Colonial Diplomacy cover
1994BGG rank #7,287

Colonial Diplomacy

by Peter Hawes · The Avalon Hill Game Co

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Players2–7
Time180–240m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is Colonial Diplomacy?

This is a different version of the original The Avalon Hill Game Co classic, Diplomacy. Players represent one of the colonial countries (France, UK, Holland, etc.) sparring over the lands and riches of the Far East. There are only two kinds of units: sea and land. On a turn, each of your units has only a few options: hold in place, move into an adjoining territory or help another unit move into or defend an adjoining territory. Movement mechanics are incredibly simple and fused to a significant negotiation element. Re-implements: Diplomacy

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

On the shelf

Categories

BluffingNegotiationPoliticalPost-NapoleonicTerritory BuildingWargame

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