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- 01:16, 7 January 2008 diff hist +20 Publications
- 01:16, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,047 N The Hedgehog: An Asset or a Liability for Austria New page: by Richard Hucknall It is now 31/2 years since Richard Sharp documented the Austrian Hedgehog openings in Dolchsto? issue 47. Richard introduced it by explaining that because Austria...
- 01:15, 7 January 2008 diff hist +16 Publications
- 01:14, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1 The Hedgehog current
- 01:14, 7 January 2008 diff hist +5,264 N The Hedgehog New page: by Richard Sharp One long ago morning, standing outside the East India Arms in Fenchurch Street and discussing the imbecility of most Diplomacy players, Tony Bull and I discovered that...
- 01:14, 7 January 2008 diff hist +23 Publications
- 01:13, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,429 N German Variations New page: by Geoff Challinger I guess most Diplomacy players have their own favourite country and I have for a long time enjoyed playing Germany more than any other nation on the Diplomacy boa... current
- 01:12, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,533 N The German Attack New page: by John Dennett The Russian opening A(War)-Sil is comparatively rare, but provided the right factors are in place, underrated. The pundits' advice over the years has been to advise R... current
- 01:11, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,888 N The Fiafranchetto New page: An opening to remember or regret by by Felix Kam-Chung The Fiafranchetto came to be during the Diplomatic Corp invitational. It was designed to bring England and Germany to their k... current
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- 01:01, 7 January 2008 diff hist +12 Publications
- 01:01, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,793 N Burgundy 1901 New page: by Bruce Linsey The province of Burgundy presents a ticklish situation for France and Germany in 1901. At the root of the problem is the fact that a German army there, in Spring 1901... current
- 01:00, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,956 N The Bulgarian Gambit New page: by Doug Beyerlein Probably the least contested 1901 gain is Turkey's taking of Bulgaria. A Con-Bul backed up by an additional army and a fleet, and Bul is guaranteed Turkish in 1901. ... current
- 01:00, 7 January 2008 diff hist +7,144 N Black Sea Strategy New page: by Stephen Agar This is the first in a series of articles about flash-points on the Diplomacy board. This time I will be considering the old question which troubles Russia and Turkey... current
- 00:59, 7 January 2008 diff hist +45 Openings
- 00:58, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,046 N Openings New page: Standard Openings Austrian Openings English Openings French Openings German Openings Italian Openings Russian Openings Turkish Openings <BIG>'''Opening Art...
- 00:03, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,258 N Colonial Diplomacy Part 7 The Turks New page: by Shaun Derrick In the standard game Turkey can be quite boring to play, having to watch and wait, and wait, and wait, until finally you get your big break or you are still waiting ... current
- 00:02, 7 January 2008 diff hist +5,962 N Colonial Diplomacy Part 6 The Russians New page: by Shaun Derrick Just as in the standard game, Russia seems to dominate the board, but instead of a huge mass of purple on the eastern side of the board, there is a huge red mass str... current
- 00:02, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,804 N Colonial Diplomacy Part 5 The Japanese New page: by Shaun Derrick So you want to play the strongest power with the best possible chance of success, possible win, probable draw and virtually guaranteed survival? Choose Japan! No oth... current
- 00:02, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,466 N Colonial Diplomacy Part 4 The French New page: by Shaun Derrick That little blue bit just south-east of the centre of the board is the mighty French Empire in the Far East! No, it doesn't look very spectacular, in fact it looks q... current
- 00:01, 7 January 2008 diff hist +7,404 N Colonial Diplomacy Part 3 The Dutch New page: by Shaun Derrick Tucked away in the south-east corner of the board are the dark islands of the Dutch East Indies. Although there are only three home centres, the number of centres wi... current
- 00:01, 7 January 2008 diff hist +8,756 N Colonial Diplomacy Part 2 The Chinese New page: by Shaun Derrick Glaring out from the centre of the board in its musty yellow is the most powerful land army on the board. China has 5 armies to Start the game, two more than any oth... current
- 00:01, 7 January 2008 diff hist +11,342 N Colonial Diplomacy Part 1 The British New page: by Shaun Derrick With standard Diplomacy 'How to play...' articles having been rewritten over and over again, I want to put forward my own opinions on how to play each power in Colon... current
- 00:00, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4 Colonial Diplomacy Review current
- 00:00, 7 January 2008 diff hist +23 Publications
- 23:59, 6 January 2008 diff hist +6,233 N Colonial Diplomacy Review New page: by Shaun Derrick Avalon Hill's latest commercial variant on Diplomacy - the other one was Machiavelli - looks a lot more promising than most variants that I have seen. The £44.99 pr...
- 23:59, 6 January 2008 diff hist +5,556 N CDD Lab Notes New page: by Tom Pasko Disease: Colonial Diplomatic Developmentitis. TestSubject: Name withheld. Shall be referred to as TestCase #2. There have been many symptoms stemming from this new a... current
- 23:56, 6 January 2008 diff hist +8 Strategy
- 12:57, 6 January 2008 diff hist +6,793 N The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea New page: by Denis Jones Deluge is a popular Diplomacy variant, probably because it is played on the normal Diplomacy board, finishes in Autumn 1908 and is different. For those who do not ... current
- 12:55, 6 January 2008 diff hist +11,767 N The Tactics of Diplomacy New page: The Tactics of Diplomacy by Allan B Calhamer First published in Graustark Nos.60-62 (15-29 August 1965), but originally written in 1961! The first moves are, of course, usually de... current
- 12:54, 6 January 2008 diff hist +3,376 N Subtle Joys of Being Little New page: by Rod Walker There is too much emphasis on WINNING in the hobby. That is as true now as it was ten years ago. The hobby has been flooded with articles on how to "win" at this, and "... current
- 12:54, 6 January 2008 diff hist +4,161 N The Art Of Diplomacy New page: by Richard Sharp I’m going to try to summarize in a few paragraphs the qualities that make up a good player. Please note that I am not claiming omniscience - just trying to formula... current
- 12:53, 6 January 2008 diff hist +2,912 N Diplomacy Tips New page: by Big Boy Having played postal diplomacy for a number of years and been relatively successful, I thought it would pass on a few tips. On the letter writing front. 1.Write regula... current
- 12:44, 6 January 2008 diff hist +7,388 N The Coast of Moscow New page: The Coast of Moscow by Allan B Calhamer None of us was surprised when Russia ordered the raise of a Fleet in Moscow; but we were when he insisted it were legal. In the ensuing discus... current
- 12:44, 6 January 2008 diff hist +43,479 N Introduction to Diplomacy New page: Introduction to Diplomacy by Allan B Calhamer The following article is a version edited by Keith Hazelton of a chapter from the book 'Modern Board Games' edited by David Pritchard a... current
- 12:42, 6 January 2008 diff hist +29 Publications
- 12:42, 6 January 2008 diff hist +9,353 N Objectives Other Than Winning New page: Objectives Other Than Winning by Allan B Calhamer The long argument among the fans between what has been called the "Win Only" school and the "Strong Second" school, is really an ar... current
- 12:41, 6 January 2008 diff hist +7 Across the Whole Board current
- 12:41, 6 January 2008 diff hist +19 Across the Whole Board
- 12:39, 6 January 2008 diff hist +7 Across the Whole Board
- 12:33, 6 January 2008 diff hist +675 Across the Whole Board
- 12:32, 6 January 2008 diff hist +27 Across the Whole Board
- 12:30, 6 January 2008 diff hist +10 Across the Whole Board
- 12:30, 6 January 2008 diff hist +16,632 N Across the Whole Board New page: Across the Whole Board By Allan Calhamer I. Drawing the Network From the start of the game until such time as one Great Power is knocked out of contention (at which point the network c...
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- 12:21, 6 January 2008 diff hist +250 N Publications New page: There are many publications concerning the game of Diplomacy == Active Publications == * Diplomacy World Magazine * The Diplomatic Pouch * Diplomaticcorp Newsletter == Inac...
- 12:18, 6 January 2008 diff hist +7,104 N The Invention of Diplomacy New page: The Invention of Diplomacy By Allan B Calhamer As the war drew to a close in 1945, I read an article on postwar planning in the magazine Life. This article reviewed the history of t... current
- 12:16, 6 January 2008 diff hist +9,258 N On the Play of Postal Diplomacy New page: On the Play of Postal Diplomacy by Allan B Calhamer Introduction and Comments by Larry Peery This article first appeared in Graustark in October, 1966; and was reprinted in the... current
- 12:15, 6 January 2008 diff hist +1 A Dozen Years of Diplomacy current
- 12:13, 6 January 2008 diff hist +15,258 N A Dozen Years of Diplomacy New page: A Dozen Years of "Diplomacy" by Allan B Calhamer notes by Stephen Agar People frequently ask me how I came to create the game. Something this complicated undoubtedly springs fro...
- 12:11, 6 January 2008 diff hist +11,767 N The Tactics of Diplomac New page: The Tactics of Diplomacy by Allan B Calhamer First published in Graustark Nos.60-62 (15-29 August 1965), but originally written in 1961! The first moves are, of course, usually de... current
- 12:11, 6 January 2008 diff hist -1 On Strengthening the hand of Austria-Hungary current
- 12:11, 6 January 2008 diff hist -1 Military Intelligence current
- 12:10, 6 January 2008 diff hist +3,689 N On Strengthening the hand of Austria-Hungary New page: On Strengthening the Hand of Austria-Hungary by Allan B. Calhamer The one Great Power which did not survive World War I has also shown a certain weakness at the Diplomacy table; in ...
- 12:09, 6 January 2008 diff hist +4 Military Intelligence
- 12:09, 6 January 2008 diff hist +5 Military Intelligence
- 12:09, 6 January 2008 diff hist +3,480 N Military Intelligence New page: "Military Intelligence" by Allan B. Calhamer Any tactic based on deception is legitimate in Diplomacy. If the deception is exposed, the situation must be returned to that within the rule...
- 12:08, 6 January 2008 diff hist +1,997 N Allan B Calhamer New page: Allan B. Calhamer (born December 7, 1931) invented the board game Diplomacy. Image:AlanCal-s.gif A friend of Calhamer's recounted how, when they were boys in La Grange Park, Illi...
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- 12:06, 6 January 2008 diff hist +4 Diplomacy
- 12:05, 6 January 2008 diff hist +6,256 N Diplomacy New page: Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Set in Europe just before the beginning of World War I , Diplomacy is played by s...
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- 11:15, 6 January 2008 diff hist +743 N Imperial Builds New page: Imperial Builds refers to the ability to place new units in any free home center that a player controls. Including the players own home centers, as well as any opponents home centers that ...
- 11:14, 6 January 2008 diff hist +33 Aberration Builds
- 11:14, 6 January 2008 diff hist +741 N Aberration Builds New page: Abberation Builds refers to the ability to place new units in any free center that a player controls as long as that player still controls one or more home centers.. This differs with stan...
- 11:13, 6 January 2008 diff hist 0 Pandemonium
- 11:12, 6 January 2008 diff hist +782 N Pandemonium New page: A nightmare dreamed up by: Former Trout Variant Description: Pandemonium is a simple builds variant in which builds can be ordered only on units that are unoccupied and belonging to anot...
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- 11:11, 6 January 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Imperial Builds Example.gif current
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- 11:09, 6 January 2008 diff hist +33 Chaos Builds
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- 11:01, 6 January 2008 diff hist +743 N Chaos Builds New page: Chaos Builds refers to the ability to place new units in any free center that a player controls. This differs from standard builds in which a player can only place units in available home ...
- 10:47, 6 January 2008 diff hist -1 Swiss System current
- 10:46, 6 January 2008 diff hist +15 Swiss System
- 10:45, 6 January 2008 diff hist +4,652 N Swiss System New page: A Swiss System tournament is a commonly used type of tournament in Chess, Bridge, Scrabble, Squash and other games where players or teams need to be paired to face each other. This type of...
- 10:44, 6 January 2008 diff hist +687 N Round Robin New page: A Round Robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of group tournament in which each participant plays every other participant an equal number of times. In a Single Round Robin ... current
- 10:43, 6 January 2008 diff hist +575 N Elimination New page: '''Single Elimination''' A Single Elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately elim... current
- 10:42, 6 January 2008 diff hist +3 Pairing Systems current
- 10:42, 6 January 2008 diff hist +48 N Pairing Systems New page: Elimination Round Robin Swiss System
- 10:40, 6 January 2008 diff hist +355 N DipWiki New page: DipWiki: A community driven, online repository for Diplomacy information. Anyone with a valid login is able to create and post articles in the DipWiki, making this the first completel...
- 10:39, 6 January 2008 diff hist +180 N Tournaments New page: There are many tournaments played among the Diplomacy community. '''Tournament List''' * DC Invitational * Winter Blitz '''Tournament Information''' * Pairing Systems
- 10:37, 6 January 2008 diff hist +6 T to Z Variant Names
- 10:37, 6 January 2008 diff hist +8 T to Z Variant Names
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- 10:36, 6 January 2008 diff hist +682 N M to S Variant Names New page: * Mandate Of Heavan * Maharajah * Medieval * Middle Earth * Migrane * Milan * Modern * Nessie * Nuclear * Pandemonium * Pericles * [[Pleasantvie...
- 10:35, 6 January 2008 diff hist -27 E to L Variant Names
- 10:35, 6 January 2008 diff hist +453 N E to L Variant Names New page: * Engineer * Excalibur * Fall Of The American Empire * Fleet Rome * Fog of War * Game Of The Clans III * Gunboat * Hundred * Imperial * Imperial1840...
- 10:33, 6 January 2008 diff hist +22 0 to D Variant Names
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