'Diplomacy Online' Facebook app. Lets get some games on.

[Dan_Dare]

Right, I just found a facebook app that lets you play the awesome boardgame Diplomacy over the interweb.

 

the premise and rules are simple: the year is 1900 and the major european powers are contesting for power. By negotiating with other players to form alliances you have to try and take over the majority of the map.

 

gameplay wise it's a bit like Risk, only no dice = no chance, all skill.

 

if anyone's interested, get it downloaded, post here and we'll get a game started. we need 7 per game so sign up!

[Shorty]

Iirc (*does a quick search*) Supergrunch linked to an online version of Diplomacy back when The Fish made a thread about Online Risk.

 

This is the link http://www.stabbeurfou.org/

 

If you wanted to play without Facebook.... (I'm not interested, personally).

[Supergrunch]

I learnt how to play this game yesterday and would like to have a go... shall we go with facebook or the other thingy?

[Mundi]

Yeah I´m up for this.

Because it´s a facebook thing I need to make my own facebook account right? (Don´t have one)

[The fish]

I'm interested, but have never played - I'll read up on the rules later, and get myself wiped out early on.

[Supergrunch]

I registered as Supergrunch on stabbeurfou, and also added a Facebook Diplomacy application. The rules I read were these ones, which seemed relatively comprehensive.

[The fish]

The facebook app. has a visualisation, which is good for those of us who don't own a board - I propose we go with that.

[Supergrunch]

Right, I've created a Facebook game called N-E diplomats, and the password is Supergunch. I'll try and invite people, it might help to add me on Facebook.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Supergrunch

[Mundi]

Just created a Facebook account, waiting for my confirmation mail

[The fish]

I'm in. How do we choose nations, or is it random?

 

I've just read the rules, and it's pretty simple.

[Supergrunch]

I'm in. How do we choose nations, or is it random?

 

I've just read the rules, and it's pretty simple.

No idea, maybe we get to choose once we've gathered 7 players. I want to be Russia, but I'm not too bothered.

[Mundi]

Alrighty, just signed up

[MoogleViper]

Anymore vacancies?

[Mundi]

Anymore vacancies?

It starts when 7 people have signed, currently 3 have signed.

[MoogleViper]

Is anybody else gonna join?

[Dan_Dare]

Ok I'm in.

 

Fuck, I love Diplomacy. This is going to rock so incredibly hard.

[Supergrunch]

Right, we just need a couple more.

[Dan_Dare]

yeah. Man, I hope i get england. I've not been them before.

 

Also, i pity whoever gets Austria. It's probably going to be me.

[The fish]

As I'm a noob, can I have Turkey, if we get a choice. It seems easy to defend...

[jayseven]

I'll sign up/join the group. Forgive me if I suck :P

 

EDIT: Reminds me a bit of isle-wars.. not surprising seeing as isle wars is based to some degree on risk. Now to find the facebook app!

 

EDITAGAIN: this is the right app, right?

[Dan_Dare]

quick note: I'm in another game atm that just started and countries were decided on random. i just logged back on and I was France automatically.

 

 

I just reeeally don't want to be Austria. anyone else I reckon I can manage fine but it's so difficult being them- you need a silver tongue of the gods to survive.

[MoogleViper]

In another game I am....

 

 

 

...wait for it...

 

 

 

...AUSTRIA!!! :p

[Dan_Dare]

It's doable, just make some clever alliances and be ready to move on anyone looking weak to grab land where you can. Also, go for dominating the balkans.

[Supergrunch]

Incidentally, it seems that there's no option for draws in this implementation, which someone was complaining about. It looks like it won't matter all that much, provided people try to stop whoever's winning.

[MoogleViper]

I'm not bothered about winning I just wanted to get the hang of it.