Diplomacy: How to Win as ITALY / WORLD CHAMPION Chris Brand Interview / Diplomacy Strategy

Today we are talking with Diplomacy World Champion Chris Brand who won playing Italy. He offers 46 strategies that you can use to increase your win percentage with the most difficult nation to play. It’s well known in Diplomacy circles that Italy has the lowest win percentage of all 7 nations. In a Diplomacy draft system, Italy is often chosen last because it’s perceived to be the hardest nation to play. But recently, Italian players have been having success and there’s been a Renaissance in how this nation is played. At the DBNI’s invitational, Italy took the win on the top board. So today, we’re talking strategy with Chris Brand who won the North American Dipcon and World championship in 2016. If you're buying Diplomacy, by using this Amazon link, you can support our channel: https://amzn.to/2NG3cn8 England:    • HOW To WIN As ENGLAND In DIPLOMACY / 60 ST...   Austria:    • Diplomacy: How to Win as AUSTRIA / Intervi...   France:    • How to WIN with FRANCE in DIPLOMACY / Worl...   Germany:    • Diplomacy: How to Win as GERMANY / 2X WORL...   Italy:    • Diplomacy: How to Win as ITALY / WORLD CHA...   Turkey Part 1:    • Diplomacy Board Game: TURKEY Strategy Guid...   Turkey Part 2:    • Diplomacy TURKEY Strategy with EDI BIRSAN ...   ______________________________________________ SUBSCRIBE:    / legendarytact.  . SUPPORT:   / legendarytact.  . INSTAGRAM   / legendaryta.  . TWITTER   / legendarytacti1   MERCH https://teespring.com/stores/legendar... _______________________________________________ #diplomacy #boardgame #boardgames This classic game of pure negotiation has taken many forms over the years. The first The Avalon Hill Game Co version has perhaps the widest release, but Avalon Hill Games, Inc. re-released the game in 1999, complete with a colorful new map and metal pieces. In 2008, Avalon Hill released a 50th anniversary edition with a new map and cardboard pieces representing the armies and navies. 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.