The podcast & website about playing the game Diplomacy & its variants
Venue: At home Drinks for the interview: Gavin: Proximo tempranillo from Rioja, Spain Ken: Poet’s Country Crisp lager from Yenda, NSW We chat with Alex Duffy who as Head of AI Training at Every Consulting run an amazing project where different AI models competed against each other in Diplomacy. Plus we discuss the upcoming […]
Venue: Lang’s Lounge, Brisbane Drinks for the interview: Gavin: Sally IPA by Your Mates Brewery, Queensland and a cheap and cheerful red Ken: Stone & Wood Hazey IPA, New South Wales followed by a Sally IPA We catch up with Adam Silverman and explore what to think about if you’re running a tournament for […]
Venue: Kafenio, Brisbane Drinks for the interview: Gavin: Mythos lager from Greece Ken: Mythos lager from Greece We catch up again with Noam Brown about his World Diplomacy Championship win this year in San Francisco and get an update from him. Plus the guys talk more about the Cane Toad Classic being held at […]
Venue: Honky Tonks, Brisbane Drinks for the interview: Gavin: XXXX Bitter from Queensland Ken: XXXX Bitter from Queensland We interview English – now Australian player – Robert Hillier about his Diplomacy experiences and more. We also have some great Diplomacy chat about how the game compares to other board games and Gavin points out […]
Venue: The Prince Consort, Brisbane Drinks for the interview: Gavin: Pepperjack Malbec Ken: Young Henry’s Newtowner Pale Ale We’re joined by relatively new but very experienced player Zoe Cameron as she shares great advice for new and existing players alike. Intro and Diplomacy chat The guys introduce the venue and their drinks (0 mins […]
Venue: At home, Brisbane Drinks for the interview: Gavin:- Hempranillo Australian shiraz-tempranillo Ken: Kaner’s dark ale home brew Bradley: Coors beer Peter: Penfolds shiraz Following on from last episode we discuss with Peter McNamara and Bradley Grace the fastest Diplomacy solo possible, all the math and all the reality of how to make it possible! […]
Venue: Longwang, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Ken: Balter XPA from the Gold Coast, XXXX Bitter from Brisbane (during the interview) Gavin: Balter XPA from the Gold Coast The guys interview Jacob and Jamal from the A Christian and Buddhist Walk into a Bar podcast as a cross over episode. Plus Gavin discusses WDC in Milan […]
Venue: Skype because Ken has buggered up his hand, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Ken: XXXX Bitter from Brisbane Gavin: De Bortelli Sacred Hill Shiraz, “Wine of Australia” The guys interview Davide Cleopadre, the tournament organiser of the 2024 World Diplomacy Championship in Milan, Italy. Intro The guys open the show being recorded on Skype and […]
Venue: The Taphouse (Melbourne Airport) and Andrew Goff’s place, Melbourne Drinks of choice: Ken: Stomping Ground red ale by the Taphouse and so, so many Gavin: Stomping Ground pale ale zero alcohol and many, many more The guys discuss their latest face to face tournament, the Melbourne Open and have an around the card table […]
Venue: The Prince Regent & the Dark Red Wine Bar, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Ken: Young Henry’s XPA and Moretti Lager (from Italy) Gavin: Balter XPA and a Primitovo from Apulgia, Italy The guys interview Zach Moore about all things NADF. Plus we talk our online games. Intro The guys open the show talking about […]