I'll ask Shadow and Ghostie - they ought to make decent candidates. :cool:
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Quite impressive that a player can be knocked out in just one round. If you played diplomacy without the diplomacy "free for all deathmatch" style, then wouldnt the players in the middle get smashed right away?
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Well, there is a set of moves that it has become extremely common for Austria to play called the Southern Hedgehog. Austria moves F Tri-Ven, A Vie-Gal, and A Bud-Ser. This means that if Italy tries the Tyrolian Attack (A Ven-Tyr, A Rom-Ven), A Rom-Ven will fail, and Italy will be unable to support himself into Trieste in fall. Similarly, A Vie-Gal prevents the Russian move A War-Gal, and A Bud-Ser all but guarantees a build in Winter. This in the hope that other areas of the board will distract Austria's attackers, and Austria will have time to recuperate. In truth, though, both Austria and Germany are countries that live and die by their diplomacy, so a no-press Gunboat game will hurt them more than others.
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But can it protect you from the Brothers of Eee-vil?