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Kaner & Amby start settling back into the online scene but have started applying their face-to-face Dip ninja skills to online gameplay. Plus their current games and new variants.  Intro The guys introduce the show and reflect the site and podcast album art probably needs to reflect Diplomacy as a whole - online and face to face (0 mins 5 secs) They’re drinking at Finney Isles in Fortitude Valley. They talk about their drinks and settling back in. (1 min) Amby says that family commitments in reflection will prevent him from going to the 2020 WDC in Vermont. Kaner still may go. But neither of the guys can swing Marseilles 2019 (5 mins) Amby brings up his (failed) Montana theory about Kaner’s online handle of kaner406 and talk a little about America (6 mins) Kaner talks about his thoughts on connecting in with local gaming groups and introducing Diplomacy. (10 mins) Amby discusses a little keyword research he’s done about potentially targeting people interested in the game to come along to a social fa

Kaner & Amby fly to play in the Melbourne Open Diplomacy tournament. They get schooled but can they come good in the end? Intro in the airport Venue: Brisbane Airport Drinks of choice: Kaner & Amby - 150 Lashes Australian pale ale by James Squire Brewery The guys are recording initially at the Brisbane domestic airport waiting for their flight to the Melbourne Open face-to-face tournament (0 mins 10 secs) They discuss their hopes to catch up with players outside of the games (4 mins 20 secs) Kaner talks about his return to the Melbourne “big smoke” talking about growing up in rural Victoria (6 mins 15 secs) Kaner discusses the recently completed Divided States game drawn 3 way’s between Technostar (Kansas - 128 units), EmpireStrikesBack (Vermont - 78 units) and Tobi1 (New Hampshire - 73 units). It’s generally considered this particular game probably had the most SCs/units controlled by a player in any Diplomacy game (7 mins 50 secs - if edited out the bing bing) They introduce their beers - m

Coming to the end of summer, Kaner & Amby grab some beers and dream about what it'd be like to be a Diplomacy Man of Leisure. They talk the upcoming face-to-face tournament they're attending, Amby's experience with Versailles at Play Dip, their other games, vDip's 5 new variants and using Diplomacy in the classroom. Phew! A lot packed into this episode! Intro Kaner and Amby welcome listeners to the show and discuss their drinks (0 mins 10 secs) Face to Face talk and being a Diplomacy Man of Leisure The guys discuss their upcoming attendance at the Melbourne Open Diplomacy tournament (0 mins 50 secs) Amby discusses the challenge of playing face to face for the first time in 25 years (3 mins) Kaner brings along some 3D printed armies and navies he’s made (4 mins 30 secs) Amby asks about what the scoring system is for the Melbourne Open (12 mins 15 secs) They discuss other upcoming tournaments around the globe (15 mins) They talk about the concept of being “Diplomacy Men of Leisure”, facial hair a

Amby visits Edinburgh and interviews two-time interviewee CaptainMeme. They discuss deceptive tactics, the Tournament of Time and how Nuclear Diplomacy could work.  Then there's a post interview analysis with Kaner and Amby. Intro The guys introduce the show and have moved to The Terrace, a rooftop bar in Southbank, Brisbane  (0 mins 10 sec) Both guys admit to being a bit freaky with heights (1 min 10 secs) Kaner is now drinking a James Squire Orchard Crush cider and Amby has a really enjoyable glass of Rusden Good Shepherd Malbec from the Barossa Valley (2 mins 10 secs) Interview with CaptainMeme The guys introduce Amby’s interview with CaptainMeme recorded in Edinburgh. This is the second time Cap has been on the show (3 mins 45 secs) They are The Conan Doyle pub where Cap is having a Coke as he has a Java coding exam the next day. Amby is drinking a Lia Fail amber ale from Inveralmond Brewery (5 mins) Cap discusses his accent and the origin of his handle “CaptainMeme” and Amby explains how he got h

Amby visits London and interviews the code guru and go-to man at PlayDiplomacy, Super Dipsy (known at PlayDip just as "Dipsy".) They talk about changes down the pipeline and afterwards Amby's toe in the water at PlayDip. Intro The guys introduce episode 40, recorded the same time as episode 39, their new drinks and Kaner tries to get his head around the name of where Amby interviewed Super Dipsy (0 mins 10 secs) Interview with Super Dipsy from PlayDiplomacy Amby learns about glass clinking protocol from Dipsy (4 mins) Amby mentions this is the first time we've interviewed someone for the second time, before mentioning who's next up in the interview schedule (5 mins 30 secs) Dipsy and Amby talk about having real politicians play Diplomacy (7 mins 30 secs) Dipsy introduces some of the upcoming changes at PlayDip, including steps to make it better for the players based on their recommendations in the forum such as mobile phone notifications (8 mins 50 secs) He discusses moves to hunt for cheats (13 mins 5

Amby visits Seattle and interviews the hosts of the podcast DiplomacyCast, Eric Mead & Nathan Barnes in Seattle. They talk about what happened to their show, their thoughts on why face-to-face Diplomacy rocks and their variant suggestions. Plus Kaner discusses his efforts to get a face-to-face community started in Brisbane and Dip news. Intro The guys introduce the show, their drinks and the venue (0 mins 10 secs) Interview with Nathan Barnes & Eric Mead from DiplomacyCast Amby introduces Nathan and Eric in what is planned to be a joint podcast (5 mins 30 secs) Eric explains what happened technically to the site for a little while (6 mins 10 secs) Nathan talks about the Seattle Diplomacy scene. Amby reflects how the size of Seattle & Brisbane are about the same, but the community of players' size is radically different. They talk about what you need to do to create a strong community in a local area  (9 mins 20 secs) They discuss how the 50th DipCon (the North American championship) is sched