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- Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:41 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: New Dip AI Article
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1314
New Dip AI Article
If you are interested: https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/10/deep ... omacy/amp/
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:34 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Known World 901
- Replies: 5
- Views: 759
Re: Known World 901
Oh, KW901, my poor baby! 

- Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:24 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Turkish Strategy against Russia
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4765
Re: Turkish Strategy against Russia
This is completely dependent on in-game considerations.
- Tue May 26, 2020 2:26 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Lepanto question, stopping it.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5167
Re: Lepanto question, stopping it.
Try French units in Pie and WMS. I find that is very wffective in discouraging a Lepanto. 

- Sat May 09, 2020 11:35 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Shared wins?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6847
Re: Shared wins?
Ugh.
A win is a win. A draw is a draw. While there are differences of opinion as to the relative value of each, it is either disingenuous or nonsensical to conflate the two.
A win is a win. A draw is a draw. While there are differences of opinion as to the relative value of each, it is either disingenuous or nonsensical to conflate the two.
- Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:52 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: New player, quick question...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5348
Re: New player, quick question...
Player 1's move succeeds 2v1v1. A plurality, not a majority, will do.
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:20 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Backstabbed by at least 2, maybe 3 countries. Any chance at pulling this back?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3569
Re: Backstabbed by at least 2, maybe 3 countries. Any chance at pulling this back?
Good suggestions, and there is a chance you could pull it out. That said, things are obviously not looking good. If, ultimately, you go down, my advice is to die well. Do not go gentle into that good night. Throw yourself against whoever pissed you off the most, if it makes you feel better. Make eve...
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:38 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Dawn of the Enlightenment Comments Wanted
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2225
Re: Dawn of the Enlightenment Comments Wanted
A fairly minor set of further modifications to v2.1. Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia are combined in just plain old Mongolia. Ferghana is merged into Mongolia. Taklamakan, a new non SC province, is separated from the southern portions of Dzungaria and the former southern Ferghana, This was done to...
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:48 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Servility Gets You Stabbed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3926
Re: Servility Gets You Stabbed
Arrogance gets you stabbed, too. Everything in moderation, in Dip as in life, is often though not always for the best.
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:58 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Dawn of the Enlightenment Comments Wanted
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2225
Re: Dawn of the Enlightenment Comments Wanted
Dawn of the Enlightenment is now MUCH closer to final form. I will skip noting purely cosmetic stuff (name changes, border adjustments which don’t change adjacency relationships) and just go through the material changes. Here are the changes in no particular order—hopefully I haven’t forgotten anyth...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 12:42 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Books on playing Diplomacy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3986
Re: Books on playing Diplomacy
Not specifically about the game of Diplomacy, but the military classics can greatly improve strategic, tactical and diplomatic (small 'd') thinking. My suggested reading list (some of which are MUCH easier to find than others), in no particular order: A Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi. Book ...
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:22 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Books on playing Diplomacy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3986
Re: Books on playing Diplomacy
Damn straight. Opening theory has its place, but Dip ain't chess. The personalities of the other players and the in-game situation and relationships are far, FAR more important.
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 1:07 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Books on playing Diplomacy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3986
Re: Books on playing Diplomacy
The longest running big 'zines on line are the Pouch and Diplomacy World. Start at the first issue of each and plow through.
- Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:48 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Honest vs. Lying - Opening
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3962
Re: Honest vs. Lying - Opening
Specific, in-game considerations trump any general advice, but in general, lie only when the lie is necessary to materially advance your interests. The less you lie, the more surprising, and therefore the more effective your lies are likely to be. And as to the quality of the lies, the communication...
- Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:41 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Kill France
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7815
Re: Kill France
To expound on my point, simplicity, in addition to being boring, is the enemy of the solo, unless you are talking about a final push where the player attempting to solo has reduced matters to a purely tactical exercise. You want inefficiency (where inefficiency means other players turning in subopti...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:09 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Kill France
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7815
Re: Kill France
All other things being equal, and they never are, if you are trying for a solo, it is best if no one gets killed at all.
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:23 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: How would a supported attack resolve-
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3898
Re: How would a supported attack resolve-
A unit cannot cut support on an attack on itself. So the attack would be successful The exception being if the supporting unit is dislodged by the attack. For example: Russia: A Ber-Kie F Bal-Supports A Ber-Kie A Pru-Ber France: A Mun-Ber F Kie-Supports A Mun-Ber Since F Kie is dislodged 1v2, its s...
- Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:23 pm
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Being annoying gets you stabbed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4174
Re: Being annoying gets you stabbed
Annoyance does not cause me to be more likely to stab someone. Not at all. But it does make it more enjoyable to stab them.
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:03 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Okokok I need some clarification here.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4038
Re: Okokok I need some clarification here.
Absent some other specific circumstance, a unit entering a province has no effect on a unit leaving that province.
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 3:02 am
- Forum: Diplomacy Advice
- Topic: Okokok I need some clarification here.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4038