Definitely worth checking them out.

I like what Triumvir was doing - I'm aiming to go a little deeper than the commentary I've seen (haven't watched them all).

I loved Triumvir's vids but I wish they were more topic-focused than game-focused.

Thanks for doing this. It is worth $3 a video to support this diplomacy project on Patreon. If you want to learn Diplomacy from a master, this small investment gives you a huge return.

Feedback on the last video, it wasnt clear to me who peter and john(?) were. It'd probably be easier to follow if you referred to them as Turkey and Austria.

Really great vids though, there were some nuggets there that I'm going to integrate into my play.

Aha, Apologies - I think you mean Chris Brand and Andrew Goff - Italy and Russia - I think I edited out the bit where I called them out specifically. Peter and David were labeled in the first video (I think?!?). Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful.

As a companion to the Diplomacy Academy Videos see the outstanding series of behind the scenes videos from the World Diplomacy Championships in Chicago. An exceptional resource for any student of the game -- a window into the negotiations of the some of the best players in the world on the top board of WDC, with expert commentary...
Starts with how countries were chosen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPlUuvIV7ws and continues with a new video for each turn.

And if anyone wants to try their skills against some of these players, come out to a FtF (face to face) tournament. Each year they are in Boston, Chapel Hill NCarolina, Philadelphia, DC, Chicago, Vancouver, San Jose, Killington Vt, another in the midwest...

Where can I see a ftf schedule? Would love to attend

Are you sure? I go to those and I'm a terror

Cascadia Open F2F Diplomacy 2018!

https://www.meetup.com/Pacific-Northwest-Diplomacy/events/242801707/
https://www.facebook.com/events/887382088062452/

8 Nov 2017
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th January 2018
Accent Inn, 3777 Henning Dr, Burnaby, BC

Round 1 starts at 9am on Saturday 27th
Round 2 starts at 9am on Sunday 28th

$35Cdn to enter – email [email protected] to register

Games will be scored using “sum-of-squares” with the winner being the player with the best total score over the two rounds. Prize for the overall winner and for the best score with each of the seven great powers

Rooms rate is $119Cdn/night. Call Central Reservations @ 1-800-663-0298 or call the hotel directly @ 604-473-5000 and quote group# 5363906

Questions ? Email [email protected]

SJ Whipping F2F Diplomacy 2018!

Come one! Come all! Sunny California beckons you all into its warm embrace. Stab your friends in the back, frolic in the sunshine, and meet Siobhan's spawn (also known as future Diplomacy World Champion, you heard it here first!).

3 nail biting rounds of Diplomacy in the heart of Downtown San Jose! April Fools Day weekend, 2 rounds Saturday and 1 round on Sunday. Friday night shenanigans will be had! Details to come on that.

If you have any questions, please email any and all to [email protected].

The rounds:
Round 1 - 9:00am Saturday, March 31
Round 2 - 6:00pm Saturday, March 31
Round 3 - 9:00am Sunday, April 1 (this round will end at a predetermined time between 1:30 and 3:00pm)

PLEASE NOTE: Registration for each round will begin 30 minutes before the start times above.

Scoring System: Sum of Squares


REGISTRATION:
Register before Jan 15: $35
Register before Feb 28: $40
After Feb 28/at the door: $50
Students: $25/$35 (Before/After Feb 28)

Message [email protected] for PayPal information.

If registration costs are a significant deterrent, please message [email protected] to discuss arrangements.

Hotel room block information will be posted soon (as soon as I get the necessary links/codes from the venue!)

As for travel... SJC is your best bet on airports, but transport to/from SFO and OAK can be arranged as well. For those in the Bay, Caltrain and Amtrak are great options and drop off a half mile from the venue at Diridon station.

I had the full schedule posted in a thread a month ago but I've got about 300 muted threads and 20 muted profiles and it's probably in one of them and I'm not willing to figure it out sorry. Maybe someone else can dig it up who remembers what I'm talking about...

The closest thing to an official F2F mailing list is the Spark channel, which you can PM userID=80319 about for more info.

I don't have the exact schedule but here are the Tournament names and general times. They get posted on the forum as they get closer, or google them and contact the TD.
Cascadia Open is January 27, 28 in Vancouver, BC
Diplomacy at Totalcon outside of Boston (Marlboro) Feb 22-25
Whipping is on Mar31, Apr1 San Jose, CA
DixieCon is on Memorial Day weekend, Chapel Hill, NC
Liberty Cup is in Philadelphia, usually in August. Not sure this year?
CodCon and Weasel Moot are in Chicago over the summer, contact Windy City Weasels
Boston Massacre is in September, see Bostonmassacrediplomacy.com
Tempest in a Teapot, hosting the WDC this year, is Columbus Day Weekend in Wash DC
Carnage on the Mountain is in early November, Killington resort, VT

Who are the tds?

Vancouver, BC, Canada, Jan 27-28, Cascadia Open. Contact: Chris Brand.

Marlborough, MA, Feb 23-25, TotalCon. Contact: Randy Laurence-Hurt.

San Jose, CA, March 31-April 1, Whipping Diplomacy Tournament. Contact: Siobhan Nolen, or [email protected]

Glen Ellyn, IL, April 13-15, CodCon. Contact: [email protected].

Chapel Hill, NC, May 25-27, DixieCon. Contact: David Hood, [email protected]

Philadelphia, PA, TBD (probably August), Liberty Cup Contact: Christian Pedone.

Indianapolis, IN, August 3-5, GenCon. Contact: Thomas Haver.

Chicago, IL, August 31-September 2, Weasel Moot. Contact: [email protected].

Boston, MA, TBD (probably September), Boston Massacre Contact: Randy Laurence-Hurt.

Carnage, VT: Contact Dave Maletsky

PM me if you want to get connected with any of those folks, and Peter Yeargin is TD of Tempest.

Which ones are the best?

If you can only attend one, make it WDC, October 5-7, in Washington DC. Otherwise, I'd suggest picking one that's close to your location.