All episodes of BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo

Chris Brand is a former world champion. He also hosts Cascadia. Here he speaks about rallying other players together in order to block a solo win attempt.

Published 02/19/22

How to Betray England and Other Intrigues

We discuss when and how France is best situated to betray an alliance with England.

Published 12/31/21

Central Triple, the German Perspective

We discuss Germany's prospects in the Central Triple alliance.

Published 11/29/21

"Outguessing Opponents" with BrotherBored (vWDC Masterclass)

BrotherBored hosts this vWDC Masterclass with a lesson on Outguessing Opponents.

Published 10/28/21

"Detecting Lies" with BrotherBored (vWDC Masterclass)

(Updated audio) BrotherBored hosts this vWDC Masterclass with a lesson on Detecting Lies.

Published 09/18/21

A Distorted Mirror

In this episode (part 2 of the previous episode), BrotherBored answers an email from a reader of the blog, Dave. Dave proposes a way of understanding the north/south divide on the Diplomacy board as a "Distorted Mirror."

Published 08/11/21

Crossing the Stalemate Line

In this episode, BrotherBored answers an email from a reader of the blog, Dave. Dave asks why it is important to "cross the stalemate line" before making an open solo win attempt.

Published 07/26/21

"Resisting Groupthink Meta" with David Hood (vWDC Masterclass May 2021)

David Hood is the host of Dixiecon and a legendary Diplomacy player and commentator. See David's slides in this episode's video on the BrotherBored YouTube Channel (link in description).

Published 06/09/21

Talk the Talk

This episode is the first in a series of conversations between BrotherBored and Chris (aka ottoploy) about using psychology and negotiation to succeed in Diplomacy, regardless of board positioning.

Published 06/02/21

The Germany-Russia Alliance

Some players say that Russia is Germany's most natural ally? Is this true? Is Russia even a GOOD ally for Germany?

Published 05/19/21

"Who Do You Need to Kill?" with Dave Ainsworth (vWDC Masterclass April 2021)

Data journalist Dave Ainsworth presents an analysis of a Diplomacy data set. Dave looks at the change in each power's chances of soloing based on which other powers have or have not been eliminated.

Published 05/05/21

Grand Strategy with David Maletsky (vWDC Masterclass March 2021)

On this special episode of the Diplomacy Dojo, BrotherBored brings you the Virtual World Diplomacy Community Masterclass. David Maletsky hosts this class on Grand Strategy.

Published 04/15/21

How to Succeed at Face-To-Face Diplomacy

Today we brush the surface of a broad topic: face-to-face Diplomacy. Although Your Bored Brother is known for online Diplomacy, he's got advice for in-person play as well!

Published 03/29/21