Well, I’ve rounded up a Germany for us. He’s a relatively new player and someone whom some of you have met at my parties.
Welcome Chris Richards as Germany to Dip 983.
And now there’s a website:
Fair enough, RT. But, for the record, I will consider your silence as a rejection of my offer of cash and and airfare to Maui. Your loss.
Sua
How about boat fare to Edinburgh?
I do so love to travel the world, meet new people and subjugate them.
“Just for that, you don’t get the job I was going to give you.”
“What job?”
“Secretary of War.”
“Sold!”
– Rufus T. Firefly and Chicolini in Duck Soup
OK, we’ve got seven. Time to Dip. 
shrug What ya gonna do? If nobody wants to be your ally and everyone attacks you right off the bat, you’re going down. Nature of the game.
I agree, it sucks to be betrayed year one. I’ve had it happen to me too. But gains must eventually come at the expense of another, and this seemed my best option (not to mention an opening I’ve never attempted before.) No hard feelings?
Oh, there’s more to it than just that.
That sounds mysterious. Maybe someone could fill in the poor, bemused leader of Sicily. I’m sure he’d like to know the full story.
The only thing ryoushi left behind in the war-room before his exile were a few maps of the south Pacific, and some mutterings about the island of Lemuria. I’m not sure what he was up to.
Why, clearly that’s where he was researching his new long-range bombers, with the improved attack radius…oh, wait, I’m thinking of Axis and Allies. Never mind, wrong board game.
On on our Dip 983 page:
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The SDMB thread link doesn’t go to this thread, it goes to a 5-page thread on some previous game. I assume this is unintentional.
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For me, I can’t get the picture of the map at the bottom to come up. I tried it from home this morning and figured it was my computer or something, but it doesn’t work from school either. Anyone else having this problem?
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My name is misspelled. Nitpicky, I know. But I guess I’m vain.
Also, about ‘press’… How does it work? Should we email it to Jonathan Chance and he sends it out to the appropriate parties?
Sorry about all the questions. Just trying to keep things straight since I’m new and all. And I didn’t want to ask questions about strategical things like press once the game already starts – you know, like asking in the middle of a poker hand “If I hypothetically had a flush, would that beat a straight?”
R is for Roll over, which you all ought to do,
U is for Umpire, our trusted Nate. Thank you,
S is for Superpower, which I will strive to be,
S is for Stab, which none should do to me,
I is for Intrigue, try not to make you mad,
A is for Abject, the defeat that makes you sad.
Abe Babe, who puts the PO’ in POETRY.
And for the technically inclined…
Spring 1902 in Dip 936 has been ajudicated.
Man, I love the new VBCode functions. It’s So much simple.
And I promise not to abuse it.
What if it’s one of ‘those’ kind of codes that, you know, likes the abuse?
JC , first moves in your other game are due on Thursday, right?
Thursday it is, Abe. That should give everyone more than enough time to figure out how to start the game.
Abe Babe , that poetry was PO’!
You are giving another meaning to the term “Mother Russia.”
Am I now the “Austrian Connection” ?
FTR, is this an NMR game or not?
(For newcomers, an NMR game in one where, if you fail to turn in orders on time, all your units just hold for that turn. A non-NMR game means that JC will try to get ahold of you to get your late orders while the rest of the players get pissed off.)
Boy, that’s a DAMN good question.
And one I’ll pose during the first adjudication.
But feel free to express yourselves here, children. Feel free.
Sadly, I didn’t get a chance to read the MB much last week with guests and the big weekend, and this thread went totally unnoticed.
Looks like I missed the start of another game, damn it. I’ll still be available for the next game, shoot me an email if possible.
Is there no word on the Turkey talk?
The Diet of Turkey?
Are we proceeding as planned with Spring 1901 due Thursday March 21 at 7:00 am? Is that 7:00 PT?
All times are Eastern US Time. That’s my time zone and I’m sticking to it.
One of the players had a rules clarification question so I’ve delayed the first turn until tomorrow (Friday) at 7AM EST.
Players may use the extra time to change orders if they so desire. You know where to reach me, children.