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wasoxygen  ·  2867 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let's play Diplomacy!

Central Europe became a sea of red in 1904, and Germany was first to succumb.

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wasoxygen  ·  2864 days ago  ·  link  ·  

1905 was a hard year for Turkey. France also faced setbacks.

On the positive side, central Europe is now a colorful patchwork quilt and a good test of the Four Color Theorem.

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wasoxygen  ·  2858 days ago  ·  link  ·  

1906 saw consolidation in central Europe, and what might be the beginning of the end of England, but seasoned players say that there is always hope for a comeback.

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cgod  ·  2864 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Turkey has gotten itself into a bit of a RL fiasco.

Without going into the sordid details it involves a few thousand dollars, maybe a lawsuit and a great deal of rage.

In one sense I have only myself to blame but only in that I left myself vulnerable to getting fucked by someone I knew was desperate. Don't know what I could have done differently that wouldn't have cost someone else (who is a good guy) tens of thousands of dollars.

Anyway, the cold rage, negotiations, and pacing back and forth have left me little bandwidth for diplomacy these past few days.

It's just money and it's probably a valuable learning experience. The part that bugs me the most is everyone who is getting mad for me, doing every thing I can to not rage and think only of best solutions, don't need people being all worked up about it for me.

wasoxygen  ·  2864 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Europe is united as one in wishing the Sultan rapid deliverance from these nuisances and travails, and hopes to welcome him back soon so he may erratically lash out at neighbors, issue cryptic and terse communiques, and grind down the few remaining tree stumps in the Ukraine.