bo, KA posted a link to the rule document on the first page, i will go repost it

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tHvfiYYNC-2h_haWOhwW4qUAUOSEl4pd-ff6jmS9azY/edit

rule document, ask questions here

Going to California = Zeppelin song
Friends = Zeppelin song
Thank You = Zeppelin song
Black Dog = You guessed it, a Zeppelin song

And yes, FD, all alliances, DMZ's, and war declarations must be stated in global.

Oh, didn't see that post about Leddy...

Wow you guys put some time into this.

Oh, that sounded dangerously close to a compliment. Better clarify.

Wow you guys put some time into this. Too bad all your heads are about to come off so nothing really matters.

lollll

who wants to bet that gets +1'ed....

and KA did all of it, i am just a willing guinea pig

I am not going to bet that that gets +1'd because some of my greatest, most intellectual and/or humorous posts ever haven't gotten +1'd. At the same time, I got 8 +1's on a post that said nothing more than "gunboat" in it.

^ ...

Which suggests the pathetic nature of the human mind and the intertwined notion that one's mind can supersede all living interactions between one another. Hence why Facebook is popular. People think that they still have a brain even when all the juices have been sucked out by that fucking thing. People take their shirts off on omegl and that is considered cool. People buy guns online without registration and go shooting random people at movie theaters and they think that's cool. People condemn other people for marrying someone and they think that's cool. To consider my post cool is really up to your feeble, pathetic mind. Nonetheless, I would like to say that my post may be cool enough to warrant consideration.

In other words, I have no idea whether or not I'll get +1'd.

How was that for an awesome roundabout?

Pizza.... Wheres my +1s?

Bumpbadumpbadumpdabumpbadumpbadumpdabump.

Pmubadpmudabpmudabpmubadpmudabpmudabpmub.

BUMP!

Hugz for FD

I can make my user name as an anagram in a Led Zep song but I am going to pass on the tourney I think. Is it as complicated as the rules make it sound?

trAMPled Under foot

It takes some getting used to, and it is a bit more complicated than a normal game, Mapu

Here is a summary of how it works: (correct me if I am mistaken on any of them, KA)

You cannot attack a country unless you are in war with them. This includes moving into a territory that is the other’s color (aka, Russia cannot go into Armenia in 1901, since it is Turkey’s yellow)
All DMZ’s are announced publicly, and are BINDING. They can only be broken with a war declaration
Each country can have up to three allies. All alliances are declared publicly. There can be unofficial alliances, but official alliances are more binding
You can declare war, which means you are at war with the country, and can thus enter their territory. However, you cannot do so immediately, and one whole phase must play out before you enter his lands. For the purposes of this game, the spring retreats are part of spring, and the fall retreats part of fall. Thus, if Italy declares war on Austria in Spring, it cannot enter Tyrolia (assuming it is not green) until Fall. If Italy and Austria DMZ Venice and Trieste, Italy cannot build in Venice except if he declares war in Fall, allowing him to break the DMZ in Winter. If Italy declares it during builds, he can attack in Spring.

BEFORE builds, a random event will take place for each country, one per country. Each country must follow the random event (King Atom will handle the random events)

So it is not that difficult, you just need to check your orders to make sure you aren’t accidently breaking a DMZ or entering another countries territory

Okay I am in if I can afford the buy-in. And I will definitely follow the rules. Thanks!

1. going to KAlifornia
2. FrienDs
3. Thank You [TRANSITIONAL BASIS UNTIL FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS PROCURED]
4. Black dOg
5. trAMPled Under foot

two more!

what will the bet be?

5 point bet,

how long will the phase be?

1 day, i would assume

~FD, wondering why EpicFail isn't asking them all in one post

It's like asking the waitress for one thing at a time and making her run back and forth.

I will join and I will follow the rules.
I don't know why I didn't ask that in one question but I really should of.

you're in

one more, or two depending on if Tyran has points

KA, get on here so you can update the list

Nothing wrong there, FD, just allow me to do some synthesizing...

1. This game works like a treaties game (if you're familiar with those). You must announce all alliances, DMZ's, and war declarations publicly a season before they are to go into effect. Seasons: Spring-Summer, Fall/Autumn, and Winter.

2. Prior to every winter phase, a Random event will occur for each nation.

3. If you break a rule, everyone [should] attack you.

4. There is one thing you missed...dealing with NAP's. I don't think we actually got this involved last time, but these are the only complicated things. Two nations can sign a NAP, which serves little purpose in altering the games diplomacy. Two nations with a NAP can then improve their NAP to an alliance without costing them their only major negotiation as discussed in the next rule.

5. New Rule: A nation may only conduct one major negotiation per phase. This rule excludes war declarations. This will also be affected by how convincing you are in persuading someone to use their only major negotiation on you.

Here is an example of Diplomacy conducted over the course of one year:
Spring Diplomacy, 1901:
>France: Alliance signed with Italy
>Germany: Signs NAP with Russia, Declares war on France
>England: Declares war on Russia
>Italy: Alliance signed with France, Declares war on Austria
>Austria: No Political Action
>Turkey: Declares war on Austria, Declares war on Russia
>Russia: Signs NAP with Germany, Declares war on Austria

Autumn Diplomacy, 1901:
>France: No Political Action [War with Germany]/[Allied to Italy]
>Germany: Alliance signed with England [War with France]/[NAP with Russia]
>England: Alliance signed with Germany [War with Russia]
>Italy: Alliance signed with Turkey [War with Austria]/[Allied to France]
>Austria: No Political Action [War with Italy]/[War with Russia]/[War with Turkey]
>Turkey: Alliance signed with Italy [War with Austria]/[War with Russia]
>Russia: No Political Action [War with England]/[War with Austria]/[War with Turkey]/
[NAP with Germany]

Winter RE, 1901:
>France: 1. Nothing Happens
>Germany: 3. An atomic bomb has been dropped on Munich. There are not enough supplies ready to build a unit there. (A unit cannot be built in Munich during the following build phase.)
>England: 2. Increased fishing in the English Channel has caused France and England to reconsider the side-effects of moving military units through those waters. They have agreed to demilitarize the English Channel. (The English Channel is demilitarized for England and France. *N/A if France and England are at war.)
>Italy: 17. An error has occurred in Italian communications. Several Italian units did not receive their orders. (Tunis, Tyr, and Ven are forced to hold during the Spring Diplomacy phase.)
>Austria: 11. An Austrian Archduke has been assassinated. Austria hoped to expand with German assistance, but instead, Germany convinced everyone else to attack Austria. (Everyone declares war on Austria.)
>Turkey: 9. The United States come to Turkey’s aid! Increased pressure has caused other nations to reconsider Turkey as a friend. (Choose any nation that you are not at war with and make them your ally.) *Turkey Chooses Germany
>Russia: 20. The Russian Diplomat to Germany commits a Faux Pas! The two nations go to war. (Russia and Germany go to war.)

Winter Builds, 1901:
>France: *Declares war on Austria [War with Germany]/[Allied to Italy]
>Germany: *Declares war on Russia, *Declares war on Austria,
*Alliance signed with Turkey [War with France]/[Alliance with England]/[NAP with Russia]
>England: *Declares war on Austria [Alliance with Germany]/[War with Russia]
>Italy: No Political Action [War with Austria]/[Allied to France]/[Allied to Turkey]
>Austria: No Political Action [War with Italy]/[War with Russia]/[War with Turkey]
>Turkey: *Alliance signed with Germany [War with Austria]/[War with Russia]/
[Alliance with Italy]
>Russia: *Declares war on Germany [War with England]/[War with Austria]/
[War with Turkey]

And things would get interesting from there...

1. going to KAlifornia
2. FrienDs
3. Thank You [TRANSITIONAL BASIS UNTIL FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS PROCURED]
4. Black dOg
5. trAMPled Under foot
6. dazEd and conFused

5 , And It'll be two day phases if that ain't too bad.

haha two day phase is great