# Concurrent Doper Diplomacy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876 "2004-11-20T22:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/101 "2005-01-20T21:43:48Z")
So what’s the final roster look like? Do we have to send in preferences again? ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/102 "2005-01-20T22:53:02Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Sorry, I don’t speak jive. But I think we’ll be at your place on Saturday night, pending child arrangements. Maybe we’ll just bring the rugrats and lock them in EJs room. You want to come out with “the guys” to Harborside tonight? I find myself financially embarrassed, but I can nurse a beer for a couple hours. Where ya gonna be? ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/103 "2005-01-20T23:00:23Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Done. No response from BoringDad and RTF declined, so we’ll give the last spot to the prodigal Airman. I’ll try and get emails out tonight. Hey, do I get an extra unit because I’m terrible at Diplomacy? Do I get a free move because I’ve been off Dope for a whole year? Do I get to see one enemy country’s orders for the first turn before I write my own because **Lucretia** is going away for six weeks? I’ve always liked you, **Weirddave** , and I think you’re the best GM, like, **EVER**. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/104 "2005-01-22T16:32:13Z")
> [@InvidiousCourgette](#): > > I missed the original invite, but I am still interested if a game is still on and and an extra player is still needed. If you need a player, can you confirm the weekly frequency required for contribution so that I can confirm I can suit. I will not be able to manage _every day_ will but I can check in most days of the week. If that is OK, way cool, and a newbie player (with own copy of the game sitting on game shelf!) is game on. Your email’s not listed. Email me at weirddave at gmail dot com and I can add you to everyone else and we can get started. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/105 "2005-01-22T16:35:37Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Your email’s not listed. Email me at weirddave at gmail dot com and I can add you to everyone else and we can get started. What are you, psychic? (He emailed me just about a minute before I posted this) ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/106 "2005-01-23T16:19:54Z")
Do we have country assignments yet? ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/107 "2005-01-23T16:21:22Z")
I have **GOT** to keep this woman away from my computer… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/108 "2005-01-23T20:00:49Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I’m a newbie as well, IC - I’ve never played a game. Check out the links posted earlier in the thread, they’re very helpful. I have been doing some reading. The basics don’t look too bad. The devil is in the detail. Hopefully being psychic might help, but I think that was a one time deal. Anyway, roll on 1901. My foreign policy is going to revolve around being an honest and benign milatary tyrant. Countries will cry out to be invaded by my armies! ---
**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:** [January 23, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/109 "2005-01-23T21:00:43Z")
I hereby submit the same preferences as last time. I wouldn’t worry too much about the game mechanics, they are in most cases pretty simple, N+1\>N. The complex part is figuring out the other players. Being a tactical Diplomacy genius is helpful, but the best tactical mind on the planet is going to be creamed if two or three average players team up against him. Reminds me of the “Pure” diplomacy map. The map has 7 spaces, each a supply center for one of the players. Each player starts with one army. And every space is considered adjacent to every other space. Not much tactics there. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/110 "2005-01-24T11:58:18Z")
> [@InvidiousCourgette](#): > > My foreign policy is going to revolve around being an honest and benign milatary tyrant. Countries will cry out to be invaded by my armies! I think you’re getting the idea. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/111 "2005-01-24T15:46:14Z")
Wait, the Pure variant is slightly different, since it is a three player variant. 3 provinces, three players. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/112 "2005-01-24T19:39:18Z")
Since some of the players were in the aborted game and some weren’t, and since those players would likely have the same country choices, and to avoid any accusations of long time collution, I assigned countries by putting everyone’s name in a hat. I called out a country, my wife drew a name, and viola! England-Munch Germany-InvidiousCourgette Italy-Lemur866 Austria-John Corrado Russia-Bluesman Turkey-Flood France-CapnPitt I’ll try and get a website up in the next day or so. ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/113 "2005-01-24T19:56:01Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Since some of the players were in the aborted game and some weren’t, and since those players would likely have the same country choices, and to avoid any accusations of long time collution, I assigned countries by putting everyone’s name in a hat. I called out a country, my wife drew a name, and viola! > > England-Munch > Germany-InvidiousCourgette > Italy-Lemur866 > Austria-John Corrado > Russia-Bluesman > Turkey-Flood > France-CapnPitt > > I’ll try and get a website up in the next day or so. May we begin negotiations at this time? Tsar Bluesman ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/114 "2005-01-24T20:50:30Z")
Austria? With Bluesman as Russia? Ooooh, I knew I shouldn’t have joined. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/115 "2005-01-24T21:02:15Z")
> [@Bluesman](#): > > May we begin negotiations at this time? > > Tsar Bluesman Go ahead. And notice I gave you an extra unit like you asked. Everyone else only has 3. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/116 "2005-01-24T21:25:10Z")
> [@John Corrado](#): > > Austria? With Bluesman as Russia? > > Ooooh, I knew I shouldn’t have joined. > > 😉 You’re going to need a bigger boat. [/Quint] ---
**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:** [January 24, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/117 "2005-01-24T22:31:16Z")
Italy? Oh for crying out loud. Why couldn’t you give Italy to one of the newbies who wouldn’t know any better? ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/118 "2005-01-25T17:35:22Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Italy? Oh for crying out loud. > > Why couldn’t you give Italy to one of the newbies who wouldn’t know any better? Ha! Italy. I would die for Italy. My poor country is surrounded on all sides. Fortunately I feel warm feelings emanating from my neighbours and suspect that we are all going to try and get along and avoid confrontation. Yeah that’s the ticket. Actually Germany looks fun. Lots of borders, lots of opportunity to meet new people and offer Germanic hospitality. Or something. ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/119 "2005-01-26T01:39:21Z")
> [@InvidiousCourgette](#): > > Ha! Italy. I would die for Italy. My poor country is surrounded on all sides. Fortunately I feel warm feelings emanating from my neighbours and suspect that we are all going to try and get along and avoid confrontation. Yeah that’s the ticket. Actually Germany looks fun. Lots of borders, lots of opportunity to meet new people and offer Germanic hospitality. Or something. Nothin’ to it, and **Shibb0leth** will keep you from goin’ off the rails too badly. ---
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concurrent-doper-diplomacy/275876/120 "2005-01-26T03:30:26Z")
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