The Quest to Make it to Grandmaster Playing Classic Fixed 

Does anybody find these timestamps useful? Any recommendations for me as I do this? ***SPOILER ALERT*** 1:30 Turn 1 Pete moves for NA 4:20 Turn 2 Almost takes NA 6:40 Turn 3 Finishes NA 9:32 Turn 4 Card blocked. Signals to Red to leave. 11:09 Pink attacks Greenland 12:58 Turn 5 Turns in, takes back NA 15:58 Turn 6 Cardblocked, no card 18:14 Turn 7 Cardblocked, no card "lining myself up to kill magenta" 20:49 Yellow kills Magenta "that was really good play" 21:35 Turn 8 Moves into Europe 23:26 Turn 9 25:06 Turn 10 26:59 Turn 11 Pete leads by 13 troops and 2 cards + 28:30 Turn 12 "i'm in a winning position, I just chill" 30:24 Turn 13 31:09 Purple hits Pete from the west 32:24 Turn 14 Doesn't fight back 34:15 Turn 15 Kills Purple takes back NA 36:16 Turn 16 Yellow hits Red, Bringer Pete to the lead 38:14 Turn 17 Pete kills red, gets 4 cards "and that is why, don't take Asia" equal 3-way endgame 40:30 Turn 18 Pete holds slight lead, balanced game 41:54 Green Attacks Yellow, giving Pete the lead 42:28 Positions army to kill Yellow Pete cleans up from here.

I think it is hilarious that the other guy is claiming "lucky". Pete basically immediately made friends with another player on the first turn. That alliance got them the 1st and 2nd spots in the game. Too many people going into this looking for enemies rather than allies.

I appreciate you so much talking about mental health on your stream.

Pete your confidence in saying “I have already decided what I’m going to do” after chat suggestions is one of the reasons I find your content so excellent. It’s really cool to be good at something and you do a great job balancing humility and confidence.

Thanks to the algorithm for pushing this channel. Watching someone who is good at what they do is always a pleasure. And thanks Pete.

Strolling on Risk content, didn't expect the talk about mental health. Feels like you talk about it with compassion and humble, I appreciate it a lot. Thanks Pete! I'll blame you if I reduce work and start playing Risk more lol :p

Reframes are such a powerful tool because your perception of reality is one arena where you really do have control. Loved your thoughts on mental health, not canned self-help or monomaniacal positivity, just pragmatic approach to actually improve your situation. Very "stoic" in conception, just another reason to love your vids.

I’m definitely too passive. I would have just migrated to Europe after the purple move. Watching you is definitely helping to break that tendency

Wow Pete congrats on 20K, your Channel is growing so fast it doesn't feel like that long since you were at 2k subs. Keep going and making great content

50k by end of month and 100k by end of year lets goooo. Also I discovered you last weekend without knowing what Risk was. Binge watched a few of your Clasic fixed. Played my first online game and won against an Expert an Intermediate and a Beginner!! Felt good. Keep up the good work🙌🏿🙌🏿

When you said “I have already decided what I’m going to do” I lost it haha

Happy birthday Fil and congrats on the fixed GM Pete!

"I just have a good memory and I really work at stuff." I hear that brother.

This is my favourite Kill Pete video! Pete you got to grandmaster playing classic fixed, and really appreciated you sharing the thoughts on mental health. It's been an issue for me as well, and really appreciate how open you've been and for sharing thought processes that have helped you too.

I'm happy that your talking about mental health Pete!

Pete I did not expect you to talk about mental health but it was such an insightful discussion. I had never heard of the framing of depression as an addictive mindset before but it rings so true. Doing much better now than I have done for years and a lot of that has been realising that I do actually have the ability to improve my life and overcome my failings and weaknesses.

I really needed that talk on depression and suicide. Came at the oddest time on the oddest video

It's cool that you are talking about the real stuff like struggle and depression, it's really hard for a lot of other creators to address things like this so I was surprised

Glad you're faring better Pete. Today I had a very liberating talk at the office about long term grief. Hope y'all are doing well.

Been watching all of you’re videos! Keep up the awesome content! Risk brings up so many amazing childhood memories!

I wouldn’t buy a calendar of Pete, but a calendar of Reggie? Take my money.

i know im 6 months late but i like the talk about embracing disability, You cant let that be your defining aspect, ive gone through injuries and while wearing a cast, people try to help me with menial tasks that are no problem, i tell them that i know they care for me and i love them, but then i jokingly say "Im handi-capable, not handi- cant do shit!" and i think thats something that people with disabilities should take in, find what you CAN do, and overcome, dont let it consume you, you arent a disables person, you are a person

Awesome gameplay & conversations my friend, I'm really glad your having the support you deserve, plus feeling blessed, big hug from spain

Love the fact that you speak slowly, means I can play the video at 1.5x

I used to play this Christmas night with the family growing up.. this looks awesome and you're humble as hell. Thanks for entertaining me :) glad i stumbled across your channel 👍

your comments on mental health are both meaningful and insightful and i agree 100% not at all what i expected on a risk video to pick up tips on strategy to ruin my friends days

Love the content man, u really provide some value to my life with this channel, so the least i can do is add a tiny bit to yours

So glad I found this channel one of my new absolute favorites.

Congrats Pete! That was a great game to watch :)

I dont know why, but I could binge watch you playing fixed all day! Love the commentary! Although I like it better with true random dice

Love your videos!

You are truly amazing man. I love your vibe and calm nature with a good fuck you inbetween. So good to see you acknowledge the issue of mental illness, I´m struggling real bad and it´s been real nice finding your work here man it´s really nice to just listen to your videos and also see your great gameplay. You are a great human being and I truly hope you are doing good, and you deserve greatness and I hope you keep growing. Much love man

Pretty interesting. Green negotiated his way to 2nd place with the very first move of his game. You accepted with your well placed random Americas troops and that's the way it played out. It doesn't always work out that way. There were plenty wrinkles in the middle, but pretty neat.

I have watched hours of your content over the past week. I am really enjoying it. I also wanted to comment to increase your follower engagement to hopefully get the tube to keep pushing your videos and ultimately more subs! Keep it up!

The heartfelt advice shortly followed by 11:00 was a prime example of subversion of expectation. Excellent execution, enormously enjoyable .Bitc-

Congrats on the outcome - been bingeing watching your Prog series and now this, I am genuinely happy for you.

I really appreciate you helping to normalize the mental health conversation! It's so refreshing to see. P.S. The online site colonist is awesome for playing Catan on.

Love to see ur strategy keep it up king 👑

Pete love your advices and perspective. thank you

I found you a couple weeks a go and now your channel has doubled, keep it up

Why am i suddenly so interested in Risk lol (great takes on mental health by the way, really gets you thinking). Glad i found this channel, very relatable guy

i like your videos also just starting to play risk again :)

Hey Pete, congrats on 20k. Thanks for discussing the hard topics. The fact that not many people talk about it in a casual sense means that many people feel isolated in their issues and feel like they can't relate to others with their feelings. Keep connecting, 1 person at a time

Never played risk but lovin learning from your videos also love it when your emotions overboil 😂I get sooooooo many of those moments in other games 😎👍🏻 keep up the awesome work 👍🏻

comes to watch a chill vid before bed and get better mental health advice then my therapist. LMAO thx Pete

Thank you actually for promoting this game.

Love the content Pete! Just won my first game playing online today.

Love your mental health chats here. You have such an eloquent way of speaking on a topic that is so complex - you make it sound simple and enjoyable to listen to. Wonderful stuff! I came here to watch risk but I stayed for the cognitive behavioural therapy 😂❤

Congrats I've been enjoying watching the climb.

hey Pete I am also from Toronto and have been watching your videos a lot recently. I really liked the bit where you talked about mental health because not only can I really relate to you, I also think that your ideas are considerate and understanding to others. Which is dope and wholesome

Pete never go back to those type of thoughts,we all are worthy humans and deserve to live a life like we wish for

I actually love this channel so much ❤

Yellow played really well up until the point where he went ham on Red like a maniac instead of just taking the middle east to deny him the Asia bonus. That served you Red on a silver plate. :D GG, WP!

I for a long time thought it was normal to randomly think about "walking infront of cars" when out for a walk. Happened all the time. That was before I got diagnosed with depression. Getting that answer weirdly enough made me spiral even further down in my depression leading to me losing my job and here I am. I had to reach rock bottom and on my way up. It was easy to blame everything on depression, not taking responsibilities for anything I didn't do.

deep convo for a deep game of risk, perfect.

I like the idea of of streamers being comfy talking about sad things like mental illness and depression.

Hey Pete, Just started watching your channel recently after being recommended it. Really enjoy your videos. You were talking about stoicism during the video, a good book I have is The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday.

Pete! Recently found your channel, been basically binging your vids. Great content! One very important question I have though is what kind of beef sticks do I see you eating sometimes? They look delish. Keep working hard sir! People are noticing!

Hey Pete! I had no idea you used to be depressed, really glad you're doing good. Love your content, your humility is refreshing and much appreciated. Have a good one Pete.

Congratulations!

nice playing

I came into this looking for more gameplay tips and got a fire discussion around 13:00, you've said it more succinctly than I've ever been able to

TIL an existential stoic beat depression by thinking it's illogical

Nice Video :o). I have subscribed to your channel.

Congrats! GG

13:35 just making a note for myself Thanks Pete also, the held match as a test for Magenta is pretty cool

Just started watching you Pete and listening too you talk about disabilities made me think so much different I’ve always thought because I’m dyslexic that I’m Normal in all areas other than English but now I’ve realised I’m actually really good at maths I’ve always done maths in my head and just picture it in my head and can solve problems in seconds and it’s a really good thing too know now.

"I want this orange" -no, you don't have more money to pay **proceeds to steal the orange** "You can't arrest me bish"

Hi Pete was watching your video as just some light entertainment, but have to say your words of wisdom regarding mental health were very insightful and think a lot of people who are struggling would perhaps stop and reflect on some of your thoughts/insights and hopefully improve their own mental well being. I like this line you said "The thing that is making you miserable is a fallacy, you are making you miserable, always, things happen, the universe doesn't care about you. How you feel about that.....is your choice."

Happy Bday Fil!

Amazing to hear that you got rid of depression by realizing the logical thing is to love oneself ❤️ its all about perception, thank you for talking about this, I bet you are helping many people by doing this!

Good work Pete 🎉 love you and your strength 💪

I know I'm seeing this video quite late and you might not see this, but Thank you Pete. Your thoughts on depression and the topic gave me a wonderful point of view. Your such a benefit to all your viewers. :)

Toronto in the house. Canadians really are massive at content creation.

Pete! Happy happy birthday Fil! Go out and get it twisted🤣

Newer subscriber here, been going through video after video. Great stuff. Thank you for opening up about mental health from your life's perspective, takes balls. Nothing but respect, sir. Oh, and thanks for getting me back into Risk 😄

18:00 Viktor Frankl - Man's Search For Meaning

Good conversation about mental health. IMHO the best cure is hard work. Like Pete said, play to your strengths and throw yourself into it. You'll gain respect for yourself and sleep better. BTW - good opening moves, Pete.

Hearing you talk about mental health today makes me believe your recent success is Karma based. Cheers friend

Pro tip: color blind mode gives every differently shaped pieces!

well done friend! well done!!!

Thats gg's Pete, a great rankup game for a great man!

Pete, I don’t play risk but found you oddly entertaining (that’s a complement, we’re all weirdos in our own way lol). But Hearing you speak about breaking stigmas around mental “disabilities” is a great message! Neurodivergent and nuerotypical brain function is one of the most powerful descriptions that has helped me to identify my personal struggles with ADHD. Giving me the ability to build strategies to help me feel like I can fit in much better into societies expectations. Subbed/liked/commented get that algorithm pumping my dude.

woooo he made it! GM it is!

Depression is an addiction is such a strong quote. Jesus I’m here to watch risk and now you got me thinking

Random feed suggestion maybe a week ago, hadn't played Risk in years but straight back into it. Love the content and open discussions chief, real breath of fresh of air so tanking you kindly sir 🙏

Love the honesty. Keep it 100 even if you're only 99.

5:35 - Mental health is critical. I have DID - and for a year, give or take, it was horrific as I tried to find some sort of balance with my alters.

10:42 PeTeSD - Opponents after facing Pete.

Congrats Pete, finally got the GM Title, took a good 70 games but you overcame all the obstacles posed by Novices and their No Australia, no Win strategy!

"Settlers of Catan is a trading game", somebody should tell that to the people in my former board game group. I'm not sure I EVER saw anyone in that group make a trade. When you asked they'd just say "Why would I help you win?" or counter with an absurd offer that just gives them all your resources. I get wanting to win, but I don't feel like this is a healthy attitude. It's a game, we're all supposed to be having fun. Refusing to engage with the game's core mechanics is not fun for anybody. And when that attitude infects the entire group....well there's a reason this is my _former_ board game group. After a while you get tired of jerks countering your trade offer with "all of your wood for one of my sheep".

i find the mental health conversation really interesting, especially around the framing of “disability” vs “neuro-divergent”, while it’s definitely true that the is no inherent value to one cognitive way of function than another, the way our society and culture is set up it can heavily impact some people negatively, i find that pushing the idea of autism being a “different ability” can often really invalidate the genuine struggles people with disabilities face in the world, that’s my two cents anyway, might have to pop by stream sometime and have a proper conversation you discussed some very interesting topics :)

Congratulations on achieving Grandmaster on Fixed only!!!!!!

Aah Risk the good old destroyer of friendships🤣

Well played 😎👍

I agree that formerly suicidal people should talk more about it. There is no shame in having those thoughts and important for people to understand they often are temporary. Through treatment, lifestyle changes or sometimes just maturity (in my case), it does get better! ❤️❤️❤️

"I hate South America and this is why" That's a sound bite if I ever heard one. Imagine the memes

Your thoughts on depression were genuinely helpful to me today. Thank you.

Love all your analysis! In one sentence you go from talking about serious mental issues to cussing someone out for bad play! Yours is the Only channel I let the ads play. Happy birthday Fil??

Very good video