SU&SD Play Watch the Skies 2 - Part 1

[@Derlaid]

Paul's arc in this cracks me up. The world is falling apart, there's an asteroid on the way and his top priority is to slander his German science nemesis and collect tokens.

[@Jukettaja]

Yeah that was pretty funny

[@eviekujak8393]

"Mr. President, sending spies into Pakistan is like, an act of war!" "You're right. I'll get a corporation to do it instead!"

[@EmpressOfCrows]

Ah, US foreign policy- feels just like home.

[@teamsf9349]

this reminds me of the last episode of the IT crowd with the small barista if anyone understands what i mean.

[@ExhaustedElox]

How the hell was Matt Lees reelected Prime Minister after the debacle of his previous administration?!

[@Dre2Dee2]

Foreshadowing to the American election spotted

[@timothymclean]

@@Dre2Dee2 Oh god I hope not... Anyways, I don't think the administrations are consecutive so much as aternative.

[@artstsym]

He won the position by default.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

The only other person running was REALLY pro-nuking the Aliens.

[@frankharr9466]

He made ONE mistake! It was a doozy, but events overran that.

[@superjoeyman1]

"The year is 2020" Oh god

[@xeviphract5894]

Ah, the good old days, before we all knew WHY Pakistan wasn't going to the Olympics.

[@jigurd]

The good news is that if I was an alien planning to invade and saw the world at the moment, I would probably just.. turn around. Let the poor bastards sort their shit out first.

[@Jupiterninja95]

Nonya Bidness “This is ridiculous! You’re making this needlessly difficult for everyone! This is so unrealistic!”

[@badasunicorn6870]

@@jigurd maybe they'll even help!

[@changsiah2]

don't loss hope

[@reyathua]

"Japan is responsible for inviting everyone to the 2020 Olympics, which are definitely going to happen in that year"

[@estebanrodriguez5409]

Aged like a fine wine

[@andyraff4465]

"Unfortunately, the announcement of aliens has rather overshadowed the Olympics" made me laugh like a drain. Also spotting a mate in the hall cheered me right up. Fun video.

[@fjshdf]

They should have invited the aliens to the Olympics!

[@mynameisntpatrick1476]

"I want to spy on Pakistan." "No thats a dumb idea." "Ok." *next scene* "Ok so I paid a company to spy on Pakistan."

[@timothymclean]

"Hey, I'M technically not spying on Pakistan!"

[@TheBigLigginski]

Absolutely love these megagame videos

[@richgarc84]

@@been.been2 I thought it looked like it'd be a blast, but then it dawned on me that it may be a loooong time before one of these is held again.

[@tinycloud7738]

Toby Liggins me too

[@acesharp3210]

@@richgarc84 well they are back on, and i would also love to try them. but i have a chronic-pain, so play some games for me and tell me about them.

[@charliehalliwell2238]

It's really such a power move to post part 2 before part 1

[@marrioman13]

I think I missed 2020 part 1

[@HerrLehmann0xcc]

Because in japan the first page is the last page, duh. Anyway, it's a reupload. :/

[@Eylrid]

"People have attention spans of about ten minutes." -10 1/2 minutes into the video

[@EngineerLume]

The joshua Protocal is one of the greatest things I have ever witnessed.

[@bulletsunderpressure]

Amen brother!

[@jayleemandate]

I've always loved how Paul was off on his own (apparently) winning the science game with crazy ideas while everyone else went crazy over aliens.

[@theoneandonlyjs19]

Sadly, as someone in the science community... It's horrifically accurate

[@frankharr9466]

He had a job. He did it.

[@captaintalon4485]

Yes trust the representative from Advanced Industrial Mechanics I'm sure nothing bad has ever been produced from them

[@user-yl7lz1hm6r]

This would raise my blood pressure, put me at risk of hypertension and give me extreme anxiety... I’d love to give it a go.

[@DensetsuVII]

Wow now this is escapist fantasy - can you imagine that many people that close together in a single room? Crazy....

[@svvv977]

Makes me a bit anxious looking at it tbh

[@shantyman161]

No single mask. Must have been before the crisis.

[@DensetsuVII]

@@shantyman161 (Yes, obviously, this video was originally posted in 2015 - post is a bit of a joke)

[@Boozamn]

Joachim Winckler Around the 11:30 mark there's actually an alien wearing a mask. The aliens here are likely behind it all....

[@ericfolsom4495]

I'm trying to ignore that.

[@Jukettaja]

17:28 I love how much importance was put on the Olympics and how anti-climatic it ultimately was

[@RaymondRich]

Seems legit.

[@CapturePlay]

Oh wow, I had not idea there was a second one!! I have watched the first one at least 3 times over the years because it's just so funny.

[@philidips]

"Our science team was hot on the case." *cuts to Paul running around like a madman* I was so, so ready for him to have a Hollywood-style mad scientist solution to the problem. But no. Of course not.

[@cslang2]

hahahahahahahah "Joshua Protocol", lmao. $10 million for a pic of Gary Busey. This game is amazing!!

[@lisalisa3635]

the sheer, raw, brutality in his eyes

[@magnet131313]

"And Matt Lees was still the Prime Minister somehow..."

[@megagameassembly8671]

We've got a calendar of all megagames that are running around the world at www.megagameassembly.com if you're interested in playing a game once lockdown is over.

[@WilCornish]

Thank god nothing bad happened to the 2020 olympics.

[@Mugenz00]

The Joshua Protocol just killed me. The look on Matts face. The contemplation before yelling “shit!” Haha

[@davidgreen3895]

Wow, can’t believe they unearthed these lost episodes of The Thick Of It. Can we get an uncensored version on Patreon?

[@ericktaggart1461]

Sweet alien jesus, there's a sequel?? How did I miss this???? You've made my 2020, SUSD, bless you all!!!!!!!!

[@yorkoh5880]

there was a brief moment of internal conflict I had: "oh wow they did a new megagame, oh wait we are in quarantine, oh no it's a repost". Well I loved these videos regardless, so I will happily watch em again.

[@Peanuts87]

Oh. that would be why it's all seeming so familiar.

[@imjustsomeguy72]

It's a bit of a change of pace, but I really like what they've done with this new season of The Thick Of It.

[@Elbiman]

That was *five* years ago? I'm not sure whether that's "only 5?!" because it feels like 3 lifetimes, or "already 5" because I can remember watching these for the first time. Maybe 5 is exactly the right amount of years. Maybe it should ALWAYS be 5 years ago.

[@beesforbreakfast]

Michael Elbert Five years ago was April. I don't care what the timestamp says.

[@cregdev]

I just watched the megagame videos last week for the first time. Saw they were available on the megagames website. Daaaang these look a lot of fun. I'm definitely going to try and get involved with them after the lockdown lifts. Looks absolutely incredible.

[@llew77leo]

You can keep an eye out here to see what megagames are bring run around the world... www.megagameassembly.com/calendar-view?view=calendar&month=06-2020

[@cregdev]

Four years later I've now played in 5 or 6 megagames and yes, they're as good as they look

[@kiruppert]

I Didn’t realize this was a re-upload at first (I figured it was just from before Quarentine), so i was like “ Oh hey! Paul came back for this! Awesome!”

[@pabloleyes5574]

I love Matt's "You don't want that expression on your Prime Minister" faces

[@thanhool]

"My science nemesis is Germany." No truer words have ever been said by anyone in any point in history.

[@SubjectNerdAgreement]

The year: 2020 10:49 “Everyone in East Asia is worried about expansionist China”

[@MozilloGames]

"The year is 2020" Insert image of Leonardo Dicaprio pointing here.

[@Rivaldi530]

The last 3 minutes of this is absolutely priceless!

[@beckybeckyblogs]

So many awesome memories from this game! Thanks for reuploading it :D

[@joeymckinney7310]

"Japan is in charge of the Olympics for 2020" *Akira intensifies*

[@ericfolsom4495]

I'm in love with this. I want to play one, doubt that'll ever happen, but LOVE watching this!

[@davidmarquesleal5324]

A new meme has born "The Joshua Protocol!"

[@samuelcynthia1958]

this. is. good.

[@samuelcynthia1958]

thanks for the heart!!!!

[@hellknight9640]

I love these videos. Watch the skie was perfect for such a coverage. I wish there was more coverage of Megagames on a professional level.

[@1865Highst]

"This is an alien message. How many people have seen this?" Points to Camera. That's 88,244 and counting.

[@dachers1238]

It's magical that so many people can come together to pretend and have fun.

[@CaptainHoers]

I like how I can see and hear Chris Bratt in the background and doing interviews, like the SU&SD expanded universe was already developing back then

[@Doc_Tar]

I visualize actual outer space aliens watching this and laugh uproariously in their ever so bizarre and incomprehensible way.

[@dicedecisionsanddiplomacy-9552]

Oh man what a blast from the past. I still remember seeing the notification that there had been a new megagame video and being excited the rest of the day until I got home and was able to watch it :D

[@b3rnardblack]

34:50, he looks genuinely worried that Matt is going to smack him... Probably because Matt looks like he's genuinely going to slap him.

[@LunarFox__]

It's funny how Japan was so laser-focused on making sure the olympics happened despite a massive global crisis that made attending the olympics completely unsafe for everyone and even members of the government were trying to prioritize dealing with the crisis rather than worrying about money and prestige of hosting the olympics... And in the game.

[@pirotehs]

So they predicted "in 2020 the world was already broken". And so next will be aliens. OK. Let's see what they bring, it could not be worse...

[@toboldlysplitinfinitives6518]

LOOK AT MATTT. HE'S SOOO YOUNGGGG. OMGGG.

[@shutupandsitdown]

2015 was 1,000 years ago

[@345tom]

I watched this when it originally got put up. I'm watching it again!

[@KenBen603]

Ok, just saw that this is a reupload from Vimeo. Thought I was going insane because I remembered seeing this already.

[@garyv83]

"Matt Lees was still prime minister, somehow...." We're doomed.

[@super_7710]

I may need to watch these again since you've reuploaded them.

[@Malaphor2501]

Advance Industrial Mechanics.... Nice.

[@Kirkmaximus]

Everyone: "The world is going to end in 9 months!" Ambassador: "Time to find new allies and stab our old ones in the back." Scientists: "Quick! I need to discredit my rival before the world ends." Prime Minister: "I need to throw away all of our money!" This is why the Brits always need a Time Lord to save the world for them! XD

[@tahunuva4254]

"Don't you think she looks tired?"

[@reutermo]

For a second I thought you guys had done a new mega game! But I take any reason to rewatch this!

[@Zivudemo]

Amazing. I had just watched the first Watch the Skies match yesterday.

[@DamoRobbo31]

We played this scenario about 6 months ago and it was brilliant

[@ThinkBeyondTheBox]

I am a minute in and don't have time to watch more but I can already tell this will be hilarious.

[@peternixon4361]

For those looking to play in a megagame for yourself, I'd recommend following two groups on facebook and one podcast (depending on where you are in the world). Megamakers serves a general forum for the UK/North Europe Scene: facebook.com/groups/mmakers/ The Megagame Coalition facebook posts and shares North American Megagames: facebook.com/megagamecoalition/ The Great Game is a podcast tracking the Australia scene: sydneymegagamers.com/podcast/ For those living elsewhere, people are running online megagames and more are in the pipeline!

[@Beat0Geek]

Matt is having straight up flashbacks to the first Watch the Skies he’s so fucking paranoid 😂

[@jackchilton7596]

The Joshua Protocol unboxing and then confirmation with Israel was funnier than the last 3 comedy films I watched put together. What a beautiful bit of fuckery.

[@williamcarlson1836]

Wow I just recently watched that one from last year. This is a great idea

[@GCEvans09]

We all should have suspected Paul's arc with that intro lol

[@boomknight1015]

I love this game of telephone. Adding more people only makes it funner

[@truenorthmegagames]

Utter pandemonium throughout, a cracking video for a cracking game!

[@tomd2666]

"First published April 2, 2015" SU&SD! You've been holding out on us, you saucy minx.

[@JulianDanzerHAL9001]

would love to see a version where the aliens just kinda flyby, maybe abduct like 5 people, are invulnerable, screw off agian and are never seen again and the nations are just left for the rest of the game to react and squabble amongst each other

[@Whitesaber211]

Watching Matt overthink and overworry gives me flashbacks to subnautica diaries

[@commanderboreal1343]

Don’t mind me. I’m just taking notes on how to survive it if/when it actually happens.

[@kyur3813]

Good to see you back for the 2nd game of Watch the Skies, Paul. Wouldn't have been the same without you. :)

[@profesional_i_dot5256]

"Have you heard about the wonderful work we have been doing for children? We're doing some wonderful work in weapons technology for children all over the globe..." 5:24 Just why.

[@basstwoYT]

32:06 I thought I heard Quinns say "we have 'A Time of Geese' " as he opened a box. I thought: "Quinns is at a loss as to what to do now and so he is opening up a fresh copy of a game called 'A Time of Geese' and is suggesting a quick play." I was this close to running a BGG search on 'A Time of Geese.'

[@mechasduo004]

You spent 10 million on Gary Busey... PERFECT!

[@JessWLStuart]

Awesome! I was hoping we would see this again! Maybe there should be a virtual version of this?

[@beckycampbell-ladley4915]

There have been a few people working on virtual megagames. Take a look at www.megagameassembly.com/ and their Facebook group, that's a good place to find out about any planned games :)

[@nickdrage3730]

Without missing a beat, that response of "surely the Olympics are more important than ever at a time of political instability?" Does Kezza work in PR?

[@KouriEien]

Oh my. Not only 2020, I feel Matt so much here with the whole world hurtling into the abyss and no idea what to do with any of it

[@teamsf9349]

I desperately want to try this. it looks like great fun and a brilliant way to pass a lot of time! :D

[@teamsf9349]

preferably i'd be Greece, as it is my fav country

[@Nostradamuzzzz]

First Pip and now Paul and Brendan. SUnSD Greatest hits!

[@emperorcrow5850]

Wow, good video. Love mega games, such a cool concept

[@rubenspaargaren9099]

I've been waiting for this for soo long!

[@MrBlooDeck]

That interaction between Brendan and Matt at the end is so The Thick of It, it's unreal.

[@grauekatze]

Quince and Matt look so dapper :D

[@whisennandalex7821]

the researcher reminds me of a friend of mine in a pirate megagame, he would rescue sinking ships and charge their ship in exchange for being allowed to dock at port. by the end of that game he had become a used ship salesman in addition to a lieutenant governor.

[@mattrg320]

Paul's science adventures cracked me up

[@epiclaser2936]

I remember watching this on Vimeo! Good times

[@Solid_Fuel]

oh, man! megagames are so fun! I was the crown prince of Saudi Arabia once, and we spent 6 hours trying to eliminate anyone around us with missiles.

[@secondengineer9814]

From the contents of the message that were shared, it sounds like the aliens can only understand words with a certain number of letters. That sounds like an amazing mechanic. As they learn the language better they have more letters.

[@박찬우-q5m]

I rather think that they simulate the technological problem that can occur while message gets transmitted, which is equally interesting.

[@pajonkajonk]

"we've got to get as many of these countries to show up in Japan for the Olympics in 2020" if only Matt knew how low of a priority this could've been...

[@official-sh6nm]

You should do this next shuxx. Like before the con starts, days before, invite the people from watch the skies and host a mega game. I'll probably blow my entire allowence to go, but i would.

[@shutupandsitdown]

Every year we put on at least 3 megagames at SHUX! They're a lot of fun.

[@official-sh6nm]

@@shutupandsitdown Oh really? Brilliant then. Next Shuxx ill try to go to one, they seem like a lot of fun.

[@bulletsunderpressure]

"10,000,000 for a NFT of Gary Busey" ME: sounds like a deal. LMAO

[@bulletsunderpressure]

watching the japan prime minister slowly become more and more paranoid is always funny to me.

[@syd4890]

Everybody was worried about China... oh Jeebus this game got too real! XD

[@nonameisaname8480]

The game makers predicted 2020 really well

[@DahVoozel]

Japan is in charge of the Olympics in 2020...oh.., yeah, I forgot about that.

[@Tennethums1]

Did something like this one time but it was a game played with cards. Basically, everyone had a role and those roles had special powers against other roles. The trick was, you didn’t know what role the other people were...initially. But once word got out it became a rather unbalanced mish mash. I mean, it WAS at an SPCA Mead Hall so we had other things on our mind but it kind of gave people a reason to mingle.

[@paulhulford7110]

I have my ticket for next month - so looking forward to this.

[@asowle]

I played this in London the following year.. i was president of Angola...At one point i just focused on owning my first Submarine.. kind of like a rich party boat... and sod the people needing food...!!! As you know Angola does not have a coast..giggles.... it was fun, but mad... must look for any videos of it....

[@auroralong5437]

I was like... I swear I've seen this before... Took me a while to realise I saw it on Vimeo YEARS ago lol

[@HowDoesFrankyEven]

Waiting for one of them to interrupt everything and say "Let's play Twilight Imperium or Crokinole instead"