Author Archives: Your Bored Brother

About Your Bored Brother

In my free time, I maintain my blog BrotherBored.com. There I write about film, philosophy, and board games—particularly the board game Diplomacy. Follow @Brother_Bored

BrotherBored’s 2020 Retrospective

In 2020, this blog published dozens of Diplomacy articles, a podcast, video content and much more. Find out what we’ve accomplished and how we did it!

You’ve Never Used Turkey’s Best Opening

Your Bored Brother and jay65536 discuss an unconventional opening for Turkey in Diplomacy: CON to BUL, ANK to BLA…SMY hold!

Gunboat Diplomacy Openings for England

Your Bored Brother is among the strongest Gunboat Diplomacy players. I have a strong opinion on England’s best Gunboat opening, and I can explain why.

Questions about Variants with Diplomacy Games

Amby and Kaner of the Diplomacy Games podcast were kind enough to help me with a fan question from Ryan, a reader of this blog: What variants do you like,… Read more »

An Adventurous Diplomacy Strategy for Italy

What do experienced Diplomacy players know about Italy that beginners don’t? Perhaps they know the Adventure Strategy!

Media Wars Interview on Diplomacy Games Podcast

Kaner and Amby have invited me back to the Diplomacy Games podcast for a group interview along with two of the other Media Wars players, Legendary Tactics and CaptainMeme. Listen… Read more »