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

Thanks all for the help.  I would prefer to have a seven player game 
as opposed to a 5 (probably 6) player game.

If anyone is interested here are the details:

There will be three players who all know each other (we live in the 
same apartment) and are pretty close friends (and hopefully will be 
after this game is over!! :)  ).  

The fourth is my brother who knows my two housemates but not well at 
all

The fifth is a person who knows myself and one of my housemates

The possible sixth is a person who is a friend of a friend of a 
friend so they know no one.  They are part of the Sci Fi club at 
columbia university so they are probably much more experienced at 
diplomacy then the rest of us.

I myself played about eleven years ago and loved it.  I have not 
played since

If anyone is interested in being a sixth or seventh let me know.  
You can email me at [email protected].  Feel free to drop me a 
line even if you just want to "shoot the shit" as it were (weird 
american saying for all of us who are American)

Thanks again for all your help, I really appreciate the prompt 
responses.

Noam


--- In [email protected], "Harry Kriewaldt" 
<maat_kheru@h...> wrote:
> 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" <thomas@d...>
> >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:nstrassfeld282@y...]
> >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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