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Allan B. Calhamer, American game designer, created Diplomacy (died 2013)
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Allan B. Calhamer
Board game designer (1931–2013)
Allan Brian Calhamer was an American board game designer, best known for his game Diplomacy.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Diplomacy (game)
Strategic board game
Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in the United States in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice and other game elements that produce random effects.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)