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 »
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 »
Why do experts love Italy and noobs hate Italy? We talk about one weird trick to win as Italy in press or gunboat Diplomacy!
Our players discuss the value of alliances that may not last to a draw.
This week we talk about how and when to backstab Germany when playing as England and—shockingly—how and when to backstab England when playing as Germany.
Yes, the map is unbalanced. This is about where the imbalances are, how they’re innate, and what might be done about them.
BrotherBored gives specific, power-by-power advice about how you might want to alter your play style to suit the power you’ve been assigned.
What do experienced Diplomacy players know about Italy that beginners don’t? Perhaps they know the Adventure Strategy!
During the Nexus gunboat Diplomacy tournament in summer of 2020, I tried to implement ideas I have learned from BrotherBored’s blog and Diplomacy Dojo.
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?
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.”