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brainbomb (290 D)
28 Jun 17 UTC
GATORS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPS
Hell yes. Florida just won the CWS for the first time in school history.
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bakay_ilya (100 D)
28 Jun 17 UTC
hey
Let's play blitz the game ,missing 1 man
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AngrySeas (346 D)
28 Jun 17 UTC
Home Game
Is there a way to run a game from one computer? In a face to face game, players would submit their orders to the moderator who logs them into the program for resolution, afterwards updating the public board. Does anyone know how to make this work?
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Manwe Sulimo (325 D)
20 Jun 17 UTC
Limited Libertarian Location
Thread for Libertarians to be selfish and greedy without the chiding from those on the left and right. It's our ball and we're taking it home!
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Fluminator (1500 D)
20 Jun 17 UTC
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Safe space for right wing Conservatives
This is a thread for conservatives to talk away from the judging eyes of liberal progressives.
Please come in and share your feelings. This thread is going to be our home.
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Spitnaz (496 D)
27 Jun 17 UTC
Convoy question
If an army is being convoyed into territory A by a fleet in sea B and is supported into A by another unit, what happens if a fleet in Territory A is supported into Sea B?

Do they bounce because of equal force, or does the fleet from A dislodge the fleet in B before the convoy is successful?
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CAPT Brad (40 DX)
18 Jun 17 UTC
In ‘Megan Leavey,’ a Marine, Her Dog and a Bond Forged in War
i saw it today, great movie. it even gives Sen Schumer some props.
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michael_b (192 D)
27 Jun 17 UTC
New Live Game!!
Hoping to create a live game for Modern map for a change. Please join! We need 10 players!

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=201108
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wpfieps (442 D)
25 Jun 17 UTC
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A new metric
I am (humorously only) proposing a new metric for judging users via their profiles, the "Likeability Metric (LM)"
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swordsman3003 (14048 D(G))
23 Jun 17 UTC
high-level gunboat - any interest?
I'd like to play a game with, say, folks who are in the top 50 gunboat players according to the ghostratings. Would we be able to put a game together?
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swagdaddy69 (100 D)
26 Jun 17 UTC
Live Game Tonight!
Bumping a live game full press.

Here is the game ID: http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=201073
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slypups (1889 D)
22 Jun 17 UTC
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New team-play game - PAIRS
I'm looking to set up a new team-play game on the Modern Diplomacy II map for five pairs of players to work as teams.
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Jacob63831 (160 D)
24 Jun 17 UTC
Best song
If anyone has an even better one please post it
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captainmeme (1723 DMod)
21 Jun 17 UTC
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British Safe Space
This is a thread for actual English-speakers to show their true colours, away from those bloody Americans.

If you happen to live on the first floor and need take a lift down to the pavement and fetch some aluminium foil from your car boot, this is the thread for you!
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Valis2501 (2850 D(G))
23 Jun 17 UTC
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Peterwiggin is in my room
what do
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Waustin (0 DX)
19 Jun 17 UTC
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A prealliance WW1 mock?
Does this sound balanced or does it need work? Obviously it doesn't require actual diplomacy but I just wanted to think about the map and how well it correlates to WW1.
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peterwiggin (15158 D)
27 Mar 17 UTC
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Spring 2017 School of War thread
This thread is for commentary and discussion on the spring 2017 School of War Game: gameID=194759
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ghug (5068 D(B))
24 Apr 17 UTC
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Let's do the East first, cause goldie just did the West:

ITALY - A+
Good shit, man. Good shit. You've secured yourself an ally, you've taken a center, Ionian is safe, and you have good routes for expansion.

I really like the IT pivot for both sides here. Turkey had other people wanting to be his friend, but he was going to have three fleets locked into a slow slog with Italy. Italy had no friends. Now they're the strongest combined power on the board, which wasn't the case with any of the other potential Turkish alliances. There's a lot of space to expand against Austria and Russia, and given how slowly the west is resolving, they have a good chance of pushing across the big stalemate line together before they break down or anyone gets their shit together enough to stop them.

TURKEY A-
All of that said, this makes a *little* more sense for Italy than for Turkey. I'm of the mind that securing an ally to help you grow quickly in the early game is the best way to put yourself in line for a solo, though some (like gold, I imagine) will disagree with me on that point. Given just how slowly the EG is managing to get anything done, I think Turkey could have played a game here of slowly feeding off of the other powers around him. His position is defensible even from all three of them, and all three of them clearly want to work with him. On top of that, he has a lot of fleets, and now that he's pushed them back, it's going to be pretty easy for Italy to bottle him in there with fewer fleets if they ever come to blows, which is probably enough to give Italy a slight advantage overall in such a conflict, though obviously there are too many variables to say that with confidence.

If the alliance is strong, you should be able to work these things out, and even barring that, a well-timed stab can negate that Italian advantage, so I still think overall this was a good choice, but it is food for thought.

AUSTRIA - D-
Your position was always tenuous, so there wasn't a lot you could do here, but if you were moving on Russia with Turkey, you should have thought about how that would make the board look. Russia was in BLA, so turkey was going to need fleets in that direction, which meant he couldn't push on Italy anymore at the same time you were going to be moving your units East. You probably should have seen this coming.

RUSSIA - F
You get a worse grade than Austria mostly because your position was a little better before than his was. The IT shouldn't have been quite as obvious to you as to him, but given how limited expansion options were, you still probably should have seen it coming too. Beyond that, your moves themselves aren't great. Black Sea supports Rumania to hold while Rumania moves? There wasn't a lot to do with the fleet anyway if you were working with Turkey, but that's a bit strange. The northern move is also unfortunate. You could have let Germany into Sweden, which either would have given you a 50/50 on St.P/Swe if he decided to leave it again, or would have created complications and friction in the EG. These are smaller issues than the diplomatic failures, but they do seem likely to speed your demise, which gives you less time to try to turn things around.

THE WEST

England/Germany - C+
You're pretty much locked into this now, so there's not much to do, and thus not much to say about what you do. I didn't comment last phase, but I think moving NTH to ENG instead of Lon was a bit odd. Germany could stab somewhat effectively by letting Russia into Sweden this fall while he takes NTH himself, and there was really no reason to open that possibility up. That said, you're finally going to break France, and Russia's going to be losing centers, so the floodgates should be opening for you soon.

FRANCE - D
Still haven't broken them up, and time is getting short. It's an uphill battle for sure, but you still have a shot. That shot will go away quickly.


A WORD TO THE ALLIANCES ON THE BOARD:
This game is EG, IT, and three powers of quickly diminishing relevancy right now. IT is slightly ahead of the curve, but that could change quickly with good tactics against France, and in any case, the most likely outcomes in these situations are a stalemate and a four-way or a single stab and a three-way. You should be trying to solo, so it's a good idea to think about how to change the status quo. Getting someone on the other side to stab would be great. Being the stabber yourself opens the game up and entices others to do the same, so that's also an option. You can also work to get the less relevant powers to do useful things for you in exchange for prolonged existence. I don't want to be too specific about what I'd do, in large part because I don't know enough about the states of all the various relationships and in part because that's your job, but it's something to be thinking about constantly as you move into the mid-game.
DammmmDaniel (100 D)
24 Apr 17 UTC
Can i play the next one please?
peterwiggin (15158 D)
24 Apr 17 UTC
Why is your rr so low?
DammmmDaniel (100 D)
24 Apr 17 UTC
I had a rough patch while back irl.....
user1981 (607 D)
24 Apr 17 UTC
Although I'd like to express my gratitude that you accepted me to the game it is unbelievable you seriously consider this game even after you put in two players , that is turkey and germany, with the rank 4 times that of other players, is this a handicap game for then ?
peterwiggin (15158 D)
24 Apr 17 UTC
You mean points? Points are, at best, a very noisy signal for skill. I would not draw any conclusions about skill between 2 players, one with 50 D and one with 400 D.
user1981 (607 D)
24 Apr 17 UTC
Points indeed, that is an interesting attitude
Also, generally the best way to improve is to play with people better than you.
ghug (5068 D(B))
24 Apr 17 UTC
bo_sox48 is in the hall of fame and probably isn't even good enough to TA.

uclabb spent a chunk of time with under 100 points while being on top of the ghost rating list, which is a still flawed but much better way of rating players.
ghug (5068 D(B))
24 Apr 17 UTC
A quick note:

As the game goes on, it's easy to become complement or lose a bit of interest. Don't fall into these traps. You'll only be doing yourself a disservice. Keep talking to *everyone*. Keep making plans. Keep looking for ways to improve your position. Nobody loses until the last center is gone, and nobody wins until they've got 18. The game is still young, so treat it as such.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
24 Apr 17 UTC
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complacent*

Don't become complacent with your lectures, ghug.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
24 Apr 17 UTC
don't be complacent in your complacency, bo.
peterwiggin (15158 D)
24 Apr 17 UTC
@bo we're only supposed to heckle ghug when he *doesn't* post commentary.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
24 Apr 17 UTC
'Points are, at best, a very noisy signal for skill.'

this was said by someone with a five figure point total
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
24 Apr 17 UTC
Sorry, pw. I sometimes forget just how low our standards for the School of War have gotten - so low that we actually care that someone as deeply incompetent and unintelligent as ghug posts commentary.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
24 Apr 17 UTC
'deeply incompetent and unintelligent'

are those prerequisites to be a moderator?
goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
24 Apr 17 UTC
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Let's have the thread return to questions and commentary focused on the game, if possible.

I should have time to do a more detailed look at the East, a response to ghug, and a new post after phase change tonight.
CAPT Brad (40 DX)
24 Apr 17 UTC
so how does austria survive the backstab by italy?
peterwiggin (15158 D)
25 Apr 17 UTC
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He doesn't.
peterwiggin (15158 D)
25 Apr 17 UTC
Question for the professors: do you think the IT is relatively new, or has it been planned for a while?
goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
25 Apr 17 UTC
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I think the IT came about in autumn 1903, after Russia's move into the Black Sea. Italy was probably courting Turkey, and that's what made Turkey finally agree.

And Austria could've survived there, but his decision turned out to be a wise one
ghug (5068 D(B))
25 Apr 17 UTC
Yeah, Autumn 03 was the first set of IT moves. The fleet disband and Turkish move back from that line were a clear indicator of cooperation.
user1981 (607 D)
25 Apr 17 UTC
peterwiggin, with all due respect, I am worried you cannot distinguish a 'pro' rank vs 'political puppet' as labelled on this particular site, so you put in 2 'pros' and 5 'political puppets' guess who's winning
goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
25 Apr 17 UTC
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@user - First off, while I understand you may feel upset about how the game is turning out, these are grievances you should really PM to peterwiggin, not post here.

Second, you say they are doing better, but how much of that is actually true? Turkey, in my opinion, blew any shot he may have had at soloing by choosing the I/T. So yeah, he'll make the draw, but the goal here is to put yourself in a position you can solo from, and I don't believe that he has done that. As for Germany, he has been treading water and doing nothing for years now. Hardly above average play. He has two neighbors at each other's throats for years, yet hasn't found a way to capitalize on it.

It is the School of War for a reason. Everyone here in this game still has something to learn and improve upon.
peterwiggin (15158 D)
25 Apr 17 UTC
The site ranks are arbitrary and meaningless. For example:
gameID=183731
Turkey has 14862 points.
Russia has 111.
Result: Russian solo.
ghug (5068 D(B))
25 Apr 17 UTC
^ See? This "Diplomat" here can't even count to 110.
user1981 (607 D)
25 Apr 17 UTC
I thought it is a common knowledge there are exceptions to the tendency
PW, that's a pretty embarrassing game...
ghug (5068 D(B))
25 Apr 17 UTC
User, there's a strong correlation between points and number of games played. They really don't tell you much more than that.
ghug (5068 D(B))
25 Apr 17 UTC
Also, please stop posting in the thread. You've already been reminded.

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brainbomb (290 D)
20 Jun 17 UTC
Is the devil real?
Does anyone have evidence of the existence of the devil.
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Jacob63831 (160 D)
21 Jun 17 UTC
Why does my leg hurt?
Can someone help me?
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bakay_ilya (100 D)
23 Jun 17 UTC
hello
hi all,I came from Russian community
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Smokey Gem (154 D)
20 Jun 17 UTC
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Do any females ( real ones) play dip ?
Do any women play diplomacy at F2F events or online ??

I think not..
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Manwe Sulimo (325 D)
14 Jun 17 UTC
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Why?
Discuss...
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
19 Jun 17 UTC
I hate to be that guy

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SerbijaJeBosna (0 DX)
21 Jun 17 UTC
Foreigners
Any other Non Americans here?
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bakay_ilya (100 D)
23 Jun 17 UTC
go blitz classic
hello,boys and girls,go play blitz game
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Jeff Kuta (2066 D)
23 Jun 17 UTC
#BLM
Black or blue?

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/white-st-louis-cop-shot-black-off-duty-officer-then-claimed-it-was-a-friendly-fire-incident/
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CptMike (4457 D)
22 Jun 17 UTC
Fair play :-)
Hello guys. I just wanted to congratulate Dagabs0 for his fairplay here agreeing to reroll after a misorder of his opponent... Fairplay.

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orathaic (1009 D(B))
21 Jun 17 UTC
Are question of morality.
Reading about anti-fa and communist resistance in Auschwitz.

Were they culpulable collavorators who didn't do enough to save the many executed? Or did they do as much as anyone could be expected to do in resisting Nazi power and surviving the camp? https://libcom.org/history/life-centurys-midnight
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Jamiet99uk (758 D)
20 Jun 17 UTC
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Unsafe space
This is a thread for vile insults, vicious personal attacks, and hurtful, hurtful remarks of all kinds.
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Hauta (1618 D(S))
21 Jun 17 UTC
Who is ready to take the challenge?
I'll boycott liberal media and read only right wing shit if one of y'all agree to read only left wing media. The challenge is only for a week. Anyone accept?
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