Special abilities are not in play!  That was only for the first run.  The Samurai were later renamed to the Shades for thematic reasons...
-mike
 



From: Phil Martell [mailto:nobunaga.oda.1534.1582(at)gmail.com]
Sent: Tue 8/19/2014 10:05 PM
To: Ross Webb
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Subject: Re: dc505 Game Start!




Sorry if this is already listed somewhere, but what is the Shades special ability? The only copies of the rules I can find are older ones with Samurai instead of Shades.

Phil




On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Ross Webb wrote:


Hi all,
Good to be in! I've had some internet problems here and just seen the game start, but I'm very happy to be involved! I'll be in touch with people ASAP but, given I'm working 7.30-10.00ish in a children's residential holiday centre (and will be for the next two weeks), I'll probably only be able to talk to neighbours initially.
Let the chaos begin! =)
Ross, Centaurs


On 12 Aug 2014 20:07, "Jason K" wrote:




Hey now,

It is all public information, I am just saying, you know? 
And talking about how poorly Warren and I have done in the past is (I hope) not painting targets.
You on the other hand, did what we thought was nigh impossible.  You proved that you can solo this map!
That should be celebrated!


And that has to be the oddest pre-game trash talk I have ever uttered!!!


Jason







On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:01 PM, "diplomacy(at)diffell.net" wrote:



Hey now, it's fine to paint targets on your own backs but no reason to go
painting them on anyone else's


On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:19:37 -0700, Jason K wrote:
> Warren, sorry to say it is true.
> You have 2 eliminations, 2 survivals and a draw.
> I have 2 eliminations and 3 survivals....
>
> So yeah, you win.
> Now Brian has played 3 times and has 1 Elimination, 1 Draw and 1 Solo,
so
> he has us both beat... 
>
> Sir Jason
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 1:08 PM, Hunted
> wrote:
> 
>
>
> Really Jason? I've finished better than you? I sure got my backside
handed
> to me in the last one though......
>
> Have a great game everyone! Always a good one on this map. 
>
> Warren
>
> On Aug 12, 2014, at 7:48 AM, Jason K wrote:
>
>
> Hey All,
>>
>>I will be out of town from friday until the beginning of September.
>>Since I finally have a smart phone, I will be able to e-mail, if I can
>>find a signal (I think the lake we will be on has some connectivity)
>>
>>
>>Welcome to all. This is always a fun map.
>>And for the record, this is the 6th attempt for both Warren and myself
on
>>this map.
>>Warren however has finished better then I have though
>>
>>
>>Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 9:33 AM, Michael Sims
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
> Here we go, the 8th edition of the Haven Diplomacy is about to begin! 
Wow
> can you believe 8 games.  I've played in 2 of them and ran the other 6. 
To
> put that in perspective, when I made this map I had one son and a new
> baby... and now, we have 4 kids, the youngest of which is turning 3
later
> this month.  My how time flies.  But I reminisce!  For this game is
new...
> Our lineup has some seasoned veterans who have played in many of the
past
> iterations (I think Warren leads the pack there having played in 6)...
> several veterans of the hobby who are new to this board, quite a few of
my
> nemeses that I dread running into across the table, and a good mix of
eager
> new players too.  Should be exciting! 
>  
> Here's your civilizations.  For the first turn, I require a set of
> prelims.  For simplicity's sake, just send them *now*.  Why not?  You
can
> always change them later.  But I do like the first turn to be 100% in
ahead
> of time. 
>  
> So by...
>  
> Wednesday August 14
>  
> Send me a set of orders.  Then we'll set the Spring 01 deadline
officially
> at:
>  
> Wednesday August 20, 12 noon Central.
>  
> Once we are out of the first year, I will not hound people for orders. 
> Tho you should always use prelims, it is not required.  Please be aware
of
> this!  I am notorious for just running a turn.  If you miss the
deadline,
> your units will all stand around and do absolutely nothing, you'll rack
up
> NMRs, and that is never a good thing.  You won't get invited to exciting
> new games, you won't be allowed to wear sunglasses that imply you're
> particularly cool, your friends will shun you, and someone else will
beat
> you to every good parking spot for the rest of your life.  Don't let
this
> happen - it's not worth it.
>  
> What else.  I think that's about it.  My usual house rules can be found
> here:  www.sims-family.net/dip/houserules.htm.  Read them thru when you
get
> a minute.
>  
> If you have questions about the map, be sure to ask.  Whether it's about
> the wrap, the islands, the rivers, the underworld, the eternal build
> centers, whatever.  Knowing the map is pretty key to winning this game! 
Or
> even more importantly, it's key to not getting wiped out by a move you
> didn't expect because you didn't know it was even possible.
>  
> Enjoy!
> -mike
>  
> ID Country Name Email Location
> AFreakyName Undead Tom Holmes tom.s.holmes(at)gmail.com Ottawa, ON, CA
> alwayshunted Archers Warren Fleming alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com Alberta
> Beach, AB, CA
> BaronVonPWN Shades Patrick Cloutier patrickccloutier(at)gmail.com
Stavropol,
> Stavropol Krai, RU
> briandiffell Barbarians Brian Diffell diplomacy(at)diffell.net Alexandria,
> VA, US
> Corrino Faeries Chris Morse camorse22(at)yahoo.com Boston, MA, US
> DonovanHowe Nomads Donovan Howe howe.donovan(at)gmail.com Hempstead, NY, US

> garry.bledsoe Pirates Garry Bledsoe kielmarch(at)hotmail.com Charlotte, NC,
> US
> Githraine Knights Jason K Githraine(at)yahoo.com Havertown, PA, US
> jgramoll Dwarves Jim Gramoll jgramoll(at)gramoll.com 
> Joral Rogues Justin Card joral(at)darkenedpath.com Cartersville, GA, US
> MattKelly Trolls Matthew Kelly kelly058(at)verizon.net Fredericksburg, VA,
US
> melisasilem Hobbits Melisa Baterbonia melisabaterbonia(at)me.com Seattle,
WA,
> US
> ndeily Leprechauns Nathan Deily ndeily(at)yahoo.com Seattle, WA, US
> Nobunaga Wizards Philip Martell nobunaga.oda.1534.1582(at)gmail.com
Toronto,
> ON, CA
> Operations Elves Bryan Laferriere operationsx_2000(at)yahoo.com Worcester,
> MA, US
> rosswebb Centaurs Ross Webb rossjwebb(at)gmail.com Minehead, SOM, UK
> sandiegosmith Magicians Mark Smith sandiegosmith(at)hotmail.com San Diego,
> CA, US
> tarakashka Gnomes ilya guzman tarakashka.diplomacy(at)gmail.com New York,
NY,
> US
> waschlappen Ogres Rolf Loschek rolfloschek(at)yahoo.de Koeln / Cologne,
> Nordrheinwestfalen, DE