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^__^ (1003

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12 Mar 14 UTC

live game: classic map

there has never been a live game on the classic map on this site. i'm kind of wanting to start one. would anyone be interesed in joining?

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Anon (??

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22 Mar 14 UTC

Spring 01 Gobble replacement

http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=18645

This game hasn't started yet, but France NMR'd for spring 01 so we need a replacement. Since this is gobble earth, France has territory all over the map. It'd be good to get a replacement and you won't start at any disadvantage.

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Anon (??

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11 Mar 14 UTC

Join the next Chaos - Public Press game.

http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=18632
This type of game is the most chaotic out there, with every turn being a surprise.

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Wiesl (1079

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21 Mar 14 UTC

Westeros

I cant find the Westeros-map, where is it?

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The Ambassador (2241

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20 Mar 14 UTC

New take on Modern Diplomacy variant

Anyone notice...

2 replies

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KingCyrus (1258

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18 Mar 14 UTC

New Variants

How does one make a new variant?

3 replies

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Anon (??

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18 Mar 14 UTC

Premature Draw! Crazy Classic 34P Game

http://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=14633
see below

9 replies

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The Ambassador (2241

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16 Mar 14 UTC

Was VDip down over the weekend?

I tried over and over again and the site was done from multiple devices and browsers. Now it seems I've missed turns in 2 games. Anyone else with the same problem?

13 replies

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Lackbeard (966

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17 Mar 14 UTC

Quick live

Just looking for a quick 1 v 1 live game :) gameID=18726

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Science! (880

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17 Feb 14 UTC

Question About American Conflict Variant

Are the 'notionally held' SCs essentially normal neutral SCs? For example, if I'm England and I occupy Calgary, do I get a build? Can you build in notionally held SCs?

6 replies

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Oli (977

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05 Dec 13 UTC

On the subject of CYOC and anonymity..

Some input is needed....

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pyrhos (1268

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14 Mar 14 UTC

Map idea

I was sitting home and I thought "it might be possible to make a 1 vs 1 map about mejirestaration"

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XII (1114

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22 Dec 13 UTC

Map Colonial Diplomacy

This map does not use the Trans-Siberian Railway rule. The GM create it want the map more beautiful ?

10 replies

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Oli (977

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11 Mar 14 UTC

New stat CDs / NMRs takeovers.

This thread is for discussion about a new CD / takeover stat.

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Safari (1530

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12 Mar 14 UTC

2 Players Needed for Gunboat Test Game

Hi everyone, I'm setting up a gunboat to test the balance of my map Atlantic Colonies. It's in the stage of testing the final balance, and it's a rather different map, so come play and have fun! It's 1 day 12 hour phases.
http://lab.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=191#gamePanel
(It's on the lab, so just clicking on the game ID won't work--you have to copy the whole URL).

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Anon (??

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12 Mar 14 UTC
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FGA

Anyone interested in taking over Austria on a FGA map? It's currently winning but I lost interest in playing. Please contact- atlas
ID#18302
http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=18302

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JacktheGiantSlayer (801

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12 Mar 14 UTC

Lotte di potere sotto il grande Regno di Mairo

Anyone has the password pls PM me so i can take over

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Retillion (2304

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09 Mar 14 UTC

Integrity ?

I have just seen, in the players' profile, the new statistics called "integrity".

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Anon (??

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11 Mar 14 UTC

Subs start phase Gobble

I was asked to advertise that
Two subs needed for a new Gobble game.

http://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=18479

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Dr. Recommended (1660

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11 Mar 14 UTC

Tournament Replacements Needed

There's a current opening we need filled, with plenty of time left in the round to advance. I'd love to have 2-3 players willing to be backups as well. See thread: Dr. Recommended's Travelling Medicine Show

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Devonian (1887

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09 Mar 14 UTC

Why are non-anon games not displaying names prior to starting?

The past few non-anon games I have started started are don't display the players during the pre-game portion. But, I notice some games sill display the players.

I would prefer that players knew who the were going to play before joining. How do I disable the pre-game anon feature when I create a game?

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y2kjbk (1512

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09 Mar 14 UTC

Error joining games

Throwing "undefined variable: maxGames" whenever I try to join a game. Bug I assume? Hopefully can be resolved quickly, I assume I"m not the only one affected.

3 replies

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DEFIANT (1311

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04 Mar 14 UTC

Putin Schooling Barry in Diplomacy

Who would like to take on Putin in Diplomacy? He has schooled the leader of the free world, Barry Obama, already three times, Snowden, Syria and now in Ukraine. Putin would a very formidable Diplomacy player, at least he is showing it in the real world.

104 replies

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Hirnsaege (1903

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09 Mar 14 UTC

Cutting unit dislodged – does the cut work anyway?

A question about game mechanics details:
given that a unit A1 should cut a support of enemy unit B1.
Enemy Units B2 and B3 attack and dislodge A1.
Will the cut on B1 still be in effect or is it cancelled?

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Anon (??

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08 Mar 14 UTC

WWIV game needs replacement player~

gameID=18186 One year has passed and Iran has left the game. He was doing well and simply left us high and dry. We need a replacement!

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diatarn_iv (1458

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06 Mar 14 UTC

How to donate

I could not find a page describing how to donate money to the site.
OTOH, I see some users did donate.. so, how do you do it?

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Alphonse_Z (915

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08 Mar 14 UTC

37 Days on BBC two

I'm looking forward to it, a 3 part mini-series on the "July Crisis" airing March 6th thru 8th.Tune in to brush up on your backstabbing skillz!

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tricky (1005

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07 Mar 14 UTC

New game!

http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=18553

48 minutes until start!

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fasces349 (1007

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14 Apr 13 UTC
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Variant Diplomacy World Cup

On the topic of tournaments. I would like to propose a vdip world cup.

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rokakoma (969

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04 Mar 14 UTC

How to make a new map - 101

Hi guys, could somebody write me a brief summary about how to design/create a new map? Where to start (programs, etc)?

rokakoma (969 )
04 Mar 14 UTC
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I'm new to vdip, some of you may know me from webdiplomacy though. Anyway, since I have *some* gunboat experience :), I beleive I could create a very well-balanced map, which is a long-lasting dream of mine.

I really love some of the map here, but sadly most of them are VERY unbalanced. For example First crusade, which I like very much, but I think it would need a lot of adjustments to make it a really good map.

Anyway I do have an idea for a new map, and I would like to start working on it, but I have no idea where to start, what program(s) to used for drawing, how to make it suitable for vdip, and so on.

I would appreciate any help! thx

GOD (1907 )
04 Mar 14 UTC
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You should probably go to http://lab.vdiplomacy.com, Olis site for developing :)

kaner406 (2067 )
04 Mar 14 UTC
(+1)

I made a guide a while ago for converting a pre-existing variant. Not much different from developing your own from scratch though:
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Variants

kaner406 (2067 )
04 Mar 14 UTC
(+1)

also this link could help as well:
http://forum.webdiplomacy.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=754

rokakoma (969 )
04 Mar 14 UTC

thank you guys, I took a first look at them, everything seems pretty straitforward, except I couldn't find how will be the map be broken up to territories, and where (or how) do I have to define the borders (by coordinates or layers) of the territories.

The rest seems okay I guess!

kaner406 (2067 )
04 Mar 14 UTC

The territories are defined by the colour. Each territory is designated (and identified by) a specific html colour code. Assigning the 'name' of a territory is done when you are in the lab, see step 7
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Step_7._entering_the_territories_in_the_lab

rokakoma (969 )
04 Mar 14 UTC

Ahh okay, great! That makes it easy then!
I will start working next week, then we'll see how it goes, and how much people will like the idea at all.

Thx for the help for now!

kaner406 (2067 )
04 Mar 14 UTC

looking forward to it! :)

Tomahaha (1170 )
06 Mar 14 UTC

I would suggest you first draw your base map and post it for people to give you their input. You most certainly do not want to take every idea mentioned to heart but some may point out some things you never noticed. Maybe you nailed it on your first attempt, but more than likely someone will spot something you never considered. Listen to all ideas and adjust things according to those that you feel make sense. make the changes and try it again, do this a few times until it seems perfect to you and THEN do the programming!

rokakoma (969 )
06 Mar 14 UTC

@Tomahaha: Thanks for the advice, as soon as I have a decent working version, wich will be still a few weeks I think I will post the image.

For now, I'm still drawing the 'historical' map. Later I will merge/split a few territories, split the sea areas. It seems now, that I will have around 120 territories, which I consider way too much to, and I want to reduce it to less then 100.

Then I want to put a hell lot of effort into balancing the map, to make it enjoyable for all the powers. Also I want it to have a well-defined stalemate line, with a few places where both sides can have the needed +1 SC.

Also I want to figure out the starting positions and units first, to guarantee a balanced opening and the converging towards the stalemate. Sadly the historical position of the powers is somewhat unlucky, I'm stil thinking on how to compensate that.

Once I'm done with all this, I will post the map for initial ideas :) I really don't want to do it earlier. But I beleive it will be no earler than April.

Tomahaha (1170 )
06 Mar 14 UTC

my biggest word of advise is to maximize conflict. Centers that equidistant from each other, centers that you fully expect to be contested equally by two OR MORE powers = a good map! Balance = a map where all might gain "X" centers but one where only a few will actually do so. And then, those who do should be positioned in such a way that the next round of fighting is in a similar position.

rokakoma (969 )
06 Mar 14 UTC

Thanks, I think I got that covered ;)

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