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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 13, 2021 1:36:51 GMT
Did you know that Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's was a Freemason? I did not!
Anyway, new tribe as expected. Nine people, two of whom are Bees and Zero, as not expected.
Finn is the first new person I've met. Nobody else has PMed me so I'll probably get to them.
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Post by Architect Pine on Jan 13, 2021 2:26:29 GMT
Is merging with your old tribe a positive or negative?
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 13, 2021 2:29:27 GMT
Positive.
With a 3/3/3 split a true pagong is unlikely so no worries there. I am certainly Bees' #1 and Zero likes me well enough. They are also known quantities; I like having relationships already established so I have a foundation to build the rest of my game upon.
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 13, 2021 2:52:49 GMT
Plagueis didn't PM me directly but he made a group PM with me and Maggie Smith because we are old. Weird choice but I'll roll with it. Apparently Finn was super indecisive and told Plagueis that he wanted to save Rey and the Droids? Who does that? This is a relationship to keep an eye on. The droids are probably my favorite of the Star Wars trio so far, but the game is young.
Timothée is nice enough. Haven't talked enough with Lindsay^2 to have an impression.
Also I see the membergroup for the last players is "Leave of Absence". That bodes well.
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 13, 2021 9:39:31 GMT
Big flashbacks to School Survivor here.
Specifically, missing out on PM time because I'm busy removing a swimming pool from my basement one 12-gallon Shopvac at a time.
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 14, 2021 1:21:12 GMT
how the fuck did i actually win
have i lucked my way into being an even bigger challenge threat than normal
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Post by Supervisor Silverclaw on Jan 14, 2021 1:22:13 GMT
Did you need this immunity?
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 14, 2021 1:22:55 GMT
I don't THINK so but I'm not ruling it out. I spent a lot of should-be-PMing time running the Shopvac.
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Post by Architect Pine on Jan 14, 2021 1:34:15 GMT
Right, so those were the public questions, don't forget to answer them. But level with me, how do you REALLY feel?
= Did this swap style suck or soar? Did you manage to bring allies with you to this early merge, or baggage?
= It's a 3/3/3 split, so no tribe can try for hegemony on its own. Do you have any cross-tribal alliances in the works?
= Let's talk challenge! You had the chance to lie your ass off and dupe people into mistakes, or win their trust with the truth. How did you take advantage (or not) of the lax communication rule for this round?
= Is there anyone in your group of nine who you just can't stand? How about anyone who makes your heart go pitter-patter? Do I smell a showmance? Dish!
= This round has the potential to be a bit cutthroat. How confident are you in your reads?
= Who do you think is getting the boot, and why?
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 14, 2021 2:15:29 GMT
1) I think it soars. Bees is an ally. Zero is neutral+.
2) I'm trying to see if I can make me/Darth/Maggie a thing.
3) I made a public post that I am 100% positive did not change anyone's submission or have any effect on the game.
4) Nobody I can't stand. Timothee is very meh; I struggle to recall literally anything about him. I love still having Bees, and Maggie Smith is skyrocketing up the chart.
5) Not at all!
6) Lean Timothee but who knows?
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 14, 2021 2:20:02 GMT
Bees described all the Star Wars people as solid. Zero said the Star Wars people are off the table. Good to know.
What is it I actually want here? There are no specific threats to my game that stand out above the rest of the field. Therefore, this vote is about the people remaining.
Me-Bees
Me-Maggie
Me-Maggie-Darth?
Zero-StarWars
Droids-Darth?
I am officially a high-visibility character thanks to two immunities in a row, a memeish character choice, and my public demands for my full name. I don't want to be actively driving the tribe here, but I think if I steer it away from Bees or Maggie I'll be fine.
Zero I don't particularly care about; if people think #PotpourriStrong is a thing I will have no qualms proving them wrong by cutting Zero.
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 14, 2021 3:00:15 GMT
I'm not sure which newspaper publishes them but the website I use is lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzles-competitions/daily-cryptic-crossword/I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels out of the loop! Apologies about inviting you to a thing with Darth Plagueis without asking you first but I guess he invited us first so I don't feel AS bad. I can't tell if the Star Wars division is a real division or just misunderstanding last round. Maybe Plagueis will tell us. I know in a 3/3/3 split tribes become a lot less important so I'll just say the person on each old tribe I personally have connected with the least. This isn't saying I want them out, I'm just providing a starting place to talk: Timothee, Finn, Zero. How has your experience been? Nothing to apologise for! The group PM already existed as you say and it’s something I’m definitely on board with. I still haven’t actually had any talk from Darth one-on-one but I still sort of love how the whole thing was created out of nowhere and there’s something refreshing about Darth, I don’t know! I also really appreciate you opening up the game talk and I very much get what you mean. Let’s face it, we’re thinking about who we like and who we don’t connect with as much all the time so there’s no need to pretend otherwise. Also from what you’ve said it would seem our opinions are very similar! I must admit that I also don’t find talking with Timothee to be super easy but he does seem like a straight shooter at least. Finn is similar in that sort of way and I can’t claim much of a connection there. I find the robots sort of cute in a similar way to Darth, and I’ve enjoyed getting to know the Bees and Zero. This is promising; whole lot of opinions in common. |
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Post by Spam on Jan 14, 2021 19:55:45 GMT
Spam spams your confessional 1. Has meeting new people made you feel better or worse about your original tribemates?
2. How good of a position are you in on your tribe?
3. Why did you vote for Hatsune Miku over Zero last round?
4. Compare each player in the game to a Wendys menu item, and explain why.
5. I’m trying to decide who my favorite player is. Why should it be you?
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Post by Dave Thomas Mayor of Ponderosa on Jan 14, 2021 20:08:40 GMT
I feel better about Bees and worse about Zero. Zero and the Star Wars crew is an alliance I don't want taking off so I'm gonna lean in heavy with Darth and our connection with Maggie.
I think I'm in an okay place. I'm definitely a target, but that's a Future Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's problem.
I voted Hatsune over Zero for two main reasons. 1) I think it's reasonable that she comes back and won't hold a grudge if so, and 2) If I had saved Hatsune then my inclination in the future would be to grasp on to Hatsune to prove to myself that "I made the right choice". Here I have no inherent allegiance to Zero.
I will get to the menu comparisons after work because that's a lot of analogies.
And you should pick me as your favorite player because while I can't promise I will be the mastermind of the game or a Chaos Cannon or anything like that, I will do my best to be a hero that you can feel good about rooting for. That's a Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy's promise.
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Post by ? Box on Jan 14, 2021 23:07:18 GMT
What sort of quality do you see in your recipe for the next round, Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendys?
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