Interview with Jamal Blakkarly, 2023 World Diplomacy Champion

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Interview with Jamal Blakkarly, 2023 World Diplomacy Champion

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Aug 27, 2023

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Aug 27, 2023

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Introducing the Diplomacy Games podcast, hosts and the variant Known World 901: So there's a Diplomacy podcast already, why make one for the online players of Diplomacy? Listen and find out. by Diplomacy Games
88 min listen
Eliminations & the USA variant: 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 ... by Diplomacy Games
99 min listen
How to choose a variant, stabbing, Hundred & the Munich Uber driver: Both guys drink beer. Both guys grow luxuriant beards. And most importantly both guys talk Dip: Great discussion on the perfect stab, how to decide what game to play and the Munich Uber driver. Doesn't get better than this. Intro Amby ditches red wine fo... by Diplomacy Games
111 min listen
Wild Ride Diplomacy talk: The guys go to another fancy pants drinking joint and jump from one Dip topic to another. Get ready for a wild ride talking rule changes to the Pirates variant and other variant development, around the grounds, the Viking variant and surrendering. In... by Diplomacy Games
73 min listen
Better late than never: Amby fucked up. This was recorded over a month ago but with too much real life shit it's only going up now. Consider it a point in time episode as half the games discussed finished. But we guess its better to get it out anyway and try to get better. Good... by Diplomacy Games
99 min listen
Interview with Carebear, Online Diplomacy Championship & PlayDiplomacy (part 1): 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 D... by Diplomacy Games
83 min listen
Diplomacy Games: Start Here: 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 i... by Diplomacy Games
14 min listen
When the boss bans Dip, new Lab, interview with Flame & Periscope by Diplomacy Games
106 min listen
The Italian Renaissance variant Rinascimento & Bourse, a game inside a game: 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. Ven... by Diplomacy Games
55 min listen
World War IV & Google Translate Diplomacy: 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 discu... by Diplomacy Games
57 min listen
Long while between drinks & PlayDip's "Dissolution" forum variant: 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'tHandleThe... by Diplomacy Games
79 min listen
Too many games: So many variants, so many games and too little time. Intro The guys planned to keep the “Shit Cake” theme going from last episode by going to a cake shop bar called “Cakes and Shit”, but it wasn’t that good. Instead they’re recording from the APO (1 min)... by Diplomacy Games
130 min listen
PlayDiplomacy (part 2), interview with Super_Dipsy & Morg and the Calhamer estate auction: 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 ... by Diplomacy Games
135 min listen
Live games, Colonial Diplomacy & metagaming a******s: 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 Brea... by Diplomacy Games
88 min listen
Diplomacy Dilemmas, Sengoku (Japanese variant) & the Russian Dip site: 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 Fla... by Diplomacy Games
94 min listen
Diplomacy etiquette, Christmas & the variants Atlantic Colonies & Mate Against Mate: 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 ta... by Diplomacy Games
76 min listen
Summer Diplomacy by Diplomacy Games
92 min listen
Interview with Technostar about "Divided States" by Diplomacy Games
107 min listen
Interview with Kestas, the "Godfather" of online Diplomacy: Today we're going back, way back. 2004 and Kestas' creation of the code based that got WebDip, vDip, PlayDip and many more up and running. Plus a discussion on Bourse progress and the odd tangent or two. Intro The guys discuss Anzac Day in Australia and ... by Diplomacy Games
117 min listen
Interview with Dr Recommended: Kaner has too much shit going on to head to the pub... the shame! But we wanted to at least share with you this interview with vDip's Dr Recommended. Everyone is drinking during the interview and its a bit of fun, especially discussion about the on again... by Diplomacy Games
79 min listen
Modern Diplomacy and Sopwith: 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 - an... by Diplomacy Games
63 min listen
1 vs 1 (Part 2), directions for Diplomacy sites & "Africa" variant: 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 be... by Diplomacy Games
103 min listen
Interview with Andrew Goff, WDC 2018 winner & small variants: Amby interviews Andrew Goff, winner of the 2018 World Diplomacy Championship in Washington DC. The guys then discuss Andrew's advice before talking about current games and playing small variant maps. Intro The guys introduce the show, their drinks and ... by Diplomacy Games
123 min listen
A Very Diplomacy Christmas: It's Christmas time! The guys exchange Diplomacy related presents, talk variants in development, the Kaner & Amby Book Club and the Colonial 1885 variant. Intro The guys introduce the Osbourne Hotel in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley and their drinks (0 min... by Diplomacy Games
114 min listen
Sabotage!: The guys get together for a good old fashioned Diplomacy chat, but things very much take a recurring theme of the name of the bar: Sabotage! They talk sitters, tournament rule "changes" (depending on your perspective) and alcohol sabotaging Amby's brain ... by Diplomacy Games
73 min listen
Mud throwing Dip style: After a while between drinking sessions Kaner and Amby hook up again in a loud American bar for Independence Day before heading down to the Riverbar to throw Dip mud in each others' face. Intro Kaner and Amby celebrate Independence Day by starting off in... by Diplomacy Games
80 min listen
Interview with Ajax about Diplomacy Nexus: Kaner's work has him under the pump, so this episode is just a short intro from Amby and then an interview with Ajax about Diplomacy Nexus: a community bringing players together from the various online platforms to battle it out in cross-platform Dip tou... by Diplomacy Games
46 min listen
Interview with Chris Martin about 2018 WorldDipCon: Our first arse-end episode! Aired the wrong way around deliberately, Amby interviews face-to-face player Chris Martin about World Dip Con 2018 in Washington DC before they discuss their current games. Intro The guys explain this episode is recorded arse-... by Diplomacy Games
109 min listen
Interview with Nathan Barnes about DipCon 2019: The guys interview Nathan Barnes about DipCon 2019 in Seattle before shooting the breeze on diplomatic uniforms, face-to-face games, current online games and what exactly is the Florida Panhandle. Intro The guys introduce the show and flag today’s episod... by Diplomacy Games
144 min listen
Interview with CaptainMeme: 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 ... by Diplomacy Games
143 min listen

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