Play Diplomacy Online

A list of off site strategy resources of any kind for the game of Diplomacy.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/articles Several good articles including some written by Edi Birsan that are very good for beginning players.

http://www.diplom.org/~diparch/resources/strategy.htm Tons of articles over several different topics relating to the game.

http://www.diplom.org/index.py Diplom's home page with links to many items and articles on a variety of subjects, including back issues of the Zine.

http://c.webring.com/hub?ring=diplomacy A diplomacy Webring starting point with over 60 affiliated sites.

http://realpolitik.sourceforge.net/main.html Realpolitik, a great site and they have an adjudicator you can play with to explore different moves in addition to the other offerings common to Dip sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game) The Wiki on Diplomacy full of history, discussions on scoring, variants, and a variety of good stuff in general.

http://www.whiningkentpigs.com/DW/tacal.htm The Tactics of Diplomacy by Allan Calhamer himself.

http://www.diplomacyworld.net/movies.htm Quicktime movies (4) which quickly and efficiently introduce new players to the game, orders, movement, special provinces, and adjudication. Created by Edi Birsan and a great primer to getting started playing the game.

List those you find useful or important and we will update the list for everyone's use and education.

Dertainly all valuable resources, but the best way to improve your game is to keep playing. Also the most enjoyable.

I think I spent days reading every article on the Diplomacy Archive...after only one game. I then re-read them all a half dozen times, and tried to act them out in my head/on the board, and come up with my own, etc etc...till finally I found this site to let my obsession out.

Reading the strategies though helps you bridge the gap from your 2nd game, when the rules are understood and some of the nuances to your 15th game when you play as if it is second nature and you start to see the patterns and trends. Clearly no substitute for playing but it sure can help out those who are new to the game.

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Why don't you make that topic sticky?

Diplomacy world - over 100 issues of this zine with great articles on everything Dip.

Samarkand wrote:Why don't you make that topic sticky?

We don't have the power to in every forum. Only Avalanche does.

Ah... but when Avalanche gives Diplomat all his powers then Diplomat can do it (says Diplomat logged on as Ava).

We should have thought of this long ago MR!