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"Being Charming and Likeable" with Tommy Anderson (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - March 01, 2024 19:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTommy Anderson shares advice for getting along with your fellow players during a match of Diplomacy. Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Introduction to Variants
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - February 11, 2024 01:54 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBrotherBored and guests discuss Diplomacy variants. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the...
"Identifying Play Styles" with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - January 17, 2024 00:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDavid Maletsky explains how to identify play styles, in yourself and in your rivals. Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Forming a Genuine Connection
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - November 17, 2023 23:37 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBrotherBored and Rony discuss guidelines for finding allies in the beginning of a game. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on...
Italy Concerns
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - November 06, 2023 16:42 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings05:38 When is Austria too strong? 10:15 How and why to menace France early - "In Gunboat Diplomacy, as almost any power, I would like to see France get off to a bad start. As Italy, you're in a position to reduce France's ability to get off to a good start just by menacing France." 16:0...
Pure Negotiation
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - October 23, 2023 19:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTips on negotiating in Diplomacy and in life. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the Broth...
A Fair System for Choosing Powers
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - October 08, 2023 19:19 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYour Bored Brother and Ben (aka BunnyGo) discuss the BrotherBored Gunboat League, and a system for players to select their powers in a league game. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave ...
"The Mathematics of Stalemate Lines" with Markus Zijlstra (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - September 08, 2022 00:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMarkus Ziljstra, the mind behind DiploStrats, presents the Mathematics of Stalemate Lines. 00:01:54 What is Diplomacy? 00:07:27 Stalemate Lines 00:14:32 Graph Theory 00:28:24 Graph Theory & Diplomacy 00:31:18 Problem #1: Unit Placement 00:38:22 Problem #2: Stalemate Detection 00:48:23 ...
Return to Face-to-Face Diplomacy
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - August 06, 2022 18:36 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYour Bored Brother and Chris (aka ottoploy) discuss the subtleties of face-to-face Diplomacy. 00:40 Face-to-Face vs Online Diplomacy 18:35 The skills of two-way communication 30:10 Time, Attention, and Health are resources 37:05 Hone your tactical mind with Gunboat Diplomacy 40:2...
"What Are Alliances Good For?" with Brandon Fogel (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - June 26, 2022 03:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings02:03 Intro: “What are Alliances Good For?” 03:19 Is a good ally a good person who never thinks of stabbing? 06:20 Background knowledge: Unit Efficiency and Strategic Efficiency 09:39 A good ally treats you as a genuine partner and not merely as a means to an end 22:23 Your primary ...
A Temporary Alliance
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - April 09, 2022 19:16 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur players discuss the value of alliances that may not last to a draw. 00:20 The Italy-Turkey Alliance 09:00 When France can backstab an English ally Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and le...
"Rallying the Board" with Chris Brand (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - February 19, 2022 23:26 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings00:52 Rallying the Board 4:29 Sincerity and Veracity 24:01 Group discourse vs One-on-one convos 28:26 Handling the player threatening a solo 30:26 Obstacles to rallying the board 40:27 Rallying the board for reasons other than to stop a solo 47:56 Stopping a solo in order to solo ...
How to Betray England and Other Intrigues
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - December 31, 2021 01:57 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings01:00 Trojan horse alliance 04:24 Appreciate the strategic value of things 12:00 The England-Turkey Alliance 16:40 The Germany-Austria Alliance 24:00 Russia's alliances with northern powers Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's D...
Central Triple, the German Perspective
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - November 29, 2021 19:44 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings00:45 Introduction to Central Triple 10:38 How to protect yourself from betrayal and England, as Germany 27:25 How to protect yourself from France and Russia, as Germany Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, pleas...
"Outguessing Opponents" with BrotherBored (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - October 28, 2021 21:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsParticipate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server at https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diploma...
"Detecting Lies" with BrotherBored (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - September 18, 2021 22:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsParticipate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server at https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diploma...
A Distorted Mirror
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - August 11, 2021 18:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsVisit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the BrotherBored YouTube channel. ★ Support this pod...
Crossing the Stalemate Line
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - July 26, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsVisit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podcatchers, as well as on the BrotherBored YouTube channel. ★ Support this pod...
"Resisting Groupthink Meta" with David Hood (vWDC Masterclass May 2021)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - June 09, 2021 20:21 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLearn about Dixiecon See the visual aid slides in this episode's YouTube video You can check out "last night's" (May 15, 2021) speedboat games mentioned in this episode in a saved livestream on the Diplomacy Broadcast Network's YouTube channel Participate in future Masterclass sess...
"Resisting Groupthink Meta" with David Hood (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - June 09, 2021 20:21 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLearn about Dixiecon See the visual aid slides in this episode's YouTube video You can check out "last night's" (May 15, 2021) speedboat games mentioned in this episode in a saved livestream on the Diplomacy Broadcast Network's YouTube channel Participate in future Masterclass sess...
Talk the Talk
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - June 02, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTopic(s) of Discussion: 4:21 Make conversation with every other player on the board Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on m...
The Germany-Russia Alliance
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - May 19, 2021 14:16 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis is another episode where we focus on just the one topic, so listen on! Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is available on most podca...
"Who Do You Need to Kill?" with Dave Ainsworth (vWDC Masterclass April 2021)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - May 05, 2021 01:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRead Dave's write-up and see the chart on the BrotherBored blog. Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA Episode Structure: 00:58 Analysis and Insights from the Data 15:43 Q&A 31:15 Roundtable Discussion Visit the B...
"Who Do You Need to Kill?" with Dave Ainsworth (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - May 05, 2021 01:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRead Dave's write-up and see the chart on the BrotherBored blog. Participate in future Masterclass sessions by joining the vWDC Discord server https://discord.gg/jbdZtRFMTA Episode Structure: 00:58 Analysis and Insights from the Data 15:43 Q&A 31:15 Roundtable Discussion Visit the B...
Grand Strategy with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - April 15, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDavid Maletsky is a top flight face-to-face player who has competed in over 100 tournaments. He has 7 tournament wins, 23 top-3 finishes, and reached the top board at the 2016 World Diplomacy Championship in Chicago, IL. He is a well respected master tactician with a fantastic philosoph...
Grand Strategy with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass March 2021)
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - April 15, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDavid Maletsky is a top flight face-to-face player who has competed in over 100 tournaments. He has 7 tournament wins, 23 top-3 finishes, and reached the top board at the 2016 World Diplomacy Championship in Chicago, IL. He is a well respected master tactician with a fantastic philosoph...
How to Succeed at Face-To-Face Diplomacy
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - March 29, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe just tackle the one topic in this episode, so start at the beginning and listen until the end! Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave a review letting us know! The Diplomacy Dojo is av...
Do You (Germany) Think You're Better Off Alone?
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - March 15, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTopics of Discussion: 4:12 What to do When a Friendly Power Goes Down 12:49 How Germany Can Go On When Austria is Eliminated Fast 21:07 Hostility Between Germany and Austria vs Anschluss Theory Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored...
Increase Your Solo Win Chances by Taking Far Centers First
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - March 01, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTopics of Discussion: 2:55 Germany's Quest to the Far East 11:24 Should Germany Try to Make Italy and Austria be Friends? 23:21 How to Win as Turkey on Your Own Merits To learn more about assigning value to supply centers beyond "one point per center," read "Solo Win Tip #3: How to Ge...
Games, The Universe, and Everything
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - February 15, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTopics of Discussion: 2:13 Recognizing Patterns in the Mid- and End-Game 16:27 Types of Diplomacy Players and How to Recognize Them 29:07 Games as Pedagogy Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe a...
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