| DC 260 (Asian): Siberia & Indonesia 2-way Draw - AceRimmer (Dec 30, 2009, 10:57 am) |
Indonesia doesn't submit a build, but it doesn't matter, because he does vote 'Yea' on a draw proposal.
The DIAS... fails.
But the Siberian-Indonesian draw succeeds!
Light Brigade Persia surviv[Reply] |
| DC 260 (Asian): Siberia & Indonesia 2-way Draw (dc260) ecommander0 Dec 30, 12:58 pm |
| Thanks for a great game, everyone. I haven't played many games, and I've either died or survived (barely) in all of them, but, well, thats learning for you. Anyways, while playing as Japan, I realized |
| DC 260 (Asian): Siberia & Indonesia 2-way Draw (dc260) MDemagogue Dec 30, 07:01 pm |
| I don't really have a whole lot of thoughts on the variant, given that my experience was limited to three in game years before being ingloriously eliminated. I personally expected Siberia to try |
| DC 260 (Asian): Siberia & Indonesia 2-way Draw (dc260) rodtheworm Dec 31, 06:21 am |
| To try to explain that, Mark, unfortunately I may well have been responsible for that. Persia and I decided fairly early on that he'd go for you while I'd head east, then I'd assist him through Siberi |
| DC 260 (Asian): Siberia & Indonesia 2-way Draw (dc260) offdisc Dec 31, 06:24 pm |
Hi All,
As a short-time replacement, I don't have a whole lot to say about the
variant. I did enjoy the little interaction I had with the players.
Wish Eric had warned me more about Siberia -- tru |
| DC271 Cimarra - F05 Delay - garry.bledsoe (Dec 29, 2009, 11:01 am) |
| All,I cannot seem to find Russia's orders. I feel like I have misplaced them but I have looked in every conceivable folder and cannot find them. Normally this would not be an issue BUT Ian is out of t [Reply] |
| DC 260 (Asian): Persia retreats - AceRimmer (Dec 29, 2009, 8:47 am) |
Persia retreats F Balkans - Turkey.
Winter 1910 Adjustments due tomorrow:
India - Remove 1
Indonesia - Build 1
Persia - Remove 1
Siberia - Build 3
Draw votes due, too!
Draw 1: Indonesia/Sib[Reply] |
| DC269 - The Restart - FLTeacher (Dec 28, 2009, 11:53 pm) |
thought we were gonna have the new phase done a few days ago???
I really want to quit. way too long.
can't we have a reasonable end of game proposal from someone[Reply] |
| DC 285: Fall 300 BC Deadline! - blueraider0 at gmail.com (Dec 28, 2009, 9:16 pm) |
Gentlemen,
The deadline for Fall 300 BC is under 24 hours. I am TWO order sets. Please send them in. As promised, I will be sending the offenders nagging e-mails as soon as this e-mail is[Reply] |
| Dc 277: Spring 1999 Adjudication - AlanRFarrington (Dec 28, 2009, 7:05 pm) |
Headlines:
Russia helps England into his last supply center, while Egypt needs no help taking Turkey's last. We say goodbye to Egypt because of the civil disorder but Russia has one more season to tr[Reply] |
| DC267 First Playtest Observations - pieandmash (Dec 28, 2009, 4:18 pm) |
comment below next to Matts.
Also I enjoyed this map and the freeze rules- I say stick with them as they are, it adds a strategic level of complexity.
As for EOG statement- I was in a position to tak[Reply] |
| DC261 - End Game Proposal - aramis604 (Dec 28, 2009, 3:07 pm) |
There have been two late proposals made for DC261. They are as follows:
3-Way draw between, Austria, France, Italy
2-way draw between, Austria, Italy
The deadline on these votes will be tonight[Reply] |
| DC224 Slaughter At StoryTime - Fall 14 - A Pirate... - garry.bledsoe (Dec 28, 2009, 3:03 pm) |
All,
Many many apologies. First and foremost - the Dishonorable Captain Penner pointed out (rightly) that I had never sent out the updated map from the retreats from Summer. Please find that attached[Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Scots EGS - Kenshi777 (Dec 28, 2009, 1:13 pm) |
G vs. B in previous editions was all but inevitable. Much work was
put in to changing that. It seems I accomplished my purpose in the
last round of revisions all too well
So let's hear som[Reply] |
| DC 260 (Asian): F1910 - AceRimmer (Dec 28, 2009, 12:30 pm) |
Point #1: Draw proposals. One proposal for Indonesia/Siberia. A second proposal for DIAS. Please vote by Wednesday (winter deadline).
F1910R: Tuesday at 1000 CST (only Persia has an order)
W191[Reply] |
| DC261 - Spring 1909 Reminder - aramis604 (Dec 28, 2009, 12:05 pm) |
FYI,
Orders are due tonight!
- Josh[Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Anglo Saxon EOG - Kenshi777 (Dec 28, 2009, 11:58 am) |
Good point from Mike...I am trying to have some of each "type" of
power...the Bretons are my Austrians, starting in a minefield of SCs,
but beset on all sides by rivals. The Anglo-Saxons[Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Anglo Saxon EOG - Kenshi777 (Dec 28, 2009, 11:52 am) |
Oof - I really don't want to go down the road of adding a continental
power...that detracts from the naval theme to the variant...that
said...interesting notes on Lap...it was meant to be a means fo[Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Anglo Saxon EOG - Kenshi777 (Dec 28, 2009, 11:46 am) |
The A-B predisposition to fight mainly came from me. I thought about how a
[quote:f8c9f6a0a8]perfectly functioning A-B alliance would work. He would get Mercia and
Cornwall, I would get two on the[Reply] |
| Dc 277: Spring 1999 Reminder - AlanRFarrington (Dec 27, 2009, 10:57 pm) |
Spring 1999 is due Monday night at midnight GMT. Thats 19 hours from now.
Thanks all,
Alan Farrington
Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.[Reply] |
| dc267 Denmark EOG - Lequinian (Dec 27, 2009, 8:04 pm) |
Happy Holidays All, and Matt thanks for running a great game.
Interesting board as is, but will be happy to see how some of the suggested changes work out.
2) I know you had no stars, but I&#[Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Anglo Saxon EOG - FuzzyLogic (Dec 27, 2009, 6:14 pm) |
| Remember David in all these talks of balancing the game, Diplomacy is inherently unbalanced. Russia and France win significantly more often than others, while England and Turkey survive to more draws. [Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Anglo Saxon EOG - packrat (Dec 27, 2009, 5:33 pm) |
I wouldn't change the island much at all.
If I recall from earlier postmortems the issue around getting across the water
was by design. I understand the issues that have been raised and I think the[Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Anglo Saxon EOG - NickHiggins (Dec 27, 2009, 4:59 pm) |
| The A-B predisposition to fight mainly came from me. I thought about how a perfectly functioning A-B alliance would work. He would get Mercia and Cornwall, I would get two on the continent. Then he [Reply] |
| dc278 - Winter 1904 Results - fredrik at familjenblo... (Dec 27, 2009, 12:53 pm) |
Diplomats,
The orders are due in about 24 hours. If you need more time - don't hesitate to ask - it is Christmas after all.
/Fredrik
2009/12/19 Fredrik Blom <fredrik(at)familjenblom.se[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 Narn Post-Game - savwa4 (Dec 27, 2009, 11:29 am) |
Hello all,
In my opinion the Babylon 5 variant was quite good.
I can’t speak to the whole board but in my corner I found it to be quite fluid. There were several sea squares that allowed inst[Reply] |
| DC281 - New Germany and new Spring 1903 deadline - psychosis1973 (Dec 27, 2009, 2:27 am) |
Gentlemen
A new Kaiser has taken control of Germany forces. Welcome Herr Michael Boutot!
Given this is Michael's first turn in the game, and the need to negotiate with a new player, I'm setting[Reply] |
| DC281 - New Germany and new Spring 1903 deadline (dc281) psychosis1973 Jan 03, 10:47 am |
The deadline for Spring 1903 is 2100 GMT on 4th January - a little over 28 hours away. I'm still to receive orders from three powers. We wouldn't want another delay or more NMRs would we?
Michael |
| DC281 - New Germany and new Spring 1903 deadline (dc281) psychosis1973 Jan 05, 01:46 am |
Disappointingly, yet again I haven't received orders by the deadline from England. On that basis, England's out of the game, and I will be seeking a new English player.
Many apologies for this. The |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Scots EGS - Nigs (Dec 27, 2009, 2:24 am) |
Guys,
just a brief one from me: Nick has covered pretty much all the ground.
I fancied playing Scotland out of general interest in all things Scots (my wife's ancestry), and to see what could[Reply] |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Scots EGS (dc262) Kenshi777 Dec 28, 01:13 pm |
G vs. B in previous editions was all but inevitable. Much work was
put in to changing that. It seems I accomplished my purpose in the
last round of revisions all too well
So let's hear som |
| DC 262: Angstskrik - Anglo Saxon EOG - Kenshi777 (Dec 26, 2009, 10:50 pm) |
Finding a way to divide the Jutland peninsula peaceably between the
Norse and Swedes has been the greatest challenge in designing this
variant - I had hoped that the addition of Lindholm and the coa[Reply] |
