Powers: England/Italy Stage: Mid-game/Endgame Primary Target(s): France, Germany, Russia Also known as… ??? Associated 3-way alliances: The Spaghetti Western, The Guillotine, The Maritime Triple The E/I alliance is not a great Early Game alliance on its own. Both powers have much more interest in their own locality to deal with than in each other. TheContinue reading “The Hadrian Alliance”
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The Online Diplomacy Leagues
I know, I know – there are a LOT of tourneys out there right now! So, do we really need a new Dip League? Well, the ONLINE DIPLOMACY LEAGUES franchise is just that – not just one league but – eventually – nine! Oh, and it will feature, even more eventually, three tournaments! So, whatContinue reading “The Online Diplomacy Leagues”
DBNI 2023 – Spurtings of a Spectator
What makes a good game of Diplomacy? I’ve got to be honest, for me the DBNI didn’t seem to meet any of the thoughts I had about this. First, I wasn’t playing. Come on, how often do you really enjoy watching a board game as opposed to playing it? I was suspicious of the newContinue reading “DBNI 2023 – Spurtings of a Spectator”
Why online play needs longer deadlines
I thought I’d be able to find it in “The Game of Diplomacy”, Richard Sharp’s book. You know, I often just look at the chapters on each power when I’m reading this but, having skimmed through it, I’m going to sit back one day and read it all. Pearls of wisdom doesn’t do it justice,Continue reading “Why online play needs longer deadlines”
Deadline Delight
It’s been a hard week. I get home on Friday after a week of catching up with work that someone else was supposed to do while I was away looking after my mum. I get a glass, pour myself too many fingers of whisky (yeh, it’s Friday, but it’s early), switch on the telly, andContinue reading “Deadline Delight”
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’sContinue reading “The SIZE MATTERS Scoring System”
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 openingContinue reading “Pact of Steel”
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, evenContinue reading “The Savoy Alliance”
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 isContinue reading “The Leviathan”
The Alliance List
I’ve had previous posts about the alliances in Diplomacy but I haven’t really looked at them in any great detail. To some extent, that’s because they depend very much on how players play them. The idea for this extended series (very extended – it’s a bungee cord of a series!) is that I’ll look atContinue reading “The Alliance List”
THE DIPLOMATICON 