Subject: AFP Diplomacy*I* was Re: Blokes on bombs (was: Susan and SM)
Author: Murky B
Date: 1996/08/13

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At dawn of the third age of mankind James Bunny(TM) posted. The date is 12 Aug 1996 17:18:39 GMT, the name of the place is alt.fan.pratchett:

> What exactly *IS* Diplomacy, anyway? Can someone
> give me a quick description of it?

A game where you <Brains>try to take over the world, Binky[1]</brains>.

It's like "Risk"[2], but without the dice. One proceeds by making deals with other players (as one can only make progress at first with the cooperation of others) and you make deals to team up on other people. You all write down what you want to do, the orders are compared and what actually happens is worked out.

At some point you will have to break your word and backstab people.

[1] Binky as in small stupid mouse rather than large horse of death.
[2] Played on a board showing a map - but of Eurasia rather than the world.

Murky B                            http://www.ftech.net/~monark/
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