RPG Codex Diplomacy

[MediantSamuel]

We are indeed, mon ami.

My limited knowledge of the game (this was my second game and in the first I was destroyed early as France) led me to believe I needed a strong ally, so, mine and Italy's friendship was born. It didn't help you know the mechanics better than I and had good move / attack ideas!

I was hoping to befriend Russia, take Turkey and then do.. something with both Russia and Germany as my allies. Ah well.

I'm not sure if people took pity on me or what, really.

 

[Strange Fellow]

I don't know about wwsd, but from relatively early on I saw Italy/Tigranes as the strongest player (albeit controlling the shittiest nation, so it would take some time for his game to get off the ground). From the moment he and I started fighting, I pushed for a three-way alliance against him, which I still believe was a good idea. It was not so much his SC count as the way he kept weaving in and out of the Balkans at Austria's and Turkey's expense that made me want him out ASAP.

Of course, when it turned out that fighting the strongest player over a period of years over two or three lousy non-supply centres wasn't very productive, and my allies were gaining serious ground on the other side of Switzerland, it was time to make a proactive move for once. I could've waited for Aus/Ger to gobble up enough centres so that the Italian med front would become unsustainable, but since his deff looked certain already I wanted to get a jump start on the next phase of play. Germany beat me to the punch, of course, just as every one of my neighbours did against me all game. I suppose it happened in the nick of time for Italy, though.

There was maybe a tendency in this game to gang up on the biggest threat rather than the most vulnerable player - possibly to its detriment?

And also: MediantSamuel what did Syria ever do to you??

 

[grimace]

Anyone available for another game?

 

[Casual Hero]

me

 

[Tigranes]

Sir, I am but a harmless noob, a fledgling in the art of war diplomatic coexistence

 

[grimace]

I've never played. How hard is it?

You can learn to play as you play.

I made an account, named: wwsdCodex

But it seems I've missed the boat on this one. Maybe next time? In the meantime, if the game starts, is it possible to spectate? I used to play a few games on PlayDip but I forgot if this is possible.

Sir, I am but a harmless noob, a fledgling in the art of war diplomatic coexistence

All is fair in love and war and diplomacy.

Spoiler

The proverb was first recorded with different wording, in 1620 [presumably meaning Shelton's translation of Don Quixote]. In modern use an extra word is often added to or substituted for part of the proverb, as in "All's fair in love—an' war—an' politics" (George Ade, County Chairman, 1903).

 

[wwsd]

I am up for another.

Funny thing, the world was like a completely different place when the previous game ran. Now I'm working at home for the foreseeable future. Could use a little distraction. If we're "lucky" it'll extend into the second lockdown.

 

[Strange Fellow]

Sure, I'm in.

 

[hoothoot]

Hey grimace wanna play Neptunes Pride instead?

Its TB and takes about a month. 4x strategy game with a focus on diplomacy

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/codex-conquer-club.69761/page-18#post-6831401

If you keen post in the thread and il invite you

 

[Strange Fellow]

Bump! Still two places left to be filled. Paging Viata, MediantSamuel, Catacombs, as well as anyone else reading this. I also believe sqeecoo and baud had expressed an interest last time?

 

[baud]

Bump! Still two places left to be filled. Paging Viata, MediantSamuel, Catacombs, as well as anyone else reading this. I also believe sqeecoo and baud had expressed an interest last time?

I'll have to sit that one out. (I won't have internet access for a week starting the 16 th)

 

[Catacombs]

Bump! Still two places left to be filled. Paging Viata, MediantSamuel, Catacombs, as well as anyone else reading this. I also believe sqeecoo and baud had expressed an interest last time?

Thanks for letting me know. I, too, will sit this one out. I played a lot of Diplomacy over the last several months and want to give my mental health a break.

 

[sqeecoo]

Yeah, thanks for the ping, but I'm on the seaside and I couldn't put in a proper performance for a while yet

 

[Strange Fellow]

this forum is full of draft dodger sissies, sissies I tells ya

 

[Viata]

Can't do it this time. My life is going shit thanks to coronavirus(no job and no money from the government) and I may stay without internet this or the next month.

 

[grimace]

Let's play again.

 

[Ranselknulf]

This is relevant to my interests.

 

[ValeVelKal]

I would be interested, but 12 hours for build/retreat order is too short (even 24 hours for orders seems short but doable).

 

[Strange Fellow]

yes men I am still in

I would be interested, but 12 hours for build/retreat order is too short (even 24 hours for orders seems short but doable).

We did 24 hours last time, if I remember correctly.

 

[Catacombs]

In. Time to rage again.

24 hours for build/retreat/move works for me.

 

[Casual Hero]

me

 

[ValeVelKal]

Seems you are enough so I ll skip

 

[grimace]

This is relevant to my interests.

I would be interested, but 12 hours for build/retreat order is too short (even 24 hours for orders seems short but doable).

me

Seems you are enough so I ll skip

Create your account at https://www.playdiplomacy.com/ and watch the videos posted previously in the thread for a reminder of how to play.

 

[Strange Fellow]

Paging wwsd, Tigranes. What does that Yes!-rating mean, GrafvonMoltke?

 

[wwsd]

Lockdown will probably be extended here, so I'm up for another round.