The guys get into the new Bourse game, talk Amby's happy little accident, games and much much more. Intro & Diplomacy talk The guys introduce the show, the venue and their drinks (0 mins 15 secs) Bourse 2022 Kaner kicks off discussions on the new Bourse game he's adjudicating and Amby is playing. Kaner reminds listeners if they missed previous shows what a Bourse game is (5 mins 45 secs) They discuss pumping up the value of currencies (9 mins) Amby discusses how he's previously approached th...
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 105
The guys discuss Amby's attendance at PoppyCon in Melbourne with round the table interviews, tournament results and a live Wilsonian game of Diplomacy. Intro & Diplomacy talk The guys introduce the show, the venue and their drinks (0 mins 15 secs) They give a quick run down of how today's episode is going to work this episode, and Kaner provides a pronunciation correction for the Mayans. Amby shares a partial Arkansas update, with the Twitter pic he shares from @TerribleMaps with Kaner (4 mi...
May 14, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 104
The guys interview face to face Macca, a local vDiplomacy player over a drink about all things Diplomacy. Intro & Diplomacy talk The guys introduce the show, the venue and their drinks (0 mins 15 secs) They discuss being involved in the most recent DBN Deadline News as guests in a panel discussion about Diplomacy variants (3 mins) Amby recently got Covid and talks briefly on that (4 mins 40 secs) He goes onto discuss his excitement about attending PoppyCon this weekend (10 mins 50 secs) The ...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 103
The guys invite Kestas back onto the show to discuss webDip's partnering with Facebook. Plus lots of Diplomacy chat, including variants and Kaner's great game result. Intro & Diplomacy talk The guys introduce the show, the venue and their drinks (0 mins 15 secs) They reflect on last episode where they misheard what was happening in Ukraine at the time (4 mins) Interview with Kestas Amby welcomes Kestas back to the show after an absence for 4 years on the podcast . He asks about some of the l...
Apr 08, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 102
With flooding forecasted and too long between episodes, the guys catchup online to talk PoppyCon, Ukraine, What the Dr Recommended and lots of Diplomacy talk. Intro & Diplomacy talk The guys introduce the show, their drinks and their situation for the evening. They talk about concerns about flooding and pooh-pooh it, only for a couple of days later (after recording) for the rain to start bucketing down and flooding locally (0 mins 15 secs) They touch on interviews that were planned and haven...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 101
We interview Mrs Kaner and Mrs Amby about being Diplomacy wives. Plus we talk current games. Intro The guys introduce the show, their drinks and tonight's venue (0 mins 15 secs) Interview with Mrs Kaner & Mrs Amby The guys introduce today's interview: their partners (6 mins 50 secs) The interview starts with Kaner starting to talk detail about a game which quickly turns to him asking Mrs Kaner what she thinks when he talks about his games, before they ask Mrs Amby the same question (7 mins 3...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 100
We interview tobi, who saved vDiplomacy. Plus we celebrate Christmas and discuss our games. Intro The guys introduce the show, their drinks and tonight's venue (0 mins 15 secs) Interview with tobi The guys introduce today's interview. Tobi is a developer who saved the day when vDiplomacy ground to a halt. Even if you're not on vDip, there's still some lessons here for other Diplomacy sites (3 mins 50 secs) The interview starts although Kaner didn't turn up. They begin by looking at what went wro...
Dec 25, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 99
The guys interview game designer, World Boardgaming Champion and CEO Matt Calkins about his love of Diplomacy. Intro The guys introduce the show, their drinks and tonight's venue (0 mins 15 secs) Interview with Matt Calkins The guys introduce today's interview (6 mins 30 secs) Amby asks when Matt first got into Diplomacy and which aspects of the game's design he likes (7 mins) They discuss some of the board games Matt has commercially published and their relationship with the game. Matt's games ...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 98
The guys celebrate their 100th podcast by inviting Andrew Goff, Brandon Fogel, Brother Board and CaptainMeme on to play their Diplomacy Trivia Extravaganza. Intro The guys introduce their 100th show, their drinks and tonight's venue, including a story or two (0 mins 15 secs) They start introducing the Diplomacy Trivia Extravaganza with Andrew Goff, Brandon Fogel, Brother Bored and CaptainMeme as contestants. They also mention if you join the Patreon feed, next week's bonus episode is the guys co...
Nov 27, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 97
The guys discuss their games and Amby reflects on the similarities between the hit Netflix series Squid Game and Diplomacy. Intro & Around the grounds The guys introduce the show, their drinks and tonight's venue (0 mins 15 secs) Amby admits he's hit his limit in how many games he's joined up. They discuss the Dawn of the Enlightenment game they're both in (5 mins 15 secs) Amby is playing France and discusses the challenges of playing colonial positions in addition to Europe (13 mins) They d...
Nov 13, 2021•53 min•Ep. 96
Kaner & Amby catch up with Diplomacy novelist R. Jamie Langa, talk about the new recorder & lots of Diplomacy stuff. Intro The guys introduce the show and discuss the new audio recorder they've had to buy thanks to our Patreon supporters (0 mins 15 secs) You can provide a one-off contribution of $5 towards buying the new recorder at our Diplomacy Games Patreon feed (5 mins) Amby talks about how he's gotten into Aussie Peppa Pig ** language warning! ** (6 mins) Interview with R. Jamie Lan...
Oct 23, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 95
The guys catch up for some drinks to discuss their games, with Kaner sharing his Diplomacy theory of crab shells and faultlines. Plus the Middle Earth variant. Intro & Around the grounds The guys kickoff and Kaner outlines why he dislikes playing England (0 mins 10 secs) They discuss the venue and their drinks (3 mins 50 secs) They talk about the lockdown that never happened and a general Australian COVID update (6 mins 15 secs) Amby discusses an Australian MP who has wild theories about COV...
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 94
The guys interview Bryan Pravel and Zach Moore from DBN about Diplomacy at the Olympics and where the game is going. Intro The guys are in pre-lockdown. They expect the government will do a lockdown when they planned to record so catch up on Skype instead. (0 mins 10 secs) Interview with Bryan Pravel & Zach Moore from DBN The guys welcome Bryan and Zach to the show, before jumping into the 2032 Olympics and DBN's plan to partner with 2032 Olympics broadcaster NBC (5 mins) Amby asks what step...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 93
The guys interview Osbert, a high school student on a younger player's perspective on the game Diplomacy. Plus podcast drinking game ideas, Diplomacy chat & Kaner's games. Intro The guys are at X-Cargo. They flag the first half of the show will be PG rated and discuss their drinks (0 mins 10 secs) They set the stage for today's interview with Osbert, a younger person who plays Diplomacy (3 mins 30 secs) Interview with Osbert: a young player's perspective on Diplomacy Amby asks Osbert - a hig...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 92
The guys interview Matt and David, creators of the Primacy app which is playable on Apple and Android platforms. Plus 2032 Olympics talk, around the grounds and Amby's Summer Classic experience. Intro and Diplomacy news The guys are at the Guilty Rogue and discuss Brisbane officially hosting the 2032 Olympics. So its time to make Diplomacy an Olympic sport (0 mins 10 secs) Amby asks if Diplomacy was an Olympic sport right now, who'd be representing their players and which countries would have a ...
Aug 07, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 91
The guys unpack Amby's draw in Media Wars 2 and get the take of the board topping Ed Sullivan/GoHornsGo and Village Idiot/Ewok in an interview. Plus much more. Intro and Diplomacy news The guys begin at Bar Brutus and do a mea culpa (0 mins 10 secs) With some clever editing we've removed all the fucking train noises. They talk about their recent holidays that have partly delayed episodes (2 mins 10 secs) Kaner talks about a board game he bought: Imperial Struggle (5 mins 50 secs) Amby asks how a...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 90
The guys interview Isabella Vladoiu from US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights about how the game relates to real life Diplomacy. Plus they discuss their games and a public service announcement from all Mods. Intro and Diplomacy news The guys are still at the Empire Hotel. Amby disses Google. They do a drinks update (0 mins 10 secs) They give a Diplomacy face to face update and ideas to get more people into the game (3 mins 30 secs) Interview with Isabelle Vladoiu from US Institute of Diplo...
Jun 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 89
Kaner takes on Brother Bored in a live France vs Austria game and learns a few lessons. Amby is also "learning lessons" in his Media Wars 2 game. Intro and Diplomacy news The guys discuss the venue, drinks and set the scene for today's episode (0 mins 10 secs) Kaner discusses the Summer Classic virtual tournament being held 23-25 July (2 mins 35 secs) They discuss work and life commitments have been getting in the way of their Diplomacy interests (5 mins 20 secs) Kaner vs Brother Bored live game...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 88
The guys have had a small break and come back re-energised for the game. They discuss an upcoming face to face game, Media Wars 2 and test unbreakable alliances. Intro and Diplomacy news The guys discuss the venue and throwing stones (0 mins 10 secs) They discuss they're out of lockdown and Kaner explains how he'd taken a break from the game for a little while. He talks about his decision making process for choosing a game to join (2 mins 50 secs) Amby's had a lot going on in real life too and h...
May 01, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 87
No show due to real life stuff. Back in two weeks.
Apr 18, 2021•1 min•Ep. 86
The guys interview Jamal Blakkarly, winner of PoppyCon 2021, the first face to face Diplomacy tournament since Covid (excluding that 7 player European championship.) Plus they chat about Media Wars 2 and much, much more. Lockdown intro and Diplomacy news The guys set the scene about the most recent lockdown in Brisbane and their drinks (0 mins 10 secs) They're going to do their first live interview on the show. They set the scenes for the interview (4 mins 20 secs) Amby discusses briefly the guy...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 85
The guys interview winner of the DBI Invitational, Peter McNamara about his gameplay. Plus Bronze Age Diplomacy, variant ideas from the guys and much more. Intro and Diplomacy news The guys talk about their drinks and venue (0 mins 10 secs) Interview with Peter McNamara Kaner & Amby begin to introduce the interview with Peter McNamara and what's coming up (2 mins 30 secs) The interview starts with setting the scene after Peter's win at the DBN Invitational. Amby asks how people were invited ...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 84
The guys catch up for some drinks and a chat around their current Diplomacy endeavors and games. Intro and Diplomacy news The guys talk about their drinks and venue (0 mins 10 secs) They were hoping to play a face to face game on Sunday but have failed to get the numbers again (3 mins 45 secs) They also provide an update about their now non-attendance at PoppyCon in Melbourne, the first post-Covid face to face tournament in the world (4 mins 40 secs) Amby discusses ideas on how to drum up more p...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 83
The guys interview Australian Defense Force chaplain John Dansie on using Diplomacy in professional military education of officers. Plus they talk about upcoming face to face games, their online games and Kaner makes a helluva mess. Intro The guys restart talking about other podcasts and Amby gives a big thumbs up to Brother Bored's Diplomacy Dojo (0 mins 10 secs) They talk about their drinks (1 min 45 secs) Amby talks about Bin Chicken Paradise . More here . (2 mins 45 secs) Interview with John...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 82
The guys record a back-to-back rather drunk episode. They talk about their (at the time) current games and prove the slow but effective Juggernaut alliance, before starting on an Anschluss alliance game. Intro & Diplomacy chat The guys restart on their 3rd drink at Brisbane Brewing Co and talk about their planned Diplomacy Wives Club interview they planned that never happened (0 mins 10 secs) Amby presents Kaner with his belated Christmas present (5 mins 30 secs) Around the grounds They prov...
Jan 30, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 81
We catchup with legend of the game, Edi Birsan, around so, so much about Diplomacy. Your head will spin! Plus the guys discuss their virtual WDC experience and webDip 2020 World Cup. Intro The guys introduce today's venue and location before discussing their drinks (0 mins 10 secs) Interview with Edi Birsan They start introducing the interview with Edi Birsan (3 mins 40 secs) Amby asks Edi how he got started in the game in the 1960's (4 mins 40 secs) Amby reflects on Edi's response about psychol...
Jan 16, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 80
Due to holidays our next normal episode will be out in two more weeks.
Jan 01, 2021•2 min•Ep. 79
What makes a good Diplomacy lie and can you pick one when you hear it? The guys catchup with academics Jordan Boyd-Graber and Denis Peskov about their paper on lying and Diplomacy. Plus Sloth, a player in the study, also joins us. And don't forget Christmas 2020 and much more. Intro The guys have got the recorder working again, although they're trying something different so it doesn't cut out again. They discuss their drinks and venue (0 mins 10 secs) They throw around a couple of jokes (2 mins ...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 78
The guys discuss their current and upcoming games, try finishing off their unbreakable Juggernaut alliance before the recorder packs it in. Intro The guys discuss their drinks, venue and proximity to the train line (0 mins 10 secs) They flag there's no interview this episode. They talk about producing the show (4 mins 45 secs) Kaner starts a discussion on having a face to face game, but it looks like the numbers aren't going to be there for a full board (6 mins 45 secs) Around the grounds Amby s...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 77
The guys catchup with David Hood and talk about his role in DBN's Deadline News and much more. Plus a bumper amount of Diplomacy news and an Around the grounds. Enjoy! Intro The guys discuss their drinks and venue... which apparently they've drunk at before. They discuss their rule on not recording in the same venue twice and whether it counts if the bar has changed hands/changed names (0 mins 10 secs) They quickly jump into the interview with David Hood (3 mins 15 secs) Interview with David Hoo...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 76
