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War in the Americas Diplomacy Variant: Brazil Strategy

Overall, for Brazil to be successful, they must find a way to dominate South America while assuring dominance of the Atlantic.

—Diplomacy    Diplomacy Advice, Diplomacy Variants, guest post, War in the Americas

Diplomacy Dojo Episode “Being Charming and Likeable” with Tommy Anderson (vWDC Masterclass)

Tommy Anderson shares advice for getting along with your fellow players during a match of Diplomacy.  Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA ★ Support… Read more »

—Diplomacy, Podcast   
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Diplomacy Dojo Episode 26: Introduction to Variants

BrotherBored and guests discuss Diplomacy variants. Visit the BrotherBored blogSupport Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored’s Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know!… Read more »

—Diplomacy, Podcast    Diplomacy Dojo, Diplomacy Variants

Diplomacy Dojo Episode “Identifying Play Styles” with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass)

David Maletsky explains how to identify play styles, in yourself and in your rivals. Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA Visit the BrotherBored blogSupport Your… Read more »

—Diplomacy, Podcast    Diplomacy Advice, solo win, vWDC Masterclass
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Diplomacy Dojo Episode 25: Forming a Genuine Connection

BrotherBored and Rony discuss guidelines for finding allies in the beginning of a game. Visit the BrotherBored blogSupport Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored’s Diplomacy Dojo, please… Read more »

—Diplomacy, Podcast    Diplomacy Advice, Diplomacy Dojo
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Diplomacy Dojo Episode 24: Italy Concerns

05:38 When is Austria too strong?10:15 How and why to menace France early – “In Gunboat Diplomacy, as almost any power, I would like to see France get off to… Read more »

—Diplomacy, Podcast    Italy
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Diplomacy Dojo Episode 23: Pure Negotiation

Tips on negotiating in Diplomacy and in life. Visit the BrotherBored blogSupport Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored’s Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting… Read more »

—Diplomacy, Podcast    Diplomacy Dojo
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Diplomacy Dojo Episode 22: A Fair System for Choosing Powers

Your Bored Brother and Ben (aka BunnyGo) discuss the BrotherBored Gunboat League, and a system for players to select their powers in a league game. Visit the BrotherBored blogSupport Your… Read more »

—Diplomacy, Podcast    Diplomacy Dojo

War in the Americas Diplomacy Variant: Great Britain Strategy

Due to the geographically dispersed initial array of British holdings, playing Great Britain well in the early years involves hemispheric-scale diplomacy.

—Diplomacy    Diplomacy Advice, Diplomacy Variants, guest post, War in the Americas

Gunboat Diplomacy Maps for Sale

Support BrotherBored by buying Gunboat Diplomacy printables! Your Bored Brother created some maps that help track the relative value of supply centers.

—Diplomacy    Just for Fun

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