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David Hood (976

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24 Sep 25 UTC

September 2025 Deadline News is out!

September episode of DBN's news show Deadline is available now for your YouTube viewing pleasure. In this video we interview the new Asia Pacific champion Zoe Cameron, highlight a Diplomacy-adjacent new game called Imperial Borders, and cover all the headlines from around the world of Diplomacy. Check it out:
https://youtu.be/zIBLRgZtc0w?si=VQhGQ6Rs3Dl3dQNb

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CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369

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28 Aug 25 UTC

Cheating Issues?

I noticed an influx of banned accounts for multi accounting (thomas vink afaik?). I'm just curious; how did the moderators figure it out?

CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369 )
28 Aug 25 UTC
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I've seen my fair share of banned individuals due to being stupid (rage quitting multiple games and griefing every game they join), but multi accounting or cheating in general is probably the worst offense there is. But I am extremely curious because, looking at thomas vink's games, it didn't look like he was multi accounting. Or at the very least, it didn't look like he was doing a good job at cheating, considering he still loses. How did the mods figure it out? /g

drano019 (2624 )
28 Aug 25 UTC
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We have tools that allow us to catch multiaccounters. We try not to advertise them to keep people from trying to figure out ways around them.

Sacred Digits (1539 )
28 Aug 25 UTC

I honestly think that multi accounts more often than not aren't as helpful as you would think. Because if one power isn't enough to give you a shot, two powers also won't be enough.

Dejan0707 (2141 )
28 Aug 25 UTC
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Enough or not enough does not matter. What matter is that multies destroy the game for everyone else. Thanks to the mods to clear them out.

CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369 )
28 Aug 25 UTC
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If you play a 4 player map and still lose while controlling 2 powers, that has to be the saddest thing you could ever do.

Sacred Digits (1539 )
29 Aug 25 UTC
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Don't get me wrong, I am thankful that the mods are protecting fairness here. I'm just saying that someone who feels the need to cheat is likely not very good.

G-Man (2685 )
29 Aug 25 UTC
(+1)

Right on C&K!!

Krzysztof1410 (1827 )
29 Aug 25 UTC
(+1)

I once was in a 3-player game, where the other two were two multis of the same person

Mitomon (2233 )
30 Aug 25 UTC
(+1)

did you win

Krzysztof1410 (1827 )
30 Aug 25 UTC

Nah

Jean_Henri_BERNARD (1970 )
30 Aug 25 UTC

"1 pro player VS 49 noob cheaters" on the Divided States map when?

DungDefender (1165 )
30 Aug 25 UTC

I think 4 player maps aren't guaranteed for cheaters because an alliance of two decent players is better than one bad player controlling 2 countries. This logic likely applies to other boards too.

Dejan0707 (2141 )
30 Aug 25 UTC

What about classic map and bad player is controling Germany and France...and you are playing England. Probably gg for you.

CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369 )
30 Aug 25 UTC

4 player maps aren't guaranteed but they are extremely embarrassing still, especially if it's gunboat. It boils down to a 2v1v1 with a chance to be 2v2, and you're still supposedly in an advantage anyways

CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369 )
30 Aug 25 UTC
(+1)

gameID=63987

Someone refund this poor man's points

Dejan0707 (2141 )
31 Aug 25 UTC

That would be fair thing to do.

Bochucl (1787 )
31 Aug 25 UTC

I wish to come back to the game where Thomas vink played.
Both the current loosers England and Germany ( me) feel that the game should be cancelled. Austria was the first victim and might not have had the chance to complain.
Will the moderator look into that ?

Bochucl (1787 )
31 Aug 25 UTC

The current game I am referring to is ; « When the concert of nations play… »

CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369 )
31 Aug 25 UTC

Could you send the game link here?

Jean_Henri_BERNARD (1970 )
01 Sep 25 UTC

I see this game has been cancelled. I had voted for cancel as well, but I think other players didn't.
I was Russia. Too bad, I would have gotten so much points ahah, and the game just started to be interesting. I'm sad we can't see who was in this game and do an after action report (the game completely disappeared).

Sacred Digits (1539 )
01 Sep 25 UTC

I was England. I was pretty much screwed from the start because I couldn't successfully convince either France or Germany to leave me alone, but I was hoping I could pull out a survive. Kept trying.

DungDefender (1165 )
02 Sep 25 UTC

The Cold War one is hilarious. Imagine controlling 3/4 of the board and not crushing the opponent somehow.

cjhat (1393 )
02 Sep 25 UTC

It looks like they started as only 2 powers and then took a 3rd one when someone dropped out. Looking through their game history, it seems like they did that a lot.

Mr. Finkelmuiyer (1350 )
03 Sep 25 UTC

Can I claim this one as a victory then?

gameID=64165

ScubaSteve (1276 )
05 Sep 25 UTC

I suspect that 1% of the people on here control 20% of the accounts.

Dejan0707 (2141 )
06 Sep 25 UTC
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Hopefully it doesn't end up as 1% of people controling 90% of the accounts like we have in some economies.

Bochucl (1787 )
12 Sep 25 UTC

Hello everyone, in game Codip-4 multi accounting occurred twice if I am not mistaken.
At least two players ( including me) voted fora cancel.
Could a moderator look into that please ?

kaner406 (2286 )
13 Sep 25 UTC

Game ID please

CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369 )
16 Sep 25 UTC

not a cheating issue, but oh my god

please, at this point, try to implement a way that forum posts can only be posted by people with a certain age of account

vlgambini (1594 )
16 Sep 25 UTC

Use the "mute thread" feature. It takes 30 seconds and the offending threads are gone

vlgambini (1594 )
16 Sep 25 UTC

You can also mute all messages from the spambot sender. Works better for threads the bot piggybacked onto (like Advertise your NON-live games)

CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369 )
16 Sep 25 UTC

That's just putting a band aid on tbe problem, like waiting for the mods to delete the threads and ban the person. But if spam is to be prevented, then those 30 seconds would be spared

JECE (1534 )
17 Sep 25 UTC

vlgambini: doesn't use of those muting features slow down the Forum some for you? I've never really used it myself but I heard that it can affect load times.

vlgambini (1594 )
17 Sep 25 UTC

JECE, I haven't noticed that, but I guess it's possible. I've muted a very large number of spam threads and my pages still load pretty quickly as far as I can tell.

vlgambini (1594 )
17 Sep 25 UTC

Coffee: Yes, it's not the perfect solution. But it's better than waiting for the mods. You can do it yourself, immediately, and the threads are gone. Maybe a gauze patch with antibiotic cream? :D

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12 Sep 25 UTC

Unusual games

I used to create classic games with weird rules (such as no holding or using the worst opening you could think of). Is anyone interested? Do you have any ideas?

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13 Sep 25 UTC

Well positioned Mars replacement

Well positioned Mars replacement needed for gameID=64289

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bigyihsuan (975

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09 Sep 25 UTC

Does vDip send e.g. email notifications?

Does vDip send notifications, for example by email? I am in my first game on vDip, and coming from Backstabbr, the ability to get notifications to my email about press, game phases, etc would be extremely convenient.

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Munjewiti22 (901

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11 Aug 25 UTC

A problem?

Why don't the games start when everyone gets in, even if I put it to be like that

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21 May 25 UTC

Forum Mafia

Hello friends.

I was wondering if there was any interest among vdip community to run mafia games on the forum?

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The Ambassador (2366

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13 Aug 25 UTC

Burn spammer burn

Let's bury these clowns!

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TheodricTheGreat (1308

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21 Jul 25 UTC

What is happening here?

https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=53574???

17 replies

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05 Aug 25 UTC

A Question

Why so many bots are selling sth like weeds?
Isn't it illegal?
What will happen if the government find who is controling these spam-bots?

0 replies

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29 Jul 25 UTC

Interactive map bug?

Has anyone else experienced a bug where clicks are not registered on the interactive map mode? Cause I've been experiencing this for a few days now in all of my games where it will load fine, and let's me click a few of my units some of the time (but not every time) (and usually only in the upper left corner), but clicking on the rest of my units just doesn't do anything.

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TheodricTheGreat (1308

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24 Jul 25 UTC

Gobble Earth Replacement

Would anyone like to take my place in Global Globe, I play Germany at 13 centers: gameID=63946

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03 May 25 UTC

Other diplomacy sites or games like it?

Looking to compile a list of other sites like this. I would check previous threads but there is too much to sift through and no way to refine the search. I've also exhausted web searches; found great games and some not so great.

Let the procrastination worsen!

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goldenruler (1271

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17 Jul 25 UTC

Gobble Earth is a great variant but...

The number of SCs required for a solo victory is only 37 out of 107 SCs in the world. That is totally unrealistic. To get a solo victory, the number should be approximately 50.

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Mod

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30 Jun 25 UTC
(+1)

Finally the recognition we deserve...

We received the following message through the vDip MODs' external email. Their recruitment officer seems to use a server in Argentina.

10 replies

Sonderbodhi (1054

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05 Jul 25 UTC

Replacement "Those penguins are at it again"

Hello, if someone wants to take my place in the Africa map "Those penguins are at it again" please let me know. It's still pretty early in the game.

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habibicabin (833

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03 Jul 25 UTC

Game Replacement

If there is anyone that wants to take my place in: Gunboat means never having to say you're sorry-11, then please let me know and I will cede the game to you.

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Jean_Henri_BERNARD (1970

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18 Jun 25 UTC

Starting date "bug" on Zeus 5

Starting date "bug" on Zeus 5

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Squashywand0 (998

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13 Jun 25 UTC

Armistice Diplomacy -- 22 Player set in 1919

Armistice Diplomacy A4 has officially opened sign ups! It's a massive 22 player map set in the year 1919, and it features all of the chaos you would expect from the time period. The Russian Civil War, Warlord era China, Greece in Anatolia, and so much more! There is no other variant quite like it. If you're at all interested, check out the server! It's been two years since the last run and you will not want to miss it! https://discord.gg/jsBexjXwZC

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10 Jun 25 UTC

Rule Question

I’ll pose this in Classic, but for any variant here:

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The Ambassador (2366

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05 Jun 25 UTC
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n0t sp4m: you buy cheape weed now have muchies?

vDip players bought too much finest quality weed now has munchies? We deliver Burgundy, Galacia even Heligoland bite. Which is good as you need to bite muchies. #1900BuyMoreSpam

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CoffeeAndKeyboards (1369

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07 Apr 25 UTC

1v1 Map Theory Thread

This thread is purely for 1v1-related games and maps. From opening theory, game plan and strategies, which powers hold the advantage, etc.

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09 May 25 UTC

Europa Renovatio

So with a certain announcement being made officially this morning, can we expect a 1337 start for a Europa Renovatio II map :D

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JamesDiplomacy (1378

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05 Jun 25 UTC
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Visual error?

Hey everyone - recently was scrolling through some games when I found this: https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=55342#gamePanel
Please explain. I am seeing that Naples is readied up, and someone lost 1000 Vdip points apparently. Someone explain

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09 May 25 UTC
(+3)

News!

LeoLima has taken over Stato della Chiesa replacing "FrancIHS". Reconsider your alliances.

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04 Jun 25 UTC

Territory links error

In variant "Edwardian - 3rd Edition" there is no link between Bay of Biscay and Spain (wc). Please check and fix.

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04 Jun 25 UTC

Anyone want to join this as Novgorod?

https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=63233

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04 Jun 25 UTC

Anyone want to join this as Novgorod?

https://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=63233

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01 Jun 25 UTC

Variant Colonial

From Sic, can we move to Tunis only with an army or both fleet and army?

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20 Mar 25 UTC

Europa Universalis Genoa - Need to take a break, player handover.

I need to take a break (holidays) and handover my position on gameID=62084.
I am Genoa with some existing partnerships. Drop me a message and I will switch myself out.Thanks.

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