BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo
Every week, Your Bored Brother convenes his Diplomacy Dojo, where players of all skill levels come together to discuss their most "pressing" Diplomacy questions. To participate in the Diplomacy Dojo, contact Your Bored Brother through his website, brotherbored.com, or make a pledge on Patreon at bit.ly/supportybb for instant access to the discord server.
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
"Being Charming and Likeable" with Tommy Anderson (vWDC Masterclass)
Tommy Anderson shares advice for getting along with your fellow players during a match of Diplomacy.
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Introduction to Variants
BrotherBored and guests discuss Diplomacy variants.
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"Identifying Play Styles" with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass)
David Maletsky explains how to identify play styles, in yourself and in your rivals.
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Forming a Genuine Connection
BrotherBored and Rony discuss guidelines for finding allies in the beginning of a game.
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Italy Concerns
05:38 When is Austria too strong?
10:15 How and why to menace France early - "In Gunboat Diplomacy, as almost any power, I would like to see France get off to a bad start. As Italy, you're in a positi…
Pure Negotiation
Tips on negotiating in Diplomacy and in life.
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A Fair System for Choosing Powers
Your Bored Brother and Ben (aka BunnyGo) discuss the BrotherBored Gunboat League, and a system for players to select their powers in a league game.
"The Mathematics of Stalemate Lines" with Markus Zijlstra (vWDC Masterclass)
Markus Ziljstra, the mind behind DiploStrats, presents the Mathematics of Stalemate Lines.
00:01:54 What is Diplomacy?
00:07:27 Stalemate Lines
00:14:32 Graph Theory
00:28:24 Graph Theory & Diplomacy
00:3…
Return to Face-to-Face Diplomacy
Your Bored Brother and Chris (aka ottoploy) discuss the subtleties of face-to-face Diplomacy.
00:40 Face-to-Face vs Online Diplomacy
18:35 The skills of two-way communication
30:10 Time, Attention, and…
"What Are Alliances Good For?" with Brandon Fogel (vWDC Masterclass)
02:03 Intro: “What are Alliances Good For?”
03:19 Is a good ally a good person who never thinks of stabbing?
06:20 Background knowledge: Unit Efficiency and Strategic Efficiency
09:39 A good ally treats…
A Temporary Alliance
Our players discuss the value of alliances that may not last to a draw.
00:20 The Italy-Turkey Alliance
09:00 When France can backstab an English ally
"Rallying the Board" with Chris Brand (vWDC Masterclass)
00:52 Rallying the Board
4:29 Sincerity and Veracity
24:01 Group discourse vs One-on-one convos
28:26 Handling the player threatening a solo
30:26 Obstacles to rallying the board
40:27 Rallying the board …
How to Betray England and Other Intrigues
01:00 Trojan horse alliance
04:24 Appreciate the strategic value of things
12:00 The England-Turkey Alliance
16:40 The Germany-Austria Alliance
24:00 Russia's alliances with northern powers
Central Triple, the German Perspective
00:45 Introduction to Central Triple
10:38 How to protect yourself from betrayal and England, as Germany
27:25 How to protect yourself from France and Russia, as Germany
"Outguessing Opponents" with BrotherBored (vWDC Masterclass)
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"Detecting Lies" with BrotherBored (vWDC Masterclass)
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A Distorted Mirror
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Crossing the Stalemate Line
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"Resisting Groupthink Meta" with David Hood (vWDC Masterclass)
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Talk the Talk
Topic(s) of Discussion:
4:21 Make conversation with every other player on the board
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