The game is Standard, we are currently waiting on Fall 1903 orders, and Turkey is in a bit of a tough spot. Russian forces have just annihilated a Turkish...
The forms are up again and I need renewed input to the game history pages. Especially now since the old game number generator is out of commission. I know the...
Given: The people around you are complete strangers and the talk is friendly but no plans are set in stone... You are playing... Austria You choose...what?...
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This is almost completely dependent on who my opponents are, and what negotiations have occurred. ... From: David E Watson To: CAT23-Gchat@yahoogroups.com ...
And if I DID have a preferred plan to the opening moves with Austria, I sure as HELL would never put them HERE, where future opponents could see them and use...
I think a big reason the Cat is lagging in membership is because it's hard to find. I haven't personally done any searches throught Y! or Google or anything,...
Publicity has never been Ray's highest priority. Cat23 isn't even in the Diplomacy Webring. ... From: The White Wolf To: CAT23-Gchat@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
You know, Bill, I'd disagree with that quote, just except you're talking about spring 1901 and Austria, and thus couldn't be more right... :) Joe On 13 Aug...
It doesn't matter if it's Spring 1901 or Fall 1910 ... if you become predictable, you WILL lose. Diplomacy and poker have a lot in common. :-) -- Bill...
Of course, unpredictability, carried to the extreme, is also generally a losing proposition, and is really only a different kind of predictability. The key is...
There should be another option in this poll: There are OTHER clubs outside Cat23. I don't think better or worse is the problem - just that there is more ...
I'd prefer not to go with the hedgehog unless I'm sure I'm going to be attacked from both sides. I can live with a Russian in Gal or even an Italian in Tri...
I find it very difficult to survive a gunboat while playing Austria, though many others have been successful. Ven-Tyr is far more likely in gunboat. Cheers, ...
When I joined Cat23 - in the early 200s.. I found it via a web search. I remember it was the first or second choice back then and at the time I believe it was...
Redscape also has a few other things going for it. First, they have a webmaster (and he has help) who actively and consistently works to maintain and improve...
... Cat23 has seen the end of its usefulness. At least thats what I thought over a year ago when I quit doing any updating or maintenance or dictator stuff. It...
Good point...I constantly find it mindbongling trying to figure out what criteria search engines go by... most search engines are very secretive about the...
Hmm...well a smart move then would be to spread some lies using this forum.:) Its not so much Predictability nor unpredictability but your ability to gauge...
... results.:) Yeah, but what newbie out there would actually know to type in Cat23? I know when I finished my first game (in the mid-100's) and graduated high...
Well yeah... only the attacker would need to be on at the time. You use a random number online service...its up to the attacker to yell "yield" if he loses too...