I am in me first game on this site and am wondering if it is common that players do not talk to "newbie"? So far the experience has been somewhat disapointing.

hi! i created a new game, bet is usual, 139 points. please join only if you are 18+ cause there'll be some porn in the game

I'm sorry everyone, I didn't realize my bf was signed onto my computer. I am a reserve in the tournament and meant to join as myself. I suppose this means I should pay a little more attention, and will do so in the future. Kestas, if you can fix this that would be great. I really hope everyone isn't pissed off at me ;_; I had good intentions ::hopeful smile::

All players will be ordering holds until spring 1902 to allow players to join as Germany or Italy.
If you are interested in joining, go to http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2132, the password is "first". This might be your only chance to get into the tournament!

War of the Worlds (gid=1862) seems to be in deadlock. If the other players agree here, than can the game be ended?

Thanks,
- Jeff (Jefe)

I think the guy on the right might be a Diplomacy player. He certainly thinks like one:
http://cad-comic.com/comic.php?d=20071109

I'm going to be on a camping trip next week-end and will not be able to get on to Diplomacy for 2-3 days. Has anyone got any suggestions on what I should do? In particular has anyone been in a similar situation before?

two questions -
- if you are 10+ SCs and allied with the leading player, is playing for second ethical?
- does it change the intended dynamic of the game? ie, is the game design itself hindered when one player forfeits the opportunity for victory?

it seems that azogar is angry with me because i betrayed him like 4 times in a row and NOW he is teaching me a lesson about honesty and how wonderful the world can be when thruthfulness and MORE honesty prevails ...by giving up the game to another player.

Azogar, how many more times do i need to tell you that im sorry and it was only an amateur mistake when i betrayed you 4 times in a row. Are you really angry with me or are you just pissed off with yourself because you didnt see it coming...4 times in a row.

When i started to read the reviews about this game it clearly stated that diplomacy isnt a game for everyone and less for people with thin skin. If you are going to react terribly everytime you collapses with an amateur player or even an experienced player that decides for whatever reason to betrayed you a few times over...just find another game.

You were lecturing a few minutes ago how badly i acted in the game and how this probably reflects in my daily life. Maybe there is some truth in those words ...but...I ask you, Azogar; If you are overreacting and doing all on your powers to try to insult me and destroying me (probably ruining the other players game) OVER A GAME ...a simple game, How do you manage REAL problems in your REAL life?

think about it. do some introspection. U needed...and bad!

smartjason1993
ngsuenluen
phpdiplomacystaff93
adrianlo
The four accounts are playing in same games. Check if you like. They are all belonging to my classmate Jason Ng.

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=1816
all parties finalized but it's taking hours to continue already...
Kestas can you kick it in the next turn?
thanks in advance

This is a thread to accept entries into the Grand Festive Diplomacy Tournament 2007, and also to discuss the best options for how to run the competition. If 49 applicants can be found then great; we'll have two rounds with the winners of Heats 1 - 7 going into the Final and perhaps the runners up from the heats going into a 'Those Who Came Closest' game.

I think, because the merit of such a competition is in the recognition, the points should be set fairly low, at least in the heats. That way, everybody can potentially reach the final - even a beginner. It would be a shame if somebody wasn't able to take part because they didn't have enough points. With this in mind, I think approximately 10 - 50 points a good balance. I am open to suggestions, however.

Assuming we get enough players, the first round would look a little like this:

Heat 1: Seed 1, 14, 15, 28, 29, 42, 43
Heat 2: Seed 2, 13, 16, 27, 30, 41, 44
Heat 3: Seed 3, 12, 17, 26, 31, 40, 45
Heat 4: Seed 4, 11, 18, 25, 32, 39, 46
Heat 5: Seed 5, 10, 19, 24, 33, 38, 47
Heat 6: Seed 6, 9, 20, 23, 34, 37, 48
Heat 7: Seed 7, 8, 21, 22, 35, 36, 49

The seeds would be calculated either by points, or by wins, or by win / game ratio. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

If we fail to get enough players, the number of games will decrease. With 6 games, the winners will go through with the highest second place; with 5 games, the winners and 2 highest 2nds and so on.

So, entry open to all. Apply below in this thread, or e-mail me at [thomas.ogilvie *at* Gmail.com]

Closing dates for applications is Saturday the 17th November, 12:00 GMT.

ps- If anyone knows the best way to accomplish this technically, ie whether passworded games are best, and whether you can create games without participating in them, please let me know.

Why can't I support a convoy?

So I'm in a game that will be a 17-17 tie with a stalemate line that cannot be broken on either side both participants continually play it safe. Is there any way to end the game in a tie? Have there been any ties on the site? Does the game end automatically after X turns without change in position on the board? I'm just curious as to what will happen...

Game: http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=1930

* AteTrack13 (18) as England

* ngsuenluen (70) as France

* bartdude24 (13) as Italy

* bd-Jake (0) as Germany

* adrianlo (70) as Austria

* Kawaii Kitsune (22) as Turkey

* phpdiplomacystaff93 (65) as Russia

Basically, when I play Turkey, I try to form an alliance with either Russia or Austria, as common logic states I should. But with the quad account cheating loser controlling both I'm screwed. I have no desire to play with suck blatant cheating. And since there have been multiple threads on this topic, I'd rather just remove myself from the game (and I don't care if I have to sacrifice points to do it) in order to continue my enjoyment of the other games I am participating in.

I do understand it takes time to investigate claims such as this. While the investigation process is going on I really woul dlike to be removed from the game.

I love Diplomacy but I can't make it to my computer often enough to keep up more than three games. What other games will scratch my itch for multiplayer strategy? Should I learn to love chess? Somehow it doesn't click for me the way Diplomacy does.

i'm not sure if this is the appropriate place for a feature/modification request, but perhaps someone could redirect me if it it isn't.

i'd like to request that the event/communication logs (for each player) be put in reverse chronological order (most recent up top)... as i'm finding that i'm continually scrolling to the bottom of the dialogue boxes, and it'd be much more practical to have the latest exchange presented first.

thanks

Calculating the points of a player currently is rather inaccurate.
Just as a suggestion, it would be nice if on a players profile it gave also a projected score. This would be the score they would have if every one of their games was ended as it stood and points distributed.
Obviously, having this as the points score shown all round the site would be more helpful, but it would dramatically increase the processing time for pages such as this one. Another possibility would be to calculate them every 24 hrs and update them every day, and making the game finish script automatically update the tallies for the players in its game.

A side point: please can we go back to games being decided by SC's...

At the moment we have these units...

Italy (F) Rome
Turkey (F) Ionian
Austria (F) Greece

If Austria moves to the Ionian at the same time that Italy and Turkey go for Napoli what happens? We're having a bit of a disagreement about this so if you can send supporting reference to a link or something it'd be much appreciated.

The 2 resolutions under debate are:

A - Turkey and Italy bounce on Napoli. Austria moves into the abandoned Ionian. => Italy bonunces back to Rome, Austria moves to Ionian, Turkey bounces to a province neighbouring Ionian

B - Turkey and Italy bounce on Napoli. Turkey bouncing back to Ionian prevents Austria moving to Ionian. => Nothing moves


If it was a Turkish fleet in Greece then I would say definitely scenario B but when it's 3 countries scenario B effectively means Turkey is attacking and defending his current position in the same move.

Please help!!!

thanks.

Can a fleet that is performing a convoy have another unit support it holding?

Game ID: 2044
It is over due...
All players finalized hours ago.
Looks like it needs a little back push from Kesta.

i found it a bit suspicious that two accounts, namely "phpdiplomacystaff93" and "adrianlo" are in games only with each other but no other. Moreover, the email address in the account "phpdiplomacystaff93" also links me to the account "smartjason1993", whose email address has completely the same root. Would someone please have a look on the logs of these accounts as I have strong feeling that they belong to the same person.

how do i get my account out of a active game?

Folk,

Please, enjoy this new game! For just 101 points, it was designed especially for intermediante and experienced players....
I'm waiting for you!

Saul

I can have dozens of games of Go at a time but i think is not the same with diplomacy where you have to remember the dynamic between players that is more important than the placement of the units.

it is very time consuming to refresh my memory reading all the messages on how is my relations with a given player in a every game i have...and this is not the only site where i play diplomacy.

how do you manage? im beginning to consider reduce the number of games and have better quality...than quantity.

Hi

I'm having a tough time with this, would appreciate someones help. Lets say I'm the russians and I'm got a unit in silesia about to move into berlin. I also have a units in warsaw and livonia. The germans have a unit in prussia and I can safely assume that he's going to try to get back into berlin. So what happens when:

My unit (silesia) moves to berlin vs. His unit (prussia) moves to berlins ='s bounce.

Not what happens if warsaw supports the move from livonia to prussia?

What takes priority? Does livonia forcing the germans out of prussia dirupt their normal move thus letting silesia in? Or does the bounce over berlin take precedence then the unit gets to retreat into berlin anyway?

I know it may not sound proper but I appreciate everyones input.

I thought I'd heard or noticed that hold support didn't work as stated in the official rules (any unit not moving can receive hold support, i.e. a unit giving support can receive hold support), that in phpDiplomacy hold support could only be given to units ordered to hold. Do I have this right? Or have I been needlessly complicating things for myself?

for some reason, the game i'm in doesn't seem to be updating to the next round (spring 1905).... everyone is finalized, and has been since 10+ hours ago.... the countdown seemed to work fine ("orders due in 15mins"), but "End of phase: due now" has been on display for the past ~1.5 hours..... is there something up with the server?

im from puerto rico and when november arrives there is a sense of relief because the hurricane season is over and leave one more open to the festivities of the christmas season (im an atheist but i have to admit that puerto ricans/christians knows how to party in this season).

In another site where i play diplomacy of the 7 games im playing there im playing 5 with austria; horrible!! In one i dont think i have a chance but in the other 4 i think i survived and i notice that the crucial years where i can see some light is around 1903 and 1904. if im having a relative good position or manegable in those years i feel i can go on diplomacing for a few years more.

for me, 1903 and 1904 is november in PR; hurricane season is over. Now lets celebrate with pork and rum!!