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Why would you play Diplomacy if you can play Twilight Imperium 3, A Game of Thrones the Board Game or War of the Ring instead? Pretty sure us "alpha-nerds" wou
by kriro 12y ago
Why would you play Diplomacy if you can play Twilight Imperium 3, A Game of Thrones the Board Game or War of the Ring instead?
Pretty sure us "alpha-nerds" would rather battle it out in fantasy/scifi settings than with boring old "real world" troops (Here I Stand is excellent if you want that). All of those games are also a lot better imo.
Always thought Diplomacy was pretty meh :)
- EvanKelly 12y agoI can't speak to the other games, but similar to Chess and Go, I love Diplomacy because there is zero chance involved in the game. Nothing ever comes down to a dice roll or coin flip.
- dmix 12y agoNerds don't necessarily prefer fantasy/scifi to historical settings. You may be conflating nerds with geeks.
- pessimizer 12y agoBecause ick? Some people like games, some people like pretending to be fantasy creatures, and some people like both.
- kriro 12y agoIn case it wasn't clear I thought the term "alpha-nerd" was a pretty poor choice in the article and he should have gone full cliché while he was at it. Otherwise I really enjoyed the article. I'm for anything that promotes board gaming in any way (as a graduate from the University of Duisburg-Essen @Essen that comes with the territory I suppose)