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They Don't Like It Up 'Em! (part 2): When All Else Fails

There are some things to remember that help you play  Diplomacy  better.  Some of them are tactical, some of them strategic; some are about the way you communicate, or negotiate. Very few of these things are a collective of everything to do with Dip. Knowing how to take action to prevent defeat, and knowing when to carry home your advantage, are two of these. https://memegenerator.net/ When all else fails Sometimes aggression has to be answered with aggression, even if it's passive aggression. There are two ways to do this. On the board:  Here, you're going to throw everything at your aggressor. Forget about what's going on elsewhere on the board - it doesn't matter now. Perhaps you  are  going to lose out by being pig-headed in full-on defence or counter-attacking. But that's the point of it: your oppressor has to see that what she's doing is costing you - and by extension -  her.  You're on the way out, anyway. Off the board:...

They Don't Like It Up 'Em! (part 1): The Wrong End of the Bayonet

There are some things to remember that help you play Diplomacy better. Some of them are tactical, some of them strategic; some are about the way you communicate, or negotiate. Very few of these things are a collective of everything to do with Dip. Knowing how to take action to prevent defeat, and knowing when to carry home your advantage, are two of these. Any excuse to get a belly button on the blog. www.artistshot.com/ There are times when you'll find yourself in the position of having a Diplomacy opponent who is being very aggressive towards you. Unfortunately, this might be by being nasty; even in a game like Dip there are still those idiots who think being online is a free pass to let out the abusive side of their natures. More often it will be part of the game. They're able to press you relentlessly and they intend to take it. There's nothing wrong with this; it is part of the game. It's a tactic that enables the aggressor to grow and which means...