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The SIZE MATTERS Scoring System
Yeh, I know – another scoring system, and another of my designs. Well, if at first you don’t succeed… I’ve designed the Size Matters system to score tournaments. The idea is that it is a hybrid system (of which I’ve been pretty scathing in the past, but one which places draw sized scoring at it’s…
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Pact of Steel
Powers: Italy / Germany Stage: (Early Game) Mid-game Primary target(s): France; Austria-Hungary Also known as… ??? Associated 3-way alliances: Central Triple; Guillotine; Sublime Triple; The Viennese Waltz The fact that there are no other known names for this alliance tells us that this is not a usual Early Game alliance, although there is an opening…
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The Savoy Alliance
Powers: France / Italy Stage: Early game (and beyond) Primary target(s): Germany Also known as… The Ultimate; The Napoleon Associated 3-way alliances: The Spaghetti Western; The Swiss Star: The Oktoberfest; The Trident This isn’t a common Early Game alliance, to be fair, simply because there isn’t very much the two powers can do together, even…
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The Leviathan
Powers: England / France Stage: Early Game (and beyond) Primary target(s): Germany, Russia Also known as… The Entente Cordiale; The Western Juggernaut Associated 3-way alliances: Western Triple; Spaghetti Western; Triple Entente The E/F alliance is one of the most successful in the game. Given that it is often held to be a mistake, this is…
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The Beautiful Game: 2. The Perfect Setting
If you haven’t read how the Great and Good ABC invented Diplomacy, then it’s probably time you did. You’ll understand a lot more about the game by understanding what he was aiming to achieve. There are a number of places you can do this, but try this article: “The Invention of Diplomacy” or this one:…
THE DIPLOMATICON 