# SDMB Seven - Diplomacy Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567 "2000-12-20T19:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/21 "2000-12-20T22:28:22Z")
I’m always game to learn something new. If you need another, count me in… I will learn as I lose (errr… play.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/22 "2000-12-20T22:43:02Z")
Alrighty, the SDMB Diplomacy Game #1 is hereby locked! The following motley cast of villains are in: LNO Olentzero Zebra oldscratch Falcon Hastur sdimbert A great mix of newbies, rusties, and grizzled vets. I would urge everyone to check out the links. Tomorrow expect an email from me bright and early EST. We will vote on a few issues and draw for countries. If anyone is still interested and missed posting in time to make this game, post anyway. If there are seven more I will moderate another game. MR ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/23 "2000-12-20T22:43:14Z")
Room for me? Or did I just miss out? I used to play Avalon Hill games in hs. Might be fun to do it again. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/24 "2000-12-20T22:45:21Z")
Awww, nuts! ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/25 "2000-12-20T22:59:44Z")
you know dave, there’s probably enough interest that you can start a second game… just guessing. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/26 "2000-12-20T23:07:23Z")
I’d love to play, but I’d be a rank, stinking Newbie. If you get that second game going, chalk me in, please. ---
**Author:** ![DynoSaur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DynoSaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DynoSaur)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/27 "2000-12-20T23:08:28Z")
i’ve actually played the game. badly. i found it overly long and irritating. at least irl. perhaps playing over the net will moderate those factors. so, count me in for either the second group or the next game, whichever happens first. i’m going to be gone this weekend, though, so it’s probably not the ideal time to start. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/28 "2000-12-21T03:24:30Z")
This sounds interesting. I might be interested in the next game, if you have another and can put up with another complete neophyte. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/29 "2000-12-21T05:29:15Z")
If you organize a newbie game, I’ll do it. Robin ---
**Author:** ![DynoSaur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DynoSaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DynoSaur)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/30 "2000-12-21T05:30:32Z")
Being a rank newbie isn’t as much of a disadvantage in this game as you may think. Especially if an experienced backstabb…er, diplomat, on your side. Unfortunately, I’m just slightly less new than anyone else. Just be sneaky, ally early, lie convincingly, and listen to everything I tell you 😉 ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/31 "2000-12-21T06:35:46Z")
I do want to point out that I’m on the west coast here, and I rarely wake up before noon. So Maeg, if you sen me an email, be prepared to wait a bit before you get a return. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/32 "2000-12-21T14:27:36Z")
Just as a quick warning to newbies: You will be lied to. You will be betrayed. You will be manipulated. Don’t take it personally. If your bestest friend in the whole wide world lies to your (virtual) face, it’s because that’s the point of the game. The reason I say this is that I introduced this game to a friend, who then became very very upset when she was backstabbed later in the game. If you keep that in mind, then you’ll probably have an incredible time. Just don’t take anything personally. (Oh, and I’m not lying … yet.) ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/33 "2000-12-21T15:07:43Z")
Ok, it definitely looks like there will be a second game. Since I am in no mood to do any work before a long weekend, I will probably have the webpage set up today or tomorrow. There will **definitely** be a second game. I’d be happy to run both of them. It would be great, of course, if we could coordinate deadlines. SDMB #2 weirddave DynoSaur Kat MsRobyn Ogre Two more and we’ll have a quorum! **oldscratch** , there’s not much hurry. I don’t have internet access over the weekend, so it won’t be until next week at the earliest that everything will be hammered out. MR ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/34 "2000-12-21T15:14:41Z")
I just want to say that I never lie. You can trust me completly. I only have your best interests at heart. What’s in it for me? And I wont be able to check e:mail till Thursday 12/28. The schedual of 7 days then later 5 sounds good. We may want to cut it to 3 days for the final turns of the (knife) game. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2000, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/35 "2000-12-21T15:16:32Z")
I can bring myself and a fellow player in on another game. How 'bout it? ---
**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/36 "2000-12-21T15:38:51Z")
I’d like to give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/37 "2000-12-21T15:42:08Z")
SDMB #2 weirddave DynoSaur Kat MsRobyn Ogre JonathanChance ChanceFriend This game is set. I’ll be sending the same kind of email out to you folks shortly. Third game, anyone? 😉 MR ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/38 "2000-12-21T16:35:15Z")
Ooh, can we have a championship game where the top 3 of Game #1 and the top 3 of Game #2 fight it out? ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/39 "2000-12-21T17:06:46Z")
SDMB#3 red\_dragon60 **olentzero** , sure. A championship or a round robin would be great. MR ---
**Author:** ![Toiletduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Toiletduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toiletduck)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567/40 "2000-12-21T18:03:29Z")
Hi all, I’ll play if there’s to be another game. [Hey, Maeglin, if you want to actually play in a good game, I’ll even moderate one of 'em for ya.] - Toiletduck “It’s the scrubbing bubbles.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-seven-diplomacy-anyone/46567.md?page=3)