This week, I cover Allan Calhamer’s (in)famous game Diplomacy, once published through Avalon Hill and currently published by Hasbro through its Avalon Hill line (not quite the same thing).

Show notes:

• Thanks to Have Games, Will Travel and Gaming Uncensored
• Rules for standard Diplomacy
• Some variants on the standard rules and board
• General Diplomacy strategy
• Ways to play
• My Diplomatic history
• Next week: something lighter

Links:

• General
  • Diplomatic Pouch
  • Diplomacy Archive
  • Diplomacy World
• Tools
  • Realpolitik
  • Palmpolitik
• Articles/books
  • Calhamer on Diplomacy: The Boardgame Diplomacy and Diplomatic History
  • Introduction to Diplomacy (by Allan Calhamer)
  • A Newbie’s Guide to Play By E-mail Diplomacy
  • The Six Traits of the Advanced Diplomacy Player

Final Thoughts:

In reviewing the final recording, I realized that I forgot to mention some other members of the Realpolitik team, so I’d like to give all of them credit here. Many thanks to:

• Lucas B. Kruijswijk
• Ben Hines
• Don Hessong
• Simon Haines
• Ronnie van ‘t Westeinde
• Peter Steiner

Ronnie is also the creator of Palmpolitik.

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