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; unit to supply centre or unit to unit (2 mins 30 secs)
Kaner and Amby talk about how they both had bad games, Kaner getting eliminated first and Amby removed later in the game (6 mins 45 secs)
Amby reflects on how he had a great opening as Germany, but that actually became his downfall as he was viewed by France and England as growing too strongly, encouraging them into alliance. Then as Amby attacked Kaner (Russia) at the same time Austria stabbed Amby. And in good order Amby was eliminated (8 mins)
Kaner discusses how he pretty much got stabbed by everyone (11 mins)
The guys reflect that the game wrapped up too early with 4 players drawing in Autumn 1906 with no stalemate lines formed (12 mins 40 secs)
Kaner discusses a little more his unsuccessful strategy on trying to survive (16 mins 20 secs)
The guys' lessons learnt from this game (17 mins 40 secs)

Known World 901 tournament update
The first game in this 15 player tournament has just wrapped up with again Amby and Kaner being eliminated. The premise of this gunboat tournament is for every player to play every one of the 15 countries on the map. For this game Kaner was Wagadu and Amyb was Egypt (19 mins 30 secs)
Amby discusses how his sixth sense thought Kaner was India in this game... but clearly got that wrong (21 mins)
Kaner questions Amby on why he didn't pick up his subtle gunboat support messaging. Amby makes excuses and throws insults and a few f-bombs at Kaner (22 mins)
Kaner discusses how Amby got his just deserts when France came and ate Egypt up (27 mins 20 secs)

Bourse update
After discussing two eliminations, Kaner turns the blow torch on Amby about why he missed out in the most recent big Bourse buy (31 mins 40 secs)
Kaner and Amby both discuss how this variant game dynamic is so different with Arabia convoying Egypt deep into Arabia's territory to pick up a safe SC (35 mins 30 secs)
After fresh drinks, Kaner asks Amby about his currency's strength, and which currency represents the best value for victory points. Amby reflects on how other players are doing much better on the Bourse and on the board (38 mins)
Amby discusses how he was also surprised when RUFFHAUS (Russia) stabbed YouCantHandleTheTruth in Khazaria. He goes onto explain why he thinks Russia continues to represent good long term value on the Bourse and why he's heavily invested in roubles (40 mins 30 secs)
Amby reflects on whether Dr Recommended as Wagadu might be a bit of a long term contender to take out the Bourse and the board, or could Leif as Axum emerge as the dark horse (46 mins)

"What the Dr Recommended"
The guys continue their new segment of poor pronunciations of player names, territory names and country names, as recommended by Dr Recommended  (48 mins 20 secs)
For this episode Kaner and Amby begin reading the names of the vDiplomacy Hall of Fame from about player 25 onwards (49 mins 20 secs)
During the segment Amby discusses the important role of the crappy 80's Australian band The Chantoozies and one of its singers, Tottie Goldsmith (51 mins 20 secs)

General chat
The guys talk about the number of newer younger players coming into the game, and what they should be mindful of (52 mins)
Kaner and Amby scratch their heads over what happened to the new variants that were imminent in their launch on webDip (55 mins)
Amby also gives an update on not making it to PoppyCon in Melbourne, and why we haven't yet released any new player interviews (56 mins 30 secs)
Kaner discusses how he's being cc'ed