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Thread: Diplomacy:: Rules:: Complex movement support question

funkenmittens — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:18 +0000

Here is the situation:

I am Germany. I have F(Norway), F(North Sea), F(Ska), and F(Kiel). England is on his heels, trying to defend his home supply centers. He has F(Eng. Channel), F(London), F(Clyde), and F(Barents Sea).

We are about to issue Spring orders. My question is this:

I'm thinking I might risk a move F(North Sea)-Eng. Channel, in the hopes he is planning on moving his F(London)-Yorkshire and his F(English Channel)-London. I presume he'll move F(Clyde)-Edinburgh, and his F(Barents Sea)-Norwegian Sea.

If I move my F(North Sea)Eng. Channel, and move my F(Ska)-North Sea with support from my F(Norway), how would things play out if, instead of moving up the coast with his fleets, England sends his F(English Channe-North Sea with support from his F(London)?

All the bouncing and moving confuses me . . . my North Sea fleet would be overwhelmed by the Eng. Channel fleet with London support, however my Ska fleet would match his strength in the North Sea, presuming my Norwegian fleet's support holds. Would they then bounce each other out, and the North Sea fleet would simply settle back into the North Sea?

Confusion! (for me)

Any help is very much appreciated!

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Raid1280 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:36:34 +0000

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Thread: Diplomacy:: Rules:: Surrendered units

funkenmittens — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:08:22 +0000

by funkenmittens

Hi all! I have a question regarding surrendered units.

Is it true that surrendered units continue to exist on the board, with a constant HOLD order? If so, can those units be supported by opposing players? For example, I have A(Warsaw) and A(Livonia). Russia has A(St. Petersburg), and to his North is England's F(Barents Sea).

Russia just surrendered, and we are about to issue our Autumn orders. My question is: Can England's F(Barents Sea) support the surrendered Russian army in St. Petersburg, and bounce me out even though I would move my A(Livonia)-St. Petersburg with support from A(Moscow)?

Thanks for any assistance you might be able to offer!

Thread: Diplomacy:: News:: Save the Date: Weasel Moot III

jimok — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:46:16 +0000

by jimok

The Windy City Weasels, Prime Weasel Jim O'Kelley, War Weasel Jeremiah Peterson (and his tournament committee) and reigning Alpha Weasel Nick Rohn, are proud to invite you to attend:

WEASEL MOOT III: The Search for Kevin O'Kelly

That's right! America's critically acclaimed, crowd-pleasing, best named and most attractive Diplomacy tournament returns to the Days Inn at Lincoln Park in Chicago for their third annual weekend of stabby action. Sadly, our Sub-Prime Weasel, Kevin O'Kelly, has been lost off the island of Matrimonos and we hope that he will return in time for the event. We would like to have a large crowd on hand for his eventual return.

When: September 18-19, 2009.

Where: Day's Inn Chicago, 644 W. Diversey Pkwy., Chicago, IL 60614.

What: A three-round Diplomacy tournament. Best two rounds count for score. It only takes one round to be eligible for awards.

How much: $35 before the tournament, $40 at the door. ($20 for students and kids; $18 if they preregister.) You may preregister through September 11 by PayPaling to wcwsneak@gmail.com. (NOTE: If you're a $25 paid-up member of the Weasels, we'll knock $5 off your registration fee. What a deal!)

Room Reservations: Call (888) LPN-Days or (773) 525-7010. The group code is DPTM. We encourage our suburban players and out-of-town travelers to group up and reserve together! More info at http://www.daysinnchicago.net

Highlights: Jim O'Kelley has been busy scribing hand-written invitations to several members of the ol' Diplomacy Postal hobby (when players would actually take out pen and paper and stamps and WRITE to each other. By hand. How quaint.) We anticipate that several of these luminaries of a bygone time will appear at Weasel Moot III! We also hope to welcome a bumper crop of national travelers to Chicago for a late-summer gathering.

I'm new to your group, can I play too?: We WELCOME new players! We're a friendly bunch of people who play hard and enjoy themselves immensely while doing it. If you're local to Chicago and new to the game of Diplomacy, consider joining us at one of our many gatherings before tournament weekend as well.

I'm a Scoring System Addict and must know what scoring system you use: Our scoring system will closely resemble that used during Weasel Moot II; it's a center-based system with an additional pot of points distributed to those who settle in a draw. We'll be happy to divulge more details in a future message.

Schedule:

Round 1 - Fri. Sept. 18
Registration: 5:45 to 6:15 p.m.
Board Call: 6:30 p.m.

Round 2 - Sat. Sept. 19
Registration: 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Board Call: 9:45 a.m.

Round 3 - Sat. Sept. 19
Registration: 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.
Board Call: 6 p.m.

The tournament will end at a predetermined time between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. A brief (but rousing) awards ceremony will follow within 15 minutes of the completion of the last game.

Questions? Contact us at weaselmoot@gmail.com or visit our Yahoo group at games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ChicagoDip/ or our website at umbreho.dyndns.org/wcw or our Meetup group at diplomacy.meetup.com/30/.

WHO'S IN?

Sincerely,
Your Weasel Moot III Tournament Committee

Jeremiah Peterson, War Weasel
Jim O'Kelley, Prime Weasel
Kevin O'Kelly, Sub-Prime Weasel (currently lost at sea)
Christopher M. Davis, Secretary
Christian MacDonald, Treasurer
Paul J. Pignotti, Verbose Weasel

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Guantanamo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:04:10 +0000

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Thread: Diplomacy:: General:: Diplomacy in New Jersey

BarryRoy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:47:50 +0000

by BarryRoy

I know this is ambitious, but I would like to try and set up a face to face Diplomacy game in northern New Jersey some weekend in the near future - if you are interested, please get in touch and we can work out details.

Barry