# 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:** 26
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/501 "2003-03-24T03:04:49Z")
Check it out now. Timing is everything… will you be filing a trip report here somewhere? ---
**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 24, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/502 "2003-03-24T08:17:46Z")
Winter adjudications are out folks. The Spring 1905 deadline is this Wednesday. The webpage will be updated shortly at the usual place. [SDMB Diplomacy Game 1092 “-GRY”](http://users.rcn.com/ben.gabrielson/Diplomacy/1092_GRY/) ---
**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 24, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/503 "2003-03-24T14:03:07Z")
In answer to your question, **Shibb** …“probably.” I was trying to keep a journal of my endeavors, and I was doing quite well on the “getting time to write stuff” end of things. Unfortunately, I was not as good on the “not being way too verbose” end of things. I’ve written longhand around twenty pages and stil haven’t gotten past the third day of a ten day trip. As soon as I cut the thing down and send an obnoxiously exhaustive email to my friends and relatives, y’all will be getting a synopsis. Oh, and Amsterdam was my favorite city. Just so you know, **Mr Jass**. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/504 "2003-03-24T14:12:42Z")
Must have been the cafes. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/505 "2003-03-24T14:16:26Z")
nah - he’s probably just a fan of tulips ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/506 "2003-03-24T15:02:24Z")
Could be, but the tulips aren’t out yet, are they? ---
**Author:** ![Royal\_Nonesuch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@Royal\_Nonesuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesuch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/507 "2003-03-24T15:04:45Z")
He seems the type that would gently uncover and stare at the naked bulbs. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/508 "2003-03-24T16:35:43Z")
to be honest mate thats probably what we’ll be doing in a few turns to pass the time in exile… ---
**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 24, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/509 "2003-03-24T16:55:37Z")
It was the canals. The beautiful canals. And the bikes. Those are fun too. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/510 "2003-03-24T17:19:03Z")
you could at least have had the decency to fall in - then i could have got back into this game 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/511 "2003-03-24T17:36:18Z")
You could go fall into 1099 Bobble. ---
**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 26, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/512 "2003-03-26T17:41:29Z")
I post here for two reasons. Partially because I want to remind everyone that moves are due in five hours time and that this looks to be a great year. Mostly because I want to bump this thread. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/513 "2003-03-26T22:20:21Z")
Tulips should be out by now. I’ve got three blooming in my yard and there’s neither a canal nor a wooden shoe in sight. Should be a good year indeed, **Soupo**. Actually, you might want to pull those units out of Turkey, because I’m athinkin’ you might be needing them back home, IYKWIM. I bet your pal Austria would be more than happy to help you convoy the army out of there - it’s not like he’s using that fleet for anything important 😉 ---
**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 26, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/514 "2003-03-26T23:58:30Z")
Still missing 2 sets of orders, I’ll adjudiucate as soon as I can. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/515 "2003-03-27T03:11:25Z")
I dunno about tulips in Holland. Ours are just sprouting here, and we’re much further south. We can ask **Coldfire** if they’re blooming, I guess, if he’s back in Clogboy country already. And I’m actually using that fleet to give cruises around the Greek Islands to raise money for my troops AND raise morale. Just sent my orders to **Omnimax** , sorry for the delay. Just one more set to get in, I’d guess. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/516 "2003-03-27T07:41:25Z")
Crap. I’m on it. Nothing is worse than coming back from my weekend and forgetting to get my orders in. Sorry for the delay, all. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/517 "2003-03-27T10:31:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > **And I’m actually using that fleet to give cruises around the Greek Islands to raise money for my troops AND raise morale.** So _that’s_ where my few remaining troops keep sneaking off to. I’ll be having words with them… ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/518 "2003-03-27T18:10:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tristan \* > \*\*Crap. I’m on it. Nothing is worse than coming back from my weekend and forgetting to get my orders in. > > Sorry for the delay, all. \*\* Coming BACK from your weekend? You do realize you posted this on Thursday morning, don’t you? Is this some sort of Russian calendar thing? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/519 "2003-03-27T20:12:37Z")
now if only he’d have one of those revolution things… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/520 "2003-03-27T20:18:58Z")
Nah, he’s years away from that. He’s just now descending into decadence. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=27)