He was rejected by several game companies, and in 1959, he self-published 500 copies of his game, called Diplomacy. It soon has a small, but dedicated following. Within six months, these sold out and the board game company Avalon Hill bought the rights, and the rest is history.
Mr. Calhamer died February 25th.
Now, hundreds of thousands of copies have been sold,. Games are even played on the internet (not by me, even if I knew how). The game involves not just rolls of dice, but interaction between players who have to stab-the-back to world domination.
John F. Kennedy and Henry Kissinger were reportedly fans of it. Games Magazine has named it to its Hall of Fame.
You are the master of your own fate. But, unlike chess where the best tactician wins, it is about negotiation, persuasion and the ability to read other players.
A Hate It. --Cooter
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