SE Diplomacy

« first day (2 days earlier) ← previous day next day → last day (1158 days later) »

jmac

00:01

@Zizouz212 I am willing to join a game provided it starts past mid-October. Between now and then there is too much going on for me to participate daily. (It is daily, right?)

Seth

That'd be a question for @Emrakul or @Air, but no, I don't believe it is daily.

More like, twice a week? From my spectation.

Doorknob

@Seth It depends on what settings you use for the game.

Ours is orders every 3 days, retreats every 2 days, and builds every 2 days.

So that means you will always get at least 2 days between each move.

Looks like Emrak made the second game with the same settings.

Seth

so not quite as slow as I thought.

jmac

Ah, that may be doable. Save for the first two weeks of October. Which is less doable.

michaelpri

@jmac You have your exobrains to help you out

jmac

00:05

@michaelpri Silliness. You think I give exobrains access to my e-mail? That only works in reverse.

Seth

looks up email off profile ;p

jmac

I meant to the contents of my e-mail -- my e-mail address should be common knowledge.

Or at least easy to guess.

Seth

true

user61230

00:25

Anyone can request to put the game on hold for a date range.

user61230

The way I imagine it working (if people like playing) is that we always have a game enqueued, and people that are eliminated just enqueue for the next game.

user61230

That being said, people would be free to hop in and out as they'd please, so long as there are seven people to keep the cycle alive (which I doubt there'll be a serious problem with)

user61230

So feel free to hop in and out when you'd like, @jmac.

jmac

I may next week then @Emrakul -- moving this weekend, so I will at least wait until that is done

user61230

Sure, sounds good!

Undo

02:27

I still have no idea what I'm doing

I'm pretty sure everyone's gonna beat the crap out of me on the first round and I'll still be trying to figure out how to move stuff

Seth

Watch some YouTube videos @Undo.

Undo

I have been

and reading strategy guides

I actually think I have a pretty decent idea, but it's the unknown unknowns that scare me

Like France and Austria and Turkey deciding that I look tasty

Seth

You are.. Germany?

Undo

no :P

Italy

Seth

Italy then?

btw, I don't know if you saw the video I linked above, but it really gave me a clearer idea how the game works.

Although Air noted that a real life game vs online game is slightly different.

@jmac Is your keyboard full of crumbs? :P

jmac

02:51

@Seth Yes, yes it is.

Undo

en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Diplomacy/Italy

> The primary challenge to Italian supremacy, then, is the difficulty involved in making allies for the long term; it takes a player of sound tactical skill, honed persuasive abilities, and keen strategic vision

So basically not me :P

Doorknob

Oooh, /me reads Diplomacy wikibook

Seth