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Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
02 Mar 14 UTC
Trapped! SRG
Hi all,

This SRG (Special Rules Game, although in this case it's a little more like a Special Rules Tournament (SRT) as there will be multiple games involved) is an idea I had a while ago, which is based on an old children's TV show here in the UK (called Trapped!). I've adapted it to work in a Diplomacy setting so I could try it out here.
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
02 Mar 14 UTC
Basic Overview:

Participants take part in a series of games on different variants, each game having one less player in it than the game before. This is because each round one player is eliminated. The tournament continues until there are only two players left, at which point the player with the highest point score out of these two wins.

In each game, there is one objective that must be completed. Only a hint at the objective will be given to all players, not the full objective - for example, if the objective was 'Get an English unit to Munich before 1906', the hint might be something along the lines of 'This objective involves a German Territory, and must be completed by the end of 1905'. The hints are deliberately not very helpful, so players will have to use trial and error to try to complete the objective.

One player will be randomly selected at the beginning of every round to be the 'Saboteur'. Nobody apart from the Saboteur knows who the Saboteur is. This player is told what the objective is, and must make sure that the objective is not completed.

At the end of the round, everyone is told what the objective was and whether it has been completed or not, and have one more phase to talk to everyone and discuss who they think the saboteur was. At the end of this phase, all players must PM me with who they think the saboteur was.

If the objective was completed, the saboteur is eliminated regardless of the voting results. If it was not, the player with the most votes is eliminated. The points are then distributed - one point to anyone who voted for the saboteur, and two points for the saboteur if they are not eliminated. All non-eliminated players will then proceed to the next game.

When only two players remain, the remaining player with the most points wins.

So, anyone up for this? There's no fixed number of players (more players just means more rounds) so any number of people can join. If anyone has any questions about the rules, please feel free to ask.
steephie22 (933 D)
02 Mar 14 UTC
Up for this.
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
02 Mar 14 UTC
Oh, two more things I just remembered:
1) All games will be unranked
2) If there's a draw in voting, another round of voting starts where you can only vote for the people who drew. If this also results in a draw, the elimination will be selected randomly.

Thanks for expressing interest, steephie :)
GOD (1830 D Mod (B))
02 Mar 14 UTC
I would really like to, but i have final exams coming up and want to reduce my games :/
Sounds a bit like the Saboteur card game lol

Anyway please count me in.
DoubleCapitals (736 D)
02 Mar 14 UTC
/in
me too
Xildur (1385 D)
11 Mar 14 UTC
I am interested.
Lackbeard (966 D)
11 Mar 14 UTC
In :) PM when ready! :)
mma (713 D)
11 Mar 14 UTC
Im in as well, but what if there is a number of players not equal to any game.
Can the saboteur be eliminated if he succeeds?
mendax (1260 D)
11 Mar 14 UTC
I am so definitely in for that.
Spartan22 (1883 D (B))
11 Mar 14 UTC
I'm in! How many ayers were you planning on starting with?
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
11 Mar 14 UTC
Current Player List

1) Steephie22
2) Lukas Podolski
3) DoubleCapitals
4) JackTheGiantSlayer
5) Xildur
6) LackBeard
7) mma
8) mendax
9) Spartan22

This is still open for more people to join if you want to!

@Lukas - The TV show was probably based on the card game; I hadn't heard of the card game before so I took the idea from the show :)

@mma - Yes, he can. If he succeeds, the person who gets the majority of votes is eliminated, and this can still be him. Also with regard to numbers of players (also @Spartan here), since there's a variant for every number between 15 and 3 players I'll cap the number of people able to join at 15 and so we shouldn't have a problem there. If nobody more joins, I'll start with under 15 players, but 15 is the maximum.
Spartan22 (1883 D (B))
12 Mar 14 UTC
How long will you leave the signups open?
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
12 Mar 14 UTC
Probably another 2 days or so.
Spartan22 (1883 D (B))
13 Mar 14 UTC
Bump, looking forward to this
^__^ (1003 D)
13 Mar 14 UTC
could i still join?
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
13 Mar 14 UTC
Certainly :)

1) Steephie22
2) Lukas Podolski
3) DoubleCapitals
4) JackTheGiantSlayer
5) Xildur
6) LackBeard
7) mma
8) mendax
9) Spartan22
10) ^__^

I'll close signups in 24(ish) hours.
^__^ (1003 D)
13 Mar 14 UTC
ok thanks.
How long are the phases going to be? I can't sign up for less then 1 1/2 days, I need the longer phase every few months to not miss out on getting orders in..
To clarify, if it's at least a day+ phase I'd like to join.
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
13 Mar 14 UTC
The phase length hasn't been decided yet - that'll be down to player preference. It certainly won't be any less than 1 day/phase (probably will be 1 day 12 hours) so I'll put you down :)

1) Steephie22
2) Lukas Podolski
3) DoubleCapitals
4) JackTheGiantSlayer
5) Xildur
6) LackBeard
7) mma
8) mendax
9) Spartan22
10) ^__^
11) Chris the Great
Thanks Captainmeme!
Smileyface3000 (960 D)
14 Mar 14 UTC
Any chance I could sign up
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
14 Mar 14 UTC
Certainly :)

Sign-ups are now closed. The final player list is as follows:

1) Steephie22
2) Lukas Podolski
3) DoubleCapitals
4) JackTheGiantSlayer
5) Xildur
6) LackBeard
7) mma
8) mendax
9) Spartan22
10) ^__^
11) Chris the Great
12) Smileyface3000

The first game will be on the Fantasy map - you'll all receive your invites via PM shortly. Once everyone's in the game the saboteur role will be allocated and the objective will be set.
^__^ (1003 D)
15 Mar 14 UTC
So will the game end if we don't achieve our goals? also, will we don't will at be cancelled after the turn to discuss the saboteur?
steephie22 (933 D)
15 Mar 14 UTC
@^_^: that makes most sense, but since it's not a ranked game it doesn't really matter that much what happens to it once the goal is achieved/not achieved I'd say. Still, we should probably cancel/draw/concede.
^__^ (1003 D)
15 Mar 14 UTC
we could keep playing just for fun though, and we could also start the net round at the same time, without ending.
keep playing for fun is good enough, since it is a series of unrated games anyway
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
01 Apr 14 UTC
Bump. We need a sub for game one, if someone's willing to help out. You don't have to play out the whole tournament if you don't want to.
Darkarus (929 D)
01 Apr 14 UTC
Ok I will play
ERAUfan97 (1034 D)
01 Apr 14 UTC
man, I wish I saw this earlier....this looks unbelievably fun!
^__^ (1003 D)
02 Apr 14 UTC
@eraufan: I'm not very active anymore, and want to take a break for a while, so you could probably have my spot.
ERAUfan97 (1034 D)
02 Apr 14 UTC
ok that would be great!
^__^ (1003 D)
02 Apr 14 UTC
ok, so i'll finish this game, and then you can take over.
ERAUfan97 (1034 D)
02 Apr 14 UTC
if that is what you would truly like, then ok
mma (713 D)
14 Apr 14 UTC
When does the next round start?
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
14 Apr 14 UTC
I've just set it up - PMs have been sent out.

I've sent one to ERAUfan97 instead of ^__^ as per the conversation in this thread.
DoubleCapitals (736 D)
14 Apr 14 UTC
Link was to the first game. gameID=19065 is the correct game ID
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
14 Apr 14 UTC
Thanks DC :)
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
15 May 14 UTC
Bump. Game is over, and the objective was not completed. Please PM me with your votes!
ERAUfan97 (1034 D)
19 May 14 UTC
so whos out?
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
19 May 14 UTC
Gah, I'm sorry. I've not a lot of free time atm :(

I'll try to get to this tomorrow.
take your time hahaha
steephie22 (933 D)
23 May 14 UTC
Bump...
What's going on, game cancelled because somebody didn't want to join?
steephie22 (933 D)
31 May 14 UTC
Yeah. Who didn't join though?
Are we going to try again?


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01 Jun 14 UTC
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29 May 14 UTC
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KICEMEN17 (1075 D)
24 May 14 UTC
(+2)
WOO!
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Greetings to everyone who I have not talked to in a good 3 months!!
I'm ready to start losing again! ;D
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Phil1986 (1574 D)
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Why is that?
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KICEMEN17 (1075 D)
24 May 14 UTC
WOO!
Finally life has allowed diplomacy back.
Greetings to everyone who I have not talked to in a good 3 months!!
I'm ready to start losing again! ;D
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12 May 14 UTC
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10 May 14 UTC
wicked sweet WWIV old school game
I have been checking the games and havent found an old school WWIV game in a while. Anyone want to sign up for an anon WWIV (original) game?
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tricky (1005 D)
06 May 14 UTC
Blocking
I recently attempted to join a game but was 'blocked' from doing so. Why is it possible for one player to be able to block another without that other player from knowing why? Strikes a little of exclusion / bullying to me. Thoughts?
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cypeg (2619 D)
07 May 14 UTC
The Game ends in the wrong turn
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06 May 14 UTC
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06 May 14 UTC
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ildavid (970 D)
23 Apr 14 UTC
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Ho avviato due partite, la prima e' InGioco la cui passw e' ALBA, la seconda e' free si chiama italiano-inglese ed e' per sette giocatori. preferibilmente per chi scrive in italiano. Ho visto che la mappa zeus e' poco giocata, mi sembra molto carina.
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Oli (977 D Mod (P))
04 May 14 UTC
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New gamecreation feature: SO not process on specific days of the week...
There is a new feature available in gamecreation:
If you do not want this game to process on specific days of the week, then check the appropriate day or days to restrict processing.
If a current phase falls on any of the selected days it will be extended by 24 hours until a day that is available for processing. However if all players 'ready' their orders the game will process as usual regardless of whether or not the extended 24 hours has been reached.
Days are processed according to standard CET time.
1 reply
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Mercy (2131 D)
04 May 14 UTC
Probably a bug in creating games
I can't start a new game. When I try to start one, I get the following message:
'The variable "noProcess" is needed to create a game, but was not entered.
Two of my friends have exactly the same problem.
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Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
02 May 14 UTC
New addition to the Mod Team
Hi all,

I'm happy to announce that GOD will now be working with us on the Mod Team. His mod flag isn't appearing yet - probably due to a bug - but he is now a moderator :)
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sephiroth (866 D)
28 Apr 14 UTC
Join our HRE Game
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SuperAnt (983 D)
05 Feb 14 UTC
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The NWO game is underway. We have a healthy number of vdip players playing (thank you!), so I'll be posting the results here too. I just wanted to start up a clean thread for game updates and discussion. Here is the starting map:

http://i.imgur.com/TYOXILE.png
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Alcuin (1454 D)
29 Apr 14 UTC
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variant: http://vdiplomacy.com/variants.php?variantID=86
game http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=19165
turn: spring 1902, diplomacy
error: alert Parameter 'fromTerrID' set to invalid value '32'
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