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  • The Levy Opening

    This opening is traditionally known as the BOHAS opening and is so-named in the Library of Diplomacy Openings. Honestly, I have no idea what BOHAS stands for, if it stands for anything. It is a family name but, well, I don’t know if anyone called Bohas has been involved in Diplomacy. In the UK, the…

  • The Yorkshire Pudding Opening

    I said that the Western Opening was one of the more peculiar openings for England in Diplomacy. Well, this is the winner of that particular category… and for all powers. Why have I included this opening? Because it has an iconic status. It is one opening almost every Dippyist knows about. Yorkshire puddings are delicious…

  • The Western Opening

    Ah, the Western Opening. If there’s one opening I’ve never been tempted to try it’s this one. Well, not just this one but this one’s included. It’s not quite the strangest opening for England, but it’s pretty strange, nonetheless. With this opening England is announcing very clearly that they’re not interested in Scandinavia. Both fleets…

  • The Snowdonia Opening

    With the Snowdonia Opening, England’s army moves to Wales. It’s called the Snowdonia Opening in honour of the Snowdonia Mountains, in northwest Wales. Here, then, England is sending a very clear message: I’m aiming to convoy my army to France. Defensively, however, A(Wal) is almost as good as A(Yor), the Pennine Opening. The latter sends…

  • The Pennine Opening

    The Pennine Opening is named after the range of hills (they’re not really mountains) known as the Spine of England: they form the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire (the historical county of Yorkshire is now split into North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and, yes, East Yorkshire). In the Pennine Opening, then, England’s army moves…