Bots typically follow a strict and simple set of rules and are provided as fodder for real AIs.
  • Holdbot - All units hold and disband when dislodged. All builds waived.
  • Randbot - Orders each unit (uniform) randomly from all valid orders.
  • Selfbot - As Randbot except that all orders involving enemy units are excluded.
  • Consbot - As Selfbot except that orders are self-consistent (e.g. no unused support or convoys).

All units hold and disband when dislodged. All builds waived.

Picks a random order for each unit from a subset of the possible orders.

Actually, really quite good for 2 days work. Has been known to win in a game against all human opposition.

Genuine attempts at creating a good automated Diplomacy player.

Uses some simple level 10 press.

Produced as coursework for a degree, this AI was the one to beat at the start of 2005. The project write up can be found in the research section.

Visit his site for a description.

Francois has provided running instructions.

Fredrik produced this AI as part of a Master's degree. The corresponding paper can be found in the research section.

A bot capable of level 10 press. Visit the author's site for more details.

Based on KissMyBot. The potential orders of the other powers are evaluated, so it's slower, but will "win at a rate of over 2 times that of KMB."

"I've renamed Rubybot - it's now the Ruby Electronic Diplomat, or R.E.D. I've just posted v2.2 executable and source. R.E.D's Peacebot AI handles Level 10 Press - at least partially.

Source code (Ruby) available.

"Minerva is currently a very basic bot, plays only press level 0, and is still quite stupid. She doesn't use convoys, doesn't know when it would be wiser to build fleets instead of armies, and isn't even able to tell the difference between spring and fall turn. She makes no attempts at cooperating with other players or at anticipating other player's cooperation."

"Based on the heuristics of DumbBot, it can play a basic press game of Diplomacy. It plays well at press 10 and is capable of press 20. Does not do convoys or suggests moves but forms peace and constructs perceived alliances. Made for a University project."

An additional copy of TheDiplominator is available along with details of the Diplominator project.

Paul Camina has zipped a number of bots and AIs and made these available to members of the RTNow Yahoo group. Note that the versions in these zip files may not be the most recent versions of the bots and AIs.

Albert, BlabBot, DiploBot, DumbBot, KissMyBot.

Manchi, Project20.

Human interfaces so that people can compete against AIs on the DAIDE system.

The only mapper on the market. Used by the Real-Time community for all their games.