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On this February 23, 2025 episode of The Outlaw Mudcast, I talk about the upcoming live play event Sunshine Smackdown 2025, including the create-a-competitor tournament, featured matches and promo cards.  I also discuss the updates regarding the use of the Challonge website for Supershow play as well as report on recent online tournaments and featured matches.

A new season is here, folks! As our TV watch club podcast has evolved, we've always tried to incorporate more listener feedback. This year, we thought a fun way to do that while still maintaining our silly, bracket-obsessed brand was to take the TOP 16 shows recommended by listeners and face them HEAD TO HEAD in pitched combat. This week, we're breaking down the science of how we got our top 16, who will be facing up against who, and what to expect for the next few weeks of the podcast. We hope everyone enjoys this semi-interactive episode, and we extra hope you're looking forward to whatever wins Season 16!Here is a link to a slide deck that visualizes much of the data discussed in this episode: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12zZ9DYog-ynCxDGvoew_jlpIJswOk_-Hk6NXqVPx9dQ/edit?usp=sharingAnd here is a link to the final bracket on Challonge, where you can also submit predictions of your own: https://challonge.com/chatzpod16 Magellan's Substack newsletter: https://notthatmagellan.substack.com/Check out chatzpod.com for all things Chatzpod!TwitterRedditTwitchChatzumsEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/

The actual practice of a fully funded esports program will include a curriculum for different classes, not just CTE courses. This episode will cover getting started for those with many limitations. Funding will be an essential aspect as your esports program grows. This is how we started the program in a limited environment. First, without administrative support, there is no esports program district-wide. However, any program that benefits students will ultimately benefit the school district. Thanks to one school principal who submitted a proposal for an esports budget, we have accomplished one year of competitions. District funding will be necessary for the following. Teachers are already passionate about gaming; there has to be a stipend for them. Currently, we have a yearly stipend of $1,000 at our district for Esports Coaches who do not get paid through other after-school programs. Next is the staff that will manage the program. In our case, I am the district's Esports Coordinator. We are lucky enough to receive a stipend for a Shoutcaster or commentator for live streaming. Security will be necessary, as well as custodial staff. This is very important. Although this is a low-impact program, consider a nurse. Finally, equipment that will be used is needed for the tournaments to be successful. At the school level, consider having fundraising available for the esports club. They will need to eat at the tournaments, after all. More than that, they need equipment, club shirts, etc. In the U.S., two websites to promote at your school districts are mrg.fyi/PledgeCents and mrg.fyi/DonorsChoose. This will help individual teachers or esports coaches to have more funding sources. Next is the hardware and software. The school district should purchase enough equipment to hold a tournament in the school district. To support diversity and inclusion, a great starting game that will support elementary to high school is the main Esports game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Therefore, the hardware proposed in this case will be the Nintendo Switch. Approximately 5 Nintendos with five games and ten pro controllers should allow for a good tournament. Game setup and rules need to be considered and set up. In many cases, network security prevents video game access for online play. This setup allows for in-person matches, which do not require online gaming. Another is the bracket management system. There are many, but the two I will recommend because they are free are Start.GG and Challonge. Challonge is spelled like challenge, but with an o instead of the first e. Finally, purchasing access to streaming services on twitch and youtube will not be necessary, but a service like streamyard can help. One final thought. Most tests are computer-based. Typing skills are necessary. The game I will recommend for Esports Tournaments is NitroType. It is a racing game that requires typing. It is web-based, but most school district networks allow this online gaming. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello and welcome to Episode Twelve of Barracks Action, a Rivenstone podcast. The exciting news is that the Backerkit is coming soon. We have Hanna back with us to go over what's up with BAM since the Kickstarter closed and what the Backerkit will bring.Here is the link to sign up for the Challonge super casual Rivenstone league: https://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/mWGTL2STzRImportant links:Barracks Action's Discord: https://discord.gg/55QUMupdzfBroken Anvil Miniatures Website: https://www.brokenanvilminis.com/Rivenstone Website: https://rivenstonegame.com/Broken Anvil Miniatures Discord: https://discord.com/invite/hpz77dTDMmLine of Sight Network: https://www.loswarmachine.comLine of Sight Discord: https://discord.com/invite/gWYFqeDRSS Feed: https://www.loswarmachine.com/barracks-action?format=rss“Rivenstone” is a trademark of Broken Anvil Miniatures © 2022. All rights reserved."District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

This week Jason talks about esports for mobile games, recaps the ID@Xbox Showcase, and reveals the bracket for the March Music Madness 2022 contest! Search "March Music Madness" on Challonge and get your predictions in for a chance to win!

Welcome to our Forty-Fourth episode!Our podcast is dedicated to our favourite tabletop game, Dice Masters.Pour your favourite beverage, pull up a comfy chair 'cuz we are ready to roll.In this weeks episode, we talk about the upcoming unofficial Canadians Nats, Roll For The North ... 2! We also build an affiliation team for RFTN and if you want to earn an extra raffle ticket to increase your chances of winning  awesome prizes, listen to the episode and follow the instructions.Roll for the North 2 is happening Saturday October 23, details hereRoll for the North Overview YouTube videoTo Sign up, visit our Challonge page Dice Masters Discord, #roll-for-the-north-2 channel for tournament infoTeam Affiliation Built:Spider-Man Deadpool  Other Events/Tournaments:- Dice Masters vs Cancer 2021 is happening Saturday November 13th, 2021, all details here.- Weekly Dice Arena happens every Tuesday at 9pm Eastern, check out #weekly-dice-arena on the DM Discord- Dice Fight happens every Thursday at 4pm Eastern, check out #dice-fight on the DM DiscordNeed a dice bag? Visit JoceStitch Etsy storeUntil next time, on a Double Double ‘n Dice!-------Contact us: tripledpodcast@dm-north.comCheck us out on www.dm-north.com/-------Music heard on this podcast:Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-timeLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseFunk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loopLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseFanfare by JackalopeSpam

This week the Beans do a “shallow” dive into the Modern format which they have barely spoken about in 12 months. If you want to know whats going on in that crazy format then this is the podcast for you. They also do a short recap of their recent Historic event Head to this link to register for the upcoming events: https://challonge.com/communities/Magicbeanscast If you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent you https://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar  You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch store https://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscast Our events can be found through our Challonge page https://challonge.com/communities/Magicbeanscast Link to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K  Follow us at: twitter.com/MagicBeansCast facebook.com/magicbeanscast twitch.tv/magicbeanscast Email us at magicbeanscast@gmail.com On Twitter we are: Shorty - @pieceinc Cracker - @joelhill_ Chewy - @chewyMTG Scott- @therealblasta Chris - @pollywafflemtg Stu - @emstuie  

This week Chewy & Shorty discuss how they went in the Early Access streamer event & how they are seeing standard shaping up. Do they think that Tibalts Trickery is the big bad wolf? Chewy managed to get Arena installed on his phone so they discuss how that has gone as well as a quick look at Historic for the upcoming Beans eventHead to this link to register for the upcoming events:https://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie 

This week Chewy & Shorty try to Foretell the future with some potential new archetypes that we may be seeing in Standard. They also have a look at the current Historic metagame and a few cards from Kaldheim that may start seeing play thereHead to this link to register for the upcoming events:https://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

The Beans are back with the first regular episode of 2021 and they hit you with all the news around their Tournament series & plans for the year. They also take a deep dive into the Kaldheim mechanics as well as a bunch of preview cardsHead to this link to register for the upcoming events:https://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie 

The Beans finally get around to talking about one of their favourite ways to play Magic, cube. What is this format, why do we love it & how you can play it.Chewy's Cube can be found here - https://www.cubetutor.com/visualspoiler/129908If you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

For the final time in 2020 the Beans get together to discuss what’s been happening in the world of Magic this week. They discuss the latest Kaldheim previews and marketing strategy as well as a quick look back at the crazy year we have seen. The Beans will take a short break over the holiday period and be back bigger and better than ever early in 2021The link for the 31 Days of Christmas giveaway is: http://b.link/magicbeanscastThe Beans would appreciate it if you could fill in this short survey which can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq1XLOC1XoAtAJi__ve1-E9hJ77JFW_HNmIibtfjx7hrm5Bg/viewformIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie 

This week the Beans do a recap of their Invitational event from the weekend. They also discuss the other minor event held on the weekend being the Zendikar Rising Championships. Not quite as prestigious but still worth mentioningThe Beans would appreciate it if you could fill in this short survey which can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq1XLOC1XoAtAJi__ve1-E9hJ77JFW_HNmIibtfjx7hrm5Bg/viewformIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie 

This week the Beans do a full deep dive on the Invitational players decklists so you will be all primed and ready for the big event. Coverage kicks off at 2pm AEDT on Saturday 5th December on TwitchPlayers interviews can be found here: https://youtu.be/0D6fQYvQ5YkPlayers decklists:Hemsey - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593844#paperNamburger - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593840#paperJayMudd - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593836#paperBennyR - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593833#paperTomD - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593826#paperChildRebelWalker - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593752#paperPeej0r - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593737#paperYanray - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3593739#paperThe Beans would appreciate it if you could fill in this short survey which can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq1XLOC1XoAtAJi__ve1-E9hJ77JFW_HNmIibtfjx7hrm5Bg/viewformIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie 

This week is a mixed bag of beans as the guys touch on a whole heap of different things. The current state of Historic and the upcoming events, the Kaladesh Remastered draft format, the Secret Lair Super Drop as well as all the giveaways the Beans have going on at the moment. Lots of topics!The Beans would appreciate it if you could fill in this short survey which can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq1XLOC1XoAtAJi__ve1-E9hJ77JFW_HNmIibtfjx7hrm5Bg/viewformIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week Chewy & Stu continue the Evergreen series with a focus on calling a judge. How, What, When, Where & why are all answered in this episodeThe Beans would appreciate it if you could fill in this short survey which can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq1XLOC1XoAtAJi__ve1-E9hJ77JFW_HNmIibtfjx7hrm5Bg/viewformIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week the Beans spend a LOT of time talking about all the exciting cards coming to Historic in Kaladesh Remastered. They also touch on the recent MPL/Rivals weekend results and how the standard meta is looking, as well as the newly announced SCG online eventsThe survey can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq1XLOC1XoAtAJi__ve1-E9hJ77JFW_HNmIibtfjx7hrm5Bg/viewformIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week the Beans recap the October league group stage & finals as well as look ahead to the upcoming Magic Beans InvitationalThe No-Banlist event can be found here: https://challonge.com/beans_no_banlist_standardThe survey can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq1XLOC1XoAtAJi__ve1-E9hJ77JFW_HNmIibtfjx7hrm5Bg/viewformIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie 

This week the Cracker & Shorty talk about a few different things. New Commander Legends previews, the current standard meta and upcoming Arena Open event. They also give a preview of the October League Finals stream that will be happening this weekendThe No-Banlist event can be found here: https://challonge.com/beans_no_banlist_standardIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week the Beans continue their Evergreen series with a focus on building Limited mana basesThe No-Banlist event can be found here: https://challonge.com/beans_no_banlist_standardIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week the Beans celebrate their 50th episode! Blasta Boy returns and the Beans open up the mailbag for the first time and answer a whole bunch of listener questions. They also touch on the recent Grand Finals and banned & restricted announcementThe No-Banlist event can be found here: https://challonge.com/beans_no_banlist_standardIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week sees the return of Chris & Stu so we do a deep dive on our experiences cracking the all new Set Boosters. How did they compare to regular draft boosters, are they worth it & will we continue buying them? We also talk about the upcoming Magic Grand Finals and the last stage of the Redbull Untapped seriesThe No-Banlist event can be found here: https://challonge.com/beans_no_banlist_standardIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week the Beans give their thoughts on the recent ban announcement but also take a deep dive into the world of design, testing and the effect that bannings have on the MTG worldThe No-Banlist event can be found here: https://challonge.com/beans_no_banlist_standardIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week the Beans delve into the world that is the new Standard and all the broken things that Omnath is doing. They also have a chat about the early access event the were a part of and the start of the October leagueIf you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

This week is a jam packed extra long episode where the Beans coverage a whole range of topics from the Zendikar Rising mechanics to the upcoming Mythic Invitational. Enjoy!If you want to grab some sweet bargains, then check out the daily auctions on Josh & Pat’s MTG Bazaar. Find them on Facebook or follow this link and let them know the Beans sent youhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/jpmtgbazaar You can also pick up some Magic Beans merchandise from our merch storehttps://merch.streamelements.com/magicbeanscastOur events can be found through our Challonge pagehttps://challonge.com/communities/MagicbeanscastLink to our Discord server for all to join - https://discord.gg/NuvSY9K Follow us at:twitter.com/MagicBeansCastfacebook.com/magicbeanscasttwitch.tv/magicbeanscastEmail us at magicbeanscast@gmail.comOn Twitter we are:Shorty - @pieceincCracker - @joelhill_Chewy - @chewyMTGScott- @therealblastaChris - @pollywafflemtgStu - @emstuie

Hey Gwentadictos. Aquí empieza una nueva andadura en el mundo de Gwent; Dash - Vuestro podcast de Gwent. Con mis compañeros Ares, Miketocome, y desde las bambalinas, Jamedi, repasamos durante más de dos horas, la actualidad en el mundo de Gwent, los torneos que están a punto de celebrarse. En el debate hablamos sobre la nueva expansión ; Master Mirror. Para finalizar repasamos tres de nuestros decks favoritos, damos a conocer a Graplo, un creador de contenido de Gwent, y resolvemos las preguntas lanzadas a través de nuestro canal de Twitch. Recordaros que si queréis dejarnos preguntas, o sugerencias de nuevos creadores de contenido, nos las podéis dejar en Twitter con el hashtag #DashGwent Links que se hacen referencia en este programa: Canal de Youtube de Ares: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIje_4BWgGV5mn2pyTgLtg Twitch de Xander: https://www.twitch.tv/x4ndertnpx Challonge del Claymore: https://claymore.challonge.com/July20Qualifiers1 https://claymore.challonge.com/July20Qualifiers2 Nuestros decks favoritos actuales: Sk Warriors: https://www.playgwent.com/es/decks/a4737334d1ab8535a6041d032f3b62e1 Sy Congregate https://www.playgwent.com/es/decks/cf64230b95db73b4247ddd79bc25b24f Ng Formation https://www.playgwent.com/es/decks/7888c7147c9ad39fe2113ae04e3fe9f2 Mn Wild Haunt https://www.playgwent.com/es/decks/f8ab50ef2541e83616a6ad3f4a0f792e St Forge Gord https://www.playgwent.com/es/decks/df57e8bd19c22bc6b0f4cf2bbe00fe53 Nr Viraxas https://www.playgwent.com/en/decks/17d153462ca777ea9c789e65464ccf83 Canal de Graplo: https://www.youtube.com/user/Graplo

A guide to how-to get yourself ready to register, sign in and play in the Earth X Origins Roll Some Thunder Online Dice Masters tournament happening Saturday, June 20th!  We talk prizing, jit.si, Discord, Challonge, registration, sign-in, reporting, and even make a few predictions.  Plus we even have an answer on proxies. ‘Nuff Said! https://rollinthunder.xyz/exo […] The post Rollin’ Thunder – Talkin’ Dice Masters “Trust the Purple Bar!” – S2E14 appeared first on Rollin' Thunder.

Two weeks' have passed, and the Ministry of Dice are back with all your Dice Masters conversational needs. We're set & ready to fill your ear holes with all the inane chat pleasure your head space can handle. This is a belting episode, packed full to spilling over with content to enjoy. We open with our usual catch up discussing all the gaming we've been up to in the last two weeks before rolling into a “Community Focus” with a few event updates for you to pencil into your diaries. Then it's the “Button-on-a-Blog-a-Thon” fundraising raffle draw. It's the moment you have been waiting for (well… it is if you entered) – listen to find out whether you will be the new owner of some exclusive Dice Masters swag. (You can find the prize pictures here: https://britrollersix.com/2020/05/06/the-ministry-of-dice-support-drive-button-on-the-blog-a-thon/) Our third segment is a classic MoD “Pick of the Week”. We've had some real juicy spoilers on the MoD YouTube channel lately so we've picked out one each to have a bit of a chat about and discuss why they've stood out to us. (We've got a compilation of the vids and a picture gallery here: https://britrollersix.com/2020/05/16/spoiler-pics-gallery-infinity-gauntlet-dark-phoenix-saga/) Make sure you stick around to the end too, because (as if that's not enough already) we've got our next special guest on making a run at “The Bar”; our quick fire, 2 minute quiz where Dice Masters content creators test their knowledge in their specialist chosen subjects. All of that and soooooooooo much more. Don't delay, hit play, to enjoy today…. While You're Here… If you enjoyed the ‘cast then we'd love you forever if you could take a minute to go and give us a 5 star rating on iTune, and maybe a short review. It really helps us get the word out to new listeners and is encouraging to Andy. You can give us a review by going to this link here and selecting the ‘Listen on Apple Podcasts' button at the top. Thanks lovelies – you're the best. You can subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app or service. Click here for all the options to listen to the Ministry of Dice. Show Notes & Other Stuff Head on over & subscribe to the Ministry of Dice's YouTube channel to watch any the vids mentioned during the episode and to stay on top of future content over there: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC37-yiK-AsamGVZFzEsEzxA?sub_confirmation=1 The Online Origins event information can be found at the Rollin' Thunder website here: https://rollinthunder.xyz/earth-x-dice-masters-origins-roll-some-thunder-event-info/ The MoDPDM UKGE Online event is soon to be published on the UK Games Expo site, but in the meantime, you will find details here at Challonge: https://challonge.com/77pyljt7 Legal Bits N' Bobs The Dice transition sound effect was sourced from freesound.org. The account it was downloaded from is “dermotte” and is shared under the following license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Our tremendous ‘Rule Britannia' intro & ‘God Save the Queen' outro is used with permission from Richard Campbell and are short extracts from his “England Rock Anthems” track. We think Richard's work is exceptional (You should see his Frankenstein Rock Opera). So, visit Richard's website here for more of his music: http://www.richardcampbellmusic.co.uk/

Even though Worlds has been canceled we continue our look and the variants for Worlds. Today is Triad. How to choose your decks, what has worked and what hasn't. Strategies for striking decks and tilt. We will cover tilt strategies next week. Don't forget about the Quarantine Daily's on Challonge to continue and new stipulations everyday.Help Support THE WOOKIE and ARCHONS CORNER► DONATIONS ALWAYS APPRECIATED https://bit.ly/2HGzjxs► BECOME A PATRON https://bit.ly/2HHG8ik► GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK https://bit.ly/2YQjytB► Custom Gaming Supplies https://bit.ly/2YBMDc1► GET YOUR WOOKIE MERCH https://bit.ly/2EDs7QG► JOIN US ON DISCORD https://discord.gg/J6CHUBwFIND US ON THESE GREAT PODCASTING PLATFORMSArchon's Corner #keyforge► Podbean: https://bit.ly/2VjDu5U► Apple: https://apple.co/2vONM3I► Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2LQTU6v► Spreaker: https://bit.ly/2PYCCT1► TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2VkcRhg► Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2VhHqnJ► Google Play: https://bit.ly/2VxjSA5SUBSCRIBE TODAY!► THE WOOKIE https://bit.ly/2EBo731Let THE WOOKIE win and FOLLOW► Twitter https://twitter.com/iam_theWOOKIE► Facebook| https://www.facebook.com/iamthewookie1/► Instagram https://instagram.com/iam_thewookie/Links for BIG Z► Z FORGE https://bit.ly/2wsYIEg► LUXURY PLAYSTYLES https://bit.ly/2HGzA3s► GET YOUR TEAM SAS GEAR https://bit.ly/2WiZPpK

Welcome to Kings of Consoles: The podcast where we try to figure out the best game for each console the only way we know how - tournament-style!Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for the first match-up of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as they discuss HAL's underrated gem Adventures of Lolo 3 as it takes on Nintendo's iconic launch title Duck Hunt.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the second round!  Will it be the blue fluffball shooting eggs at snakes to save itself from being shot by Medusa?  Or will it be the hunter, finally overcoming the mockery of their canine companion?  It's a fun conversation, the first of many to come, so please make sure to subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!  You can also follow along with the brackets on our Challonge page or see the complete list of games we'll be covering by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

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WATCH THE GMP:MT FINALS GAME 1 on FRIDAY 8/16/2019 at 9:30 PM EST on the GO MODE PODCAST TWITCH!! https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast/ After marveling at the fact that they've made it a whole year together, timp, Axeil, & Hurfydurfy discuss some community news, including some Go Mode Podcast Mentor Tourney stats, a look at the Speed Gaming Live 2019 Qualifers, the ALTTPR Racing Council, & a special sneak-peek at some V31 changes. FEATURE: The gang quits trying to decode aLttPR for an episode and turns their focus to one another instead for some Random Questions. 3:15 - GMP:MT Semifinals & Mentor Stats 16:45 - Speed Gaming Live 2019 Qualifiers 25:35 - ALTTPR Racing Council is Set 26:55 - V31 Overview Preview 34:25 - Questions At Random 1:13:35 - Fetch Questions & Wrap Up LINKS GO MODE PODCAST MENTOR TOURNAMENT Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/y5m4r4bx Sheet 1: Upcoming Races. Sheet 2: Past Races. Sheet 3: Mentor Data. Challonge: https://challonge.com/GMPMT SPEED GAMING LIVE 2019 QUALIFIERS Details: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vT6U6IUSpNT6YuqaZEYVLGYCtGu5z22vSVZfclbK6h8PpbyN5V3127b7-JhRZhvGCnuLpGkbjgNS12W/pub Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zz1F3KxKSAZzCgN-HvvyEqPZoNsux48rwPC69ZUioR8/edit#gid=1312393873 ALTTPR Racing Council Roster: https://gomodepodcast.com/alttpr-racing-council/ Andy plays through a V31 Alpha seed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCsk05-FJlo V31 Overview Preview: https://bit.ly/2tzSm4E Follow The Go Mode Podcast on Twitter: @GoModePodcast Watch GMP:MT Finals on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast Watch Past GMP:MT Races on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPBPhteKNlh0plLsXe-Ze6Q Join The Go Mode Podcast Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/KHTyEc5

WATCH THE GMP:MT FINALS GAME 1 on FRIDAY 8/16/2019 at 9:30 PM EST on the GO MODE PODCAST TWITCH!! https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast/ After marveling at the fact that they’ve made it a whole year together, timp, Axeil, & Hurfydurfy discuss some community news, including some Go Mode Podcast Mentor Tourney stats, a look at the Speed Gaming Live 2019 Qualifers, the ALTTPR Racing Council, & a special sneak-peek at some V31 changes. FEATURE: The gang quits trying to decode aLttPR for an episode and turns their focus to one another instead for some Random Questions. 3:15 - GMP:MT Semifinals & Mentor Stats 16:45 - Speed Gaming Live 2019 Qualifiers 25:35 - ALTTPR Racing Council is Set 26:55 - V31 Overview Preview 34:25 - Questions At Random 1:13:35 - Fetch Questions & Wrap Up LINKS GO MODE PODCAST MENTOR TOURNAMENT Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/y5m4r4bx Sheet 1: Upcoming Races. Sheet 2: Past Races. Sheet 3: Mentor Data. Challonge: https://challonge.com/GMPMT SPEED GAMING LIVE 2019 QUALIFIERS Details: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vT6U6IUSpNT6YuqaZEYVLGYCtGu5z22vSVZfclbK6h8PpbyN5V3127b7-JhRZhvGCnuLpGkbjgNS12W/pub Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zz1F3KxKSAZzCgN-HvvyEqPZoNsux48rwPC69ZUioR8/edit#gid=1312393873 ALTTPR Racing Council Roster: https://gomodepodcast.com/alttpr-racing-council/ Andy plays through a V31 Alpha seed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCsk05-FJlo V31 Overview Preview: https://bit.ly/2tzSm4E Follow The Go Mode Podcast on Twitter: @GoModePodcast Watch GMP:MT Finals on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast Watch Past GMP:MT Races on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPBPhteKNlh0plLsXe-Ze6Q Join The Go Mode Podcast Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/KHTyEc5

WATCH THE GMP:MT FINALS GAME 1 on FRIDAY 8/16/2019 at 9:30 PM EST on the GO MODE PODCAST TWITCH!! https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast/ After marveling at the fact that they’ve made it a whole year together, timp, Axeil, & Hurfydurfy discuss some community news, including some Go Mode Podcast Mentor Tourney stats, a look at the Speed Gaming Live 2019 Qualifers, the ALTTPR Racing Council, & a special sneak-peek at some V31 changes. FEATURE: The gang quits trying to decode aLttPR for an episode and turns their focus to one another instead for some Random Questions. 3:15 - GMP:MT Semifinals & Mentor Stats 16:45 - Speed Gaming Live 2019 Qualifiers 25:35 - ALTTPR Racing Council is Set 26:55 - V31 Overview Preview 34:25 - Questions At Random 1:13:35 - Fetch Questions & Wrap Up LINKS GO MODE PODCAST MENTOR TOURNAMENT Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/y5m4r4bx Sheet 1: Upcoming Races. Sheet 2: Past Races. Sheet 3: Mentor Data. Challonge: https://challonge.com/GMPMT SPEED GAMING LIVE 2019 QUALIFIERS Details: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vT6U6IUSpNT6YuqaZEYVLGYCtGu5z22vSVZfclbK6h8PpbyN5V3127b7-JhRZhvGCnuLpGkbjgNS12W/pub Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zz1F3KxKSAZzCgN-HvvyEqPZoNsux48rwPC69ZUioR8/edit#gid=1312393873 ALTTPR Racing Council Roster: http://gomodepodcast.com/alttpr-racing-council/ Andy plays through a V31 Alpha seed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCsk05-FJlo V31 Overview Preview: https://bit.ly/2tzSm4E Follow The Go Mode Podcast on Twitter: @GoModePodcast Watch GMP:MT Finals on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast Watch Past GMP:MT Races on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPBPhteKNlh0plLsXe-Ze6Q Join The Go Mode Podcast Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/KHTyEc5

Patrick James Lim is a Senior Product Designer for SplitmediaLabs Inc. With over 4 years of experience, he was able to work for companies of various types and sizes like NetSuite, Accenture and First Circle before finding his love for esports or competitive gaming. Now, he currently utilizes his UI and interaction design skills for Challonge, an application for managing competitive activities like esports or traditional sports. In this episode, we talk about discovering UX through meetups, joining the Philippine Startup Challenge, becoming a designer in the $1.1B eSports industry, and so much more.

Patrick James Lim is a Senior Product Designer for SplitmediaLabs Inc. With over 4 years of experience, he was able to work for companies of various types and sizes like NetSuite, Accenture and First Circle before finding his love for esports or competitive gaming. Now, he currently utilizes his UI and interaction design skills for Challonge, an application for managing competitive activities like esports or traditional sports. In this episode, we talk about discovering UX through meetups, joining the Philippine Startup Challenge, becoming a designer in the $1.1B eSports industry, and so much more.

Jef and Scott go through their toy spotting this past week. Jef goes over his failed toyspotting last Saturday morning. The boys discuss the latest reveal in Figures Toys Company line. We welcome back the nostalgia segmet and discuss Jakks BCA’s series 1 and 2. The boys discuss the 2nd round of Marcho Madness. Remember to go vote for this year’s Marcho Madness participants over at Challonge.com/Marchomad2019. And the boys round it out with the listener segmentMake sure to follow us on Twitter, Youtube, Snap chat and Facebook @Fullyposeable.  Instagram is @FullyposeableWFP.  You can email us any questions at Fullyposeablewfp@gmail.com.  Purchase our shirts and more at Whatamaneuver.net, Pro Wrestling Tee’s and RedBubble.

Jef and Scott go through their toy spotting this past week. They have an update to the Young Bucks LJN’s. They go over the few tidbits from this past Las Vegas Toy Con. The boys give the latest update to Marcho Madness 2019. We get through the listener questions from this past week. And we round it out with a tribute to one of the best big men ever, King Kong Bundy. Go vote for this year’s Marcho Madness participants over at Challonge.com/Marchomad2019.Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Youtube, Snap chat and Facebook @Fullyposeable.  Instagram is @FullyposeableWFP.  You can email us any questions at Fullyposeablewfp@gmail.com.  Purchase our shirts and more at Whatamaneuver.net, Pro Wrestling Tee’s and RedBubble.

I interviewed Samantha Rose Cruz, Senior UI Designer at Effective Digital. She has held roles as a Product Designer and Front-end Developer working at Make Technology by Ace Saatchi & Saatchi, Challonge at SplitmediaLabs, and Proudcloud. She is the founder and community manager of ManilaCSS, an organization aiming to promote the latest CSS practices. In this episode, we talk about being a lone designer vs being in a design team, coping with carpal tunnel syndrome, managing a CSS community, and a lot more.

I interviewed Samantha Rose Cruz, Senior UI Designer at Effective Digital. She has held roles as a Product Designer and Front-end Developer working at Make Technology by Ace Saatchi & Saatchi, Challonge at SplitmediaLabs, and Proudcloud. She is the founder and community manager of ManilaCSS, an organization aiming to promote the latest CSS practices. In this episode, we talk about being a lone designer vs being in a design team, coping with carpal tunnel syndrome, managing a CSS community, and a lot more.

Here comes Bracket Claus, here comes Bracket Claus, right down Bracket Claus Lane! It's a holly jolly free-for-all as sixteen Santas slide down the Challonge chimney to duke it out for seasonal supremacy. If we weren't already on the Naughty list, we sure as hell are on there now. Website Twitter Patreon

This week we sampled the "Violin Monster" from Arbor Brewing Co.    A dark tasty beer named after a local legend in the city of Ann Arbor Michigan.  The horror movie bracket predictions are due in by sunday 9-30-18, head over to our facebook page and twitter as well to find the Challonge.com link. Click the green make a prediction button and don't forget to fill the bracket out all the way to the end. Your email address will be the last step and your good to go. A prize will be awarded to the best bracket. Thanks again to all of you the listeners - we genuinely appreciate you following along with the show. Cheers to all of you!  #CHC Help support us on our Patreon Page Twitter – @CornerHCPodcast Facebook – CornerHouseChronicles Instagram – @CHC_Podcast Website – www.CHCPodcast.com Logo created by Steven Biondo @Steveomatictattos Show Music provided by Chris Lloyd.

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 before discussing how Diplomacy sites could better structure themselves for longevity. Then Kaner talks about his recent "Africa" variant game. Enjoy! Amby does a mea culpa on why last episode had so many technical difficulties (2 mins) 1 vs 1 variants - part 2 The guys discuss how they've been playing against each other in two 1v1 games: Cold War and Duo. In the Cold War game Amby as the USSR convincingly beat Amby as the USA (3 mins 30 secs) Kaner discusses the battlefronts for the Panama Canal, Europe and around Australia and Indonesia. Amby reminds Kaner how its important to familiarise yourself with each variants special rules (4 mins) In Cold War there are in fact land bridges between Australia-Indonesia and Indonesia-Philippines (5 mins) Kaner discusses he made a few misorders and was taken by surprise when Amby convoyed into Alaska (5 mins 30 secs) Amby discusses how the map used is a very different perspective of the Earth and can be confusing in Europe on which territories are connected (6 mins 20 secs) Set just before the Cuban Missile Crisis, to achieve game balance this variant by Safari misses out on historical accuracy eg East and West Germany, Japan, Saigon and Alaska start as neutrals (7 mins 20 secs) Amby discusses his thoughts on maybe how the map could be improved for better historical accuracy, before Kaner points out how it'd probably detrimentally impact gameplay (8 mins 30 secs) The guys talk about their cut and thrust experience before wrapping up the end-game (14 mins) They go onto discuss how there never was a dull moment with this variant with many offensive opportunities available. Kaner gives his thoughts on playing the variant with victory conditions requiring taking all the SC's (15 mins 30 secs) Amby discusses his thoughts of a bigger Cold War game set around 1983 on the WWIV map, aiming for gameplay balance while maintaining historical accuracy. Amby talks about how in Dip there's a proxy between cities and military strength. In real-life there would've been more territory controlled by the west this could give them too much of an advantage.  They both give their ideas on how to balance this out with guerilla units for the initial opening year (17 mins 30 secs) The guys then move onto their Duo game with Amby discussing how he's really enjoyed this game with each of them taking the lead at various times. That said Kaner suggests he doesn't have high hopes and can see himself being flanked in the west (23 mins) Kaner gives his thoughts on the territory naming and how they don't necessarily intuitively match up between the map abbreviations and their names in the drop down order menu (25 mins 30 secs) Amby chastises Kaner for his piss weak excuse about mis-ordering (26 mins 30 secs) Following on from last episode's interview with Devonian and the concept of "lanes of attack", Amby discusses how he now comprehends his argument (27 mins 20 secs) The guys give their final thoughts on the Cold War and Duo maps, and the special rules in Duo (28 mins 45 secs) Amby concludes how much he likes the Duo map as he felt constantly on his toes, meanwhile Kaner slams it (30 mins 30 secs) The guys agree to take a break from 1 vs 1 games for a bit, due to their over-commitments (32 mins) After discussing their recent games together, the guys touch on their Mate Against Mate game and that they should've held off on that variant on the podcast until Australia Day (26 January.) Amby gives a big thumbs up to the Australia Day ad for the Australian Lamb Corporation who've cleverly branded lamb as being the food of choice on this public holiday (33 mins 40 secs) Goings on at webDip Kaner mentions that webDiplomacy are removing Known World 901 after only a short gig - and Duo as a result will never be ported across for the same reason. The standing armies and transform orders are apparently an issue with the way the code works and its potential impact on the official php Diplomacy code  (35 mins 20 secs) Kaner goes onto explain that Oli's "hacking" of the code for vDip has created some issues at webDip (36 mins 50 secs) Amby calls Kaner out as a webDip lurker (38 mins 30 secs) Amby confirms how his team members in the 2016 webDip championship have lost all their games and are now well and truly out (38 mins 50 secs) The guys talk about the 1 vs 1 webDip tournament and mention Ezio has thrown down the gauntlet against Devonian for Round 4, to see who'll take on bozotheclown (presumably bozo) in Round 5 (40 mins) Kaner explains how the Challonge system works in this tournament (all rounds must finish before the next round commences) (43 mins) The guys at webDip are attempting to crowdsource additional funds for making technical changes to the site (45 mins 15 secs) Down the Dip site ownership rabbit hole  Amby builds off the crowdsourcing post at webDip to talk a little about his personal thoughts and concerns about vDip. As the site is owned by Oli and he's been absent the past 12 months (aside from a brief appearance to get the 1600 variant up and running), Amby poses the question: what if Oli's real life commitments saw vDip drop off the internet? (47 mins 50 secs) For example if the domain name registration wasn't kept up to date, expired and got grabbed by a cyber squatter, losing the whole playing community (48 mins 30 secs) Kaner mentions how exactly this happened to the Italian online Diplomacy site and has just recently happened to the face-to-face Diplomacy podcast, DiplomacyCast  (49 mins) Amby discusses how about a year ago he PMed a number of "old school" players about how to mitigate this risk for vDip (51 mins 15 secs) In addition, Amby discusses the risk of the rights holder of the Diplomacy board game strongly enforcing intellectual property, or if a player did something adverse in real life against another player, what would be the legal impact on the vDip site owner. Amby flags in his personal view thoughts on mitigating personal liability risks to Dip site owners with possible changes to the structure of legal ownership for sites  (52 mins 30 secs) The guys flag they need to get another update from ATinCan and captainmeme on the proposed development site. They throw down the gauntlet that if ATinCan comes to Brisbane, the guys will buy him drinks all night  (55 mins 30 secs) Amby and Kaner discuss "getting their shit together" in attending an Australian based Dip tournament this year, possibly PoppyCon (56 mins 30 secs) Kaner mentions why Oli may be reluctant to look at moving things around a little.  (57 mins 30 secs) The guys talk about the idea of structuring site ownership as a not-for-profit organisation to eliminate the personal risk to the site owner(s). This could make it more possible to push boundaries for other variant ideas that have some IP clouds around them eg fan based maps for Westeros, Lord of the Rings, etc (58 mins) Amby asks Kaner about his thoughts on what could happen in this space. Kaner flags a similar donation idea so people could voluntarily contribute and a backup facility could be put in place in case the webserver goes down. Amby asks what players think - send us a comment from the web site or PM us (1 hour 0 mins) Kaner says he values the political discussions in the webDip forums  (1 hour 2 mins 15 secs) Amby discusses fan creations broadly across the internet and provided its not being done for profit, the risk can be better managed (1 hr 5 mins) What the Doctor Recommended The guys finish up the Top 100 in the vDip Hall of Fame with their Aussie pronunciation attempts (1 hour 6 mins 45 secs) Game wraps - Rinascimento We initially didn't plan to talk about the "Welcome back" Rinascimento game for drano (technically called Pizza, Pasta and Popes), but started chatting anyway. Kaner drew Sienna (good luck there!) while Amby scored Venezia, the big kid on the block. See our earlier episode on this variant if you don't know much about Rinascimento (1 hour 9 mins 30 secs) Kaner talks about his attempts to work with Firenze unsuccessfully and is bummed he'll likely be the first one out, and France is likely to survive year one (1 hour 11 mins) When asked by Amby about what France and Savoia are up to, Kaner comes up with his stunning strategic assessment of the situation (1 hour 11 mins 45 secs) Amby discusses Leif's smooth talking style in staying in as France, before giving a big hat tip to RUFFHAUS' negotiation skills in grabbing 4 SCs in the first year with his 4 fleets  (1 hour 12 mins 20 secs) The guys discuss what left-field strategies Kaner could follow to survive and stay in the game ( 1 hour 13 mins) African variant Kaner starts talking about his recent African game "The ghost and the darkness" including special intro music (1 hour 14 mins 30 secs) In this game Kaner took part in a three-way draw between himself as Ethiopia, Dr Recommended as Morocco and trip as Madagascar (1 hour 18 mins 20 secs) This variant was created by Tristan. Incidentally we didn't mention in our earlier discussion that Cold War was created by Firehawk and Safari and Duo by Frank Hegermann (1 hour 18 mins 30 secs) "Africa" is an eight player variant. Its essentially a map of Africa with each state as a territory with a random sprinkling of SC's (1 hour 19 mins 45 secs) Amby thinks Tristan would a good call with blocking out the Arabian peninsula as inaccessible territory and a number of navigable rivers. Amby gives a random thumbs up to the bar for their second Beastie Boys song. Then he proceeds to pay out on Kaner's territory pronunciations before getting tongue-tied himself. But back to the variant which has a number of neutrals (poo brown in colour) that begin with standing armies (1 hour 21 mins) The guys point out that this variant appears to be unbalanced as Morocco and Madagascar significantly out-perform other players in the statistics (1 hour 25 mins) Kaner talks about his overall strategy in this game to be part of the three way draw and the critical role of the Rift Valley region on the map (1 hour 26 mins 45 secs) Amby discusses how he's surprised Egypt doesn't perform better.  This was a gunboat game and Kaner goes onto explain how he thinks it would be a better map to play with normal press (1 hour 29 mins) Kaner describes a large convoy attempt in autumn 2016 which Kaner interpreted as a subtle gunboat communication for players to pull their heads in against a strong Morocco. Amby blows Kaner's idea away as a fuck up, before he back-peddles seeing the logic in Kaner's argument (1 hour 31 mins) As a result of the draw Kaner went up 50 points, but still missed out making the Top 100 in the vDip Hall of Fame (1 hour 36 mins 45 secs) Other stuff Amby recommends after all their drinks that they both hold off on putting in Duo orders until the next day when they're more sober (1 hour 40 mins 45 secs) Venue: Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane Drinks of choice: Kaner - Hopsmith IPA by Akasha Brewing from New South Wales, Australia Amby - Zitta Union Street shiraz from the Barossa Valley, South Australia Don't forget if you're enjoying the podcast please hop onto iTunes and give us a rating and a review so we can get the Diplomacy message out. If you have any suggestions on what you'd like to see covered in an upcoming podcast, or something you'd like to see regularly covered, please contact us or leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks to Dan Philip for his rockin' intro to the Diplomacy Games podcast.