The idea for Diplomacy arose from Allan B. Calhamer's study at Harvard of nineteenth-century European history under Sidney B. Fay and … See more

Although the game starts in 1901, the map generally reflects the political boundaries of Europe in 1914, just before the outbreak of the Great War. See more

Diplomacy proceeds by seasons, beginning in the year 1901, with each year divided into two main seasons: the "Spring" and "Fall" … See more

Diplomacy is played at a number of formal tournaments in many nations. Most face-to-face Diplomacy tournaments longer than one day are … See more

The board is a map of 1901 Europe plus Turkey, Syria and North Africa. It is divided into fifty-six land regions and nineteen sea regions. Forty-two of … See more

Diplomacy differs from the majority of war games because:
• Players do not take turns sequentially; instead all players secretly write down their moves after a … See more

Several boardgames based on Diplomacy have been commercially published. Additionally, many fans of the game have created hundreds of … See more