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delfmercy1 (1000 D)
23 Jan 24 UTC
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David Hood (976 D)
20 Jan 24 UTC
January 2024 Deadline News from DBN
Newest Deadline show just released on DBN. This month we have an interview with North American Diplomacy Federation President Zachary Moore, a panel on what is Hot or Not in the hobby, and headlines from around the World of Diplomacy. https://youtu.be/UMbW_NWWmfo?si=cMiv9HGwzfN4mWFT
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Zybque (1000 D)
27 Dec 23 UTC
A new Cold War tournament (Nexus CW6)
Hey everybody. It was about time someone organised another cross platform Cold War tournament.

The tournament will be played wherever the players agree to play. Which means vDip will be hosting games. I have made a rule set on discord: https://discord.gg/kKnAuHN6kM - if you do not like discord I will communicate via e-mail. I will post updates here.
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Wildmanwok (941 D)
02 Jan 24 UTC
Great new variant - Bronze Age Diplomacy
IMHO a really great new variant with many options, constantly fluctuating balances of power, both fleets and armies with power, sensible offboard movement that makes stalemates hard.

This is a good one I think
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GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
01 Jan 24 UTC
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Happy new year dear vdippers
Thanks for being such a nice community to be part of <3
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
24 Dec 23 UTC
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Merry Christmas vDippers!
Where ever you are around this big world of ours, you have a home here. Merry Christmas to you all!
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AleChoel (1029 D)
19 Dec 23 UTC
Public messaging only games.
What do you all think of those games? I believe there should be more of them! It's a really messy but fun experience.
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
02 Sep 16 UTC
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New podcast for online Dip games
Hi everyone

Kaner and I have started a podcast about playing Diplomacy online....
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Thanks guys! Yeahyeahyeah!
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
27 Sep 17 UTC
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Hi folks - latest episode, "The new Dip variant Renaissance" is up and available at iTunes, Stitcher and DiplomacyGames.com

This one is VERY vDip focused with Kaner & I discuss all the new developments coming down the variant pipeline, what Kaner has gleaned from Oli, we talk Balkans 1860, my idea for a Roman Empire variant and cover off (hopefully for the last time) the topic of metagaming.

Emjoy!
DemonOverlord (910 D)
27 Sep 17 UTC
Do you have any advice on how I should go about starting my own podcast
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
27 Sep 17 UTC
"The guys pick on Captainmeme before grabbing another drink"

Can't wait to get to this bit
@DemonOverlord - we kind of stumbled into it. There's plenty of great stuff on the internet about how to do things. I particularly recommend Pat Flynn's outline: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/tutorials/start-podcast-pats-complete-step-step-podcasting-tutorial/
Technostar (1302 D)
27 Sep 17 UTC
I just watched your podcast, and it's excellent as usual! This is the first time I've been talked about on it (actually, I was mentioned twice, though only by name in one section).

Progress on Divided States has been iffy at best recently. I've been trying multiple ways to get the variant to even load, but I keep running into problems. For instance, I tried swapping the files in the WW4 variant with my own, but I am running into troubles with this strange file called "cache\data.php". I'm pretty sure it's is causing my map not to work. I've messaged Oli with my progress so far to see if he can review my attempts at coding. I'll probably be able to get it to work eventually, though not until I've done a lot of trial and error.

Even with your incomplete knowledge of US geography, you guys did a great job discussing the variant itself. A few things to note:
All of the Canadian/Mexican provinces with neutral standing armies are unreachable in the first year anyway. The ones within 2 moves are factored into opening calculations. The more distant ones take a lot of investment to capture, which even the more isolated states might not be able to spare. Side note: I once had a 901 game where a neutral standing army was left uncaptured for a while simply because I couldn't spare any units to take it.
The sealanes in the Atlantic are so numerous because there are just so many states on the East Coast. They probably won't be useful in the early game, but they will make it all but impossible to stalemate the Eastern Seaboard unless you can bottleneck at the Straits of Florida and the Northwest Passage.

I have a slightly updated version of the map that changes around New Hampshire (the Kongo-colored state in the Northeast for non-US folk). This was another point I needed to balance out since Maine would have been forced to fight NH.
https://i.imgur.com/nkG61gH.png

And a handy version you can zoom in on mobile. Tap on the image then open it in a new tab.
https://imgur.com/nkG61gH?desktop=1

Sadly, in Furnace of Affliction, Central-States and I (Canada) were unable to get Kaner (Texas) into a reservation in time. His empire is now just a ragtag group of rednecks living in the Ozarks.
CAPT Brad (962 D)
28 Sep 17 UTC
please do not insult the people of the ozarks nor the native peoples of Osage
Technostar (1302 D)
28 Sep 17 UTC
My apologies, I meant no harm to the people living in the Ozarks. I meant that, since this is a post-apocalyptic world, ragtag bands of survivors are the only people living in non-SC regions such as the Ozarks.
Thanks Technostar for the update... crossing fingers you get a breakthrough with Oli's help :-)
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
28 Sep 17 UTC
Aw c'mon guys, 2 day full press means 47 hours of forgetting to open the game and then one hour of total panic and sending out a ton of messages. You can't be annoyed that I hadn't readied :(
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
28 Sep 17 UTC
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(its cool Cap, I'm guilty of the same crime!)
Flashback to episode 20's talk about the ibis - https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/brisbane-news/brisbane-s-ibis-population-has-decreased-by-30-per-cent-20171009-p4ywdi.html
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
27 Oct 17 UTC
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G'day folks. Kaner and I managed to find another posh bar. Usual thing. Drink a bit, talk Dip and generally embarrass ourselves. This time in Episode 23 we get into a wild ride jumping around topics a little: rule changes to the Pirates variant, other variants in development, around the grounds, the Viking variant and surrendering... which gets Kaner a little hot under the cover!

I've published it to DiplomacyGames.com, so iTunes, Sticher and all good podcast venues should pick it up from their RSS feed in the next few hours.
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
17 Dec 17 UTC
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Sorry for the delay on the podcast folks. Kaner & I recorded it early this month but I ran out of time getting it edited before I went on a week's cruise. But I'm back now and so is the podcast.

Episode 24 is now live at DiplomacyGames.com and will be making its way out to iTunes and Stitcher over the next few hours as they recrawl the site.
jason4747 (1633 D)
17 Dec 17 UTC
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Amby and Kaner deliver another fantastic podcast, #24, on our favorite hobby, Diplomacy. 

Totally worth listening to if only to hear, from a physiological and psychological point, the decent of two fine Australians into a haze of wine induced slurring.  Great tasting notes too, thanks guys!

I especially liked this episode as it was pretty heavily tilted toward vDiplomacy, but all the stuff is good.  As a hint, I learned that for the first time since 2011 our hero, Oli, is actually in a game.  And with Amby!  Listen to the podcast to find out more!

One other great thing is their helpful feedback to our helpful feedback.  For example, I made note that the last two podcasts seemed to have much lower volume than the preceding 21 podcasts.  Maybe it's just me.  Amby, ever the gentleman, explained he was unsure as to the technical issue or how to even check to see if the volume was set low.  He then went on to make pathetic excuses about the exclusive fancy-pants bars that have lower volume.  

Then, he gave the most helpful advice ever, ....and I quote, "Just turn up the faaking volume!"

How did not think of that?  I'll just borrow some Spinal Tap speakers and turn it up to eleven!  Genius!  (.....jackass....)

Also, nothing better than listening to Kaner talk for what seemed like 20 minutes about the one game he is in, .... that hasn't even started..... riviting stuff!   Aaaand don't forget Amby's 7 minute preamble to a 6 second joke.  Totally worth it :-)

www.diplomacygames.com

I use the Stitcher App.  Works great.
ScubaSteve (1234 D)
18 Dec 17 UTC
Divided States looks awesome but I doubt I'll ever get to play it.
Dr. Recommended (1660 D Mod (B))
21 Dec 17 UTC
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Finally making my way through the latest. Totally agree with you kaner about ratings and points and the tournament games. Totally disagree with you Amby about communicating with far-off nations in WWIV games. But what I'm really here to say is...

"...stand by your man..." hahahahahahahaha.... forget pronunciations, what the doctor recommends now is that Amby must sing a line or two each episode. I don't care what song.
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
21 Dec 17 UTC
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Can't help it Doc that I'm such a fantastic singer.

XD
It was tremendous :)
jason4747 (1633 D)
22 Dec 17 UTC
In would like to request Australian songs.

That means both AC/DC and Olivia Newton John.

Please start with Back in Black and Xanadu!
As long as it isn't Celine Dion, I could handle some Canadian singers (like Geddy Lee/Rush, or Diana Krall or Sarah McLachlan).
Canadian singers... maybe a little Shania Twain?
Dr. Recommended (1660 D Mod (B))
22 Dec 17 UTC
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Ooh, wait.....National anthems. How appropriate for our international game. Sing a different one each podcast. I can’t wait to hear them!
IT needs to be a video cast for Shania. Mmmmmm... Yummy...
As a Christmas bonus, an extra podcast episode dropped yesterday on iTunes, Stitcher & DiplomacyGames.com. No singing sorry, it was recorded before that recommendation from Doc.
jason4747 (1633 D)
31 Dec 17 UTC
ALERT!! .....Oli was kicked out.....

....by Amby and Tadar......of the first game he and Tadar have played since 2011.

http://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=33093#gamePanel

How did I know, you ask?

I learned about it from THE Diplomacy Games podcast - Christmas Edition!

Listen at your own peril.http://diplomacygames.com/diplomacy-gam ... christmas/
Technostar (1302 D)
31 Dec 17 UTC
A bit of a technical note on Divided States:
I will not be sticking it on the Russian site. Currently, I am using a program called XAMPP to run my own local instance of vDiplomacy that I can use to test code without waiting and use WebDip's "Edit Map" feature with ease. The biggest problem with using the Russian lab would actually have been those boxes around colored neutral SCs. The code for that requires manually putting in the coordinates for each box, which would take a lot of painstaking database updates if I was using the Russian lab.

Minor side note to technical note:
Because I need to test the game to work out major technical difficulties before I put the variant on WebDip, I have created 50 accounts on my local instance of vDiplomacy. It's fine because I'm the only one with access to the server, but it just feels so wrong to agree not to metagame or multiaccount 50 times, then do exactly that.

At the moment, I am crawling through the process of adding the territory data (unit position, land/sea/coast status, supply center/not, and initial owner), though I still have all the adjacencies left to program in. I'll try to get this out as soon as possible, though I cannot guarantee how quickly I'll be able to get this together.
No worries Technostar, appreciate the hard slog!

You mention putting Divided States when complete on webDip. I assume you'll also try bringing it to vDip as well?
kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
31 Dec 17 UTC
Oh man, 2018... Soooo looking forward to this variant!
Technostar (1302 D)
31 Dec 17 UTC
@Amby Whoops, I meant putting the variant on vDip, not on WebDip. While it would be cool to see the variant on such a large site, WebDip is very picky about which variants they select.

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Looking to unload some good positions.
Hello all!

I've got some very good positions in a Europa Renovatio and a Colonial 1885 that I'd like to unload. Excellent opportunity for some shiny V points with no risk. PM me for details....
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Wildmanwok (941 D)
17 Dec 23 UTC
Dislodging your own unit
I have 2 scenarios I'd like to run past the boffins in regards to dislodging your own unit.
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nopunin10did (1041 D)
04 Dec 23 UTC
The 2024 Tournament Through Time
Registration is now open for a one-of-a-kind Diplomacy tournament: The 2024 Tournament Through Time!
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David Hood (976 D)
17 Nov 23 UTC
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November 2023 Deadline News is out!
Latest episode of Deadline just released - feature story on the Virtual Diplomacy Championship: https://youtu.be/0EMCaogUPGE?si=PJsXohLrz5pGX1VP
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Marcus the Conqueror (1082 D)
16 Nov 23 UTC
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Replacement(s) needed
Going through an unexpectedly busy period at the moment and can't really pay full attention to all of my games. I don't want to keep spamming extend or pause requests so I was hoping someone could take a couple of gunboat games off my hands. Only solid positions, including one board top. DM if interested!
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ingebot (2014 D)
03 Nov 23 UTC
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Extreme edge case in 1900 of double convoy cutting (Gibraltar)
I reviewed the rules of https://vdiplomacy.com/variants.php?variantID=1900, and I suddenly came up with an extreme, but totally plausible edge case:
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Billster82 (1098 D)
02 Nov 23 UTC
Cheater in game “I did in fact shit gold”
Hi guys,

A country has taken the accounts of two other powers in our game and is now controlling three countries. How can we report this player “Akim” for Multiaccounting?
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wilburlilac (812 D)
30 Oct 23 UTC
unexcused turns in nonjoined games
i have unexcused missed turns in https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=57414 and https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=57569 despite never having been in either of those games.
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kiwionthemoon (1000 D)
10 Oct 23 UTC
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Missing 1900 guide
Hey all, the gamers guide to the 1900 variant seems to have vanished. The link provided under the variant redirects to a different website. Does anybody have a copy handy?
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
13 Dec 22 UTC
Thing I learned today
Just a space for people to either share with others some interesting fact they learned today or else publicly expose how embarrassingly ignorant they are.
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David Hood (976 D)
21 Oct 23 UTC
Oct 2023 edition of Deadline News from the Diplomacy Broadcast Network
The October 2023 edition of Deadline, the Diplomacy Broadcast Network's monthly news show was just released. In this episode, we have a panel discussion about Diplomacy writing, an interview with Cody Greene at Weaselmoot, and headlines from around the world of Diplomacy:
https://youtu.be/JsMyKheWeqY?si=-7NjR2jAC3ml46Co
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Anon (?? D)
18 Oct 23 UTC
Europe! Big Map! Join...
https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=57477
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Anon (?? D)
07 Oct 23 UTC
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I would like to report a player in an anonymous game
Hey mod team, I’d like to report a player in an anonymous game. I can’t easily describe what happened so it would be easier if you just looked at the chat logs yourself. Needless to say, they were directly attacking a different player calling them all sorts of slurs.

This is the game link: https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=57383#gamePanel
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Mitomon (1990 D)
04 Oct 23 UTC
How Does One Make a vDip Map?
As the title asks, what requirements are needed other than an image file? Do they have to be layered in specific ways?
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hurricane (1183 D)
02 Oct 23 UTC
happy birthday to the rising sports star in China
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Tulkas (2408 D)
09 Sep 23 UTC
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NMRing first turn
New game and not new missing first turns.
Many players miss their first turn in ALL of their games. They have very good position in the rank, with % of victory/draw higher than their % of survive/defeat ... of course, if they give up their games just the first turn, dissatisfied with the country they will have to play.
In my oppinion all abandoned games should count as DEFEATED. What do you think?
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Anon (?? D)
20 Sep 23 UTC
looking for a replacement player
https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=56336#gamePanel

I have a solid spot in this game above, but I have lost interest in Vdip and thinking on going on a temporary hiatus after my current games wrap up. It would make it alot easier if anyone would be open to taking my spot here! Idk if i'm allowed to say what specific nation here but its one of the better ones, so reply here if your interested and I could pm you more info.
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Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
26 Aug 23 UTC
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Chumbles has passed away
Steve Doubleday was a huge part of the postal Diplomacy scene, particularly in the UK; running his own zine and creating his own variants. He kept playing variants after the move to online, playing regularly here on vDip under the username Chumbles.

Sadly, he passed away in June this year. Rest in peace to a Diplomacy hobby legend.
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