Across the Board

Diplomacy  is a complicated game.  Now,  there's  an understatement! However, when learning how to play it, there is one source which can't be ignored: the creator of the game, Allan B Calhamer. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/ There is, arguably, no reason to discuss Calhamer's article  On the Play of Postal Diplomacy  (first published in Graustark, Oct 1966). Almost as strongly, his article  Introduction to Diplomacy  (first published in  Modern Board Games,  1975, by Games and Puzzles Publications), may be more than a little unnecessary (except to the absolute newby). However, these two articles mention aspects of Diplomacy that frustrate some players - being deceitful. As such, it is worth mentioning what Calhamer wrote in them on this subject. Two   Philosophies There are two philosophies that are the same in the way they affect play in Diplomacy, in that they have the same objective, effectively. I usually lump ...