WebDiplomacy is a multiplayer, online version of Diplomacy, the popular turn based strategy game in which you battle to control Europe; to win you must be diplomatic and strategic. You control armies and navies and attempt to overthrow the other world powers. Europa Universalis IV, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, and Crusader Kings 2 are probably your best bets out of the 4 options considered. 'Lots of depth' is the primary reason people pick Europa Universalis IV over the competition. This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision.
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This historically themed turn-based strategy contest from the makers of Europa Universalis is based on the Avalon Hill board game of the same name. As the title implies, the game revolves around negotiations and agreements, instead of battlefield tactics or military might. The ability to craft beneficial bargains almost always requires some degree of trust, but a wise ruler also knows when to break his word for the sake of his nation's betterment. Paradox Interactive's computer version of Diplomacy supports multiple human players, but does not require them -- the game's interface and artificial intelligence are designed to allow players to make deals involving essentially anything that exists in the game world, and to challenge single players with clever, computer-controlled opponents who have their own wants, needs, and schemes.
- Following its release in 1959, famous individuals such as John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, and Walter Cronkite all learned how to play Diplomacy.Face-to-face tournaments have been going on since the 1970s, and Diplomacy was the first commercially licensed game to be played through the mail. Over 50 years after its release, Diplomacy is still challenging players to conquer and negotiate their.
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The board-game on which this title is based is (and this is a very crude description) a kind of multiplayer chess played on a stylized map of early Twentieth Century Europe. The genius is the emphasis placed on negotiation between players. To have any chance of surviving and winning you have to befriend and sometimes betray your playmates. Whispered deals are struck in quiet corners between turns - I'll support your invasion of Italy if you transport my armies over to England. Let's both hit France at the same time then split the spoils. Unit orders are then written down secretly and exposed and executed simultaneously.
The problem with Paradox's interpretation of this wonderful concept is that it provides no means whatsoever for conducting sophisticated negotiations. In a misguided attempt to overcome a largely non-existent language barrier, the devs have rejected the most obvious communication mechanism - private text or voice chat - implementing instead a horribly primitive 'move proposal' system. Rather than chinwagging freely with a fellow player, you are forced to go through a laborious procedure of plotting the desired move (using your friend's forces where necessary) and then sending this plan over to him or her for approval. The problem with this is that you can't explain why you want to do something and you never know quite why a scheme has been turned-down. It's basically, 'Please do this during the next move' or nothing.
By stripping most of the subtlety out of deal-making, Paradox seriously sours multiplay. A disappointment but not a disaster; there's always single-player isn't there? Yes there is, but the solo mode has its discouraging weaknesses too.
Before we look at those, here's a bit more information about how Diplomacy works. As mentioned earlier, the play arena is a patchwork of European regions. Most of these are already under the ownership of one of the seven playable powers (Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Austria, and Turkey) at the start of the game; a few contain the crucial supply centers that determine victory and enlarge (by one unit per center) your armed forces. There are only two types of military units in the game (armies and fleets) and both of these are of equal combat strength. Driving an enemy unit out of a territory is simply a question of overwhelming it. No electronic dice are ever rolled. An offensive involving two attackers will always cause a single unsupported defender to retreat.
There's a bit more complexity to the rules than this (fleets can be used to transport armies across sea zones for instance) but basically that's it. Considering this core simplicity and the limited number of territories on the board, you'd think creating a proficient AI would be relatively easy. It obviously isn't that easy because what Paradox has come-up with is passable but hardly Deep Blue. Most of the time CPU-controlled nations operate without much rhyme or reason, or character. Uniformly aggressive, they rarely defend their supply centers that well or work together sensibly. Often it's possible to win without talking to or co-operating with your neighbors at all. Diplomacy without diplomacy. That can't be right.
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When the game's omissions and weaknesses are viewed besides some of its more frivolous graphical features you are definitely left wondering whether the designers had their priorities right. In few strategy titles is a zoom-able, pan-able 3D map less necessary than it is here. The animated leaders that pop-up at different times don't look all that bad, but they sound as mad as hares. Their bizarre grunts and coughs are the kind of thing you'd expect to hear emanating from a toilet cubicle rather than a smoky oak-paneled conference room.
There are positives to the game, but they are not the kind of thing you could build an advertising campaign around. Documentation and accessibility are excellent by today's standards. If you've ever wrestled with other Paradox titles like Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, or Victoria then Diplomacy will seem very friendly in comparison. Those with previous Paradox experience will also know that the devs tend to stick around for years tweaking their projects with numerous patches. Come back in twelve month's time and this game might well have a private chat facility and an AI that can run rings round an average player. Then again, it might not.
Ultimately, it's very hard to recommend Diplomacy. The best way to experience Diplomacy remains the old face-to-face option.
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Description of Computer Diplomacy
'A faithful rendition of the classic boardgame, its graphics and computer intelligence were probably never state-of-the-art, the AI was learning disabled and multi-player options were clumsy. Yet its faithfulness to its predecessor made this a keeper for its time. '[excerpt from M. Evan Brooks' Homepage]
By the way, it is a much better version of the game than the much-hyped 1999 MicroProse remake.
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Jaymack2017-04-09-1 point
How do you end your order phase?
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Iso burner girl2015-05-032 points DOS version
Actually download the latest DOSBox and then DOSBlaster. Unzip your game in a folder in C drive (you can call it c:/DOS Games). Then install both of them, then use DOSBlaster to find your game in your C:/DOS Games, and it will do the rest. Then once it is confirmed installed click it and run the .exe, .bat or .com file to run it. It makes things easy. I could never work out DOSBox on its own!!!
WeiYuemin2014-02-191 point DOS version
Well, I use DosBox and it works
WeiYuemin2014-02-19-1 point DOS version
I can't run the program.
It says that:
The version of file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. ... to see whether you need an x86(32-bit) or x64(64-bit) version of the program, ...
It seemed that the program is 16-bit?
Chibi-Alex2013-11-040 point DOS version
First off, does anyone know where I can find the instructions for typing in orders correctly?
Second, the graphics disappeared, specifically the map. The flags stayed where they were supposed to, but no map. Ultimately this is a tool to help eliminate arguments, but it just looks bad. Can anyone help troubleshoot?
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