I wonder if Jon uses Worms Armageddon anytime he has multiple choices? Claire: What are you getting me for Christmas, Jon? Jon: Well, Claire, I really thought I was going to get you a diamond necklace, but "socks" pulled off an amazing double-kill in sudden death!
More like: Well, Claire, I really thought I was going to get you a diamond necklace, then I took a look at the bank account. Not sure what to buy, I had to consult worms, and socks pulled off an amazing double kill in sudden death.
@@t_y8274 It was all down to Brexit, ultimately. If Labour took a pro Brexit stance they would have retained all of those traditional seats they lost last night.
@@TheTendermen Too much alarmism... You understand that the consequences can lead to earth becoming inhospitable to humans, right? Note that we haven't colonised the solar system so that would mean all of our deaths.
"The economy is safe, in a hole". Perfectly put. I like this kind of video because it can't be scripted. It really shows off Jon's talent at impro and quick thinking!
1. I love these Worms election specials. 2. You probably should stop doing them on the off chance that they're causing rather than predicting the results.
Autism in Space Maybe Britain is a bit better but in America the only people who win are the 1%. Also, this comment isn’t really meant to be taken that seriously.
Looking back at this after the (October) 2022 political chaos is brilliant. Michelle O'Neil and Arlene Foster being on the same team is a bit unlikely, however Arlene taking out the NHS on her way out, while not what actually happened, is very apt for her. Many of the comments about Liz Truss are making me laugh and cry simultaneously
Yeah, the last few years have been spent with most of us wishing it'd go back to being boring arguments on whether the trains should run late or VERY late. 'Interesting' is something we've had quite enough of.
For the love of all things holy Jon stop these! What if instead of knowing the future you’re CAUSING the future!!!!!! Our worm overlords just want to see us suffer!
Everyone is talking about how the first thing boris did was shoot the children with a bazooka, but I don't see anyone talking about how the first thing Sinn Fein did was immediately plant a bomb
what kind of black magic is this? Jon: labour loses conservatives win a majority and snp do well (paraphrasing) *clears throat* as of 0622 gmt Conservatives 358 Labour 203 SNP 48 How does the magic machine work Jon???
I can't express how much I both love this from MATN, but also how much I love Jon's explanations on both what's going on (with some background info), why some worms are shooting how they are (with inter-party politics), and of course, the hilarity factor of certain worms shooting targets which both make sense as well as look hilarious. Jon, you're a national treasure. You should run for a political column on who's going to do what in political election cycles.
These prediction videos are both one of my most anticipated videos to watch, and simultaneously the least so because it means it's election season again.
I'm equal parts excited and terrified for next year's installment of this truly beloved series. Also just generally anything Jon does that involves a lot of observations about what's going on, those amuse me.
Boris Johnson boots the kids into the sea had me in stitches 😂😂😂 Also as a side note, Jon calling out a heel turn just tickles me as a wrestling fan haha
24:08 'Liz truss has just succeeded in slightly setting herself on fire and doing damage to the economy for no reason whatsoever...' 10/10 best political prediction
My headcanon is that when the match goes to sudden death, it means the election finished with no clear victor, and a second one had to be called mere days later.
Well, you called it Jon. I must say that I'm really impressed by the accuracy of your prediction model. Now we just have to wait and see if Andrea becomes party leader in the future
Watching Jon’s election simulations back to back, it’s amusing to see he’s basically Billy Mays. He started in a relatively normal tone of voice, and is now basically shouting through the whole video.
I think the irony is lost on some people that in this series we have statistical evidence that a kids' game released in the 20th century about worms fighting one another is an accurate representation of modern-day politics. Just wanted to emphasise that point.
There is a consciousness outside time and beneath space. It is a labyrinthine tangle of desire and desperation. Our remote ancestors knew it as the Loop, the Worm-in-Waiting. We have met it out there, in the form of Worms Armageddon. It seems to have taken a personal interest in us, telling us of things that have not yet come to pass. What was, will be. What will be, was. We love the Worm and the coil-priest Jon.
"The Elderly are just, *just* still alive"
The machine is not wrong.
@@ManyATrueNerd Boomers have immortality now.
Just like in real life
Knock knock
This turned out to be a much darker prophecy than we first realized...
I wonder if Jon uses Worms Armageddon anytime he has multiple choices?
Claire: What are you getting me for Christmas, Jon?
Jon: Well, Claire, I really thought I was going to get you a diamond necklace, but "socks" pulled off an amazing double-kill in sudden death!
That's my christmas shopping sorted
@@THEMONKEYWITHNOSOUL I'm totally doing this now
It's like Two-Face, but waaaay more complicated
More like: Well, Claire, I really thought I was going to get you a diamond necklace, then I took a look at the bank account. Not sure what to buy, I had to consult worms, and socks pulled off an amazing double kill in sudden death.
"The economy was boring and the children were useless" Yeah, that sounds about right.
Can't be of much use when you're a second, hell, maybe even third class citizen :/
"The UK economy is safe in a hole."
In real life context, not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
You could say it is tanking
Just take that whoever wins the election, the economy is going to be in a hole...
that seems some scary forecasting
Well the economy was joined in the financial hole by students, so if anything, it's accurate... 😅😭
With climate change, a hole is the least safe place to be. Good thing this game didn't have dynamic water like Worms Revolution
At first I was laughing at how accurate this was.
Then I was crying at how accurate this was.
There's still some hope. At least for the next few hours.
@@SamuelBoshier I don't think so :(
@@SamuelBoshier your tears are delicious. welcome to the glorious reign of based Boris.
@@SamuelBoshier aaaand there it went
Cool. Move to Europe.
This actually came out true; Tories win and SNP make major gains.
And Labour take out themselves. This simulator actually works!
And a couple of years onwards we can say that the simulation was also extremely accurate regarding Liz Truss.
Only jon can make me sit through 40 minutes of bots playing a game
With that commentary you get hyped up no matter the content
yo baldy I do it a lot and I have no clue why
with a commentary like that he could make me watch 45 minutes of paint drying
someone doesnt watch vinewrestle
You’ve clearly never watched CPUCS.
Who needs official polling? I'm sure this exercise will prove tenfold more accurate.
Sweet Trevor Moore avatar
Sadly it was
@@t_y8274 It was all down to Brexit, ultimately. If Labour took a pro Brexit stance they would have retained all of those traditional seats they lost last night.
@@colonelgumby3867 it's almost as if citizens respected the Brexit vote of their countymen..while the political system doesn't want it
@@colonelgumby3867 Labour still doesn't get it. Blame Brexit for your woes, but you still don't get it.
Doing nothing causes the sea level to rise. This game is a prophecy.
More like it's setting is explicitly about global warming. Humankind is extinct, and worms are fighting over the last floating pieces of garbage.
Climate change is fake.
I wouldn’t say fake, but rather there is way to much alarmism, and false information going around it is hard to take seriously
@@TheTendermen the consequences are pretty dire for the planet so i would hesitate to say there is to much alarm-ism.
@@TheTendermen Too much alarmism... You understand that the consequences can lead to earth becoming inhospitable to humans, right? Note that we haven't colonised the solar system so that would mean all of our deaths.
"Keith Brown just nailed Priti Patel"
Welp, that image isn't leaving my brain any time soon
Britpoint AAAAAAAaaaaaAAaaaaaA
I can't develop that mental picture because they're not famous enough to go international. Score one for 'Murica.
@@timeforvintagepancakes9751 The true winner is 'Murica
"The economy is safe, in a hole". Perfectly put.
I like this kind of video because it can't be scripted. It really shows off Jon's talent at impro and quick thinking!
His voice over always reminds me of Peter snow's swingometer rants
In a hole means its fucked though, not safe.
Oliver S. A hole isn't good, but if it can be worse, it can be a safe spot.
Well, except for video essays, he doesn't script his normal videos either.
And then liz truss sets fire to the economy and herself for seemingly no reason.
These predictions have been scarily accurate. I have full confidence in the results of your simulation.
The Wormy Algorithm is incapable of falsehood.
aw nuts
'Labour doing some severe damage to the NHS there!'
'THE LIB DEMS HAVE KILLED THE NHS'
This video was pure gold for out of context quotes
This video was inevitable. Time to watch Boris and Jeremy shoot rockets at each other for forty minutes.
1. I love these Worms election specials.
2. You probably should stop doing them on the off chance that they're causing rather than predicting the results.
Lol he doesnt have that much influence
luna aryal You doubt the power of the simulation
Best comment
At least the specials give us time to prepare for the inevitable.
WHY IS THIS ALWAYS SO ACCURATE
24:04 John, you do not know how accurate this is.
"Boris Johnson, how many children do you have?"
BOOM
"None."
"Sinn Fein have just dynamited the Lib Dems." Big yikes energy there.
Hey, they have worked with explosives before
Caroline Lucas just punched Boris Johnson in the FACE!
I WOULD 100% PAY TO SEE THIS.
I sincerely hope this prediction is correct
Boris: “ I finally get to die with you my
beloved”
Ditch:
Reporting in from Friday morning and worms was right again, this will be the only poll I listen to from now on.
"The Economy just sitting around, but sooner or later, Liz Truss is gonna bomb it"
This thing really is a fortune teller isn't it?
Then she set herself on fire, doing damage to the economy.
It’s uncanny
Makes sense the SNP took out the elderly, easiest way to get independence to win a vote
24:03 Jon, the prediction is still working
I’m terrified that the first thing sinn fein did was drop a stick of dynamite
Force of habit
Big oof.
It is indeed quite... troubling.
tiocfaidh ár lá!
It's actually happening, what the hell have you done
And all of it actually happened.
EU nationals are look flipping precarious - wow this is accurate
To be fair they were planning to give them boats before throwing them off the island XD
the simulation doesn't lie
You did again Jon. The machine does not lie. were just waiting for Andrea Ledsome so become PM now. (Im gonna go cry now)
"The Economy, sooner or later Lizz Truss is gonna bomb it"
In awe of the accuracy of this game.
Absolute madlad, as far as the polling goes you've just accurately predicted the election. Conservative majority with SNP gaining seats.
The most accurate part of these? The people never win.
Brexiteers win. Working class won in 2016, US.
"the people never win", just who exactly do you think "the people" are?
Autism in Space Maybe Britain is a bit better but in America the only people who win are the 1%. Also, this comment isn’t really meant to be taken that seriously.
Spoilers for 2022
Turns out in 2022, the NHS wins.
We got good news with the newest Worm prediction.
Looking back at this after the (October) 2022 political chaos is brilliant. Michelle O'Neil and Arlene Foster being on the same team is a bit unlikely, however Arlene taking out the NHS on her way out, while not what actually happened, is very apt for her. Many of the comments about Liz Truss are making me laugh and cry simultaneously
I swear if Andrea Leadsom becomes the leader now, you should really begin marketing this to the polling companies
Man. I never realized UK politics were so interesting.
Yeah, the last few years have been spent with most of us wishing it'd go back to being boring arguments on whether the trains should run late or VERY late. 'Interesting' is something we've had quite enough of.
@@alantbaird May you live in interesting times, and get everything you wish for.
I know, right? I have no idea who these people are, and I watched the whole thing with interest xD
@@alantbaird back then the politicians still had a clue on what to do and everything pretty much worked, 2008 really fucked everything up.
For the love of all things holy Jon stop these! What if instead of knowing the future you’re CAUSING the future!!!!!! Our worm overlords just want to see us suffer!
Briony Holdsworth Yeah I guess you could say it’s a worming of the future
It's genuinely scary how accurate this is
when they announced there was gonna be an election, i despaired. then i remembered. it means more John playing worms. and i rejoiced
"Ohh no Liz Truss." "No one dares go for the economy just yet, but sooner or later Liz Truss is gonna bomb it."
You did it again! You’re election prediction machine must now be the most accurate on the planet! What magic powers it, oh great Oracle?
Elections would be so much fun if rocket launchers were allowed during the debates.
Well, we need a bigger space for the debates then.
Omfg yes...rocket launchers to cut down on the infinite number of people running for US prez rn would also be much appreciated... 😩
John, sounding surprised that the leader of the Sinn Fein is good with explosives. Historically I can tell you a thing or two.....
watching in 2022 and laughing my ass off every time he roasts liz truss
Everyone is talking about how the first thing boris did was shoot the children with a bazooka, but I don't see anyone talking about how the first thing Sinn Fein did was immediately plant a bomb
what kind of black magic is this?
Jon: labour loses conservatives win a majority and snp do well (paraphrasing)
*clears throat*
as of 0622 gmt Conservatives 358 Labour 203 SNP 48
How does the magic machine work Jon???
Once again proving worms is the superior prediction machine
The accuracy of this is both funny and terrifying at the same time
15:08 "No one dares go for the economy just yet. But, sooner or later, Liz Truss is going to bomb it."
Well, that comment aged well, Jon.
These are possibly my favourite videos by Jon, they come about like christmas
I can't express how much I both love this from MATN, but also how much I love Jon's explanations on both what's going on (with some background info), why some worms are shooting how they are (with inter-party politics), and of course, the hilarity factor of certain worms shooting targets which both make sense as well as look hilarious.
Jon, you're a national treasure. You should run for a political column on who's going to do what in political election cycles.
Forget all those super computers! This is the most accurate simulation of anything ever!
Love it when you do these. As a Scot I appreciate the Saltire :D
Liz Truss being incompetent and doing massive damage to the economy is hilarious in retrospect
Well this aged well once again Jon you predicted the future
27:29
"They're just not finishing each other off, presumably because they are worried about the splash damage"
Jon 2019
These prediction videos are both one of my most anticipated videos to watch, and simultaneously the least so because it means it's election season again.
"Sooner or later Liz Truss is going to bomb the economy...."
Well that was prophetic.
3/3 elections called correctly. Is anyone else freaked out by this?
holy shit the machine is magic. Not only did it predict the overall result, it wasn't bad on the details either.
The basic premise for this video is too amazing to express in words. Never change M.A.T.N. !
The passive aggressiveness from Jon against the whole government is honestly hilarious
"The politicians have agreed to put aside their difference to destroy students before each other."
Too real.
I don't care if it's accurate, Worms Armageddon is just hilarious to watch anyway.
"Meanwhile the economy was boring, and children were useless" I died
so did they
I'm equal parts excited and terrified for next year's installment of this truly beloved series. Also just generally anything Jon does that involves a lot of observations about what's going on, those amuse me.
This was... scary-accurate.
FFS Jon, I eagerly, and somewhat nervously, await the US election special sometime next year now. It will be 100x more accurate than any official poll
Just a reminder for Brits in the comments: Please do vote. Your voice matters.
unless you're voting for the tories, then you're a nonce.
Sounds undemocratic
@@Zilican ok boomer
And if you voted for Brexit and then had to Google the next day what it meant, probably skip votes you don't understand.
@@yaboishooty5552 It's generally boomers who vote tory, with the younger generation massively backing labour, like myself, but sure.
Boris Johnson boots the kids into the sea had me in stitches 😂😂😂 Also as a side note, Jon calling out a heel turn just tickles me as a wrestling fan haha
I think the most accurate part of this simulation, is how everyone comes off Damaged. You start at 100, and its only down from there.
I forgot this was a thing! It's made my day already and I haven't even watched it yet.
Jon. What the hell? XD I'm dying over here across the pond! Worms has yet again proven it's accuracy!
I love the quotes from this video. "No one dares goes for the economy just yet, but sooner or later Liz Truss is gonna bomb it." 15:08
These videos are always a treat. Thank you for blessing us with them.
24:08 'Liz truss has just succeeded in slightly setting herself on fire and doing damage to the economy for no reason whatsoever...' 10/10 best political prediction
The liz truss comments rang so true in 2022
Liz trust setting fire to the economy had a very different feel now.
The political simulation machine proves correct once again.
"We run the maths, and after many weeks we've deduced who has the highest chance. How did you deduce it?"
"Worms baby!"
My headcanon is that when the match goes to sudden death, it means the election finished with no clear victor, and a second one had to be called mere days later.
Definitely the best political commentary I've seen in a while.
Thank you, Jon, I think we all needed this one
Something poetic about Sinn Fein dropping dynamite on brits
This will be extremely not controversial :-)
The fact that the brilliant Kings and Generals watches the amazing Many a True Nerd fills me with so much joy
I blame the machine for any controversies.
"A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one."
@@ManyATrueNerd And, as we all know, when there's machines, the Russians hacked 'em.
Another accurate worms prediction wtf
Worms? In 2019? And armageddon at that? Oh, the nostalgia!
JON YOU NAILED IT!!!! U FRICKIN' NAILED IT!!!!
Jon you really should be an announcer. Your narrating makes things so much more entertaining.
These are always such a joy to watch! You put so much effort into the names and the commentary, it's so good.
And it was completely right, of course
Well, you called it Jon. I must say that I'm really impressed by the accuracy of your prediction model. Now we just have to wait and see if Andrea becomes party leader in the future
One of my favourite series by Jon. Love it
Don’t know about uks politicians, but this is always amazing
"The elderly are just, just alive" Jon 2019
Always fun to see this incredibly powerful simulation engine in action, great stuff!
Watching Jon’s election simulations back to back, it’s amusing to see he’s basically Billy Mays. He started in a relatively normal tone of voice, and is now basically shouting through the whole video.
"Liz Truss takes a shotgun to the students!"
Me: *plays Childish Gambino's This is America*
HOW IS THIS SO ACCURATE?
I think the irony is lost on some people that in this series we have statistical evidence that a kids' game released in the 20th century about worms fighting one another is an accurate representation of modern-day politics. Just wanted to emphasise that point.
There is a consciousness outside time and beneath space. It is a labyrinthine tangle of desire and desperation. Our remote ancestors knew it as the Loop, the Worm-in-Waiting. We have met it out there, in the form of Worms Armageddon. It seems to have taken a personal interest in us, telling us of things that have not yet come to pass.
What was, will be. What will be, was. We love the Worm and the coil-priest Jon.