I hereby publicly apologize. I was new, I screwed up sawellesley and I wanted a clean break from it. I hereby surrender all sawellesley games, anybody in my games can take as they please. I shall stick to my present account, and I hope this is satisfactory. I am sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Kestas, please end the game Sicily (ID 11554) with draw, as all the players have accepted it. Players - please post Your confirmation here!

I had armies in Bulgaria, Greece, fleets in the Aegean and Ionian. Turkey had army in Constantinople, fleet in Smyrna.

I convoyed Albania to Constantinople, supported by the army in Bulgaria.
Turkey attacked the fleet from Smyrna.

02:53 AM Spring 1903, Diplomacy: Your army at Albania is being convoyed to Constantinople.
02:53 AM Spring 1903, Diplomacy: Your fleet at Ionian Sea is convoying the army at Albania through to Constantinople.
02:53 AM Spring 1903, Diplomacy: Your fleet at Aegean Sea is convoying the army at Albania through to Constantinople.
02:53 AM Spring 1903, Diplomacy: Your fleet at Aegean Sea was attacked by the fleet at Smyrna, but sucessfully defended.
02:53 AM Spring 1903, Diplomacy: Your army at Albania attempted to attack the army at Constantinople, but failed.
02:53 AM Spring 1903, Diplomacy: Your army at Bulgaria's move support wasn't accepted by the unit which support was being given to.

So what gives? Attacking a convoying fleet isn't supposed to disrupt the convoy unless it's displaced.
Nothing shows any attack on Bulgaria, and even if he had, attacking the unit supporting an attack on that unit doesn't cut support.

From what i heard, Budlight and ChairmanMao are the same person.....i know they sound strange, esp one very similar to the enquirer....but since we are classmates, the guy who was the multi-accounter knew his classmates accounts and he tried to frame the others by using names similar to the others. Previously, he had used the name of another boy "adrianlo" and also the name of one of our teachers “ngsuenluen” to camouflage himself from the others, now he is back again…….would someone please have a second check on this trouble-maker, and keep justice around here…

PS: the real one is Chairman Mao, with a space

remember some time ago, there was a guy "smartjason1993" and his other 3 accounts who were banned from playing because of metagaming?.. i heard recently that the guy had been reactive in another four accounts recently, and he is on the run......from my previous experience, i simply hate to play with such multiple account metagamers....so if anyone has a clue....please tell everyone so that we can be aware of such people.......

The system is not allowing me and other players to build units even though we have open home SCs and have increased the SC count during the year...

Even worse! One of my most treacherous rivals has lost SCs but not had to remove anything (apparently).

Is anyone else experiencing this sort of problem?

I'm playing as England and control Norway. It's pink, there no army/fleet there(mine or otherwise) yet in my unit placing phase I have the option to place at any of my empty SC's except for Norway.

I couldn't find anything to explain why I cannot place there in the intro, FAQ or the forums. If someone could tell me why it would be mostly appreciated.

New game for all levels. The name has to do with WOW so if you play it come on down we'd love to have ya.

(http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2147)
In this Tournament Game, I entered St. Petersburg via Norway in Spring (i.e. North Coast, ya?) and then i was forced out by the army of Moscow and the army of Livonia........theoratically, i should be allowed to retreat into Barent Sea, which was NEVER occupied in the game...i was not given any choices for retreat (where "Barent Sea" should appear)

would anyone or Kestas please explain this?

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2123

thanks!

In http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=1860, I am Turkey, although I have no hope of winning, I simply dont understand what is between Italy and England. Italy is simply in the mercy of the English but England actually convoyed 2 Italian army from Albania to Norway and Naples to Holland, which both are English lands. Also, even though Italy attacked England, he doesnt even tries to attack Italy, which he will definetely suceed if he do so...

Like "Talkative players," only this one will, you know, work. It's for people who play to win and like to discuss a lot.

URL: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2223
Password: yak

For people who like to really hash out their moves in complete sentences. The bid is 50, and playing to win (second place is the first loser) is encouraged. Password: yakyak

I wish to post a retraction. I have stated before that all players should always play to win, however bad the situation.
My thinking has changed, I have found that in a situation where one player is really strong, yet stoppable with a co-ordinated effort, and yet for reasons unknown co-ordination with other players does not seem possible, there is little point in trying to win. All that will happen is your would-be allies will take more and more pieces out of you while you are concentrating on the guy who is within sight of the winning post. The result is, not only do you not win, you probably finish just as weak or weaker as the other players, who have gained at your expense.
I think in such situations my "playing to win" philosophy is at best Quixotic, at worst suicidal. At least if I concentrate on securing myself against the weaker opponents, there is a slender possibility they may realise the error of their ways, particularly as they won't profit through my desperation. And if that happens, then the game can still be won.

I don't pretend to understand the mentality of the weaker countries who refuse to attack the guy who is going to win, but they are a reality of Diplomacy and you have to develop a strategy for dealing with them, and sadly elimination isn't always possible.

Long Long ago, when the world was just recovering from the great apocalyptic nightmare that gave rise to the wonderllama metagaming! It was because no one had thought to ask whether wonderllama was an actual llama. Apparently he was. No one cared.
"Who just farted?" said the inspector, as he danced the can-can happily.
Deciding to investigate Rait's high score, which wasn't high, but not reputation was an inspiration was simply stopped, so he decided to murder on the case "wonderllama" being a llama!
Fortunately for him, it turned out that wonderllama was really Kestas in a pretty sun-dress disguised with a big cowboy hat and a satin Noel Coward Cravatte, which was stolen by an angry dwarf that can't count, who sold it for magic beans and a young whipper-snapper came along and bit his sister in law (she enjoyed it) because she was most certainly not a good nun. In fact , she was actually a woman known for her ability to get men to digest thousands of giant seedless cherries that turn purple in the sun.
However, when they were eaten by even bigger cherries, they caused great distress among the ecclesiastical community. This meant that a apocalyptic nightmare was affecting the world, until Bush resigned. So I said:
"Hey what's up?"
"The llama's here"
"Or is he?"
A plane crashed into the White House some victims were found eating other with tartare sauce. Many people thought but most didn't correctly assign poodles to the newly resigned Gorilla and that's why we need to learn to love and be happy! Anyways, tasty teddy bears are always gummy, and full of that special sauce that makes children sometimes violently explode in the most spontaneous and random clothing. Meanwhile, in Vienna, their tarts were caught sniffing the newly discovered crisp mini S and being arrested for flagrant disregard and recklessly ignoring the toxic smell.

is possible to download this version of phpdiplomacy? not the one on source forge that is older?

where i can find it?

thank you very much!

To summarize:

Game 1: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2132
Status: started with 7 players

Game 2: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2149
Status: starting in 57 minutes, missing 2 players

Game 3: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2154
Status: starting in 16 hours, missing 2 players

Game 4: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2147
Status: started with 7 players

Game 5: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2144
Status: started with 7 players

Game 6: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2136
Status: started with 7 players

Game 7: http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2151
Status: starting in 5 hours, missing 2 players

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=1813

It's been sitting unprocessed for quite some time despite all countries having green checkmarks showing orders finalized and manually running gamemaster.php.

what happen if somebody reach zero points?
he can play for ever only in game with bet = 0?

Hello Folk,

Please, listen my considerations and say me if you realize something weirdo happening with these players:
- phpdiplomacystaff93
- ngsuenluen

1) the first joined at 30 Oct, and the second just two days after, at 01 Nov.

2) look their mails: the first is [email protected]. And the second: [email protected] . Can you realize something that doesn't sound good? (-:

3) The first joined 5 games, of what 4 was together with the other! And the other played 4 games, all games with his "friend"!

4) Look at this game I'm playing with then:
http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2043

After 5 years (since the begin of the game) which phpdiplomacystaff93 was trying to attack me without having success I tried hard to ask him why he didn't attack Austria (ngsuenluen) and listen the absurd he said to me!

I said to him:
01:23 PM I can't understand what you are trying to do...How you are going to take a center from me? We will stay stopped forever. And now, it's worst to you, seen England is not attacking me any more. Why don't you attack Austria????? It's simple!!!!
You must be a meta-player.....it is the unique reason...why to keep attacking me????

He answered me:
03:38 PM What is a meta player
03:39 PM Austria is my classmate!
03:40 PM Why attack a friend???

5) What else to say??????????????????

Please, oh God, oh kestas! Do something or this game is completely lost to me!

ummite and I are in a 17-17 split at http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=1875, can Kestas end the game in a draw?

I just started a new game 'game for anyone' bets 5 pls join.

I logged in to play my games from a different computer than my own & though I can call the games up & so on I can't make any orders. Has this happened to anybody else? Any advice?

I was in the game "cool war" where the bet was 30. I finished the game with 11 units, which gave me about one third of the pot, or 67 points. However, I was also awarded an additional 30 points because I recieved my bet back when I was under 100 points.
Also, since 11/34 times 210 is 67.9, shouldn't the point value be rounded up? If all points are rounded down, the total number of points distributed will be less than the total number of points put into the pot.

Hello I just created a 150 points game. the name its Hypercube. Feel free to join.

I just wrote an order to move a fleet from the mid-atlantic ocean into spain. it appears that the mid-atlantic ocean borders both coasts of spain but i was given no option to choose. when will it allow me to choose? i really dont want to get my fleet stuck on the wrong coast, effectively taking it out of play for 2 more turns...

All members invited. 51 Points

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gid=2177
in this game there are some users very strange...
in a particular way those 2 users

http://phpdiplomacy.net/profile.php?uid=3806
http://phpdiplomacy.net/profile.php?uid=3811

look at the email....

What do you guys think of creating a game where every player agrees in advance that at the end of the game, all the press sent between players will be copied as well as the gamemaster judgments, and then we create a webpage with all of this info to showcase a real step-by-step diplomacy game from start to finish? That way newer players could look through the press of a real game to get a feel of what diplomacy is really like.

Does this sound like a good idea?
If so, should the volunteering players have to pledge to be more diplomatic, or should they be encouraged to play as they usually do?
What about requiring each player to write up a short commentary about what they're thinking at the beginning of every move?
Should there be a requirement that each player have a certain minimum number of points, and, if so, how many should it be?
Or does this whole concept sound stupid to everyone else?

I would be willing to host the sample game on my site, if kestas isn't interested in putting it in the help section over here. But first I need to know what level of interest you guys would have in this sort of thing.

Teh Geek War Autumn 1910, Unit placing
End of phase: in 4 hours
Pot: 42
Players:

Meer (34) as England (): 4 units
ummite (73) as France (): 0 units
Lohengramm (127) as Italy (): 12 units
Pro7B (15) as Germany
spwhitton (50) as Austria
adrianmclo (30) as Turkey
Jabberwocky (52) as Russia (): 16 units
Enter game