# 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:** 28
**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:** [April 1, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/541 "2003-04-01T02:59:17Z")
Uh…when is the adjudication going to be out? ---
**Author:** ![ppg\_shg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@ppg\_shg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ppg_shg)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/542 "2003-04-01T08:05:33Z")
Well I go away for a while and look it what y’all have been up to. As I look at the map, I see many of you failed to obey Rule 1 – never trust Shibb. That’s also Rule 2 and Rule 3. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/543 "2003-04-01T08:07:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ppg\_shg \* > \*\*Well I go away for a while and look it what y’all have been up to. As I look at the map, I see many of you failed to obey Rule 1 – never trust Shibb. That’s also Rule 2 and Rule 3. \*\* **McG** , that’s especially ironic coming from you. I demand truth in advertising! ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/544 "2003-04-01T09:11:27Z")
I blame Bush Jnr - his incompetence in forming large scale international coalitions fooled me into thinking that this was a trait _all_ Americans had. **Shibb** proved that it isn’t. Damn you Dubya! Damn you… 😉 ---
**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:** [April 1, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/545 "2003-04-01T10:28:18Z")
Adjudication is out. Let us bid our German player a fond Tschuß! Get those retreats in and I’ll get the new map, webpage, deadlines and winter adjustments out. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/546 "2003-04-01T10:41:51Z")
**Royal Nonesuch** - put the kettle on when you get to Zurich mate, i won’t be long… ---
**Author:** ![ppg\_shg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@ppg\_shg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ppg_shg)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/547 "2003-04-01T16:20:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\ ***McG** , that’s especially ironic coming from you. I demand truth in advertising! \*\* Why Shibb whatever do you mean? 😉 I’m not even sure I know what irony is. Is that when you take over the board as Austria? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/548 "2003-04-02T00:29:54Z")
And then there were six… Good game, **Royal Nonesuch**. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/549 "2003-04-02T01:26:16Z")
It was a pleasure playing with you, Kaiser **Royal**. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/550 "2003-04-02T03:44:24Z")
Don’t worry, Royal, my brutal suppression of the German people will serve to remind them how good they had it under you. And hey, nostalgia is pretty comforting. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/551 "2003-04-02T06:30:23Z")
While I am sorry for the loss of the Germans, I understand that the English are kind and benevolent, depite their odd insistance on drinking tea incorrectly. _ **begins funneling arms to the Underground** _ ---
**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:** [April 2, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/552 "2003-04-02T23:03:58Z")
Still looking for one build…you know who you are. Adjudication as soon as it’s 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:** [April 3, 2003, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/553 "2003-04-03T07:21:50Z")
**Omni** - Check your mail. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/554 "2003-04-03T08:17:25Z")
Adjudication is out. Stay tuned for the webpage shortly. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/555 "2003-04-03T23:43:43Z")
Sorry I’m running a tad behind lately. I try to assign the deadlines in a way to allow myself time to do the webpage along with the adjudication, but late orders tend to gum that up. [sub]hint hint[/sub] So, without further ado, here’s a newly updated webpage including the last couple turns. Austria looks to be in a cherry position and England is none too shabby. We’ve had out first casualty in the game and I think it deserves much more chatter from the peanut gallery. Enjoy. [SDMB Newbie Diplomacy Game 1092 “-GRY”](http://users.rcn.com/ben.gabrielson/Diplomacy/1092_GRY/) ---
**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:** [April 4, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/556 "2003-04-04T14:18:25Z")
So now the game becomes A/I/R vs. E/F. My assessment, by theater. Southeast: Turkey goes bye-bye. Russia has done a nice job of recovering from Turkey’s invasion. Southwest: Italy is well on the way to owning the Mediterranean. The coming attack on Spain could tie down French units that may be needed around Munich. North: The Russian and English fleets are going to duel for a while. Someone will slip, or get a good idea, and break the standoff. Central: Austria faces off against France and England along the major stalemate line. I expect the results of the SW and N theaters will determine the outcome at Munich. Stab possibilities: - England can hit France safely, with the French fleets far away. - Austria can make life miserable for Russia. - Italy’s going to reposition the SE units eventually, and could use them to invade Austrian holdings. - And anybody could always “accidentially” misorder a unit. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/557 "2003-04-04T23:37:51Z")
Well, we’re post deadline and I’ve gotten a grand total of 2 sets of orders, get them in folks. As far as I know there hasn’t been any delay requests. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/558 "2003-04-05T14:48:57Z")
Hey, what’s going on here? From the SARS torn island nation of Singapore… now on to the free drinks in the lounge! 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 9, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/559 "2003-04-09T02:12:03Z")
Well, MY orders are certainly in. I’m getting geeked up for this next year. It sure promises to be a doozy! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/560 "2003-04-09T08:03:31Z")
I’m still holding on a pair of retreats and then I’ll code up the new page and hopefully there’ll be some chatter. This ones coming to a critical stage, thats for sure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=29)