# Diplomacy

Diplomacy is a board game for 2–7 players. It plays in 360 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 7. It is rated 5.8 out of 10 by 25 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $46.75 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–7 (best with 7)
- **Playing time:** 360 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1959
- **Categories:** Political, Bluffing, Negotiation, Wargame, Post-Napoleonic
- **Mechanics:** Area Movement, Simulation, Area Majority / Influence, Prisoner's Dilemma, Negotiation, Simultaneous Action Selection, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.8 out of 10, from 25 reviews
- **Owned by:** 69 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 32
- **Unique players:** 36

**Designers:** Allan B. Calhamer

**Artists:** Hugh Bredin, Vincent Dutrait, Janos Orban, Blake Beasley, Guillaume Rohmer, Allison Shinkle, Gilles Lautussier

**Publishers:** Games Research, Inc., (Unknown), (Self-Published), The Avalon Hill Game Co

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Empire | 46.75 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/333354 |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 50 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/diplomacy |
| 401 Games | 64.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/diplomacy-2023-edition |
| eFantasy | 54.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/351272-board-game-diplomacy |
| Outlet Games | 11.36 € | https://www.outletgames.es/juegos-de-mesa/devir/diplomacy-p-DEV-8436607942726.html |
| Alphaspel | 175 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/355889-diplomacy |
| Magia de Tinta | 37.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/5980-diplomacy-8436607942726.html |
| Ludifolie | 39.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/1150-diplomacy.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 40 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/diplomacy |
| Va de jocs | 40.5 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/diplomacy |
| Spelexperten | 485 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/diplomacy.html |
| Get Your Fun | 49.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/038500-diplomacy-giochi-di-guerra.html |
| Game Ninja | 629 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/diplomacy/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 58.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_118972 |
| Spilforsyningen | 499.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/diplomacy-eng |

## Expansions

- [Diplomacy Games and Variants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/diplomacy-games-and-variants)
- [Diplomacy: 1900 Variant](https://www.ludoya.com/games/diplomacy-1900-variant)
- [Diplomacy: Hundred Variant](https://www.ludoya.com/games/diplomacy-hundred-variant)
- [Diplomacy: Ard-Ri Variant](https://www.ludoya.com/games/diplomacy-ard-ri-variant)
- [Eagles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/eagles-2)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/diplomacy)
- [Diplomacy in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/diplomacy)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/483)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._