 Apr 17 UTC

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Block player feature

I was wondering about a "block player feature" so that people can avoid particularly unpleasant players. Should you block a player, you can't join a game with them in it and they can't join with you in it. I'd imagine that'd last for that game as long as the player is in it to prevent fishing for identities

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06 Apr 17 UTC

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Meta-gaming

Can someone explain to me what this is because I don't understand it. Is not wanting to ally with a player because you've had bad experiences with their stability in other games a reason to be investigated for meta? If so, aren't all non-anon games fucked?

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06 Apr 17 UTC

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Not black and white

Abortion rights and right to life (in America) http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2017/04/when_does_life_begin_outside_the_christian_right_the_answer_is_over_time.html

Only shades of grey...

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03 Apr 17 UTC
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7 day phase game

Hey guys I'm looking to run a game with a 7 day phase length. I understand this isn't everyone's cup of tea but if you're interested I'd love to play with you.

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05 Apr 17 UTC

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Newbie question about phases

I'm just learning about this game, but it sounds great. I'm trying to set up a game with some friends, but I'm not sure about all of the settings. If I set the phase length to one day, does that mean we have a day for diplomacy before all the moves occur, then another day to set retreats, and another day for build, so that there could be three days between attacks?

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Benjamin Franklin (712

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05 Apr 17 UTC
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How ti search the forum?

I cant find instructions in the help area... so....what am i missing?

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31 Mar 17 UTC

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Rap comms

Are we allowed to advertise new games? If so, I have just created a game called Rap Comms only.
It does what it says on the tin. Whatever you post on the board has to be in some kind of Rhyme.

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Hellenic Riot (1626

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04 Apr 17 UTC
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April GR Published

Run Wild, young padawans

https://sites.google.com/site/phpdiplomacytournaments/theghost-ratingslist

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Matticus13 (2844

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Colonial Diplomacy: The first official variant

http://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=30277 (you have to use the entire link)
Just completed my first match of Colonial Diplomacy. What are your thoughts on the first official variant?

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Octavious (2802

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04 Apr 17 UTC

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Meanwhile, in the British Labour Party...

...the party of opposition is doing what it does best. Oppose itself.

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David E. Cohen (100

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29 Mar 17 UTC

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Calhamer Estate Sale

See below.

David E. Cohen (100 )
29 Mar 17 UTC
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I got an email from Douglas Kent of Diplomacy World fame, so I thought I’d spread the word on various forums. Mr. Calhamer’s estate is being liquidated. Among the items being sold on ebay is a first edition of Diplomacy, marked 1 of 500. In other words, Alan Calhamer’s PERSONAL copy, which also just so happens to be the FIRST COPY of Diplomacy published. EVER.

I am not particularly into collecting things, but for this I may make an exception. If I had to explain it to a non-Dipper, I’d say this was the equivalent, for an American, of being able to purchase Thomas Jefferson’s personal copy of the Declaration of Independence, signed by all of the Founding Fathers.

Matticus13 (2844 )
29 Mar 17 UTC
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/262911348603

^ Here you go.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC
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https://www.estatesales.net/IL/La-Grange-Park/60526/1469769?

For those in the area, I'll be there, bright and early.

Matticus13 (2844 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Buy me something cool. I'll send payment through PayPal Bo!

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

I was hoping to buy the thing on eBay but now that you posted it to the public on the world's largest Diplomacy website, I doubt I'll be able to afford it.

ND (879 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

I may put a bid down on it.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

If you're new to eBay, bidding before like 3 seconds left in an auction is basically just driving the price up. Don't bid now, I promise you 100% that you won't win with that bid. You just make it more expensive for whoever does.

Matticus13 (2844 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Well, it wasn't going to be available at the garage sale anyway... If it's at $207 already with 5 days left, it was going to go for quite a bit regardless.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Add yourself to the watch list and you'll be notified with 24 hours to go and with 15 minutes to go in the auction.

ND (879 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Yeah I won't bid with 4d on it. I may bid when it gets down to the last few hours if the price is still under 1k.

ND (879 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

(but I probably won't because I am poor!)

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Me too, but I really want that board. A lot more than I want my apartment, frankly. Priorities....

ND (879 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Yeah, honestly I may think about driving up. Quite the drive. You think there will be any other diplomacy related items in the estate sale? I didn't see any from the photos.

David E. Cohen (100 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Search ebay using "Calhamer". You will see some other items.

David E. Cohen (100 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Don't know about other Dip-related items at the physical sale. I am sure you could inquire.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Unlikely, ND. I have worked with numerous estate sale companies and the general rule of thumb is that if you can't price something, don't know anyone who can appraise it, but know it is worth a lot of money, put it online before the sale. Most companies do that. Some even do that with things that can be priced, but they know they'll get top dollar for it on eBay. That's just how it goes.

Still, if you make the drive let me know. Depending on how my apartment furnishing quest goes in the next few weeks, I might have a place you can stay, though my place is over an hour north of the sale so maybe that's a bit inconvenient.

ND (879 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Thanks Bo, I will let you know if I go up. I have to discuss it with my spouse first though.

CAPT Brad (40 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

i got my bid in!

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

As above, below:

If you're new to eBay, bidding before like 3 seconds left in an auction is basically just driving the price up. Don't bid now, I promise you 100% that you won't win with that bid. You just make it more expensive for whoever does.

Durga (3609 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

Wow that would be so cool to have...

Octavious (2802 )
29 Mar 17 UTC
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I'm curious about bo's logic. How does an early bid on eBay make the final price more expensive? Surely if there are several bidders it will just go to whoever puts in the higher upper limit regardless of when those bids are entered. All an early bid could achieve, if anything, is convince other potential bidders that it's a little rich for their blood.

Hauta (1618 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

and then there's the thrill of being the temporary high bidder. If only for a few fleeting moments you can imagine that it's yours. You don't get that by waiting for it to be out of your price range.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

You could, Octavious, but if people would wait to bid until later, the price would be lower then. You could argue that that would increase the odds of the price skyrocketing - as a seller on eBay, yeah, it definitely does; I have seen it - but if you know how auctions generally go, a lower starting price and a slower start generally lead to lower prices and an influx of bids as the auction nears its end. I've never done the math to confirm this but I go to auctions weekly and sell dozens of things a month on eBay and that's how it seems to go.

Durga (3609 )
29 Mar 17 UTC
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Storage wars featuring bo_sox48 and Octavious

bo_sox48 (5202 )
29 Mar 17 UTC

lol

Deeply_Dippy (458 )
29 Mar 17 UTC
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Maybe WebDip should blow the development budget on set #001

bo_sox48 (5202 )
30 Mar 17 UTC

Lmao it's up to $1500, it will probably double that yet.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
30 Mar 17 UTC

Now it's at $1525, maybe the internet will have a worldwide crash in like 10 seconds and I'll win the board

David E. Cohen (100 )
03 Apr 17 UTC
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The auction is over and some devoted Dipper has put up the wnning bid: $5,234.00.

Durga (3609 )
03 Apr 17 UTC
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Hot damn. Where my sugar daddies at?

bo_sox48 (5202 )
03 Apr 17 UTC

It is worth noting that the highest bid was at $1500 for, uh, 3 days.

Deeply_Dippy (458 )
03 Apr 17 UTC

And worth every penny...

No, it wasn't me that bought it.

David E. Cohen (100 )
04 Apr 17 UTC
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I mentioned this elsewhere, but some of you may have noted that the little Sylvania company newsletter (where Mr. Calhamer worked at the time) which was mentioned as being stuck in the gamebox and was sold with the game has a picture of Mr. Calhamer and others Dipping. That might just be the earliest ever photograph on a game of Diplomacy in progress. Certainly, I have never seen an earlier one. Soooo cool!

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03 Apr 17 UTC

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8 hour challenge

Anyone interested in a game with 8-hour phase? I played a 4 hour game by accident and it was a brutal 3 days, submitting moves in the dead of night (when only Devin Nunes was awake)! I was thinking that 8 hours is challenging but not insane. Any takers?

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02 Apr 17 UTC

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People from Liechtenstein

So would people from here be referred to as Liechtensteinians? That seems like a horrendously long slang. Anyone from central europe have an insight on this? Same question applies to Luxembourg (luxembourgians?).

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01 Apr 17 UTC

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Racism in America

How does America perpetuate White economic dominance? Affirmative action seems to work against it and there seem to be plenty of rules about fair housing, etc. What needs to be done to truly level the playing field?

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03 Apr 17 UTC

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why does it say for me that there are no joinable games?

sometimes I see that there are 6 pages of joinable games but I am unable to page forward or actually see more than 2-3. wazzup with that?

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01 Apr 17 UTC
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Zultar is Retiring from webDip

See inside.

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Peregrine Falcon (9010

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30 Mar 17 UTC

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New Anon, Full Press game

gameID=194961
A player asked us to have their anonymous game advertised on the forum in order to keep the game fully anon. The details are below.

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02 Apr 17 UTC
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How do you feel about anal

Retentive people?

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02 Apr 17 UTC
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Should I become a Priest

Discuss

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02 Apr 17 UTC

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Forum threads only visible to players who don't stink

What do you guys think about the new forum feature posted earlier today about the ability to designate threads invisible to players that are above average?

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Stephen Daedalus (100

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31 Mar 17 UTC
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Hi. I'm new.

There seems to be a password required to get into many of the games. How does one get the password?

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CommanderByron (801

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02 Apr 17 UTC

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Okay that's weird

Recently I saw a post about Zultar retiring. It was on the front page like 10 mins ago. Now I can't find it. Not to cause conspiracy theories but was it removed??

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