Hello all,

Since the message was sent to everyone, I wanted to take a brief second to respond in front of everyone.

I have been the recipient of quite a few stabs and have orchestrated a few myself. I feel bad every time I screw someone over, and kick myself for being so stupid when I myself am the victim. When it comes down to it, however, this is why I play Diplomacy. The pieces are a backdrop to the personalities, and tactics are subordinate to tact, in my mind. This is exactly why I do not play gunboat variants;  I enjoy matching wits with other players. I know that everyone is playing to win themselves. I find the tension created while simultaneously working with others and for yourself engaging. I am sorry, Scott, for lying to you and that I stabbed you, but I am not sorry that this is how the game is made. Maybe I am just another idiot, maybe this specific move might not work out the best, but I made a judgment call and went with it. Maybe no real tactician/strategist would do such a move, but a diplomat might.


I do not want to enter into an argument with you. I did not attack you for any personal reasons, and hope that you can look past my moves in this game when judging me as a player, or indeed as a person. Good luck,


- Greg

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Packrat <brn2dip(at)yahoo.com> wrote:

Not sure why any of you would care - but this is the message I just sent to
Italy.  Please bear in mind that he will jump to 12 and will more than likely

turn on Russia next.  I'd like to think Germany and I could put things behind
us, but that isn't likely.

Anyway - this is what I sent to Italy and, yeah, it really is how I see it.

Yup - believe it or not, that is as I expected.  Thought I'd take
the chance
anyway.  This is one reason I only play gunboat now. 
People have no
honor in this game and that's quite the shame.  Sure
stabs are part of the
game but they lack creativity and don't show
any real tactical prowess,
No strategy.  ANY idiot can stab but a
truly good strategist/tactician
plays the GAME and doesn't let the
game play him.

So POR/SPA and MAR fall to you.  Enjoy your
victory - ANY idiot
could have done what you did.  ANY.




From: Darryl Good <dipknight(at)gmail.com>
To: douglasefresh(at)gmail.com; olson.gregoryscott(at)gmail.com; dadidea(at)gmail.com; MDemagogue(at)gmail.com; nephilli99(at)hotmail.com; brn2dip(at)yahoo.com; phantomas13(at)orange.fr

Cc: blitz(at)diplomaticcorp.com; dc317(at)diplomaticcorp.com

Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 8:16:13 PM
Subject: DC317; Spring and Summer 1906 Results



GM's remarks:
 
Not sure it would have made much of a difference; but, Turkey NMR's again.
 
With no viable retreat, Turkey's army in Constantinople is disbanded.  And, with only one viable retreat, Germanys retreat was performed automatically.  Doug, if you would have preferred the unit was retreated off-the-board, please let me know before tomorrow evening so that I can post a correction.

 
The Players:
Austria         Eliminated Winter 1904
England        Eliminated Winter 1905
France          packrat                     scott troemel         brn2dip(at)yahoo.com

Germany       Douglas_E_Fresh   Douglas Fresh       douglasefresh(at)gmail.com

Italy              evapollo88              Greg Olson           olson.gregoryscott(at)gmail.com

Russia          Nigs                         Nigel Phillips         nephilli99(at)hotmail.com

Turkey          Jeremiah                  Jeremiah Lee         dadidea(at)gmail.com

 
The Orders:
Austria:
   Eliminated Winter 1904
 
England:
   Eliminated Winter 1905
 
France:
   F bel Supports F bre - eng (*Cut*)
   A boh - mun (*Fails*)
   F bre - eng
   A bur Supports A boh - mun
   F cly - nwg
   F eng - iri
   F mao - nao
   A pic Supports F bel
 
Germany:
   F edi Supports F nth
   A hol - bel (*Fails*)
   A kie Supports A mun
   A lvn - war (*Dislodged*)
   A mun, no move received
   F nth Hold
   A nwy Supports F stp(sc)
   A sil Supports A mun
   F stp(sc) Hold
 
Italy:
   F aeg Supports F smy - con
   F lyo Convoys A pie - spa
   A pie - spa
   F smy - con
   A tri - trl (*Bounce*)
   A trl - pie
   F tys - wes
   A vie - trl (*Bounce*)
 
Russia:
   F ank Supports F smy - con
   A fin - stp (*Fails*)
   A mos Supports A war - lvn
   A rum - bul
   A sev - ukr
   A ukr - gal
   A war - lvn
 
Turkey:
   A con, no move received (*Disbanded*)
   A syr, no move received
 
Retreats:
   Germany: A lvn - pru
 
Centers and Unit Positions:
Austria:
   Eliminated Winter 1904
 
England:
   Eliminated Winter 1905
 
France:
   Centers (7) bel, bre, lvp, lon, mar, par, por, spa.
   Units: F bel, A boh, A bur, F eng, F iri, F nao, F nwg, A pic
   Build/Disband:  0
           
Germany:
   Centers (9): ber, den, edi, hol, kie, mun, nwy, stp, swe.
   Units: F edi, A hol, A kie, A mun, F nth, A nwy, A pru, A sil, F stp(sc)
   Build/Disbands: 0
 
Italy:
   Centers ( gre, nap, rom, smy, tri, tun, ven, vie.
   Units: F aeg, F con, F lyo, A pie, A spa, A tri, A vie, F wes
   Build/Disband:  0
 
Russia:
   Centers (6) ank, bud, mos, rum, ser, sev, war.
   Units: F ank, A bul, A fin, A gal, A lvn, A mos, A ukr
   Build/Disband:  0
 
Turkey:
   Centers (3) bul, con.
   Units: A syr
   Build/Disband:  +1
 
Deadline:
1906 Fall Orders: Thursday; May 6, 24:00 Hrs GMT
 
Maps of the Orders, Retreats, and Results; and the dpy file are attached for your use.