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Post by Desophaeus on Apr 18, 2016 7:01:42 GMT
I like the bordgame itself just like axis and allies. Is there no app variant of it already? Great idea. TW aint my thing and i am not sure whether playing it on this forum in the end works out for me but i will give it a try by following it on the side and maybe stand in by absence and maybe joining the 2nd 1 AFAIK, Droidippy an Android app for playing Standard map only. I don't know if the Apple Store offers an app for Diplomacy. And as for the board game Axis & Allies... TWs are more similar to A & A and vice versa more so than Diplomacy. Diplomacy is more similar to chess/poker fusion. Appreciate the offer for a substitute player, a Diplomacy game would run more smoothly with a sub available. Thank you!  |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Apr 18, 2016 9:44:59 GMT
I say we start this bad boy up and see how it goes! |
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Post by Desophaeus on Aug 12, 2016 20:14:51 GMT
I'm posting a link to the game rulebook. I found one that matches exactly the one I left back home in my parents' house. www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/diplomacy.pdfPlease note: it may seems to be so long and overwhelming... After playing this game a couple of times, I honestly can say that it could have easily be cut short into like 4 pages instead of 24 pages. I think they wanted to waste paper and ink to make it all pretty and impressive. -_- At least the pictures might offer some help in addition to the explanations. Anyway on page #23, You will find the heading "22 Rules to Help You Resolve Orders". Okay... 22 rules may seems to be a LOT, it's deceiving ... At least I think so ... the majority of the orders will only require the first column from rule 1 to rule 12, and the second column from rule 13 to rule 22 comes in like only 20% to 10% of all orders or even less, pretty rare to have a situation to be worried about those rare rules. Just so you know: A player should only concern himself with mainly how to play the game, while the complicated parts of order resolve step by step will be handled completely by the GM himself. I plan to host the first few games myself since I have first played Diplomacy 18 years ago when I was a kiddo. It's totally second nature to me for a long time, and I'm sure for some players, the game will become second nature to them after maybe 2 to 5 games (I don't know, every person is different, you know?). For behavior while playing the game, it's pretty simple, but I found a decent simple list to link to: www.ultradiplomacy.com/tips.php |
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Aug 12, 2016 20:19:51 GMT
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Aug 12, 2016 20:21:19 GMT
I like the bordgame itself just like axis and allies. Is there no app variant of it already? Great idea. TW aint my thing and i am not sure whether playing it on this forum in the end works out for me but i will give it a try by following it on the side and maybe stand in by absence and maybe joining the 2nd 1 AFAIK, Droidippy an Android app for playing Standard map only. I don't know if the Apple Store offers an app for Diplomacy. And as for the board game Axis & Allies... TWs are more similar to A & A and vice versa more so than Diplomacy. Diplomacy is more similar to chess/poker fusion. Appreciate the offer for a substitute player, a Diplomacy game would run more smoothly with a sub available. Thank you! I usualy play on the website as droidippy has a lot of Zombies and dropping players, usually ending with me and some other guy trying to figure out if we should drop as well... |
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Post by Desophaeus on Aug 12, 2016 20:43:44 GMT
Many thanks in return for the article link! Oh Quintus Fabius! It has been far too long since I had came back to reading the zine. That particular article is now one of my favorites, an instant favorite!
Alrighty... so The Light Bringer and then you, Lord Salisbury  ... I have two players thus far. I will wait until tomorrow to see how many people we will have for a trial run. Sign up, folks, sign up here! I would like to host a VERY short diplomacy game. It will consist only 2 years of gameplay (basically 4 phases, because you have spring and fall to move around). If you are worried about losing or winning, just don't. Just think of it as a pre-season warmup. Also please if you don't mind, write down whether if you are experienced in playing Diplomacy or not. I'm considering putting aside a separate game for newer players, not just to make it fair but to make it fun as well. PreDip01The Light Bringer, Quintus Fabius, |
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Aug 12, 2016 20:47:24 GMT
Many thanks in return for the article link! Oh Quintus Fabius ! It has been far too long since I had came back to reading the zine. That particular article is now one of my favorites, an instant favorite!
Alrighty... so The Light Bringer and then you, Lord Salisbury ... I have two players thus far. I will wait until tomorrow to see how many people we will have for a trial run. Sign up, folks, sign up here! I would like to host a VERY short diplomacy game. It will consist only 2 years of gameplay (basically 4 phases, because you have spring and fall to move around). If you are worried about losing or winning, just don't. Just think of it as a pre-season warmup. Also please if you don't mind, write down whether if you are experienced in playing Diplomacy or not. I'm considering putting aside a separate game for newer players, not just to make it fair but to make it fun as well. PreDip01The Light Bringer , Quintus Fabius , Only 2 years? That's a bit short... oh well. What's your favourite nation? I do prefer the UK myself... But Italy is also fun. Never played France too much though (bad luck at drawing). |
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Post by Jean-Luc Picard on Aug 12, 2016 21:06:37 GMT
Many thanks in return for the article link! Oh Quintus Fabius ! It has been far too long since I had came back to reading the zine. That particular article is now one of my favorites, an instant favorite!
Alrighty... so The Light Bringer and then you, Lord Salisbury ... I have two players thus far. I will wait until tomorrow to see how many people we will have for a trial run. Sign up, folks, sign up here! I would like to host a VERY short diplomacy game. It will consist only 2 years of gameplay (basically 4 phases, because you have spring and fall to move around). If you are worried about losing or winning, just don't. Just think of it as a pre-season warmup. Also please if you don't mind, write down whether if you are experienced in playing Diplomacy or not. I'm considering putting aside a separate game for newer players, not just to make it fair but to make it fun as well. PreDip01The Light Bringer , Quintus Fabius , Only 2 years? That's a bit short... oh well. What's your favourite nation? I do prefer the UK myself... But Italy is also fun. Never played France too much though (bad luck at drawing). Bro, France is a wonderful country to play. I've had 2-way draws and one of my 2 solo wins as France. England+France is almost as good as a Juggernaut |
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Aug 12, 2016 21:13:32 GMT
Only 2 years? That's a bit short... oh well. What's your favourite nation? I do prefer the UK myself... But Italy is also fun. Never played France too much though (bad luck at drawing). Bro, France is a wonderful country to play. I've had 2-way draws and one of my 2 solo wins as France. England+France is almost as good as a Juggernaut I see. Maybe I'll play France sometime when I get the chance... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 22:00:01 GMT
I haven't played this type of this game, but there are plenty of variations of it that I've played...
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Aug 12, 2016 22:20:05 GMT
I haven't played this type of this game, but there are plenty of variations of it that I've played... TripleA/Axis and Aliies/Risk? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 22:23:35 GMT
I haven't played this type of this game, but there are plenty of variations of it that I've played... TripleA/Axis and Aliies/Risk? Not only, there are hell lot more variations |
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Aug 12, 2016 22:33:59 GMT
TripleA/Axis and Aliies/Risk? Not only, there are hell lot more variations Oh, as in 1900 diplo or modern day diplo? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 22:36:56 GMT
Not only, there are hell lot more variations Oh, as in 1900 diplo or modern day diplo? There are hundreds of variations for it, I've played like 10-20 |
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Aug 12, 2016 22:39:55 GMT
Oh, as in 1900 diplo or modern day diplo? There are hundreds of variations for it, I've played like 10-20 I know. I've seen a lot of them. |
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... I have two players thus far. I will wait until tomorrow to see how many people we will have for a trial run. 
