[texas booster]

This may be the only non-gaming forum where I will find lots of folks who have actually played "Diplomacy". Much better than Risk, simpler than most 70's era board simulations.

[CatoRenasci]

When I was in college in the late '60s and early '70's, both Risk and Diplomacy were considered very useful tools for getting know people's characters. I enjoyed them at the time, but haven't gamed since I got out of the Army more than 20 years ago.

[dljordan]

I suppose I'm what you'd call a computer geek. I've been in the computer business (on mainframes and pc's) since 1975. I've served in the Navy, I'm a pilot, I read military history and I can field strip an M16. There are many like me here at my company. America is only weak in the minds of the quibbling hamsters who are afraid of their own shadows and don't have the stones to stand up for themselves.

[Lazamataz]

This may be the only non-gaming forum where I will find lots of folks who have actually played "Diplomacy". Much better than Risk, simpler than most 70's era board simulations.

There was a very interesting game called 'Kingmaker' that I enjoyed.

[Dumb_Ox]

My junior high history teacher used Diplomacy to prep the class for WWI. Two periods' worth of gaming certainly drove the geography and strategic problems into our heads.

[NeonKnight]

This may be the only non-gaming forum where I will find lots of folks who have actually played "Diplomacy". Much better than Risk, simpler than most 70's era board simulations.

Diplomacy was great...but in the end, everything always got nuked. What was it, 12 nukes and the game was over?

Axis and Allies was another great one. I used to play back in the '70's all the time. I have it on computer now and still play sometimes.