Why is everyone so afraid of A Ven-Pie?

https://diplomacyzines.co.uk/strategy-tactics/opening-strategy/is-the-alpine-chicken-a-tasty-bird/

I disagree with Sharp. I view it more as keeping one's options open.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU

The world's your oyster...

That video still holds up..... 40 years later?

Bangkok, Oriental setting,
And the city don't know that the city is getting,
The creme de la creme of the Dip world,
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner.

Time flies doesn't seem a minute,
Since the Vermont snow lodge had the Dip folks in it,
All change don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue.

Good luck Kaner and Amby!

Hahaha thanks all! Anyone else from vDip heading over? Would be great to catch up.

I hear Amby has made the final board.

He sure did!

DBN should be broadcasting the board right about now on YouTube

Link?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7_aLGciFZHI

Currently going through the penultimate round before the top board

The Aussie Mafia is strong as always.

Playing the top board was a phenomenal experience on so many levels. And it would not have been possible without all I’ve learnt from the vDip community, my reintroduction to f2f with the Australian Dip community & 7 years of the podcast with my cohost Kaner.

We’ll go deep in the latest episode coming out this weekend. I kid you not this will be essential listening for the Diplomacy player. Subscribe now to get it as it drops. Search for Diplomacy Games in your fav podcast app.

Congrats Amby, vDip was represented well!

apart of organizing the event . i was playing there as well :)

Don't worry Lei - shout outs to you and the team in Bangkok during the episode as well.

(and if anyone is wondering - Best Russia goes to yours truly)

;)

Probably should mention Kaner's interview wiith me and WDC winner Jamal Blakkarly is now available on the Diplomacy Games podcast. Listen at https://diplomacygames.com/jamal-blakkarly-2023-wdc/ or search for Diplomacy Games in your fav podcast player app.

You guys are amazing. Well done on final board and best Russia. Looking forward to the podcast. I have not played a ftf in decades.

Heading back tomorrow from my rather extended SE Asian holiday on the back of WDC.

Had a blast, and yeah I feel like I channelled the power of Variant-Play in the tourney :)

If you haven't listened yet to the most recent episode I definately recommend it, fascinating insights that offer a unique insight different from what you might have watched or listened to from other diplomacy content-creators (just a forward warning the amount of ums/ers I uttered in the intro is frankly embarrassing - I can only claim a severe lack of sleep by the time Amby and I sat down to record the intro/outro).

(for those who are interested)

This was my itinerary:

Kanchaniburi (River Kwai / death railway)

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Ayutthaya (Ruins of the old Siamese Capital prior to Burmese sacking, Baan Holaanda <remains of European settlement> and Wat Mongkhol)

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NackhonRachisima, aka Khorat (entry city to the Issan Plateau, visit DanKwian a pottery village that still produces using traditional techniques <oh and Amby they're building high-speed rail to Khorat from Bangkok that was the construction I was expecting>)

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Phimai (a prestine Khmer temple complex, rarely visited my foreigners, and I pretty much had the place to myself two days running)

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LopBuri (one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Thailand, visited the Royal Palace, Ayutthayian ruins and Khmer ruins. The highlight being the palace - all the while fending off monkeys that almost got away with my sunglasses!)

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Bangkok (Krung Tep, for some final end of trip shopping silks, ceramic wares, traditional weaving products from NW Thailand)

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Does anyone sense a SE Asian variant coming? Amby and I got thinking about an interesting one set more globally, but this trip has put a little bomb under me into thinking about one that is set in the region roughly - Burma/Siam/Khmer/Champa/SriviJaya/? Laos?

...

(Haven't) been there, but done that. LOL

You mean the ocassional pile of dirt along the Kanchaniburi rail line to wasn't the construction you expected???

Lucky you saved the sunnies. I can just imagine him being the coolest mammal mamal amongst his monkey pod sporting those.

And yes, I think a SE historical variant would be fantastic. Happy for you to prioritise that one of the other one (although we do need to capture the thinking for that so we don't forget about it. That will be a new fav in the vDip community I think)