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Gunmaster G-9 (162

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07 Jan 10 UTC

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Any Indians here?

Looking to see if we can form our own team? Unless there's already one, and I missed it.

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11 Jan 10 UTC

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question

Can someone tell me about the new world variant? Is it still in trial mode?
I tried to create a game with it, and it says my account is not qualified for it.
Is it like a paid-member only thing? I've been on for awhile now, but haven't noticed it...Thanks!

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11 Jan 10 UTC

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New Game: World Map Variant

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18774
Looks very interesting. I've never tried it, but if anyone interested, please join.
Very small pot since it's a trial game...at least for me. point-per-supply.

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11 Jan 10 UTC

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Can anyone help?

I'm in a Public chat only game on the new variant map(http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18639) and a lot of the older global chat messages have dissapeared from the box. Is there any way to see them?

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11 Jan 10 UTC

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We've got a live one in 30!!

Bet 30, 5 min turns, gameID=18757

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11 Jan 10 UTC

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Missing link in the World variant

It seems unbelievable that Monterrey (West Coast) does not connect to Mexico. It can currently only move to Northeast Pacific, North Pacific Ocean and California. gameID=18437

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11 Jan 10 UTC

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it´s a live game!

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18755
starting in 30 mins
18

5 min phase

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PrettyLadyShay (100

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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so i need help with something

how do i delete this account?

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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If you got the balls

Yes, you knew it was coming.
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18668
Gunboat- world wide variant 50

. Very cool game. Sorry something different for the bored. 16 people needed.

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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New Live Game!!!!!- WTA!!!!

Here is a new live game!!! 5 min. phases, 10

to join, and Winner Takes All!! It will start at 6:35p.m. E.T. Come join! No anon players this time!!!
gameID=18750

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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New Live Game!!!!

Here is a live Game!!!! 10

to join, Anon players, Winner-Takes-All, 5 min. phases, starts at 6:10p.m. E.T. Join, people join!!!
gameID=18748

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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Live Game....

Find it on my profile as the link won't appear on my address bar.....

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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New Live Game!!!!!

Here is a new Live Game, set to start at about 5:50p.m. Eastern Time! Anonymous players, 5 min. phases, 10

to join. Join, people,. join!
gameID=18745

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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Live Game Please join!

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18737

Need players!

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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Fair or Not Fair?

In this game http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18249
there are 3 players who are friends and working together.
They never told anyone til a few yrs into game. I think this is unfair. Does it constitute met gaming?

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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ONE MORE PERSON! GAME STARTING @ 2:35

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18706

C'mon join! 7 minutes left!

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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@mods

could you cancel this game:
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18712
people won't be their when it starts

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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Quick Sunday Morning game!

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18721

5 min turns, Lets get a game down today. I'm itchin' to play :)

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07 Jan 10 UTC

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Anonymous Ghost-Rating Challenge Game Anyone?

143 point buy in, 36 hour phases, top six rated players to sign up will join me, WTA, password protected... I'd like to create it within 24 hours regardless of the rating of the people signed up to play...

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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New game

15

, anon, 5 min starts in 5
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18716

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`ZaZaMaRaNDaBo` (1922

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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Live game in 3-4 hours

gameID=18700

I'll PM the password to everyone who posts in this thread.

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09 Jan 10 UTC

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Western Triple Draw

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=16375
so, this game ended today, my first ever western triple draw
great alliance

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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Waiting for an order with only one option in a 10 day game...

I'm in a 10 day game (anonymous, so I won't give specifics or a link) where only one player has a retreat order this phase and all they can do is disband as they are completely surrounded, yet they haven't issued any order and the other players are all forced to wait the full 10 days...

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dave bishop (4694

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02 Jan 10 UTC

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Riddle (used in an oxbridge interview)

You have two pieces of rope.
You know that both ropes take exactly one hour to burn.
However they do not necessarily burn at a constant rate, i.e after half the rope has burned, you can not assume half an hour has passed.
How can you measure exactly 45 minutes?

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akilies (861 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

use your watch

denis (864 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Do you only have the rope and a way to set them on fire or some other tools?

dave bishop (4694 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

No tools but a lighter I'm afraid.

(and a stopwatch)

Don Corleone (277 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Brilliant! Excellent riddle.
You light both ends of the first rope, and one end of the second. When the first is gone, you light the other end of the second. When the second is gone, that's precisely 45 minutes.

dave bishop (4694 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Very very good!
Have you heard it before?

Acosmist (0 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Where did you get that phrasing of the riddle, dave?

dave bishop (4694 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

nowhere really... is there a better way to tell it?

Don Corleone (277 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

No I haven't.

bbdaniels (461 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

dave, was that *your* oxbridge interview? or something you heard from another?

Don Corleone (277 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

But I am curious where you found this.

Acosmist (0 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

There has to be a way of telling it that doesn't give away the answer but is still sufficiently rigorous...

dave bishop (4694 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

My older brother's friend was given it in his interview.
He told my bro, who told me to see if I could get it... I'm proud to say I could because its a very good riddle I think.

Don Corleone (277 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Do you think this gives away too much, or isn't rigorous enough? There are a few assumptions that must still be made (e.g. arbitrary subsection of rope burns the same speed in both directions)

Acosmist (0 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

It's not rigorous enough...do you see it?

dave bishop (4694 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Can you say your way?

bbdaniels (461 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Don C.: Not so. The subsections don't have to burn at the same speed in both directions; the entire rope will be consumed, no matter where.

Acosmist (0 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

I don't know how...it's hard not to give away the answer in framing the riddle.

This:

"You know that both ropes take exactly one hour to burn."

Definitely is not consistent with the answer.

bbdaniels (461 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Acosmist: "...one hour to burn from end to end"?

Acosmist (0 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

bbd - I think that works. I'm having trouble saying "if you light one end it will take an hour to burn to the other end" because that clearly gives away too much, right? I think what you said is exactly what's needed. It would take a pedant to question that. All right, that's good.

dave bishop (4694 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

I thought of saying "end to end"... in fact I wrote and deleted it. I just think it emphasizes that you burn one end normally...
Saying it burns the same speed in both directions is a complete giveaway.

TheGhostmaker (1545 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

I haven't read the thread, lest somebody else has it, but here's the solution:

Set fire to one end of rope A, and both ends of rope B. When rope B is burnt out, after 30 mins, rope A is half burnt, so set fire to its not-on-fire end and then when it burns out, you're finished.

TheGhostmaker (1545 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

Ah yes, somebody had got it.

Maniac (189 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

So how, in real life would you (a) set fire to two ends of one rope and one end of the other rope at exactly the same time and (b) how would you determine exactly when rope A (the one burning from both ends) has completely burnt. It may be that the surface has completely burnt which fools you into thinking half an hour has expired.

TheGhostmaker (1545 )
02 Jan 10 UTC

(a) make a circle of one rope, and then make the other rope have one end touching the circle and set fire to the point of intersection.
(b) When the fire stops, it is fully burnt. You can use a test for CO2 to work that out.

Maniac (189 )
03 Jan 10 UTC

The only tools we have is a lighting device, how do we test for CO2?

TheGhostmaker (1545 )
03 Jan 10 UTC

As I said, I didn't properly read the thread.

In which case we just watch and judge by looking for the last flame.

Paulsalomon27 (731 )
03 Jan 10 UTC

how about 3 such ropes and 52.5? not that hard. any other interest extension problems? seems you can only bisect a timeable interval and potentially add or subtract intervals.

Paulsalomon27 (731 )
03 Jan 10 UTC

or 3 such ropes and 67.5 minutes. I guess maybe thats harder.

flashman (2274 )
03 Jan 10 UTC

I have heard the problem before (read it) and I therefore have doubts as to whether it would have been used in an interview... Mind you, it was Oxford you say? ; )

The puzzle is a good one but the idea of the interview seems apochryphal to me.

Centurian (3257 )
03 Jan 10 UTC

You can't say it doesn't burn at a constant rate, because it isn't constant then the answer isn't necessarily correct.

You could say: There are two ways you can use these tools to measure exactly 45 minutes, one is just waiting for one rope to burn 3/4 of the way. What is the other?

Is that better?

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06 Jan 10 UTC

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World Cup (English Team)

I'd like to play but need a captain plus two others. This is not to be confused with the London Yeam (scabs the lot of 'um)

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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JOIN THIS GAME! 12 hr/phase anon

brand new game
starts in an hour
join it fools!
http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18683

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09 Jan 10 UTC

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LIVE GAME

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=18636
please join

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09 Jan 10 UTC

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Saturday Night Live!!!-2

Start: 1 hours, 1 mins (12:00 AM) GMT+1
5 minutes /phase (live)
Pot: 20

- No in-game messaging, Anonymous players, Winner-takes-all

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09 Jan 10 UTC

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New Game---Final Victory

Public Press, Anonymous, classic, WTA

1 day 12 hour turns, 50 point commitment. Hurry, starts in two days.

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10 Jan 10 UTC

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New Live Game replacing the one I posted below!!!

I know this is like the billionth live game I have posted, but it hasn't worked out before. 5 min. phases, 8

to join, Anonomous players, starts at about 8p.m. Eastern Time. gameID=18661

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