If his mouth’s open, he’s lying. How many of you, the Diplomacy players out there, feel that about some of the people you play against? In Diplomacy, lying is part of the game. It isn’t unique in that respect; look at how many cooperative games there are that involve people lying as part of theContinue reading “The Next Conversation”
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England’s Opening Moves: Northern Openings
England can only guarantee one supply centre in 1901 – Norway. To do this, she has to use a Northern opening – and even then there is only one set of orders that guarantees taking Norway. There are two Northern openings that make any sense for England – the Churchill Opening and the Jorvik Opening.Continue reading “England’s Opening Moves: Northern Openings”
Legendary Tactics – How to Win as England
This is a weekend of YouTube Diplomacy reviews, it seems. I dunno… maybe I’m being lazy. Who cares? I have previously looked at a Legendary Tactics video, starting with their ‘Beginner’s Guide’. Today, I’m going to look at a video from their 7 Nations Series. Interestingly, there are 9 videos on this series. This isContinue reading “Legendary Tactics – How to Win as England”
Early Game Alliances: England/Germany
The “Anglo-Saxon” alliance is the name given to the alliance between England and Germany. Honestly, though, I prefer the simpler name of Saxon alliance, in the same way I prefer the Entente alliance to “Entente Cordiale” for the Anglo-French alliance. England’s POV As I mentioned in the first post in this series, England’s best chanceContinue reading “Early Game Alliances: England/Germany”
Legendary Tactics
After reviewing the first entry in Chris Martin’s Diplomacy Academy from his YouTube channel, I thought it would be nice to also look at other YouTube Dip channels. One of my favourites – content-wise – is Legendary Tactics. Legendary Tactics isn’t a Dip channel, as such, as it features a range of board games. However,Continue reading “Legendary Tactics”
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