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06 Jul 14 UTC
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Ghost Ratings updated

http://tournaments.webdiplomacy.net/theghost-ratingslist
http://tournaments.webdiplomacy.net/theghost-ratingslist/ghost-ratings-by-category

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Join WTA Anon Gunboat! :D

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=144190

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Looking for a good press game?

24 hour,WTA,anon,points?

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06 Jul 14 UTC
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DJOKOVIC KING AGAIN

Another Wimbledon, first again, go Novak, go SERBIAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

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You can beat and kill Palestinians kids......

...... but when your soldiers beat up innocent US citizens the US govt have to pretend they are upset .... sorry I mean 'profoundly troubled'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-28181099

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Disband order for CD

When a country misses a move during build phase that it needs to disband in, what order are the units disbanded in? Is it totally random? Or does it have to do with the timeline in which the units were built?

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A Poem for July 4th

A friend reminded me of this poem. I think it is timely today.

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Immigration

Let's start a big fight. What's everyone's opinion on immigration?

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06 Jul 14 UTC

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Quick Game Anyone

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Entry 250@, Gunboat 36-hour 125@/per game10-game rounds, 5 simultaneously

Re-post locked thread

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Just a friendly suggestion for all you Yanks: go Dutch!

http://online.wsj.com/articles/why-its-time-for-the-u-s-to-go-dutch-1404325468

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5 min classic gunboat staring in one hour

Join now! http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=144251

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Genie Bouchard Bandwagon

Jump on here. I've been on her bandwagon since the French Open, but now this cute young tennis star is in the finals of the Wimbledon!

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Racism alive and kicking in Oz

You knew it was there, it has never gone away but this is pretty shocking stuff..... but a little funny as well
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+sydney+train+tirade&qpvt=youtube+sydney+train+tirade&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=45F16F66AB85B3E67F6545F16F66AB85B3E67F65

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Al Swearengen (0

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05 Jul 14 UTC

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! Viva la revolucion!

!Chinga la migra!

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Happy Early 4th *OF* July

Because Nigee's the reason we dumped all that tea in the harbor. #MURICA

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OBama Workout Video

I'm so embarrassed this man is our President...the only thing worse would have been if he had been wearing his Mom Jeans...It's either a *bad* set up video, or he has the *worst* Secret Service detail *ever*...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jun/05/barack-obama-presidential-workout-warsaw-video

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Ben's Chili Bowl

Headed to DC next week and I simply cannot wait to satisfy my half-smoke craving. Any other fans of the Chili Bowl out there?

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Inside the mind of a Jihadist ...... a sick puppy !!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28155683

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President Eden (2750

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04 Jul 14 UTC

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Heey did yuo know modes cannot unsilenc themselfs.

as abov belo.

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What would you like to see in a real-time diplomacy game?

See below,

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Happy Actual 4th of July

Let's celebrate with Diplomacy! MURICA!

gameID=144208

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Happy 4th July ......

...... but how much better could it have been?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1YvJBwC4xQ

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Trouble logging on from home.

I can log on to site from iPhone 4g but my home internet will not allow me to log on. It keeps saying server not responding. I can get all other sites I try just no webdip
Any suggestions?

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Webdiplomacy Population

I am curious as to the demographics of this site. Things like country of residence/ origin (however you identify) , state if an American, and age/ gender. Just curious to see the type of people who are on , feel free to add more info. I'll go first

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04 Jul 14 UTC

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BETTER LIVE GAMES

Is there any way to coordinate better live games, obviously this is a big part of the site

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Jeff Kuta (2066

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04 Jul 14 UTC

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Feature: Min/Max DipPoints for New Games

How about being able to create new games restricted to players joining based on their max or min amount of DipPoints?

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03 Jul 14 UTC

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Diplomacy questions

So, these are pretty basic questions, and I'm sure they've been asked before, so forgive me for asking them again.

semck83 (229 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

I've always understood that the reasoning behind stopping when somebody gets to 18 centers is that they could force all 34 then. This motivates the following questions.

1) Is it true that somebody with 18 centers can always force a victory? Has anybody checked that every possible combination of 18 centers would lead to a forced victory? Is there an easy way to see/check this?

2) Is there ANY combination of *17* centers, and some credible distribution of the accompanying 17 units, such that NO distribution of 17 defensive units could prevent victory?

3) (Only if the answer to 2 is yes). What about 16? What's the smallest number of centers you can have and (in some configuration) have a forced victory? What's the largest number of centers you could have and not be able to force 34?

Yaniv (1380 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

Please understand, you are speaking with someone who owns the original board game, has all the original pieces and the original instructions. Your presumption is that with 18 supply centres, you are unconquerable. I suggest that the presumption is false. I contend that the reason that one wins with 18 is because there has to be some measure of a win and having a majority of SCs is as good a measure any. Furthermore, having played past the 18 SC mark the old fashioned way, play simply becomes uninteresting for both the dominant power and for the remaining players.

It is not impossible to have secured 18 SCs in one given turn only to lose multiple SCs in future phases.

Cheers!

zultar (4180 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

I'm fairly certain that it is possible to have 18 center and not force a complete victory. I think it would be most efficient to find the smallest stalemate spots and work from there. I'm doing some actual work today, so I won't have as much time, but if you are really interested, uclabb, The Hanged Man, or Split would be some very good people who can answer your question.

Tru Ninja (1016 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

There's a stalemated line that divides the board into an 18-16 scenario, so yes, it is possible to have 18 centers and be stalemated from earning all 34.

y2kjbk (4846 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

England can block off a 32-center italy/austria/turkey with 4 fleets stationed at Portugal, MAO, NAO, and the Channel, as long as the 32-center nation has no fleets north of MAO.

Jeff Kuta (2066 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

There are defensible stalemate positions that require fewer than 17 supply centers. Because those are impossible to crack, simply requiring more than half the available ones to declare victory is sufficient.

semck83 (229 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

Thank you -- good to know!

y2k, how could England have 4 fleets if Italy has 32 centers?

steephie22 (182 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

Very good question... :-)

Tru Ninja (1016 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

with wicked voodoo

y2kjbk (4846 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

i meant 30

Tru Ninja (1016 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

I can personally stop a 33 center guy who is taking sitting in the 34th center in the Spring with one unit with a jugular punch--it's much easier if the player is an old frail woman.

President Eden (2750 )
03 Jul 14 UTC

Yeah as already mentioned, England and Portugal locks up the Atlantic with 4 centers so 18 sc =\= victory

yebellz (729 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

There are a lot of stalemate positions that hold less than 17 SCs
http://www.diplom.org/Online/StalematesAtoY/visual.htm

I think the purpose of ending at 18 SCs is not due to the assumption that one can always take the whole board, but rather the opposite in that taking the entire board is often not feasible.

The Hanged Man (4160 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

Watch out, Tru. You're going to scare away prospective old frail woman web dip players.

CommanderByron (801 )
04 Jul 14 UTC

@ Tru- we all know we need women on the site.

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Replacement Egypt needed at game start

We haven't started but our Egypt got banned
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=144117

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We're not who we appear to be: something good, bad, or indifferent?

The anonymity that is inherent in message boards like this and the consequent increased boldness or recklessness with which most of us are apt to behave as compared to how we would behave in our "real" lives leads me to wonder out loud: at what point, if ever, does this presentation of a sort of alternate personality constitute lying? And if it is a form of lying, does it matter?

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