Well, I hate to admit it but I just got AAE&P off the internet. The only place I’ve seen them around here is in the mall and I dislike the mall just on general principle. Plus I saved almost $20 and only had to wait about 4 days.
Well you’re lucky your mall even carries A&A: E & P. Heck I even had trouble trying to find A&A the original. I’ve been to some local hobby shops but even they don’t carry A&A: E or P. Sure like those new Plastic units, they would look great in the original or just playing around with.
I recently had a horrible experience in online vs. mall purchasing. About November last year I spent hours trying to find a good-condition version of Diplomacy and I finally got one off Ebay. I spent about $20 and it was in very good condition and my friends and I have played it and (the males at least) liked it. Cool, right?
Like 2 weeks later they re-released the game–1st new version I’d seen in YEARS!!! And it’s got these awesome metal pieces and EVERYTHING (forgive my childlike enthusiasm!@ :grin: ) for $40 bucks! Now do I buy the game, of which I already have a decent version that works fine and I spent forever tracking down, or do I just sulk and play with the old version…???
3rd Option: I wait for the new edition to come down to $20 bucks on Ebay…hmmmm…
Ozone27
If you want it that bad just put the one you bought on e-bay back on e-bay and buy the new one. I bought E & P new and on sale for $31.95 each plus shipping for a total of $72.85 on boardgames.com. If I would have bought them in the store it would have been $88 plus tax so I guess I actually saved over $20. BTW, they have Diplomacy for $34.95 plus I think $6.95 for UPS ground. If you’re interested just go there and click on the Avalon Hill link.
what is diplomacy like?
Exactly what the name suggest. Diplomacy is simply a game of international intrigue where you “Beg, threaten, plead and argue your way past nations where friends become pawns and enemies become allies. You’ll have to be cunning, smooth, and deceitful.”
Up to seven players can take part in Diplomacy (and I suggest they do), which make up the great powers of England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and Austria-Hungary.
Basically every unit (army or navy) has an attack/defense value of one, which means any two units moving into the same space cancel each other out. The only way you win is by supporting your own units’, or other players’ units’ moves. Therefore 1 unit moving into a territory of another, with the support of a 3rd adjacent unit, will win if the second unit is unsupported.
The kicker is that all moves are simultaneous, and you can never know what another player is actually planning to do until everyone moves. So your “ally” could be faithfully supporting your moves–or stabbing you in the back by helping himself or someone else, or moving in where you vacate, or just sitting back and letting you fail. That’s where the “Diplomacy” comes in…
TG is right about the numbers–we usually play “Diplomacy” when there are too many prople for an A & A game, sice “D” works best with 6-7 people. The secret alliances/ententes/grudges are best with these numbers…
Ozone27
Well you’re lucky you still have been playing Diplomacy. As it is I don’t get nearly as much of that game as I should. I still remember the good old days of seven player Diplmacy where special “secret treaty and alliances” rooms were set up as each player tried to vie for political and military support from one another…. Sniff
Wot happened to your crew, TG? You’re totally bumming me out, man…
Ozone27
Ah, mainly college. It’s a real killer.
Man that must suck. There should be personals for axis and allies.
“Likes an aggressive Germany
prefferbly large board
enjoys long games with russia restricted”
Yeah I agree.
I play alone quite a bit. And I agree, I always lose!
When you do play alone, do you always have a personal favorite? I mean you try to be fair and equal but when there are situations that require the finally word by another player, do you side with one nation over the other?
Japan and britain hafta win!
Ha when I usually play solo I make sure Britian goes down Hard and USA manages to stomp every country (including the USSR in world domination mode)! Sorry… just American revolutionary feelings.
world domination alone? that i can’t do.
Well I guess you can try duking it out with real players. Just seeing Germany and Japan go at it because “only one can be king” is quite the spectacle. And the USA vs. USSR in Europe and Asia actually mimics what might of been. Of course Technological developments are much more important here.
I tried to play the board game by myself to test out new strategies, but I never managed to round turn 2 because I knew I was favouring one team.
By the way, how long is one game lasting when you play the board game, on average that is?
Forever shall the wolf in me desire the sheep of you
[ This Message was edited by: Ulven on 2002-04-13 18:18 ]
6+ hours
