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Minihugo (797 D)
20 Nov 22 UTC
Post a variant?
Hey guys! Im wondering is I can suggest a variant to be added to the site? and if so how?
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Tulkas (2408 D)
02 Dec 22 UTC
African gunboat without Canaries
Join this African variant: Game ID:54319
If you join this game, please, accept this rule:
Canary Islands territory is IMPASSABLE.
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Fake Al (1747 D)
25 Aug 22 UTC
Best map variants ever made
Which maps variants are best designed in your opinion. Not necessarily your favorites. I’m thinking those that give fun and interesting gameplay for all players, but you can use your own criteria.
Arado (1301 D)
25 Aug 22 UTC
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Cold War 1v1
Bonatogether (1209 D)
25 Aug 22 UTC
A World at War - 1937 by michaelb
erikip107 (2539 D)
25 Aug 22 UTC
I've not played much of A World at War - 1937, but I think it might become one of my favorites if it gained sealanes. It's a little stalemate-y for my liking, in the 1 maybe 2 takeovers I've had.

Colonial 1885 is one of my personal favorites as well; I love it when powers are not contiguous and as a result have to interact with more players out of the gates. Though being build-at-home and being riddled with very easy stalemates makes it nearly impossible for some countries like China from actually winning the game. And RIP Turkey lol.

I think Europa Renevatio is very nice and well designed: big, sealanes, and not many perfect stalemates. And has Venice and Genoa for non-contiguous powers!

Divided States would also be a top-tier, but it's too easy to stalemate large chunks of board for my liking.
David E. Cohen (1000 D)
25 Aug 22 UTC
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Mine. LOL
CYFI (1927 D)
26 Aug 22 UTC
I like Duo, I just think it is an interesting map because it is perfectly symmetrical yet so many different strategies can emerge. It poses the touch question of, "I could take this SC in the first year, but should I as it will hinder next year's moves?"
ubercacher16 (2169 D)
26 Aug 22 UTC
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Alacavre, it's good and balanced and the best one.
drano019 (2710 D Mod)
26 Aug 22 UTC
NWO Dip - PBEM for the win!

Alacavre is also a fantastic one! Nice call out by Uber!

Colonial 1885 needs either a wrap around map or sea lanes and build anywhere and it'd be even better. As erikip mentioned, it's super stalematey and very difficult to win for powers like china that have a hard time getting units past some of the stalemates due to restricted building. But still a fun map to play.

I've also got a soft spot for Rinascimento and Imperial II. The unbalanced starts are a personal favorite.
Enriador (1507 D)
26 Aug 22 UTC
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Canton and 843: Treaty of Verdun are definitively among my favorites. Pirates gain major points for creativity, never saw a variant that had roaming hurricanes in it.
Qapoleon (1000 D)
27 Aug 22 UTC
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1862 - by SuperstitionDawn: modular maps that span the globe. Has a really cool mechanic of controlled territory. Well balanced.

Sengoku Jidai - Ben Hester: Build anywhere gets a lot of down-nosing. Works really well on this one. Very fun

World Diplomacy - TheHillsHaveAviators - really popular on discord

I have a channel on The Embassy that asks for people's top lists, you might be interested: https://discord.gg/JkTDVSwY85
The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
28 Aug 22 UTC
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Thanks Enriador ;)
Spice Island & Europa Renovatio
Qapoleon (1000 D)
29 Aug 22 UTC
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There's a lot of data on games here. Would be neat to sort variants by the standard deviation of the 'performance' values.
G-Man (2466 D)
30 Aug 22 UTC
MODERN DIPLOMACY II is brimming with tension and has great playability.

GREEK DIPLOMACY just works.

A few of the larger 20+ player variants come close, but I feel they all suffer from lack of play testing and game creators who have burned out on the variant before they can create the ultimate iteration.
Thanks, Lei. :)
kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
02 Sep 22 UTC
Europa Renovatio - my current favourite
Greek Diplomacy - yup, hard to argue with the unique starting rules
Known World 901 - loved this one to bits
Rinascimento - love it despite the imbalances
USA - because it's not a war without the USA
World War IV (I prefer the sealanes version)
Zeus 5 - doesn't get enough love
mouse (1825 D)
03 Sep 22 UTC
imo any variant can be improved by playing it 'Public Press Only'.

But it especially takes Europa Renovatio and Divided States from high tier to S-rank.
Retillion (2304 D (B))
03 Sep 22 UTC
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By far : Known World 901.
Captainmeme (1400 D Mod (B))
05 Sep 22 UTC
Another vote for KW901 here
fourofswords (984 D)
06 Sep 22 UTC
The best variant ever made is Bronze Age Diplomacy. 9 players, large map, balanced. I play it every time the opportunity arises. I also like the 1648 Hapsburg Germany variant. Very challenging.
David E. Cohen (1000 D)
10 Sep 22 UTC
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Thank you, kaner406, Retillion and Captainmeme.
Quarantino (1485 D)
17 Sep 22 UTC
It is 1900 for me. A fine rework of the original concept, in my opinion.
JECE (1534 D)
07 Oct 22 UTC
1600 and 1900 are the ones that appeal to me the most, but some of the variants mentioned above sound really interesting!
GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
07 Oct 22 UTC
Atlantic Colonies is just awesome. Great Design, Great Balancing.
Rekma (1542 D)
30 Nov 22 UTC
What is the „Bronze Age” variant mentioned by fourofswords? I could not find it now
GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
30 Nov 22 UTC
A variant that has been in development, but sadly got stalled. It is on the site but not currently playable.

https://www.vdiplomacy.com/variants.php?variantID=142
Rekma (1542 D)
01 Dec 22 UTC
Thanks for the link! Looked great indeed


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Paddy (1172 D)
28 Nov 22 UTC
Phase Swap?
In the "Create a New Game" tab, when you select the "custom phase length" option, a new drop-down menu appears: "Time Until Phase Swap." It has options ranging from "No phase switch" to 6 hours. I can't find any documentation on what this does. Does anyone know? Does it make retreats and builds shorter than movement turns? Any help would be appreciated!
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kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
24 Nov 22 UTC
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Artificial Intelligence for Diplomacy has arrived
Check out the author list as well...

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade9097
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David E. Cohen (1000 D)
17 Nov 22 UTC
vDip Discord Server?
Why isn't there one? It seems like every other large or small forum or group has its own Discord server.
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David Hood (976 D)
18 Nov 22 UTC
November 2022 Deadline News is out!
Latest edition of Deadline News is out, from the Diplomacy Broadcast Network. Lots of hobbyist interviews from World Dipcon, a discussion with Ed Sullivan about his experiences arguing a case at the US Supreme Court, and headlines from around the World of Diplomacy.
https://youtu.be/GwbEfZLmGoY
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
22 Apr 22 UTC
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Ankara Crescent
London to Bulgaria
Edinburgh to Naples
Liverpool to Ionian
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
21 Oct 22 UTC
Provocative Question
If Xi Jinping had been recruited as a long term, deep cover agent by the CIA (perhaps during his visit to Iowa) a la Günter Guillaume, Anthony Blunt or Eleanor Iselin, what would the CIA have him doing differently to sabotage China as a potential competitor of the USA?
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
25 Sep 22 UTC
One bourbon, one scotch and one beer
Thoughts on the topic?
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kaner406 (2181 D Mod (B))
19 Apr 22 UTC
Bourse 2022
Bourse 2022 sign up thread...
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The Ambassador (1948 D (B))
03 Nov 22 UTC
Weird weather?
It's like less than a month until summer here in Australia and we're going through a cold snap. Those in the northern hemisphere have you got similar whacky stuff happening with warmer than normal (or something else odd) going on?
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drano019 (2710 D Mod)
25 Oct 22 UTC
VDip Community
See Below
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GOD (1850 D Mod (B))
24 Oct 22 UTC
The least played variant
It’s this, with just four games:

https://www.vdiplomacy.com/variants.php?variantID=54
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gopher27 (1606 D Mod)
20 Oct 22 UTC
Anarchy in the UK
British Politics seems to be taking over the "Putin for Diplomats" thread. Offering such discussions a home.
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Xenon Radon (1983 D)
20 Oct 22 UTC
How does the Rank system work?
I'm curious why everyone else with 1800+ points are "Diplomat" but I am ranked as "Experienced".
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David Hood (976 D)
20 Oct 22 UTC
Oct 2022 edition of Deadline News from the Diplomacy Broadcast Network
Hey there Diplomacy fans, the latest issue of the Diplomacy Broadcast Network's monthly news show has just been released. An interview with the TD of the upcoming World Dipcon in Vermont, a panel discussion about using Dip skills in everyday life, and headlines from around the world of Diplomacy. https://youtu.be/aIhQESKW04g
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Rancher (1247 D)
19 Oct 22 UTC
Favorite Variants?
As mentioned recently, the forum could use a little reboot with some casual but relevant conversation. Naturally, then let me ask all of you to discuss your favorite variants here, and then we can all tell you why you are wrong

Those who know me well will not be surprised that I say Rinascimento and Germany 1648
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Qapoleon (1000 D)
16 Oct 22 UTC
New column in the variants list?
Was browsing statistics and was thinking it would be sweet to see the standard deviation of the performance values listed on the variants list page. That way you could essentially sort the collection by how balanced it is.
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Quarantino (1485 D)
16 Sep 22 UTC
1900 New Game Available
Tillers of the Poppy Fields. Someone's gotta do it.
2 days. 20 points. Random country.
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AJManso4 (2318 D)
04 Oct 22 UTC
Question - Brain fart
Say there are 5 provinces in a sealane. C is the center. A, B, C, D, and F are placed like this. All 4 of them can touch the other.
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frostwind (1326 D)
06 Sep 22 UTC
Temporary Replacement in Unranked 50 States
tl;dr will be touching grass and hauling ass, someone plox manage a dozen+ center power in my absence for up to 10 days. willing to negotiate if my replacement wants to keep the power or some other compensation.
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David Hood (976 D)
19 Sep 22 UTC
September 2022 Deadline News is out!
Latest episode of Deadline News was just released by the Diplomacy Broadcast Network. This one includes a panel discussion about endgame strategy, an interview with longtime Dip hobbyist Brad Wilson about both Diplomacy and his sports journalism career, and headlines from around the world of Diplomacy.
https://youtu.be/Ttw4IWaodaA
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Anon (?? D)
15 Sep 22 UTC
Europa Renovatio New Game Available - All Welcome
https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=53553#gamePanel

A new Europa game is here, for all who missed the previous most recent one. Join if you dare... O_O
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Anon (?? D)
06 Sep 22 UTC
Join the game
Hi, if you want to join this Europa Renovatio game so we can start come do so: https://vdiplomacy.com/board.php?gameID=53173
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Qapoleon (1000 D)
27 Aug 22 UTC
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Variant Bank - The Embassy
VariantBank.org has extensive records of variants, but there are a lot of broken links. I've been working on a Discord-based variant bank if anybody wants to join.

https://discord.gg/kf9QYAkBDw
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Fake Al (1747 D)
28 Aug 22 UTC
Tragedy of the Commons Rules Variant
I was thinking about what we see with the politics of climate change, how countries play the game of talking about reducing emissions but are hesitant to do so because they're afraid of being put at an economic disadvantage compared to their competitors. Not to get into a discussion of politics, more I thought about how this tragedy of the commons dynamic could be incorporated into a Diplomacy rules variant.
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kitczing (958 D)
18 Aug 22 UTC
Europa Renovatio- Sea lanes, OZs
Can anyone explain to me how the differing ocean tiles function on map: Europa Renovatio; because the explanation on the Variant page is gibberish to me.
Thanks!
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David Hood (976 D)
20 Aug 22 UTC
August 2022 Deadline News Is Out
The August edition of Deadline is out, on the YouTube channel of the Diplomacy Broadcast Network. This one includes an interview with Markus Zijlstra, aka Captain Meme, about playing Blitz press on Webdip and other topics; a panel discussion on the ins and outs of tournament Diplomacy; and headlines from around the world of Diplomacy.

https://youtu.be/bIVisisK54Q
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Flame (1073 D)
15 Aug 22 UTC
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2 new variants released and installed!
Two new variants are installed and ready to testing and playing (please inform of any bug is detected):
Speed Europa - https://webdiplomacy.ru/variants.php?variantID=253
Cold War Redux - https://webdiplomacy.ru/variants.php?variantID=128
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