# 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:** 3
**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, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/41 "2003-06-18T11:20:24Z")
I think we might want to start a separate thread calling for newbies/new blood in a game. You’d have to get someone to GM, maybe **Jonathan Chance** is not that busy right now, or maybe **Omniscient** could run it? Objective would be to get folks who haven’t played or haven’t played an SDMB game involved, eg, not the usual suspects. **Lockz** or **Johnny Bravo** , could one of you start a thread calling for a new game/players? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/42 "2003-06-18T12:07:08Z")
I’m at 5 games running right now. And one of them is an orphaned Twentieth Century Game that I’m having to GM by hand. So I’m out, sorry. But check out this damn map: [http://www.wooleysark.com/dip/739](http://www.wooleysark.com/dip/739) ---
**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, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/43 "2003-06-18T13:04:00Z")
Now _that_’s a map. I got a headache just looking at it. And I’ll admit at first I was admiring whoever “F” was until I figured out it probably means “Fleet”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/44 "2003-06-18T13:14:58Z")
And I’m looking for a sucker to play the United States. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/45 "2003-06-18T14:36:38Z")
[Cat Stevens] _Ooh baby baby it’s a weird world…_ [/Cat] ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/46 "2003-06-18T17:28:06Z")
Good God. All these newbies wanting to jump into a game with Abe, Shibb, and Omni. I can remember my last game, where all the other players just casually decided to attack me all at the same time. Ah, caring and sharing, caring and sharing. Why yes, yes we’ll teach you Diplomacy. No, it’s not complicated. Sure, you can join our game. No problem. Just a friendly game of Diplomacy, among friends. I’m sure a smart person like you will pick up the rules very quickly. Diplomacy is just like Risk, a game of military strategy. Oh, and there is an optional part of the game where people can talk to each other between moves. But you don’t need to worry about that, as long as you know how to write orders and move your units you’ll do fine. Good times, good times. Bitter? No, I’m not bitter. I’m just consumed by a gnawing hatred that eats away at my vitals until I can taste the black bile at the back of my throat. But bitter? No way. ---
**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, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/47 "2003-06-18T18:07:44Z")
**Lemur** , maybe you’d like to be in the new game, then? 🙂 FWIW, I was not offering to participate, it should stay limited to folks with the least experience, preferrably 2 or fewer games maybe. And how’s the daddyhood thing coming along? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/48 "2003-06-18T22:02:26Z")
Fatherhood is going well. My child is now 7 months old, if you can believe it. She’s bouncing and wiggling like crazy, and is experimenting with solid food. I’d be interested in a game of Diplomacy, but I can’t really join a newbie game, since I’ve played 3 full games and been a sub once, and have played a few FTF games waaay back in college. But…I’m really really gullible, so maybe I’d qualify…did you know that the word “gullible” isn’t in the dictionary? My wife told me that yesterday… ---
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/49 "2003-06-19T00:07:32Z")
Hey, I want to get into a newbie game too. If anyone wants to set something up, I’ll be available. I’m reading through the rules right now…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/50 "2003-06-19T00:32:30Z")
I read the rules even as we speak. I look forward to playing. Whee. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/51 "2003-06-19T00:39:22Z")
This is my first or fifth game. I’d like to play in the newbie game if it’s not starting right now. ---
**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 19, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/52 "2003-06-19T00:51:48Z")
There’s a Newbie Diplomacy [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=191709) that you can look at. It appears that there may be more than one person willing to GM, so have a peek. ---
**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 19, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/53 "2003-06-19T00:53:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny Bravo \* > There’s a Newbie Diplomacy **thread** [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=191709) that you can look at. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/54 "2003-06-20T01:51:04Z")
Just a note: there’s at least one non-Doper in this game, so if you have press make sure it gets sent to the full distribution in addition to (or instead of) putting it here. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/55 "2003-06-20T02:04:11Z")
Oh ah. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/56 "2003-06-20T21:32:32Z")
Just wondering if there’s going to be a Mulligan adjudication today? ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/57 "2003-06-20T23:25:55Z")
Me too. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/58 "2003-06-21T13:13:42Z")
Hello? Hello? :: taps microphone :: Is this thing on? Testing 1-2-3 ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/59 "2003-06-21T15:44:28Z")
Sorry all, we had power out much of yesterday, so i was without computer. It will be done today, ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-diplomacy/179533/60 "2003-06-21T16:13:21Z")
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