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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 THE Game
Once you play diplomacy you will never be satisfied with anything else, ever again. Take control of one of 7 WWI, old world European powers and lead your empire to victory. Based on an ingenious game and battle system that uses pure human intelligence, strategy and tactics. Not for the faint of heart or people with pressing engagements as the game can take a long time. You'll enjoy every minute though, right until you get stabbed. But that's why you play again. Have fun and be prepared to get your hands dirty!
by Tadhg (Jan 15 2009)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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An amazing game! Leaves infantry, cavalry, cannons and dice in the dust! WARNING: Not for the faint of heart.
by Gandalf (Jan 15 2006)
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