Akira 0 Posted February 22, 2003 I don't recall if this has been brought up or not before, but I shall mention it anyway. There is a game that can be played via email called "Diplomacy," and since the boards have been quite active with this topic, I was wondering if anyone was interested in trying the game out. Here are some links: Diplomacy FAQs Good Diplomacy Page Some Diplomacy Maps If anyone wants to take a gander at the rules let me know and I can email them to you. There are opening for 7 countries in the standard version. I haven't looked at the "varients." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted February 22, 2003 OOOOOOOH! Diplomacy kicks ass! Â My circle of friends played this through high school, and it is totally amazing! Â Basically WW 1 era Europe. Â There is nothing like executing a perfect back stab on your best friend, and smirking at him as he runs the gamut from disbelief to anger to resignation. Boo-Yah! I think we should try to get together a PBeM game with various forum goers. Â It could be an interesting exercise in international diplomacy! edit: the coolest part of the game is that there is essntially no luck. Unlike Risk, or even some of the hard core strategy and/or tactics games I play, there are no dice rolls. It makes the game a totally hard core exercise in persuasivess and diplomacy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akira 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Cool. Thats three at least. I need to bone up on the rules and the like. Played it a long time ago (through the SFC Forums ). How do we handle the "Gamemaster" or should we use one of the "Judge" servers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USMC Sniper 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Sounds cool from Warin's description, but I have never played it. Send the rules to u83r_h4x0r@hotmail.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harnu 0 Posted February 22, 2003 That's one long FAQ. Can you give me a basic overview of how it's played? What it is like and such. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Ok, I don't know what you mean about this "diplomacy". But if you are talking about Irak, give me a break. It's been how many years now?? Time for diplomacy is over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Ok, just looked at one of the links. Forget what I said above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akira 0 Posted February 22, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (IceFire @ Feb. 22 2003,04:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Ok, just looked at one of the links. Â Forget what I said above.<span id='postcolor'> LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akira 0 Posted February 22, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Harnu @ Feb. 22 2003,04:20)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">That's one long FAQ. Â Can you give me a basic overview of how it's played? Â What it is like and such.<span id='postcolor'> I can send you the rules for the board game (which will be the same as the PBeM version). Basically you control a country around 1900 Europe. Using Diplomacy and war you try to get a certain amount of Supply Centers. The rub is you can only have as many units as you have supply centers (ie 4 supply centers you can have 2 fleets and 2 armies, or 3 armies 1 fleet, etc etc). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted February 22, 2003 I am so in! That sounds like a lot of fun. Unless of course I've pissed you guys off to the point you don't want to play with me at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assault (CAN) 1 Posted February 22, 2003 Sounds like the games we played in History class, without the dice though. Count me in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akira 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Alright to sum up we have: Me Tex(USMC) Warin FSPilot Assault(Can) I think we can take two more. If more show interest we can always play with one of the alternate maps or scenerios. I'll be leaving work soon, but will try to check this topic over the weekend (I don't have internet at home). All those that need rules or can't find them on the web, send me your emails to: amatukaze@yahoo.com EDIT: Or you can look for yourself (and download) at Diplomacy Rules Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted February 22, 2003 That site appears to be in French. Dangit, where's Ran when you need him the most? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balschoiw 0 Posted February 22, 2003 need a judge with a blue helmet ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted February 22, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Feb. 22 2003,08:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">need a judge with a blue helmet ? Â <span id='postcolor'> Only if you show a patent unwillingness to enforce your own rulings (j/k) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balschoiw 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Which ROE pocket card shall I use ? That one from somalia, congo, yugoslavia, white russia or columbine ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted February 22, 2003 This is wierd. I click on the link Akira gave us and it gives me a 404. So I go looking through the website and find the rules, then download them. Same link (http://www.machdiespuhl.org/rules/dip_rul.rtf), but you have to find the link to download them. They're in the downloads section, under "RÄgles & Cartes", click on "diplomacy". At least that's what I had to do. I wouldn't be surprised if it worked for everyone else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted February 22, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Balschoiw @ Feb. 22 2003,08:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Which ROE pocket card shall I use ? That one from somalia, congo, yugoslavia, white russia or columbine ?  <span id='postcolor'> lol, touché Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tovarish 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Hmm, sounds interesting, count me in . itsfreezingcold@hotmail.com I'll try and read the rules sometime this weekend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted February 22, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tovarish @ Feb. 22 2003,20:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Hmm, sounds interesting, count me in . itsfreezingcold@hotmail.com I'll try and read the rules sometime this weekend<span id='postcolor'> Rules? Bah! The name of the game is ruthlessness and utter contempt for your oponents, covered over with a veneer of respectability. Mwahahahahahah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 29 Posted February 22, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Feb. 22 2003,19:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The name of the game is ruthlessness and utter contempt for your oponents, covered over with a veneer of respectability.<span id='postcolor'> Sounds a bit like moderating Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Quick question. I've skimmed through the rules and found mention of a board. How do we plan on playing a board game over email? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallenPaladin 0 Posted February 22, 2003 Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Is there still a slot for me to join the game? If yes, please send me the rules to Ronnie.Keller@web.de Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted February 22, 2003 my e-mail has been updated since I joined the boards. It's tex367@cox.net now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
