diplomacy game

Diplomacy is a strategic board game in which seven players compete for military control of Europe. The rules are very simplistic, as everything has been diluted down to the bare minimum. But the game itself is very complex, as it focusses on secret discussions between players to make plans, deals, threats, and lies. This makes for a very exciting, turbulent game. The Diplomacy Programming Project (DPP) aims to develop a complete Diplomacy-playing software package. There …

…early 20th century, and is played by seven players, each taking the part of one of the Great European Powers of that age. Players order two types of units (armies and fleets) into combat against each other in a war for control of Europe. This control is symbolized by ownership of "supply centers" (or SC's), of which there are 34 on the Diplomacy board. Control of a majority of supply centers will bring a player victory.