Post by Maggie Smith on Feb 9, 2021 11:50:43 GMT
Round 12 - #MaggietheMathlete
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This episode title is a tribute to the Lindsays, who I realise now are never coming back (sadness), and also reference to my skillz with prime numberz! I reject the notion that it is dumb luck. After all, how could I secure the idol 4 times in a row with mere fortune? I know what you're thinking... that I just found a lucky number and submitted it all 4 times and there isn't more to it than that!
Well... well... you'd be right... but uhh
Let's move on
I think that it really is getting to the pointy end of the game now. I don't know what the pointy end entails, but I would say that's part of the thrill!
I believe I said it best in a PM to Bard, who I'm basically using as my substitute confessional and seeing what happens:
And I suppose what I really wanted to say is, "Who actually likes me and who is pretending to like me????"
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Anyway, this confessional we're going to start with Bard. I don't know how things with Bard got to be how they are. I don't even know what they are. (Are we allies? Are we adversaries? Are we merely spectators of this silly game that everyone is playing? No clue)
The fact is... they are what they are. But why? Why did he have to tell me about his silly Eric Idle Idol? Why, when I talk about how I could potentially feel threatened by his connections with Ranger and Avo, is he all, "well don't let me stop you"? Would he just let me vote out all his allies and leave him with no one? Surely not! There is something suspect about this but I don't know what.
Whatever. I have come up with a plan of how I'm going to win the game! It is very exciting.
Step 1 - Control the merge game with Bard
Step 2 - Blindside Bard
Step 3 - Profit?
Simple.
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But what if I'm not able to control the merge game? How strong are my connections really.
Let's move to who might classically be considered my closest allies, Dave blah blah, and Bonobo.
We now have a PM groupchat thing. I enjoy both of them. Dave and I have this low-effort and lowish-frequency conversation flow going but honestly I don't feel we need anything more. Bonobo is fun and I like to think that together we have fun and that's nice. We clearly worked together on whichever previous tribe had all three of us on it, and surely we could do it again.
Initially, I had it in my mind that Dave and Bonobo would likely be on the opposite end of players such as Avocado and Bard, as talk from Grogu during the shipwreck round seemed to indicate that he was getting close to Bonobo, and Bonobo mentioned liking Rey. However, now Bonobo has mentioned that his choices of vote would be Grogu or Rey! This is not good! Also as much as people say that silly Avocado/Bard/Bonobo/Dave alliance means nothing, why are they not voting each other out, HMMM?
I should think it a good thing that my close allies Dave and Bonobo are connecting with other ?allies? in Avocado and Bard. It helps their chances of survival after all.
But that brings me to Grogu and Rey. I don't know how REAL our alliance of three is, especially with Rey also having suggested an alliance of Her/Dave/Me, and she must have something with Bard because apparently she suggested voting out Dave to him., BUT I think it's one of the cutest alliances ever and I'm all here for it.
I worry that the game is going to force me to sacrifice Grogu/Rey since they don't appear to have the strongest of connections across the board, but if I let that happen it would just be the same old thing of letting the game happen around me without really inserting myself into it and making things happen! Plus I have this prime number idol which I've had for 4 rounds without using properly (the first play doesn't count) and so I'm itching to do something!
Part of me is hoping the target ends up on Grogu or Rey because then I could pass whoever it is an idol or something and tell them to go for gold. But even this is problematic! What if they get hungry with power and do something wild with the idol that I don't want them to do! What if they think I'm a loser and vote me out? What if they want to vote out someone like Bard or Bonobo or Dave or something who I wouldn't be ready to vote out yet.
How do I make people do what I want them to do ugh
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I think most of all I want Ranger out. Even with Bees? I feel better about the non-game direction our conversation has taken. I doubt they ever trust me fully but anything could happen. Tortoise and Hare are fun, even if our connection is a little limited by a lack of time together. Hey we bonded over being swing votes out least.
Droids are interesting because I'm not sure how hard they're pretending to like me vs actually liking me. While Avo is definitely pretending to like me (but probably also wants to use me for a move at some point)
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I feel restless. Part of me wants to just loudly proclaim to everybody that I want Ranger out, but I think I have to wait, sit tight, and let opportunity strike.
--
This episode title is a tribute to the Lindsays, who I realise now are never coming back (sadness), and also reference to my skillz with prime numberz! I reject the notion that it is dumb luck. After all, how could I secure the idol 4 times in a row with mere fortune? I know what you're thinking... that I just found a lucky number and submitted it all 4 times and there isn't more to it than that!
Well... well... you'd be right... but uhh
Let's move on
I think that it really is getting to the pointy end of the game now. I don't know what the pointy end entails, but I would say that's part of the thrill!
I believe I said it best in a PM to Bard, who I'm basically using as my substitute confessional and seeing what happens:
I think I'm currently in that uncertain position of feeling like I have a few different directions I could go in from this merge, different allies/groups I could potentially prioritise and me not really knowing what's best, who actually trusts me and who doesn't.
And I suppose what I really wanted to say is, "Who actually likes me and who is pretending to like me????"
--
Anyway, this confessional we're going to start with Bard. I don't know how things with Bard got to be how they are. I don't even know what they are. (Are we allies? Are we adversaries? Are we merely spectators of this silly game that everyone is playing? No clue)
The fact is... they are what they are. But why? Why did he have to tell me about his silly Eric Idle Idol? Why, when I talk about how I could potentially feel threatened by his connections with Ranger and Avo, is he all, "well don't let me stop you"? Would he just let me vote out all his allies and leave him with no one? Surely not! There is something suspect about this but I don't know what.
Whatever. I have come up with a plan of how I'm going to win the game! It is very exciting.
Step 1 - Control the merge game with Bard
Step 2 - Blindside Bard
Step 3 - Profit?
Simple.
--
But what if I'm not able to control the merge game? How strong are my connections really.
Let's move to who might classically be considered my closest allies, Dave blah blah, and Bonobo.
We now have a PM groupchat thing. I enjoy both of them. Dave and I have this low-effort and lowish-frequency conversation flow going but honestly I don't feel we need anything more. Bonobo is fun and I like to think that together we have fun and that's nice. We clearly worked together on whichever previous tribe had all three of us on it, and surely we could do it again.
Initially, I had it in my mind that Dave and Bonobo would likely be on the opposite end of players such as Avocado and Bard, as talk from Grogu during the shipwreck round seemed to indicate that he was getting close to Bonobo, and Bonobo mentioned liking Rey. However, now Bonobo has mentioned that his choices of vote would be Grogu or Rey! This is not good! Also as much as people say that silly Avocado/Bard/Bonobo/Dave alliance means nothing, why are they not voting each other out, HMMM?
I should think it a good thing that my close allies Dave and Bonobo are connecting with other ?allies? in Avocado and Bard. It helps their chances of survival after all.
But that brings me to Grogu and Rey. I don't know how REAL our alliance of three is, especially with Rey also having suggested an alliance of Her/Dave/Me, and she must have something with Bard because apparently she suggested voting out Dave to him., BUT I think it's one of the cutest alliances ever and I'm all here for it.
I worry that the game is going to force me to sacrifice Grogu/Rey since they don't appear to have the strongest of connections across the board, but if I let that happen it would just be the same old thing of letting the game happen around me without really inserting myself into it and making things happen! Plus I have this prime number idol which I've had for 4 rounds without using properly (the first play doesn't count) and so I'm itching to do something!
Part of me is hoping the target ends up on Grogu or Rey because then I could pass whoever it is an idol or something and tell them to go for gold. But even this is problematic! What if they get hungry with power and do something wild with the idol that I don't want them to do! What if they think I'm a loser and vote me out? What if they want to vote out someone like Bard or Bonobo or Dave or something who I wouldn't be ready to vote out yet.
How do I make people do what I want them to do ugh
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I think most of all I want Ranger out. Even with Bees? I feel better about the non-game direction our conversation has taken. I doubt they ever trust me fully but anything could happen. Tortoise and Hare are fun, even if our connection is a little limited by a lack of time together. Hey we bonded over being swing votes out least.
Droids are interesting because I'm not sure how hard they're pretending to like me vs actually liking me. While Avo is definitely pretending to like me (but probably also wants to use me for a move at some point)
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I feel restless. Part of me wants to just loudly proclaim to everybody that I want Ranger out, but I think I have to wait, sit tight, and let opportunity strike.