Trapped Inside the Turkish Box Diplomacy Commentary

[@jan-seli]

I've never heard of this game before and have no idea why it showed up on my feed, but I'm glad I clicked, it was absolutely captivating

[@floridamandiplomacy]

That's good news to me! The algorithm is with me. Diplomacy is a great game, and I recommend you give it a try sometime if you're interested.

[@TheGameKat]

Your accent took a charming tour that included much of central and eastern Europe ;)

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Thank you. I think the fake German was difficult for me, so I ended up unconsciously slipping out of it very quickly into fake generic eastern European...

[@pwkeely]

I appreciate the perspective of the hardest part of this game to learn the communication portion.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Very true. It's one of the most social games I've ever played for sure. It's between this and tabletop games which requires the most engagement with other people.

[@laurenlloyd1190]

Great video as usual FloridaMan! I sound like a villainous cartoon character!

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Thanks. Yes, you do! It's not an accident!!! You're one of those love-to-hate kind of villains, though.

[@ryusthered]

I don't know why KZbin recommended this to me, but I NEED more! I hope you keep making commentary like this because it was really engaging to see how all of this was playing out turn by turn. Did the Germany player give you their transcripts afterward so you could see their perspective?

[@floridamandiplomacy]

I'm glad KZbin finally took the bribe money... I mean, I'm glad you stumbled across my channel by chance, good sir. And I'm set to finally achieve a big goal I've had by reaching 1,000 subscribers, so I definitely see no reason to stop! The German player did write up the transcripts. I wanted to have him read them himself, but usually people prefer to have me narrate instead.

[@ryusthered]

@@floridamandiplomacy Well then, I look forward to watching more of your content in the future as your channel (hopefully) gets bigger and bigger. Here's to 2,000! To note, I write this while watching some of your opening videos and they are inciteful.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

@@ryusthered I appreciate the encouragement. I look forward to many future interactions in the comments!

[@shieck3178]

@@floridamandiplomacy do you usualy reach out to players near the end of a game and ask for these transcripts or did you have a pre existing relationship with the German?

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Pretty much always the former. I don't usually even want people to know they're playing with FloridaMan if it's avoidable until the game is over!

[@torrent6181]

Woohoo! An extra-long Floridaman video!

[@floridamandiplomacy]

I like that reaction!!!

[@aurielklasovsky1435]

That was kind of confusing, but very entertaining. Would love to see more of these, or other stuff, whatever, just keep going dude. Thanks alot.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

That's the plan! I'm very glad you enjoyed it, and I will keep on with my videos about this game.

[@The1Immortal]

It seems that the algorithm has finally shined on you, onwards!

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Onwards and upwards, I hope!

[@jimnicholas7334]

I've always been intrigued by this game. How would you recommend getting into it to a beginner?

[@floridamandiplomacy]

I recommend going to PlayDiplomacy.com, and checking out the forums for advice . Once you feel you have sufficient knowledge for your liking, you join a new game that's starting. Alternatively, you can join a mentor game where people play with some guidance from a more experienced person.

[@sleepysnake544]

Comment for the algorithm. I like both the long and short form videos.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Good to know! And I like knowing you watched all the way to the end :-)

[@icefireclover]

What do you think you could have done different in this match? It seems like you tried what you could. In your shoes, I'm not sure what else I could have done

[@floridamandiplomacy]

The Russian player is a very difficult opponent. She gets me more often than not, in the sense that I find it difficult to persuade people to work against her when I'm not aligned with her, and when I do work with her, I end up cornered in this way. I might need mind control powers... O_o

[@sdcwarzone]

Wow, I like this map, but the more modern one you have played in your other videos is really clean. What site is that on?

[@floridamandiplomacy]

You're probably thinking of a map from Backstabbr.com. I don't play there as much, but a lot of people really like the interface.

[@sdcwarzone]

@@floridamandiplomacy Thanks!

[@brandtconor1]

I found this story extremely enthralling! I've never played diplomacy before, how would you suggest getting into it?

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Well, I really like my website of choice, playdiplomacy.com. One of the great things about it is that the forum has a lot of tips for new players, too.

[@dolorsitametconsectur]

@@floridamandiplomacy thanks so much! I have loved both risk and paradox games, and am thinking about trying diplomacy. Thanks for the tips!

[@floridamandiplomacy]

@@dolorsitametconsectur I often describe Diplomacy as Risk without the dice, or chess on a map instead of a game board (and with fewer pieces). I definitely encourage you.

[@shieck3178]

There are also some great ongoing leagues and tournaments. I stsrted playing one game with frienda and then jumping in to thoes. You get your teeth kicked in but you learn so much by playing with people who are excelent players. - also if you liked this video I absolutly recomend Floridamans Talyrand series. It has some relativly new players in it and goes through each powers perspective. Really gives you a sence of what is being said and beleived.

[@leaguesbelowthesea]

I really enjoyed hearing the game told from multiple perspectives! One thing I would suggest improving on is audio quality. The background noise isn't jarring or distracting, but I think dealing with it could really help the videos.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

I appreciate the feedback. I hope I can find a better location to record when I move to our new place this weekend.

[@digi7-aextra396]

I'm on a roll of finding great small channels lately.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

I'm glad you found me. I hope you'll look around the channel and let me know what kind of videos here you like!

[@easytiger6570]

Not the fly jumpscare

[@semi-useful5178]

What platform are you using?

[@floridamandiplomacy]

One of the best, PlayDiplomacy!

[@semi-useful5178]

@@floridamandiplomacy Thanks

[@warklegnaw220]

Yeah, I feel like the early army build definitely trapped you here. A fleet build would have been more flexible, though perhaps more threatening to Italy initially

[@thebeanskarmory227]

As a non-German, I’m sure your accent in correct.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Thank you, Skarmory. I'm fairly certain that anytime I do a German accent, it will sound like someone is torturing me and I'm trying to resist it, but I appreciate it.

[@Cappy-Bara]

Comment for the algorithm

[@floridamandiplomacy]

We who depend on the algorithm salute you.

[@shieck3178]

All praise the algorithm. They who givith and takith.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Indeed. We hope it continueth to look favorably upon this humble domain...

[@ninny65]

This title has attracted the attention of the CIA due to turkey's diplomatic role in the Ukraine war

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Cool, make sure they study the video by watching ten times each. That's the only way they'll get all my coded intelligence information.

[@ninny65]

@@floridamandiplomacy based

[@Josephkerr101]

No woman would call herself a female. XD

[@floridamandiplomacy]

Honestly didn't know quite what was up with that line O_o

[@laurenlloyd1190]

It's a Rudyard Kipling quote: "The female of the species is more deadly than the male." I like language and I like literature. It seemed particularly apt!

[@floridamandiplomacy]

A schemer *and* a scholar!

[@victoryfirst06]

Ah man I need lightning speed in order to be first :(

[@floridamandiplomacy]

VictoryAlmostFirst, you make me laugh :-)

[@currystore2000]

Don't know why you would give Italy Greece, it's like stunting your own growth.

[@floridamandiplomacy]

I can think of a lot of reasons why a Turkey player might give Italy Greece, but they're all related to a lack of leverage or options.

[@p.d0t]

I think you were screwed as soon as the Germany player decided they were going to accept 3rd place in a 3-way "tie" Yeesh. Seriously, his comment about you having a "tight 5-centre setup" or w/e is just baffling. He was the only country that could've realistically helped you and Italy out against Russia, but instead he just kinda did nothing all game...?

[@floridamandiplomacy]

I appreciate the kind and thoughtful words, and I tend to agree.

[@meepboomvroom5043]

Comment for the algorithm