BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo

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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.

"Being Charming and Likeable" with Tommy Anderson (vWDC Masterclass)
03/01/2024

Tommy Anderson shares advice for getting along with your fellow players during a match of Diplomacy. 

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Introduction to Variants
#26
02/11/2024

BrotherBored and guests discuss Diplomacy variants.

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"Identifying Play Styles" with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass)
01/17/2024

David Maletsky explains how to identify play styles, in yourself and in your rivals.

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Forming a Genuine Connection
#25
11/17/2023

BrotherBored and Rony discuss guidelines for finding allies in the beginning of a game.

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Italy Concerns
#24
11/06/2023

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 position to reduce France's ability to get off to a good start just by menacing France."
16:00 Go-to plans for Italy (it's usually not about attacking Austria early) - "In a war for the Balkans, the player who controls Serbia has a decisive advantage."
24:16 Can Italy afford to wait to attack?
32:19 The state of the Italy-Austria-Turkey metagame

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Pure Negotiation
#23
10/23/2023

Tips on negotiating in Diplomacy and in life.


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A Fair System for Choosing Powers
#22
10/08/2023

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.

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"The Mathematics of Stalemate Lines" with Markus Zijlstra (vWDC Masterclass)
09/08/2022

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
00:31:18 Problem #1: Unit Placement
00:38:22 Problem #2: Stalemate Detection
00:48:23 Problem #3: Stalemate Construction
1:00:16 Q&A

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Return to Face-to-Face Diplomacy
#21
08/06/2022

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 Health are resources 

37:05 Hone your tactical mind with Gunboat Diplomacy

40:23 Closing thoughts: Interest in Variant Maps

Check out Episode 13 of the Diplomacy Dojo for more thoughts on face-to-face. Hear more from Chris in Episode 15.


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"What Are Alliances Good For?" with Brandon Fogel (vWDC Masterclass)
06/26/2022

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 you as a genuine partner and not merely as a means to an end

22:23 Your primary ally is always yourself

32:16 Life lessons from Diplomacy

34:52 Q&A: Can alliance value be calculated?

41:38 Q&A: What about undermining your own alliance or kicking someone out of a three-way alliance?

44:15 Clarification on treating an ally as more than...