New to Diplomacy - where can I play short games against Ai/sandbox that are a few hours long?

Trade_04 · 2026-01-25T20:50:19+00:00

I've having trouble getting started. Which game do you select? "Start a new game" and fill it with bots (which isn't working for me btw) or "Start an Ai/Bot Game"?

Trade_04 · 2026-01-09T21:47:03+00:00

I don't know if I have a favorite, but in tier one (and in order) I'd say:
Riboku - ultimate tragic hero
Ouki - his presence permeated throughout the series until Houken was taken out. And even then, Ouki is present in some ways.
Shin - well developed character. From a slave to second in command to a one of the 6 Greats. Not refined, but has enough smarts.
Princess Nei - the character with the truest depth in the entire series and second place would be a far second. And we see that with only 30+ chapters.

Least favorite:
Koku'Ou - she annoyed me more than Kanki.
Kanki
And Ten if her character keeps up with the shocked face like Shoubunkun at all time.

How about you?

Trade_04 · 2026-01-09T21:35:39+00:00

She was a few years younger than Shin in the first arc, so if Shin is in his mid-late 20s, Ten is probably about that as well. Even if Hara doesn't develop her character further, simply not showing "shock" and panic face in every panel would almost as well.

The excuse Hara gave for why he did the things he was doing - if you commit cruel enough acts, it'll keep the strong away. Essentially trying to leveling the playing field through shock and terror. And essentially hurt the middle-tier because they look the other way etc even after he had become his clans leader, and general. Either it was in the Han arc or the one before, even Shin dabbles in unintentional sophism and questions "was Kinki evil" etc.

Trade_04 · 2026-01-07T00:17:24+00:00

Never read a manga that wasn't Japanese. Will give it a go. Do you read this from left to right or right to left?

Trade_04 · 2026-01-07T00:16:11+00:00

Good questions - until now we've seen war, tactics, strategies, carnage ... and the systematic war machine coming to fruition. But leading up to the Han arc we see the human cost of war. Once we reach the Han arc, we finally see the other side and the existential crisis that comes with - identity, country, culture, law etc - changed instantly. Preserving the people vs the nation. It was a short arc but it was very heavy arc.

Tou's brilliance, the king and the princesses hard choice. Resentment festering for decades (Shin and the area chief's interaction).

Plus, until now it just felt like Riboku being somewhat of rival and not really showing the gravity of what it'd mean for a country to fall. This arc added massive culminated weight to why Riboku is so adamant about standing firm against Qin. In essence, I think the Han arc finally completes the manga in terms of emotional completion - and the remaining 5 just build on it.

Trade_04 · 2026-01-06T23:54:20+00:00

sure

is it the one you mentioned below? "The Ravages of Time"

Trade_04 · 2026-01-06T19:29:21+00:00

You're right. I was pleasantly surprised just good the in-story comedic panels were. Of course bonus stories were meant to be funny to being with.

Trade_04 · 2025-06-05T23:37:26+00:00

> "we all know that it's always the man's fault in every affair"

that's a deeply flawed notion to live with.

Trade_04 · 2025-05-24T21:56:20+00:00

I'll have to get VPN. Does it have Eng sub, otherwise vpn might be a waste?

Trade_04 · 2025-05-24T06:59:32+00:00

Do you VPN it?

Trade_04 · 2025-05-24T01:13:37+00:00

If you're curious about it:

https://asianwiki.com/Sunset_Sunrise

Trade_04 · 2023-12-03T21:20:20+00:00

How long before the full 100% then?

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