Mods and all, I apologize if making the announcement this way offends, but I don’t think the rest of the board is following the other thread and I need some new blood.
A player has (for RL reasons) asked to bow out of Dip game 936 that I’m running. The other players have asked that I attempt to fill the slot from the SDMB before I go outside.
It’s a good position…Germany. One of the board leaders.
I’ve only played this once before, about 22 years ago as part of a high school class. Could you remind me what the time commitment is? (I believe that the Two Stooges are already involved in the game, no?)
Verily I am intrigued however I don’t want to get into something where I’d let the others down later by not responding in a timely fashion, etc. I’ve printed out the rules for reading (since I’ll be away from a computer for the next 3-4 hours, minimum) and I’ll look back afterwards. Danach hoffentlich darf ich eine Verpflichtung machen. Bis dann.
I am interested in the game. Not necessarily this one, and Shibb has dibs anyway, but could someone direct me to the rules so I might get in on a future game?
JC, not looking for dibs, just a guesstimate of time involved per day and duration of game, at least in very rough terms. If someone else beats me to it, so be it, there are other games. Thanks.
Ferrous the rules of the game were in a NEWBIE button on that site, sort of a primer.
Aww. C’mon, Pucette. This time vengeance is mine. I have a bill of sale and everything.
Shibboleth, for the initial week after you (or whoever) joins in until the first move, there will be a flurry of e-mails back and forth from all players as they try to persuade you to side with them. They are all lying. Except Turkey. He’s good people.
After that, there will be both diplomatic emails and emails talking about specific strategy. Some people are very wordy and spend a lot of time on the emails (such as myself) while others are less so.
If you are actively negotiating, you could probably do with about 30-45 minutes per day. Maybe less if you are a fast talker/typist.
I just looked at the map again. France appears to have shifted in a most strange fashion, England appears to have exploded all over the place, Austria appears to have barely moved, and Turkey is oh so beautiful, or at least her player is.
The game should last a couple to a few more weeks, depending. And everyone has kindly forgotten to mention to you the gutwrenching anxiety you’ll feel in the hours leading up to the adjudication of each turn.
By the way, if you have any questions about rules or specific moves or anything, feel free to ask me (really.), if you don’t want to bother Jonathan Chance. I’m an unbiased observer, I’ve been watching the game, and you’re sure to run into some snags as a newbie coming onto the biggest position on the board (especially as Germany). I’m by no means an expert on the rules, but I feel like I have a pretty good handle on the basics. And I promise I won’t try to influence your strategy or anything.
I gotta say, guys, I love this game. Thanks for introducing me to it, JC.
“Exploded”…yeah, I guess that fits, in the sense of “blown apart by a far too well-timed German stab”. (In retrospect, I really should have seen that stab coming…oh well.)
I’m going to have a lot to talk about with whoever assumes the German throne…
Poor Abe Babe - offered up temptation, in the form of a wide-open southern front, and somehow expected the newbie to resist those three unoccupied bases, right on his border.
But Dip 983’s surviving (and thriving) newbie has taken to this game like a duck to water. You sure you haven’t played this before, WL?* I’m not sure I could have improved in the least on your play in this game.
[sub]I’m just pulling your chain - I believe you. But I’ve never seen a first-timer do so well![/sub]
