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mitomon (511 D)
15 Feb 17 UTC
Putin Thread
We have a Trump Thread,so this seems fitting as I believe Russia will be newsworthy for quite a bit. I'll start you guys off: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-deploys-missile-violating-treaty-and-challenging-trump/ar-AAmVID5?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
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Peregrine Falcon (9010 D(S))
08 Feb 17 UTC
Rules Question
It's a bit of a convoluted situation, but I'm actually confused about why WebDip adjudicated the way it did.

I've never made a rules question thread before in all the years I've played Diplomacy. How exciting.
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Condescension (10 D)
15 Feb 17 UTC
Is this ethical?
Let's say I have a stalemate position, it's DSS, and I can eliminate players without risking anything at all, increasing my share of the pot.
Is it ethical to let those players live?
Does this change if it's anon or not anon?
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pastoralan (100 D)
14 Feb 17 UTC
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A thought on Empires...
How many people realize that "Emperor" is supposed to mean "direct heir to Augustus Caesar?"
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aatstarr (285 D)
16 Feb 17 UTC
New Live Game
Who's up for a classic this evening?

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=191888
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SuperMario0727 (204 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
North Africa & North Atlantic Ocean: The Oddities of the Board.
Not all territories in Diplomacy are created equally. Some are more useful than others. Territories such as North Africa and North Atlantic Ocean are often left vacant, especially at the start of the game. However, can anybody think of a useful and good reason for a player to enter either of these territories? In what situations might either of these territories prove useful?
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Mapu (362 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Home Page HTML/CSS Error
It appears that when someone took the banner down, the CSS style for the header separator got messed up.
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Carebear (100 D)
15 Feb 17 UTC
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Online Diplomacy Champhionship - Round 1 Deadline SOON
Read here: http://www.playdiplomacy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=797
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Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
07 Feb 17 UTC
Young game, need an Austria
gameID=191037

FP, DSS, Classic
24 Hour/phase. Please join.
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brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Mustard invades White Bread
Historically what kinds of strategies are there for delicious sandwiches with mustard as the main flavor.
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brainbomb (295 D)
14 Feb 17 UTC
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50 shades of grey violates Geneva Conventions
I think its a shame we are sexualizing and romanticizing torture. I believe that at the time these novels came out; they directly helped normalize waterboarding and guantanamo bay.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
11 Feb 17 UTC
Yemen
In our continuing series on what makes America Great. Yemen.

Mostly i'd like to discuss the morality, or what *should* be happening in Yemen today.
(For some decent background see: https://youtu.be/CwwP3SiBIC8 )
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peterwiggin (15158 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Turkish strategy thread
Seriously guys, stop baiting each other and somebody teach me how to play Turkey. I lost all my press games as Turkey in 2016.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
14 Feb 17 UTC
When leaks are just?
https://mobile.twitter.com/cgreensit/status/831573047962386432/photo/1
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SuperMario0727 (204 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Italy Opening Strategy: Early Attack on France?
Venice goes to Piedmont, Rome goes to Tuscany, and Naples goes to Tyrrhenian Sea. If France moved Marseilles to Spain, he will be forced to take a guess at whether Italy will enter Marseilles or leave it vacant. If Spain re-enters Marseilles, France will have a slow start against Italy. And if Italy gets into Marseilles and Tunis, he will get two builds. Thoughts?
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Hannibal76 (100 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Where'd the new rules come from?
I usually try to stay updated on what people talk about in the forum daily. Recently I haven't been able to and I came back to find that their are new rules regarding how shitty we can be to each other on the forum. I understand that there was a thread that was so bad the mods felt the need to make more rules. Anyone care to tell me what was said that was bad enough to warrant this?
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stupidfighter (253 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Daily All Topic Thread
Please make all forum posts here and only here.
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SuperMario0727 (204 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
St. Petersburg to Findland: Should Russia Ever Make This Move?
The title says it all: is there ever a situation or scenario in which Russia should move his fleet in St. Petersburg (South Coast) to Finland? What kind of diplomatic arrangements need to be made for such a move to occur?
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Historical Muslim Invasions of Europe
Poiters, the Siege of Vienna, Fall of Constantinople. Let's talk some old European history, and how the world was shaped as a result
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
07 Feb 17 UTC
What are 'the ideals America has stood for'
Given certain interviews, and unstated assumptions, i guess i want to ask what is unstated (if you don't know the background to this see: https://youtu.be/b2M9TE7ZJCI )
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brainbomb (295 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
What is the coolest fantasy realm map?
Westeros vs. Middle Earth vs. Skyrim vs. Ansalon vs. (Add any others here)
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
12 Feb 17 UTC
Like the actual map that comes with the book?
brainbomb (295 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
Yes
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
12 Feb 17 UTC
I was always a fan of the map artwork from LotR. I feel it fits the story the best.
brainbomb (295 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
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The map from the dragonlance saga is so cool. I was a huge fan as a kid. Growing up playing war of the lance and champions of krynn on Apple IIe
brainbomb (295 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
#longliveSilvanesti
WolfsBane626 (235 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
Middle earth
TrPrado (461 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
You don't say JUST Skyrim brain. How IGNORANT of you. This should be BANNABLE. You're leaving out not just the entire CONTINENT of Tamriel, but also the planet of Nirn.

You also left our Azeroth.
TrPrado (461 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
Left out*
Tyran (914 D)
12 Feb 17 UTC
Westeros is extremely impressive. I'm partial to Alaegasia from the Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini but it's not even an entire continent.
brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Westeros is arguably the least imaginative fantasy map of them all... its basically just a stretched out great britain
brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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I make maps for all my dungeouns and-dragons games. One advantage of being a visual artist and a lover of catography. Actually why I love diplomacy too
Tyran (914 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Im thinking more akin to the entird world map of westeros. The cultures etc.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
13 Feb 17 UTC
Care to share some of your maps?
Golden sun. The world is flat and water pours off the edges.
brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Sure. I could try snapping some pictures later. My maps are typically multi panel 18x24 sized sheets.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
13 Feb 17 UTC
Cool. My maps always look like shit
I'm going to have to agree with abgemacht and say middle earth. It's such a rich land, especially if you look further than just what's in the main trilogy, like Beleriand of the Silmarillion.
brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
I do adore the middle-earth map. The onky thing I dont like is that we never see whats further south or what the grey havens landmass was like.
brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
So many fantasy stories borrow the idea that some shitty evil place is in the lower right corner. In westetos its asshai; in LOTR its mordor
brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Perhaps they all wanna parallel imply the deep south is harboring evil beings.
brainbomb (295 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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And we all know turkey in diplomacy is evil as fuck.
slypups (1889 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Larry Niven's Ringworld is about as cool of fantasy world as you can get.
captainmeme (1632 DMod)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Perhaps it's just down to nostalgia, but Morrowind's map will always be the one I like most and it's the one I have up on my wall. I'm incredibly hyped for the ESO expansion.
J Longstreet (102 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Yes while Middle-Earth is accused of a subtle racism against "the other" (depicted as coming from the south and east), in the broader mythology important events are tied to all the cardinal directions, especially evil residing in the North. Interestingly, the most important evil within Middle-Earth was the coming of the Noldor FROM the West, and south into Beleriand/Middle-Earth. This represented an apostasy against the angel maiar of Erua, and self-imposed mortification of the hroa (the Elves bodily presence) through the unfolding history of the downfall of the Great evil, and the consequences of the return of lesser, but still Great evils. The history of the Noldorin is essentially the history that Numenorean/Westron and Elvish peoples inherit. This history was the wisdom Elrond guarded (and of course Galadriel and Cirdan); In the introduction to LOTR Tolkien writes Biblo's original prominence in Fourth Age Westronic literature was his translations of Quenya (records of the Noldor) into Westron (which was read by Gondorian/Sindarin scholars). As a refresher, I say this is the most important because in the history of the Middle-Earth the Noldorin exile within Middle-Earth directly resulted in calamity for two ages of the Sun, and led to the exiles suffering another age of slower declines after the cataclysms of the prior 6000 years. This history of the delcine of the Noldor within the unfolding of the Music of Ainur was the central thrust of much of what Tolkien spent writing into his history for Middle-Earth, especially certain motifs like the fall of Gondolin (ie cities, generally), the sinking of a continent, scorching of the earth, and crafts/works of art bringing about self-defeat or self-destruction, and about hole-dwellers (gnomes/noldor, dwarves, hobbits, etc) trapped or threatened by invasion in enclosed spaces. Essentially, the Noldorin themes embody Tolkien's vision of moral beings striving for nobility while trapped in epic wars.
Hellenic Riot (1626 D(G))
13 Feb 17 UTC
I have a partiality to the world of Stephen King's Dark Tower series; though there's not really an actual "map" of it. Middle Earth is also fantastic.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Oz; with the wicked witches in the east and west and the good in the north and south.
TrPrado (461 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Yeah, Morrowind is probably the most adventurous map design in Tamriel by the folks at Bethesda making Elder Scrolls games. But then not just the map but also the environments look fantastic in Morrowind.

And if we're talking about racism in these worlds, the Elder Scrolls creators have never really shied away from it. There's some pretty overt racism across Tamriel, and it even became a central theme in Skyrim. Not just in Ulfric Stormcloak's "freedom fighters" being notoriously racist and advocating segregationist policies in their movement's capitol, but also across the game, where Skyrim being ruled by elves is seen almost universally as evil. One of the points the Empire brings up against the Stormcloak Rebellion is that they'll "keep the Aldmeri Dominion out." And of course the High Elves ruling the Aldmeri Dominion are also racist, viewing the races of men as savage.
Balduran (119 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
It saddens me that no one has mentioned the map of the Forgotten Realms.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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"It saddens me that no one has mentioned the map of the Forgotten Realms."

That one must have slipped my mind.
Randomizer (722 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
There's Terry Brook's Shannara, but you really need to include the later books and their maps since the original one is pretty bland with lots of barely drawn areas.
JECE (1322 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
The Warhammer map was amazing. The Winds of Chaos sweeping down from the Arctic provided a dynamism to the world. Unfortunately, Games Workshop literally blew up the Fantasy world . . .

Long live Bretonnia!
JECE (1322 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
I echo the sentiments on the Morrowind map.

I prize a map of Vvardenfel, Solstheim and Mournhold from the Game of the Year Edition.
captainmeme (1632 DMod)
13 Feb 17 UTC
I tried making a Morrowind Dip Variant for vDip once, went as far as getting permission from Bethesda, but I dropped the project when my life got fairly hectic. I might try to finish that off at some point.
ghug (5068 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
Middle Earth is always better than everything else in every regard.

#iwanttofucktolkienlikecslewisdid
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
Middle Earth sucks. Tolkien is overrated.


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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
12 Feb 17 UTC
TotalCon in Marlborough, MA Feb 24th-26th
There's still time to sign up for the Diplomacy Grand Prix at TotalCon!
http://www.totalcon.com
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
Muslims invading Europe
What are your best Turkey strategies?
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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White Christians invading Muslim Lands
What are your best strategies for defeating Turkey in Diplomacy?
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SuperMario0727 (204 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Austro-Hungarian-Turkish Alliance: Just for Fun? Or Turkish Delight?
Turkey and Austria-Hungary work together against Russia, with a passive Italian player. Turkey moves into Bulgaria, Black Sea, and Armenia. And Austria-Hungary moves into Rumania and Galicia. Is this just pure fantasy? Or will Austria-Hungary and Turkey be treating themselves to Turkish delight by the end of it?
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Egathetos (212 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Newb Question
I occupy province A with an army and I had province C (not an SC) but now it lies without an army. Between A and C is province B with an enemy army who is ready to strike province C. A and C don't share border.
If I stike B from A, do I stop him from taking C?
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Manwe Sulimo (419 D)
09 Feb 17 UTC
Buying this Site
See below
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Carebear (100 D)
19 Jan 17 UTC
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Cross-site Diplomacy Tournament
www.PlayDiplomacy.com is hosting a cross-site Diplomacy tournament. We have *eliminated* the paid premium membership requirement to allow us to invite members from other sites. WebDiplomacy players with strong reliability ratings and ratings in the top 10%+/- on this site are invited to participate in this event .
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stranger (575 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
gunboat related - grabbing Munich in 1901
I find that a lot of players that start as France would actually try to get Burgundy into Munich in gunboats in Autumn 01. What is the point of that? Germany will have to build armies to get France out again and thus put England in a massively advantaged position.

Thoughts?
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Peregrine Falcon (9010 D(S))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Colours of the Great Powers on WebDip
Why does WebDip have the colour allotment it does?
In the original rules, it says that Austria is Red, England: Dark Blue, France: Light Blue, Turkey: Yellow, Germany: Black, Russia: White, Italy: Green. Why change England and Russia?
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