I have been wanting to play a game of Diplomacy for some time now, and I'm seeing if there's sufficient interest to run one online.
I know this isn't a forum-based RPG, but the format of online Diplomacy would be fairly similar, so I thought I 'd post it here.
I think running the game online would work very well considering the game's format. Interplayer discussion could take place through email, chat, or TWG private messages. The drawn-out format of online forum games works fine here, as Diplomacy takes a long time to play. I have tentatively created a Yahoo group dedicated to the game, where the (constantly changing) game board could be posted aong with player resources, announcements, deadlines, etc.
We could run it by giving a week for diplomacy between turns, after which orders would be submitted to me (the moderator) and results posted within a day or two. And so forth until someone wins. The time required to play wouldn't be all that great, and would mostly depend on how much you wanted to participate diplomatically.
For those of you unfamiliar with the game who might be interested, there's a TWG review for it here:
http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=648To sum it up briefly, it's a conquer the world style boardgame with a heavy emphasis on player interaction. Very fun.
We'd need 5 players at least, although 7 is ideal. No more than 7, though. If enough are interested I'd be willing just to moderate. Otherwise I'd play as well as moderate. (With the transparency I'd build into it, there wouldn't be a conflict of interest.)
So...anyone interested?