Re: Diplomacy Resignations

From: matt@oddjob.uchicago.edu (Matt Crawford)

Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1991 21:33:33 +0000

In article <3833@geocub.UUCP>, loeb@geocub (Daniel LOEB) writes:
) In diplomacy a resignation really disrupts the game. It is even more
) disruptive to continue to allow the position be unplayed (via e.g. the
) civil disorder rules of diplomacy).

*** THIS SUCKS ***

When one has carefully learned the character of an enemy or ally, and
that person drops out, an unknown person steps in.  Someone on the other
side of the map who has spent *his* time with a player who didn't drop
out keeps his valuable ally, and maybe steals yours.  Furthermore, the
interval spent waiting for the replacement player is often so long that
another player drops out.  Your pool of subs may be big enough to
prevent the latter syndrome for regular games, but not for variants.
I've played many variant games under Eric "no CD" Klien's execrable
house rules and NOT ONE has ever come to a conclusion.  EVERY ONE so far
has died due to dropouts.
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Matt Crawford	     		matt@oddjob.uchicago.edu

References

Diplomacy Resignations
bret@HQ.Ileaf.COM (Bret Pettichord)
Thu, 12 Sep 1991 14:08:47 +0000
Re: Diplomacy Resignations
loeb@geocub.UUCP (Daniel LOEB)
Fri, 04 Oct 1991 12:48:47 +0000