On the Playdiplomacy forum there are a number of topics about how Diplomacy should be played. There is often no agreement, and neither should there be. Diplomacy is played by people with different takes. Providing the rules of the game are followed, everything's good. Well, to some extent. https://darkjedibrotherhood.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/assets/assets/000/000/678/original/keep-calm-and-play-the-game-10.png?1407803848 Personally, I think some of the philosophies behind how players act in a game are flawed. There is enough guidance out there, from the rules of the Diplomacy to articles by the game's creator Allan B Calhamer , to show how the game ought to be played. The Rules "Object of the Game As soon as one Great Power controls 18 supply centers, it is considered to have gained control of Europe. The player representing that Great Power is the winner. However, players can end the game by agreement before a winner is determined. In this case...
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