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c0dyz (100

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27 Dec 17 UTC

Is country choice completely random?

I've noticed that I have had an unusual amount of games as France or Turkey, maybe just a coincidence.

jmo1121109 (3812 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

It is completely random unless there is a player in your game who joined somewhere before 2011 (or something like that) who hasn't gotten 1 country significantly more then the others. Then that 1 person has a slightly better chance of getting their missing country. Otherwise it's random.

yavuzovic (771 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

Yes, France and Turkey was my problem too. But I haven't played France for months. Nowadays I usally be appointed for center powers.

Claesar (4660 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

What people consider unusual is typically very usual statistically. If you tally your country assignments, I will tell you that's a very normal distribution.

SkiingCougar (1682 )
27 Dec 17 UTC
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If you take the site as a whole you will see that every country has an exact equal amount of plays as the other, so based on that I think you're comment is irrelevant

ubercacher16 (283 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

He's Liberal! His comments are always irrelevant!

ubercacher16 (283 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

I love it when my posts go unanswered for twenty minutes!

Claesar (4660 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

At least you didn't get silenced (yet).

ubercacher16 (283 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

Is there a way to see if you have been silenced, or is that a mod privilege?

ubercacher16 (283 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

What I meant was muted by other players.

Octavious (2802 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

@Claesar

Why would skiingcougar be silenced?

CommanderByron (801 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

@Octavious- abuse of privledge.

We should make the mods wear body cams.

CommanderByron (801 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

The webDip police out here threatening to use force on people without a trial. #ForumLivesMatter

brainbomb (290 )
27 Dec 17 UTC
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Youve been on a roll lately Byron. How was ye old holiday

orathaic (1009 )
27 Dec 17 UTC
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You actually expect to see some people get turkey several times in a row if the countries are randomly assigned.

Especially if you have a big enough collection of players, actual random results leave you with every possible combination at least once, to not see them would be weird.

CommanderByron (801 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

I’m not a fan of the holidays. I get drunk and wake up on the other side of the holiday

CAPT Brad (40 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

I don't believe it is random how can you get Europe TWICE in a row TWICE. Why can't i get Kenya twice in a row. or USA or India??!!!

CAPT Brad (40 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

That was Europe FOUR times in a game that has SEVENTEEN options?!?!

Claesar (4660 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

(1/17)^3 is 1/4913. That's the chance of getting a country four times in a row, for your first four games. In other words, Brad, that will happen to 1 in every 5000 users.

The chances of getting Europe twice in a row twice are very high. Much higher than the calculation I did above.

CAPT Brad (40 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

too bad i can't win the lottery with the same odds that i get stinking Europe

yavuzovic (771 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

I lost a ticket to a foreign country today.
There was a draw. I was 0053 and 0051 won the ticket. There's a window, should I go out to breath fresh air?

Claesar (4660 )
27 Dec 17 UTC

You should always breath fresh air if you feel like it. I detest lotteries and you weren't any closer to winning than your neighbour with ticket 1010, though..

SkiingCougar (1682 )
28 Dec 17 UTC

Wait hang on, I'm not being silenced. That's a bit rude

SkiingCougar (1682 )
28 Dec 17 UTC

And I would argue that my posts are always helpful, insightful and informative

yavuzovic (771 )
28 Dec 17 UTC

Hmm. I meant to go out from the window.

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datapolitical (100

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28 Dec 17 UTC

Last spots in Postal Game

We've got most of the players for our postal game but need a couple more to get a full board. It's a full press game, played over postal mail. Moves will be entered online.

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