5 Influential Diplomacy Tips
“I’ve noticed that it’s often hard for me to manipulate the other players through press at a level even close to yours. Do you have any tips or tricks you could share that would help me with my press?”
Category: —Press Diplomacy
The Top 5 Reasons You Get Backstabbed, #4: Loose Lips
On the right turn, under the right conditions, your rival knowing what all your moves will be gives them an enormous incentive to backstab you.
The Top 5 Reasons You Get Backstabbed, #3: Servility
To play as a “servile ally” is to overlook the threat that your successful alliance poses to you. What does it means to play like this? How can you avoid it?
2019 Online Diplomacy Championship Finals
It turns out I’m pretty darn good at Press Diplomacy in a tournament setting. I stand a realistic chance of earning the title “Champion of Online Diplomacy.”
The Top 5 Reasons You Got Backstabbed, #2: The Trojan Horse
Like the legendary Trojan horse, an offer of alliance may appear to be a gift…but in reality be a trap.
The Top 5 Reasons You Got Backstabbed, #1: Annoyance
If your press style irritates others, you will experience players going out of their way just to make your life harder. This includes backstabbing you.
Diplomacy Games are Like Onions, Layer 3: Strategy
A glimpse into the secret scheming of Diplomacy Strategy can be as dizzying as peering over the edge of a cliff. This post can help you keep your bearings!
Diplomacy Games are Like Onions, Layer 2: Tactics
The Tactical Layer is deeper than Politics. The positions and movements of each player’s pieces tell you a truer, more accurate story than words.
Diplomacy Games are Like Onions, Layer 1: Politics
Diplomacy matches are like Onions: they make you cry. Wait, no! They have layers. In this article, I will teach you about the outermost layer: Politics.
An Autopsy of France: Lessons from the ODC
In my match, England, Germany, and Italy cut through France like hot knives through butter. So what went wrong here for this French player?