<s>
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Jason	O
Rohrer	O
,	O
with	O
music	O
by	O
Tom	O
Bailey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
indiePub	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
and	O
is	O
hosted	O
on	O
SourceForge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
German-style	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
is	O
played	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
each	O
controlling	O
a	O
diamond	O
trading	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
extract	O
the	O
most	O
diamonds	O
and	O
win	O
,	O
players	O
resort	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
bribery	O
and	O
deception	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
pitched	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
went	O
through	O
a	O
protracted	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
going	O
through	O
two	O
publishers	O
and	O
taking	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
raise	O
capital	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
manufacture	O
,	O
Rohrer	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
successfully	O
crowdfunded	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
had	O
reservations	O
about	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
on	O
offer	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
but	O
were	O
appreciative	O
of	O
the	O
psychological	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
themes	O
explored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
diamond	O
trading	O
companies	O
:	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
or	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Antwerp-based	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
competes	O
against	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
available	O
at	O
various	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
,	O
allowing	O
an	O
entire	O
group	O
of	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
from	O
only	O
one	O
game	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
invited	O
by	O
publisher	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
pitch	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
keeping	O
these	O
mechanics	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
he	O
pitched	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Deception	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Deception	B-Application
,	O
two	O
players	O
would	O
play	O
one	O
half	O
of	O
a	O
married	O
couple	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
gather	O
damaging	O
evidence	O
regarding	O
their	O
spouse	O
's	O
infidelities	O
as	O
ammunition	O
for	O
a	O
forthcoming	O
divorce	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
rejected	O
this	O
concept	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
too	O
sensitive	O
a	O
subject	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
market	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rohrer	O
later	O
transferred	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
Deception	B-Application
onto	O
a	O
framework	O
around	O
corporate	O
espionage	O
and	O
the	O
blood	O
diamond	O
trade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rohrer	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
as	O
a	O
pen	O
and	O
paper	O
prototype	O
to	O
iron	O
out	O
the	O
design	O
before	O
committing	O
to	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
a	O
fully	O
playable	O
state	B-Application
,	O
lacking	O
only	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
back	O
away	O
from	O
a	O
physical	O
cartridge	B-Device
release	O
,	O
and	O
pushed	O
instead	O
for	O
a	O
DSiWare	B-Device
download	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rohrer	O
disagreed	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
smaller	O
DSiWare	B-Device
market	O
would	O
limit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audience	O
;	O
Majesco	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
willing	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
of	O
cartridges	O
without	O
strong	O
pre-order	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
to	O
GameStop	O
to	O
gauge	O
pre-order	O
interest	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
3,000	O
pre-orders	O
would	O
be	O
necessary	O
for	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lacking	O
a	O
publisher	O
for	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
,	O
Rohrer	O
moved	O
onto	O
other	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Inside	O
a	O
Star-Filled	O
Sky	O
and	O
Sleep	O
is	O
Death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoo	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
pursuing	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
as	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
release	O
on	O
their	O
indiePub	O
label	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
resumed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
avoid	O
hearing	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
music	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
,	O
Rohrer	O
developed	O
a	O
music	O
generation	O
engine	O
which	O
would	O
arrange	O
Bailey-composed	O
loops	B-Application
procedurally	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
state	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
lid	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
is	O
closed	O
with	O
headphones	O
plugged	O
in	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
running	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
random	O
music	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rohrer	O
's	O
previous	O
project	O
,	O
Inside	O
a	O
Star	O
Filled	O
Sky	O
,	O
had	O
used	O
entirely	O
computer	O
generated	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
thematic	O
demands	O
of	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
required	O
Bailey	O
's	O
handcrafted	O
compositions	O
and	O
musicianship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
got	O
around	O
this	O
by	O
officially	O
naming	O
the	O
game	O
Jason	O
Rohrer	O
with	O
Music	O
by	O
Tom	O
Bailey	O
:	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
manufacturing	O
to	O
proceed	O
,	O
and	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
successfully	O
crowdfunded	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
received	O
few	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
generally	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Gamer	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
mind-bending	O
"	O
,	O
likening	O
its	O
cycle	O
of	O
bluffs	O
and	O
double-bluffs	O
to	O
the	O
Ouroboros	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paste	O
praised	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
functionality	O
as	O
generous	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
games	O
of	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
as	O
"	O
fabulous	O
palate	O
cleansers	O
"	O
in	O
between	O
board	O
game	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
described	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
iOS	B-Application
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
DS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
confusing	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Gamer	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
Edge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
interface	O
was	O
"	O
simple	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
crudity	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
"	O
opaque	O
and	O
cluttered	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
reasonably	O
complex	O
game	O
seem	O
even	O
more	O
so	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Molleindustria	O
named	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
top	O
games	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
Rohrer	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
elegantly	O
designed	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unlikely	O
journey	O
in	O
becoming	O
a	O
physical	O
product	O
,	O
Paste	O
declared	O
Diamond	B-Application
Trust	I-Application
of	I-Application
London	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
not	O
just	O
a	O
success	O
in	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
creation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
