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- 17:02, 7 January 2008 diff hist +9 Engineer current
- 17:01, 7 January 2008 diff hist +17,043 N Engineer New page: Engineered Diplomacy V.14: Created by Hugh Polley [http://ca.geocities.com/hapolley/index.html http://ca.geocities.com/hapolley/index.html] Units added to Standard game: Fighter Unit,...
- 16:34, 7 January 2008 diff hist +12,016 N Crystal Ball New page: by Manus Hand and John Woolley ==Introduction== '''1.1 BASIC CONCEPT''' In Crystal Ball Diplomacy, players must submit orders for each turn before they know what really happen... current
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- 16:30, 7 January 2008 diff hist +594 N Crowded New page: In the Crowded variant the standard map is used with the exception of having a supply center in Ruhr. Each of the 35 supply centers starts out as a home center for one of the eleven player... current
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- 16:23, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,318 N Conquest Of The Americas New page: Created by: David Cohen Variant webpage: [http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/id18.html http://diplomiscellany.tripod.com/id18.html] Image:CotA.gif Variant Description: This var... current
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- 16:22, 7 January 2008 diff hist +9 Colonial
- 16:21, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,222 N Colonial New page: The Colonial Diplomacy variant of diplomacy follows the most of the rules as standard diplomacy with a modified map, and (someday) with 3 optional rules which can be set on or off at the G...
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- 16:17, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,418 N Cold War New page: Play-tested in game DC-032 Image:Cold_War.gif Final Map From DC-032 Variant Rules: '''1. MAP''' a. Two canal areas operate like Kiel or Constantinople in Standard Dip: •Turke... current
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- 16:14, 7 January 2008 diff hist -2 Classical current
- 16:13, 7 January 2008 diff hist +11,656 N Classical New page: Created by: Andy Schwarz and Vincent Mous Image:Classical.gif Variant Description: 1) The rules of "standard" Diplomacy are valid, unless specifically replaced or amended by these...
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- 16:09, 7 January 2008 diff hist +67 Chromatic current
- 16:08, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,850 N Chromatic New page: V2.0 Jimmy Millington, Robs Schone and Lynsey Smith Five Different Coloured Powers vie for control of the Rainbow Coloured mapboard. Image:Chromatic_bw.gif Map based upon Romans ...
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- 16:05, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2 Chaos current
- 16:04, 7 January 2008 diff hist +870 N Chaos New page: This page is about the Chaos Variant. Related pages: •Chaos Builds The chaos variant is played by 34 players, each owning a single supply center on the standard Diplomacy map. The game...
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- 15:23, 7 January 2008 diff hist +35 Realpolitik
- 15:21, 7 January 2008 diff hist -28 Realpolitik
- 15:20, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,199 N Realpolitik New page: Realpolitik home page: [http://realpolitik.sourceforge.net] Realpolitik can be found on the [http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/downloads Downloads Page] Realpolitik variants can be found in th...
- 15:16, 7 January 2008 diff hist +18 Double Diplomacy current
- 15:16, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,259 N Double Diplomacy New page: by Melle Koning, Stephen Lytton Variant Description: Double Diplomacy is a variant of standard diplomacy with the standard map. Each of the seven players control TWO great powe...
- 15:14, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,550 N Deluge New page: Deluge II by Tim Sharrock and Stephen Agar Variant Description: 0.Regular Diplomacy rules apply except when they don't. 1.The game begins in Winter 1900 which is played as a separa...
- 15:13, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,680 N Baltic New page: Created by: David Caldwell Variant Rules: 1.0 Rules are the same as Standard Diplomacy unless amended below. 2.0 Canals and Sea Zones: 2.1 St. Petersburg & Goteborg acts in the s... current
- 15:12, 7 January 2008 diff hist 0 Balkan current
- 15:12, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,025 N Balkan New page: Created by: Martin Behal Image:balkan4.jpg Variant Rules: Balkan is a 7-player-variant without neutral supply centers. The variant starts in spring 1915. This is based historic...
- 15:10, 7 January 2008 diff hist +392 N Britain New page: In the Great Britain variant each English province is a supply center and England starts with six armies. Thus, England is the "strongest" country, but can't do anything until another play... current
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- 15:08, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,972 N Arab New page: Created in 1990 just after the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. It uses the usual rules but a new board and is an eight player variant. The areas of Elat and Al-Aqabah are both adjacent to th... current
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- 15:07, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,211 N Ancient World New page: Created by: Ryan Fickes Variant Description: The Ancient World is an eight-player Diplomacy variant based on the empires that dominated the Mediterranean area during ancient history. T... current
- 15:04, 7 January 2008 diff hist +9,266 N Ancient Mediterranean New page: Created by: Don Hessong Image:AncientMed9_Names.gif Variant Description: The normal rules of the game of Diplomacy apply, with the following additions, exceptions and clarification... current
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- 15:01, 7 January 2008 diff hist +5,399 N Aegean New page: Aegean Diplomacy Image:Aegean_RP.gif Image:Aegean10 Names.gif Variant Rules: 1) Except as noted below, the standard rules of play for Diplomacy on the judge apply. 2) This ...
- 14:57, 7 January 2008 diff hist 0 Abstraction2 current
- 14:57, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,959 N Additional AbstractionII Rules New page: A/F Rules Module by Fred C. Davis Jr. revised by Stephen Agar Introduction (SA) The Abstraction A/F rules module is incorporated in many other variants, such as Deluge. However as it... current
- 14:57, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4 Abstraction2
- 14:56, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,686 N Abstraction2 New page: Created by: Fred C. Davis Jr. Image:abstraction2_sb.gif Variant Rules: 0.Usual regular Diplomacy rules apply, save where modified below. 1.There are 46 supply centres, 29 home...
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- 14:54, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,973 N Aberration New page: This page is about the Aberration Variant. Related pages: *Aberration Builds Creators: Rod Walker and Nicholas Fitzpatrick Variant Description: The Aberration variant of diplomac... current
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- 14:52, 7 January 2008 diff hist +738 N 7 Island New page: Crated by: Paul Bennett Variant Description: 1.The 1971 rule book applies except where amended below. 2.Iceland (Ice), Ireland (Ire), Corsica (Cor), Sardinia (Sar), Sicily (Sic), Cr... current
- 14:50, 7 January 2008 diff hist +20 1900 current
- 14:50, 7 January 2008 diff hist +12,671 N 1900 New page: ==An Introduction== My name is Baron Powell and I'm the designer of 1900. 1900 is very similar to conventional Diplomacy, only better, if I do say so myself. What primarily distinguishes 1...
- 14:47, 7 January 2008 diff hist +410 N 1898 New page: In the 1898 variant the game starts in winter of 1898 with each power having one unit. Each country must capture its other home centers before it can build in them. The initial setup is: ...
- 14:47, 7 January 2008 diff hist +198 N 1847 New page: 1847 is a 6-player variant without any water spaces or fleets. It plays in the borders of Germany in the year 1847. The objective of the game is to accumulate 17 of the 36 SCs. [[Image:... current
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- 14:46, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,655 N 1600 New page: 1600 Variant Created by: Tommy Larsson Variant Description: Europe_1600 is a simple map-change variant set in 17th century Europe. Image:1600_28c.gif There are no special rules, b...
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- 14:40, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,562 N Winter Blitz New page: Created by: Michael Sims (Poobaloo) and Felix Kam Chung (Felix388) of Diplomaticcorp The Winter Blitz was conceived in the summer of 2007 by Mike & Felix in a brainstorming session about...
- 14:39, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,027 N DC Invitational New page: The DCI or Diplomaticcorp Invitational is a small 2 round tournament that was established in 2006 by Stephen Lytton (Deathblade_penguin). The idea was to invite the top players of DCI, w...
- 14:38, 7 January 2008 diff hist +406 N Turkish Openings New page: In general, there is no substitute for A Con-Bul. The orders for the other two units may vary, but Con-Bul is nearly a given. Because of this, and the fact that F Ank-BLA is so often equiv... current
- 14:38, 7 January 2008 diff hist +7 Russian Openings current
- 14:37, 7 January 2008 diff hist +776 N Russian Openings New page: Russia has more possible opening moves than any other power. In order to produce a rationalised system for naming Russian openings, Richard Sharp introduced the following plan: *F StP/sc H...
- 14:37, 7 January 2008 diff hist +322 N Italian Openings New page: Italian openings are categorized as follows: *Lepanto Openings (A Rom-Apu/Nap, F Nap-ION) *The Western Lepanto (A Rom-Nap/Tus/H, F Nap-TYS) *Austrian Attack Opening (A Rom-Ven, A Ven-Tri) ... current
- 14:36, 7 January 2008 diff hist +750 N German Openings New page: The German openings are categorized as follows: if the Berlin army is sent to Kiel, then if Munich opens to Ruhr, the opening is a Blitzkrieg opening, and if Munich does not open to Ruhr, ...
- 14:36, 7 January 2008 diff hist +624 N French Openings New page: The French openings are categorized by the order given to the Brest fleet, as follows: *Manche (or English Attack) Openings (F Bre-ENG) *Atlantic Openings (F Bre-MAO) *Biscay Openings (F ...
- 14:35, 7 January 2008 diff hist -36 English Openings current
- 14:32, 7 January 2008 diff hist +368 N North Sea Opening New page: Richard Sharp's name for the opening in which England orders A Lvp-Yor, sends one fleet to the North Sea and does something "silly" with the other fleet (usually F Lon H, which provides th... current
- 14:32, 7 January 2008 diff hist +178 N Split Opening New page: Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-ENG and F Edi-NWG. There are three named variations: the Edinburgh, the Wales and the Yorkshire, each named after the army destination. current
- 14:26, 7 January 2008 diff hist +751 N Western Opening New page: In this opening, England leaves Scandinavia for Russia and Germany to divide, and commits all forces to an advance into the Atlantic. Followed in Fall by Cly-NAO and a convoy to Belgium wi... current
- 14:25, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,573 N Southern Opening New page: Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-ENG, F Edi-NTH. There are three named variations: *Edinburgh variation *Welsh Opening *Yorkshire Opening '''SOUTHERN OPENING, WELSH VARIANT'''... current
- 13:58, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,705 N Northern Opening New page: '''NORTHERN OPENING (THE YORKSHIRE OPENING)''' Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-NTH and F Edi-NWG. There are four named variations: *Yorkshire Opening (the pure Northern Openin... current
- 13:57, 7 January 2008 diff hist +36 English Openings
- 13:57, 7 January 2008 diff hist +594 N English Openings New page: English openings are categorized by the orders given to the two fleets, as follows: *Northern Opening (F Edi-NWG, F Lon-NTH) *Southern Opening (F Edi-NTH, F Lon-ENG) *[[Western Op...
- 13:17, 7 January 2008 diff hist 0 Publications
- 13:11, 7 January 2008 diff hist +70 N Tyrolese Gambit New page: Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Alb, A Bud-Tri, A Vie-Tyr. current
- 13:11, 7 January 2008 diff hist +300 N Sitting Duke New page: Owen Kavanaugh's name for the ineffectual Austrian opening which sends only Trieste to Albania. Once played in a game in which Italy solicited and received permission for a Key Opening, th... current
- 13:10, 7 January 2008 diff hist +848 N Rumanian Gambit New page: A series of Austrian openings named by Richard Sharp involving the moves F Tri-Alb and A Bud-Rum. There are three named variations: *The Balkan Roadhog (A Vie-Gal). *McGivern's Gambit (A V... current
- 13:10, 7 January 2008 diff hist +389 N Galician Gambit New page: Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Alb, A Vie-Tri, and A Bud-Gal. '''GALICIAN GAMBIT, HEAD-ON GALICIAN VARIANT''' The Head-On Galician is Richard Sharp's name for the opening: ... current
- 12:59, 7 January 2008 diff hist +242 N Kendall Key New page: A variation on the Key in which Austria orders A Bud S A Ser-Rum in Fall of 1901. Thus, the Aus attack on Russia is delayed until F01 to allow a Russo-Turkish war to develop. (The variant ... current
- 12:59, 7 January 2008 diff hist +454 N Bulgarian Gambit New page: This Austro-Russian combination requires a careful diplomatic setup of Turkey, but guarantees to keep the Turk at three SC's by the end of 1901. Austria opens with Tri-Alb and Bud-Ser, whi... current
- 12:58, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,884 N Balkan Gambit New page: The Balkan Gambit is any opening sending Trieste to Albania and Budapest to Serbia. The gambit here is that Austria will find a friendly Italian and Russian, who will allow the dual monarc... current
- 12:57, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,149 N Blue Water New page: Any opening sending the Trieste fleet to the Adriatic Sea. The von Metzke Blitz (a.k.a. the Italian Attack) is recognized as a variant of the Blue Water Opening. '''BLUE WATER OPENING, V... current
- 12:55, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2 Hedgehog current
- 12:54, 7 January 2008 diff hist +11 Hedgehog
- 12:54, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1 Openings
- 12:54, 7 January 2008 diff hist +63 N The Hedgehog An Asset or a Liability for Austria The Hedgehog An Asset or a Liability for Austria moved to The Hedgehog: An Asset or a Liability for Austria current
- 12:54, 7 January 2008 diff hist 0 m The Hedgehog: An Asset or a Liability for Austria The Hedgehog An Asset or a Liability for Austria moved to The Hedgehog: An Asset or a Liability for Austria current
- 12:53, 7 January 2008 diff hist 0 Hedgehog
- 12:53, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,102 N Hedgehog New page: Any Austrian opening which orders the Trieste fleet into Venice. In its pure form, the Hedgehog sends Vienna to Galicia and Budapest to Rumania. A number of variants exist, based on the or...
- 12:52, 7 January 2008 diff hist -19 Houseboat current
- 12:44, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,082 N Houseboat New page: HOUSEBOAT OPENING The Houseboat is Richard Sharp's name for any opening in which the Trieste fleet is ordered to HOLD, and Budapest is sent to Serbia. In its pure form (also known as the ...
- 12:42, 7 January 2008 diff hist +73 N Roadhog New page: Any Austrian opening that orders Trieste to HOLD and Budapest to Rumania. current
- 12:24, 7 January 2008 diff hist 0 Austrian Openings current
- 12:22, 7 January 2008 diff hist +18,185 N Help:Wikitext examples New page: For basic information see Help:Editing. {{H:h|Editor toc}} === Basic text formatting === You can format the page using Wikitext special characters. {|width="80%" border="1" cellpaddi... current
- 12:21, 7 January 2008 diff hist -54 Main Page
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- 12:15, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,735 N Most frequent Wiki markup New page: ==Most frequent wiki markup explained== <!--It is intended to be brief, or as an overview. Otherwise why we separate the materials into different pages? Thus it's best NOT to add new mater...
- 12:15, 7 January 2008 diff hist +35 Main Page
- 12:13, 7 January 2008 diff hist +510 N Austrian Openings New page: The Austrian openings are categorized in the following groups: *Roadhog (F Tri H, A Bud-Rum) *Houseboat (F Tri H, A Bud-Ser) *Hedgehog (F Tri-Ven) *Blue Water (F Tri-ADR) ...
- 12:04, 7 January 2008 diff hist +11 Openings
- 01:35, 7 January 2008 diff hist +17 Publications
- 01:35, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1,535 N The Turkish Hedgehog New page: by Nicholas Whyte So you thought there were only two Turkish openings, the one where you move to Con, or the one where you move to Arm? Severely wrong, my friends, very wrong. Apart ... current
- 01:34, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,763 N The Three Build Opening New page: by Scott Morris You have just started another game of diplomacy. Your fix of lies and deception is on the way. Sure, you can start the game conservatively, slowly make allies, and bu... current
- 01:34, 7 January 2008 diff hist +8,302 N Safe Openings New page: With an introduction by Larry Peery This letter/article first appeared in Graustark in March, 1964. It suggests 1901 moves for the Great Powers and discusses alternatives. Unfortunat... current
- 01:33, 7 January 2008 diff hist +8,478 N Sacrifice Openings New page: by Nicky Palmer In a recent article in issue 36 of the excellent American zine The Arena, the editor, Edi Birsan, commented, in the friendliest possible way on an analysis of openings... current
- 01:32, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,745 N Russias Northern Offensive New page: by Rod Walker Russia has two fronts, distinctly separated, and symbolised by her two distinct naval frontages, BAL/BAR, and Black Sea. Allan Calhamer gave Russia 4 units because of t... current
- 01:32, 7 January 2008 diff hist +13,925 N Playing the Key Lepanto (and living to tell the tale) New page: by Tony Swinnerton Few alliances suggest themselves so readily as the Austro-Italian marriage. The most obvious reason being their proximity and initial vulnerability to the more t... current
- 01:29, 7 January 2008 diff hist +7,415 N Opening Strategy Part III - Noteworthy Points and Summary New page: Noteworthy Points and Summary by Jake Orion This article is mostly about what to do when things have gone wrong (in year one). It's longer than I anticipated, so as promised I will a... current
- 01:28, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,196 N Opening Strategy Part I - Philosophy New page: Introduction to the Series Welcome all. I am glad to see you have enough interest in the fascinatingly challenging and yet delicate game of Diplomacy to spend some time to read about it.... current
- 01:28, 7 January 2008 diff hist +1 The Octopus current
- 01:28, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,490 N The Octopus New page: by Richard Sharp This is the name I give to the opening I regularly play as Russia, which is very little favoured by anyone else - out of 5 recorded oases so far, 3 are mine. It's a di...
- 01:27, 7 January 2008 diff hist +6,961 N Naming the Openings New page: by Richard Sharp [When Richard published the Game of Diplomacy in 1978 he introduced to the world a system for describing Diplomacy Openings, most of which were subsequently taken up ... current
- 01:27, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,274 N The Livonian Lunacy New page: by Mark Berch That's right, I said F(StP)sc-Lvn. Madness you say? Perhaps, perhaps not. The situation here is that you are virtually certain that Germany will stand you out of Swe. I... current
- 01:26, 7 January 2008 diff hist +8,096 N The Lisbon Leapfrog New page: by Mark Berch No country can equal France in the variety of exotic, but perfectly sensible openings. One of these is the Lisbon Leapfrog which features, in Fall 1901, Fleet Mid Atlan...
- 01:26, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,154 N The Lepanto Opening New page: by Edi Birsan By most means of statistical analysis, Italy is the weakest power on the Diplomacy board. this could be attributed to several factors, a weak position between Austria a... current
- 01:25, 7 January 2008 diff hist +22 Publications
- 01:25, 7 January 2008 diff hist +5,173 N The Lapland Lurch New page: by Mark Berch "We can leave out of consideration any move for the northern fleet except that to GoB?: the move to Fin achieves nothing the normal move does not." - Richard Sharp, The... current
- 01:24, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,681 N The Koniggratz Freakout New page: by Edi Birsan As with other openings that I have written on, this one is an outline for a course of action that the player decides to try. That is, this is not a prescription of the ...
- 01:24, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,432 N The Jutland Gambit New page: by Edi Birsan The keynote for German foreign policy should not be sounded on the securing of Belgium, Holland and Denmark in the first year of play. The Germans must take an over vie...
- 01:23, 7 January 2008 diff hist +5,221 N The Italian Attack Against France New page: by Michael Adams While reading issue 35 of Spring Offensive last night I read the article espousing an Italian attack on France (How to Play Italy by Scott Kauzlarich), not Austria. I ... current
- 01:23, 7 January 2008 diff hist +2,456 N Is The Alpine Chicken A Tasty Bird New page: by Stephen Agar Richard Sharp christened the Italian Opening A(Ven)-Pie, A(Rom)-Ven, F(Nap)-ION as the Alpine Chicken "Because it shows the desire to attack Austria unsupported by th... current
- 01:22, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,411 N An Introduction to Turkish Opening Strategy New page: by Richard Hucknall Like England, Turkey has a corner position on the board, and this has both advantages and disadvantages. It is difficult for Turkey to be winkled out if he is for... current
- 01:21, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,610 N An Introduction to Russian Opening Strategy New page: by Richard Hucknall This is the country with the best win record and consequently is the most popular to play. Although I have won both my games as Russia I still rate is second to A... current
- 01:20, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,154 N An Introduction to Italian Opening Strategy New page: by Richard Hucknall Ask a cross-section of hobby members which country they least like to play and the answer would probably be Italy. Why is this? Ok so Italy has the worst record o... current
- 01:20, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,709 N An Introduction to German Opening Strategy New page: by Richard Hucknall Germany is the third member of the Northern Trio (together with France and England) and as mentioned earlier Germany usually tries for an alliance with one of the... current
- 01:20, 7 January 2008 diff hist +5,109 N An Introduction to French Opening Strategy New page: by Richard Hucknall No doubt I am an exception, but France is the country I like playing least of all. L don’t know why this should be so, as it has a good track record for postal ...
- 01:19, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,354 N An Introduction to English Opening Strategy New page: by Richard Hucknall England is in the unique position of starting the game with more fleets than armies, and it is this factor that is his greatest strength and his greatest weakness... current
- 01:19, 7 January 2008 diff hist +4,220 N An Introduction to Austrian Opening Strategy New page: by Richard Hucknall Austria is by far the most vulnerable country on the board. All too often it is subject to attacks from Italy, Russia and Turkey and therefore is regularly elimin... current
- 01:18, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,451 N In the Beginning New page: by Noel Weer The importance of the first year of a Diplomacy game is all too often overstated. It is also far too often understated. There is rarely a point in a game that is so flui... current
- 01:18, 7 January 2008 diff hist +5,860 N The Iberian Indecision New page: by Gregory M Ellis Imagine, if you will, the most impossible of all scenarios: you are playing France with England, Germany, and Italy all wanting your alliance. Furthermore, reports...
- 01:17, 7 January 2008 diff hist +3,462 N The Iberian Gambit New page: by Chris Warren The history of French openings reads with two sets used overwhelmingly, both set for A Par-Bur and F Bre-Mid. One is the "Maginot" opening A Mar S A Par-Bur, and the ot...
- 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 +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...
- 12:28, 6 January 2008 diff hist 0 N File:AtWB Calhammer fig5.gif current
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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...
- 12:04, 6 January 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Standard map c.gif current
- 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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- 11:01, 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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