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Does anybody know this game and want to play it?
I'm going to host it and I need seven players (I only have two so far).
It will be played at one turn per week and I will update an online board.
For details, see here: http://homepages.rya-online.net/simonm/
I'd love to play. I'm a great fan of Risk and this seems one level up.:)
Sounds interesting. I'm not good at diplomacy games though. Seriously, I do a lot better with artillery and bombers, but if you explain more about it I may want to play.
I'd be interested. Is it gonna be a ***** to learn?
I can handle the strategy side of things, but how about the technicalities?
Hey Simon, where is Australia, I looked on your map and couldn't see it, are we not diplomatic enough? :p
Looks like a hard game, how long does it take to learn to play?
Looks very intense though.
You know, on the Adobe website, Australia does not appear on the country selection combos... we have to choose 'Other'... :pQuote:
Originally posted by Foxy
Hey Simon, where is Australia, I looked on your map and couldn't see it, are we not diplomatic enough? :p
Looks like a hard game, how long does it take to learn to play?
Looks very intense though.
Oh, I didn't realise this got posted yesterday (due to the server problems) :o .
OK, it's easy to learn and there is a step-by-step tutorial link on my site. Don't worry if you've never played it before.
As I said, it will be played at one turn per week and the game could last anything from 2 - 4 months.
It is played at such a slow pace to allow it to be played by people who have busy schedules (only a few e-mails per week are required) and to allow plenty of time for negotiation and diplomacy to occur between the players by e-mail.
I shall add the people who have volunteered to the list on my site and when we have enough players, we shall start as soon as everybody knows what to do.
Where is Greenland ? :confused:
OK, two more players required. When we have enough players, I will randomly assign a country to each player.
The object of the game is to conquer Europe. Who ever captures the required number of supply centres first (provinces with dot's in them), wins the game.
A game year is divided into four phases: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Spring and Fall turns are where players submit their orders and the Summer and Winter turns is where players order retreats (if necessary). In addition, the Winter turn is where a player recieves reinforcements (if they've captured additional supply centres).
Most of time leading up to the players submitting their orders is spent diploming with the other players. This usually involves sending secret e-mails to each other to negotiate peace, alliances plans and plotting against a common enemy.
Sound like fun?
Sign me up then Simon
Okey Dokey...Just need one more player...Wally?
Qué ?
I'm not an ace in these tactical things. I tend to go on the offensive immediately and without thinking and generally piss everyone off :)
Better find some better player simon.
That doesn't matter. We've got a lot of novices signed up already so don't worry about that. If you want to play, you're in.Quote:
I'm not an ace in these tactical things. I tend to go on the offensive immediately and without thinking and generally piss everyone off
The rules link doesn't work.
:)
The sample game is pretty intuitive. I also printed the rules from the hasbro link. 24 pages *phew*Quote:
Originally posted by rjlohan
The rules link doesn't work.
:)
I like
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Some players find Diplomacy difficult at first because they are uncomfortable with lying to their friends. To those people I offer this (unoriginal) analogy: It's wrong to hit people, but within the rules of boxing it is okay to hit people. Similarly, it's wrong to lie to people, but within the rules of Diplomacy it's okay to lie to people.
Could be quite amusing
*rubs hands*
Mwuuhhhaaaahhhaaa
Err....The rules sight seems to be off-line at the moment. Hopefully it'll come back up again soon. If anyone knows the site of any other on-line rules, let me know.
May I recommend the tutorial for beginners.
Ok, I'm in the tute, and I'm already confused... :p
The tute says there is no Summer or Winter...Quote:
A game year is divided into four phases: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Spring and Fall turns are where players submit their orders and the Summer and Winter turns is where players order retreats (if necessary).
I WANNA BE GERMANY! I WANNA BE GERMANY! I WANNA BE GERMANY!
:D
Adolf 'rjlohan ' Hitler :DQuote:
Originally posted by rjlohan
I WANNA BE GERMANY! I WANNA BE GERMANY! I WANNA BE GERMANY!
:D
When I've played it whoever plays germany gets really upset with everyone else and feels that all their friends are lying to them etc - ending with marching into Paris or a paranoid dash to Moscow :pQuote:
Originally posted by rjlohan
I WANNA BE GERMANY! I WANNA BE GERMANY! I WANNA BE GERMANY!
:D
;)
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Originally posted by Kzin
When I've played it whoever plays germany gets really upset with everyone else and feels that all their friends are lying to them etc - ending with marching into Paris or a paranoid dash to Moscow :p
;)
I bet they stick thier towels everywhere too. ;)
Eins! Zwei! Drei! Schweinerei!
Ich wollen eine bier... :p
Well, the summer and winter are not really turns. They are just when retreats happen (and in winter, builds and disbands happen).Quote:
The tute says there is no Summer or Winter...
Kzin, do you want to play?
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Originally posted by rjlohan
Eins! Zwei! Drei! Schweinerei!
Ich wollen eine bier... :p
Sie haben nicht irgendwelche von meinen!
If Kzin doesn't want to play, I'll take the last place.Quote:
Originally posted by simonm
Kzin, do you want to play?
As long as we stick to diplomacy and not philosophy... :p
Basically you screw everyone over and rob them blind at gun point.
I like it already :)
Ich stehlen irgendetwas ich wollen!
:cool:
I like that philosophy! :DQuote:
Originally posted by Wally Pipp
Basically you screw everyone over and rob them blind at gun point.
I like it already :)
OK, since Kzin hasn't yet said he wants to play (and Wally won't commit), InvisibleDuncan will be the last player.
However, we'll take on one or two more people as reserves in case anyone has to drop out (it happens from time to time).
Now, we need to get an e-mail address off everyone. Either post it here or if you don't want it getting into the public domain, send me a PM and I'll e-mail the other players with it. Those who don't mind it going public, I will put it on my site.
As soon as I have e-mail addresses from everybody, I'll randomly assign countries.
Oooohhh... raaaannnndooommmmm.... :(
I wanna be Germany...
;)
[email protected]
:)
I think I'll re read the rules over the weekend.
What's with the greyed out region near Munich and Burgundy?
Thats Switzerland - its a special place and can't be entered or owned.
I thought it was Swaziland :confused:
It's certainly not safe to fly over it...Quote:
Originally posted by RSINGH
Thats Switzerland - its a special place and can't be entered or owned.
I haven't even looked at the site yet. Better had, I s'pose, otherwise I'm in for a serious twatting. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by RSINGH
Dunno - I haven't read past that point in the rules yet.:D
*Slips knuckle-duster into back pocket.Quote:
Originally posted by InvisibleDuncan
I haven't even looked at the site yet. Better had, I s'pose, otherwise I'm in for a serious twatting. :rolleyes:
:eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally posted by RSINGH
*Slips knuckles into back passage.
*Kick
Is it possible in this game to reach a diplomatic agreement whereby I wait out the war in Switzerland with said tort bodied, long legged blondes?Quote:
Originally posted by Gary.Lowe
All them tort bodied, long legged blondes and we can't enter :rolleyes:
Ah, Simon?.... we have a problem... I don't think the treaties are gonna work with these two...:eek:
*Places baseball bat next to PC
Battering your own equipment won't help.*Quote:
Originally posted by RSINGH
*Places baseball bat next to PC
*Except for people with severe fetishes.
well looks like the RSINGH ,InvisibleDuncan alliance is off to a good start then :D
Unless, of course, they are hatching secret email plans to destroy us all!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
....back to the paranoid thread for me I think... :p
This is fun :)
OK, I've updated my site with house rules.
I still only have three e-mail addresses and am still awaiting the other four.
Would people prefer it if I allocated countries randomly or if I allocated them on a first come, first serve basis?
I'm easy - but hey everybody already knew that.
Allocate the countries randomly, I reckon.
OK, I will allocate countries randomly.
I still need the e-mail addresses for Kedaman, Cafeenman and Bonker Gudd...assuming they're all still playing.
As soon as I've got those, I'll assign countries and we can get started.
Incidentally, the rules are now available from my site. They are the printed rules from the board game.
I think I get the jist of this but not too sure where the lying bit comes in.
Can you confere with sombody and get them to support you in attacking an occupied territory?
The lies start when you plot with other players, saying you'll support them in their attack on somewhere or whatever, but then don't do it. That could get them into trouble.
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Originally posted by InvisibleDuncan
I think the point is that you plot with other members, saying you'll support them in their attack on somewhere or whatever, but then don't do it. That could get them into trouble.
How do we do that if emails are private :confused:
PM?
The extent of your cooperation is up to you but you can do the above. You can also convoy units from another nation.Quote:
Can you confere with sombody and get them to support you in attacking an occupied territory?
Obviously, you have to trust them that they will move as they promised they would and they could betray you instead. That's where the lying comes in.
However, it is recommended that you lie as infrequently as possible as people will just begin to never trust you.
If there are any questions about the rules or how to play the game generally, I will be happy to answer them.
No; Simon's giving all the eMail addresses to all the players, but not putting up here or on his site.
Once I have all the e-mails, I will e-mail them to each of the players in the game. That way, noone outside of the game will get to see them.
Ohhh I see :rolleyes:
He Hee This could get really bitchy :D
And the unwritten rule is that we do not do anything malicious with these e-mail addresses (ie sign to porn sites etc). Some of these are work addresses. Apart from that, lets get nasty:D
The trick is not to take it too personally when (if) you get backstabbed. ;)Quote:
He Hee This could get really bitchy
I remember when I betrayed an ally in the first game I ever played. I felt so guilty as they trusted me implicitly. They told me exactly where they were goign to move the next turn and I used that information to my advantage to deal them a crushing blow...:D