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¿Question #2073?
Cavedog_pdx: What's the best advice you can give someone new to the game Diplomacy?

TheGrimReeple: Trust nobody. Except me, of course.
pwilz: Attack me first.
leslauber: Never play Diplomacy against someone with whom you are in love.
the manatee: Play Austria-Hungary. *snicker*
Frubgarde: Trust me...
Woelf: Play something else.
Felimid: Don't be afraid of alliances ... or betrayals ... or backstabbing ... but I recommend VR knives; they don't hurt as much. Also remember that politics is a dirty game (the ancient Greeks knew this well; they invented politics as we know it today). I recommend keeping a bar of soap, a towel, and a sink nearby, just in case.
ZeroZilla: DON'T PLAY. Really. There are a million better things you can do with your time, and you'll still have friends at the end of it whom you don't hate and/or distrust. And with whom you have not argued.
Numskull: Don't play it. After all, I didn't.
vandemonium: Trust no one.
Hector Vortac: It's not personal.
OldestManOnMySpace: Don't worry, I've got your back.
XanderF: DON'T believe them. DON'T trust them.
jpat: As in "WarGames," the best strategy is not to play.
bigbadsteve: use mouthwash
DHEK: Don't take it personally - it's all in the spirit of the game and the idea IS to backstab people for your own gain.
ZiggyZambo: no idea
aleo09: don't know, never played
eddyspaghetti: Try harder.
lyrad: don't bother playing.
Beyak: Trust me and only me
MightyMike: Seriously consider whether you're up to playing
_Kael_: Remember: it's not personal.
greglios: You tell me, I've never played it.
rawdawg: dont play it
cln777: Watch survivor
zaiga: Don't play.
Kubilai: Trust me.
marshalljansen: Ally with your neighbor, and make them prove the alliance every turn.
Chris Page: Don't play unless you've got a thick skin.
Platinum Dragon: I doubt I'm qualified to be giving advice on Diplomacy.
POvidiusNaso: Don't kill me.
Gregol: You can trust me...
crimsonlady: Tell me, I've never played
richdknows: watch your tells
deadkenny: Talk to everyone, even if you don't see the point early on.
vetinari7878: Prepare to lose.
Tushratta: Don't.
Mark Smith: Talk to everyone. Learn how not to say "yes," without saying no. Be honest as long as you can.
Bahamut-X: Beware...
brainrob: Go play a better game
ssmooth: Chances are the game will not have a single winner. Try to make an alliance with a near neighbor and survive.
dietevil: Be a shark!
skrutsch: I've never played, good luck. (Watch out for back-stabbing.)
obob: Just. Say. No.
scriptorum: "Ever see Survivor, with the lying, cheating, betrayal, and starvation? It's like that, except we have chips and soda."
Jeshko: Quit now. Failing that, play with people you'll never ever have to talk to again.
Topdecker: Don't play. Seriously.
robindog: run. far. away.
Puny_Viking: You better know jedi mind tricks.
verandi: don
Randy Cox: Don't play
Redneon: don't walk away, run Forest run.
AWildEep: Bring lunch, and dinne
Windopaene: "Everyone is lying to you"
heli: play something else
DangerMouse: Learn to lie with a straight face.
ValJor: "Interesting game, the best move is not to play".
viogression: Rember that it's just a game.
UhhhClem: Don't betray anyone until one turn before they were planning to betray you.
Lord_Prussian: Stay away! Self to some other game. I'll support you.
MisterCranky: Do exactly as I tell you for the first couple of games.
dakarp: Stick with me, and we'll be sure to win together.
snoozefest: quit
WasQ: Your allies can betray you
ekted: Don't play with friends
erli: Don't play it with your significant other unless you want to breakup with them or get a divorce :-D
nexttothemoon: Watch your back...don't take things personally and don't lie.
gnomehome: Don't start with this !
steadym: Fake an injury!
RandallPeek: Don't piss everyone else off.
ScottBecker: Don't take it personally.
djlg: Trust no one. Prepare to lose.
Drewcooter: Play something else.
2amp: play something else
tragicpoet: Get out your reading glasses?
jttm: Trust me.
puffinge: Don't trust my advice.
CDRodeffer: Run away.
Blackwind: trust no one.
Ludocrazy: Don't play?
skelebone: Watch your back.
AlorielLelyn: Don't trust ANYONE. Not even your significant other or relatives...
chaddyboy_2000: Don't play.
Spielfreak: Don't make many promises, and keep the promises you make.