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Episode Notes See the full text of the interview at https://diplostrategy.com/blog/ Watch Daily Diplomacy on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/decision_/ Read the latest book on Diplomacy: https://erikvanmechelen.github.io/diplomacybook/ Get intermediate strategy: https://diplostrategy.com/ Listen to the podcast: https://diplomacypodcast.com Who am I? I first played Diplomacy at age 15 in 2002, a face-to-face game hosted by my history teacher. After winning as Germany, I started a Diplomacy Club which took over our school. Today, I'm a council member of the MN Diplomacy Club and stream online games on Twitch. I expect to play at least two face-to-face tournaments in 2020, including the World Diplomacy Championships. Creating and maintaining this free strategy resource and additional strategy material at Diplo Strategy is hard work. So why am I even doing this? Simple. I believe Diplomacy is one of the best--if not the best--board game ever created. It's not going anywhere. As a ritual of several of our most important survival toolkits--communication, competition, collaboration--it is second to no other game. I want you to enjoy your first game and your 50th game. My wish is for us to be on the same tournament board, for you to stab me, and then tell me you learned how because of my work. Here's a few ways to support this work: Donate through Paypal--https://paypal.me/erikv/7 Tip my podcast--https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/diplomacy-podcast Subscribe to my Twitch Stream--https://twitch.tv/decision_ Support Diplomacy Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/diplomacy-podcast