Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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CaptainMeme and Ezio commentate one of the semifinal games of DBNI 2026, Diplomacy's most prestigious online tournament. This particular game is notable because the eventual winner pulls off one of the greatest comebacks in competitive diplomacy's history.

DBN Invitational Streams:
Semifinal 1 (this game is Game 1 here): youtube.com/watch?v=Dsa9B11IJdU
Semifinal 2: youtube.com/watch?v=LXdlA5m6oi0
Grand Final: youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ElhKUnneU

DiploShorts - Why Hold Smyrna: youtube.com/watch?v=_cKQMtE0f4w

Diplomacy is a negotiation-based board game set during World War One. 7 players each control one great power (England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, and Turkey) and fight for control of Europe, using their diplomatic skill to make covert deals with one another and to backstab their friends.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Spring 1901
00:14:42 Fall 1901
00:26:13 Winter 1901
00:33:57 Spring 1902
00:43:38 Fall 1902
00:49:28 Winter 1902
01:01:20 Spring 1903
01:17:19 Fall 1903
01:26:26 Winter 1903
01:32:53 Spring 1904
01:44:48 Fall 1904
01:50:51 Winter 1904
01:58:30 Spring 1905
02:07:02 Fall 1905
02:11:52 Winter 1905
02:13:59 Spring 1906
02:20:14 Fall 1906
02:27:24 Winter 1906
02:36:21 Spring 1907
02:43:12 Fall 1907
02:47:35 Winter 1907
02:49:06 Spring 1908
02:51:08 Fall 1908
02:52:46 Winter 1908
03:02:00 Spring 1909
03:14:02 Fall 1909
03:29:02 Winter 1909
03:32:16 Spring 1910
03:39:53 Fall 1910
03:48:44 Winter 1910
03:55:39 Spring 1911
04:01:54 Fall 1911
04:08:28 Winter 1911
04:12:18 Spring 1912
04:13:57 Fall 1912
04:20:28 Winter 1912
04:22:36 Spring 1913
04:27:07 Fall 1913 and Game End