results, and send it back to the game company for another round. The usual cycle is every two weeks, or every month if you live overseas. (You also can request slow or fast modes of the games.) The company charges about $3 for each turn. Many have a credit accounting system, and debit you each play. You can also buy a lifetime “play” for about $500, which allows you to keep scheming forever.
“Games vary a great deal in terms of the amount of interplayer communication. Players in “no-diplomacy” (or “anonymous”) games compete, but are not allowed to communicate or make deals with each other outside the game. At the other extreme, the biggest “full-diplomacy” games have elaborate alliances,
