@Frank
The letter grades are, of course, done without seeing the press, and I'm sure that seeing the press would change things. However, from a purely tactical perspective, moving back and forth is wasteful -- I try to avoid ruh and back as well when I play, but of course, things could be different with the press.
@Aeneas17
I'll get back to you on that one after I have a chance to look at the map .

Where's Bask?

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It seems the main thread of SoW has disappeared (since there were not enough bumps?). Anyway, I've been too busy to read forums for a couple of days and I would like to know who are the teaching assistants who play in this game (like in udergrad game). Or are there any?

There are no TA's playing in this game. All students

I am sorry, real life is catching up on me. I will post in the next 12 hours or so.

goodness . . . we're paused now too!

pause is me. i'll be back on wednesday.

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bump it up again!

bump, wondering what bask's definition of 12 hours means.

lol, Bob

I'm wondering if players are actually asking questions of the teachers or just playing as they always play. If so then what's the point? That's the problem with having experienced players play these sorts of games. No?

Maybe its just your student haha

Maybe. I was hoping for philosophical debates and such.

(<_-)

*cough cough eden talk to him cough cough*

12h are still not over, as it looks like :-p

I don't know if it will ever be over. Where have you gone, Baskineli? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Yeah where is Bask?

Bob we're waiting on you to unpause

And I'm waiting to hear from my advisor.

...

Bob. I sent you a PM with my advise yesterday. best of luck all as you restart.

Oh good we're back. Now, would all of you who are in the game get off the thread? Time to go take care of the other game and start the last one . . .

One general question to the professors: In terms of behavioral psychology, how would you want to stand in an alliance? Do you like to be the 'leader', suggesting moves, making decisions, in other words, the dominant one. Or do you like to be the 'follower', taking suggestions, asking your ally permission for your actions, making your ally feel he is in control?

According to certain theories almost all interpersonal relations will be unbalanced in terms of power/dominance. I don't know if this is the case, but in my personal experience, i can often identify leader-follower.

In Diplomacy, I often find that two leading types or two following types cannot effectively cooperate. The first results in conflict, whereas the second results in an alliance that's easily broken apart by other players.

So which side do you like to take?

I have been extremely lax about conferring with Ebay. Sorry, pal. I'll get started on that. *leaving thread per Dean's instructions*

@basvano
It depends on your ally. You need to do whatever it takes to get him to order in a way that benefits you . . . that can mean letting him take the lead and then discussing the orders he suggests, or it can mean taking the lead and suggesting moves. The only criteria here is that your diplomacy be effective, and what works for one player won't work against another. It's also important to remember to talk to people who aren't your allies . . . and to be very suspicious of anybody who tries to get you to talk to nobody but him. As Babak mentioned in another thread, controlling time and who gets to talk to whom in a ftf game is a very important skill. In normal online play, you can't control the conversations the others have, but you definitely do control your conversations.

*notebook out* Now I'm going to follow Dean Wiggins advice and get off here