RE: Re: Newbie Help - creating a game (need two additional people)

A second option would be to set the game up with fewer players than the 
standard 7.

If you have (say) 6 people ready and willing to play, you could decide that 
Italy on the standard map will be unplayed and set up the status file to 
have Italy as a dummy (I have the info as to how to tell the game this 
somewhere if you want it).
According to the rulebook, if you have only 5 players, then Italy and 
Germany are dummies, so that's an option.

Alternatively, if you have 4 players (to take another example), you could 
play Diplomacy on the 4-power Sailho map - assuming you didn't mind not 
using the classic "Europe in Circa 1901" map.

Harry

>From: "Thomas de Klerk" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: RE: [dpj-games] Re: Newbie Help - creating a game (need two 
>additional people)
>Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:13:30 +0200
>
>It isn't 'my' group so no offense taken.
>
>The nature of your game is a private one, when you start you should be
>open about the fact that several players know each other, putting
>additional players at a serious disadvantage in de diplomacy arena. If
>you're really newbies, some experienced players may see that as a
>challenge :-)
>
>To find additional players, I would advice to simply start the game and
>see if players join, several players simply on the judge if a game is
>availble, this groups might work, maybe not many active here, but you
>don't know how many still receive this e-mail if you post a link and a
>invitation to the game you might very well get players.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nstrassfeld282 [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: dinsdag 19 oktober 2004 1:34
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [dpj-games] Re: Newbie Help - creating a game (need two
>additional people)
>
>
>
>Thomas:
>Appreciate the quick reply, thanks!
>
>Where should I go if I want to get two more people to play?  Is there a
>better place then here to post?  No offense it's just that it seems that
>there aren't a lot of discussions in this group (not very active) Thanks
>again Noam
>
>--- In [email protected], "Thomas de Klerk" <thomas@d...>
>wrote:
> > 1) consider it confirmed, certainly if you use rules like Civil
> > Disorder, setting up a game the first time can be a challenge, you
> > should spend some time reading the explanation about the syntax or
>ask a
> > judge of game you like if he/she would be so kind to send you the
>set-up
> > message.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nstrassfeld282 [mailto:nstrassfeld282@y...]
> > Sent: maandag 18 oktober 2004 23:04
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [dpj-games] Newbie Help - creating a game (need two
>additional
> > people)
> >
> >
> >
> > I am going to make a diplomacy game for the first time (my gf will
>be
> > the GM, I don't think that will be a conflict of interest because
>she
> > has no interest in the game whatsoever and I live with two of the
> > players and we'd all have to sign off on something before she
>would make
> > a change) and i wanted some help with a couple of items.
> >
> > After much reading I haev decided to use the DP judge USDP because
>the
> > people that are joining the game would prefer a web based
>interface.
> >
> > 1. I've been told that a game basically GMs itself after initial
>setup.
> > Can I get further confirmation on that?  If I need a dedicated GM
>(my gf
> > won't really do anything unless it's REALLY
> > major) I'd like to know before I start the game
> >
> > 2. I have 5 players total and looking for two more.  If anyone
>would be
> > interested in joining a newbie game feel free to msg me.
> >
> > I appreciate any help with this
> > Thanks,
> > Noam
> >
> >
> >
> >
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