# SDMB Diplomacy - Here we go again! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833 "2002-03-12T13:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/101 "2002-03-27T14:47:44Z")
**Waverly** , perhaps you would be interested in joining me in the Thrull Battalion? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/102 "2002-03-27T18:27:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Math Geek \* > “beautiful”, not “beatiful”, of course. Although some of the other players _do_ want to beat on you, I’ll bet. Yeah, but until they do, that’ll be a _beatific_ smile on **Abe Babe** ’s face. 😉 As France, I promise to taunt him furiously from a safe distance. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/103 "2002-03-27T19:09:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Abe Babe \* > \*\ ***Waverly** , perhaps you would be interested in joining me in the Thrull Battalion? \*\* I think it more likely that we will next meet in Avalon. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/104 "2002-03-27T19:44:16Z")
**RT** , does a _beatific_ smile mean I look like Bea Arthur? **Waverly** , Avalon? I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/105 "2002-03-27T22:23:09Z")
Forget the screaming. I give no one the satisfaction. If you didn’t want me to play, you should have just said so. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/106 "2002-03-27T22:39:41Z")
Yes, Avalon. Tis the destination of any righteous monarch upon being mortally wounded in honorable battle. I shall be borne on my final journey by four queens; and after fulfilling my sacred oath to return the sword of my office to Vivienne, shall be laid to rest on a golden bed in the shadow of the Chapel of Joseph of Arimathea. My wounds shall be tended by Morgan and the nine Fay of her sisterhood, and I shall weep for the sins of the world (read: the sins of Abe, Pucette, Clarissa, lno, and that Hungary person) until such time as I can return to my throne on the mortal plane. No smilies were harmed in the spinning of this yarn. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/107 "2002-03-27T22:50:55Z")
Um, steeler, this thread is for _good-natured_ taunting and trash talk. Do we all really have to start using those little smilies, or can you pull out your humor compass and take a bearing on where we’re coming from? or did **I** just get whooshed? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/108 "2002-03-27T23:16:26Z")
Right, you’re correct. I won’t be back here. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/109 "2002-03-28T00:21:00Z")
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains. Austria’s a challenge to play, and you didn’t play it very well. (I would’ve said _haven’t_, but it sounds like you’ve abdicated in spirit, at least.) Sometimes you get killed no matter _how_ well you play. That’s life on the Dip board. If you’re going to get bent out of shape when you lose, it’s best not to play. ---
**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 28, 2002, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/110 "2002-03-28T00:29:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Waverly \* > \*\*I shall be borne on my final journey by four queens; \*\* What do Freddie and the boys have to do with it? ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/111 "2002-03-28T02:00:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance \* > \*\*What do Freddie and the boys have to do with it? \*\* You will not turn Le Morte d’Waverly into some cheesy rock musical, Mr. Chance. I think Steeler and Abe are secretly aligned. Don’t fall for it, Celestina. _snickers_ ---
**Author:** ![piaffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@piaffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piaffe)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/112 "2002-03-28T03:44:25Z")
I am _completely_ new to this game, but it sounds fantastic. Is there a game I could join where my inexperience won’t ruin the fun for all concerned? ---
**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 28, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/113 "2002-03-28T12:37:30Z")
For those of you inclined to follow… [Fall 1903 in Dip 936 has been adjudicated.](http://www.wooleysark.com/dip) The big dogs are starting to emerge here. Will the others respond? Only time will tell! And for those of you following HYPERDIP. We had a winner today. You can follow the story at my site. **piaffe** , the best thing I can tell you is to look for the announcement threads for new games. That or join [Cat23](http://www.cat23.com). It’s an online community devoted to playing Diplomacy. ---
**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 28, 2002, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/114 "2002-03-28T12:47:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Waverly \* > \*\*You will not turn Le Morte d’Waverly into some cheesy rock musical, Mr. Chance. \*\* You only _think_ you’re joking. Robert DeNiro is producing a musical called _We Will Rock You_ in London’s west end that draws exclusively from the music of [Queen](http://www.vh1.com/thewire/content/news/1453080.jhtml). How 'bout them apples? ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/115 "2002-03-28T14:30:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance \* > \*\* > > What do Freddie and the boys have to do with it? \*\* Actually, I had the thought of drag queens. Sort of a _Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/116 "2002-03-28T15:33:42Z")
I ASSUMED (most incorrectly at that) that this thread was about a new Diplomacy game that I couldn’t afford to get tempted into joining, and so I MISSED all this delightful Aberration banter. Hmpf. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/117 "2002-03-28T19:10:06Z")
**Math Geek** : told you. ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/118 "2002-03-28T20:11:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > \*\ ***Math Geek** : told you. \*\* I bow before your superior prediction. I definitely didn’t anticipate England and Germany stabbing France and Russia in that game…odd. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/119 "2002-03-28T23:05:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Waverly \* > \*\*I think Steeler and Abe are secretly aligned. Don’t fall for it, Celestina. _snickers_ \*\* _Trust_ me. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833/120 "2002-03-30T00:30:45Z")
I’d like to dedicate [this golden oldie](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51978) to **Steelerphan** : > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **lno** _ (12-21-2000) > Just as a quick warning to newbies: > > You will be lied to. You will be betrayed. You will be manipulated. Don’t take it personally. If your bestest friend in the whole wide world lies to your (virtual) face, it’s because that’s the point of the game. > > The reason I say this is that I introduced this game to a friend, who then became very very upset when she was backstabbed later in the game. > > If you keep that in mind, then you’ll probably have an incredible time. Just don’t take anything personally. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-here-we-go-again/97833.md?page=7)