Video: How to STOP Thinking About Diplomacy
A fan contacted me through the contact page with a question: how does one stop thinking about Diplomacy and go to sleep?
Tag: Diplomacy Advice
Solo Win Tip #3: Get Strong Without Getting Scary
How do you position yourself in the early game to go for a solo without drawing too much attention and having alliances form against you?
Video: Gunboat Solo Win Guide
I’ll keep this simple. I made a video version of my ever-popular Gunboat Solo Win strategy guide.
3 Ways to Deceive People without Lying
If you use these techniques, the players so influenced will not feel deceived. They may not even perceive that they have been manipulated.
Video: DBN Gunboat Roundtable
Your Bored Brother appeared on the Diplomacy Broadcast Network to discuss Gunboat Diplomacy.
6 Ways “Nonviolent Communication” Will Improve Your Press Diplomacy
Draw a connection between Marshall Rosenberg’s book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (1999) and how to approach press better in Diplomacy.
Guest Post: How to Fix Russia’s Gunboat Metagame
It is common knowledge to anyone who has played a few games of gunboat that, if you draw Russia, you are destined to an uphill battle. The real blame in the whole situation actually lies on the greedy and misguided English.
Guest Post: Advanced Diplomacy Maneuvers
In this article I discuss the most advanced Diplomacy tactics. These are useful in getting ahead on the competition, and some are just plain fun!
A Winning Strategy for Russia in Gunboat Diplomacy, Part 2
Perceiving Italy’s position as vulnerable to a Russian attack, I decided to backstab my ally Italy and go for the win. What was my plan?
A Winning Strategy for Russia in Gunboat Diplomacy, Part 1
In this series of articles, I will explain why it is such a big deal to solo win as Russia in a high-level Diplomacy match—and what I believe I did to help me achieve this win. If you learn from me, you will be able to win as Russia too!