# SDMB Newbie Diplomacy game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 20, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873 "2003-01-20T22:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/361 "2003-03-04T16:26:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soup\_du\_jour \* > \*\*Try the ever popular threat. > > “Surrender to my invading troops or…uh…er…I’ll invade!” \*\* maybe you should have used that one on **shibb** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/362 "2003-03-04T17:17:39Z")
France is a cruel mistress. She ignore my entreaties, yet eats all of the chocolates that I send to her. What would Miss Manners think? And more importantly, what would Brian Boitano do? ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/363 "2003-03-04T18:22:55Z")
😛 I’m not ignoring you. I just have a hard time getting any Dipping in with a Tuesday deadline. I spend my whole workweek in front of a bunch of computers, so when the weekend rolls around the last thing I want to do is get online again. My preferred threat is: “Be nice to me or I’ll dunk you in a vat of molten cheese!” ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/364 "2003-03-04T18:32:13Z")
FTR, I think Brian Boitano would be ice skating in Moscow. YMMV, HANDA. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/365 "2003-03-04T18:39:14Z")
But what if I _like_ molten cheese? You didn’t think of that, did you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/366 "2003-03-04T19:17:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JayLa \* > \*\* > > My preferred threat is: > “Be nice to me or I’ll dunk you in a vat of molten cheese!” \*\* Yes, we’re very fondue you, too. Let’s see fondue is from that area of France/Switzerland (Haute Savoy?) that is more or less in your Marseilles province. Maybe you can also threaten to throw them on the raclette? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/367 "2003-03-04T19:27:02Z")
\ mmmmmm fondue… \ ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/368 "2003-03-04T21:16:23Z")
Umm. Wasn’t there a deadline at noon today? I am eagerly awaiting the results in the West. And there’s still a lot of opportunities for Ally Changes in the east, too. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/369 "2003-03-04T21:29:53Z")
Waiting on one set of orders. The adjudication will be out as soon as possible. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/370 "2003-03-04T21:45:29Z")
I’m guessing that Sultan **Garius** screwed everything up when he cut the Russian communication lines. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/371 "2003-03-04T22:53:59Z")
C’mon. Spice up the end of the day for me, give me something to do here. Get that last set in, folks! ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/372 "2003-03-05T06:40:33Z")
yeah, but i gave the Tsar one of my best carrier pigeons as an apology. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/373 "2003-03-05T07:36:34Z")
Sorry, **garius**. There was a slight mishap. See, my troops enjoy duck hunting, and their eyesight isn’t that good. You might want to apologize in person. :-p ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/374 "2003-03-05T08:52:37Z")
Not a problem old friend. Although i WILL cut off the thumbs of those responsible. Tht should prevent any future shooting mishaps. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/375 "2003-03-05T12:28:51Z")
I guess this is what we get for having a GM who works such strange hours. Sometimes it works in your favor. Others your bird gets lead up his butt. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/376 "2003-03-05T18:22:13Z")
Ok, it’s now about 24 hours past deadline. Someone wake **Omni** up. How can I get any work done when I’m expecting to see adjudication any minute now? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/377 "2003-03-05T20:07:36Z")
Honestly. I expected to come into the office today with something to occupy my time. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/378 "2003-03-05T20:39:34Z")
**WL** , as Miss Congeniality, aren’t you permitted to step in whenever **Omni** is unable to fulfill his duties as GM? Or don’t you have all of the orders? ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/379 "2003-03-05T20:42:35Z")
There’s always 1099. You could do the web site. Or write an evolutionary simulation program so that you can tell me how to win. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/380 "2003-03-05T20:51:05Z")
You’re Austria over in that one, right **Wikkit**? What makes you think that I can do better there than I can do for Austria here as myself. You seem to be doing quite fine in that one, IIRC. Do I need to update the tote board on that one, or have I got my games confused again? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=20)