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Diplomacy Game Breakdown:

Our Rating: Diplomacy rating: 0/5 stars

User Rating:Diplomacy rating: 4.5/5 stars
(based on 29 votes)

Diplomacy strategy rating: How much of a role strategic decision-making plays in determining the winnerStrategy
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Diplomacy knowledge rating: How much outside knowledge is a factor in determining the winnerKnowledge
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Diplomacy creativity rating: How important the ability to think outside the box, draw, or think of unique answers is to the gameCreativity
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Diplomacy interaction rating: How much the game relies on social interaction (like acting, interpreting othersInteraction
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Diplomacy complexity rating: How difficult the game is to learn, to play without referring to the rules, and to remember for next timeComplexity
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Details:

Number of Players: 3 to 7
Ages: 12+
Avg. Time to Play: 240 minutes
Time to Learn: 45 minutes
Released: 2000
Publisher: Avalon Hill
Designer(s): Allan Calhamer


Diplomacy
Diplomacy board game
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Description:


The premise is simple: conquer Europe through diplomacy, negotiation, and stategy. It is the turn of the century and seven Great Powers of Europe are gathered around the negotiation table. Whom do you trust? What do you promise? When do you strike out on your own? Do you stab your ally before you are stabbed first? In Diplomacy, there is a period of negotiation, followed by a order-writing phase and only the written orders matter. There is no luck in Diplomacy. No dice. No randomness. Only the ability to manipulate friends, outguess enemies, and persuade neutrals. The new boardgame features all metal pieces for Fleets and Armies and comes with markers to identify which power controls which supply centers. The board has been gorgeously repainted and the rulebook has been rewritten with color examples to make rule adjudication simpler.

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User Reviews:

Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars Truly the best

"Best board game ever. Though it is hard to gather seven people, the total lack of luck makes this strategic bombshell a blast."

by David  (Jan 03 2008)


Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars Best in its class

There definitely are people who do or will hate this game. Not because it isn't a terrific game or because it is too complex, etc. They will hate the game for the same reason they will hate surviving the next big catastrophe: discovering what is actually under your neighbor's mask of civility is an ugly and disturbing experience. This game brings it out.

by nathan  (Jun 11 2007)


Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars Risk on Steroids

I heard about this game from my brother who started playing it in school. I went to one of the games and was hook. It truly is like a game of Risk but on steroids.

by Pezident  (Feb 23 2007)


Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars Has been the best forever

I have not seen this game in decades, but its play definitely helped hone my intellect and social skills. It does require a small cadre of smarties to play a good game though.

by Tommy  (Feb 03 2007)


Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars Just Brillaint!!!

For me it was one of the hardest boardgames to learn. Because you don't have dice or a luck factor. It is all about negotiation!! It takes some time to get use to and to learn the negotiation skills. Many people will see it in the beginning as a normal boardgame where you just write orders and play. But once the negotiation starts and everybody is freaking out of control there is no stopping the game. Deffintly the best boardgame in the world and deffintly one of the tuffest. Buy one if you can!!!

by Richard Rix from South Africa  (Jul 03 2006)


Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars Incredible!

By far the best game ever though not for the goody goodies out there so screw off you buddies lagh at your enemies and take europe by storm

by Kieran  (May 09 2006)


Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars IT

An amazing game! Leaves infantry, cavalry, cannons and dice in the dust! WARNING: Not for the faint of heart.

by Gandalf  (Jan 15 2006)


Diplomacy rating: 5/5 stars The perfect gift for the doctoral candidate or MENSA member you know & love...

Should be played in a smokey room over multiple cigars and a good bottle of scotch on a rainy day or week. A tremendous game of strategy and negotiation. Very little to no luck involved, and will tax your mind. The learning curve is a little steep, certainly not for those easily distracted or on ritalin. Makes 'Risk' seem like 'Chutes & Ladders', but the payoff is definitely worth the investment. A game Winston Churchill or William Buckley types would be proud to play...

by Matt  (Dec 02 2005)


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