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TopGunBoat Thumbnail: Spring 1902

TopGunBoat Journal: Spring 1902

In my opinion, 1902 lays as much of a foundation for the game as 1901 does. Let’s see what the players are doing with their foundation from 1901…

—Diplomacy Journals    TopGunBoat Journal
TopGunBoat Thumbnail: Winter 1902

TopGunBoat Journal: Winter 1902

As much as Fall 1901 reveals to everyone, Winter 1902 still provides plenty of intrigue…

—Diplomacy Journals    TopGunBoat Journal
TopGunBoat Thumbnail: Fall 1901

TopGunBoat Journal: Fall 1901

It’s hard to make determinations about the players at this point and their tendencies.

—Diplomacy Journals    TopGunBoat Journal
TopGunBoat Thumbnail: Spring 1901

TopGunBoat Journal: Spring 1901

The peaceful state of Europe is about to give way to war which will last for years, if not decades.

—Diplomacy Journals    TopGunBoat Journal
TopGunBoat Thumbnail: Introduction

TopGunBoat Journal: Introduction

I like reading game journals, but they only capture the thoughts of one player. Wouldn’t it be great to read a journal that has the thoughts of all seven players prior to each phase?

—Diplomacy Journals, —Gunboat Diplomacy    guest post, TopGunBoat Journal

Guest Post: Is the Diplomacy Map Unbalanced?

Yes, the map is unbalanced. This is about where the imbalances are, how they’re innate, and what might be done about them.

—Diplomacy    Austria, Diplomacy Advice, England, France, Game Design, Germany, guest post, Italy, Russia, Stalemate Line, Turkey
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“Detecting Lies” with BrotherBored (vWDC Masterclass)

BrotherBored hosts this vWDC Masterclass with a lesson on Detecting Lies.

—Diplomacy, Podcast    Cross-promotion, Diplomacy Advice, Game Psychology, vWDC Masterclass
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Video: DBN Roundtable on Winning

Your Bored Brother appeared on the Diplomacy Broadcast Network to discuss…”Winning the Game of Diplomacy!”

—Diplomacy    Cross-promotion, Diplomacy Advice, Diplomacy Broadcast Network, Interview, solo win, Video
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Solo Win Tip #7: Make Friends, then Choose Enemies

How can you cooperate with one ally without estranging the other? How can you have your cake and eat it too? I know a technique that makes this possible!

—Press Diplomacy    Diplomacy Advice, Germany, ODC 2019, Patreon Drawing, Solo Win Tips
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Diplomacy Dojo Episode 3: Stalemating Russia in Gunboat

In this episode, our players discuss how to form a stalemate line against Russia in a game of Gunboat Diplomacy. (Update: now with transcript!)

—Gunboat Diplomacy, Podcast    Austria, Diplomacy Advice, Diplomacy Dojo, Podcast Transcript, Russia, Stalemate Line

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