how so? this is gunboat. Germany left munich completely open and allowed france to become the strongest after the first year.

it seems like this fascination with cheating has led to a bunch of witch hunts that can ruin live gunboats.
diplomacy doesn't necessarily need to be verbal; just because two powers coordinate moves in a gunboat does not mean they are in any way cheating.

Im still playing I'm just asking. I dont see how that benefits Germany at all and how that could be coordinate without communication. It seems like a huge risk on Germany's part.

I agree with Ninja, I suspect multiaccount

no offense, but neither of you guys have played a large number of gunboats on this site. anticipation of each others' moves is a vital part of the game. gunboat alliances can be equally strong/nuanced as regular alliances

in any event, cheating accusations in the forum can hurt the game (and accomplishes nothing) because it identifies the players and also could induce players to move against those accused of cheating

The mods don't like you to post accusations on the forum. If you have suspicions and reasonable justification, email them at [email protected] instead of posting it on the forum.

+1 wydend. Not here boys.

How about for the next, oh, I don't know, FOREVER, we agree to wait for live gunboat games to FINISH before making cheating accusations? That might help a teensy tiny bit.

And I'm with Frank. Learn how to play gunboats before accusing people of cheating. Yes, it's a big risk for Germany, but he gained an ally by doing it. With Russia sitting in Warsaw, and no way to talk to England, he needed to be on someone's good side, and if he couldn't get an ally, he'd die anyway. If they're communicating and working together, they suck at it, as evidenced by Germany spending a year to get into Munich while Burgundy did nothing to help. People being better than you, i.e. at all competent, in gunboat games, is not indicative of cheating.

NinjaMonkey, whether the other countries are cheating or not, by posting this post, YOU are cheating. It is a nopress game and you have created press outside of the game where other players could see it. So while those others may or may not be cheating, you definitely are.

Just something to think about. Next time email the mods like you are supposed to.

I was Germany. I think your accusations are nonsense. Barn3tt and I clearly aren't multi-accounts of each other.

seriously? sigh

I apologize for posting here I was not aware that there were rules against it. I am well aware I do not have as much experience as many here but the gunboat games I have played I just dont see how that would be beneficial (I am in fact playing one right now as Germany and am winning without France's help).

Not multis.

Ninja, it is a pretty common opening for France to move to Burgundy and then from there to Belgium when Germany is forced to cover Munich. Germany took a gamble that France wasn't going to take a gamble on Munich and instead formed an alliance with one simple act.

As for how it would be beneficial, the results of the game speak for themselves.