# 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:** 27
**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, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/521 "2003-03-27T20:24:50Z")
oooh get me some of that! ---
**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 27, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/522 "2003-03-27T20:56:50Z")
Necessito un mapa! ---
**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, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/523 "2003-03-27T20:57:58Z")
Was? Brauchen Sie eine Karte? ---
**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 27, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/524 "2003-03-27T23:21:05Z")
Results are out. You pissy blokes! Webpage is updated, enjoy. Reminder, make sure you get those coast designations in with your orders. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/525 "2003-03-27T23:37:50Z")
You know, **Shibbs** , that army of yours in Tyrolia is getting a tad annoying. ---
**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 28, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/526 "2003-03-28T02:26:29Z")
You know, **JayLa** , we both should really lean how to specify coastlines better, don’t you think? 😉 Also! Where’s the chatter? Where’s the third party analysis? Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/527 "2003-03-28T03:04:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JayLa \* > \*\*You know, **Shibbs** , that army of yours in Tyrolia is getting a tad annoying. \*\* Well, you know what they say, “Old age and treachery will win out over youth and skill”. And I can’t believe you both botched the coastlines. Beyond that, everything’s falling nicely into place. England or France, just let us know when one of you wants to come over to the light side of the force. 😉 ---
**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 28, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/528 "2003-03-28T06:59:57Z")
I found that mutual coastline error quite entertaining and it made my usually forgiving GM temperment a moot point. Quite satisfying I must say. ---
**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 28, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/529 "2003-03-28T07:28:12Z")
Bwahahah… No, the problem lies in the fact that I’m off on Sunday and Monday, and finally get to see the game on Tuesday night. So I messed up Tuesday evening/Wednesday night, and got my orders in on Thursday morning, probably around 3am PST. And oh yeah, the decadence is nice. And the Turk, for some reason, had to leave a bunch of dancing girls. Makes up for the skittish livestock. And yeah, where’s that third party analysis? I liked that ! ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/530 "2003-03-28T10:48:02Z")
hmmm i think i pretty much count as third party analysis these days - i’ll knock up some comments 🙂 and _thats_ where i left my dancing girls. I’ve been looking for them everywhere. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/531 "2003-03-28T14:53:30Z")
I may as well do some third party analysis, it’ll help when I’m ready to play. (Usual disclaimer: I’ve been in 3 Dip games, all of which were abandoned after F02.) I would’ve expected Austria and Russia to team up and kick Turkey out of Sev. So why did Austria move into Galicia? Could it be… a stab? The A/I is a touchy alliance. Shibb and Soup are giving a good example of what happens when it works well. Just watch your back, Il Supe. This _is_ Dip, you know. The west almost always becomes a 2 on 1. Tough luck for Royal that e’s the 1. Thanks to sudden aid from Shibb, Germany could survive a little longer. Russia could survive as a northern power… or could get into a war with England, and get knocked out by the de facto A/E. The midgame looks like it’ll be E/F vs. A/I, at least until someone tries a good solid stab. (IIRC, Shibb has played Dip before, so my money is on Austria being part of the stab and not its victim.) ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/532 "2003-03-28T19:10:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soup\_du\_jour \* > **You know, JayLa, we both should really lean how to specify coastlines better, don’t you think? 😉** See, this is what comes of owning Spain for so long - you don’t need to move there and you forget how to write the order 😉 Although I’m not complaining about the result. ---
**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 29, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/533 "2003-03-29T20:40:10Z")
The thread has fallen off of the page??? This is sad. Bump. Also, remember the deadline is Sunday at 5PM central. Heh. ---
**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 30, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/534 "2003-03-30T06:38:02Z")
Try not to say “Dead”. You’ll make the Turk sad. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/535 "2003-03-30T12:22:11Z")
i’m not dead! i’m imperially impaired. 😃 ---
**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 30, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/536 "2003-03-30T13:38:44Z")
Well, all I know is it would be nice to have my southern ports back… hint hint hint. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/537 "2003-03-30T15:02:29Z")
thats pretty much a foregone - i’m sure the Austrian wll be quite happy to help his pet Russian back in 😉 ---
**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 30, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/538 "2003-03-30T15:06:01Z")
Arf!! Arf!! Hey, I’m not complaining. The point of this was to teach the n00bs, and I’ve certainly learned quite a bit about the game. I’m eager to play again… ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/539 "2003-03-30T15:47:09Z")
me too - think its safe to say i’m hooked. And with regards to this game, as Wellington said about the disastrous Dutch campaigns in 1794: “…i learnt what not to do - and that is always something” 🙂 ---
**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 30, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/540 "2003-03-30T22:15:36Z")
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