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Mercy (2131 D)
31 Oct 18 UTC
Newspaper Game
A while ago, some players in threadID=80668 discussed playing another Newspaper game. Meanwhile, more than 7 players have shown their interest to participate in it, but no consensus on the specific settings of the game has been reached yet. I have created this thread to set up the next Newspaper game and discuss its settings.
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
20 Mar 19 UTC
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Done some testing and looking at the most recent newspaper game, using FunnyTranslator.com has an 80 character limit which kind of defeats the purpose of newspaper articles. On reflect I think its best to keep the two seperate. I'm happy to play either a straight Newspaper game or a straight Translate game.
kaner406 (2103 D Mod (B))
20 Mar 19 UTC
Taking a recent post from RUFF in the forum and using
https://lingojam.com/BadTranslator
you can see the before and after:

Cypeg was a bit fixated on the ratings. At the same time, he was also a very good player. Unfortunately he fell into the trap of being consumed by the ratings, and being on top. He began to play games with the sole purpose of gaining the top spot, and then fading off into the sunset. This was both because he craved the top rating spot, but also because he learned the hard way that holding such a position makes you an automatic target in every game you play in. Essentially the system is set up so that eliminating such a player is so lucrative in terms of ratings points, that players cannot pass it up. Making matters worse when you lose a game from the top position you lost exponentially more points than the 50th ranked player would. When this happens you cannot get a clean game. Even many respected players here get sucked into taking down the top guy.

The worst part about this is that we have known this for over five years, and still nothing has been done about it. I'm not a huge fan of ratings systems, but this one has been a shit show from the start. Measuring strength of opposition should matter. Losing should matter. But the negative factors being applied in this algorithm are are disaster. The problem is our good old buddy Guaroz either designed it, or blessed it off, and no one can convince Oli to revise it. So instead of playing Dip here, we're playing King of the Hill.

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Temasek22 (980 D)
20 Mar 19 UTC
another lingojam bad translator test...

original:
Temasek22 is a legend, he is one of the best players on this site despite scoring exactly zero in the Imperium Tournament. He will crush all of you in the newspaper game! Remember, war does not determine who is right- only who is left. Quote by Montreal Star.

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Translation:
Temasek22 is that legend, himself is individual the for best players in that site despite scoring exactly zero the on imperium tournament. Himself would do crush everyone for you are a the on newspaper game! remembered, war does don't determine that person is right- only that person is leave. Quote by montreal star

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another 3 times or something:
Temasek22 is that legend, himself the is individual for best players in that site despite scoring the exactly zero on imperium tournament. Himself would do will crush everyone for you are am the am this on newspaper game! remembered, war does don't determine that person is right- only that person is leave. Quote by montreal star



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I probably used too complicated words :/

ubercacher16 (2196 D)
20 Mar 19 UTC
I don't want in for the newspaper game but I am in for the translate game.
Yoshimon (577 D)
20 Mar 19 UTC
Same.
I'll do either!
So are we playing one of these games?
bump


68 replies
limited number of games
I can only be in 2 games at once since I'm a new player on vdiplomacy, however I've played a lot of diplomacy and know how to play the game. It should include the number phases you have taken on normal diplomacy while determining how many games you can be in.
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AJManso4 (2318 D)
03 Apr 19 UTC
World war IV Sealanes Match Open!
We need 33 more players
2 replies
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
29 Mar 19 UTC
Game number 28
I've been analyzing the ratings of some players recently (Yoshimon, ksindelar, and I), and I've noticed a really odd pattern. In each of our 28th games, we've suffered a major drop in rating, but our ratings quickly bounded up in the 29th game. Is this a coincidence?
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Anon (?? D)
26 Mar 19 UTC
Returning
I last played, like... 10 years ago. Was watching D&D video where the guy talked about this game, and I remembered, "hey, yea, that was a lot of fun. I remember kicking ass with California!" Not sure how many people still play this? Started up a new game to go fetch some of that nostalgia.
https://vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=37960
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OrangeNoble (705 D)
26 Mar 19 UTC
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Cant join games?
It says that i can join or create an additional 2 games, but I cant join any games? Can anyone help?
1 reply
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Country Allocation
The last 7 games I’ve joined, I have been assigned England/Britain in every damned one of them. I’m ready for a Diplomacy Brexit. Anyone else have this happen?
5 replies
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ubercacher16 (2196 D)
22 Feb 19 UTC
Imperium Tournament: Official Thread
Tournament rules below.
47 replies
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
26 Mar 18 UTC
vDip Google Map...
Where is it again? I tried finding it referenced in old forum threads but as search is non-existent, lucked out.
29 replies
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Evariate (1000 D)
05 Mar 19 UTC
Custom Variants
Is there a way to create custom variants, maybe with custom, fictional maps, in a game? Because I want to do a little something for me frends aaand idk seemed fitting
61 replies
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
28 Feb 19 UTC
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Congratulations!
To whomever is playing Kansas in this game (gameID=35242), congrats for being the first country on vDip to pass 100 SCs (I think).
58 replies
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
15 Mar 19 UTC
Fancy Search module
I don't know why I haven't ever seen this before, but there's a search tab up at the top between New game and Settings. It's really helpful.
10 replies
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kejariwal (1000 D)
15 Mar 19 UTC
What's NMR, CD, turns and delay?
I am new here. Can someone explain clearly to me NMR, CD, turns and delays are?
3 replies
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KingOfSwords (1497 D)
11 Mar 19 UTC
Daylight Saving Time
Is there a problem with the countdown timer, now that we've transitioned to Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.? The clock setting for deadlines and the countdown timer seem to be an hour out of sync.
12 replies
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Morgannwg (833 D)
10 Mar 19 UTC
Why many players choose not to Ready?
I have seen many players never Ready even they were playing gunboat, and even in retreat/build turns. Why people do so?
4 replies
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Sky_Hopper (365 D)
09 Mar 19 UTC
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Thread for CountrySwitch
Need a player to sub in for CountrySwitch in one of your games? Advertise here!
1 reply
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BBQSauce123321 (2026 D)
03 Mar 19 UTC
Additions to New Game Rules?
I've been noticing that Oli has been more active recently so I wanted to bring this idea up again. People were wondering if variants such as Grey Press or Fog of War could become rules that are applicable to to all game modes rather than just the classic map. This could be done by adding them as options when creating a New Game. It would make for some very very interesting games in my opinion
10 replies
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Flame (1073 D)
28 Feb 19 UTC
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Diplomail.Ru -> Webdiplomacy.Ru
Russian-speaking Diplomacy Server Diplomail.ru
---- was moved to Webdiplomacy.ru
9 replies
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outofbounds (1049 D)
19 Feb 19 UTC
Classic - Fog of War - With a custom start?
Is it possible to create such a game with current options?
3 replies
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Flame (1073 D)
27 Feb 19 UTC
Classic Croatia
Croatia territory is impassible. Please fix.
https://vdiplomacy.net/variants.php?variantID=119
5 replies
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bsiper (1281 D)
25 Feb 19 UTC
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Colors of Countries in Classic - Britain
Turkey and Russia are the same color. Can this be changed?
13 replies
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ingebot (2014 D)
30 Nov 18 UTC
Age of Pericles
In the "Age of Pericles" variant, the map clearly shows that Euboeius Sinus and Thermas Sinus border each other (top right). However, the movement between them is apparently not possible; this is confirmed by looking at the map info. However, given that the map shows them as clearly in contact, isn't this a mistake?
13 replies
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tobi1 (1997 D Mod (S))
24 Feb 19 UTC
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vDip update
A larger update for vdip is now life. Apart from several smaller bug fixes and internal improvements, there are two notable changes on FoW variants and the Colonial variant
12 replies
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Napoleonzio (1205 D)
23 Feb 19 UTC
join fast game
join fast game!
0 replies
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ubercacher16 (2196 D)
10 Jan 19 UTC
Imperium Tournament?
Would anyone be interested in starting a Imperium Diplomacy tournament?
36 replies
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WWII Tournament
I would like to start a tournament. I've seen the Known World and 1v1 tournaments, and those are great fun. So why not apply it to World War II? I'm still working out the details, but I'll post some details.
356 replies
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AJManso4 (2318 D)
20 Feb 19 UTC
How can I leave a game?
I’m
New to vDiplomacy, I’ve just played backstabbr for a long time.
I was figuring out what to do then accidentally took the role of a losing Massachusetts in the fifty states variant....
4 replies
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AJManso4 (2318 D)
20 Feb 19 UTC
Open Game with 3 open spots to join, 16 hours left!
Known World 901 variant called “The Escape”, we need 3 more players to start!
0 replies
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DemonOverlord (910 D)
05 Jan 19 UTC
Online Diplomacy Championships 2019
Hi everyone. I will be running the Online Diplomacy Championships (ODC) this year on http://webDiplomacy.net
49 replies
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BMG (1000 D)
14 Feb 19 UTC
Confused re: order resolution
Can someone please explain why WDC wasn't taken in #36812?
Thanks!
Ben
5 replies
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