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- ...a lot of diplomacy at the gamestart. Den and Hol are normally regarded as German centres and only England is in a position to prevent Germany from taking th Once again Scandinavia is of major importance. It is not so vital that it is German, but it is necessary to be occupied by a friend of Germany. In 1902 Germany4 KB (679 words) - 01:20, 7 January 2008
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- ==Richard Sharp's Categorization of the German Openings== The German openings are categorized first by the order of the Berlin army.1 KB (154 words) - 23:41, 3 August 2008
- ==Prussian Opening== Richard Sharp's name for any opening which uses the move A Ber-Pru. The most famous named variant is the Barbaro657 bytes (101 words) - 23:09, 31 March 2008
- Any opening sending F Kie-Bal with A Ber-Kie. This opening allows for the taking of Denmark (or Holland) with an army and Germany thre [[German Openings|BACK]] to [[German Openings]]328 bytes (54 words) - 23:05, 31 March 2008
- Richard Sharp's name for any German opening using F Kie-Hol and A Ber-Kie. There are three named variations: the Burgun ...mmon opening. Unless a standoff in Bur occurs, this bespeaks an aggressive German player almost certainly allied with England. A standoff is more ambiguous,924 bytes (142 words) - 23:03, 31 March 2008
- ==Rhineland Opening== ...ile providing a say in the Lowlands and Scandinavia. One advantage to this opening is that if France has entered Burgundy, Germany is sure to protect Munich w468 bytes (77 words) - 23:05, 31 March 2008
- ...penings guard against a Russian entry into the east without committing the German to an attack. [[German Openings|BACK]] to [[German Openings]]226 bytes (35 words) - 23:11, 31 March 2008
- ...ny consolidates Scandinavia, England's defenses against any temptation the German may be feeling should be firmed up.751 bytes (123 words) - 14:26, 7 January 2008
- ...moving to Kiel and Munich to Ruhr. These are far and away the most common German openings, and there are three named variants: This is the most popular German opening, and also the most popular opening for any country. It guarantees two neutrals against any offense, gives Germ2 KB (367 words) - 22:31, 31 March 2008
- ...after Hitler's plan to attack England from out of the Low Countries, this opening gained rapid popularity in the late 1990's in e-mail play. *[[The Sealion Opening]] by Edi Birsan601 bytes (95 words) - 23:13, 31 March 2008
- *[[German Openings]] <BIG>'''Diplomacy Opening Articles'''</BIG>2 KB (300 words) - 16:44, 18 July 2009
- ==Silesian Opening== Also known as the Frederich Opening, this opening was named by John Mark. France should be pleased and more inclined to move765 bytes (114 words) - 23:11, 31 March 2008
- ==Anschluss Opening== ...n opening. Unless a standoff in Burgundy occurs, it bespeaks an aggressive German player almost certainly allied with England. A standoff is more ambiguous,3 KB (434 words) - 23:02, 31 March 2008
- ...hr. If it opens to Burgundy, the opening can be transformed into a Panther opening. [[German Openings|BACK]] to [[German Openings]]1 KB (173 words) - 22:57, 31 March 2008
- ...ser Wilhelm II's sending the German gunboat Panther to Africa in 1911. The opening presents a combined front by the Central Powers (A/G/I) in an attempt to gu ...im. The remaining two powers, England and Russia, should be pleased by the opening. Russia is able to not only get in on the Turkish party but also appeased b1 KB (213 words) - 23:13, 31 March 2008
- ...rgundy opening with A Mar-Spa. Both these openings offer defense against a German strike into Munich and the easy opportunity to pick up both Iberian supply ...Bre-Mid, and A Par-Pic, known as the "Picardy Opening." This is subtly pro-German, as it hints to an accomodation over Burgundy while still giving the French3 KB (603 words) - 18:54, 31 March 2008
- ...k. This is even more so in the case of the Sealion Opening names after the German invasion plans of England in World War II. ...h and ideally having a major blowout with the Turks ovr the Black Sea. The German player also ahs to be focused on a quick take down of England and the demil2 KB (417 words) - 22:53, 31 March 2008
- '''NORTHERN OPENING (THE YORKSHIRE OPENING)''' Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-NTH and F Edi-NWG. There are four named variations:5 KB (780 words) - 13:58, 7 January 2008
- ...North Sea. Thus, England with one fleet can tie down an enormous number of German units. ...the Russians and the English to determine which one will be the object of German aggression.4 KB (771 words) - 23:13, 31 March 2008
- ...pening that sends the fleet into the English Channel is known as a Menache Opening or English Attack. These openings account for about one quarter of all Fre ...it is unlikely to result in a centre gain for France (unlike the Atlantic Opening's F Bre-MAO), and compromises an assault on England by most likely pinning4 KB (684 words) - 13:25, 31 March 2008
- ...cides to try. That is, this is not a prescription of the "best" or optimum opening for all occasions, but a specific solution to a tactical problem given a se ...h the movement of A Vie unknown. The problem: How to nail the Austrians by German and Italian co-operation.5 KB (854 words) - 23:13, 31 March 2008
- ...The Dutch Boy is also useful in combination with a Russian Northern System opening. With a Russian army in St. Petersburg after Spring of 1901, and with press [[German Openings|BACK]] to [[German Openings]]841 bytes (143 words) - 22:59, 31 March 2008
- Any opening sending the Brest fleet to the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. There are a many named v *[[Atlantic Openings#Maginot Opening|Maginot Opening]]8 KB (1,327 words) - 05:41, 19 December 2010
- ...z (a.k.a. the Italian Attack) is recognized as a variant of the Blue Water Opening. '''BLUE WATER OPENING, VON METZKE BLITZ'''4 KB (696 words) - 12:57, 7 January 2008
- The Balkan Gambit is any opening sending Trieste to Albania and Budapest to Serbia. The gambit here is that Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Tri-Alb, A Bud-Ser, A Vie-Boh. Also known as Fisher's Folly.4 KB (654 words) - 12:58, 7 January 2008
- ...d the vast majority of German openings in completed UK games. The orthodox German player really has only two decisions to consider during the whole of 1901. .../Sil or A(Ber)-Sil/Pru. I once attempted a combination of both of these by opening F(Kie)-Den, A(Mun)-Sil, A(Ber)-Pru. But I failed to gain Warsaw and my offe6 KB (1,160 words) - 01:13, 7 January 2008
- ...oned and I now consider that except for certain circumstances, it is a bad opening. For the benefit of novices, the Hedgehog is F(Tri)-Ven, A(Vie)-Gal, and A( .... Far better for Austria to try to convince them not to attack and make an opening that will result in Gre and Ser being taken in 1901 and this is not as diff6 KB (1,107 words) - 12:54, 7 January 2008
- "F(StP)sc-GoB? is the only reasonable opening for that unit." - Rod Walker, The Gamers Guide to Diplomacy ...n openings. But opening moves exhibit tremendous variety and the "correct" opening depends on a myriad of circumstances. The word "always", with one exception5 KB (972 words) - 01:25, 7 January 2008
- An opening to remember or regret by ...eeded. If Germany, moves to Burgundy and England moves to the Channel, the opening will fail horribly…..but France can still recover if he has the wits and4 KB (660 words) - 01:11, 7 January 2008
- ...ering a wealth of options for each Great Power in S01, but none favour the German attack. ...rican Diplomacy scribe, offered no more than this: "This is an anti-German opening." Richard Sharp, author of The Game of Diplomacy wrote, "Russia's most prom6 KB (1,123 words) - 01:12, 7 January 2008
- ...stal wins and has the best record for draws. However when I see the French opening set up it fails to fire me with the interest that both Austria and Russia s ...of non-aggressive ways but should England, Germany or Italy attack in the opening year then France can defend fairly well but will have to be content with on5 KB (961 words) - 18:53, 31 March 2008
- ...agreement has been reached with Italy to vacate Trieste and Venice on the opening move. It has invariably failed due to a double cross by Italy. The new idea ...vents Italy from entering Tyrolia, without the possibility that either the German or Austrian pieces will lose their positions. Now if A-H has also played A(4 KB (639 words) - 12:11, 6 January 2008
- Richard Sharp christened the Italian Opening A(Ven)-Pie, A(Rom)-Ven, F(Nap)-ION as the Alpine Chicken "Because it shows ...to use A(Pie) against Mar without leaving yourself open to an Austrian (or German) attack on Venice. The fleet goes F(Nap)-ION and the F(ION)-Tun for the bui2 KB (469 words) - 01:23, 7 January 2008
- As France you have the option of opening with the Iberian Indecision. The S01 orders are A Par-Gas, A Mar-Spa, F Bre The single largest objection to this opening is the supposedly weakened defensive position it leaves France in. In fact,6 KB (1,007 words) - 18:54, 31 March 2008
- ..., "Defence" or "Gambit", as the case might be; everything else was simply "Opening". Here are some examples with the frequencies taken from New Statsman. ...5%), but if the army goes elsewhere the fleet moves constitute the Belgian Opening, with the usual Edinburgh and Yorkshire Variations (0.9% and 20.3%).7 KB (1,189 words) - 01:27, 7 January 2008
- This is the name I give to the opening I regularly play as Russia, which is very little favoured by anyone else - (1) Turkey's best chance of winning, and most active opening, is A(Con)-Bul, F(Ank)-BLA, A(Smy)-Arm - it's also by far the most popular,4 KB (796 words) - 01:28, 7 January 2008
- ...France and Germany in 1901. At the root of the problem is the fact that a German army there, in Spring 1901 can really prove devastating to the French posit ...French opening to this province, or to a French announcement that such am opening is in the offing even if it doesn't materialize.5 KB (825 words) - 01:01, 7 January 2008
- ...oing to stab Austria by moving to Tyrolia and Trieste in the Autumn.) This opening is not without its uses, however, as you can often stop France getting a bu ...t seems to have better prospects against France, and is more flexible. The opening proceeds as follows:5 KB (972 words) - 01:23, 7 January 2008
- ...ll and I discovered that we had both, independently, invented the same new opening for Austria. I had gone one better and also given it a name, the Hedgehog. By far the most popular Austrian opening is the fatuous A(Vie)-Tri, F(Tri)-Alb, A(Bud)-Ser. Why fatuous? because it5 KB (949 words) - 01:14, 7 January 2008
- ...le opposition and that is F(Edi)-NWG, F(Lon)-NTH and A(Lpl)-Yor. With this opening he can take Norway in the Autumn even in the face of Russian opposition fro Despite the limitations of opening moves, England must conduct a lot of diplomacy prior to the first moves bas4 KB (770 words) - 01:19, 7 January 2008
- [[The Sealion Opening in Action|BACK]] to [[The Sealion Opening in Action]] *Fleet English Channel SUPPORT German Fleet Denmark -> North Sea.8 KB (1,107 words) - 14:13, 31 March 2008
- ...on one front or the other. Before putting forward the option of a northern opening I want to preface this article with some observations of a general nature: The most common northern opening is F StP(sc)-GoB?, A Mos-StP, followed in the fall by F GoB?-Swe, A StP-Nwy4 KB (652 words) - 01:32, 7 January 2008
- ...s. Therefore, I was very interested to read [[Edi Birsan]]'s [[The Sealion Opening]] in the Spring 97 Movement issue. [[The Sealion Opening in Action: The Moves#Spring 1901|Spring 1901]]13 KB (2,420 words) - 22:54, 31 March 2008
- ...would recommend, and concludes in general that we are short on theoretical opening knowledge and furthermore rather an unadventurous crowd, uninterested in wi ...sition his units better in 1902. An extreme example, called the anti-Tunis opening for reasons which will appear, is this: in Spring 1901, Italy decides to at8 KB (1,479 words) - 01:33, 7 January 2008
- .... That’s an impressive array and can be well worth the price paid for this opening. ...o argue that France shouldn’t be allowed to occupy the Mid Atlantic in the opening game. It’s very much like asking England not to leave a fleet in the Nort8 KB (1,427 words) - 18:56, 31 March 2008
- ...being used. Later in this article we will describe and discuss the Lepanto Opening directly. ...ts work fairly well in this game), then there will be no German-Russian or German-Austrian war in the early stages of the game. Thus we may erase those links17 KB (2,946 words) - 12:41, 6 January 2008
- ...on Russian is F(Ank)-BLA, A(Smy)-Arm, A(Con)-Bul. This is not an ambiguous opening! Assuming Russia has let you into the Black Sea, you can make a supported a ...e F(Sev)-BLA, an alliance with Germany (to deny Russia Sweden), a northern opening from England, a tactical alliance with Austria, but an expectation that Ita7 KB (1,313 words) - 01:00, 7 January 2008
- ...c plan for England. Assume you don’t like the Anglo-German alliance or the German player is notoriously unreliable, so you plan to offer a limited duration a ...are usually captured by the same Great Power during 1901. The most common opening move is also mentioned, but remember that tactics are subordinate to strate20 KB (3,378 words) - 23:19, 17 April 2008
- ...c plan for England. Assume you don’t like the Anglo-German alliance or the German player is notoriously unreliable, so you plan to offer a limited duration a ...are usually captured by the same Great Power during 1901. The most common opening move is also mentioned, but remember that tactics are subordinate to strate20 KB (3,382 words) - 12:15, 31 July 2008
- ...etty successful game for Germany, and the serious mistakes were not in the opening. ...lliance on the board anyway. As it was, I had hoped to fool England into a German-English-Italian attack on France, without telling him that the RIGA allianc9 KB (1,513 words) - 12:16, 6 January 2008
- There have been many opening variations, as well as other concepts, developed in the course of play here A typical German deployment is F(Kie)-Den and A(Ber)-Kie. The A(Mun) may do various things.11 KB (2,035 words) - 12:11, 6 January 2008
- There have been many opening variations, as well as other concepts, developed in the course of play here A typical German deployment is F(Kie)-Den and A(Ber)-Kie. The A(Mun) may do various things.11 KB (2,035 words) - 12:55, 6 January 2008
- ...er's get into conflict right from the outset. Makes for a very interesting opening few turns. Otherwise, it plays just like regular diplomacy. The inspiration The Empire was a loose confederation of german and italian states; the7 KB (1,179 words) - 06:41, 23 November 2013
- === Holy Roman Empire (of the German Nation) === ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela27 KB (3,968 words) - 14:43, 14 October 2014
- ...as a clash between the Protestant factions of Germany and the Austrian and German Catholics, yet from another perspective it has been viewed as the continuat ...The interaction of these great powers with each other and with the minor German and Italian states, vassal states of the Ottoman Empire, and other minor st26 KB (4,247 words) - 17:07, 8 April 2013
- ...of the minor powers, which are not represented by players in the game; the Opening, which continues roughly until one great power is knocked of the game; the The Early Opening42 KB (7,433 words) - 12:44, 6 January 2008
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b27 KB (3,880 words) - 10:25, 23 January 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b27 KB (3,891 words) - 17:19, 26 December 2014
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b27 KB (3,873 words) - 08:04, 26 October 2014
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b27 KB (3,923 words) - 06:07, 11 February 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b27 KB (3,978 words) - 17:03, 12 March 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b28 KB (4,029 words) - 06:01, 16 March 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b28 KB (4,034 words) - 14:07, 4 June 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b28 KB (4,053 words) - 15:37, 17 April 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b28 KB (4,094 words) - 12:52, 5 September 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b30 KB (4,322 words) - 07:03, 20 October 2015
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b32 KB (4,744 words) - 15:26, 28 February 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b32 KB (4,689 words) - 16:58, 15 September 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b32 KB (4,705 words) - 13:58, 18 September 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b33 KB (4,746 words) - 12:26, 27 September 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b33 KB (4,812 words) - 17:08, 17 October 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b33 KB (4,836 words) - 04:45, 27 October 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b33 KB (4,846 words) - 15:43, 8 November 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b34 KB (4,860 words) - 11:06, 4 May 2017
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b33 KB (4,788 words) - 14:30, 11 June 2016
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b34 KB (4,906 words) - 15:56, 2 June 2017
- ...saw is the only great power home SC no other rival can threaten within the opening year. So that compensates for Vilna being fairly vulnerable to attack. Rela ...tions around her, I'd say no other power is as vulnerable to a devastating opening attack. If the Sultan overcomes that initial vulnerability, then much can b34 KB (4,926 words) - 11:50, 5 June 2017