Diplomacy Shorthand
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:04 pm
Greetings esteemed members of the Diplomacy Forum
I recently came to the conclusion that many players often use shorthand for places, but this shorthand can be easily confused. Not sure why I didn't notice much before.
Namely, there is great confusion between Norway, North Sea, and Norwegian Sea; as well as Tyrrhenian Sea and Tyrolia.
I often shorthand the first into Nor, NOR, NORW, respectively, and the second to Tyr and TYR. In general, seas are all caps and land are not, and I default to three letters, with some exceptions, like NORW, Smyr, BOTH (although sometimes I do just use BOT). This can be confusing while talking to players in diplomacy, especially England - Russia shorthand.
What do you all use as shorthand for these places? Is there an easier way to distinguish between them?
I recently came to the conclusion that many players often use shorthand for places, but this shorthand can be easily confused. Not sure why I didn't notice much before.
Namely, there is great confusion between Norway, North Sea, and Norwegian Sea; as well as Tyrrhenian Sea and Tyrolia.
I often shorthand the first into Nor, NOR, NORW, respectively, and the second to Tyr and TYR. In general, seas are all caps and land are not, and I default to three letters, with some exceptions, like NORW, Smyr, BOTH (although sometimes I do just use BOT). This can be confusing while talking to players in diplomacy, especially England - Russia shorthand.
What do you all use as shorthand for these places? Is there an easier way to distinguish between them?