| DC344: Winter 1935 Game-Start - jlqueiros (Sep 28, 2010, 3:55 pm) |
Greetings to everybody. I notice this is an all-american game with the odd Portuguese playing from Africa... Please take into account that I'm in a completely different timezone from you guys and don't find it strange if it takes me a while to answer your emails.
As you can easily see in the diplomaticorp site, Jimmy, Dirk, Kyle and I participated in the first 1936 playtest. With better results for them than for me, I'm afraid... I'm not playing any other games right now.
Best of luck to everybody, except those who decide to attack poor and small Turkey 
João
[Reply] |
| Behold! dc339 w219bc builds! - FuzzyLogic (Sep 28, 2010, 1:56 pm) |
Lo and behold - mistake free and on time - your builds!
RETREATS:
Retreats? We don't need no stinking retreats... By order of the leaders of the respective civilizations, all are removed!
Egypt: Remove A Cyrenaica, Remove F Creta
Gaul: Remove A Burdigala
BUILDS:
Carthage: Build F Cartenna
Egypt: Build A Alexandria, A Thebes
Germania: Build F Aliso, A Biskupin
Macedonia: Build F Athens
Persia: Build F Antiochia
Rome: Build F Neapolis
NEXT: Spring 218 bc to be next Monday! Oct 4, 3pm Central.
Enjoy,
-Him
[Reply] |
| Behold! dc339 w219bc builds! (dc339) FuzzyLogic Oct 04, 01:14 pm |
Is it Monday already? New month, new week, new year in our game... 2 hrs!
-him
From: Michael Sims
Sent: Tue 9/28/2010 1:56 PM
To: coebq(at)yahoo.com; hancockfc(at)yahoo.com; justin(at)darkenedpath.com; mjn82(at)yahoo.com; ross826(at)gmail.com; mlb767(at)aim.com; clockheardt(at)yahoo.com; fredrik(at)familjenblom.se
Cc: dc339
Subject: Behold! dc339 w219bc builds!
Lo and behold - mistake free and on time - your builds!
RETREATS:
Retreats? We don't need no stinking retreats... By order of the leaders of the respective civilizations, all are removed!
Egypt: Remove A Cyrenaica, Remove F Creta
Gaul: Remove A Burdigala
BUILDS:
Carthage: Build F Cartenna
Egypt: Build A Alexandria, A Thebes
Germania: Build F Aliso, A Biskupin
Macedonia: Build F Athens
Persia: Build F Antiochia
Rome: Build F Neapolis
NEXT: Spring 218 bc to be next Monday! Oct 4, 3pm Central.
Enjoy,
-Him
|
| DC 333, Draw Proposed - alwayshunted (Sep 28, 2010, 12:55 pm) |
Gang,
Lets clear a few things up here.
First, there are no default retreats. I occasionally retreat a single unit with one option in order to keep the game rolling (which I will likely reconsider doing in the future), but I am clear at the start of the game, as are the DC house rules, that unordered retreats go away. An easy solution: Send your orders, don't assume.
Second, there is no excuse for any player to order without being aware of the game rules, or the "house rules" for any particular game. It's not a crime, but don't expect any sympathy. I will answer any rule question at any time, or direct you to an explanation. I am not responsible for checking with anyone to make sure they know the rules as they play. There are MANY sources to find diplomacy rules online, including our own DC site.
Lastly, some of you are asking for my intervention, or for judgement calls in this. Forget it. This is your game, not mine. I will play referee, adjudicate, and try to keep things rolling. That's it. I will oversee votes for some things if I think they are reasonable requests. It doesn't affect me at all, so why not?
I think that's it. Play on please.
Warren
[Reply] |
| DC 341: F1901 Adjudication - AceRimmer (Sep 28, 2010, 12:52 pm) |
We finished Charlotte???s Web last night. Not to spoil it for anybody, but Charlotte dies. That???s what happens when you spin webs. However, apparently freshwater hydras can live forever. Who knew? I???m sure there???s a moral in there somewhere.
Germany???s Spring 1901 choice of F Kiel-Holland unfolds into Fall 1901. Russia takes Sweden. Germany takes Belgium (in spite of French support for the English fleet). And England bounces the Kaiserin out of Denmark.
On the other side of the map, Austria seizes Rumania with Turkish help! Russia, however, is no sleeping bear; he uses the opportunity to wend his way into Galicia.
And Italy and Austria continue their bizarre physics experiment in Venice/Trieste, seeing if the laws of quantum mechanics will allow an army and a fleet to pass clean through each other. They don???t. Not yet at least.
The Winter 1901 adjudication will be at 10:00 a.m. CST, Thursday, September 30th. Remember, orders are treated as final unless marked preliminary.
Austria: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
England: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
France: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
Germany: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
Italy: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Russia: Supp 5 Unit 4 Build 1
Turkey: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Austria:
A GAL ->RUM
A SER Supports A GAL -> RUM
F TRI -> VEN (*Fails*)
England:
F-NTH>Den (*Bounce*)
F-Nwg>NWY
A-Yor>Lon
France:
A Spain - Hold
A Picardy Supports F North Sea -> Belguim (*Void*)
F Mid Atl. -> Portugal
Germany:
A Kiel-Denmark (*Bounce*)
A Ruhr-Belgium
F Holland S A Ruhr-Belgium
Italy:
A Venice - Trieste (*Fails*)
A Apu - Tun
F ION C A Apu ??? Tun
Russia:
F Gulf of Bothnia - Sweden
A Moscow - Warsaw
F Sevastopol - Black Sea (*Bounce*)
A Ukraine ??? Galicia
Turkey:
Army Bulgaria support Army Galicia (an Austrian) in moving to Rumania
Fleet Ankara to Black Sea (*Bounce*)
Army Armenia to Sevastopol (*Fails*)[Reply] |
| DC 341: F1901 Adjudication (dc341) dorkknob Sep 29, 09:51 am |
I will be leaving for Colorado and thus not have access to email. I will be back Monday night, and I will promptly answer Email on the way home from the airport. Thursday to Monday afternoon, I will be without email.
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
To: Shawn Buis <thanksliving(at)hotmail.com>; DC 341 <dc341(at)diplomaticcorp.com>; Catie Foster <catie.foster(at)gmail.com>; Gareth Griffiths <gnr.griffiths(at)gmail.com>; Jon Kudlick <jkudlick+dipcorp(at)gmail.com>;
Nathan Powell <youthguyingarrett(at)yahoo.com>; Harry Spencer <hspencer88(at)gmail.com>; James Trickey <jdtsoft(at)jdtsoft.com>
Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 1:52:41 PM
Subject: DC 341: F1901 Adjudication
We finished Charlotte???s Web last night. Not to spoil it for anybody, but Charlotte dies. That???s what happens when you spin webs. However, apparently freshwater hydras can live forever. Who knew? I???m sure there???s a moral in there somewhere.
Germany???s Spring 1901 choice of F Kiel-Holland unfolds into Fall 1901. Russia takes Sweden. Germany takes Belgium (in spite of French support for the English fleet). And England bounces the Kaiserin out of Denmark.
On the other side of the map, Austria seizes Rumania with Turkish help! Russia, however, is no sleeping bear; he uses the opportunity to wend his way into Galicia.
And Italy and Austria continue their bizarre physics experiment in Venice/Trieste, seeing if the laws of quantum mechanics will allow an army and a fleet to pass clean through each other. They don???t. Not yet at least.
The Winter 1901
adjudication will be at 10:00 a.m. CST, Thursday, September 30th. Remember, orders are treated as final unless marked preliminary.
Austria: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
England: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
France: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
Germany: Supp 5 Unit 3 Build 2
Italy: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Russia: Supp 5 Unit 4 Build 1
Turkey: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Austria:
A GAL ->RUM
A SER Supports A GAL -> RUM
F TRI -> VEN (*Fails*)
England:
F-NTH>Den (*Bounce*)
F-Nwg>NWY
A-Yor>Lon
France:
A Spain - Hold
A Picardy Supports F North Sea -> Belguim (*Void*)
F Mid Atl. -> Portugal
Germany:
A Kiel-Denmark (*Bounce*)
A Ruhr-Belgium
F Holland S A
Ruhr-Belgium
Italy:
A Venice - Trieste (*Fails*)
A Apu - Tun
F ION C A Apu ??? Tun
Russia:
F Gulf of Bothnia - Sweden
A Moscow - Warsaw
F Sevastopol - Black Sea (*Bounce*)
A Ukraine ??? Galicia
Turkey:
Army Bulgaria support Army Galicia (an Austrian) in moving to Rumania
Fleet Ankara to Black Sea (*Bounce*)
Army Armenia to Sevastopol (*Fails*)
|
| DC 333, Summer 1904 - s2000chops (Sep 28, 2010, 10:56 am) |
Gentlemen,
It seems there was more than one confusion over the retreat season. I don't know what Nick's problem was, but Jim (Russia) was under the misapprehension that in Winter he could voluntarily disband units and rebuild them. That is, obviously, not the case, and he says that Warren finally explained that rule to him *after* the retreats.
Since it's Jim's first DC game, this is plausible ignorance, and I think that it would be a fair trade to approve both retreat do-overs. One helps Russia, one harms Russia, but both help the game to be played at the highest level. Could everybody agree to this?
I apologize for writing this myself; as a DC old-timer, I'm a bit more willing to challenge things than a newcomer would be. I was also the recipient of your good graces earlier in the game, and I think it's fair to extend that grace to others.
Best regards,
- Salim
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Nick Powell <nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
A few of you have expressed concern over my apparent NMR. There's no need to worry that I've abdicated - what happened was simply a misunderstanding between Warren and myself. He's offered to re-instate my army in Ruhr if it gets unanimous approval from the board, just like the replacement build Salim got when he joined the game. Obviously I'd prefer if you guys voted yes as I really did not intend to disband the army, but like before, it's your call and I won't be hunting down anyone who votes no.
Best wishes to all (yes even you Mr. Czar),
-Nick
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Warren Fleming <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
No word from the German command, so his army turns in its guns and everyone goes home. The Russian fleet seeks shelter in Helgoland Bight. Fall will be due in just over a week, Monday October 4, 17:00 MDT.
See you all then. Get your prelims in.
Warren[Reply] |
| DC344: Winter 1935 Game-Start - sirjames (Sep 28, 2010, 10:49 am) |
Greetings from London.
I have played Joao, Kyle, and Dirk in prior meta gaming pairings. Not playing with any of them currently. Britain comes to this game with a fresh perspective. All pairings, alliances and conflicts will be considered.
Cheers
Jimmy
Sent from my iTouch
On Sep 28, 2010, at 10:31 AM, "Dirk Knemeyer" wrote:
Hi Folks,
I might be a little slow in getting started with this game, between a business trip and illness.
I've previously played with Dan, Jimmy, Joao and Kyle but am not currently playing with any of y'all in other games.
Happy hunting!
Dirk
On Sep 28, 2010, at 4:38 AM, Charles Féaux de la Croix wrote:
Hallo zusammen,
welcome to the third 1936 playtest! I hope we shall all have a grand time.
Let me cut straight to the chase and give you the power allocations I worked out based on your submitted preferences:
Britain Jimmy Ghostine Burlington, VT, US
France Ken Miller Davenport, IA, US
Germany Dirk Knemeyer Somerville, MA, US
Italy & Nat. Spain Andrew Tanner Salem, OR, US
Poland Daniel Dzikowicz Sugar Grove, IL, US
Soviet Union & Rep. Spain Kyle Overby-Lee Inverness, IL, US
Turkey Joao Queiros Nairobi, Kenya
I trust you folks are reasonably happy. Apart from two players who merely got their third and fourth choice respectively, all got either their first or second. By adding the ranks together, I arrived at the following table:
France 15
Soviet Union 20
Italy
26
Britain 29
Turkey 34
Germany 35
Poland 40
France is plainly all the rage. Indeed, four players most wanted to play the Grande Nation. I am not surprised that the three most compact positions didn't curry as much favour. Most people after all relish having more units and those being located in quite different parts of the map. Indeed, much the same popularity trends could be discerned in DC319. I suppose the large overlap in players may also be a contributing factor.
France 13
Soviet Union 14
Britain 17
Italy 21
Germany 25
Turkey 25
Poland 31
Dirk's DC330 game produced somewhat different preference schemes:
DC330
Soviet Union 23
Italy 24,5
Britain 26
Poland 27,5
Germany 28
France 33
Turkey 34
Okay, 'nuff about such "fashion trivia". 
While of course any type of meta-gaming is very much frowned upon and trust nobody shall engage in, I believe that in the interest of full disclosure of all present player pairings outside of this game ought to be made public. Please do so, say as you introduce yourself to the group.
As already previously noted, I require that all negotiation mails are CCed to me. This is very helpful from a playtesting perspective, allows me to spot mistaken assumptions regarding the rules or map and allows me to keep stats on the game's mail volume that I plan on publishing once the game has ended. And hey, I just like being in the loop.
Preliminary Spring 1936 moves are due to me NLT 6PM CET on Monday, 4 October, with the final deadline following on Wednesday, 6 October.
Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Viel Erfolg auf dem diplomatischen Parkett!
Charles
----------
PLAYERS:
BRITAIN: Ghostine, Jimmy
FRANCE: Ken Miller
GERMANY: Dirk Knemeyer
ITALY & NAT. SPAIN: Andrew Tanner
POLAND: Daniel Dzikowicz
SOVIET UNION & REP. SPAIN: Kyle Overby-Lee
TURKEY: Joao Queiros
HEADLINES:
o TENSIONS RISE ANEW AS THE SPANISH CRISIS BECOMES ALL THE TALK ACROSS EUROPE
PRESS:
GM to the Rulers of Europe: Good luck to one and all.
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Britain(4): Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Suez.
France(5): Algiers, Beirut, Brest, Marseille, Paris.
Germany(3): Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy(4): Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
Poland(3): Cracow, Gdynia, Warsaw.
Turkey(3): Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir.
USSR(3): Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
Nationalist Spain(1): Burgos
Republican Spain(1): Valencia
Minor Powers(23): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia (Yug.), Sweden, Switzerland.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
o Spring 1936 Moves: (4) 6 October
o Summer 1936 Retreats: 8 October
o Fall 1936 Moves: (11) 13 October
o Winter 1936 Retreats/Adjustments: 15 October
o Spring 1937 Moves: (1 20 October
MAP:[Reply] |
| DC344: Winter 1935 Game-Start - dknemeyer (Sep 28, 2010, 9:30 am) |
Hi Folks,
I might be a little slow in getting started with this game, between a business trip and illness.
I've previously played with Dan, Jimmy, Joao and Kyle but am not currently playing with any of y'all in other games.
Happy hunting!
Dirk
On Sep 28, 2010, at 4:38 AM, Charles Féaux de la Croix wrote:
Hallo zusammen,
welcome to the third 1936 playtest!
I hope we shall all have a grand time.
Let me cut straight to the chase and give you the power
allocations I worked out based on your submitted preferences:
Britain
Jimmy
Ghostine
Burlington,
VT, US
France
Ken Miller
Davenport, IA, US
Germany
Dirk Knemeyer
Somerville, MA, US
Italy &
Nat. Spain
Andrew Tanner
Salem, OR, US
Poland
Daniel Dzikowicz
Sugar Grove, IL, US
Soviet Union
& Rep. Spain
Kyle Overby-Lee
Inverness, IL, US
Turkey
Joao Queiros
Nairobi, Kenya
I trust you folks are reasonably happy. Apart from two players who
merely got their third and fourth choice respectively, all got
either their first or second. By adding the ranks together, I
arrived at the following table:
France
15
Soviet Union
20
Italy
26
Britain
29
Turkey
34
Germany
35
Poland
40
France is plainly all the rage. Indeed, four players most
wanted to play the Grande Nation. I am not surprised that the
three most compact positions didn't curry as much favour. Most
people after all relish having more units and those being located
in quite different parts of the map. Indeed, much the same
popularity trends could be discerned in DC319. I suppose the large
overlap in players may also be a contributing factor.
France
13
Soviet Union
14
Britain
17
Italy
21
Germany
25
Turkey
25
Poland
31
Dirk's DC330 game produced somewhat different preference schemes:
DC330
Soviet Union
23
Italy
24,5
Britain
26
Poland
27,5
Germany
28
France
33
Turkey
34
Okay, 'nuff about such "fashion trivia".
While of course any type of
meta-gaming is very much frowned upon and trust nobody shall
engage in, I believe that in the interest of full disclosure
of all present player pairings outside of this game ought to
be made public. Please do so, say as you introduce yourself
to the group.
As already previously noted, I require that all negotiation
mails are CCed to me. This is very helpful from a
playtesting perspective, allows me to spot mistaken
assumptions regarding the rules or map and allows me to keep
stats on the game's mail volume that I plan on publishing
once the game has ended. And hey, I just like being in the
loop.
Preliminary Spring
1936 moves are due to me NLT 6PM CET on Monday, 4
October, with the final deadline following on
Wednesday, 6 October.
Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Viel Erfolg auf dem diplomatischen
Parkett!
Charles
----------
PLAYERS:
BRITAIN: Ghostine,
Jimmy <Jimmy.Ghostine(at)vtmednet.org>
FRANCE: Ken Miller
<kmiller(at)lujack.com>
GERMANY: Dirk
Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>
ITALY &
NAT. SPAIN: Andrew Tanner
<feanorsfirstborn(at)gmail.com>
POLAND: Daniel
Dzikowicz <ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com>
SOVIET
UNION & REP. SPAIN: Kyle Overby-Lee
<tomjnkns.IL(at)gmail.com>
TURKEY: Joao Queiros
<jlqueiros3(at)hotmail.com>
HEADLINES:
o TENSIONS RISE ANEW AS THE SPANISH CRISIS
BECOMES ALL THE TALK ACROSS EUROPE
PRESS:
GM to the Rulers of Europe: Good luck to one and all.
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Britain(4): Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London, Suez.
France(5): Algiers, Beirut, Brest,
Marseille, Paris.
Germany(3): Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy(4): Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
Poland(3): Cracow, Gdynia, Warsaw.
Turkey(3): Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir.
USSR(3): Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
Nationalist Spain(1): Burgos
Republican Spain(1): Valencia
Minor Powers(23): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland,
Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania,
Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rumania,
Serbia (Yug.), Sweden, Switzerland.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET
(GMT+1)...not local time)
o Spring 1936 Moves: (4) 6 October
o Summer 1936 Retreats: 8 October
o Fall 1936 Moves: (11) 13 October
o Winter 1936
Retreats/Adjustments: 15 October
o Spring 1937 Moves: (1 20
October
MAP:
<1936_15 Winter 1935.gif>[Reply] |
| dc330: Deadline extended - dknemeyer (Sep 28, 2010, 9:12 am) |
Hi Everyone,
I'm on the last day of a business trip today (flying tonight) and am very ill. As such I don't want to push myself to get the adjudication done late when I get home. So I'm going to extend the deadline by 18 hours, to 17:00 GMT tomorrow.
My apologies.
Dirk[Reply] |
| dc330: Deadline extended (dc330) dknemeyer Oct 05, 01:33 pm |
Hi Everyone,
Britain is traveling today and has requested to use his extension this turn. Thus the deadline is pushed back up to eight hours, at the point which he inputs his orders marked "Final".
FYI, if the full eight hours are taken I will likely be asleep and adjudicate in the morning. If it comes earlier than that and I am still up I will adjudicate immediately.
Happy dipping!
Dirk |
| DC344: Winter 1935 Game-Start - charlesf (Sep 28, 2010, 3:38 am) |
Hallo zusammen,
?
welcome to the third 1936 playtest!
I hope we shall all have a grand time.
Let me cut straight to the chase and give you the power
allocations I worked out based on your submitted preferences:
Britain
Jimmy
Ghostine
Burlington,
VT, US
France
Ken Miller
Davenport, IA, US
Germany
Dirk Knemeyer
Somerville, MA, US
Italy &
Nat. Spain
Andrew Tanner
Salem, OR, US
Poland
Daniel Dzikowicz
Sugar Grove, IL, US
Soviet Union
& Rep. Spain
Kyle Overby-Lee
Inverness, IL, US
Turkey
Joao Queiros
Nairobi, Kenya
I trust you folks are reasonably happy. Apart from two players who
merely got their third and fourth choice respectively, all got
either their first or second. By adding the ranks together, I
arrived at the following table:
France
15
Soviet Union
20
Italy
26
Britain
29
Turkey
34
Germany
35
Poland
40
France is plainly all the rage. Indeed, four players most
wanted to play the Grande Nation. I am not surprised that the
three most compact positions didn't curry as much favour. Most
people after all relish having more units and those being located
in quite different parts of the map. Indeed, much the same
popularity trends could be discerned in DC319. I suppose the large
overlap in players may also be a contributing factor.
France
13
Soviet Union
14
Britain
17
Italy
21
Germany
25
Turkey
25
Poland
31
Dirk's DC330 game produced somewhat different preference schemes:
DC330
Soviet Union
23
Italy
24,5
Britain
26
Poland
27,5
Germany
28
France
33
Turkey
34
Okay, 'nuff about such "fashion trivia".
?
While of course any type of
meta-gaming is very much frowned upon and trust nobody shall
engage in, I believe that in the interest of full disclosure
of all present player pairings outside of this game ought to
be made public. Please do so, say as you introduce yourself
to the group.
As already previously noted, I require that all negotiation
mails are CCed to me. This is very helpful from a
playtesting perspective, allows me to spot mistaken
assumptions regarding the rules or map and allows me to keep
stats on the game's mail volume that I plan on publishing
once the game has ended. And hey, I just like being in the
loop.
?
Preliminary Spring
1936 moves are due to me NLT 6PM CET on?Monday, 4
October, with the final deadline following on
Wednesday, 6 October.
Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
?
Viel Erfolg auf dem diplomatischen
Parkett!
?
Charles
?
----------
PLAYERS:
??? BRITAIN: Ghostine,
Jimmy <Jimmy.Ghostine(at)vtmednet.org>
???? FRANCE: Ken Miller
<kmiller(at)lujack.com>
??? GERMANY: Dirk
Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>
??? ITALY &
NAT. SPAIN: Andrew Tanner
<feanorsfirstborn(at)gmail.com>
??? POLAND: Daniel
Dzikowicz <ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com>
??? SOVIET
UNION & REP. SPAIN: Kyle Overby-Lee
<tomjnkns.IL(at)gmail.com>
??? TURKEY: Joao Queiros
<jlqueiros3(at)hotmail.com>
HEADLINES:
??? o TENSIONS RISE ANEW AS THE SPANISH CRISIS
BECOMES ALL THE TALK ACROSS EUROPE
PRESS:
GM to the?Rulers of Europe: Good luck to one and all.
?
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
??? Britain(4) Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London, Suez.
??? France(5)Algiers, Beirut, Brest,
Marseille, Paris.
??? Germany(3)Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.
??? Italy(4)Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
??? Poland(3)Cracow, Gdynia, Warsaw.
??? Turkey(3)Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir.
??? USSR(3)Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
??? Nationalist Spain(1): Burgos
??? Republican Spain(1): Valencia
??? Minor Powers(23): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland,
Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania,
Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rumania,
Serbia (Yug.),?Sweden,?Switzerland.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET
(GMT+1)...not local time)
??? o Spring?1936 Moves(4) 6 October
??? o Summer?1936 Retreats: 8 October
??? o Fall?1936 Moves(11) 13 October
??? o Winter?1936
Retreats/Adjustments: 15 October
??? o Spring 1937 Moves: (1 20
October
?
MAP:[Reply] |
| DC344: Winter 1935 Game-Start (dc344) dknemeyer Sep 28, 09:30 am |
Hi Folks,
I might be a little slow in getting started with this game, between a business trip and illness.
I've previously played with Dan, Jimmy, Joao and Kyle but am not currently playing with any of y'all in other games.
Happy hunting!
Dirk
On Sep 28, 2010, at 4:38 AM, Charles Féaux de la Croix wrote:
Hallo zusammen,
welcome to the third 1936 playtest!
I hope we shall all have a grand time.
Let me cut straight to the chase and give you the power
allocations I worked out based on your submitted preferences:
Britain
Jimmy
Ghostine
Burlington,
VT, US
France
Ken Miller
Davenport, IA, US
Germany
Dirk Knemeyer
Somerville, MA, US
Italy &
Nat. Spain
Andrew Tanner
Salem, OR, US
Poland
Daniel Dzikowicz
Sugar Grove, IL, US
Soviet Union
& Rep. Spain
Kyle Overby-Lee
Inverness, IL, US
Turkey
Joao Queiros
Nairobi, Kenya
I trust you folks are reasonably happy. Apart from two players who
merely got their third and fourth choice respectively, all got
either their first or second. By adding the ranks together, I
arrived at the following table:
France
15
Soviet Union
20
Italy
26
Britain
29
Turkey
34
Germany
35
Poland
40
France is plainly all the rage. Indeed, four players most
wanted to play the Grande Nation. I am not surprised that the
three most compact positions didn't curry as much favour. Most
people after all relish having more units and those being located
in quite different parts of the map. Indeed, much the same
popularity trends could be discerned in DC319. I suppose the large
overlap in players may also be a contributing factor.
France
13
Soviet Union
14
Britain
17
Italy
21
Germany
25
Turkey
25
Poland
31
Dirk's DC330 game produced somewhat different preference schemes:
DC330
Soviet Union
23
Italy
24,5
Britain
26
Poland
27,5
Germany
28
France
33
Turkey
34
Okay, 'nuff about such "fashion trivia".
While of course any type of
meta-gaming is very much frowned upon and trust nobody shall
engage in, I believe that in the interest of full disclosure
of all present player pairings outside of this game ought to
be made public. Please do so, say as you introduce yourself
to the group.
As already previously noted, I require that all negotiation
mails are CCed to me. This is very helpful from a
playtesting perspective, allows me to spot mistaken
assumptions regarding the rules or map and allows me to keep
stats on the game's mail volume that I plan on publishing
once the game has ended. And hey, I just like being in the
loop.
Preliminary Spring
1936 moves are due to me NLT 6PM CET on Monday, 4
October, with the final deadline following on
Wednesday, 6 October.
Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Viel Erfolg auf dem diplomatischen
Parkett!
Charles
----------
PLAYERS:
BRITAIN: Ghostine,
Jimmy <Jimmy.Ghostine(at)vtmednet.org>
FRANCE: Ken Miller
<kmiller(at)lujack.com>
GERMANY: Dirk
Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>
ITALY &
NAT. SPAIN: Andrew Tanner
<feanorsfirstborn(at)gmail.com>
POLAND: Daniel
Dzikowicz <ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com>
SOVIET
UNION & REP. SPAIN: Kyle Overby-Lee
<tomjnkns.IL(at)gmail.com>
TURKEY: Joao Queiros
<jlqueiros3(at)hotmail.com>
HEADLINES:
o TENSIONS RISE ANEW AS THE SPANISH CRISIS
BECOMES ALL THE TALK ACROSS EUROPE
PRESS:
GM to the Rulers of Europe: Good luck to one and all.
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Britain(4): Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London, Suez.
France(5): Algiers, Beirut, Brest,
Marseille, Paris.
Germany(3): Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy(4): Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
Poland(3): Cracow, Gdynia, Warsaw.
Turkey(3): Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir.
USSR(3): Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
Nationalist Spain(1): Burgos
Republican Spain(1): Valencia
Minor Powers(23): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland,
Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania,
Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rumania,
Serbia (Yug.), Sweden, Switzerland.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET
(GMT+1)...not local time)
o Spring 1936 Moves: (4) 6 October
o Summer 1936 Retreats: 8 October
o Fall 1936 Moves: (11) 13 October
o Winter 1936
Retreats/Adjustments: 15 October
o Spring 1937 Moves: (1 20
October
MAP:
<1936_15 Winter 1935.gif> |
| DC344: Winter 1935 Game-Start (dc344) jlqueiros Sep 28, 03:55 pm |
Greetings to everybody. I notice this is an all-american game with the odd Portuguese playing from Africa... Please take into account that I'm in a completely different timezone from you guys and don't find it strange if it takes me a while to answer your emails.
As you can easily see in the diplomaticorp site, Jimmy, Dirk, Kyle and I participated in the first 1936 playtest. With better results for them than for me, I'm afraid... I'm not playing any other games right now.
Best of luck to everybody, except those who decide to attack poor and small Turkey
João
|
| DC344: Winter 1935 Game-Start (dc344) sirjames Sep 28, 10:49 am |
Greetings from London.
I have played Joao, Kyle, and Dirk in prior meta gaming pairings. Not playing with any of them currently. Britain comes to this game with a fresh perspective. All pairings, alliances and conflicts will be considered.
Cheers
Jimmy
Sent from my iTouch
On Sep 28, 2010, at 10:31 AM, "Dirk Knemeyer" wrote:
Hi Folks,
I might be a little slow in getting started with this game, between a business trip and illness.
I've previously played with Dan, Jimmy, Joao and Kyle but am not currently playing with any of y'all in other games.
Happy hunting!
Dirk
On Sep 28, 2010, at 4:38 AM, Charles Féaux de la Croix wrote:
Hallo zusammen,
welcome to the third 1936 playtest! I hope we shall all have a grand time.
Let me cut straight to the chase and give you the power allocations I worked out based on your submitted preferences:
Britain Jimmy Ghostine Burlington, VT, US
France Ken Miller Davenport, IA, US
Germany Dirk Knemeyer Somerville, MA, US
Italy & Nat. Spain Andrew Tanner Salem, OR, US
Poland Daniel Dzikowicz Sugar Grove, IL, US
Soviet Union & Rep. Spain Kyle Overby-Lee Inverness, IL, US
Turkey Joao Queiros Nairobi, Kenya
I trust you folks are reasonably happy. Apart from two players who merely got their third and fourth choice respectively, all got either their first or second. By adding the ranks together, I arrived at the following table:
France 15
Soviet Union 20
Italy
26
Britain 29
Turkey 34
Germany 35
Poland 40
France is plainly all the rage. Indeed, four players most wanted to play the Grande Nation. I am not surprised that the three most compact positions didn't curry as much favour. Most people after all relish having more units and those being located in quite different parts of the map. Indeed, much the same popularity trends could be discerned in DC319. I suppose the large overlap in players may also be a contributing factor.
France 13
Soviet Union 14
Britain 17
Italy 21
Germany 25
Turkey 25
Poland 31
Dirk's DC330 game produced somewhat different preference schemes:
DC330
Soviet Union 23
Italy 24,5
Britain 26
Poland 27,5
Germany 28
France 33
Turkey 34
Okay, 'nuff about such "fashion trivia".
While of course any type of meta-gaming is very much frowned upon and trust nobody shall engage in, I believe that in the interest of full disclosure of all present player pairings outside of this game ought to be made public. Please do so, say as you introduce yourself to the group.
As already previously noted, I require that all negotiation mails are CCed to me. This is very helpful from a playtesting perspective, allows me to spot mistaken assumptions regarding the rules or map and allows me to keep stats on the game's mail volume that I plan on publishing once the game has ended. And hey, I just like being in the loop.
Preliminary Spring 1936 moves are due to me NLT 6PM CET on Monday, 4 October, with the final deadline following on Wednesday, 6 October.
Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Viel Erfolg auf dem diplomatischen Parkett!
Charles
----------
PLAYERS:
BRITAIN: Ghostine, Jimmy
FRANCE: Ken Miller
GERMANY: Dirk Knemeyer
ITALY & NAT. SPAIN: Andrew Tanner
POLAND: Daniel Dzikowicz
SOVIET UNION & REP. SPAIN: Kyle Overby-Lee
TURKEY: Joao Queiros
HEADLINES:
o TENSIONS RISE ANEW AS THE SPANISH CRISIS BECOMES ALL THE TALK ACROSS EUROPE
PRESS:
GM to the Rulers of Europe: Good luck to one and all.
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Britain(4): Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Suez.
France(5): Algiers, Beirut, Brest, Marseille, Paris.
Germany(3): Berlin, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy(4): Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
Poland(3): Cracow, Gdynia, Warsaw.
Turkey(3): Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir.
USSR(3): Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
Nationalist Spain(1): Burgos
Republican Spain(1): Valencia
Minor Powers(23): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia (Yug.), Sweden, Switzerland.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
o Spring 1936 Moves: (4) 6 October
o Summer 1936 Retreats: 8 October
o Fall 1936 Moves: (11) 13 October
o Winter 1936 Retreats/Adjustments: 15 October
o Spring 1937 Moves: (1 20 October
MAP: |
| DC 333, Summer 1904 - DrSwordopolis (Sep 28, 2010, 1:40 am) |
Hi guys,
A few of you have expressed concern over my apparent NMR. There's no need to worry that I've abdicated - what happened was simply a misunderstanding between Warren and myself. He's offered to re-instate my army in Ruhr if it gets unanimous approval from the board, just like the replacement build Salim got when he joined the game. Obviously I'd prefer if you guys voted yes as I really did not intend to disband the army, but like before, it's your call and I won't be hunting down anyone who votes no.
Best wishes to all (yes even you Mr. Czar),
-Nick
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Warren Fleming <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
No word from the German command, so his army turns in its guns and everyone goes home. The Russian fleet seeks shelter in Helgoland Bight. Fall will be due in just over a week, Monday October 4, 17:00 MDT.
See you all then. Get your prelims in.
Warren[Reply] |
| dc342 ~ Imperial 1841 - sgttodd (Sep 27, 2010, 10:21 pm) |
The deadline for Spring 1842 is Monday, October 4th (at) 2359 UTC.
Adjustment orders for Winter of 1841.
Austria: Build A Budapest.
Austria: Build A Vienna.
Britain: Build F Bombay.
Britain: Build A Delhi.
China: Build A Chongqing.
China: Build A Beijing.
China: Build A Guangdong.
China: Build F Shanghai.
China: Build F Yongmingcheng.
France: Build F Madagascar.
France: Build A Sierra Leone.
Holland: Build F Java.
Ottoman: Build F Egypt(ec).
Ottoman: Build F Bagdad.
Ottoman: Build A Angora.
Russia: Build A St Petersburg.
Russia: Build A Moskow.
Russia: Build A Sevastopol.
Russia: Build A Orenburg.
Russia: Build A Irkutsk.
Spain: Build F Madrid.
Spain: Build F Rio de Janeiro.
Spain: Build F Columbia(sc).
Spain: Build F Monterey.
USA: Build F New York City.
USA: Build F New Orleans.
Unit locations:
Austria: A Berlin, A Budapest, A Venice, A Vienna, A Loango, A Kiel,
F Salerno.
Britain: A London, F Quebec, A Ontario, F Bahama Islands, A Cape
Colony, F Bombay, A Delhi, F Malaysia, A Bengal, F North Sea, F The
Azores, F N.E.Indian Ocean, F S.E.Indian Ocean.
China: A Beijing, A Chongqing, A Guangdong, F Shanghai, F
Yongmingcheng, A Hue, A Xining, A Korea, A Liaoning, A Formosa.
France: F Nantes, F Antilles, A Sierra Leone, A Guinea, F
Madagascar, A Metz, A Switzerland, F Liberia, F Marshalls, F
Mozabaique Channel, F Arabian Sea.
Holland: F Holland, A Natal, F Java, A Edo, A Sumatra, A Amazona, F
Coral Sea, F China Sea.
Ottoman: A Angora, F Bagdad, F Egypt(ec), A Greece, A Armenia, A
Abyssinia, A Ade, F Ionian Sea.
Russia: A Moskow, A Sevastopol, A St Petersburg, A Warsaw, A
Irkutsk, A Orenburg, A Norway, F Rumania, F Sweden, A Tashkent, A
Omsk.
Spain: F Madrid, F Monterey, F Columbia(sc), F Rio de Janeiro, F
Phillipines, A Catalunia, A Mozambique, A Cuiaba, F Peru, A
Honduras, A Vancouver, F Canaries Seaway, F Eastern Carribean.
USA: F Charleston, F New Orleans, F New York City, A Republic of
Texas, A Chicago, F Gulf of Maine.
The deadline for Spring 1842 is Monday, October 4th (at) 2359 UTC.
files: http://mainecav.org/diplomacy[Reply] |
| dc337 - Spring 1903 Results - z93blom (Sep 27, 2010, 6:38 pm) |
Diplomats,
Everyone hates the German this season, as multiple nations gang up on them. The attack that pushes the German occupancy from Warsaw might leave a bitter aftertaste for the Russians though, since they've left the back door open. The Italians finally manage to take over Constantinople as well, after knocking on the gates for a few seasons.
We have retreats due:German A Munich can retreat to Cologne or OTBTurkish F Constantinople can retreat to Black Sea, Ankara or OTBGerman A Warsaw can retreat to Livonia, Galicia or OTB
Next turn: Summer 1903 RetreatsNext Deadline: Wednesday, 27th of September 2010, 18:00 GMT (6PM).
Austria: A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - MunichA Tyrolia - MunichA Ukraine - WarsawA Serbia - Budapest
A Rumania HoldA Bulgaria Supports A Macedonia - Constantinople
Britain: F Edinburgh - Norwegian SeaF Sweden Supports F DenmarkF Portugal Supports F Mid Atlantic Ocean
F Mid Atlantic Ocean HoldF North Sea Supports F DenmarkF English Channel Supports F Mid Atlantic Ocean
France: A Spain Supports A GasconyF Gibraltar Supports A Spain
F Brest Supports A PicardyA Picardy Supports A BelgiumA Gascony Supports F BrestA Morocco Supports F Gibraltar
Germany: A Kiel - Netherlands (*Bounce*)
A Berlin - SilesiaA Munich Supports A Berlin - Silesia (*Dislodged*)A Warsaw Supports A Berlin - Silesia (*Dislodged*)A Belgium HoldF Baltic Sea - BerlinF Helgoland Bight - Netherlands (*Bounce*)
Italy: A Egypt HoldA Milan - SwitzerlandA Rome - MilanA Macedonia - ConstantinopleA Switzerland - AlsaceF Aegean Sea Supports A Macedonia - Constantinople
F Eastern Mediterranean - Konya (*Fails*)
Russia: F Denmark HoldA Prussia Supports A Ukraine - WarsawF Livonia - Baltic SeaA Moscow Supports A Sevastopol
A Sevastopol Hold
Turkey: F Constantinople - Aegean Sea (*Dislodged*)A Konya HoldA Damascus Supports A Konya
Next turn: Summer 1903 RetreatsNext Deadline: Wednesday, 27th of September 2010, 18:00 GMT (6PM).
/Fredrik[Reply] |
| dc334 s04: A Macedonian's last stand - FuzzyLogic (Sep 27, 2010, 3:09 pm) |
Player list for dc334
Odrysae is the spot, tho whether they can take up residence this fall in a supply center is another story!
2 retreats...
Macedonian A Thr can only go to Odr
Boeotian F Nau can retreat to Del or GOC
Both due Tues 3pm Central!
Enjoy,
-mike
Athens:
F Aegina - Megara (*Bounce*)
A Athens - Diacria
F Euboea - West Aegean Sea
F West Cyclades Hold
Boeotia:
F Ambracia - Ithaca
A Chalcis, no move received
A Delphi - Locris
F Naupactus - Aetolia (*Dislodged*)
A Thebes - Megara (*Bounce*)
Macedonia:
A Thracia - Troia (*Dislodged*)
Ionia:
F Aeolis - Chios
F Delos - West Aegean Sea (*Fails*)
F East Cyclades - North Sporades
F North Sporades - Samos
Persia:
F Amphipolis Supports A Byzantium - Thracia
A Byzantium - Thracia
A Caria - Miletus
F Carpathian Sea - South Sporades
F Cnossos Supports F Carpathian Sea - South Sporades
A Cyzicus - Troia (*Bounce*)
F East Aegean Sea - Lemnos
F Halicarnassus - Dorian Sea
F Lesbos Supports F Euboea - West Aegean Sea
F Pergamum - Troia (*Bounce*)
Sparta:
F Gulf of Laconia - South Ionian Sea
F Gulf of Patrae - Naupactus
A Olympia - Achaia
F Pylos Supports F Gulf of Laconia - South Ionian Sea
A Sparta - Arcadia
F Zarax - North Cretan Sea
Thessalia:
A Aetolia Supports F Gulf of Patrae - Naupactus
A Dodona Hold
A Larissa - Pieria
F Olynthus - Thracian Sea
A Pella - Therma
F Pherae - Pagasaean Gulf
A Phthiotis Hold
F Therma - Thermaic Gulf
[Reply] |
| DC 333, Draw Proposed - alwayshunted (Sep 27, 2010, 2:06 pm) |
Hey all,
I have a proposal for a four way draw, including England, France, Russia and Turkey. For those who are unaware, this would give Germany and Italy "survival" status, while the other four get "draw" status.
It must be unanimous to pass, meaning I need six yes votes. Abstaining means you vote no. Votes are due with the fall orders next Monday.
Thanks,
Warren[Reply] |
| DC 333, Draw Proposed (dc333) alwayshunted Sep 28, 12:55 pm |
Gang,
Lets clear a few things up here.
First, there are no default retreats. I occasionally retreat a single unit with one option in order to keep the game rolling (which I will likely reconsider doing in the future), but I am clear at the start of the game, as are the DC house rules, that unordered retreats go away. An easy solution: Send your orders, don't assume.
Second, there is no excuse for any player to order without being aware of the game rules, or the "house rules" for any particular game. It's not a crime, but don't expect any sympathy. I will answer any rule question at any time, or direct you to an explanation. I am not responsible for checking with anyone to make sure they know the rules as they play. There are MANY sources to find diplomacy rules online, including our own DC site.
Lastly, some of you are asking for my intervention, or for judgement calls in this. Forget it. This is your game, not mine. I will play referee, adjudicate, and try to keep things rolling. That's it. I will oversee votes for some things if I think they are reasonable requests. It doesn't affect me at all, so why not?
I think that's it. Play on please.
Warren
|
| DC 333, Draw Proposed (dc333) alwayshunted Sep 28, 07:03 pm |
Just to clear up one last thing.... the only vote currently being asked for is for a four way draw with E/F/R/T included.
Votes are due with the orders on Monday, or sooner.
Cheers,
Warren |
| dc340 DCI 2010 - S02 Per Player Request, Deadline... - garry.bledsoe (Sep 27, 2010, 9:59 am) |
| [Reply] |
| [DC 328] Spring 1906 2nd Re-abjudication - dreamsynergy (Sep 27, 2010, 9:19 am) |
All right folks, it seems I made another mistake in the abjudication.
F Ion - Tys, not Tun
No other units will be affected, so I've included the fnal placing of units in this mail.
Sorry for the inconvenience, and if anyone wants an extension, feel free to let me know.
Regards,
Ben[Reply] |
| DC344: Moving Towards Game-Start - charlesf (Sep 27, 2010, 8:43 am) |
Hi guys,
as you may have noticed, we have a full complement of players
(indeed, I've had to turn down almost enough players to fill a
second game). I've worked out power assignments based on preferences
you have provided me with. However, I shall be holding off until
tomorrow in launching the game according to one player's wishes.
Until I've done so, I ask you guys not to discuss the game with any
other players.
This shall be the third 1936 playtest and the first one with the
latest 1.5 map version. I've created a Realpolitik game module for
v1.5 and you'll find it attached in a zip-file. Using it is child's
play and may prove invaluable in both testing and visualising
various possible moves. You might also want to enter your orders
into Realpolitik and then simply copy-paste the text output into
your orders mail to me. Helps you avoid mistakes.
How to install? You need to place the unzipped module file into
Realpolitik's "Variant Files" sub-folder. Then open Realpolitik and
select 1936_15 in the variant drop-down module. Note that SC
provinces are solely defined as the SC dot, so if you want to enter
an order involving such a province, make sure you click on the dot.
Also, Realpolitik allows you to have space names shown on the map if
you toggle "Names" in the "Map" drop-down menu. This might help you
familiarise yourself with the space names (unit icons cover the
space labels, so you might toggle the unit view on or off).
Anyway, I've attached a map with the name view toggled on. I won't
however include such maps in regular adjucations as it makes for a
more cluttered map. Just thought the below might prove helpful to
especially those new to the variant.
I
shall be also including a dpy-file?for Realpolitik in
every adjucation. Should you open it with Realpolitik (and
have previously installed the variant module), you'll see
the present state of the game. You'll then be able to
click through the game's history, toggle on space names,
experiment with moves and see how they might be adjucated.
Realpolitik rocks and I do highly recommend the software's
use! You can download the programme at: http://realpolitik.sourceforge.net/
Another few points I'd like to stress:
?
-
Preliminary Spring and Fall orders need to be submitted 48
hours in advance of the actual deadline. I believe
this?considerably diminishes the?likelihood of NMRs and
mistaken orders. So I've made this a requirement. These
deadlines for preliminary orders shall be listed in
brackets in an adjucations Deadline Schedule section.
?
-
Note that deadlines shall generally be at 6 PM CET (GMT+1)
rather than your local time.
?
-
All negotiation mails need to be CCed to me. This is very
helpful from a playtesting perspective, allows me to spot
mistaken assumptions regarding the rules or map and allows
me to keep stats on the game's mail volume. And hey, I
just like being in the loop.
?
-
Make sure you use the order header format. It helps me
sort through mail, so please stick to it (e.g. DC344 Sp36
P1). I also encourage the analogous use of the negotiation
header format on the lines of "DC344 Su37 PGS" (that would
be a Polish mail to both Germany and the Soviet Union sent
prior to the Summer 1937 adjucation), but it's by no means
a requirement. Just a standard some might find as useful
as I do.
?
-
Since our game's DC344, our message board's email is dc344(at)diplomaticcorp.com.
Please include that adress whenever sending out a public
email. You may wish to subscribe to the DC344 forum on the
DC message board.
?
-
I welcome any press from players and observers. Submit it
to me and I shall include it in the adjucation
(anonymously or not, as specified). Press may be made
conditional on the adjucation's actual results, if so
desired.
Further below you shall find my House Rules document
(slightly amended from previous iterations).
Okay, I'll leave it at that. Should you have any
questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Cheers,
Charles
HOUSE RULES FOR DC344
Deadline Schedule
Spring and Fall
deadlines will be usually scheduled on a set day?every
week, 6 PM CET. Summer Retreats and combined
Winter Retreats/Adjustments deadlines shall usually
follow 48 hours later. Players may submit conditional orders. For
instance, a build order may be made conditional upon the
retreat orders of any player.
Power Preferences
Players may submit their ranked
preferences in regards to which power they wish to play
prior to the official game start.
Administration
1. GM
Impersonation is strictly off-limits. Any attempt
to forge a GM email or communication will be cause for
immediate removal from the game.
2. If
two players know each other in real life circumstances
in the same game, they need to inform the GM. You should
expect that this information will not neccessarily be
kept secret.
3. The
GM of the game has the final say and final decision
on all matters relating to the game, whether they
are covered in the rules or not. Any questions or
disputes should be raised to the GM of the game first
and then only if the player is still unhappy, the GM or
player can ask the DC moderators for their opinion on
the matter.
Orders Format
1. It
is a player’s responsibility to submit correct moves
to the GM by the deadline. These ought to be labelled
with the DC number, the correct season, great power
identifier and a number identifying that particular set
of orders. An example: DC344 Sp36 F2. This would be the
second set of French orders submitted for Spring 1936 in
the game DC319.
2. The
GM has no obligation to check moves to see if they
are correct prior to the deadline, or send out a
reminder to submit moves.
3. Orders will not be accepted by
the GM after the deadline has passed (except when a
player fails to send orders in on time, yet does so
within an eligible grace period).
4. The
GM will accept all reasonable abbreviations.
However if an order is unclear and not clarified by the
deadline, the order will be declared void and the unit
will hold. Abbreviations that could be applied to more
than one space on the map should be avoided.
5. The
designation of A or F in orders is to remind players
of their pieces. If you leave out the unit type
in an order, the order is still valid since only one
unit can occupy any province. Even an incorrect
designation of A of F will not cause an otherwise valid
order to fail.
6. In
the situation where a unit has been ordered more than
once in a set of moves, then the first order will be
deemed to be the VALID and overriding order
(additional orders for the same unit will be ignored).
In the situation where a city has been ordered for
multiple builds, the first build order will be deemed
valid and overriding (additional orders for the same
unit will be ignored).
7. Moving
to and from provinces with multiple coasts.
* When
a unit is moving FROM a province with multiple coasts,
the coast need not be specified. Therefore a fleet
moving FROM say, Rome(wc)
may be ordered from?Rom or from Rom(wc) equally.
* When a unit is moving TO a province with
multiple coasts, and movement is only possible to?one
coast, the coast need not (but may) be specified.
* When a unit is moving TO a province with
multiple coasts, and movement is possible to either (or
any) coast, the coast must be specified, or the order
will fail.
* If ordering a fleet build in a province with
multiple coasts, the coast must be specified, or the
build order will fail.
* When supporting a unit that is in a multi-coast
province, you do not need to specify the coast of the
unit being supported. Remember support is given for a
province as a whole, not a particular unit type or
coast. If a wrong coast is explicitly stated, the
support order is still valid, since support is given for
a territory as a whole, NOT the unit on the coast.
8. Paradoxical
Situations: Any paradoxical situations will result
in all affected orders failing.
No Moves Received
(NMRS)
1. If a
player has not submitted moves to a GM by the deadline,
the following will occur:
- In any season following the first game
year the player in question shall be granted a
six-hour grace period unless he has previously already
benefitted from two such grace periods
- If a replacement player
joins the game, all players will once again have two
six-hour grace periods available to them.
- Should?such
a granted?grace period expire without the player in
question submitting a set of orders or no longer be
eligible for one, the GM shall seek a player replacement
(instead of adjucating) and delay the deadline to
allow for renewed negotiations.
2. For DC Statistics, if a player
failed to submit orders?in Spring/Summer they would
record 1 NMR. If a player NMR'd in Fall/Autumn/Winter
they would record 1 NMR.
Adjudications
1. The
GM will email a map and a copy of the adjudication to
the players and the game forum.
2. Any
errors in adjudications must be brought to the
attention of the GM before the next major deadline
(Spring, Fall, Winter) else that error will stand.
3.
Summer and winter adjucations may be published prior to
the actual deadline once all required orders have been
submitted and no player asked for that not to happen.
End-Game Proposals
1.
There are only 3 suitable end game proposals that are
accepted in a DC game
?
DIAS: This is a Draw Including All
Survivors. It means any player with a SC remaining in
their control shares in the draw.
DRAW: This would be a shared draw for
any named countries (eg. DRAW England-Germany). Any
country not named does not include in the draw.
CONCESSION: This is a concession that ONE
named country will win the game. If this proposal passes
the named country/player will be credited with a solo.
?
2. End
Game Proposals can be proposed to the GM either
publicly (in a group email) or privately to the GM.
The deadline for voting will be the same as the next
season’s deadline. Submitting revised orders without a
vote will not negate a vote submitted on a separate
email – once a vote is submitted, players must
proactively change it or it will be counted. Only
players who are in control of 1 or more supply centers
for the upcoming vote deadline are eligible to vote. An
affirmative vote of YES by all eligible players will
result in the EGP passing, and the end of the game – the
spring / fall unit orders will not be revealed, and the
game is over. If an ‘active’ player in control of 1 or
more supply centers does not submit a vote, their vote
will be considered a NO and result in the failure of the
EGP. All ‘active’ players must vote YES for an end game
proposal to pass. A player’s vote is confidential and
will not be divulged at anytime by the GM including
during or after the game is finished.
3. If
multiple proposals all pass unanimously in the same
turn, preference will be given in the following order:
* Draws including fewer players or solos will
take precedence over draws including more players.
* If multiple draws containing the same number of
players pass, they will take precedence in the order
listed in the GM proposal, from top down.
4. At
no time can an eliminated player be part of a draw or
have a vote in a draw. Only active players can vote in a
any draw proposal.
5. If
a game appears to be stalemated, the GM may choose to
declare the game a DIAS if there appears to be no
substantial change to the board dynamics for 4
consecutive turns (2 years). This rule is most
likely to apply where some power(s) have demonstrated a
stalemate line that cannot be broken given a fixed set
of defensive orders. If the No Substantial Change rule
is to be invoked, the GM will notify the players after
the 2nd season (1 year in) of effect, allowing them at
least one full year to consider the implications of a
potential stalemate. Any declared stalemate will be a
DIAS where all players in control of at least 1 supply
center will share equally in a draw. Some things that
may break a stalemate are:
????????? * The capture of a supply
center
????????? * Dislodging a unit
????????? * Player request, with
explanation of why the game is not stalemated
Press
Press
can be sent to the GM for joint release with the next
adjucation or to the appropriate DC forum. Press can be
WHITE. (i.e. the country who sent the press will be
acknowledged) or GREY (anonymous press).
Proxies and Temporary
Stand-Ins
1.
In-game proxies of moves are not allowed.
2. A player are asked to find a
temporary replacement of themselves by another
player (who is not a current player) to cover any
longer periods of vacation or absence.
Deadline Extensions
Deadline
extensions may be granted in cases of true real life
emergencies or?not overly long?absences. Such requests
ought to be preferably made well in advance.
Recommended Mail
Header Format
While
the aforementioned mail header for order submisssions
is mandatory, the following header format merely
presents a recommendation players may choose to
follow:
?
<DC
ID> <Current Season/Year> <Sender
ID><Receiver ID>
?
Example:
DC344 Sp36 PBGST
?
This would
be a mail sent by Poland (P) to Britain, Germany, the
Soviet Union?and Turkey during the Spring 1936 turn in
the DC344 game.
Additional Player
Responsibilities
Players are required to:
declare
with whom of the players they're playing in
other settings.
forward to the GM all email messages sent
to other players.
submit preliminary Spring and Fall orders
no later than 48 hours prior to the deadline.
submit an end-of-game report.
in the event
that they wish to leave the game, seek a
replacement player on their own accord so as to
cause a minimum of disruption to the game.
[Reply] |
| DC 341: Deadline Reminder - AceRimmer (Sep 27, 2010, 7:58 am) |
Tick-tock-tick-tock... Five sets are in. Two are missing.
F1901 orders due on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. CST![Reply] |
| dc337 - Autumn & Winter 1902 Results - z93blom (Sep 27, 2010, 1:39 am) |
Diplomats,
Your orders are due in about 12 hours.
Next turn: Spring 1903 MovementNext Deadline: Monday, 27th of September 2010, 18:00 GMT (6PM).
/Fredrik
2010/9/22 Fredrik Blom <fredrik(at)familjenblom.se>
Diplomats,
The English abandon their hold over Egypt, but rebuild a Fleet in Edinburgh. The Russian Empire loses its Fleet in the Black Sea, but do retain their Fleet in Denmark, contrary to what some of the cartographers say. New Armies pop up in central Europe, ready for some action.
The Russian Emergency Measures are in force, and Russia has an additional unit on the board.
Next turn: Spring 1903 Movement
Next Deadline: Monday, 27th of September 2010, 18:00 GMT (6PM).
Autumn retreats:Britain: Remove F Egypt
Winter Builds:Britain: Build F Edinburgh
Germany: Build A Munich
Italy: Build A Rome
Russia:
Remove F Black Sea
Next turn: Spring 1903 MovementNext Deadline: Monday, 27th of September 2010, 18:00 GMT (6PM).
/Fredrik[Reply] |
| DC332 Adjudication Maps - cfisher6 (Sep 26, 2010, 10:25 pm) |
| Forgot to include the maps! Here they are. [Reply] |
| DC332 Spring 1906 Adjudication - cfisher6 (Sep 26, 2010, 10:03 pm) |
There are a couple retreats due this Summer. Deadline is Tuesday 23:59 GMT.
French F Tyrrhenian Sea can retreat to Gulf of Lyon or Tuscany.
German A Venice can retreat to Tyrolia or Tuscany.
Austria:
A Budapest - Rumania
A Galicia - Warsaw (*Fails*)
A Sevastopol Supports A Budapest - Rumania
F Trieste Supports A Piedmont - Venice
A Tyrolia - Piedmont
France:
A Belgium - Holland
A Brest - Picardy
F English Channel - North Sea
F Gulf of Lyon - Western Mediterranean
F Holland - Helgoland Bight
A Marseilles Supports A Paris - Burgundy
F Norwegian Sea Supports F English Channel - North Sea
A Paris - Burgundy (*Fails*)
A Tunis - Rome (*Fails*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea Convoys A Tunis - Rome (*Dislodged*)
A Yorkshire Hold
Germany:
A Berlin - Kiel
A Burgundy Supports A Munich (*Cut*)
F Denmark Supports A Berlin - Kiel (*Cut*)
A Munich Supports A Burgundy
A Venice - Rome (*Dislodged*)
Italy:
F Naples Supports F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Piedmont - Venice
Russia:
F Armenia - Smyrna (*Fails*) Impossible move
F Norway - Barents Sea
F Sweden - Denmark (*Fails*)
A Ukraine - Moscow
A Warsaw - Galicia (*Fails*)
Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
A Apulia - Rome (*Bounce*)
F Black Sea - Ankara
A Bulgaria - Serbia
F Greece Supports F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea[Reply] |
| [DC 328] Spring 1906 Re-abjudication - dreamsynergy (Sep 26, 2010, 9:15 am) |
My mistake guys, I missed out one set of orders sent by Germany. Here is the revised abjudication.
Spring 1906 Orders
England:
F Barents Sea - St Petersburg(nc) (*Bounce*)
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F London - English Channel
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Spain(nc) (*Bounce*)
F Norway - Norwegian Sea
F Sweden - Baltic Sea
France:
A Marseilles, no move received
A Paris, no move received
F Portugal, no move received
Germany:
A Berlin - Kiel
A Gascony Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Spain(nc)
A Kiel - Ruhr
A Munich - Tyrolia (*Fails*)
F Prussia Supports F St Petersburg(sc) - Livonia
A Silesia - Berlin
F St Petersburg(sc) - Livonia
Italy:
A Bohemia Supports A Galicia - Silesia
A Bulgaria Supports F Ankara - Constantinople
F Gulf of Lyon - Spain(sc) (*Bounce*)
F Ionian Sea - Tunis
F North Africa - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Trieste - Venice
A Tyrolia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Venice - Piedmont
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Spain(sc)
Russia:
F Ankara - Constantinople
A Galicia - Silesia
A Livonia - Prussia (*Disbanded*)
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol - Ukraine
A Warsaw Supports A Galicia - Silesia
Turkey:
F Constantinople, no move received (*Disbanded*)
F Eastern Mediterranean, no move received
Retreats
Turkish F Constantinople no moves received, disbanded.
Russian A Livonia has no retreats, disbanded.
Thus we move on straight to Fall 1906. Deadline for Fall will be Thursday 30th September, 13:00 GMT
Regards,
Ben[Reply] |
| Spring 1906 Abjudication - dreamsynergy (Sep 26, 2010, 7:55 am) |
It seems that lots of people want a piece of Spain. Elsewhere in the middle, Russia gets alot of support into Silesia..
Spring 1906 Orders
England:
F Barents Sea - St Petersburg(nc) (*Bounce*)
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F London - English Channel
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Spain(nc) (*Bounce*)
F Norway - Norwegian Sea
F Sweden - Baltic Sea
France:
A Marseilles, no move received
A Paris, no move received
F Portugal, no move received
Germany:
A Berlin - Kiel
A Gascony - Spain (*Bounce*)
A Kiel - Ruhr
A Munich Hold
F Prussia Supports F St Petersburg(sc) - Livonia
A Silesia - Berlin
F St Petersburg(sc) - Livonia
Italy:
A Bohemia Supports A Galicia - Silesia
A Bulgaria Supports F Ankara - Constantinople
F Gulf of Lyon - Spain(sc)
F Ionian Sea - Tunis
F North Africa - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Trieste - Venice
A Tyrolia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Venice - Piedmont
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Spain(sc)
Russia:
F Ankara - Constantinople
A Galicia - Silesia
A Livonia - Prussia (*Disbanded*)
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol - Ukraine
A Warsaw Supports A Galicia - Silesia
Turkey:
F Constantinople, no move received (*Disbanded*)
F Eastern Mediterranean, no move received
Retreats
Turkish F Constantinople no moves received, disbanded.
Russian A Livonia has no retreats, disbanded.
Thus we move on straight to Fall 1906. Deadline for Fall will be Thursday 30th September, 13:00 GMT[Reply] |
| dc334 - chapter 2 - FuzzyLogic (Sep 25, 2010, 8:50 pm) |
Player list for dc334
Then one day the guy decided it was time for a change. What he
didn’t change tho was turning in moves. So all his units held.
From: Michael Sims
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:45 PM
To: 'welsh_stroud(at)msn.com'; 'madpeters(at)earthlink.net'; 'hurup(at)pc.dk';
'jm.gilbert(at)tiscali.co.uk'; 'Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk'; 'sscarbrough(at)lujack.com';
'kmiller(at)lujack.com'
Cc: dc334
Subject: dc334 - a story
Ya know I’m not sure I ever told you guys this story… but once
upon a time there was this guy… who didn’t turn in orders… so all his units
held.
[Reply] |
| DC 333, Summer 1904 - alwayshunted (Sep 25, 2010, 12:52 pm) |
Hi folks,
No word from the German command, so his army turns in its guns and everyone goes home. The Russian fleet seeks shelter in Helgoland Bight. Fall will be due in just over a week, Monday October 4, 17:00 MDT.
See you all then. Get your prelims in.
Warren[Reply] |
| DC 333, Summer 1904 (dc333) DrSwordopolis Sep 28, 01:40 am |
Hi guys,
A few of you have expressed concern over my apparent NMR. There's no need to worry that I've abdicated - what happened was simply a misunderstanding between Warren and myself. He's offered to re-instate my army in Ruhr if it gets unanimous approval from the board, just like the replacement build Salim got when he joined the game. Obviously I'd prefer if you guys voted yes as I really did not intend to disband the army, but like before, it's your call and I won't be hunting down anyone who votes no.
Best wishes to all (yes even you Mr. Czar),
-Nick
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Warren Fleming <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
No word from the German command, so his army turns in its guns and everyone goes home. The Russian fleet seeks shelter in Helgoland Bight. Fall will be due in just over a week, Monday October 4, 17:00 MDT.
See you all then. Get your prelims in.
Warren |
| DC 333, Summer 1904 (dc333) s2000chops Sep 28, 10:56 am |
Gentlemen,
It seems there was more than one confusion over the retreat season. I don't know what Nick's problem was, but Jim (Russia) was under the misapprehension that in Winter he could voluntarily disband units and rebuild them. That is, obviously, not the case, and he says that Warren finally explained that rule to him *after* the retreats.
Since it's Jim's first DC game, this is plausible ignorance, and I think that it would be a fair trade to approve both retreat do-overs. One helps Russia, one harms Russia, but both help the game to be played at the highest level. Could everybody agree to this?
I apologize for writing this myself; as a DC old-timer, I'm a bit more willing to challenge things than a newcomer would be. I was also the recipient of your good graces earlier in the game, and I think it's fair to extend that grace to others.
Best regards,
- Salim
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Nick Powell <nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
A few of you have expressed concern over my apparent NMR. There's no need to worry that I've abdicated - what happened was simply a misunderstanding between Warren and myself. He's offered to re-instate my army in Ruhr if it gets unanimous approval from the board, just like the replacement build Salim got when he joined the game. Obviously I'd prefer if you guys voted yes as I really did not intend to disband the army, but like before, it's your call and I won't be hunting down anyone who votes no.
Best wishes to all (yes even you Mr. Czar),
-Nick
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Warren Fleming <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
No word from the German command, so his army turns in its guns and everyone goes home. The Russian fleet seeks shelter in Helgoland Bight. Fall will be due in just over a week, Monday October 4, 17:00 MDT.
See you all then. Get your prelims in.
Warren |
