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Anon (?? D)
30 Mar 20 UTC
Classic game (gameID=42112) including some friends
Two friends and I want to play a game and we're looking for others to make it up to the full contingent. gameID=42112

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DesertPunk (969 D)
02 Apr 20 UTC
Can phase times be changed mid game?
Is it possible to change the phase times to something like 24hrs to 12hrs once the game has started or do we need to start a new game?
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diplopoet (739 D)
28 Mar 20 UTC
Players know each other outside the game?
Anything going on here?
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Purple141 (935 D)
29 Mar 20 UTC
instructions for entering orders
We have many players in our game who are familiar with Diplomacy but new to vDiplomacy or web-based Diplomacy in general. Is there a guide somewhere for how to enter orders on vDiplomacy and how to check that they have been understood by the adjudicator?
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tsvi14 (971 D)
28 Mar 20 UTC
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OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCING Diadokhi II play-testing!
I am officially announcing Diadokhi II for playtesting! More in comments
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Aelfred Smith (1051 D)
27 Mar 20 UTC
Problem 2
Hello

There seems to be a problem in the game which I am in https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=41780 .
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Aelfred Smith (1051 D)
27 Mar 20 UTC
Problem
Hello

There seems to be a problem in the game which I am in https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=41780 .
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Elipticon (736 D)
21 Mar 20 UTC
Problems with variant
Whenever I try to open the variant "13th Century Mongol Empire," I get the message "error triggered: require_once(variants/MongolianEmpire/install.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory." Does anyone know how to fix this?
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nopunin10did (1041 D)
11 Mar 20 UTC
Saga of the Nine (r2) Recruiting (Discord game)
Last year, we held the first playtest of new variant "Saga of the Nine" on Discord, using the PlayDip forums as a permanent hosting site. "Saga of the Nine" is an alt-history alt-geography variant for nine players based loosely on Norse mythology.

My co-designer, Aeschines, is running round two, and we're recruiting for it now. Details to follow in this thread.
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Swede03 (1517 D)
10 Mar 20 UTC
Africa map bug
I am in several games on the Africa map, and though Ethiopia appears orange on the map, their chat messages and name are red. Could someone look into this?
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Dale_Fuego (1197 D)
10 Mar 20 UTC
Variant page
When will it work again?
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Pomerschen (1199 D)
08 Mar 20 UTC
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Graph Feature
Is the graph feature new? The feature I'm talking about is to the right of the archived orders, maps, and messages. It's a cool feature to show the divisions of centers.
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13th Century Mongolian Empire
This is just Eurasia flipped onto the side
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The variable "fixStart" is needed to create a game, but was not entered.
im getting this error when starting a game. any idea how to fix?
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Shootersb33 (1061 D)
04 Mar 20 UTC
Variant page not loading
Anyone else having this issue just loads a blank page when trying to look at variants.
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diplopoet (739 D)
28 Feb 20 UTC
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NEW WORLD WAR 2 TEAM GAME!
Game to be played as 2 teams of 3.
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13th Century Mongol Empire
Why are support holds orange?
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Macca573 (1517 D)
02 Mar 20 UTC
More Fog of War?
I've made a similar post before, but I have a very specific idea/request now.
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Macca573 (1517 D)
13 Feb 20 UTC
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Adjacency Championship
I'm interested in finding what territory has the most adjacencies in all of Vdip. Why? For fun.
If you find a new winner, please type in the Variant's name, the territory name, and it's terr-ID (this makes it easier to find).
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kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
29 Feb 20 UTC
Mongolian Empire
Just to nip this in the bud, this should be 100 years later than the start time (1320 start NOT 1230 start) and it should be 14th century on the map.

Other than that - looking forward to seeing how this plays out! :)
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Macca573 (1517 D)
25 Feb 20 UTC
Tournaments?
Do we do tournaments here?
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Join!
https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=41216
Divided States variant, come join!
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scotchtape22 (932 D)
20 Feb 20 UTC
Looking for replacements - Play by Email Game
I'm looking for 2 replacements for a play by email game using the following map:
https://i.imgur.com/wUoSu5F.png
Italy and Russia dropped in 1902. We are playing using email and roll20.net
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BBQSauce123321 (2026 D)
20 Feb 20 UTC
The Circle
Recently been watching the new Netflix series "The Circle." It's a game show where the participants can only interact with each other through a "social network" where they can say or post whatever they want. Multiple people on the show are catfishing and lying while also forming a lot of great legitimate friendships. Reminded me a lot of playing Diplomacy
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Hi
Hi
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Classic Pick Your Countries
If you pick the countries, some countries could be in a better position than others
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Anon (?? D)
16 Feb 20 UTC
Giving up
Don't do it.
(gameID=41166 ; Unrelated, just hiding my identity)
Anon (?? D)
16 Feb 20 UTC
In my opinion, when you join a game of diplomacy, you agree to play it to the end. You don't, after playing for a while, just sit with a unnecessary draw because you got bored.

You draw in 2 cases, you are strongly blocked from winning, or you are stopping the solo. If the solo is within reach, you should strike for it. Especially if the game is PPSC and and having someone else solo provides more points for you, even less risk.

This has always been something I don't like, but I'm particularly annoyed at a particular game I'm in. If you're in that game, you know.

(gameID=41166 ; Unrelated, just hiding my identity)
Anon (?? D)
16 Feb 20 UTC
The original game had no draws, there was just victory. A "draw", was just all remaining players agreeing to walk away from the game. It shouldn't be your end goal.

(gameID=41166 ; Unrelated, just hiding my identity)
Anon (?? D)
16 Feb 20 UTC
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(gameID=38797 ; unrelated, hiding my identity.)

I'd have to agree with you, gameID=41166. What's worse than giving up while you are winning is giving up while you are losing. As much as I hate it when my opponents fight tooth and nail for every last inch of their territory, I hate it more when someone else's opponent just stops choosing orders and readies with all holds allowing the people near them to take their territory without trouble.

Why are you hiding your identity? I'm doing it because you did it.
Anon (?? D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
I'm hiding my name because the game I'm referring to is Anon, so I can't reveal my identity. If I used the game it was, it would be very obvious which one I am.


(gameID=41166 ; Unrelated, just hiding my identity)
a_mercurial_git (1142 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
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I'm not sure I strictly agree (and I'm not '97, just to be clear). Drawing because boredom isn't fun, but the third case -- you draw because you said you'd draw -- is just as relevant in anon games as it is in named games. Honor, face, and what-not, all that jazz, you know the rest.

But yeah, if someone's drawing because they got bored, that's particularly unpleasant. I'm somewhat stunned that "oh, I should find a replacement player for myself to ensure the game isn't rendered less fun for other players" isn't a thought that entered their heads, whoever they are.
BobMcBob (1281 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
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As a wise man once said, the point of Diplomacy is to have fun. For some reason though, not everyone actually enjoys slogging to the bitter end to whittle 3-center powers out of the draw. A lot of people feel after a while that the game has gone on long enough and it's time to finish up and move on.

And some people are just nice. It seems odd that such people could exist within this community, but some people just leave minor powers in the draw because they want to be nice.

A solo is not usually an option either. By all means try to get a solo, but if the game has reached a stable state in which it's hard to change much about the board, it may be time to just call a draw.

On the other hand, I'm completely against NMR's and CD's. Actually giving up is unacceptable. Agreeing to all walk away is fine, walking away from the game while everyone else is still playing is just plain rude.

Draws are part of Diplomacy. That needs to be accepted. Not every game can end in a solo, and less games will. After all, we don't want to end up like Monopoly, going on for months after everyone has lost interest. No-one should walk into a game aiming for a draw, but if the game has reached a steady state, then a draw is completely acceptable. If someone doesn't want to draw when everyone else does, I can even understand beating them into submission to force them into a draw. Sometimes. That is unless the draw shouldn't have been called in the first place.

As a general rule, draws should only be called when no-one wants to continue, or when the state of the board makes continuing very hard or unlikely to result in changes. In some cases that may seem like giving up, but as the person who started this thread once said, the point of Diplomacy is to have fun, and that's what should guide our decisions about how to play.
BobMcBob (1281 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
(Rant over)
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
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What fascinates me about this discussion is the very real possibility that whoever made the OP has posted again in this thread and is having an argument with themselves.
BobMcBob (1281 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
Trust me, that is not happening. I did not start this thread.
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
It might happen yet.
Macca573 (1517 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
Or did you Bob? Who knows?
BobMcBob (1281 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
Me. I know who started this thread...
Macca573 (1517 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
If you know, then it must be you!
BobMcBob (1281 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
If you want to remain anon, don't push me to reveal you.
Anon (?? D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
Please don't reveal me.

(gameID=41166 ; Unrelated, just hiding my identity)
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
This is amazing.
Anon (?? D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
The game's over now, I was pressured to draw by people I think could have won.

I am gameID=41166, I'll reveal myself thank you.

I still stand by what I said. Always fight to the end.
Macca573 (1517 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
damm, it wasn't supposed to hide me. I thought I'd fixed that.
Macca573 (1517 D)
17 Feb 20 UTC
gameID=40202

'Twas this game I was talking about, if you were wondering.
Rancher (1247 D)
18 Feb 20 UTC
In my face to face early playing days, we used to draw all of the time ... usually because it was 3 AM and the beer was all gone!
Chumbles (1380 D)
18 Feb 20 UTC
Who is that masked stranger? Tonto, is that him?


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slypups (2729 D)
05 Feb 20 UTC
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People who take the full turn every time in gunboat games
Even for retreats or builds. Just had to vent. That is all. Please, add your ire to the flame.
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Macca573 (1517 D)
04 Feb 20 UTC
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"V" Diplomacy?
It just occurred to me why it's called V diplomacy.
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alifeee (1229 D)
13 Feb 20 UTC
Who wins if two players get the same winning SCs?
See: this game
https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=41100

Both Colombia and Argentina got to 18SCs (the winning number on this map) on the same turn. Colombia was marked as winning. How is this determined?
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