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I've only played in person a handful of times (hard to organize even if you really want to). But every game ended in a story which we friends have retold and my
by flomo 6y ago
I've only played in person a handful of times (hard to organize even if you really want to). But every game ended in a story which we friends have retold and mythologized over the years. I'll probably never play a real game of Diplomacy again, but those games were way better than whatever else we were doing.
I tried playing PBM, and IMO it misses the entire personal charismatic essence of diplomacy.
- tnecniv 6y ago> I tried playing PBM, and IMO it misses the entire personal charismatic essence of diplomacy. It depends on the people you get. I've had great random games where everyone ended up role playing as the period appropriate leader of their country. I've also had games where nobody talked to each other leaving me wondering why we were playing.
- specialist 6y agoTwo of my friends sometimes enjoyed role playing as me. Imagine Robin Williams playing board games who always tried to "shoot the moon" (Hearts card game reference). Another fun variant is "backseat driver". 14 participants. Each country has a "mover" and a "talker". Movers cannot communicate, only observe. Talkers cannot move.
- dkersten 6y agoWhat is PBM? I didn’t find it on google.
- polm23 6y agoplay by mail