Eventually, I was able to move into the modern world. I got a PC. Yep, a real computer. And I got t'internet. Even more eventually I wondered: What will I find if I search for Diplomacy on the web? So I searched and the first return of note was Play Diplomacy Online . So, I wasn't impressed with the map used back when I joined. But, you know what, it was only the map. The game system worked. The game was easy to access. It didn't have a long, long wait for things to happen. And I could play live games against people. I think PlayDip was about a year old back then. Not everything ran smoothly. But it improved - massively. The map is now pretty looking, there are interesting variants available on the main site, the ranking system is much better than the old one, games are interesting and varied. For me, though, it's always been the Forum that has interested me as much as playing Dip. The discussion ab...
A blog about the boardgame Diplomacy.