I’m quite sure the cardboard chits are new. Certainly cheaper to produce.
Diplomacy is one of those games that requires a lot of friends who don’t mind being stabbed by people they trusted and a lot of time. Six hours – the video maker’s allotted time – is much too short for a resolution unless a couple of veterans are playing with noobs.
The hats are a fantastic idea… if our group played with any sort of regularity at all, I’d be on a mission to collect the lot for the next session.
There are a bunch of piece variations for different editions of the game (mine is the older plastic symbols version), check out the BGG gallery for a look: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/images/thing/483
This video really makes me want to get into web Diplomacy! Even though I owned the game forever ago, I think I only played once or twice for all the reasons Troy pointed out.
Here’s a good site to play at; I got started earlier this year there and its pretty addictive. This is a game that is quite decisively best played by email:
A great turn-by-turn review of Diplomacy. This is what is missing from the game review circuit.
AH’s “General” used to have great turn-by-turn game reviews. These were by far the most interesting articles the magazine offered. You can learn more about a game from one such article than 10 standard reviews.
Now thats what you need to do with TMA’s Dominions game! :)
…with the associated pointy ears and monkey masks!
Where did the cool 3D pieces go? My copy of Dip, long gone, had wood pieces. Or did it?
My friend had one with 3D metal pieces. We barely ever played though because it was impossible to get the people together.
I’m quite sure the cardboard chits are new. Certainly cheaper to produce.
Diplomacy is one of those games that requires a lot of friends who don’t mind being stabbed by people they trusted and a lot of time. Six hours – the video maker’s allotted time – is much too short for a resolution unless a couple of veterans are playing with noobs.
The hats are a fantastic idea… if our group played with any sort of regularity at all, I’d be on a mission to collect the lot for the next session.
There are a bunch of piece variations for different editions of the game (mine is the older plastic symbols version), check out the BGG gallery for a look:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/images/thing/483
This video really makes me want to get into web Diplomacy! Even though I owned the game forever ago, I think I only played once or twice for all the reasons Troy pointed out.
Perhaps we need to setup an FoS/TMA Web Diplomacy group and give it a go?
The hats are great! I’m also remembering why I don’t play Diplomacy in person anymore.
Here’s a good site to play at; I got started earlier this year there and its pretty addictive. This is a game that is quite decisively best played by email:
http://www.diplomaticcorp.com
A great turn-by-turn review of Diplomacy. This is what is missing from the game review circuit.
AH’s “General” used to have great turn-by-turn game reviews. These were by far the most interesting articles the magazine offered. You can learn more about a game from one such article than 10 standard reviews.
I would happily pay to see more such features.