Diplomacy - Negotiate Your Way to European Dominance!

Important - Special no-show rule: cancellations less than 48 hours prior to the event will count as no-show. This game is ideally played with seven players - one less player will make this less enjoyable for everyone, so please kindly ensure that you can attend before signing up. Diplomacy also has some fairly long rules that will take 20-30 minutes to go through; please be considerate and arrive on time so that we can kick off 2:15 sharp!

The date of this event is now changed to 11 Jun (Sunday)

Check out why this 1959 classic is John F. Kennedy and Henry Kissinger's favourite game!

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BGG: In the game, players represent one of the seven "Great Powers of Europe" (Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Russia or Turkey) in the years prior to World War I. Play begins in the Spring of 1901, and players make both Spring and Autumn moves each year. There are only two kinds of military units: armies and fleets. On any given turn, each of your military units has limited options: they can move into an adjoining territory, support an allied unit in an attack on an adjoining territory, support an allied unit in defending an adjoining territory, or hold their position. Players instruct each of their units by writing a set of "orders." The outcome of each turn is determined by the rules of the game. There are no dice rolls or other elements of chance. With its incredibly simplistic movement mechanics fused to a significant negotiation element, this system is highly respected by many gamers.

Fee: Minimum order is one drink (around $50). Cafe accepts cash or payment via the Passfeed app. Pay directly to the cafe when you leave.

No-show/Late: Cancellations less than 48 hours prior to the event will also count as no-show. All no-shows and latecomers without a compelling reason will be blacklisted.

Difficulty: Challenging. I highly recommend that you go over the rulebook or playthrough videos below before the event, if possible.

Rulebook: https://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/diplomacy.pdf ( https://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/diplomacy.pdf )

Video (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC_RAQkM7Ek ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC_RAQkM7Ek )

Video (Part 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrKiF51Qq8 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrKiF51Qq8 )

Video (Part 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziOuGOVl3A8 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziOuGOVl3A8&t=275s )

Video (Part 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbGeCFy4fiI ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbGeCFy4fiI )

Video (Part 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNT1Br9938s ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNT1Br9938s )