Rob Thompson
1 min readNov 9, 2021

Playing Call of Duty with Kim Jung-un

Surreal. That’s how I’d describe the circumstances that led to me set up and squaring off against the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. The first and only tournament of such a nature to be held in Panmunjom, the Truce Village.

I won my position through the American side of the tournament. Jong-un, well he is the dictator of a nation of more than 23 million people in which even a hint of dissent can see a person imprisoned and or murdered. Based on his lackluster gameplay, I think that had something to do with his representing his county.