Diplomacy
At the turn of the 20th century, prior to World War I, the seven great European powers engage in an intricate struggle for supremacy.
Military forces invade and withdraw, shifting borders and altering empires with subtle maneuvers and daring gambits. Alliances are formed and trust is betrayed as players negotiate and outwit one another in a delicate balance of cooperation and competition to gain dominance of the continent. Diplomacy challenges players to rely on their own cunning and cleverness, not dice, to determine the outcome of this game of conspiracies and conquest. The game has new artistic treatment to it for the first time since print in 1999. Social interaction, interpersonal skills, and negotiation make up an essential part of the game play.
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Editor reviews
Utterly compelling. Shame about the play time. I've become convinced that PBEM offers other advantages than just solving the time problem - you can't be overseen chatting to your enemies enemy and it actually feels morel like a game of 1900's diplomatic communication when you can't see the people you're...
A groundbreaking game. But I prefer diplomatic games with more structure to the negotiation. Negotiation in Diplomacy is always, necessarily, on one dimension--army movements. I prefer other negotiation games where there are multiple mechanics/dimensions to bargain over. I also feel that the stalemate points really are a...
User reviews
Diplomacy: This game rocks!
Diplomacy is the father of all negotiation games...with a little history to boot. Just a joy to play.
The ultimate negotiation game
Seven players take control of seven nations. You can move around your armies and fleets trying to take supply centers but if you really want to get anywhere, you're going to need to ally with someone. And then if you really want to win, you're going to...
good old game
Diplomacy is a refreshing change of pace from big dice filled games with a thousand different plastic bits. It is a euro game from before the term existed but it still lets you kill stuff. There is nothing like pulling crazy back stabs in this game...
Think friends betraying friends is fun? It isn't.
I'll admit that this is a good game on paper and I've heard tons of stories from friends who loved their experiences. Yet, I've tried this 2-3 times and I've HATED it everytime. I even won once and I still hated the experience. One of the...
A slow burn.