SDMB Diplomacy: Three is a Magic Number

[Jonathan_Chance]

Wow. Isn’t THAT an ugly realization.

As I mentioned in a recent email to the 936 players I’ve invited a pal to play.

He’s just confirmed so we’re a go. I’ll send an email sometime today.

[Weirddave]

So, your friend is taking over for Turkey in 936? When are next moves due? Is this a plot to confuse my soldiers so that they all desert into the cold Russian winter? I have no idea what’s going on! Is it all this vodka I’ve been drinking, or is this game stuck in a neverend loop?

These questions and many more will be answered on the next…Dope!

Tsar Weirddave

[Jonathan_Chance]

Jeez, check you email.

And get that stress level checked!

[RTFirefly]

Next week, in a very special episode of Dip 936…

[Jonathan_Chance]

What? I thought sweeps ended last month!

[Abe_Babe]

I was planning on a sweep, but had to bow out.

Saved all the other 936ers from a good beatin’

[MrsEG]

I tend to agree with Wierddave, regarding 936.

Instead of a neverending loop, I believe its been cursed by people dropping out for personal reason or just dissappearing.

I just hope MathGeek plays it out to the finish because he is the last of the players of 936. ( he was a replacement)

[Orbifold]

*Originally posted by MrsEG *
**I just hope MathGeek plays it out to the finish because he is the last of the players of 936. ( he was a replacement) **

Don’t worry about me; I’m not going anywhere. I still want to see who comes out on top of the dogpile in the Med, after all.

[MrsEG]

Me of course will be Queen of the dog pile:D

I hope:eek:

[Abe_Babe]

MrsEG, I was suprised that you built the second fleet. That concerned Turkey greatly, and was going to require corrective measures.

Only when Turkey is the uncontested ruler of the seas (east of Gibraltar at least) will the Force again be in balance.

[MrsEG]

But Abe that fleet was built early in the year:D The Turks should not be afraid of a little ol fleet. :rolleyes: . We are small but we are wise to what may happen.

Shit… goes to do some research on Gibraltar …

[celestina]

RTFirefly said:

Then, of course, I got the break that Russia and Italy had already taken advantage of: celestina’s play. She’d unintentionally been a power vacuum in Turkey, furthering their expansion; now she was playing to lose in England. Did I benefit from this? Absolutely. How much? That’s debatable.

If Sua had been able to keep playing, or if some other competent player had taken over England, I surely would have finished my conquest of England; the only question was how long it would take. While I took Liverpool, England would quickly have lost Norway to Russia if he played to defend his homeland - and then his remaining two units couldn’t have defended the two nonadjacent bases of London and Edinburgh.

What I really gained from the change of regime was Norway, and time.

Shhh! RT, quit telling all my business up in here. The way you’re making it look, it sounds like I’m a terrible Dip player. [celestina’s lower lip trembles and her eyes fill up with tears. She sniffles.] Now no one is going to want to play Dip with me, if I can ever find the time to play. [sigh] I’m kind of glad that y’all stalemated. I was really wondering where the 986 game was going. I really had fun playing with y’all, though.

[Weirddave]

*Originally posted by celestina *
**RTFirefly said:

Shhh! RT, quit telling all my business up in here. The way you’re making it look, it sounds like I’m a terrible Dip player. [celestina’s lower lip trembles and her eyes fill up with tears. She sniffles.] Now no one is going to want to play Dip with me, if I can ever find the time to play. **

Actually, now everyone will want to play dip with you.

[RTFirefly]

*Originally posted by Weirddave *
RTFirefly said:

Shhh! RT, quit telling all my business up in here.

I have conversations like this with myself all the time. Pay no attention.

[Jonathan_Chance]

S’what comes of being a mathematician.

Head in the clouds, RT. Head in the clouds.

[Orbifold]

[Math Geek wanders by, whistling idly.]

Hmm…I guess RTFirefly isn’t going to be tossing gravel at the GM’s window, now that 983’s finished.

[Math Geek stares at the gravel, then at the window…]

[…Math Geek contemplates how long everyone’s had to wait for this 936 turn…]

[…Math Geek further contemplates certain snarky remarks about mathematicians …]

Nah, I’ll be good. I’ll just stand here and whistle obsessively…

[Jonathan_Chance]

You do that. Two players are short on orders so far.

[Orbifold]

Sigh…mea culpa, Jonathan. I should have guessed.

[erislover]

I smell a serious spanking machine for that transgression.

[MrsEG]

MathGeek, I think we should make those moves so we can move on to the next year.