# SDMB Modern Diplomacy Game \*players only please\* **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 4, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770 "2011-05-04T23:20:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/161 "2011-06-22T05:22:26Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > But I don’t _want_ to remove any units. ☹ I’d be happy to choose for you. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/162 "2011-06-22T08:55:03Z")
> [@wevets](#): > > You could pretend they’re going to an alternate world, where that French fleet will be the only unit there and the greatest power in the universe. > > You could also pretend Eric Flint-style that they were transported back to 1632… Does that mean that somewhere there will be people playing Diplomacy and the French player will inexplicably gain a fleet? ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/163 "2011-06-22T12:55:27Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Does that mean that somewhere there will be people playing Diplomacy and the French player will inexplicably gain a fleet? Better yet, there’s someone playing the 1632 version of Diplomacy and the French player inexplicably gains a 1994 fleet! ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/164 "2011-06-22T12:58:00Z")
[Map in Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/30973257@N03/5859487945/) Winter 1997 Builds: Egypt: Builds F Alexandria France: Removes F South Atlantic Germany: Builds A Munich Italy: Removes A Bosnia Italy: Removes F Maltese Sea Poland: Builds A Warsaw Russia: Removes F W Black Sea Turkey: Turkey: Builds F Ankara Let’s have Spring 1998 Due: 10 PM PST on Monday, June 27th (1 AM EST & 8 AM SAST on the 28th) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/165 "2011-06-22T13:39:04Z")
> [@wevets](#): > > Better yet, there’s someone playing the 1632 version of Diplomacy and the French player inexplicably gains a 1994 fleet! A 1994 fleet? Ugh, France, stop using outdated military technology. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/166 "2011-06-28T14:14:59Z")
[Map in Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/30973257@N03/5880489111/in/photostream) (Apologies for no territory labels - had to switch computers and jDip seems a little finicky on this one. I’ll try to see if I can get it to display the names) Order Results: **Britain:** Britain: A Brittany -\> Bordeaux Britain: F English Channel -\> Bay of Biscay Britain: F Mid-Atlantic Supports A Portugal -\> Navarre Britain: F North Atlantic -\> Norwegian Sea Britain: F Norway -\> Sweden FAIL Bounced with swe (1 against 1). Britain: A Picardy Supports A Paris Britain: F Straits of Gibraltar -\> Morocco FAIL Bounced with wsa (1 against 1). **Egypt:** Egypt: F Alexandria -\> Libyan Sea Egypt: A Apulia -\> Rome Egypt: F Cairo -\> E Mediterranean Egypt: F Libya -\> Tunisia Egypt: F Libyan Sea -\> Maltese Sea Egypt: F Naples Supports A Apulia -\> Rome Egypt: A W Sahara -\> Morocco FAIL Bounced with sog (1 against 1). **France:** The Army in Barcelona cannot retreat; unit destroyed. The Army in Bordeaux cannot retreat; unit destroyed. France: A Barcelona Supports A Navarre -\> Auvergne FAIL Support cut by Move from Andalusia. Dislodged from and (2 against 1). France: A Bordeaux Supports A Navarre -\> Auvergne FAIL Dislodged from bri (2 against 1). France: F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Navarre -\> Auvergne France: A Lyon -\> Marseilles FAIL Bounced with swi (1 against 1). France: A Navarre -\> Auvergne France: A Switzerland -\> Marseilles FAIL Bounced with lyo (1 against 1). Dislodged from mun (3 against 1). Germany: Germany: A Alsace Supports A Munich -\> Switzerland Germany: F Bornholm Sea Supports A Hamburg -\> Denmark Germany: A Hamburg -\> Denmark Germany: F Holland Holds Germany: A Munich -\> Switzerland Germany: A Paris Supports A Brittany -\> Bordeaux **Italy:** Italy: F Adriatic Sea -\> Apulia Italy: A Milan -\> Piedmont Italy: F Rome -\> Tyrhennian Sea Italy: A Venice Holds **Poland:** Poland: A Austria Supports A Munich -\> Switzerland Poland: F Baltic Sea -\> Gulf of Bothnia Poland: A Belorussia Supports A Central Russian Plateau -\> Moscow Poland: A Estonia -\> St. Petersburg FAIL Bounced with mos (2 against 1). Poland: A Krakow -\> Czech Republic Poland: A Latvia Supports A Estonia -\> St. Petersburg Poland: F Sweden -\> Norway FAIL Bounced with nor (1 against 1). Poland: A Warsaw -\> Krakow **Russia:** Russia: F Denmark Supports F Bornholm Sea FAIL Support cut by Move from Hamburg. Dislodged from ham (2 against 1). Russia: A Gorky Supports A Moscow -\> St. Petersburg Russia: A Moscow -\> St. Petersburg Russia: A Murmansk Supports A Moscow -\> St. Petersburg Russia: A St. Petersburg -\> Finland **Spain:** The Fleet in Auvergne cannot retreat; unit destroyed. Spain: A Andalucia -\> Barcelona Spain: F Auvergne Supports A Andalucia -\> Barcelona FAIL Support cut by Move from Navarra. Dislodged from nav (2 against 1). Spain: A Madrid Supports A Andalucia -\> Barcelona Spain: A Portugal -\> Navarre **Turkey:** Turkey: F Aegean Sea -\> Ionian Sea Turkey: F Albania -\> Adriatic Sea Turkey: F Ankara -\> W Black Sea Turkey: A Bulgaria -\> Rumania Turkey: A Croatia -\> Venice FAIL Bounced with ven (1 against 1). Turkey: F Georgia -\> E Black Sea Turkey: A Iran -\> Armenia Turkey: A Istanbul -\> Ankara Turkey: A Macedonia -\> Bulgaria Turkey: A Serbia Supports A Bulgaria -\> Rumania **Ukraine:** Ukraine: A Central Russian Plateau -\> Moscow Ukraine: A Hungary Supports A Croatia Hold FAIL Support failed. Move orders must be supported explicitly. Ukraine: A Kiev -\> Central Russian Plateau Ukraine: F Odessa -\> Sevastopol Ukraine: A Rumania Holds FAIL Dislodged from bul (2 against 1). Ukraine: A Sevastopol -\> Kiev Ukraine: A Volga Supports A Central Russian Plateau -\> Moscow ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/167 "2011-06-28T14:18:15Z")
I’ll need a retreat order from: Russia for Fleet Denmark France for Army Switzerland Ukraine for Army Rumania By 7:30 AM PST June 29th (1 AM EST or 8 AM SAST on the 30th) ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/168 "2011-06-30T20:44:11Z")
Greetings all, I will be subbing in for wevets while he goes off on his holiday. The general idea will be that he completes the retreats and I will carry on where he left off. However, it appears we are also now looking for a new England. If anyone is interested in joining in, please can they lets wevets or I know. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/169 "2011-07-05T04:18:58Z")
It’s been awhile since we heard an update about this game. Has anyone made progress with finding a replacement player for England? I’d hate for the game to get cancelled this far in. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/170 "2011-07-05T06:26:08Z")
I’ll take over England. 😃 Someone else can take France. Right, that’s the ticket… ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/171 "2011-07-05T13:40:54Z")
No progress yet, I’ve asked a couple of the players from the last game if they would be interested. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/172 "2011-07-05T18:42:23Z")
I don’t have a ton of time, but I could step in if no one else does so in the next couple days. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/173 "2011-07-06T11:52:03Z")
If I don’t hear anything else by Friday, I would guess you’re it. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/174 "2011-07-08T11:53:56Z")
> [@treis](#): > > I don’t have a ton of time, but I could step in if no one else does so in the next couple days. Well tries, no-one else responded, so I guess you’re it. I’ll start sorting details out this evening. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/175 "2011-07-08T22:55:55Z")
Ok then. My e-mail is treistetter at [gmail.com](http://gmail.com) If ya’ll could forward your conversations with the previous England, that’d be good. It’d be nice to know who’s stabbed who already. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/176 "2011-07-09T00:48:38Z")
Welcome aboard. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/177 "2011-07-09T08:17:42Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Welcome aboard. +1 ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/178 "2011-07-09T08:31:51Z")
> [@grimpixie](#): > > +1 +2 ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/179 "2011-07-09T12:20:05Z")
When is our next deadline anyway? Are we still waiting for the recent retreats to be adjudicated? ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770/180 "2011-07-10T03:42:02Z")
Ok, so I’ve heard from the least important people to England in the game so far. Spain- check your PMs. Anyone have the e-mail for the new Germany? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-players-only-please/580770.md?page=10)