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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.
17 replies
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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)
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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?
Durga (3609 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Cool racist title. If I call it cool I can call you out for being racist but also not get a warning right?
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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ANK >> CON
CON >> SMY
SMY >> ANK
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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I don't see how it's racist? Muslims aren't a race.

And I'm talking about Turkish openings.
Durga (3609 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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I don't know, just something about... "Muslims invading europe" strikes me as xenophobic as all hell.
Randomizer (722 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Why? It's historically accurate even if it happened centuries earlier.
Durga (3609 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Could just be me but it sounds like "invading" seems like it's currently happening. Not to mention lots of people still think this... Doesn't seem welcoming or friendly or a historical retelling to me.
Maniac (189 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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"It's historically accurate" - in the sense that ALL the invaders were Muslim. Really?
Maniac (189 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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"I don't see how it's racist? Muslims aren't a race." - Yea, Chaqa has found a way of acquiring all the attributes of being a racist without technically being a racist. You must be so proud.
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*hpT0qtS1tXl_0CIH72mxnA.gif
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
You guys are derailing this thread. We're supposed to discuss Turkish openings and strategy.
Durga (3609 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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Maybe don't have racist titled threads and your discussion would have gone better?
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
1. It's not racist.
2. I was hoping people would read the title, get pissed off, come in the thread, get a laugh out of the title and thread not matching, and then get to talking. Instead, you get offended. w/e
Durga (3609 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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"I made a thread title to piss people off and they ACTUALLY got pissed off! How dare they!" :p nice one Chaqa. See maybe I'd catch the sarcasm if it wasn't coming from you, given I feel like you actually believe these things.
Jeff Kuta (2066 D)
13 Feb 17 UTC
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MOOSE LAMBS

So this is a Canadian & Kiwi invasion?
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
lol I'm not ND
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
13 Feb 17 UTC
In the modern era, few battles are remembered 1,000 years after they are fought but the Battle of Poitiers, (Tours) is an exception; Charles Martel turned back a Muslim raid that, had it been allowed to continue, might have conquered Gaul. There is clearly some justification for ranking Tours-Poitiers among the most significant events in Frankish history when one considers the result of the battle in light of the remarkable record of the successful establishment by Muslims of Islamic political and cultural dominance along the entire eastern and southern rim of the former Christian, Roman world. The rapid Muslim conquest of Palestine, Syria, Egypt and the North African coast all the way to Morocco in the seventh century resulted in the PERMANENT IMPOSITION BY FORCE of Islamic culture onto a previously Christian and largely non-Arab base.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Never Again!!!
orathaic (1009 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
@"Chaqa Online (2764 D (B))
New 06:13 PM
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I don't see how it's racist? Muslims aren't a race.

And I'm talking about Turkish openings."

Very limited notion of racism i see.

1) Race is a social construct.
2) it is used to discriminate against people.
3) this is the same mechanism used by islamaphobia to discriminate against muslims.
4) Islamaphobia is a type of Racism.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
13 Feb 17 UTC
Never Again!!!
ghug (5068 D(B))
13 Feb 17 UTC
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This thread has been locked. While we don't feel this thread violates the rules in its intent, the provocative title isn't something we're comfortable being on the front page. Feel free to continue discussions elsewhere.

-webDiplomacy Moderators


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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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