I've resently been intro duced to diplomacy, game of stategy and backstaping
with a smaile. I there's interest I will attempt to exsplain the rules and r er
start a game via email.

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yay!  I'll play!  How are we gonna get started?  (picking countries etc.)

How much time does it take?  I have next to none for about three weeks...

YAY THIS GAME ROX! kain will play

Diplomacy is a great game, but time-consuming if played properly.
I used to publish a PBM Diplomacy zine.  I'd love to get involved,
but I'm afraid time doesn't permit.

all ya got to do is think we got plenty of time, diplomacy on-line e-mail the
orders

Jamie: the game takes as much time as you want to put into it, writing orders ,
etc. is nice and quick, it's the alliences that take time.

Well, as soon as I get back from my high school orchestra/band/choir tour this
weekend, I'll be happy to play, if someone who knows how to play would explain
the rules for me....

Alrihgt, we have three players four if you count me, if we could round up seven
that would be best. 

does is post the orders and setter er settle arguments (eg rules) . I would
prefer to do the third, and will give you my word that I will be impartial.
Once we can find a suffectenct er suffecient number of players I will mail (via
E- or snail mail) you maps rules, etc.

I can platy, I guess.  Havent' playee Dip in alm ost a year, if not more.

SNAFIE WAFIE WANNA PLAY!!!!! MUST PLAY! MUST PLAY!

Hey I will play, just so you know, I dont think people should be administrator
if they are playing(pardon my spelling)
I will play

it's a MANATEE! <red fish blue fish, kelly in the water. Mother was a whale
and father was an otter>
<kain agrees with bob.  The Game Operations director shouldn't play>

<orinoco slaps kain, laughing all the while>

<Rapid double take>
Game Operations Director....Game Operations Director....hmm....
<orinoco sics the Christian Acronym Purity Foundation on kain>

<Bob wants to play>
okay, that's 8 people. pone too many. We also need a d administator, that is if
most of you people have problems w/ me doing moth er both (Bob really wants to
play). I myself can give you my word to be honsest about his , but nothing
more. if no-one volenteers we could rotate administrator around the players.
Orin- Unless otherwise noted you won't be able to play. I have randomly
renerated contries for you people t, they are as follows: Coyote  Russia Kain  
 Italy Eldrich Austria-Hungary Jamie   Germany mneme   France Snafu   England
Seacow  Turkey Jamie, mneme, seacow- You guys will need to e-mail me your
adresses so I can snail mail the stuff to you, the others I can get in touch
with off line

<kain volunteers to be Game operations director and not play>

You're so kind, Kain!


What era does this take place in?  Modern?  The countries sound sort of like
World War One...

it is world war one

Nifty...So, we play the countries as listed above and attempt to win the war
for our side by battle and diplomacy?

it's evreycountry for itself and yes you can team up
mail me your orders for round 1 and we may begin

Um, er, what orders are available?  What assets/resources do our countries
have available?  Are we allowed to make alliances? (stupid question; the name
of the game is "Diplomacy"...)  Ahhh!

Okay, now that I've got that out of my system...

hmm, bob, seacow <*chuckle*>, truffle, we need to get them maps somehow
you tell your armies and fleets where to go
no dice rolling 2 armies beats 1. 3 beats 2, etc.

Okay...sounds good.  A map would be nice.

So, if Kain is the GOD, then is orinoco Italy?

yup

Hokay, kain let me tell U what I had planned for administrative stuff.
As soon as I can make some photo copies I will mail ./pass out diplomacy stuff.

Alrighty sounds good, evreybody mail your adresses to eld if you don't see
him in evreyday life once we get that somone can explain the rules if evreyone
doesn't already know 'em

Hey, ok, my address is frogboy@m-net.arbornet.org, or here, you mail me cc
a copy to m-net.
**

OK; i've got rules and maps and stuff (and a dip set at home) so I'llm ail Kain
my  orders once I've got a map in front of me. Okay, now I've got a map in
front of me (yes, virginia, there is a Dip map at  http://cadman.cit.buffal
o.edu/~bucklaew/dipmap.html), so i'll do my orders now.  Snafu -- aliliance? 
France+england shouln't fight, for a myraid of reasons.  Spain is MINE.

you might not want  to dsicuss alliances here, evreyone can see them, just
a suggestion.

Ok I think we should have some kind of time thingy.  Like orders have to be
in by 8:00 or something.  ANd if they are not, unless there is something like
a play or something they are in civil-disorder.  I read the whole rule book
and that basicly is you cant do anything.  If you lose a supply center you
lose an armie farthest away.  We dont have to do that but you must have orders
in by a certin time.  THanks
                                        FROGBOY(SEACOW)

okay Rules I think are apropriate.
I think previously mentioned rule is stupid
you have to have X number of supply stations to win so if you lose one, your
problem
Fleets can attack and hold costal stuff, none of kate's screwed up rules
You can not move and support in the same turn with thesame army

agreed?

Well I guess we wont play the real game then.  Well thats cool.  BUt i think
we should play the real game
Ok, well thats cool, I got a setup of home of dimp.  I will give it to kain
when it gets more into the game

I would appreciate a copy of the rules...Is someone planning on posting or
e-mailing or snail-mailing rules summaries to us inexperienced persons?

How much does the game cost?  I might as well just go out and buy it. (yeah,
right, like I have cash...)

got 60 bucks?
go out and buy it
if you feel like it
Well, whadaya guys think? I really don't have much preference so long as the
rules are pre-set

I am either going to type the rule book or I might scan or photocopy it, then
mail it.  BUt we should all get orders in each day by a certin time.  I have
a set up at home.

Just tell me when the game starts, GOD, I've got my rules now

The first round starts as soon as everyone turns in there orders.  Also we
nned to make a plan on when to turn in orders.  My plan is every other day
for a week(3 turns) then everyday from then on unless people have to go
somewhere or otherwise noted(5 days).  The weekend is diffrent.  Some of us
have lives and do stuff on weekends and dont sit anywhere.    So everyother
day for a week then everyday from then on, no weekends unless everyone can.
Thanks, eitherway the orders should be turned in by 10:30 no mater what and
they should be posted by kain(GOD) by 7:00 so people can plan and stuff. 
Thats it and what I think should be done.  If you have a better idea post it.
Kain has the finnal say(bad spelling).  Thanks all, 

                                        P.S.  My idea is the best....

                        Mark HErshey(frogboy/seacow/hoochie
mama/tachibana/muffin/sput)  He he....

I think we should not have to lose an army if we lose a supply station.  We
just shouldn't get that army back if we re-capture the supply station.

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