On November 7th, I arrived in Moszna Castle, Poland for the best multiplayer gaming experience of my life! The Grandest LAN (2019) is a huge, 100+ player EU4 multiplayer that takes three days to complete, alongside a number of other fun events, such as fencing, musketry, and history lectures! A huge thank you to TurboLARP for organizing the event and to Paradox for the invitation!
As the diplomat for the merchant republic of Lübeck, I got a first-hand view of the political game in Europe that viewers might not be aware of from the Paradox stream. Our tiny merchant republic traversed a sea of intrigue and betrayal to eventually become one of the dominant financial powers of Europe and the sole, independent survivor of the German Bund.
In this video, I try to summarize my experience with both the event and the game itself to give you a taste of this incredible LAN party. 10/10, would absolutely do it again.