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Alright, who’s the slowpoke in Game Two? You’re delaying the fun stabbity goodness!
Yeah, what’s up with you Game 2 folks? It’s more fun to point and laugh at the people in the other game, and you’re denying us our entertainment! Well, except for Germany…
ha HA!
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Did you forget us before you went overseas?
Apparently. I hope we get extra time.
Sorry for the delay. My trip was harsher than anticipated. NOTE: I’m not changing the deadline for Spring unless someone wants it to happen.
Thread is at: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344290&page=5
Map is at: http://www.wooleysark.com/dip
Schedule:
Spring 1904 Orders due: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Fall 1904 Orders due: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Winter 1904 Orders due: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
And the orders:
Austria: Build F Trieste
Build A Vienna
Build A Budapest
England: Build A London
France: Remove A Marseilles
Germany: Remove F Kiel
Remove A Ruhr
Italy: Build A Venice
Build F Rome
Russia: None
Turkey: None
Game Two will be delayed as I forgot to send that one home when I left. So I’ll be adjudicating that one on Tuesday morning and work out the schedule from there.
Right, sorry for the delay. The trip was a bear. Note the new deadlines for Fall and Winter.
Thread is at: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344290&page=5
Map is at: http://www.wooleysark.com/dip
Retreats/Disbands:
English F North Sea can retreat to Yorkshire or Edinburgh or Skagerrak or London or OTB.
Russian F Norway can retreat to Barents Sea or St Petersburg(nc) or Sweden or OTB.
Those are due by tomorrow morning or they default OTB.
Schedule:
Fall 1903 Orders due: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Winter 1903 Orders due: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Spring 1904 Orders due: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
And the orders:
Austria: A Bohemia - Galicia (Fails)
A Budapest - Serbia
A Greece Supports A Budapest - Serbia
F Trieste Hold
A Vienna Supports F Trieste
England: F North Sea Supports F Skagerrak - Norway (Dislodged)
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Skagerrak - Norway
F Skagerrak - Norway
France: F Belgium Supports F North Sea (Cut)
F Brest - English Channel
A Burgundy - Ruhr
A Paris Supports A Picardy
A Picardy Supports F Belgium
A Portugal - Spain
Germany: F Denmark Supports F Helgoland Bight - North Sea
F Helgoland Bight - North Sea
A Holland - Belgium (Fails)
A Munich Hold
A Ruhr - Kiel
Italy: A Albania - Serbia (Fails)
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea
A Tyrolia Hold
A Venice Supports A Tyrolia
Russia: A Moscow Hold
F Norway Supports F Helgoland Bight - North Sea (Dislodged)
A St Petersburg - Finland
A Ukraine - Galicia
A Warsaw Supports A Ukraine - Galicia
Turkey: A Ankara - Armenia
F Bulgaria(sc) Supports A Greece
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Rumania Supports A Sevastopol - Ukraine
A Sevastopol - Ukraine
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean
Bah. I’m being done up like a kipper here.
Wow. Is anyone allied with anyone in that second game or have you all gone feral on us?
gnaws on Shibb’s leg
Map is at: http://www.wooleysark.com/dip
Retreats/Disbands:
Austrian A Bulgaria can retreat to Greece or OTB.
French F Mid-Atlantic Ocean can retreat to North Atlantic Ocean or Brest or Portugal or North Africa or OTB.
Italian A Munich can retreat to Ruhr or Bohemia or OTB.
Those are due by tomorrow morning or they default to OTB.
Schedule:
Fall 1904 Orders due: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Winter 1904 Orders due: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Spring 1905 Orders due: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
And the orders:
Austria: F Aegean Sea Supports A Bulgaria - Constantinople (Cut)
A Budapest Supports A Vienna - Galicia
A Bulgaria - Constantinople (Dislodged)
A Rumania Supports A Vienna - Galicia
A Serbia - Bulgaria (Fails)
A Sevastopol - Ukraine
F Trieste - Albania
A Vienna - Galicia
England: F Belgium - English Channel
F Holland - Kiel
F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A London - Belgium
F North Sea Convoys A London - Belgium
A Norway Hold France: F Brest - Gascony
A Burgundy - Munich (Fails)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean (Dislodged)
A Picardy - Ruhr (Fails)
Germany: F Baltic Sea - Gulf of Bothnia
Italy: A Munich - Burgundy (Dislodged)
A Piedmont Hold
F Rome - Tyrrhenian Sea (Fails)
F Spain(sc) Supports F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean (Bounce)
A Venice - Tyrolia
Russia: A Armenia - Sevastopol
A Berlin - Munich
F Black Sea Supports A Constantinople - Bulgaria
F Denmark Supports F Holland - Kiel
A Silesia Supports A Berlin - Munich
A Warsaw - Moscow
Turkey: F Ankara - Constantinople
A Constantinople - Bulgaria
F Smyrna - Aegean Sea (Fails)
English F nth retreats to ska.
Russian F nwy retreats to swe.
Updated map is at: http://www.wooleysark.com/dip
Austrian A bul retreats to gre.
French F mao retreats to por.
Italian A mun retreats to ruh.
Updated map is at: http://www.wooleysark.com/dip
Just reviving this thread in the event that we are again in a tizzy for Game Two. Will our missing player heed the trumpet call?
Indeed, so.
Map is at: http://www.wooleysark.com/dip
Retreats/Disbands:
Russian A Galicia can retreat to Warsaw or Budapest or Silesia or OTB.
French A Ruhr has no retreats, disbanded.
Austrian F Trieste has no retreats, disbanded.
That is due tomorrow morning or it defaults to OTB.
Builds/Disbands for Winter:
France may build 1 unit. May build A in par or A or F in bre or mar.
Germany may build 1 unit. May build A or F in ber.
Italy may build 1 unit. May build A or F in nap, rom or ven.
Russia must remove 1 unit.
Schedule:
Winter 1903 Orders due: Friday, February 10, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Spring 1904 Orders due: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
Fall 1904 Orders due: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9AM Eastern US Time
And the orders:
Austria: A Bohemia - Tyrolia (Fails)
A Greece - Albania (Fails)
A Serbia Supports F Trieste (Cut)
F Trieste Hold (Disbanded)
A Vienna Supports F Trieste (Cut)
England: F Norway Supports F Belgium - North Sea (Void)
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Norway
F Skagerrak - Sweden (Fails)
France: F Belgium Hold
F English Channel - Irish Sea
A Paris - Burgundy
A Picardy Supports F Belgium
A Ruhr Hold (Disbanded)
A Spain - Gascony
Germany: F Denmark - Skagerrak (Fails)
A Holland - Ruhr
A Kiel - Denmark (Fails)
A Munich Supports A Holland - Ruhr
F North Sea - London
Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Venice - Trieste
A Albania - Serbia (Fails)
A Tyrolia - Vienna (Fails)
A Venice - Trieste
Russia: A Finland - Norway (Fails)
A Galicia - Moscow (Dislodged)
A Moscow - St Petersburg
F Sweden Supports A Finland - Norway (Cut)
A Warsaw - Moscow
Turkey: F Aegean Sea Supports A Greece (Ordered to Move)
A Armenia - Sevastopol
F Bulgaria(sc) Supports A Greece (Ordered to Move)
F Eastern Mediterranean - Ionian Sea
A Rumania - Galicia
A Ukraine Supports A Rumania - Galicia
Let’s give a big thank you to grimpixie for stepping in and being mercilessly cut to ribbons! Ouch, that looked painful…
sigh. I’ve got better things to do with my time than play the patsy in a game of spank-the-n00b. :rolleyes:
Don’t let whatever’s happening in this game sour you on the game. First, someone is going to get the dirty end of the stick – the nature of the beast is someone is going to be the focus of the attack. Some days you’re the windshield, somedays you’re the bug. Sucks, but it’s life.
Second, if you’re new at this then there is a learning curve. Ask for feedback afterwards or at least review what happened and try to see where things went askew. Otherwise you might find yourself in the same position again and again. IIRC I was toasted to a crisp in my first game but have done okay in most subsequent outings. I’d like to think that the people adjoining me were just selfish bastards who didn’t see the real opportunities that sticking with me would have afforded them, but in reality I have to take at least some of the credit for my eventual demise.
I’ve found I’ve enjoyed the game best, and usually played better, when I was able to establish a good rapport with the folks I was playing with and against. Even getting stabbed is a lot more palatable if the person who stabs you does it with grace and aplomb.
I’d be happy to share tips and pointers with you after the games are over, although since there is still a chance we’ll both meet in the next round I am a bit reluctant to be too helpful at this point, but drop me an email if you like.
- Shibb
Whats going on with game 1?
We still have a player out of touch due to illness. I’ll follow up with him tomorrow.
And, let me point out, to back Shibb up…I am, undoubtedly, the most experienced diplomacy player on the board. And I have never, EVER won an online game.