Diplomacy is a strategy game set in Europe just before The Great War (WW1).  It is a seven player game that can be played face-to-face, by post, or by email.  Players must negotiate and make alliances to eliminate the others, but if there is to be one winner allies must become enemies again.

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Click here to view a map of the game at the very beginning, year 1901.

Click here to view a photo of the modern game board.

• Our first real game of Diplomacy, new_frontier, was hosted on the DPJudge site, which has since disappeared.
  Here is a copy of the Game Summary.
  
  
• Our second game, new_frontier_2, was hosted manually and later move to the DPJudge to be completed.  By the end many players were no longer issuing orders.
  Here is a copy of that Game Summary.
  
  
• On Nov. 14, 2005, we got together and played face-to-face until the spring of 1910.  The game was later concluded via email.
  Here is the summary of that game.
  
  
• On Apr. 2, 2006, we played another face-to-face game, completing it in 1914.
  Here is the summary of that game.
  
  
• On Sep. 25, 2006, new_frontier3, began on the DPJudge.  We seem to have a bad record of people issuing orders until the end.
  Here is a copy of that Game Summary.
  
  
• On Aug. 21, 2007, pdx07, began on the DPJudge.  The addiction continues, but we tried really hard to be anonymous this time.
  Here is a copy of that Game Summary.
  
  
• On Jan. 22, 2009, bsa605, began on the DPJudge.  This time we bagged any attempt at anonymity, but the game ended up dragging out.
  Here is a copy of that Game Summary.
  
  
• On Oct. 10, 2010, we got together for another face-to-face game, which finished fairly quickly.
  Here is the summary of that game.
  
  
• On Nov. 16, 2013, we finally got together for another face-to-face game.  A low point in our Dip gaming experience due to limited time, it finished with a 4-way draw.
  Here is the summary of that game.
  
  
• On Nov. 25, 2022, a new generation played their first face-to-face game.
  Here is a summary of that game.
  
  
• Jan. 2, 2023, we started another online game on webdiplomacy.net, which finished in a 3-way draw.
  Here is the summary of that game.