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Xbox 360 or Playstation 3?
Do you have an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3? Which one is better?
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Whats the best place to start out with?
Are you better with Russia? Or maybe its England? Which gives you the biggest advantage?
TheGhostmaker (1545 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
It turns out that this guy fancied his chances starting out with both Russia and England.
spyman (424 D(G))
21 Sep 10 UTC
The best place to start? Any of the powers with the exception of Austria and Italy. France is probably the best for a novice player.
FriedOkraBlues (100 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
uh...you answered this question seriously spyman? Can you read?
jman777 (407 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
Oh my god. Will someone please eliminate this fucktard troll? Atleast TMW isn't high when he starts his threads.
mapleleaf (0 DX)
21 Sep 10 UTC
Turkey can be slow developing, but safe. If there's no Lepanto, then you're not doing much except watching the game and growing slowly.
TheGhostmaker (1545 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
jman, he was also a multi, and has been banned
ava2790 (232 D(S))
21 Sep 10 UTC
Nice catch, Ghost
FriedOkraBlues (100 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
Lulz at spyman and mapleleaf. Apparently they only read thread titles, and not any of the contents.
Rancher (1652 D(S))
21 Sep 10 UTC
yeh, pretty funny ... what's not funny is that there seems to be a LOT of metagaming going on here, very frustrating
Baskineli (100 D(B))
21 Sep 10 UTC
The problem is not metagaming - metagaming is good in Diplomacy. The problem is cheaters...
Rancher (1652 D(S))
21 Sep 10 UTC
OK, you put it a little better Bask, but what I mean is cheaters ...
FriedOkraBlues (100 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
Bask, metagaming is not good. Stop being such a troll.
TheGhostmaker (1545 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
The level of cheating is at around 1%, from the last time I took the effort to randomly spot-check a load of games, which wasn't so very long ago.
Baskineli (100 D(B))
21 Sep 10 UTC
I know. It just hurts my eyes to see how on this site legitimate Diplomacy gameplay is given the same name as cheating in other places (metagaming).
TheGhostmaker (1545 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
as in 0-1% of games have metagaming/multiing in them
BenGuin (248 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
you know, personaly I think metagaming is not the same as cheating, but multigaming is, it's fun to play an all friends game
peterwiggin (15158 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
@Bask
And I say that what you call 'metagaming' isn't metagaming -- the game is, after all, about manipulating other people, with all their quirks and tendencies. Perhaps a better word would be 'diplomacy?'
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
@ Baskineli: "metagaming is good in Diplomacy"

Generally, no it is not. There are several forms of metagaming that are completely unacceptable.
chamois (136 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
Can't some admin check the IPs of the players, at least in a same game to kick the multiaccounters?
chamois (136 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
That must be a boring work, but I guess that anyway being an admin is boring so why not. x)
Indybroughton (3407 D(G))
21 Sep 10 UTC
how about because admins do their work for free?

When you are ready to pay for it, I'm sure we can enlist someone to do a lot of boring work :)

Donate if you like the site! Someone post the donation link :)
spyman (424 D(G))
21 Sep 10 UTC
I can read actually. My answers stands, whether speaking for myself or in a more general sense. The concept of best is perhaps ambiguous. Best advantage from the start? Best defensive position? Best attacking? Most interesting to play?
I don't know why I am replying to someone who has been caught out cheating (why would anyone do that????). But there you go.
Indybroughton (3407 D(G))
21 Sep 10 UTC
Question regarding catching multi-gamers, from a non-techie:

Would it be as simple as:
1. downloading into a csv file, a listing of player names and the IP address they signed in from
2. comparing IP addresses (this part is easy in Excel) for matches
spyman (424 D(G))
21 Sep 10 UTC
I realize now that my previous post insinuates that FriedOkraBlues is a cheat. I was just like to clarify that in fact FriedOkraBlues has not been exposed as a cheat. I momentarily had him mixed up with the OP, who has been banned. I think it might have the fact the FriedOkarBlues had zero points (which is what used to happen to banned accounts), combined with the low maturity level of his posts in general made me come to a hasty conclusion. So I apologize FriedOkarBlues, you may be a git but you are not a cheat.


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FriedOkraBlues (100 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
FriedOkraBlues' Big Ole Buy-in Showdown
1 day turns, WTA, all press, non-anon, 40 D.
Post here for the password.
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fortknox (2059 D)
17 Sep 10 UTC
Draws having REAL penalties
Since mapleleaf and ava destroyed my original thread by their playground fight, I'm starting a new one. 3 way draws... should they be a 'good' valid end of a game?
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New Inventions
Do you have a website for new inventions? Have you invented something you want to share? Have you been surfing the web when you stumbled across something outrageously sweet? Please enlighten all of us!
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Does Someone Want You To Be Eliminated?
Why would someone want you eliminated? Do you want someone eliminated? Why?!
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areow (100 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
need 4 people
heres the link its ancient medditteranian so here it is p.s 5 minute phase and yeah:

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=38630
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Baskineli (100 D(B))
19 Sep 10 UTC
WTA Challenge - game over
In response to Virtuous Diplomacy thread, a WTA challenge game was opened. It has just finished.
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=36558
I think that commentaries will be more than welcome.
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vamosrammstein (757 D(B))
20 Sep 10 UTC
Calculus
find dg/dx, (a function) by the limit process of g(x) = square root (x+2)
Then find the equation of the tangent line at the point x = 2

I have the tangent line, and the derivative, but I can't find it using the limit process. Anybody got any help for me? Or answers? My friend and I have been getting killed by this for almost an hour.
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High School Pranks
Have you done, though of, or heard of a hilarious high school prank? All senior have one! You know you want to hear them so share yours!!!
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Lets talk politics!
Do you like Obama? Is he doing his job right? Does he have flaws?
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baumhaeuer (245 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
Poll: Bigfoots vs. Bigfeet
What is the proper plural for this smelly, cryptozoological creature?
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baumhaeuer (245 D)
20 Sep 10 UTC
Bigfoot:
does it exist?
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Bob Genghiskhan (1233 D)
21 Sep 10 UTC
Anonymous live game
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=38615

Password protected, to keep out Cders and suspected multis. PM me for the password.
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
18 Sep 10 UTC
Looking for another Magazine/Journal
I currently subscribe to the Economist and IEEE Spectrum. I'm looking for another Science/Tech one that's around the level of Spectrum or higher. Any suggestions?
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Hamish (579 D)
17 Sep 10 UTC
What do my results say about me?
I was just analyzing my WebDiplomacy results and came to the stunning conclusion that I rock at being France (4 wins in 8 games) and Turkey (3 wins in 8 games), I very much suck at being Russia (1 draw, 5 losses). Italy is a strange case without any wins, but also without any losses. I mostly play gunboats by the way.
Does it say anything about me as a player? How can I improve my Russia game?

P.S. My complete game stats are on my profile.
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
20 Sep 10 UTC
Live Gunboat Big Pot
Tonight at 11 pm EST. Message me for password.

gameID=38584
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President Eden (2750 D)
20 Sep 10 UTC
Strategy discussion question...
So I was reading up on opposite theater alliances and trying to locate approximate equivalent powers -- England to Turkey, France to Russia, Germany to Austria.
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Draugnar (0 DX)
18 Sep 10 UTC
Time to go pro?
For the third week in a row, I have made significant money playing poker. Tonight I made $535 in just 90 minutes. That's $350 an hour. I'm putting half of it aside and going to start playing 2 or 3 nights a week.
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stratagos (3269 D(S))
20 Sep 10 UTC
Ugh
Not only do I need to use Visio to create a high level ER diagram, it looks like I get to do the whole database design here.

I'm in hell
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Эvalanche (100 D)
20 Sep 10 UTC
Just Curious
Does my username, эvalanche, show up with a box or Э
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Winston (100 D)
18 Sep 10 UTC
TV Shows
What are your guy's favorites?
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opaque (0 DX)
20 Sep 10 UTC
Clarification
Could someone please clarify the following hypothetical situation for me: Player 1 has armies at A and B, and Player 2 has armies at C and D. B supports A into D, and C and D both move to A. Does C end up in A?
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Эvalanche (100 D)
20 Sep 10 UTC
First Game First Win!
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=38451#gamePanel
So ya... Just wondering what you all think of my results. Can I get a critique on the game?
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TheGhostmaker (1545 D)
19 Sep 10 UTC
Arrrgh this be ye day o' piraarrghte taarrking!
Arrrgh, aye, me hearties!
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bosoxfan9 (100 D)
19 Sep 10 UTC
Fast game
Join game. starts in 10 min. 5 min. phases
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jcbryan97 (134 D)
19 Sep 10 UTC
WTA 36hr phases
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=38413
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hellalt (70 D)
16 Sep 10 UTC
Replacement needed for the Webdiplomacy World Cup Southeastern European tm
Anyone from Italy, Greece, Spain, Southern France, Malta, Cyprus, West Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, Fyrom, Croatia, Romania or Slovenia who wants to join the Southeastern European TM?
34 replies
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stratagos (3269 D(S))
18 Sep 10 UTC
Rally to Restore Sanity / March to Keep Fear Alive
http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/
http://www.keepfearalive.com/

Hm. Oct 30th is a great day to go see the museums in DC ;)
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Kingdroid (219 D)
17 Sep 10 UTC
Austrian Accent
What is a stereotypical typed Austrian accent?

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