Diplomacy: places to play and useful resources
Looking for somewhere to play? Start with the first table. Further down you'll find mobile apps, rules, strategy, broadcasts, clubs and tools. Each name is the link; the other columns help you decide whether it's what you need.
Find a game
Start here if you want to play. Check each game's deadlines before taking a seat.
| Resource | Format | What you'll find |
|---|---|---|
| MyTurnYet | Web | Diplomacy and other turn-based games, with practice tables for trying positions. |
| Atlas Diplomacy | Web | Browser-based Diplomacy with ranked matchmaking and custom games for friends using a join code. Official homepage checked directly on 10 October; gameplay was not tested. |
| Backstabbr | Web; mobile browser | A point-and-click board, messages, sandbox positions and game-master tools. |
| webDiplomacy | Web | Public games, variants, community forums and a way to practise against computer opponents. |
| vDiplomacy | Web | A large collection of variant maps and rules. Good for exploring beyond the usual board. |
| PlayDiplomacy | Web | Standard games, mentor games and discussion forums. Some variants require a paid membership. |
| Diplicity | Web; Android; iPhone/iPad | Asynchronous games with chat and variants, shared across its web and mobile versions. The web page needs an interactive browser; its current Android listing confirms these features. Web gameplay was not tested. |
| Virtual Diplomacy League | Live online; voice chat | Organised games using Backstabbr for the board and Discord for negotiation. Check the league for the next session. Description checked in a web search copy on 10 October; direct access was blocked. Current availability was not confirmed. |
Mobile apps
These are the current store listings, not old APK download sites.
| Resource | Format | What you'll find |
|---|---|---|
| Diplicity for Android | Android | Current Google Play listing for Diplicity, with chat, variants and cross-play. Installation and play were not tested. |
| Diplicity for iPhone and iPad | iOS / iPadOS | The iPhone and iPad app for the same Diplicity service. |
Learn the rules and improve your play
Keep the rulebook nearby, then dip into strategy when a position has you wondering what to do next.
| Resource | Format | What you'll find |
|---|---|---|
| The Rules of Diplomacy | Official rulebook; PDF | Renegade's 2023 edition, with diagrams, example orders and tricky cases. |
| PlayDiplomacy Quick Start | Beginner guide | Getting into a first game, with advice about mentor games and seeing a game through. |
| BrotherBored: Gunboat Diplomacy | Strategy articles | Power-by-power solo guides, game journals and stalemate discussions for no-message games. |
| BrotherBored map gallery | Diagrams and blank maps | Maps for drawing plans, illustrating stalemate lines and thinking about a route to 18 centres. |
| The Game of Diplomacy | Book archive | Richard Sharp's book. A chance to read how an earlier generation approached the game; not a replacement for the current rules. |
| Diplomacy strategy and tactics archive | Article collection | Older writing on openings, alliances and tactical problems, gathered from the hobby. |
| Diplomacy Adjudicator Test Cases | Detailed rules reference | For those awkward convoy and support questions. Explains rule interpretations and the cases used to test adjudicators. |
Watch, listen and read
For a quiet evening between deadlines, or a closer look at how someone else sees the board.
| Resource | Format | What you'll find |
|---|---|---|
| Diplomacy Broadcast Network | Video and live coverage | Tournament broadcasts, interviews, news and board analysis. Description checked in a web search copy on 10 October; direct access was blocked. Current availability was not confirmed. |
| Diplomacy Games | Podcast | Long-form conversations about games, variants, tournaments and the people playing them. Description checked in a web search copy on 10 October; direct access was blocked. Current availability was not confirmed. |
| Diplomacy World | Quarterly magazine; PDF | Strategy, tournament reports, variants and hobby letters, with back issues available. |
| The Diplomatic Pouch article index | Magazine archive | Browse older articles by topic, from openings and puzzles to tournament reports. |
| UK Diplomacy Zine Archive | Historical archive | Scanned zines, hobby history and writing that would otherwise be hard to find. |
Meet other players and follow events
Clubs are a good place to ask about a first face-to-face game.
| Resource | Format | What you'll find |
|---|---|---|
| Global Diplomacy Clubs | Club directory | DBN's list of local groups across several countries, with ways to get in touch. Description checked in a web search copy on 10 October; direct access was blocked. Current availability was not confirmed. |
| UK Diplomacy | United Kingdom | Event announcements, resources and news from the UK hobby. |
| Windy City Weasels | Chicago, United States | Chicago club and Weasel Moot organizer. The home page could not be rechecked on 10 October; the WDC 2027 event page was available through web search. |
| Athens Diplomacy Club | Athens, Greece | Club game days and the host's reports and results from WDC 2026. |
| Canberra Diplomacy Club | Canberra, Australia | The Mandarins' local games, league and Australian Open information. |
| DipTV | Tournament calendar and results | Event listings, standings and board results. Useful both before a tournament and afterwards. |
| World Diplomacy Database | Results archive | Look up players, tournaments, leagues and scoring systems from the face-to-face hobby. |
Maps, variants and tools
Useful things for running a game or taking a position apart.
| Resource | Format | What you'll find |
|---|---|---|
| Diplomacy Variant Bank | Variant rules archive | An alphabetical list of variants. Read the particular rules before assuming the usual map or victory conditions. |
| jDip | Legacy desktop software; Java | An adjudicator and map viewer with variant support. Its published release is old; check compatibility before installing. |
| Diplomatic Timekeeper | Legacy open-source game clock | Source for a Diplomacy clock. The README names older browsers and says no further work is planned; check compatibility before using it for an event. |
| DBN scoring calculator | Browser tool | A page for comparing tournament scores. A web search copy shows the calculator heading, but the calculator itself could not be tested on 10 October. |
Links and descriptions reviewed on 10 October 2026. Most public pages could be read directly; access limits are noted beside affected entries. A working link does not prove that sign-in, downloads or play work. Archives and legacy tools are labelled separately.