I've gotten into playing web diplomacy over the past several months. I like it so much I thought I would blog about it. I've been playing an online version and I have to say that this seems to be the perfect medium for the game.
Like most war games, Diplomacy is all about dominating battle field. What separates Diplomacy from most other war games is the negotiation or "diplomacy" phase, where players talk in secret about their plans for the next phase. Once you've spoken with everyone you write and submit your moves once everyone has submitted their moves they are compared and resolved. It is here that you see just how honest your opponents are. From the webdiplomacy.net home page:
"Luck plays no part in Diplomacy. Cunning and cleverness, honesty and perfectly-timed betrayal are the tools needed to outwit your fellow players. The most skillful negotiator will climb to victory over the backs of both enemies and friends.Below I've listed a few different sites to play on:
Who do you trust?"
(Avalon Hill)
http://www.goondip.com
This one has the most features and a ton of map variants, but it has been prone to crashing.
Before I ame accross goondip I was using this site:
http://game.xbsd.kr/endip/
It's more reliable but generally less user friendly. Plus the community is less active
and of course:
http://webdiplomacy.net/
this is the original. No frills no variants, extremely active community.
Look for me out there, I go by the title "The kindly Tyrant"
Good luck ;)
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