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I think the main factors are - Unlike with Risk, Catan or Monopoly, if you lose a game of Diplomacy you can’t blame bad luck, as there is zero luck involved. T

I think the main factors are - Unlike with Risk, Catan or Monopoly, if you lose a game of Diplomacy you can’t blame bad luck, as there is zero luck involved. The only ones you can blame are the other players and yourself. - because it’s multi-player, you can easily get beaten by players that, in your opinion, played weaker than you (“I was doing great until they decided to all go against me”) - There’s no way to really play the game without investing serious attention.

jgalt212 4y ago
> there is zero luck involved I consider decision making under uncertainty well within the purview of luck. There's no luck in tennis, but do I scramble back to the middle of the court, or do I bet my opponent will wrong foot me?
- vintermann 4y ago
  This is true, there is emergent chance from being a simultaneous moves game, and from being a game with more than 2 players. You can totally win or lose from luck in Diplomacy.