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Flame (1073 D)
29 Mar 21 UTC
Supply Centers aftergame charts
Maybe it's worth to develop Supply Centers countries' amount in aftergame charts via Highcharts:
https://www.highcharts.com/demo
More info see below...
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Argentinean Empire (1606 D)
29 Mar 20 UTC
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Tournament: Cold War II
Welcome to the sequel to 2018’s Cold War tournament. Has it really been two years? Let’s get started.
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**This won’t go on the “Tournaments” tab, because I am playing.**

The basics: Participants will be sorted into groups, and some will advance to the knockout stage. From there, a champion will be crowned. Games will be on the Cold War variant. ANYONE may participate in the tournament, regardless of experience, Elo rating, or whether or not a user participated in the first Cold War Tournament.

Q: How do I enter the tournament?
A: State your interest by posting in this thread or by sending me a PM.

Q: Is there a “cutoff” point for the number of entrants?
A: No.

Q: Will games be rated or unrated?
A: The knockout stage will be UNRATED. Whether group stage games are rated or not will be decided on a group by group basis. Group A might decide it wants to play rated games, with Group B deciding the opposite. That would work just fine.

Q: How will groups be determined?
A: All entrants will be divided into pots based on the number of Cold War games they have won. The number of pots will likely be four. For example, if there are twenty entrants, the five with the greatest number of Cold War wins are in Pot 1, #6-10 are in Pot 2, and so forth. I will use a random number generator to complete the draw, with one entrant from each pot being selected for each group.

Q: Are there any exceptions to the aforementioned pots?
A: Yes. Last tournament’s champion (Maucat) is automatically in Pot 1 if they wish to participate in this tournament. Last tournament’s top four (Maucat, myself, Ubercacher16, and Grahamso1) must be in Pot 1 or 2 if they wish to participate.

Q: Why are pots being determined by Cold War wins, and not Elo rating or a random draw?
A: I want each group to contain players with different levels of experience playing Cold War. Furthermore, this is a Cold War tournament, not a World War IV tournament. There is a better chance of the X best players meeting in round Y if groups are determined by Cold War wins.

If two players have recorded the same number of Cold War wins, the first tiebreaker is least Cold War losses. The second tiebreaker is highest Elo rating. The third tiebreaker is most phases played.
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
29 Mar 20 UTC
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I'm going to tentatively join. I have six Cold War victories, to save anyone having to parse through the Hall of Fame screen.
Phases will be 1 1/2 or 2 days long.
bsiper (1281 D)
30 Mar 20 UTC
Joining, I think I have 60 Cold War victories
jason4747 (1633 D)
30 Mar 20 UTC
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I'm in. Someone has to be the chum for the sharks
bsiper (57 wins)
Argentinean Empire (51)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Mittag (1396 D)
30 Mar 20 UTC
bsiper (57 wins)
Argentinean Empire (51)
Mittag (8)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (1301 D)
30 Mar 20 UTC
bsiper (57 wins)
Argentinean Empire (51)
Mittag (8)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (2)
bsiper (57 wins)
Argentinean Empire (51)
Mittag (8)
Mr. Finkelmuiyer (7)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (2)
badivan1 (1661 D)
30 Mar 20 UTC
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badivan1 (70 wins)
bsiper (57 wins)
Argentinean Empire (51)
Mittag (8)
Mr. Finkelmuiyer (7)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (2)
Maucat (1834 D)
31 Mar 20 UTC
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Joining I have 69 wins
badivan1 (70 wins)
Maucat (69 wins)
bsiper (57)
Argentinean Empire (51)
Mittag (8)
Mr. Finkelmuiyer (7)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (2)
Electro Knight (892 D)
31 Mar 20 UTC
badivan1 (70 wins)
Maucat (69 wins)
bsiper (57)
Argentinean Empire (51)
Mittag (8)
Mr. Finkelmuiyer (7)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (2)
Electro Knight (1)
badivan1 (70 wins)
Maucat (69 wins)
bsiper (57)
Argentinean Empire (52)
Mittag (8)
Mr. Finkelmuiyer (7)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (2)
Electro Knight (1)

Wins will be as of the time I declare the tournament is starting. If you win another Cold War game, add it to your total.
I'll give it a try.

badivan1 (70 wins)
Maucat (69 wins)
bsiper (57)
Argentinean Empire (52)
Mittag (8)
Mr. Finkelmuiyer (7)
Sky Hopper (6)
jason4747 (6)
Arado (2)
Electro Knight (1)
TestSubjectOne (0)
Welcome, everyone! I am looking to reach 16 players. Feel free to post the link to this thread in a game or two, ask your friends to join, and so forth.
umbletheheep (1023 D)
04 Apr 20 UTC
A few questions. What are the deadlines and rough timeline of the tournament. Also, my limited experience is through the conspiracy app and my record is 8 out of 10. Not sure if that counts, but I'm interested in possibly participating ;)
1 1/2 or 2 days per phase. The group stage should be about two weeks, and the rest will be up to how far you advance. I have no idea what the “conspiracy app” is. Could you enlighten me?
Sky_Hopper (365 D)
05 Apr 20 UTC
@Argentinean Empire: It's an app for Android which allows you to play Dip on your phone with other users. That's what I think it is, at least from the Diplomacy subreddit.
umbletheheep (1023 D)
05 Apr 20 UTC
Correct. My Cold War record is 10 games with 8 wins on Conspiracy. These basically all came though through preparation for the Nexus Cold War tournament they did last summer.
umbletheheep (1023 D)
05 Apr 20 UTC
Is that taken into consideration at all? I can screenshot it if you'd like.
Mittag (1396 D)
05 Apr 20 UTC
I have a number of wins there as well - but I would assume that they don't count here. Not that I think it'll make a big difference. This ranking is clearly not very accurate either way.
The ranking prioritizes experience playing this variant. Anybody that thinks Maucat and badivan should be in the same group is off their rocker. Thus the system of pots. What if we had one group all of new players, and one group with the best players? That’s not fair at all, and it makes the knockout stage less exciting.

If the Cold War variant on the Conspiracy app is the same as on vDip, you may count those wins.
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
06 Apr 20 UTC
I've decided to join. I have 14 Cold War wins.
Mittag (1396 D)
06 Apr 20 UTC
Nobody said that we shouldn't use some kind of ranking. And in lack of an ELO system this might be the best one we've got. I'm just saying that if umbletheheep is making the decision on whether to play or not based on whether he'll be no 7 or no 13 on the ranking, then that's kinda silly.
I agree that deciding whether or not to play based on the ranking is indeed silly. I didn’t want to rank directly by Elo, as this is a COLD WAR tournament. I don’t care about your 400 point WWIV 6.2 solo. I care about your wins in Cold War.

Welcome to the madness, Uber.
Mittag (1396 D)
06 Apr 20 UTC
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I think that the winner of the last tournament should be ranked no. 1
Zybque (1000 D)
07 Apr 20 UTC
I'm not sure 8 wins would get Umbletheheep anywere near the higher pots anyway. But the question isn't entirely irrelevant. Why wouldn't games played on Conspiracy (or Diplicity for that matter) count for the total? There is a lot of players out there who might take a shot at this tournament if they didn't feel it was targeted at vDip incrowd only.

So I'm going to advertise at other places if you don't mind. Like Umble already did.
Zybque (1000 D)
07 Apr 20 UTC
FYI The conspiracy app is an Android only diplomacy app and has the Cold War map for about a year now. It has seen about 30.000 cold war games so far and NATO has a slight advantage.

Last summer there was a Nexus Cold War tournament with 48 participants. Most games were played on Conspiracy, some here. bsiper won. So, Mittag, he should be ranked no. 1 I think. Especially since he kicked your ass in that tournament ;)
Zybque (1000 D)
07 Apr 20 UTC
And since I'm having such a big mouth in here I feel I should sign up too to enable you all to teach me a lesson. I think I have one cold war draw here. I don't even know where to look it up. :D

(I have 9 wins on conspiracy if one might care. 6 losses and 1 draw.)

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David Hood (976 D)
26 Mar 21 UTC
March 2021 Deadline News is out!
Panel discussion around Diplomacy World magazine, special feature on Irish variant, and headlines from around the world of Diplomacy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Okj8l54dQ
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DaveSpermbank (1026 D)
15 Feb 21 UTC
Country statistics of vdip players
Does anyone know the statistics on where vdip players are situated? I would imagine USA and Australia would be top 2
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umbletheheep (1023 D)
16 Mar 21 UTC
Where are our Variant Creators?
I believe it's coming up on a year since the last new variant came out. The Diplomacy world is thirsty for more :). At least, the Diplomacy Briefing would like to feature some.
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
18 Mar 21 UTC
Shep! Shep! Come out, come out where ever you are!
Shep315, your presence is requested.

https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=48040
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Zebulon Zirbou (876 D)
28 Feb 21 UTC
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La Diplo-Ligue redémarre !
L’Association Francophone des Joueurs de Diplomacy relance la saison de Printemps 2021 de la Diplo-Ligue, sur le modèle de celle qui existait sur DOL.
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Flame (1073 D)
05 Mar 21 UTC
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How many users are spectating the game?
Maybe it's worth to do the info on the gamepanel - the number of spectators who are spectating the game?...
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benjamin.tyson (885 D)
05 Mar 21 UTC
MD2 Club
Hey I’m starting a moderndiplomacy 2 game If anyone wants to join
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manji (1005 D)
01 Mar 21 UTC
DSA game
Seeing that DSA game is not advancing a lot what are the mods going to do ? Will players be replaced with active ones?
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Beefstu (940 D)
25 Feb 21 UTC
Can't join the DSA game?
Hey all, I'm trying to join the DSA game that's nearly full but I'm unable to. I meet all requirements but the join button isn't showing, any ideas?
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DaveSpermbank (1026 D)
27 Feb 21 UTC
Modforum
Moderators did you guys see my post about a replacement? It has been around 110 hours since i first posted and I have seen many on the site since.
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Chris McEwan (626 D)
25 Feb 21 UTC
Design of Games
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How easy is it to design a game based upon a Town, I live in the NE of England and a few of us have been playing online during the lockdown. Any help appreciated.
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GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
16 Feb 21 UTC
Live messaging Diplomacy
Hello everyone, I would like to play a standard game of diplomacy, but exchange social network accounts of one network all players are in (preferentially Signal, but fb does the job as well) in order to be able to have Live communication and if wished, even calls. Could make things more immersive. 1 ½ days per phase. Anyone interested?
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DaveSpermbank (1026 D)
22 Feb 21 UTC
Eurasia Renovatio?
Everyone knows and loves Europa Renovatio by Technostar. But I feel his work is not finished.
26 replies
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Lei Saarlainen (1120 D)
21 Feb 21 UTC
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Spice Island Anonymus Gunboat Tournament
Hello
the Bangkok Diplomacy Club & L'AFJD (association francophone des joueurs de Diplomacy)
are organising a Spice Island Anonymous Gunboat Tournament
the tournament will consist of 3 Spice Island Anonymous gunboat game played in 7 years scored with Bangkok scoring system https://world-diplomacy-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Bangkok_2020_Scoring_System
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David Hood (976 D)
19 Feb 21 UTC
February 2021 Deadline News is out!
Features a panel discussion on Diplomacy in the classroom, and other features.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZeb75gR2Gs&t=581s
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Macca573 (1517 D)
29 Jan 21 UTC
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Flash is Dead, Statistics page is Broken
Now that flash is dead, that statistics page is missing the graphs. Is the something in the works to get this fixed?

(it also just makes getting to the page difficult, as Vdip keeps asking for flash, and you have to say no multiple times before you can access the page)
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DaveSpermbank (1026 D)
08 Feb 21 UTC
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Join open position. Team game.
Team game. Read thread before joining!
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Lavitch (1023 D)
12 Jan 21 UTC
New player
I am waiting an invitation to play.
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Zebulon Zirbou (876 D)
30 Jan 21 UTC
!! Attention, changement de lien pour la réunion de l’Afjd !!
En raison d'un problème technique, nous devons changer le lien de l'Assemblée Générale qui aura lieu aujourd'hui, à 15 heures, heure de Paris
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Zebulon Zirbou (876 D)
29 Jan 21 UTC
Rappel !
RAPPEL : L’assemblée générale 2021 de l’Association Francophone des Joueurs de Diplomacy, c’est demain !
La réunion, ouverte à tous, se tiendra sur zoom, ID 975 7606 7199, samedi 30 Janvier 2021 à 15 heures, heure de Paris. https://zoom.us/j/97576067199
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The Real Wheat (969 D)
29 Jan 21 UTC
Making bigger maps for existing variants
Hey guys,
I''ve found a great guide to making maps for vDip variants, but I'm curious if anyone knows if the site has allowed higher detailed bigger maps of existing variants to be uploaded, or if the site sticks with the maps from the original variant posted. Is there a better place to ask these questions?
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erikip107 (2539 D)
27 Jan 21 UTC
What happens in this scenario?
Question about what happens with these orders on the classic map, in a hypothetical situation of Germany versus Russia.
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Zebulon Zirbou (876 D)
24 Jan 21 UTC
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Assemblée Générale de l’AFJD
Bonjour à tous,

Pour rappel, l’assemblée générale 2021 de l’Association Francophone des Joueurs de Diplomacy se tiendra samedi prochain 30 Janvier à 15 heures, heure de Paris.
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David E. Cohen (1000 D)
27 Dec 20 UTC
Unconstitutional: Variant Development
Updated proposed map:

https://davidecohen.wixsite.com/diplomiscellany/unconstitutional
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
25 Jan 21 UTC
Happy Australia Day!!!
Come celebrate the founding of our great country... by destroying it. https://www.vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=47410
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ubercacher16 (2169 D)
25 Jan 21 UTC
Nexus Full Press Tournament
Registrations for the Nexus Full Press Tournament are closing soon. So far only a few people from vDip have signed up. Let's get the representation up!

Join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/GHCAnPVYPa
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David Hood (976 D)
24 Jan 21 UTC
DBN Deadline News - January 2021 edition is out
Here is the link. this broadcast includes tournament/league news, interviews with hobby organizers, and a panel discussion about Diplomacy clubs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3UCZu90_NA&t=7s
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CYFI (1927 D)
24 Jan 21 UTC
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Replacements Needed (gameID=47238)
We need 4 more replacements in this ER game!

Consider joining! gameID=47238
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