PS. forgot to say, but Poir's point about changing the template to create the kind of game you want is a really good one, and is often how I achieve the atmosphere I want in a Diplo I'm hosting. Att/Def rates are a great option, so is clever card use, and base income is also really key in that.

Really, alliances should be dynamic. That way the game will always be changing, who has what power, through changes in alliances. I think this is quite advanced Diplomacy play though, and I find a lot of players struggle with it, often jumping to accusations "back-stabbing" and getting upset.

Precisely! That's it.

Diplomacy play on a high level.

Typed by a highly strategic player.*




*: Sorry, couldn't resist... ;)

@OP, there's a typo in the title... you left out an "is" between diplomacy and for.

i actually laughed out loud at Nitr01's post xD