The guys discuss how to develop a variant, introduce the new segment: online Diplomacy pet peeves and talk NMR's, interview Captainmeme: a player across vDip, webDip and PlayDip and talk about the Rat Wars variant. Phew! What a bumper episode! Intro The guys go ga-ga over the classiness of the speak-easy bar they're recording in today: Saville Row. Amby is in ecstasy with his glass of wine as they discuss it's a year since our first episode (15 secs) How do you develop a variant? Kaner starts di...
Sep 06, 2017•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 14
Kaner and Amby talk about recent Dip changes across various sites, current games and Game of Thrones/Diplomacy interview with RUFFHAUS8. Intro and recent changes across Dip sites The guys celebrate their 20th episode! (5 secs) Jason4747 suggested that Kaner and Amby provide more background info on their drinks, so the guys try (2 mins 30 secs) Kaner talks about the new webDip forum interface (4 mins) Oli is back at vDip! Kaner discusses how Oli worked on vDip's database of games as it was gettin...
Aug 22, 2017•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 13
The guys keep the drinking going and the Dip talk rolling with variant ideas and interview Alex Ronke/nopunin10did from Play Dip, creator of the 1812 Overture and Dissolution variants and talk exciting development news. Intro The penny drops for Amby after Kaner's initial rambling start to the podcast (15 secs) They provide an intro about the interview of this episode with Alex Ronke, who goes by the pseudonym on PlayDip of nopunin10did (3 mins) But before that the guys go on a tangent about Gam...
Aug 04, 2017•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 12
In this episode we take a deep dive into webDiplomacy and also one of its variants, the Ancient Med. The guys celebrate the conclusion of the Diplomacy World Cup with a webDip player - Demon Overlord - coming in 3rd (30 secs) Kaner discusses how one of the guys at webDiplomacy has created a pilot " Diplomacy - the Game Show ". Amby and Kaner give their thoughts on it and some possible tweaks to improve it further (3 mins 55 secs) The guys pose the question why more women don't play Diplomacy (7 ...
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 11
After a full month and a half between episodes Kaner and Amby catch up on their games, with a deep dive into PlayDip's forum game "Dissolution" - a variant about the breakup of the Soviet Union. The guys kick things off by acknowledging YouCan'tHandleTheTruth's recent efforts to still get orders in for his game despite having a heart attack! Hope he recovers quickly (30 secs) Kaner fills listeners in about Mrs Kaner's European trip (2 mins 45 secs) Correction from Episode 15 about Amby's persona...
Jun 11, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Kaner and Amby get talking about playing metagaming arseholes, live Diplomacy games online, the variant Colonial Diplomacy, possible variant ideas and get more entertaining after many more drinks This episode is a back-to-back recording again at the Breakfast Creek Hotel. Amby pays homage to Aussie rock band "Midnight Oil" and their lyric about the pub in the song Dreamworld , and their disappoint in the political career of its lead singer ( Peter Garrett ) (20 secs) Metagaming arseholes Kaner g...
Apr 26, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Kaner and Amby discuss the Calhamer estate auction of original Diplomacy paraphernalia, other news and game updates before interviewing Super_Dipsy and Morg from PlayDiplomacy before Amby gives his final thoughts on PlayDip after his exposure during his Online Diplomacy Championship game. Apologies in advance, this is our longest podcast yet at around 2 hours 15 mins! Latest news The guys announce that the DiplomacyCast podcast is back after a 8 month hiatus. Its a good listen focused more on th...
Apr 13, 2017•2 hr 15 min
The guys live stream with Periscope and hit many Diplomacy topics: when your employer blocks Dip, the new Lab & variants being tested and interview with Flame. Plus we talk Dip etiquette on readying up orders, Victory Points farming in Bourse and how they're going in their games. Around the grounds Amby describes for new listeners/viewers on Periscope what the podcast is about (1 min) Both of the guys say they're in way too many games. Amby says his problem is he's often having to go to 4 di...
Mar 19, 2017•1 hr 46 min
In this episode the guys discuss late news, introduce the new Diplomacy Dilemmas segment, review the Japanese medieval variant Sengoku and do bad Russian pronunciations while examining Diplomail, the Russian Diplomacy site. Late news and game updates Flame has flagged he's putting together a variant Lab . Amby mentions how Captain Meme and A_Tin_Can don't seem to be making a Lab anymore, which is ok if Flame is doing so. Kaner points out Flame is one of the admins at http://server.Diplomail.ru -...
Feb 23, 2017•1 hr 34 min
In this episode the guys discuss the cross-site Online Diplomacy Championship happening over at PlayDiplomacy and interview the tournament director Carebear. Fast news First up a quick update on the 1 vs 1 WebDiplomacy tournament and the shock news of Devonian and a number of other great players losing their games (2 mins 20 secs) It looks like the face-to-face DiplomacyCast podcast website is off the air again. Amby has emailed one of its co-hosts twice to find out what's happening but hasn't h...
Feb 11, 2017•1 hr 23 min
The guys pick up discussion on 1 vs 1 games following last episode's technical difficulties and look at the Cold War and Duo games they're playing against each other. Then its an unexpected journey down the rabbit hole of recent events at webDiplomacy before discussing how Diplomacy sites could better structure themselves for longevity. Then Kaner talks about his recent "Africa" variant game. Enjoy! Amby does a mea culpa on why last episode had so many technical difficulties (2 mins) 1 vs 1 vari...
Jan 24, 2017•1 hr 43 min
This episode sees the boys tackle 1 vs 1 games while hitting many a technology glitch. From a bad Skype connection for Kaner during our interview with Devonian, to multiple times the recording dropping out during the episode. So apologies in advance. But otherwise please enjoy! Around the Board - game updates The guys give an update on how they're going in the Known World 901 tournament in games three and four (2 mins) Then its time to talk about the ongoing Bourse game and how Amby has reached ...
Jan 11, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Time to open the Diplomacy Christmas crackers! The guys discuss game etiquette and look at the variants "Atlantic Colonies" and the Australian "Mate Against Mate". Enjoy! Kaner starts by discussing his drinking Christmas tradition (1 min 30 secs) Amby talks about his recent cruise ship holiday and why his mental age is younger than his physical age (3 mins 10 secs) Diplomacy game etiquette Being away for his holidays Amby discusses how being on holidays with no internet on the ship (well there w...
Dec 24, 2016•1 hr 16 min
The guys lament their recent game eliminations, Amby's poor Bourse game play and discuss the variant USA, a Classic wrap around map including the United States as an 8th player. Enjoy! Exploration variant update Amby and Kaner discuss this game that has just finished. Organised by Decima Legio, it uses the Fog of War classic map but with a special rule around communication. You can only communicate with a player that you have direct line of sight contact with: supply centre to supply centre; uni...
Dec 07, 2016•1 hr 39 min
The guys go down many Diplomacy rabbit holes and tangents. Our main focus was the 1066 variant but we also discuss current games for Bourse, the Known World tournament, Kaner's WWIV game, new webDip variants, an update on the vDip development server and ideas for a new variant based on the American presidential election. Enjoy! Venue: Super Whatnot, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Kaner - Mysterio IPA from Sydney, Australia Amby - Mr Mick Cabernet Merlot from Clare Valley, South Australia Bourse upda...
Nov 17, 2016•1 hr 36 min
In this episode the guys kick off a pub crawl and dive deep into the variants Modern Diplomacy and Sopwith, while also talking other Diplomacy stuff. Kaner talks about a recent Fog of War game he's finished ( Blind War + Less Draw ) that he's animated - and won! Kaner rambles off a few players' names much to Amby's amusement. (0 mins 57 seconds) Kaner acknowledges he had a bit of a hollow victory with many disbands much to his advantage. He discusses while under the "fog of war" he got many surp...
Nov 04, 2016•1 hr 3 min
The guys after quibbling about what episode this is, start talking about how Kaner’s new hipster beard is a clever ploy based on Diplomacy principles to get his wife to allow him to keep his moustache. For any new listeners, Kaner and Amby get together and record these in a bar for a bit of atmosphere. So power on past our usual chit-chat as it doesn’t take long to get into Diplomacy talk: Kaner gives an update on the Bourse game that has now started (see podcast episode 3 about the Bourse varia...
Oct 21, 2016•1 hr 8 min
This episode was recorded back-to-back with episode 3's discussion of Rinascimento and Bourse . As a result we'd already had a number of drinks. And then we drank some more. So in this episode apologies in advance as the guys get a bit pissy while discussing the wonderful world of Diplomacy. This probably explains why Amby gets rather excited when he discovers from Kaner the "Finished" button within each variant's page. Kaner reciprocates saying he learnt about the archived maps from within any ...
Oct 07, 2016•57 min
In episode 3 we look at the Italian Renaissance variant Rinascimento. What's great about it, what's bad about it, and how based on recent Forum talk it can be improved. Then its onto a game inside a game (how very enigmatic), with the variant Bourse. Venue: Regatta Hotel, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Kaner - Dogbolter Dark Ale Reserve, Matilda Bay Brewing, Australia Amby - Punter's Corner Cabernet Sauvignon from the Coonawarra, South Australia The guys discuss their history with the Regatta Hotel,...
Sep 23, 2016•55 min
In this episode we check out the Fog of War variant of Classic, talk about the role of Mods and what to bring to their attention and conclude with new development server talk that may get variants up and running again for the Dip community! Apologies up front on how the ambiance gets louder and louder as more people arrive in the pub! If this pisses you off too much a) go have a drink or two yourself or b) let us know to go somewhere quieter! How do Moderators (Mods) work? Both Kaner and Amby ha...
Sep 23, 2016•53 min
Welcome to Diplomacy Games! In episode 1 we introduce the podcast and hosts Kaner and Amby and why we play Diplomacy online. Then we jump into discussing in detail the Diplomacy variant Known World 901. But for starters, a little about ourselves - Kaner and Amby. We discuss our background and experience with playing Diplomacy. We get into the early days of playing, from face-to-face to rather embarrassing first ever opening moves when playing online. We also explain why the podcast is recorded o...
Aug 25, 2016•1 hr 28 min
This is a pre-intro episode recorded 3.5 years after the Diplomacy Games podcast began, giving an updated context of what the show is all about. We discuss face-to-face, online, drinking, interviews, episodes and much more. Listen to it first to get an idea of what the podcast has become. DiplomacyGames is released usually about every two weeks. It is brought to you by two drunk Australians - Kaner and Amby - in various pubs. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, Diplomacy...
Jan 19, 2016•14 min•Ep. 53
