# Players needed for Diplomacy, Aberration varient. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370 "2003-11-15T03:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/121 "2003-11-21T04:08:31Z")
Greetings to Jonathan Chance. Oh Friend of God, exhalted among the Dopers, May you live forever and have many sons. May your enemies suffer from dental problems and smell really, really bad. We have watched Ginger of the North for some time, and come to the conlusion that she threatens not only our insignifigant empire, but your august one as well. How am I doing? ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/122 "2003-11-21T04:21:25Z")
Good, except that JC isn’t playing in your game, and neither is Ginger. \ This is your game, over here. Try buttering up Mastema to attack Vlad, and Vlad to attack Mastema, and then make noncommital moves that can be explained by mis-typed orders, so that they’ll be busy fighting each other while you convoy to Norway. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/123 "2003-11-21T04:23:52Z")
I.m aware of that Wikkit, just practicing. Thanks. Oh, misstyped orders. That’s good. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/124 "2003-11-21T12:50:29Z")
Don’t think I haven’t heard THAT one before. And I ain’t playing in ANY game until Shibb and Dave get their orders in for 1117. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/125 "2003-11-22T03:58:32Z")
I can’t believe that I’m in four games and sucked into two variants at the same time. Just in time for the holidays, too. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/126 "2003-11-23T02:46:50Z")
Just wanted to state, in my defense, that the reason I had to bail on the original Newbie Game was primarily one of life. Within a few more months, I should be in a position to try playing again. And I’ll never trust Aus-Turk again. Scheming bastards. Hehehehe… ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/127 "2003-11-25T11:24:06Z")
Is there an adjudication of some sort happening? I need to know if I control the world yet, or if it will be next Spring. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/128 "2003-11-25T15:46:59Z")
Don’t know about adjudication for the semi-Newbie game. I think that ours is today (or maybe tomorrow). Is anyone else in the Aberration game a little befuddled by all the possible openings? And for you Newbs, you should check out the Aberration board just so you can be freaked out by all of the pretty colors! ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/129 "2003-11-25T17:27:37Z")
Working on it. I’m missing one set of orders in the newbie game, Tristan, are you up for being a substitute if I need one? I’ll look at Aberration after i get home from my next appointment. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/130 "2003-11-25T17:27:53Z")
Orders are due today in 1163. Send them in, I want to see how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/131 "2003-11-26T06:11:06Z")
[Aberration](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/Walcher/Aberration/Aberration.html) is adjudiacted if anyone wants to look in on the game. If I don’t hear from the missing player in the newby game by tomorrow, I have a replacement lined up, we’ll push Spring orders back a week if I have to go to the alternate. ---
**Author:** ![Jonmarzie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jonmarzie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonmarzie)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/132 "2003-11-26T17:06:22Z")
One and only one bounce. Interesting moves otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/133 "2003-11-26T23:25:18Z")
Yeah, your little brother is a liar. Sorry I had to be the one to tell you. Have a good Thanksgiving, everyone in the states. Everybody else, have a happy Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/134 "2003-11-26T23:28:21Z")
And what do you mean, “otherwise”? Bounces are more interesting than successful moves, in the “interesting times” sense of the word. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/135 "2003-11-27T00:32:45Z")
Tonight, as a special treat while our usual Great Britain player is away, we would like to welcome, our NEW Great Britain player. Hi StephenKing221, welcome to Oktoberfest!! ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/136 "2003-11-27T02:08:58Z")
**Weirddave** - as much as I am looking forward to another chance to Dip, I’m afraid I’m still pretty much unavailable. Commiting to a game right now wouldn’t be fair to the other players. However, come Feb… it’s so on. Oh yes. It will be on. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/137 "2003-11-27T06:51:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tristan \* > \*\ ***Weirddave** - as much as I am looking forward to another chance to Dip, I’m afraid I’m still pretty much unavailable. Commiting to a game right now wouldn’t be fair to the other players. > > However, come Feb… it’s so on. Oh yes. It will be on. \*\* S’OK, I found someone else. I’ll keep you in mind for Feb., though. ---
**Author:** ![Mastema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mastema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastema)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/138 "2003-12-01T22:39:26Z")
I’m having one of those “very happy I’m not Austria” moments. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/139 "2003-12-01T23:31:56Z")
Yeah, that’s a bitch. Looks like time to grovel. On the other hand, I’m always a fan of Russia doing well. Too bad England is attacking already. What’s A Vie heading for, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![VladAntlerkov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c68b51/32.png) [@VladAntlerkov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VladAntlerkov)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370/140 "2003-12-02T01:22:20Z")
Meh. I’m supposed to play the hand I’m dealt, and got dealt Austria. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-needed-for-diplomacy-aberration-varient/213370.md?page=8)