In which I attempt to rationalise my love of betraying my friends by insisting this board game is in fact a deep exploration of our lives.

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It's taken a year, but I'm back with another video essay. Remember when I said I'd probably never make one again? I lied.

Like ParaWorld, Diplomacy is a semi-niche game I've played for many years. Also like ParaWorld, I have a burning need to tell the world about it and all the ways in which it's phenomenal. This video is what came of it.

Editing has improved in general, though I'm still annoyed at my own voice. Guess I'll have to live with it.

If the world leaders playing Diplomacy scene makes you want to gouge your eyes out and pray to Cthulhu for an escape from this hell, I don't blame you.

Reddit post on 2012 World Cup:   / the_2012_webdiplomacy_world_cup_final_has_...  

Matthew Colville on Realpolitik:    • Diplomacy | Running the Game  

2012 World Cup Timelapse:    • Diplomacy World Cup 2012  

0:00 Intro
3:27 What is Diplomacy?
6:30 Part I: Particles of War
17:23 Part II: Mind Games
26:32 Part III: The Meaning of Knife
35:00 Conclusions
37:03 Credits

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FOOTAGE

100 Years of History in 2 Minutes
pwnwer
   • 100 Years of History in 2 Minutes  

Best TV Static Animation with Sound Effects
YouToogle
   • Video  

Causes of WW1: Alliances
Mr Allsop History Clips
   • Causes of WW1: Alliances  

Community: Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design
NBC
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1640874/

Cuban Crisis (1962)
British Pathé
   • Cuban Crisis (1962)  

Diplomacy, Running the Game #40, Politics #3
Matthew Colville
   • Diplomacy | Running the Game  

Diplomacy World Cup 2012
kenneth gordon
   • Diplomacy World Cup 2012  

Eurovision Song Contest 2019 - Grand Final
Eurovision Song Contest
   • Eurovision Song Contest 2019 - Grand ...  

Flames
Pixabay
https://www.pexels.com/video/flames-8...

Forrest Gump
Paramount Pictures
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/

Golden Balls - £100,000: Complete End Round Pt2
GoldenBollocks
   • Golden Balls - £100,000: Complete End...  

Life in life
Phillip Bradbury
   • Life in life  

Paradox Interactive's Diplomacy (Full Austria Stream)
DiploStrats
   • Paradox Interactive's Diplomacy (Full...  

"Remain Indoors" emergency broadcast – BBC Comedy
BBC
   • "Remain Indoors" emergency broadcast ...  

The Start of WW1 | Frightful First World War
Horrible Histories
   • The Start of WW1 | Frightful First Wo...  

Tsar Bomba Detonation
Tsar bomba
   • Tsar Bomba Detonation  

VHS Rewind Effect - 4K Green screen FREE high quality effects
ANFX // Free Media!
   • VHS Rewind Effect - 4K Green screen F...  

WDC Recap 3: Fall 1901
DanceScholar
   • WDC Recap 3: Fall 1901  

World War One – Footage
killtron
   • World War One - Footage  

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MUSIC

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
Carl Orff

It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary
Coldstream Guards

It's a Long Way to Tipperary
John McCormack

Amazing Plan Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Monkeys Spinning Monkeys Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Onion Capers Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Penumbra Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

X-Files Theme
Mark Snow

Bigger Than Us
Michael Rice

La Venda
Miki

These Constants Into Morning
Oliver Lugg

Victoria II Soundtrack
Paradox Interactive

Brain Damage
Pink Floyd

Sister
S!sters

God Save the Queen
Traditional

State Anthem of the Soviet Union
Traditional

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ARTICLES

https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/10/de...
http://www.diplomacy-archive.com/reso...
  / the_2012_webdiplomacy_world_cup_final_has_...  
https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovisio...
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jkf2Y...
http://www.diplomacy-archive.com/reso...
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3864...
https://webdiplomacy.net/datc.php
http://uk.diplom.org/pouch/Zine/F2007...