Mentor game 13-Nov-17, game started

[rd45]

Mentor games are for beginners to play together and learn the basics of Diplomacy and how the website interface works, with an experienced player available to answer questions & provide encouragement. Any player that thinks they might benefit from a teaching game is welcome.

• Looking to play your first game?
• Have played before, but it was some time ago and feel rusty?
• New to PlayDip and want to get used to the interface?
• Been on site for a while and would like some pointers?

All are welcome. We ask only that you commit to seeing the game through to completion, because leaving a game partway through disrupts the experience for the remaining players. The duration of Diplomacy games can vary widely, but you can expect to be in the game for about two months if you do well. Should unforeseen life circumstances mean you need to quit, please let us know a.s.a.p. so that we can line up a replacement, rather than abandoning the game without notice.

If you are interested in playing, either reply in this thread or use the site PM system to contact me. This game is scheduled to begin on 13-Nov, but we will start whenever we get a full set of seven players. If you sign up on this thread but don't get a place, you will get priority in the next mentor game.

Information on our current mentor game below...

Status: game started

Game No: 136835
Game Name: They said the things to make it seem improbable
Deadlines: 2/1/1 (movement/retreats/builds, in days)

Your mentor will be: rd45

Participants:
peanutbutter4103
Squidly66
peterwebb
McDumdum
Wolfgang Forrest
Skowski11
thaiboxer

Priority list: (players already signed up on previous mentor game threads)
gamora
Purple Brain
samptmagid
Dandrus

New signups on this thread: (will be added to priority list for the next game)
MattK
AbbyIBlack
BayekHydra
Zutphania
sevenbrokenbricks
MajorBAMF
Goldie25
DeanPlaysDiplomacy

The priority list consists of previous signups who haven't yet had a chance to play in a mentor game. They (along with the enough players from this thread's new signups list to fill the board) will get a two-day priority window to join this game before the password is sent out to all new signups.

Veteran players fill open spots from any surrenders in our games. If you are a vet and interested in helping the teaching effort, please let us know and we will add you to the veteran standby list. Mentors do not play in their own game.

Standby veteran players:
cesspitt
otagotasolo
Gwalchmai
TiberiusG58
condude1
revkev12
joe92
nanooktheeskimo
Frenchie07001
dangerboy
Lionlaw
zillusion
AngelEyesGBU
prgm
Bromley86
Durkeety
Cardlinger
Gavrilo Princip
balamory
wrk4thjkr
drintoul
xavier77
gnaah
kwc
springbutt46
Pb10gon
tullys
edmgrim
bindlestiff
Antigonos
GhostEcho

[Goldie25]

would love to join

[rd45]

would love to join

Thanks - you're on the list.

[MattK]

Hi, I would love to learn how to play

[AbbyIBlack]

Hi, I want to learn how to play!

[rd45]

MattK and AbbyIBlack are both added - thanks.

[mmcdevitt]

would like to join

[rd45]

would like to join

OK, your name is on the list - thanks.

[Wolfgang Forrest]

Hey, I'm Wolfgang Forrest and I would love to have a mentored game. I get the gist of the rules, but I'd love to have little nuance too before I join the bloodbath.
Looking forward to playing.

[BayekHydra]

I see that this game near filled up. I would love to join it!

If not, I would love to join the next mentor game. My username is BayekHydra.

I have been reading up on the different openings, but it is a little confusing and I would love to have an experienced player to coach me through it all.