Diplomacy!

[kckolbe]

Is this anything like Risk/Axis?

Regardless, I'm in

When he says no randomness, he means it. Not a single dice roll, card flip, anything. Each round, every player writes down their moves in secret after a period of "talks." There are clear rules in how each type of potential conflict is resolved. Basically, if you put more resources into taking an area, you win. The trick is guessing your opponents' weight of effort. While being able to discuss joint operations, temporary alliances, etc, helps in this goal, deceit is very common.