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 guys clarify that they have a guest joining them at some stage during the show (11 mins 30 secs) Ka ..read more

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 latest developments at webDip and the artificial intelligence collaboration with academia and Faceb ..read more

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't yet happened (3 mins 15 secs) Amby says he plans to go to the PoppyCon tournament, with Kaner sh ..read more

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 30 secs) Mrs Amby talks about when Amby has to record an interview and her understanding of the ga ..read more

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 wrong with vDip and how it relates to other Dip sites (5 mins) Tobi talks about his skillset develop ..read more

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 include the award winning Sekigahara (the most similar to Diplomacy), Tin Goose and Magnet (10 mi ..read more

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 coming up with the questions (6 mins 40 secs) The Diplomacy Trivia Extravaganza Amby is acting as t ..read more

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 discuss spectating a game with the view to taking over a civil disorder position in High Renov ..read more

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 Langa, Diplomacy novelist The guys start introducing this show's interview guest R. Jamie Langa, aut ..read more

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 COVID. Amby shows his website domain that didn't get reregistered (8 mins 30 secs) Kaner shares ..read more