I've always wanted to play Diplomacy.
Isn't that a military game?

Dunno WHAT to classify it as. It's so wrong as any kind of simulation that I can't tell
what it's meant to represent. I guess the terms 'armies' and 'fleets' might be a clue though.
From what I can tell, its a negotiation game at heart. Which I think would fall into the political category.
But that's the mechanism. I wouldn't say all negotiation based games are about politics.
Think about a price-fixing game.
True. Or even Settlers of Catan.
Does Negotiation mechanism + Military setting = political?