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Total Diplomacy Risk Game Strategies


A divided World


By Ehsan Honary :::: Friday, December 14, 2007

:: Article Rating :: Diplomacy, Tactics

Sometimes real games that I play, accidentally offer a board configuration that are so well-balanced that  demand more examination and are just fun to think about. Here is one of these configurations.

The world in this game is divided between two groups. Three players own continents and three others don't. The three that have continents are well-off. They are like the rich nations of a planet, living in harmoney with no wars between them. Some like Brown have colonized lands far away from their home (Australia) and want to expand beyond their own continents.

Meanwhile, the situation for continent-less players seem to be dire. They have amassed large number of armies and seem to be ready to fight. Two of them (Black and Red) are competing over a very crowded Australia. They are not fighting because they know that the pair that fights will lose and the third player comes to dominate the continent.  Blue on the other hand is squeezed between the rich and the poor, not knowing which way to turn. 

In this world, anyone can win. It is a matter of having a vision and a sound strategy that you stick to. Nevertheless there is going to be only one winner. The players are all experienced and are unlikely to make even a single mistake. If you make a risky move, you can easily get kicked out.


Total Diplomacy Risk Map: ThreeContinentsThreeNot

Risk Map: ThreeContinentsThreeNot --- Open Copy in Risk Map Editor


Now, suppose you are playing as Blue and it is Red's turn. The card posession is shown in the following table along with total armies. Next cashing cards is at 8 and the sequence is 4,6,8,10,12,... There are no treaties in the game so far. Everyone has been quiet. They know that this is the critical points in the game and that players will make their big moves shortly.

 

Risk Game Table - Scenario 8

 

As Blue, what would you do? Which way would you expand to? How do you think this game is going to unfold?