i learn something new everyday

2:53:03 has to be my favourite moment of the video!

Where do you find Imperial Diplomacy?

finally, a diplostrats video that requires 0.75 speed

Ha, I'm masser at the beginning talking about nemesis the board game.

55:10 Oops all Austria

Kongo here. I wrote an extensive void covering my thoughts on this game, a void where I pay quite a bit more attention to what Spain is doing than Spain pays attention to what Kongo is doing! It can be that way with colonials and regionals sometimes. The short version, though, is that for this phase of the game I was quite happy to see Spain do well! In fact, just about any amount of Spanish growth was theoretically good for me, especially once they started clashing with colonials that were much closer to me. Provided that Spain didn't outright solo, of course. But with a staggering win condition of 64 supply centers, I considered them to be an "SC Sponge" that could grow very large while still not ending the game so long as they faced any meaningful opposition.

They're good enough at diplomacy that they generally don't get stomped immediately. Not ALWAYS, but usually. Hard to make a video when you die two years in, ya know?

at 11 minutes meme mentions showing moves- I thought we were about to get a new record! but no, first moves map at 30+ minutes. That's the diplostrats we know and love.

#justiceforezio

Watching Salt sell Meme on a fake plan of attack is like watching a snake oil salesman selling a miracle cure to some clueless villagers

Ah yes, CaptainMeme the "balance of power" player. 37:58 01 Spring Stabs Aymara 1:02:45 01 Fall Stabs Ottomans 1:58:31 02 Fall Stabs France 2:02:40 02 Fall Stabs Netherlands 2:07:12 02 Fall Stabs Mapuche 2:13:18 Gets France back on side 2:14:34 02 Winter Stabs France (again) 2:25:05 03 Spring Stabs Austria 2:40:35 03 Fall Stabs England Perfectly balanced stabs, as all things should be.

It feels like with the impdip victory conditions, permanent alliance play (ie, trusting somebody unconditionally to not stab you because you know that player in real life, and just going for a joint victory from year 1) would let you play two regionals as a pseudo-colonial and have an absurd amount of force concentrated in a small area. I honestly don't see how you could lose if you just played like that. Unlike standard dip there's no point where you're forced to stab, it seems like a much more reliable way to get to the victory condition than playing normally/fairly. How do you even stop something like that?

Okay I'm finally convinced, #Justice4Ezio

Man, this is going fantastically. I can't wait to see it [continue working out] [going horribly wrong].

As somebody playing Aymara in B1D at the moment, I 100% emphasize with Aymara's position being so God-awful

yes minister is great, meme has good taste i watch youtube clips of it all the time,

I will admit, CaptainMeme didnt strike me as the type of player to stab practically everyone on the same turn. Im sorry Ezio for calling only you stab-prone; clearly you both are.

1:42:21 Assuming he kicks you out of Axura: bouncing Guaqui and taking the retreat to Pano would have made a bit more sense to me :)

wow, what a great demonstration in how Ezio is literally the only person on this entire planet who ever stabs anyone, he really is the villain of all of Diplomacy with his "see dot, take dot" mentality. now, obviously, in some _extreme circumstances_, even someone as peace-loving and agreeable as CptMeme may have to, purely defensively, occupy a dot that he did not start the game with, but clearly that is for the greater good and his hand was forced.

2:26:40 Here’s the thing, Ezio. I played a game with Captain Dream once, and we had a great time balancing powers, and then he board topped because he was friendly with me, the second-largest power, even after I stabbed him (just a little bit). I played a game with Evil Ezio once, and you brutally stabbed me at the very first chance and killed me dead. So that’s why he got his rep and you got yours <3 (But i play like Ezio, not Meme, so. The truest form of flattery, etc etc)

2:20:23 is that Ezio "See Dot Take Dot" telling you to consider not taking a dot?

That Aymara story was amazing

Ming bros...

The Somali pirates player getting shut down made me sad

2:26:45 Cpt. Meme here sounds like he’s a spokesperson trying to defend American Foreign Policy

I was looking a bit at the map and wanted to ask : Can Manadao get into Arafura sea at the start or does it have 2 coasts? because if so, if the Dutch and the Portuguese exchange Tidor and Ceylon in 02 (or Tidor and another territory) and the Moughals don't go for the Andaman Islands (both fairly easy things to achieve diplomatically wise) the Dutch have guaranteed 8 centers in Indonesia. Which.. is a lot tbf. Like quite a lot honestly in about every theatre the Dutch and the Portuguese have a strong interest in being allies lol

Meme - I didn't prepare opening moves/tactics as they're not as important for colonials Also Meme - completely misreads the strategic position of one of his neighbours on the first turn Joking aside, I'm just happy you both ended up with very interesting games

I think at this point I would watch imp dip videos until the end of time. I’m excited to see what adjustments the developers make after all the playtestd

Some suggestions for future episode titles: Meme’s refrain Meme’s wane Meme’s coup de main Meme’s suzerain Meme’s slain Meme’s domain

This is quickly becoming my favorite version of diplomacy; I wish I had time to play it

An excellently-played game!

Salt is like the damn green goblin mask whispering into your mind.

When you guys were talking about the game in the beginning I really got the vibe that it would go terribly for meme. Now that I watched the whole thing, I just cant see how this isn't a solo. The Spain gameplay here is insane. If I tried pulling off any of the stabs that Meme did I would've been coalitioned year two!

Oh boy, I get to relive this 😂

F - Caspian Sea!

You guys should play Aymara in your next game see who can do the best with the worst posistion

Praise Bumble!

I've been looking forward to this commentary. Really curious as to how this game will unfold!

2:12 Im from near Norfolk, Virginia and the most common local pronunciations are "Nor-fick" or "Nah-fick". I think some people do sound out the last syllable like "folk," but those tend to be non-locals. So rest assured, we Americans are probably butchering the English pronunciation in numerous unique ways lol

Upload is once again timed perfectly for when I get home. I'm starting to get suspicious.

As Ayutthaya in B1 Aster, I'm excited

Was there when he stole the Spain emote

🔥🔥🔥

Yes, I know that's not how Roman Numerals work, but it's good enough for me :p

One view after one minute? this video is getting popular

vidoe idea meme and ezio minecarft lets play

very nice

I did it, i brough the likes to 420!!

I feel like a really undertold story is the great pilgrimage from Wallachia to Prussia.