# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/161 "2003-02-06T14:15:02Z")
Close enough šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![anewthought](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@anewthought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anewthought)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/162 "2003-02-06T14:48:41Z")
You should sign up GWB, heā€™d be perfect for this. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/163 "2003-02-06T14:53:06Z")
Weā€™d have to make sure Colin Powell wasnā€™t giving him advice, though. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/164 "2003-02-06T15:22:47Z")
Colin Powell has ā€œGMā€ written all over him. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/165 "2003-02-06T15:29:54Z")
Thereā€™s a Dopefest in Constantinople, and everyoneā€™s invited! The Italians, for one, will be sure to send a large delegation. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/166 "2003-02-06T15:43:11Z")
Howdy. Newbie to the SDMB here, but no stranger to play-by-email Diplomacy. Iā€™d love to join in a game if youā€™re starting one up. Ideally Iā€™d like to start from the beginning, rather than take over from someone else. So how do I sign up? Any new games on the horizon? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/167 "2003-02-06T15:48:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soup\_du\_jour \* > \*\*Thereā€™s a Dopefest in Constantinople, and everyoneā€™s invited! > > The Italians, for one, will be sure to send a large delegation. šŸ˜‰ \*\* Actually Greece is looking like a popular holiday destination for world leaders to take their autumn holidaysā€¦ šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [February 6, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/168 "2003-02-06T16:05:10Z")
**Bib** check out **White Lightningā€™s** thread in this forum. Weā€™re looking for a seventh. If youā€™re a sneaky bastard, you should fit right in. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/169 "2003-02-06T16:11:26Z")
Says the lawyer! ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/170 "2003-02-06T19:47:41Z")
OT to anyone who may have received email from me: Have you been seeing strange characters in my emails? Iā€™m using a new email client, and Iā€™ve noticed that when I get replies from people where they have included my original text, the apostrophes and sometimes the quotation marks have changed to commas or other characters. Are they getting to you that way, or is it something that my client is doing when they come back to me? ---
**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:** [February 6, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/171 "2003-02-06T23:07:02Z")
There seems to be nothing wrong with your emails, at least to me. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by garius_ > \*\*Actually Greece is looking like a popular holiday destination for world leaders to take their autumn holidaysā€¦ šŸ™‚ \*\*Most likely, however, the most favored vacation spot will be Tunisia. But who knows about next season? You know how quickly fashions changeā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/172 "2003-02-07T01:29:59Z")
Or in this case, how quickly _fascists_ change. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/173 "2003-02-07T06:53:21Z")
Yes, Tunisia. Or Greece. Did I mention the rat problems weā€™ve been having in St. Petersburg? And that burning sewage factory in Sevestapol? Really, there are better vacation spots. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/174 "2003-02-07T10:24:54Z")
I here the wine in Burgundy is quite good. Well the Kaiser seemed keen on trying it anywayā€¦ šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/175 "2003-02-07T14:09:14Z")
Burgundian wine? Sounds tempting. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/176 "2003-02-07T18:21:55Z")
Itā€™s fabulous. Which is why Iā€™m going to have to keep it all for myself. Iā€™ve heard they have some nice vintages from the Rhine region though. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/177 "2003-02-07T18:25:32Z")
It is said that the most efficient method of crushing grapes is underfootā€¦with jackboots. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/178 "2003-02-07T21:02:41Z")
Still waiting on one set of Final orders to adjudicate. Winter orders are going to be due tomorrow at 5PM presuming I get them in time to adjudicate. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/179 "2003-02-07T23:54:58Z")
Well, deadline has passed, and Iā€™m just wondering how many knife handles Iā€™ll have to extract from my backside in the morningā€¦ shall we take a count? ---
**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:** [February 8, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873/180 "2003-02-08T12:53:50Z")
Shibbs, had you gotten me a **FINAL** set of orders Iā€™d have happily adjudicated soonerā€¦stay tuned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-newbie-diplomacy-game/149873.md?page=10)