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Smuffy and I were talking the other day and we got on the top of Diplomacy. After talking for a bit, we thought it might be fun to get a game started here on GTS. The only problem is...a lot of people probably don't know what Diplomacy is.

In its basic sense, Diplomacy is a mix of Risk and Survivor. Your goal is take over Europe, but the only way you can do that is by making and breaking deals, alliances and relationships with people in the game. There is no luck or chance involved, so the winner will be the person who is best able to practice, unsurprisingly, the art of diplomacy.

It's kind of a confusing game at first, but after playing it for a few rounds it will all make sense. I'll provide a few links....

This is a link to the rules page on the online Diplomacy website
This this is a link to the Wikipedia page that does a decent job of explaining the rules.
This is a link to the game Smuffy and I just played.

It's a really interesting game and I think it would be fun to get a game started here at GTS. It's a 7 player game, but 7 players aren't necessary so even if there's some interest we can get a game going. So if you're into the game and want to play it or know nothing about the game but think it sounds interesting, let me know and we'll try to get a game going.

And if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to keep my answers as succinct as possible :kudo
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I've only played this once but it was amazing. Great idea.

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Nov 2 2011, 01:23 AM
I've only played this once but it was amazing. Great idea.

Amazing as in "Count me in!"?
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omw I love Diplomacy
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Nov 2 2011, 01:26 AM
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Nov 2 2011, 01:23 AM
I've only played this once but it was amazing. Great idea.

Amazing as in "Count me in!"?

Yea I would be interested. :)

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FabioOwnage’s RRR7 – Greg Anna Paquin is a gap-tooAnna Paquin is a gap-toothed bitch.d bitch. Buis, 1/14
OCC’S ASS – Bill, 6/24
CLD’s TWEWY – Shooter!, 1/16
CC’s BBNK – Meaty, 9/16
Hodor hodor - Hodor, 3/20
Snoopy's All About Snoopy - Rarity, 1/12
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I didn't read this thread but I'm kind of jelly I didn't join mafia so count me in and I'll read the thread later. ^_^
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Sounds interesting. How long does a game usually take?
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NazOrs
Nov 2 2011, 02:03 AM
Sounds interesting. How long does a game usually take?

Depends. The actual board game goes about 6 hours, but the online version can last a long or as short as we want. The game is broken into a series of turns, and each turn is where you'd make your moves/strategize/make deals and what not. Once that turn ends, all the moves are finalized and the next turn starts.

The website we're going to use lets you specify the length of the moves. It can be 12 hours, 24 hours, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days or 7 days. We'll set the pace to whatever works best for everyone but 12 hours or 24 hours seems doable.

Each turn ends once everyone has finalized their moves so they don't each HAVE to last 24 hours. That's just the maximum. The turn can last 5 minutes if everyone's fast enough.
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I used to play this a lot! There are sites for this to easily set up games like these.
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Nov 2 2011, 05:09 AM
I love Risk! Sign me up!


It's slightly more complicated than Risk, but I'll still put you down!

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Nov 2 2011, 05:15 AM
I used to play this a lot! There are sites for this to easily set up games like these.

Yep. The site we'll be using is playdiplomacy.com. That's one of the most descriptive URLs ever, btw.

Are you in?
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idgi maybe i retract my previous statement.
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OCC’S ASS – Bill, 6/24
CLD’s TWEWY – Shooter!, 1/16
CC’s BBNK – Meaty, 9/16
Hodor hodor - Hodor, 3/20
Snoopy's All About Snoopy - Rarity, 1/12
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Nov 2 2011, 12:53 PM
idgi maybe i retract my previous statement.

What don't you get? The rules of the game are confusing but not complicated and it makes sense once you see a round happen and get the hang of it.
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Nov 2 2011, 10:19 AM
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Nov 2 2011, 12:53 PM
idgi maybe i retract my previous statement.

What don't you get? The rules of the game are confusing but not complicated and it makes sense once you see a round happen and get the hang of it.

IDK I'm scared or something.
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Hmm. I've heard good things about this game, though I've never played it. I'm certainly interested
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Nov 2 2011, 01:25 PM
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idgi maybe i retract my previous statement.

What don't you get? The rules of the game are confusing but not complicated and it makes sense once you see a round happen and get the hang of it.

IDK I'm scared or something.

When you hear the rules you'll think "....what?"

But then you watch one turn of the game you'll think "Oh, okay, that makes perfect sense."
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Nov 2 2011, 01:43 PM
Hmm. I've heard good things about this game, though I've never played it. I'm certainly interested

As I've said, it's confusing, but not complicated and it's really simple to learn once you get the hang of it. It is a rewarding game to play so why not learn how? Are you in?
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I'll watch the first round. Should be fun!
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Found this forum that does a pretty good job of explaining the very basic rules for people who don't know them:

http://www.playdiplomacy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=321

Read up, then sign up!
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