# Anyone want to play Diplomacy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533 "2003-06-04T07:12:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/21 "2003-06-10T03:19:13Z")
I actually have enough people now. I’ll keep Steve in Reserve. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/22 "2003-06-10T03:46:31Z")
Ok, using the random method of calling out: “Hey Ginger, name a Diplomacy country. uh-huh, and another? Another?” and weeding out suggestions like Lithuania and Poland, I have assigned everyone to a country. Countries are as follows: ppg\_shg: Italy Wikkit: Russia ShibbOleth: England Abe Babe: Austria Garfield226: France StephenKing221: Germany Tarrsk: Turkey Email to all to follow and the website will be updated tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/23 "2003-06-10T04:53:28Z")
Hey, add me to the list. This will be my first email version though. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/24 "2003-06-10T05:20:58Z")
Trigonal Planar, the game is full, but you and anyone else who is interested can follow along on my [website](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/Walcher/Diplomacy.html) for this and all Diplomacy games that I’m involved in. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/25 "2003-06-10T12:01:25Z")
For any of you who’ve not played before, just remember that England is everyone’s friend. It’s all that water, makes us almost like an island out there. We just bring barrels of Guiness and other fine lagers and ales, plus the occasional grayish piece of meat. And we never seriously threaten you in sports competitions. No, nothing to be concerned about there. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/26 "2003-06-10T14:40:30Z")
We’ve always been at war with England. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/27 "2003-06-10T14:57:03Z")
Curse you, foul Sultan! For you there is no mercy! But still everybody else is sunshine and roses. Dogpile on the Turk! ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/28 "2003-06-13T06:13:49Z")
Should I surrender now? Also, what rules are you using? I dl’ed some 4th edition rules (Hasbro, I think?), and am currently soaking those up. Any changes of note? House rules? ---
**Author:** ![ppg\_shg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@ppg\_shg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ppg_shg)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/29 "2003-06-13T07:55:02Z")
Well I’m running a little behind, but the Italian consulate is open. S01 special is free gelato. However, there are no housecalls, deliveries only please. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/30 "2003-06-13T08:25:39Z")
Um, when did I bow out?!?!?!? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/31 "2003-06-13T11:19:19Z")
Now there’s the ultimate stab! ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/32 "2003-06-13T14:05:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Omniscient \* > \*\*Um, when did I bow out?!?!?!? \*\* Didn’t you send me an email explaining that you thought that your real life job pressures might interfere with playing the game? That wasn’t intended as a withdrawl? Geeze, Omni, I AM sorry, then. I’ll keep you in mind first for the next game, ok? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/33 "2003-06-13T20:17:12Z")
Well, being that I’m principally unemployed, I’m quite certain that I didn’t email you like that. I mean, I know we clashed heads in Bobble as Russia and Austria, but this is taking it a bit far! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/34 "2003-06-13T20:33:45Z")
Is it possible you confused **Omni** and **Wikkit** , since they both have the same first name IRL? Just wondering? And **Omni** , are you trying to tell me that plying Depauw coeds with liquor is not work? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/35 "2003-06-13T21:45:11Z")
It’s certainly not work by any defination I’m used to, and with a grand total of about 16 hours of work a week doesn’t quite inhibit my dipping ability as long as its not on a Monday. Oh, and BTW…they are _DePaul_ coeds, a much finer brand than those Hoosiers at Depauw. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/36 "2003-06-14T16:47:37Z")
**Wikkit** is also unemployed, so not a lot of job pressures other than “ **GET ONE!** ”. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/37 "2003-06-17T23:08:23Z")
White from Russia: Yes, I’ve been a bit uncommunicative, I’m sorry. Yes, I went according to the common will. No, you don’t want to threaten me this early in the game. Ben ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/38 "2003-06-18T01:01:20Z")
Is there any way for completely inexperienced players to join? I’d like to play, as I’ve heard a lot about this game around the SDMB, but I wouldn’t want to drag everyone else down with sheer incompetance. I guess I’m asking what the learning curve is like. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/39 "2003-06-18T01:47:27Z")
The learning curve is not that bad but it can be a bit discouraging to jump in with the sharks whilst your learning to swim. Perhaps there might be another Newbie game soon if demand warrants it or you could get in a game with a mixed crowd. If you want to follow along we can explain this one to you, sort of, as it goes. It might also be good if a neutral observer explained to you what they think is happening, as there can be a good deal of BS and subterfuge involved. Not from me, of course, but from some of the others, possibly, save perhaps the esteemed White Russian. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/40 "2003-06-18T02:36:53Z")
I’d love to get involved in a newbie game as well, as I just played my first game this past weekend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533.md?page=3)