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hurricane (819 D X)
02 Oct 23 UTC
happy birthday to the rising sports star in China
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv0u-RW-2GQ
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Tulkas (2271 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?
JohnyD (2012 D)
09 Sep 23 UTC
"All abandoned games should count as DEFEATED" - In the sense of "abandoning a game destroys your rank", I assume? I think that's fair. It is you basically losing due to not showing up.
If you don't show at a tournament, you are just done.
CoffeeAndKeyboards (1666 D)
09 Sep 23 UTC
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I think they also mean that the defeat would show upon their profile...?
drano019 (2613 D Mod)
10 Sep 23 UTC
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I concur. Abandoned games should count for your total and count against you both in vDip points and also on your percentages. Not that everyone cares about percentages, but it's the principle of the matter. You joined a game, abandoned it, but it doesn't show up in your win/draw v loss/survive percentages. It should. You lost by default.

On a somewhat related note, ever since the no vDip points loss was instituted for CD takeovers, we have a vDip points "inflation" when compared to win/draw v loss/survive percentages. I know of a few highly rated (via vDip points) players who have somewhat average percentages. But since they gain points for win/draws but don't lose anything for draw/survive, their points are artificially inflated if they only takeover CD positions.

Not really a huge deal since it's helped get positions taken over, but kinda makes things confusing to decipher if you're just looking at vDip points. Not really sure how you'd rectify it except excluding vDip points (both gain and loss) from CD positions.
G-Man (2460 D)
14 Sep 23 UTC
I concur too.
flipster14191 (1313 D)
23 Sep 23 UTC
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@drano019

Some of the people you speak of that have a high vDip rating, but bad percentages, may have bad percentages precisely because they are the people that are taking over CD's with 3 units, 1 SC during builds. Obviously that position will usually result in a defeat.

I think rather than split the vDip between regular and CD positions, would it be better to just only award vDip points when they play the CD position better than expected? That still preserves some incentive for people to take over CD positions, but doesn't reward them as much for taking over a position that is an easy draw in a few turns. My first draft idea is only award vDip points in excess of what they would be if there were a draw on the turn they take over. For example, if the pot is 50 in a game with 5 players left, that position is worth 10 in a draw. But if the game ends in the position being awarded 17 vDip points, the person taking over the CD would only get 7. But I think if they are defeated they should still not lose any points. Mainly because such a large proportion of CD's are already very losing positions.


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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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19 Sep 23 UTC
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19 Sep 23 UTC
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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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David Hood (976 D)
18 Sep 23 UTC
September 2023 Deadline News is out!
Latest episode of Deadline News from the Diplomacy Broadcast Network was just released, featuring interviews with three recent Diplomacy tournament winners and headlines from around the world of the game of Diplomacy: https://youtu.be/IfXy8mNPIvI?si=N-tJl2qVjhw0-wX-
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
16 Sep 23 UTC
Public Notice from Mods
If you want help from a Mod (getting a game phase extended or to be defaulted out of games due to real life stuff), I at least expect you to provide game links for the games in question. Players on here have a habit of asking for help "with all my games" and then expecting us to search for the 23 games they are playing.
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Fake Al (1857 D)
12 Sep 23 UTC
Restriction on number of games
We all hate NMRs and players that play press like its gunboat. Something I notice is that often these players are playing a lot of games simultaneously.
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Aweffle (1296 D)
08 Sep 23 UTC
Looking for someone to take my place in 2 games
Hi, I've been quite busy lately and decided its time to stop daily activity on this site for now. I have 2 games i need to leave, but want to do so with minimal disruption to the games (using country switch tool). The game IDs are 56336 and 56891. I am in a decent position in both games. Please reply if you are available, i would be grateful for any volunteers.
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KoTiK03 (1000 D)
01 Sep 23 UTC
How to leave game
Game Id = IGC game

How to leave game without waiting for turn pass kick
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kaner406 (1959 D Mod (B))
12 Aug 23 UTC
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Off to WDC
Well, I'm about to head off to compete at the World Diplomacy Championship in Bangkok. Wish me luck folks (unless you're also going as well - in which case, break a leg LoL :)
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Lokerr (1000 D)
02 Sep 23 UTC
I want to leave the game
Game Id - IGC game. I'm France.
Hello, i want to leave the game.
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drano019 (2613 D Mod)
01 Sep 23 UTC
Play By EMail
Hello all! I will be going on a hiatus from vDip soon and looking to play some more slow-paced Diplomacy. Specifically Play By EMail (PBEM).
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drano019 (2613 D Mod)
31 Aug 23 UTC
Searching for Replacements
Looking for a replacement in 2 games I'm in. Very solid positions. PM for details.
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The Ambassador (2276 D (B))
25 Jan 23 UTC
Happy Australia Day!
For all the Aussies here, have a good one! (or commemorate accordingly if you call the day something else)
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11O7 (1117 D)
28 Aug 23 UTC
Austria in Gunboat
Anybody have tips or advice for being Austria in a gunboat game?

Every time Italy dithers while RT carve up the Balkans swallow me next.
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David Hood (976 D)
27 Aug 23 UTC
August 2023 Deadline News Is Out
Latest episode of Deadline News just came out - featuring an interview with Liberty Cup tournament director Bill Hackenbracht, Hood v. Conq rematch, and headlines from around the world of Diplomacy.
https://youtu.be/mGxmNZ_Q7Go?si=DcyeFc4WPG9-IJUa
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Llamalion (957 D)
24 Aug 23 UTC
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vDip Maps?
As a general question, why do VDip maps look so bad? Is there not a way to update the graphics to make them feel less crowded and old?
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bache (807 D X)
21 Aug 23 UTC
live game ads here!
https://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=57040
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Leif_Syverson (1690 D Mod)
14 Aug 23 UTC
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Leif Returns!
Hello friends (old, new, and yet to be)! I have returned after four + years away. Drop me a PM, an invite to a game, or just say hi here!
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AJManso4 (2361 D)
20 Aug 23 UTC
Can you send a link of a picture in vdip messages?
Are links trusted in games? Like, if I created a stalemate line with arrows on my phone, then turned that image into a link to send to countries in a game I am in.

It would save hours of writing it down in text and double checking that I wrote it down correctly, makes it easier for the other countries to read and follow it rather than copying text orders, etc.
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jja04 (1000 D)
19 Aug 23 UTC
How to make game against Bots
FAQ says to create a new game then select play against bots, but I can't find where the play against bots is in the menu
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bache (807 D X)
13 Aug 23 UTC
anyone who play GO(baduk)
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Lavitch (989 D)
15 Aug 23 UTC
Where are the new games created?
I created a new game and 3 players registered but I don't see the game in New Game.
Where does she appear?
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
06 Aug 23 UTC
Any American College Football fans?
"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"--Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
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Pausing games
On tour for a while. How to effectively pause games?
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bache (807 D X)
01 Aug 23 UTC
hi,I want a pause from 8/4 -8/10
from 8/4 to 8/10 I will have an important competition,I can't play vdiplomacy this period,can you help pause my games this time.Really thanks a lot!
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