Hi,

My name is Nick and I will be playing La Troisième République. I will do my utmost to ensure that it survives (and thrives?) long past its historical counterpart. This variant is interesting to me because of the way the date and power distribution make it seem very 'realistic' (by Diplomacy standards) allowing one to rewrite history - or not, in Germany's case. Does France ally with England and try to prop up Poland and the minor powers against Germany while maintaining good relations with Italy and the USSR or do I throw history to the wind and ally with the great rival across the Rhine? Anyways...


I have played with Wladimir before, pretty recently actually, in DC 309, which is still running. I was eliminated early, and a few game years later he's not looking much better. We got reasonably well (even though he contributed greatly to my early downfall), but I think as France and Turkey our relations will be a little different in this game. I've also recently played a game with Dirk, our GM, in DC 311. We similarly got along very well in that game until he screwed me over really hard, and now he has a shot at a solo or at least a strong 2-way draw while I've been long eliminated, so good for him. Note to self: Diplomacy is not about making friends. I'm definitely looking for a result more to my liking in this game.


As for me, I'm a linguistics student living in Canada, in an unremarkable small town about 100 km outside Vancouver. I've been into Diplomacy for just under a year, but in that time I've played quite a few games and have at times been extremely invested in the hobby. I find I either do extremely well or extremely terribly in my games. Hopefully this doesn't reveal too much useful information to you all.


Best of luck dominating Europe and the Near East,
-Nick