# Diplomacy Players? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 1, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625 "2014-03-01T19:46:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 1, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/1 "2014-03-01T19:46:42Z")
WAY back when I was quite the SDMB Diplomacy organizer. I’m considering using FaceBook to run another Diplomacy game for SDMB users. Do we have enough interest? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/2 "2014-03-01T22:46:08Z")
I’ll volunteer. ---
**Author:** ![XanderCrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ee59a6/32.png) [@XanderCrews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XanderCrews)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/3 "2014-03-01T23:10:04Z")
I’m down. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/4 "2014-03-01T23:55:27Z")
I’d love to play. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/5 "2014-03-02T00:03:28Z")
Diplomacy is just too long and involved for me right now, but I’m curious about how you’re going to run it on Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/6 "2014-03-02T00:43:56Z")
I already am involved in one board game here, and that’s sufficient for now. I’d still strongly [recommend](http://www.diplom.org/Online/variants/1900.html) [1900](http://www.diplom.org/Online/maps/1900.gif). The map flaws in Standard typically cause a lot of our games to stalemate eventually I’ve noticed. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/7 "2014-03-02T02:08:27Z")
Essentially, I set up a group for the game on Facebook. Players submit moves to me and I adjudicate them in RealPolitik and post them and the map on Facebook and await the next move. It’s much simpler than it used to be when I ran the SDMB games and had to code the results in HTML for posting on my web server. Plus, I have access to 21 variants - including some of the weird ones - and the 1898 map that was designed for a different balance of power. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/8 "2014-03-02T02:09:25Z")
Anyway, that’s three players. Four more to go and we’ll get started. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/9 "2014-03-02T22:50:56Z")
I would be interested except that I don’t have a facebook account. If you change your mind and host the game here or on another board, let me know! ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/10 "2014-03-03T19:58:01Z")
Well, I suppose I could send the maps as attachments. I’m open to that. So that’s four. I need three more players! ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/11 "2014-03-03T20:02:27Z")
It’s been a dream of mine to one day play Tommy Larrson’s [1600 Variant](http://www.dipwiki.com/index.php?title=1600), but I’ll pass on the Standard Game. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/12 "2014-03-04T19:46:07Z")
Still four! Three more to game-sign. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/13 "2014-03-04T20:18:28Z")
Can non-players watch? Can you create a “peanut gallery” thread here? ---
**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:** [March 4, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/14 "2014-03-04T20:32:11Z")
I’m by no means an expert player, but if there are any newbies who are considering participating but are hesitant, I’d be happy to help out a new player through the critical first rounds. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/15 "2014-03-04T23:04:18Z")
Would that mean you’re in, Johnny? That would make five. And I’m sure there’ll be a thread about the game. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomacy-players/682625/16 "2014-03-04T23:15:07Z")
No, I don’t have the time or attention span right now to play a full game. Just offering to help out any new players who might want a hand.