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Alliances: AN introduction
I started a series on alliances some time back but thought, to kick off my blog yet again I’d start again. In all honesty, the first series didn’t get very far. I started hot and hard, and then moved on to a different series. Which is what I tend to do a lot of, in…
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Kicking things off… again
It’s been a while… and longer than I expected. There’re reasons it’s taken me a while to get back to writing this blog. I had a bit of an inspiration following buying a hard copy of Richard Sharp’s “The Game of Diplomacy“. And, when I’m writing about Diplomacy, I need that inspiration. What was it?…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Quail
When you have wings that work but run away from danger there’s something wrong with you. Quail can fly, but it isn’t easy for them. They’re just not very aerodynamic. Smaller wings, plump bodies… not a great mix. They therefore tend to stay on the ground and run from danger. And they’ve managed to adapt…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Penguin
The animal that is most likely to be allowed entrance to a formal event, the penguin – at least the king penguin – would get in. Penguins seem to be seen as one of the comedy animals of the world. Perhaps pandas, and even red pandas (that aren’t related to pandas at all), come close…
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Diplomacy Animals: The Ostrich
The largest bird on the planet, and how does an ostrich defend itself? By burying it’s head in the sand, apparently. Well, this is something of a myth. To avoid danger, an ostrich will lower itself to the ground and make itself as flat as possible. The chances are, if an ostrich appears to have…
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