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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: GEOGRAPHY
Austria-Hungary can be one of the most difficult powers to play in Diplomacy. Drawing this power often produces a sigh of resignation from players. It doesn’t have to be that Austria’s many neighbours gang-up on you, however. As long as you’re prepared to put the time and effort into playing Diplomacy as a diplomat, you…
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The Seven Diplomats: an Introduction
I have decided to write a series of posts that are an in depth look at the seven powers in Diplomacy. Now this isn’t something new. It’s been done before, and I’ve produced posts like this before. But this time the idea is to look at each power over a number of posts in much…
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Diplomaticon Books
While I’m on a divergent path at the moment, here’s another interruption. Diplomacy is, I would say, my first hobby. But it is not just who I am. Oh, no, this writer has a depth deeper than something very deep indeed. Honest. My other love is reading. Fantasy, Science-Fiction, non-fiction (mainly history), crime (OK, I…
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Could do Better: The Goon’s defence
We interrupt our normal blogging to bring you something that burns. As usual. Well, when I say it ‘burns’ I mean it can be frustrating that a lot of Diplomacy players these days seem to think it’s a good strategy when, actually, it simply shows poor play. In my opinion, that is. I’ve written a…
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The Broomstick Alliance
Powers England & Turkey Game stage Early Game; Mid-Game Primary target Russia Alternative names Anglo-Turkish England and Turkey are known, in Diplomacy, as the ‘Witches’, although not exactly wicked ones. This isn’t because they’re magic to play – neither power wins many games. Witches, in fiction at least, are hard to kill. Of course, they…
