# SDMB Diplomacy World Championship **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571 "2005-11-11T14:24:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/181 "2006-01-04T02:05:54Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Orbifold has consented to take over France in Game Two. There will be a one week delay in orders to allow him to find his feet. Orbifold, checking in. **Jonathan** speaks true; I have taken over France in a nearly bloodless[sup]\*[/sup] coup. I’m currently reviewing over the past moves to determine who has been stabbing whom, and how I can best assist…graciously and with no thought for personal gain, of course. I’ll be e-mailing my fellow monarchs shortly. [sup]\*[/sup]Stupid paper cuts. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/182 "2006-01-04T13:35:45Z")
> [@Orbifold](#): > > Orbifold, checking in. **Jonathan** speaks true; I have taken over France in a nearly bloodless[sup]\*[/sup] coup. I’m currently reviewing over the past moves to determine who has been stabbing whom, and how I can best assist…graciously and with no thought for personal gain, of course. I’ll be e-mailing my fellow monarchs shortly. > > [sup]\*[/sup]Stupid paper cuts. Since I’m not in Game 2 I can give you a fully unbiased opinion: they’re all out to get you! Flee, taking nothng more than the clothes upon your back. Don’t bother to lock up the larders or grab the candlesticks, just save yourself, man! **Omni** - thanks for picking the 'Skins. I appreciate it as doubtless do **JC** and **RTFirefly** , whom I can only suppose has withdrawn because he foolishly believes his beloved team will advance into the next round. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/183 "2006-01-04T13:46:53Z")
I, for one, welcome our new French overl… Wait a minute :smack: M’sieur, I congratulate you on your appointment to this prestigious position, and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship. ::doffs hat:: ---
**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:** [January 4, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/184 "2006-01-04T14:52:18Z")
Welcome back, everyone! Thread is at: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344290&page=4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344290&page=4) Map is at: [http://www.wooleysark.com/dip](http://www.wooleysark.com/dip) Retreats/Disbands: German A Belgium can retreat to Ruhr or Burgundy or OTB. Russian A Berlin can retreat to Prussia or OTB. Turkish A Bulgaria has no retreats, disbanded. German F Denmark can retreat to Helgoland Bight or Baltic Sea or Skagerrak or OTB. Those are due by tomorrow morning or they default OTB. Schedule: Fall 1903 Orders due: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time Winter 1903 Orders due: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time Spring 1904 Orders due: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time And the orders: Austria: F Aegean Sea - Constantinople (_Fails_) A Budapest Supports A Galicia - Rumania A Galicia - Rumania A Greece Supports F Rumania - Bulgaria(ec) A Serbia Supports F Rumania - Bulgaria(ec) England: F English Channel - Belgium F Holland Supports F English Channel - Belgium F Liverpool - Irish Sea F North Sea Supports F Sweden - Denmark A Norway Supports F Skagerrak - Munich France: F Brest - A Better Place A Burgundy - Marseilles F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony A Picardy Supports F English Channel - Belgium A Spain Supports A Burgundy - Marseilles Germany: A Belgium - Holland (_Dislodged_) F Denmark - North Sea (_Dislodged_) F Kiel Supports A Munich - Berlin A Munich - Berlin Italy: F Eastern Mediterranean - Ionian Sea F Gulf of Lyon - Western Mediterranean A Piedmont - Tyrolia A Tuscany - Piedmont Russia: A Berlin Supports A Warsaw - Silesia (_Dislodged_) F Black Sea Supports A Sevastopol - Armenia A Moscow - Warsaw F Rumania - Bulgaria(ec) A Sevastopol - Armenia F Sweden - Denmark A Warsaw - Silesia Turkey: F Ankara Supports A Constantinople A Bulgaria Supports A Constantinople (_Disbanded_) A Constantinople Supports A Bulgaria (_Cut_) F Smyrna Supports A Constantinople ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/185 "2006-01-04T18:45:04Z")
**Chance** , your timing, as always, is impeccable. Fools, drunkards, small children… ---
**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:** [January 5, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/186 "2006-01-05T14:25:40Z")
German A bel retreats to ruh. German F den retreats to bal. Russian A ber retreats to pru. Updated map is at: [http://www.wooleysark.com/dip](http://www.wooleysark.com/dip) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/187 "2006-01-10T14:40:42Z")
Game one! Two of your number are late. They have been notified. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/188 "2006-01-10T15:00:25Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Game one! > > Two of your number are late. They have been notified. NMR! NMR! :: waves burning faggot in the air :: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/189 "2006-01-10T18:56:04Z")
No! Wait! Only NMR if it benefits me! So, how long before you declare a NMR, anyway? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/190 "2006-01-10T20:15:12Z")
I dislike NMRing in most cases. One of them has checked in. I’ll give the other a bit of time. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/191 "2006-01-10T20:40:28Z")
Map is at: [http://www.wooleysark.com/dip](http://www.wooleysark.com/dip) Retreats/Disbands: German A Berlin has no retreats, disbanded. Russian F Bulgaria(ec) has no retreats, disbanded. Builds/Disbands for Winter: Austria may build 3 units. May build A in bud or vie or A or F in tri. England may build 1 unit. May build A or F in edi, lon or lvp. France must remove 1 unit. Germany must remove 2 units. Italy may build 2 units. May build A or F in nap, rom or vie. NOTE: DON’T be late with the builds. I’m on traveling starting Thursday morning. If you’re late you’ll get skipped. Schedule: Winter 1903 Orders due: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time Spring 1904 Orders due: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time Fall 1904 Orders due: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time And the orders: Austria: F Aegean Sea Supports A Constantinople A Budapest - Rumania A Greece - Bulgaria A Rumania - Sevastopol A Serbia Supports A Greece - Bulgaria England: F Belgium - Holland (_Fails_) F Holland - Kiel (_Fails_) F Irish Sea - English Channel (_Bounce_) F North Sea Supports F Denmark A Norway - Sweden (_Bounce_) France: F Brest - English Channel (_Bounce_) F Gascony - Mid-Atlantic Ocean A Marseilles - Burgundy A Picardy - Belgium (_Fails_) A Spain - Marseilles Germany: F Baltic Sea - Sweden (_Bounce_) A Berlin Hold (_Disbanded_) F Kiel Supports A Berlin (_Cut_) A Ruhr Supports F Kiel Italy: F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea A Piedmont Hold A Tyrolia - Munich F Western Mediterranean - Spain(sc) Russia: A Armenia - Ankara (_Fails_) F Black Sea Supports A Armenia - Ankara F Bulgaria(ec) Hold (_Disbanded_) F Denmark Supports F Holland - Kiel A Prussia - Berlin A Silesia Supports A Prussia - Berlin A Warsaw Hold Turkey: F Ankara Supports A Constantinople (_Cut_) A Constantinople Supports F Ankara F Smyrna Supports A Constantinople ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/192 "2006-01-10T21:10:24Z")
**JC** you should have my builds/disbands already… Y’know, I didn’t like that fleet anyway. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/193 "2006-01-10T21:24:18Z")
Better send 'em again…just to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/194 "2006-01-10T21:40:45Z")
It was sooooo obvious that Austria was going to backstab Russia in game 2. I swear its like Priceguy is controlling Italy and Russia. Russia has stabbed me in the back twice and Italy once. I wouldn’t have minded it so much if it weren’t so blindingly obvious that it was contrary to their interests. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/195 "2006-01-10T23:25:37Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/196 "2006-01-11T04:47:06Z")
Now **treis** that’s not entirely correct. I stabbed you once and only once. The second time I told you I _might_ be able to do something. I took a gamble and I lost, what can you do? ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/197 "2006-01-11T06:21:00Z")
> [@CapnPitt](#): > > Now **treis** that’s not entirely correct. I stabbed you once and only once. The second time I told you I _might_ be able to do something. I took a gamble and I lost, what can you do? You are right. You gave indications that you would help me but never made any promises. My mistake. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/198 "2006-01-11T14:41:56Z")
One of your number is late. He has been alerted. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/199 "2006-01-11T14:48:47Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > NMR! NMR! > > :: waves burning faggot in the air :: > > 😃 [stereotype mode=inappropriate]Put me _down_ and put me _out_, you howwid, howwid man! ☹ [/stereotype] ---
**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:** [January 11, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571/200 "2006-01-11T15:03:25Z")
Maybe if it was just…you know…_flaming_… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy-world-championship/330571.md?page=11)