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Diplomacy was banned at my house because it always caused tears and angry outbursts, often within moments of the first set of orders being revealed, always befo
by beobab 11y ago
Diplomacy was banned at my house because it always caused tears and angry outbursts, often within moments of the first set of orders being revealed, always before the third set, and I can't even remember a game going further than five moves.
The lesson I learned from this game: Don't play it with people you like.
- pavel_lishin 11y agoMaybe that's why my experience was pretty boring. I played with a group of people I'd met specifically to play a game of Diplomacy, and their inevitable betrayals didn't hurt at all.
- protomyth 11y agoColonial Diplomacy was a pretty good variant that had a much different vibe to it. Less anger and less negotiation. If Diplomacy is a careful rock climb, Colonial is the 100 yard dash. My only hate when playing Diplomacy is running into people who are OK with group victories. Those people suck the fun out of the room and cause the most problems.
- busterarm 11y agoGiven the time involved in playing out a live game I'm okay with 2-player victories. Very frequently when everyone is off the board save 2 people it can be boring to play for 2 hours to figure out who the victor is.
- protomyth 11y agoI'm fine with it as a time saver, but I've run into one two many people who actually play for joint wins.