Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries

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From: Simon Wistow
Subject: Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries
Date: 14:04 on 21 Oct 2003

On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 06:01:04AM -0700, Jonah said:
> Right, so if you'll forgive my Newbie's World Of The Bleedin' Obvious
> questions here, I'd imagine the next couple of turns are going to be
> everyone hoovering up all those lovely currently-neutral supply centres
> near their starting positions, yes? 

Pretty much, yes. Alshtough, since you start with a limited number of 
units you have to be careful not to leave your home supply centers 
unguarded since, with those gone, you can't create new peices.

http://www.diplomacy-archive.com/resources/strategy/articles/lack_of_opening.htm

is a good primer.

There's stuff above here

Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Jonah 14:01 on 21 Oct 2003
Right, so if you'll forgive my Newbie's World Of The Bleedin' Obvious
- Simon Wistow 14:04 on 21 Oct 2003
  Pretty much, yes. Alshtough, since you start with a limited number of
  - Simon Wistow 14:07 on 21 Oct 2003
    And whilst it is a good primer I meant to put this
- RE: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Robbie Scourou 14:36 on 21 Oct 2003
  Jonah <mailto:matt@snurfer.org> said on 21 October 2003 14:01:
  - Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Simon Wistow 14:39 on 21 Oct 2003
    The red dots are supply centers. At the end of every year you count the
    - too deep to show
Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Jonah 14:34 on 21 Oct 2003
Uh-huh, I see. When we say we're playing the first round open does that
- Simon Wistow 14:40 on 21 Oct 2003
  When playing f2f we usually play everything completely open for the
  - RE: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Robbie Scourou 15:37 on 21 Oct 2003
    Simon Wistow said on 21 October 2003 14:41:
Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries David Cantrell 15:01 on 21 Oct 2003
Sorry guys, I'm not going to have the time to play this time, I'm far
Jonah 15:10 on 21 Oct 2003
Gertcha, as Chas 'n' Dave would say. Right, so my thinking s going
- duncan 15:27 on 21 Oct 2003
  well, thats a fine tactic - lets see if patrik will agree to not fight me
  - Patrik Nordebo 16:35 on 21 Oct 2003
    Well, I have little interest in Sweden, but I do find myself pining
    - too deep to show
- Simon Wistow 15:30 on 21 Oct 2003
  With Turkey it's prudent to forge an alliance with the Russkies since
RE: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Taylor James 15:50 on 21 Oct 2003
Yes, I'll play nice. Hopefully, I'll be able to convince Ian to play nicely
Taylor James 16:03 on 21 Oct 2003
Can I take it from this that you're now playing France? Did I miss a mail?
- Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Simon Wistow 16:06 on 21 Oct 2003
  Sorry, yeah.
- RE: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries duncan 12:38 on 22 Oct 2003
  ok, i forgot to actually publish my intended moves yesterday. sorry was
Re: [void-dip] game 001 - allocating countries Jonah 16:05 on 21 Oct 2003
Quick clarification: does this mean that France is now neutral (nice

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