Ah, now we see the bitter sniping and accusations.
… and soon I’m sure we’ll see the violence inherent in the system.
Can we taunt them twice? Or do we have to wait until the French are in England?
Help! Help! I’m being oppressed!
This game is beginning to heat up nicely.
Not long until Autumn falls. 
Yeah, Diplomacy is like bridge - a bit boring without the arguing. 
Well, I hope I got that right.
Nice to see a full set of orders from everyone as well.
Nope. You didn’t. You need to be using a better Judge if that’s what it told you to do
[Boos from the audience]
Understatement or the year :p. Even more so when the players don’t know each other or haven’t Diplo’d each other before (which I assume).
The number of players who seem to be taking the “don’t say anything” approach is amazing to me. Open press heavily favors strong, open alliances.
What went wrong, Cat? Don’t take it too much to heart - there are plenty of players here who will pick up on minor misadventures like that North Sea thing, so it won’t spoil the game. (We used to think, back when I was at school, that if a piece was ordered to move then it couldn’t remain in the space it came from if something else moved in; but we were wrong - if it’s “bounced” it’s treated as if it Held, with no support, in the space it was trying to leave.)
The value of such alliances is often lost on inexperienced players, as well as players who expect to be stabbed on every turn if they trust anyone else.
I admit I expected more of the, “Hi everyone! I am allied with [other country]. If he betrays me, you all will know of his duplicity,” shout-it-from-the-rooftops type stuff, rather than the current hedging of bets and ambiguous “promises.”
Russia seems rather full of bluster for someone so outmaneuvered and outwitted.
Italy is TYR doesn’t seem to me to be unexpected. How else does an Italian have fun in the game?
Can I **request **either a substitute or a week’s pause? I’m off to the Lake District this weekend and have learned I will not have internet access until I get back (I know, and in 2009 already. Sorry, I thought it was like the place I went to at Easter where at least I could go to the site office). I will get builds and, if possible, Spring '02 orders in before I go, but it would help to brief a stand-in if I need one.
How long and what days will you be gone? I wouldn’t oppose a sabbatical for 3 or 4 days following a Friday/Saturday S02.
I’ll be gone until the following weekend. May be back late Saturday.
Saturday to Saturday?
I have no problems with someone subbing in for you while you are away to keep the game going at it’s current rate.
Failing that, it will be a weeks extra scheming for all concerned. Who knows, you may even find a net connection somewhere in the wilds.
Builds and early orders for Spring '02 would be welcome.
My apologies to all in advance, but I will be facing a similar problem - I have a vacation in the San Juan Islands scheduled for July 24th to August 2nd - I might have internet access for a day or two on either end, but I’m certain I won’t for the bulk of that week.
I wouldn’t ask for a pause for that much time - that would be unreasonable. Do you think I could find a sub, though?