Web Diplomacy
webDiplomacy transforms online Diplomacy gaming with innovative AI bot
About webDiplomacy
- Website created in 2005 to enable users to play the Diplomacy board game online
- More than 130,000 registered players
- Over 450 games active at any given time
Highlights
- Implemented AI solution to fill in for missing players and enable bot games
- Total games played on the site increased by more than 50% in just one year since introducing bot
- Over 56,000 bot games played to date
Overview
The ability to play Diplomacy online makes the game infinitely more accessible, but it also means that players can easily leave matches that aren’t going well. For over 15 years, this leaver problem was an unfortunate and avoidable reality of online Diplomacy gaming – until Attrava, in collaboration with academic researchers from University of Montreal, developed a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence solution. Built using a dataset of more than 150,000 games, DipNet can assess a board state, compute moves, and submit orders in place of missing players in any game that doesn’t require direct communication between participants. What’s more, users can create pure bot games to practice and play against the AI.
Attrava handled everything and drove the entire project. Getting the integrations right could have been a pain, but Attrava took the bull by the horns and added the AI module directly to our server..
– Kestas Kuliukas, Founder, webDiplomacy
Attrava handled everything and drove the entire project. Getting the integrations right could have been a pain, but Attrava took the bull by the horns and added the AI module directly to our server..
– Kestas Kuliukas, Founder, webDiplomacy
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About Attrava
Attrava was created to help businesses use the cloud and artificial intelligence to increase their efficiency and resiliency. We believe that the cloud and AI are the future of technology, both for small and large businesses, and that a trusted partner is the best way to unlock its potential. To learn more about how we can help you design, execute, and maintain your technology projects, contact Philip Paquette, President, at philip.paquette@attrava.com.