This article began as
a post in the Strategy & Tips forum. I owe my thanks to some of the forumers who commented on my post with refinements of their own, notably pdescobar and Yndy.
I play on Monarch level, and nearly every game my win is a diplomacy victory. Many players here at CFC have commented that diplomacy victories are "easy" or "cheap." I disagree. While there are exploits involving Mutual Protection Pact (MPP) entanglements that can make a diplomatic victory easy, playing a game from the start with the intention of developing your civilization toward a diplomatic victory poses some interesting challenges.
