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Fall 1871 Moves On the western side of the map, things still seem to be moving quite slowly. Britain and Turkey can't yet agree over Persia, so perhaps Russia will sort the issue out? There's plenty more happening elsewhere, though, including a slow encroachment of fleets on Japanese waters...

Spring 1871 Retreats Here's the new look of the board: It is now Fall 1871. Powers should submit orders to me by Friday, August 8th, at 9PM PST (UTC-8).

Spring 1871 Moves Much like on Board 1, things are moving very quickly out of the gate here! France continues a difficult two-front war against Britain and China, while Turkish fleets barge into the Black Sea. Meanwhile in the northeastern corner of the map, things are strangely calm... who will...

Spring 1871 Retreats Here's the new look of the board: It is now Fall 1871. Powers should submit orders to me by Wednesday, August 6th, at 9PM PST (UTC-8).

Winter 1870 Builds Fleets seem to be the order of the day, as every country except France and Russia have invested in them. Also of note is the waiving of a build by Russia, which I can only imagine is because he wanted a fleet but didn't have a coastal center open to build one! Here's the...

Spring 1871 Moves Our Board 1 players have wasted no time putting their fresh builds to use, as Britain, Japan and Turkey are seemingly the first ones to find themselves under fire. The following units have been dislodged: British F Malaya (retreat to Andaman Sea, Sunda Sea or disband)...

Fall 1870 Moves After a bit of a delay causes by SOMEBODY trying to do silly things like "fixing their sleep schedule" and "self-care," we now have our fall orders to feast on! Focusing on the board for a moment, Turkey seems to be doing quite well out of the gate, Russia and Japan have kept...

Winter 1870 Builds Lots of fleets for Russia, and defensive armies from their new enemy Turkey! The chips have seemingly fallen in the west, but there's still much left to be decided there and elsewhere... Here's the new look of the board: It is now Spring 1871. Powers should submit orders...

Fall 1870 Moves Well that didn't take long... we already have some blood in the water! Russia sneaks into one of Turkey's home centers, but the Sultan may still get the last word with two fresh builds on the way. The big winner of this turn, though, seems to be Holland, who've quickly doubled in...

Spring 1870 Moves New players often view Diplomacy boards in ways that hardened veterans like myself wouldn't think of, and it's interesting to see some players go out on a limb while others mimic their Board 1 counterparts. Bounces in Rumania and Yellow Sea indicate Russia being kept at arm's...

Spring 1870 Moves New game, new players, new strategies, new action! Let's get this party started with some openings! Looks like everybody got where they wanted to go, with the exception of the bounce in Yellow Sea. Given the fact that it borders no less than seven supply centers, it makes...

THIS IS THE BOARD FOR NEWER DIPLOMACY PLAYERS. BOARD 1, THE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS' BOARD, IS IN A SEPARATE THREAD. Diplomacy usually focuses on the European side of early modern world politics, and that's fair enough; you could write massive libraries of books about European history, and many...

THIS IS THE BOARD FOR EXPERIENCED DIPLOMACY PLAYERS. BOARD 2, THE NEW PLAYER BOARD, WILL BE A SEPARATE THREAD. Diplomacy usually focuses on the European side of early modern world politics, and that's fair enough; you could write massive libraries of books about European history, and many...

Holy crap, we actually did it! We got two boards together! This is gonna be the most fun I've had as a GM yet... probably the most work I've ever had too, but that's no problem. Here's how this is gonna work: I will sort you guys into your board groups now, but power assignment and the actual...

Diplomacy usually focuses on the European side of early modern world politics, and that's fair enough; you could write massive libraries of books about European history, and many have done so. Just as interesting and complex, though, if not moreso, were the overseas empires of the time! From the...