Boardgames: Diplomacy!

[rushlight]

I too enjoyed it! It was the first game I'd played - and now I'm like 7.

I'd also like to give a hand to Nikolai for running it for us! Thanks!

 

[nikolai]

Thanks for playing everyone. I'm glad to hear so many of you enjoyed it enough to get involved in other games. Also France, Germany, Italy, Turkey and Russia all had perfect commitment (none of you missed a deadline). This is very impressive - thanks for being so dedicated.

 

[nikolai]

For the record: I think the Statemate was fairly natural. I don't think France or Italy could have been removed without a chance of Germany or Turkey stealing the solo. I see if I can post later on how I think the game went in more detail.

 

[Vargo]

I'll agree with that - Italy and I (Turkey) allied pretty early on, which is a VERY unusual alliance - usually the two of us end up fighting like cats 'n dogs. This allowed us to dissect Austria, allowed me to grow into pushing a very belligerent Russia up and out of the game, and if I hadn't screwed up (that fleet build which I stabbed him with was actually scheduled for 2 turns later, but got implemented thanks to some insane problems at work) I think I might have actually been able to win it.