Author Topic: Diplomacy Game Needs Players (Read 1632 times)

Bodhi · « **Reply #15 on:** July 14, 2004, 11:46:03 PM »

am I in?

Sandman · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2004, 12:56:01 AM »

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Originally posted by Bodhi
am I in?

You're #7.

Wanker · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2004, 07:32:32 AM »

Guys, all I ask is that if you commit to playing, you realize that the game with last aprox 4-6 months. Yes, I said months, not weeks.

It totally disrupts the game when someone drops out, so if you commit to play, we expect you to be in it until the bloody ending. So please think about this and make sure you can commit to us for a long time. You will be rewarded with one of the most stimulating, frustrating and fun games out there right now.

Also, I believe that the amount of fun you get out of the game is directly proportional to how much you communicate with the other leaders. In the few O'club games we've played, the leaders who didn't communicate with everyone got CRUSHED, and crushed fast. Those who communicated a lot, seemed to survive longer, or at least got crushed less fast.

The country assignments are random, and the person who gets Austria is going to have his work cut out for him to stay alive.

I don't have time to get the game ready until next week, and Sandman is out until then anyways. So, in the meantime, here are some links to read so you can get a feel for how the game works, and start learning the various challenges that each country faces.

I will start a thread next week with complete details on how to join the game. Until then, you all need to go here http://www.floc.net/dpjudge/dppd/ and register with the DPPD. This is the "DPJudge", which is the browser based interface we will use for the game. The email address you give them will be the one where all your Diplomacy emails go to. From the DPPD, you can also add backup email addresses that you can change to, so you can have the DPJudge send Diplomacy emails to your work address during the week, then switch to your home address on the weekend. But you have to tell it to switch manually, so usually the best policy is to use only one email, which you can access while at work and at home.

http://www.diplomacy-archive.com/resources/strategy.htm

http://www.diplom.org/

Here's a good intro to Diplomacy if you're a newbie. You can ignore any discussion about sending emails or using the "Ken Lowe" system, however. We will be using the browser-based "DPJudge", which is far more user-friendly. The only time you will need to send an email is before the game starts, in order to join the game. I will explain how to do that in my thread next week.

http://www.diplom.org/Email/newintro.html

SOB · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2004, 09:25:41 AM »

Looking forward to it...even though our plan to exclude Sling failed, damnit!

SirLoin · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2004, 09:27:57 AM »

I used to play the Avalon Hill version of this..If you need another I'm game.

Wanker · « **Reply #20 on:** July 15, 2004, 09:30:41 AM »

SirLoin of Beef,

I'll ask for a final show of hands next week. We might be able to get you in afterall.

SirLoin · « **Reply #21 on:** July 15, 2004, 09:32:14 AM »

Righteous onus!

Reschke · « **Reply #22 on:** July 15, 2004, 10:45:12 AM »

I'm interested but would like to know if there is a newbie group that plays this. I haven't finished reading the site on the game but it does sound interesting.

Dowding · « **Reply #23 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:40:32 PM »

Yo. Any chance I could wangle a place? I want to get all medieval on SOB's ass... again.

Nash · « **Reply #24 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:49:24 PM »

Almost enough for a 2nd game with Nuke, Reschke, SirLoin and Dowding...

Reschke · « **Reply #25 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:55:01 PM »

This game appears so simple its scary. Usually when something is simple like this it really is a mass of confusion. At least for me anyway.

Wanker · « **Reply #26 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:56:09 PM »

Dowding! Where ya been hiding, bro? I've been wondering where you disappeared to.

Dowding · « **Reply #27 on:** July 15, 2004, 02:11:39 PM »

Hiya mate! ~~Been busy working and doing the accountancy thing at college at weekends. Girlfriend moved in a few months back too... How's things your end?~~

Nash · « **Reply #28 on:** July 15, 2004, 02:19:26 PM »

Yup Reschke you pretty much nailed it. It's nuts.

Reschke · « **Reply #29 on:** July 15, 2004, 03:24:32 PM »

This one looks interesting to me as well. Its probably one of those that would take many, many months to complete the game via email.

20th Century Diplomacy map

Is this game still available as a true board game? Just wondering since I just bought my oldest son Risk a few months ago and he loves playing it with my wife and I when his friends come over to spend the night.