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.
Tag: Diplomacy Advice
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 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 »
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.
War in the Americas Diplomacy Variant: United States Strategy
For the United States to be successful, a player must prevent a British/Mexican alliance from forming to survive the first year.
Diplomacy Dojo Episode 12: Do You (Germany) Think You’re Better Off Alone?
Germany doesn’t NEED an Austrian ally to be strong. But should Germany WANT an Austrian ally?
Diplomacy Dojo Episode 11: Increase Your Solo Win Chances by Taking Far Centers First
We focus on specific ways to improve our gameplay as Germany and Turkey in this episode. Of course, plenty of general advice arises from the discussion. Think strategically for the entire game in order to create a viable solo win chance at the end!
Diplomacy Dojo Episode 10: Games, The Universe, and Everything
We start with some specific advice about patterns in the middle and end of a Diplomacy match, then we talk about “types” of players and how those types might act. Finally, we widen our scope and consider how games like Diplomacy allow players to practice the skills of contest.
War in the Americas Diplomacy Variant: Overall Strategy
One of the most exciting new variants is War in the Americas (WITA). Set in the 1840’s across North, Central and South America, this variant shifts the geographic attention from Europe to the “New World” with a brand new map.
Diplomacy Dojo Episode 9: Reading the Board
This week, we discuss two different instances of interpreting moves without being able to discuss the moves with other players.