Tommy Anderson shares advice for getting along with your fellow players during a match of Diplomacy.  Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ..read more

BrotherBored and guests discuss Diplomacy variants. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the BrotherBored YouTube channel.  Thanks to Roy (stinsonvo) for editing this episode! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ..read more

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BrotherBored and Rony discuss guidelines for finding allies in the beginning of a game. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the BrotherBored YouTube channel.  Thanks to Roy (stinsonvo) for editing this episode! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ..read more

05:38 When is Austria too strong? 10:15 How and why to menace France early - "In Gunboat Diplomacy, as almost any power, I would like to see France get off to a bad start. As Italy, you're in a position to reduce France's ability to get off to a good start just by menacing France." 16:00 Go-to plans for Italy (it's usually not about attacking Austria early) - "In a war for the Balkans, the player who controls Serbia has a decisive advantage." 24:16 Can Italy afford to wait to attack? 32:19 The state of the Italy-Austria-Turkey metagame For more on Italy, check out this advanced strategy for It ..read more

Tips on negotiating in Diplomacy and in life. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the BrotherBored YouTube channel.  Thanks to Roy (stinsonvo) for editing this episode! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ..read more

05:38 When is Austria too strong? 10:15 How and why to menace France early - "In Gunboat Diplomacy, as almost any power, I would like to see France get off to a bad start. As Italy, you're in a position to reduce France's ability to get off to a good start just by menacing France." 16:00 Go-to plans for Italy (it's usually not about attacking Austria early) - "In a war for the Balkans, the player who controls Serbia has a decisive advantage." 24:16 Can Italy afford to wait to attack? 32:19 The state of the Italy-Austria-Turkey metagame For more on Italy, check out this advanced strategy for It ..read more

Tips on negotiating in Diplomacy and in life. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the BrotherBored YouTube channel.  Thanks to Roy (stinsonvo) for editing this episode! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ..read more

00:01:54 What is Diplomacy? 00:07:27 Stalemate Lines 00:14:32 Graph Theory 00:28:24 Graph Theory & Diplomacy 00:31:18 Problem #1: Unit Placement 00:38:22 Problem #2: Stalemate Detection 00:48:23 Problem #3: Stalemate Construction 1:00:16 Q&A Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server at https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the Broth ..read more

00:40 Face-to-Face vs Online Diplomacy 18:35 The skills of two-way communication  30:10 Time, Attention, and Health are resources  37:05 Hone your tactical mind with Gunboat Diplomacy 40:23 Closing thoughts: Interest in Variant Maps Check out Episode 13 of the Diplomacy Dojo for more thoughts on face-to-face. Hear more from Chris in Episode 15. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the BrotherB ..read more