# SDMB Modern Diplomacy Game \*anyone - comment away\* **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 11, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488 "2011-05-11T06:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/1 "2011-05-11T06:00:01Z")
European war imminent - clashes reported in Spain and France, fleets and armies across the continent mobilized! Map showing the moves: [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVMTgyNjY0NTEtMGNhZS00YWY2LTg5ZTUtNWI4MjU3ZWQ2ZWEy&hl=en](https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVMTgyNjY0NTEtMGNhZS00YWY2LTg5ZTUtNWI4MjU3ZWQ2ZWEy&hl=en) Map showing results: [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVZjFlYzRiYWYtNTYzZS00M2ZjLWI0NjMtZTJmNGRhNWRjNGRk&hl=en](https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVZjFlYzRiYWYtNTYzZS00M2ZjLWI0NjMtZTJmNGRhNWRjNGRk&hl=en) BRITAIN: F Edinburgh -\> Norwegian Sea F Gibraltar -\> South Atlantic Ocean F Liverpool -\> Irish Sea F London -\> North Sea EGYPT: F Alexandria -\> Libyan Sea A Aswan -\> Eastern Sahara F Cairo -\> Israel FRANCE: F Bordeaux -\> Navarre FAIL Bounced with Madrid (1 against 1). A Lyon -\> Alsace FAIL Bounced with Munich (1 against 1). A Marseilles Holds A Paris -\> Auvergne GERMANY: No order for unit at Hamburg. Hold order assigned. F Berlin -\> Denmark FAIL A Frankfurt -\> Bordeaux FAIL F Hamburg NMR A Munich -\> Alsace FAIL Bounced with Lyon (1 against 1). ITALY: A Milan -\> Austria F Naples -\> Maltese Sea A Rome -\> Venice F Venice -\> Adriatic Sea POLAND: F Gdansk -\> Lithuania A Krakow -\> Czech Republic A Warsaw -\> Krakow RUSSIA: A Gorky -\> Volga A Moscow -\> Belorussia A Murmansk -\> Lapland F Rostov -\> Eastern Black Sea F St Petersburg -\> Gulf of Bothnia SPAIN: F Barcelona Holds A Madrid -\> Navarre FAIL Bounced with Bordeaux (1 against 1). A Seville -\> Gibraltar TURKEY: A Adana -\> Armenia F Ankara -\> Georgia A Istanbul -\> Bulgaria F Izmir -\> Istanbul UKRAINE: A Kharkov -\> Donbas A Kiev Supports A Moscow -\> Belorussia A Odessa -\> Rumania F Sevastopol Holds ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/2 "2011-05-11T07:35:18Z")
and the rush for the nearest open SPs begins ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/3 "2011-05-11T08:09:13Z")
> [@wevets](#): > > European war imminent - clashes reported in Spain and France, fleets and armies across the continent mobilized! > > Map showing the moves: > [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVMTgyNjY0NTEtMGNhZS00YWY2LTg5ZTUtNWI4MjU3ZWQ2ZWEy&hl=en](https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVMTgyNjY0NTEtMGNhZS00YWY2LTg5ZTUtNWI4MjU3ZWQ2ZWEy&hl=en) > > Map showing results: > [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVZjFlYzRiYWYtNTYzZS00M2ZjLWI0NjMtZTJmNGRhNWRjNGRk&hl=en](https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVZjFlYzRiYWYtNTYzZS00M2ZjLWI0NjMtZTJmNGRhNWRjNGRk&hl=en) Aren’t those the same images? ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/4 "2011-05-11T09:59:59Z")
Germany is in a bit of a pickle… ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/5 "2011-05-11T10:11:58Z")
More of a quagmire really… ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/6 "2011-05-11T13:32:12Z")
Correct - they were the same image. New Results image: [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVNjVlNmU5NzEtNmZlYy00MDhkLThiZWQtNWZkNGU2ZjdlZDk1&hl=en](https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVNjVlNmU5NzEtNmZlYy00MDhkLThiZWQtNWZkNGU2ZjdlZDk1&hl=en) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/7 "2011-05-11T14:04:30Z")
Oh man, Germany really porked the pooch there. I know we have newbs in this game, which is fine (and if anyone wants to PM me/post here about tactics-in general-I am willing to educate), but oh dear lord, to try to teleport 4 spaces across the map in one turn… I found a [.pdf of the official rules](http://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/diplomacy.pdf), for those who are still a bit foggy on them. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/8 "2011-05-11T14:27:43Z")
Germany might not be completely screwed. He’s got negotiation possibilities over Switzerland and Austria. But going NMR for F Hamburg – WTF? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/9 "2011-05-11T14:31:15Z")
I ordered my Army in Marseille to “Monte Carlo,” not “Monaco.” Good thing Italy went northeast. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/10 "2011-05-11T14:58:42Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > But going NMR for F Hamburg – WTF? Hold orders are cleaner but quite a few people I’ve played with before just don’t put in moves for holding units. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/11 "2011-05-11T17:51:08Z")
It’s hard to tell if moves far away are pro- or anti- any given country. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/12 "2011-05-11T20:00:47Z")
Diplomacy needs to introduce paratroopers in addition to fleets and armies. Would add a whole new dimension to the game… ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/13 "2011-05-11T22:41:11Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Oh man, Germany really porked the pooch there. I know we have newbs in this game, which is fine (and if anyone wants to PM me/post here about tactics-in general-I am willing to educate), but oh dear lord, to try to teleport 4 spaces across the map in one turn… > > I found a [.pdf of the official rules](http://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/diplomacy.pdf), for those who are still a bit foggy on them. The person playing as Germany SUCKS! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/14 "2011-05-16T06:08:15Z")
Fighting reported across Europe from Spain to the Caucasus, neutral territory falls under the sway of the great powers. Map of Moves: [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7w...ZjEyMmI3&hl=en](https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7w...ZjEyMmI3&hl=en) Map of Results: [https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7w...YWE2Mzhm&hl=en](https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7w...YWE2Mzhm&hl=en) BRITAIN: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be build: 3 F Irish Sea - Ireland F North Sea - Belgium F Norwegian Sea - Norway F South Atlantic Ocean - Morocco EGYPT: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 2. A Eastern Sahara - Libya F Israel Holds F Libyan Sea supports A Eastern Sahara - Libya FRANCE: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 3. A Auvergne - Barcelona F Bordeaux - Navarre A Lyon - Switzerland A Marseilles - Monaco GERMANY: F Berlin - Saxony FAIL A Frankfurt - Saxony FAIL (Bounced with Munich) F Hamburg - Bornholm Sea A Munich - Saxony FAIL (Bounced with Frankfurt) ITALY: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 3. F Adriatic Sea - Ionian Sea A Austria - Hungary F Maltese Sea - Tunisia A Venice - Croatia POLAND: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 2. A Czech Republic Holds A Krakow - Belorussia FAIL (Bounced with Belorussia) F Lithuania Holds RUSSIA: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 1. A Belorussia supports A Krakow - Podolia FAIL (Does not match order given) F Eastern Black Sea supports A Volga - Rostov FAIL (Support cut by Move from Sevastopol) F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea A Lapland - Sweden A Volga - Rostov FAIL (Bounced with Donbas) SPAIN: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 1. F Barcelona - Gulf of Lyon A Gibraltar - Texas (Hold order assigned) A Madrid - Portugal TURKEY: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 4 A Armenia - Iran A Bulgaria - Serbia F Georgia supports A Donbas - Rostov F Istanbul - Greece UKRAINE: Supply centers were gained. Units that may be built: 2. No order for unit at Rumania. Hold order assigned. A Donbas - Rostov A Kiev - Kharkov A Rumania Holds F Sevastopol - Eastern Black Sea FAIL (Bounced with Eastern Black Sea) ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/15 "2011-05-16T06:09:20Z")
Really interesting to see how the east is turning out. Betrayals already - with quite a bit of forethought to them. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/16 "2011-05-16T13:44:26Z")
Germany had a _triple_ self-bounce into Saxony? Talk about uber fail. For my two Eurocents, I’d talk up an alliance to put Germany out of our misery. Turkey has set itself up to be a major player in the east – this should lead into more exciting play than in standard Diplomacy. I’ll comment further when I have a chance to review the map. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/17 "2011-05-16T14:26:46Z")
Is anyone else having trouble loading the results page? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/18 "2011-05-16T14:30:03Z")
It asks me to log in, but I’m not sure which “login” it wants (Youtube, Yahoo, or something else?)-in any event since it shot down my login info, I can’t see the maps. I can see the ones from last week tho just fine… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/19 "2011-05-16T14:50:00Z")
Even stranger-looks like I did register for Google itself awhile back-when I went to reset my password (which wasn’t working), the security question it asked me was in French (and given my password I know what I would have asked myself). 😕 ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488/20 "2011-05-16T16:49:45Z")
Just in case of difficulties, I’ll start keeping them in Flickr instead of Google Docs. Moves Map for Fall 1995 here: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/30973257@N03/5726600099/in/photostream](http://www.flickr.com/photos/30973257@N03/5726600099/in/photostream) Results Map for Fall 1995 here: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/30973257@N03/5727162482/in/photostream/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/30973257@N03/5727162482/in/photostream/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488.md?page=2)