As I’m sure I’ve said, I’m running an online game of Diplomacy: my web-based adaptation
of a classic 1959 board game of strategy and diplomacy. It’s an unusual board game, in that (apart from the random assignment of countries, at the beginning), it involves no luck – the
game is based entirely upon your ability to persuade others to help you, lie convincingly, and know when to trust your allies.
In any case – I thought I’d allow those of you who’re not playing (players are Sian and Andy R [Austria], Claire and I [England], Ruth [France], Andy K and Faye [Germany], Jon and Hayley [Italy], JTA [Russia] and Matt
[Turkey]) to see what’s going on, as well, soo…
You can now spectate our game of Diplomacy by viewing the turns, maps, and
reports as they are made available. And I’ll be providing updates as and when I feel like it here, on my blog.
In the first turn, most of the Great Powers pushed outwards with their forces, as can be seen in the map, above. I’m particularly interested by the position of the new location of
Austrian, German, and Russian armies, in Eastern Europe (and very close together), and by the decision of France to push towards Italy with her land armies (leaving only a ship to
perhaps later claim the supply centres of Portugal and Spain). Also interesting is the Turkish ship moving into the Black Sea: which claims to pose no threat to Russia, but I’m not so
sure…
As JTA says, it’ll be interesting to see how things pan out as a result of the aggressive stance taken by some –
particularly the South-East European – nations. It’s a fascinating little game.
Suppose I’d better get some work done.
I’m sure that by now you’ll
all be aware of the upcoming opening of