I posted this in the Rank system vote thread, but I think it will get looked over, so I've copy and pasted it below. If we can implement an ELO system without having to eliminate the point system, this is what it might look like...

would you be so kind as to tell me the reasons you are a christian?

the bet is 10 points.

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5385

Just wondering how everyone else keeps notes on other players? What information do you include and what program i.e. Excel Spreadsheet or some word processing program.

would anyone be willing to babysit for me for a few days? starting tmmrw of saturday (im on eastern time (U.S.)
and going for a few days? I only have one game that I'm doing pretty well in so it shouldnt be too hard

I wont have reliable access to a computer, as I'm going to the RNC so a sitter would be great

Would people be interested in an option when creating a new game that would automatically cancel the game if less than 7 join?

When do you get em? How much are you willing to pay? What services do require as a minimum? Do you ever travel to far away lands to access those of a genetic makeup that you find more attractive/cheap?

i know its a little late to be asking but can someone please join this game?

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5365

its a 100pt buy in and its a PPSC game

Sorry for being a noob but i am. I joined a game that was all 100 without checking it out like an idiot. If I lose this one do i have to make a new account?

We have entered the final day for applications to the league system. There is place for one player more. If somebody drops out, then you may be able to take their place, so even if somebody has taken the place, you could still get in.

Please email me, (email in profile), including your phpdip name. Thank you.

Please see below:

If you would like to get involved in an 'intensive press' game, please post your interest below.

Aim of the game is to ensure that all players involved message each other as much as possible, in order to discuss tactics and get to know each other. Please do not apply if your usual method of playing is a one word message!

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4974

Italy, England, and Austria have all agreed in global and will post here to confirm.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5375

Winner Takes All (175 points!), 24 hr phases.
My first 'Winner Takes All' Game for Girls
(Amusing title, guys welcome.)
gameID=5373

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5359

http://phpdiplomacy.net/profile.php?userID=5385

24hour phases, 200ppsc

in game: http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5155

we're waiting for France to retreat, but I can't figure out why. He has been holding his last unit in Paris for several turns and no one has been able to take him there including last turn. But since he doesn't have much interest in the game, he doesn't care about putting his orders in. I understand that and while annoying, I don't fault him. But there's no reason the rest of us should have to wait the entire cycle when he doesn't have any retreat orders to make. Can you explain? Or maybe even force the finalize?

Thanks in advance

I can't get the ball rolling :-( but were you searching? (for what?) friend? link? forum? usenet? sourceforge?

I've posted links myself on rec.games.diplomacy, and there's a sourceforge/freshmeat project page, but I get the impression most have come from other places

plz join

Kangaroo, canute, TinTin, Careless, mapleleafrulz, russianwinter, fucka, newton, aliencity

Feels good undoing all those points gathered and accounts created over 6 months in less than 10 minutes :-) It's like kicking down an asshole's sand castle

Wow, When I joined the minimum for the top 100 was just at 600, 5 months ago. Now I'm 101st with 880 points. 280 points over 5 months, which on 600 is 47%, 9% per month (avg).

Following this, on my anniversary, I estimate that the points for the top 100 will be >1270. That's 112% inflation rate over a year.

So i found this game while looking at other peoples games and this one in particular caught my eye.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=3627

I find this game extremely unique bc
1) neither england, france, or germany was eliminated within at least 6 turns and neither one was forced to move away from its home sc's like austria.
2) the game is, oddly enough, very well balanced at the end, with of course the exception to the winner.
3) this game was not rigged by a meta but had the end results that look like one that the meta just moved the units of the other countries out of the way of his own.

Basically i was just wondering if anyone has seen a game like this one you know something extremely unorthodox like the person who won was missing a home sc or anything crazy in general.

See thread "Ranking system" for details on the systems.

everyone places one vote for their preferred ranking system. note that Kestas will not program any new system, and it must be tested on an alternate server if it is to be implemented.

we add up the votes, and if an alternate ranking system wins, everyone who is willing to help develop it should start working.

the options are:

1. Current point system.
Pros: proven to work/stable. helps separate new from experienced players.
Cons: susceptible to inflation, and cheating. same reward for beating anyone, as long as they have the points.

2. Zarathrusta's proposed system.
Pros: supposedly more accurate.
Cons: supposedly more inaccurate.

3. Elo ratings
Pros: solves all problems of current point system.
Cons: too much effort.

4. Other (post in your reply, along with P/C).
Pros/Cons: who knows what.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5344

Casual friendly game (as friendly as these things go, I suppose). Two players that were supposed to join could not, so I am looking to fill the spots before the game starts so new players aren't just stuck with Germany and Italy.

Password is: law school

See you there.

Here is the Austrian Emperors last ditch effort to stay alive long enough for help to arrive. I turn to once Proud Russia's final unit in Galicia for some help.

Tue 03 AM (Austria, Me) Autumn 1904: not for nothing but I never crossed you, could you help me out with your last orders?
10:20 PM (Russia) Spring 1905: what do you want help with?
03:56 AM (Austria) Spring 1905: support vienna into budapest?
11:32 AM (Russia) Spring 1905: done

*I Bounce with no Turkish support on Budapest and no support from Russia*

07:14 PM (Austria) any reason you left me out to dry?
07:16 PM (Russia) order history...
Russia:
The army at Galicia support move to Vienna from Budapest.
07:17 PM (Austria) What? It was supposed to be veinna into Budapest. Are you kidding me? Why would I want you to support budapest to vienna?
07:18 PM (Austria) translation: you got it backwards

French army Burgundy moves to Belgium
French army Marseilles moves to Burgundy
French army Paris supports Marseilles' move to Burgundy

German army Rhur moves to Belgium

Because the two units moving into Belgium are moving with equal force, neither wins, and thus there is a stand-off.

Does the French unit return to Burgundy, pushing the unit now in Burgundy back to Marseilles, OR does the unit now in Burgundy remain in Burgundy, and thus the unit that failed to occupy Belgium obliged to retreat to a contiguous empty space (such as Picardy)?

We now have 35 players in our league system. There are a few others who want to join. If that number reaches seven by Friday 29th August, then I shall add an extra league in. To register interest, please email me, the email including your phpdiplomacy name.

Full details about the leagues are in the reply.

See comment below.

I just had an unusual option:

Army at Burgundy support move to Belgium from: Ruhr, Tusc.........

There has been much talk about inflation and the somewhat deceptive way that players are ranked. I suggest a new ranking system. I apologize if this suggestion has been made in the past.

First, set a weight to each time of end game

3 points for wins
2 points for draws
1 point for survival
0 points for defeats

Sum = Rank points
_______________________

Second, calculate the player's point pool.

Current total + Bets placed in current games played = Point pool
______________________________________

Third, combine the Point pool and the rank points

Point Pool * Rank Points = Rank Value
________________________________

Finally, Rank Value is used to set up the rank of players. Higher value, higher rank.
______________________________________

The weights for ranking may need modification, but i think this system works pretty well. Im sure there will be much critiquing, but i welcome it. If we can design a good system, we could have a better ranking system that better indicates skill, something i think everyone wants.

Come join a 36 hour 101 point winner takes all game. Hopefully there will be lots of diplomacy and political intrigue and much scheming... Trust there will be no missed moves, CDs or unbreakable alliances... Game is called 'All or nothing...' (http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5361)

no idea how to classify this, maybe someone could help

So, in my tired ramblings I came up with the idea of a phpDip goverment that might be entrusted in regulating some of the inflation problems (it might even tie in with kestas's moderators).

Systems could include determination by vote, by rank, or better: both.

This would be very interesting, as Diplomacy is a political game in a nature, and I feel that many players would enjoy a longer-spanning side-game so to speak.

Discuss below:

Advanced beginner game here at http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5355 please join if you think that you fit that criteria.

Join my game! Its to die for!

Can an army in, say, Norway, on a fleet through the Nth Sea, on another fleet through the Heligoland Bight, on another fleet through the Baltic, and land in Berlin without stopping for a turn at Kiel.

In the rule book, the close up views of Kiel seem to indicate that the Heligoland Bight includes the Kiel canal and the little bit of water on the eastern side of Kiel. So, it seems to me that convoying through there should be possible, but I've not found an explanation that covers that.

What does everyone think?

Hi. I want to start a game with 30 minutes/ round. The idea is that the game will have 72h/round just to no post a turn in weekend. But, every player needs (during the week since 10:00 am until 05:00 pm) post his orders in 30 minutes / turn, On this way the game will have 30 minutes x turn but will not have end of turn on weekend or during the night. For this I am using the GM -3. Who wants???

for moderately skilled players. 50-bet PPSC. post here if interested; password will be emailed.

Can we please have such a button? With really long threads it can be difficult to find the button to close it.

I want to look at the code of the site, just to see how complex is it, and if I can help somehow.
Where should I look for it?
And the variations? Are all discussed here? Or there is some system for group development or something?

(It is likely this have been discussed before, but, why not to use some forum system as phpBB or similar? It is really messy to follow some conversations here... ;-).

A fleet leaves harbour to venture into waters occupied by an opposing fleet, and she does this with no support. Normally the first fleet would be bounced back from whence she came.
But, what if simultaneously, the opposing fleet conveys an army into the harbour from whence the first fleet floated from. As the first fleet was unable to dislodge its enemy fleet, does the opposing army that was conveyed now occupy the first fleet's harbour? And if so, does that mean that the first fleet retreats to any unoccupied adjascent space contiguous to both (a) its harbour and (b) the water into which it first attempted to sail?

I've never tried No Press, so I thought I'd give it a try. Anyone else interested, come join.

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5326

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5326

Please join, as I doubt I'll work up the guts to join again if it fails to start

Let's suppose I want to play the following moves this turn:

A War-Gal
A Boh S A War-Gal
A Gal S A Boh holds

What would happen if:

1. A Vie-Boh
2. A Vie-Boh AND A Tyr S A Vie-Boh

napthali has developed a feature which has been requested for a long time back, which could let people get their favorite powers more often. Aside from checking the code and merging it in all that remains is testing, but before merging it in I'd like to hear everyone's take on it, so there are no nasty shocks when the code is merged in.

If you could register test games and test accounts etc at http://cynicalpanda.com/dip/ , and let us know how you find it, I'd be interested to hear feedback.

Remember it's a test installation, so you're not committing to games created and you can create multiple accounts.

Please, take a look at the game NFL Fans:

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4874

France states the game is a draw as it is, while Russia and Turkey want France to remove the only Italian unit in Tunis at least before the draw is declared. Who is right?

After taking a little break, I'm ready to play again. Amazing what the sea air in the Outer Banks (North Carolina, USA) will do. So come join.

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5315

http://phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=5314

Join please...

http://www.phpdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=4858

Italy agrees, France and Russia will post there agreements