Diplomacy

[CourtFool]

I have never actually played a game of Diplomacy or even owned it. I have seen it played once and I was very intrigued.

Would it be possible to play it online like in a play by post?

[hogarth]

CourtFool wrote:

I have never actually played a game of Diplomacy or even owned it. I have seen it played once and I was very intrigued.

Would it be possible to play it online like in a play by post?

There are dedicated web sites for this. Like:

http://phpdiplomacy.net/
for instance.

Be forewarned: If you don't like people ganging up on you and conspiring against you behind your back, this may not be the game for you. :-)

[CourtFool]

I had no idea.

So, you are saying it may not be for an over-sensitive, PC coddling, elitist, drama queen of a poodle?

[hogarth]

CourtFool wrote:

I had no idea.

So, you are saying it may not be for an over-sensitive, PC coddling, elitist, drama queen of a poodle?

There's a Toronto gamers Meetup group that was running a pbp Diplomacy game. It didn't last two turns before it turned into a hotbed of recriminations, hurt feelings, acrimony and unsubstantiated allegations.

Not my cup of tea. In general, I'm not a big fan of games where the goal is to make other players stop playing (e.g. Monopoly, Risk). When it comes to board games, Make Mine Scrabble(tm)!

[magdalena thiriet]

hogarth wrote:

Be forewarned: If you don't like people ganging up on you and conspiring against you behind your back, this may not be the game for you. :-)

Oh yes. Nothing like the feeling when three of your neighbors go to have a secret discussion in the other room into which you are not invited.

A fun game, but I know people I wouldn't play it with, ever.

[baron arem heshvaun]

CourtFool wrote:

I had no idea.

So, you are saying it may not be for an over-sensitive, PC coddling, elitist, drama queen of a poodle?

I've seen two brothers get into a serious screaming match ove this game. I've also seen the same brothers get physical while playing FASA's Succession Wars; they were part Spanish, hot tempers and all. The younger one threw a glass ash tray at his older sibling.

For those of you who played that game, played at the right time, Contract Ends was one mean card.

[hogarth]

magdalena thiriet wrote:

hogarth wrote:

Be forewarned: If you don't like people ganging up on you and conspiring against you behind your back, this may not be the game for you. :-)

Oh yes. Nothing like the feeling when three of your neighbors go to have a secret discussion in the other room into which you are not invited.

I don't know if it's better or worse with play-by-post, where the discussions go on by e-mail and you don't find out until everyone attacks you simultaneously.

[Kersus]

There is a call for players at the STAB group on the Triple Oak Leaf forums. They're looking to start a new game and on a player drive as many stayed behind on the yahoogroup. Diplomacy is a ton of fun. They even have the rules posted I believe (the ones made freely available online).