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- ...oned and I now consider that except for certain circumstances, it is a bad opening. For the benefit of novices, the Hedgehog is F(Tri)-Ven, A(Vie)-Gal, and A( .... Far better for Austria to try to convince them not to attack and make an opening that will result in Gre and Ser being taken in 1901 and this is not as diff6 KB (1,107 words) - 12:54, 7 January 2008
- .../Sil or A(Ber)-Sil/Pru. I once attempted a combination of both of these by opening F(Kie)-Den, A(Mun)-Sil, A(Ber)-Pru. But I failed to gain Warsaw and my offe More recently we had the opening which later went on to become a zine in its own right. The Bohemian Rhapsod6 KB (1,160 words) - 01:13, 7 January 2008
- [[The Sealion Opening in Action|BACK]] to [[The Sealion Opening in Action]] [[The Sealion Opening in Action|BACK]] to [[The Sealion Opening in Action]]8 KB (1,107 words) - 14:13, 31 March 2008
- ...e Southeast is an alliance between Austria and Italy which uses an unusual opening by the Italians to quickly secure the fall of the Turks. The principal prob ...s, as the army in Apulia could be used for other things, as such a Turkish opening usually means that the Austrians are in for a lot of trouble from the Russi4 KB (722 words) - 01:26, 7 January 2008
- ...oing to stab Austria by moving to Tyrolia and Trieste in the Autumn.) This opening is not without its uses, however, as you can often stop France getting a bu ...t seems to have better prospects against France, and is more flexible. The opening proceeds as follows:5 KB (972 words) - 01:23, 7 January 2008
- As France you have the option of opening with the Iberian Indecision. The S01 orders are A Par-Gas, A Mar-Spa, F Bre The single largest objection to this opening is the supposedly weakened defensive position it leaves France in. In fact,6 KB (1,007 words) - 18:54, 31 March 2008
- ...n interesting set of German moves in the North. The use of the traditional opening gains time for the German player as it allows him to determine if anything [[Category:Opening]]4 KB (771 words) - 23:13, 31 March 2008
- ...Russia and Turkey usually view Austria as very easy meat and so this ideal opening is often difficult to arrange. The standard Lepanto opening - Italy convoying A(Tun) to either Smy or Syr via F(ION) & F(EMS) - is of c4 KB (770 words) - 01:19, 7 January 2008
- ...stal wins and has the best record for draws. However when I see the French opening set up it fails to fire me with the interest that both Austria and Russia s ...of non-aggressive ways but should England, Germany or Italy attack in the opening year then France can defend fairly well but will have to be content with on5 KB (961 words) - 18:53, 31 March 2008
- Perhaps Turkish opening moves require less diplomacy than any other country. A(Con) should always g ...s arguably the best as Turkey wins most of his postal games following this opening. It immediately puts pressure on Russia even assuming there has been a stan3 KB (646 words) - 01:22, 7 January 2008
- ...cides to try. That is, this is not a prescription of the "best" or optimum opening for all occasions, but a specific solution to a tactical problem given a se [[Category:Opening]]5 KB (854 words) - 23:13, 31 March 2008
- "F(StP)sc-GoB? is the only reasonable opening for that unit." - Rod Walker, The Gamers Guide to Diplomacy ...n openings. But opening moves exhibit tremendous variety and the "correct" opening depends on a myriad of circumstances. The word "always", with one exception5 KB (972 words) - 01:25, 7 January 2008
- ...ll and I discovered that we had both, independently, invented the same new opening for Austria. I had gone one better and also given it a name, the Hedgehog. By far the most popular Austrian opening is the fatuous A(Vie)-Tri, F(Tri)-Alb, A(Bud)-Ser. Why fatuous? because it5 KB (949 words) - 01:14, 7 January 2008
- ...le opposition and that is F(Edi)-NWG, F(Lon)-NTH and A(Lpl)-Yor. With this opening he can take Norway in the Autumn even in the face of Russian opposition fro Despite the limitations of opening moves, England must conduct a lot of diplomacy prior to the first moves bas4 KB (770 words) - 01:19, 7 January 2008
- ...The Dutch Boy is also useful in combination with a Russian Northern System opening. With a Russian army in St. Petersburg after Spring of 1901, and with press841 bytes (143 words) - 22:59, 31 March 2008
- ...would recommend, and concludes in general that we are short on theoretical opening knowledge and furthermore rather an unadventurous crowd, uninterested in wi ...sition his units better in 1902. An extreme example, called the anti-Tunis opening for reasons which will appear, is this: in Spring 1901, Italy decides to at8 KB (1,479 words) - 01:33, 7 January 2008
- The Russian opening A(War)-Sil is comparatively rare, but provided the right factors are in pla ...rican Diplomacy scribe, offered no more than this: "This is an anti-German opening." Richard Sharp, author of The Game of Diplomacy wrote, "Russia's most prom6 KB (1,123 words) - 01:12, 7 January 2008
- .... That’s an impressive array and can be well worth the price paid for this opening. ...o argue that France shouldn’t be allowed to occupy the Mid Atlantic in the opening game. It’s very much like asking England not to leave a fleet in the Nort8 KB (1,427 words) - 18:56, 31 March 2008
- The other option from this opening is F(NWG)-Nwy, A(Edi) E F(NTH), A/F(NTH)-ENG, A(ENG) D Bre or Bel. the late ...knock a country out early due to the fact that supply centres vanish. This opening gives you Wales in 1902 so it is not that bad.7 KB (1,309 words) - 12:57, 6 January 2008
- ...h I hove seen happen before now) there is in fact another sensible Turkish opening. It is: A(Can)-Bu1, A(Smy)-Arm, F(Ank)-Con. I like to call it the Turkish H1 KB (292 words) - 01:35, 7 January 2008
