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
The Germany-Russia Alliance
This is another episode where we focus on just the one topic, so listen on!
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"Who Do You Need to Kill?" with Dave Ainsworth (vWDC Masterclass)
Read Dave's write-up and see the chart on the BrotherBored blog.
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Episode Structure:
00:58 Anal…
Grand Strategy with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass)
David Maletsky is a top flight face-to-face player who has competed in over 100 tournaments. He has 7 tournament wins, 23 top-3 finishes, and reached the top board at the 2016 World Diplomacy Champio…
How to Succeed at Face-To-Face Diplomacy
We just tackle the one topic in this episode, so start at the beginning and listen until the end!
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Do You (Germany) Think You're Better Off Alone?
Topics of Discussion:
4:12 What to do When a Friendly Power Goes Down
12:49 How Germany Can Go On When Austria is Eliminated Fast
21:07 Hostility Between Germany and Austria vs Anschluss Theory
Increase Your Solo Win Chances by Taking Far Centers First
Topics of Discussion:
2:55 Germany's Quest to the Far East
11:24 Should Germany Try to Make Italy and Austria be Friends?
23:21 How to Win as Turkey on Your Own Merits
To learn more about assigning valu…
Games, The Universe, and Everything
Topics of Discussion:
2:13 Recognizing Patterns in the Mid- and End-Game
16:27 Types of Diplomacy Players and How to Recognize Them
29:07 Games as Pedagogy
Reading the Board
1:41 Signaling in Gunboat
18:27 Mindful spectating
Learn about the "Media Wars" game here, where you can find my video journal as well as links to the other participants' journals.
How to be a Homewrecker (in Diplomacy)
00:50 How to break up an alliance going against you:
-Make one power stronger than the other, being judicious about the centers you give up 00:50
-Just outplay them 6:01
-Look for a diplo…
Soloing as Italy
Read the article I mentioned, Solo Win Tip #3: Get Strong Without Getting Scary on the BrotherBored blog: https://brotherbored.com/solo-win-tip-3-get-strong-without-getting-scary/
NOTE: Unfortunately,…
Stabbing in the West
00:50 How and When to Stab Germany as England (and vice-versa)
24:20 Is Italy Doomed if a France-England Alliance Forms?
Read "Solo Win Tip # 1: Forget the Numbers Game" on the BrotherBored blog: https…
Risk in Diplomacy
NOTE: Unfortunately, in this and a couple other episodes, only BrotherBored's audio made it into the recording. That's a shame, because these were discussions with good input by participants other th…
The Sum-of-Squares Episode
How much difference can tournament rules make to the way Diplomacy is played? Well, a lot!
NOTE: Unfortunately, in this and a couple other episodes, only BrotherBored's audio made it into the recordin…
Stalemating Russia in Gunboat
We go deep into Gunboat endgame where Russia is ascendant! Around 18:15, we also discuss a solo strategy for Austria.
(Note: This episode was recorded during the same dojo session as episode 2)
Russia and England, Russia and Turkey
00:46 Tips for the Toby Harris England-Russia opening
12:40 Alternative openings for an England-Russia alliance
23:40 Should Turkey help Russia make progress toward a solo win?
Lots of Russia, a Little France
00:49 How to Influence Western Alliances as Russia
09:43 Solo Winning as Russia or Turkey
18:53 Getting Italy's Home Centers as France
Unfortunately, this particular session comes with a minor audio iss…