And is bad describing your own conduct, or the nature of the game as a whole? The second clause implies the first interpretation, but the other was what I first parsed your sentence as.
My own. That is to say, I played poorly, partly because I didn't devote sufficient time/energy to the game, partly because I've never done PBEM Diplomacy before, partly because of the other players, and probably partly because of chance. I have no idea how much credit to assign each of these factors.
For what it's worth, I enjoyed playing and learned a couple things. I may write up some thoughts about the game after it has concluded.
Note: The title refers to the upcoming turn.
OK, here's the promised second game of diplomacy. The game name is 'Rationalist Diplomacy Game 2.'
Kevin was Prime Minister of Great Britain
AlexMennen is President of France
tenshiko is Kaiser of Germany
Alexandros was King of Italy until his retirement
WrongBot is Emperor of Austria
Thausler is Czar
of RussiaHugh Ristik is Sultan
of TurkeyRandaly is the GM, and can be reached at nojustnoperson@gmail.com
Peace For Our Time!
The leaders of the three surviving nations, France, Russia, and Turkey, agreed to a peace treaty in late August, bringing an end to this destructive conflict. Crowds across Europe broke out into spontaneous celebration, as national leaders began to account for the vast costs- human and monetary- of the wars.
Past maps can be viewed here; the game history can be viewed here.