Post by Eliza on Aug 31, 2012 14:47:22 GMT -5
Alright, I guess I should post something about where my head's at in this game. I don't really know how far I'm going to get but I do know one thing. I can only trust one person in this game and that is myself. Last game I put a lot of trust into other people, I played a kind of team game, I shared information, I let my emotions get in the way at times. This time I'm just looking out for numero uno and I don't really care who I have to stab to get myself farther. I also plan to play smarter rather than harder. Yeah, I'll put in enough effort to not be looked at as expendable when it comes to tribe challenges, but I'm not killing myself in challenges so my target grows larger than it may already be. The fact is there are plenty of targets in this game and there are already people who think they are the biggest target around. The biggest thing for me is to gather all the information I can and try to make people think I would help their game more than hurt it.
So, let's start with what I know.
I know there is a tight twosome of Brenda/Chelsea and that Parvati is right in there. According to Parv, the alliance consists of Brenda/Chelsea/Parv/Anthony with the possibility of pulling MT/Adam over to make it a 6-person voting block.
I know from Tracy that Parv suggested to Yau an alliance of Yau/Tracy/Heidi/Parv/Me. Parv denies this but I don't think Tracy made up anything so either Yau or Parv is lying about this. Heidi wasn't informed, either, and no one has really talked to Yau since she's busy moving.
I know that Anthony plans to be a floater this season in order to stay a little bit under the radar.
I know that Parvati has talked to every single person in our tribe to some degree and is playing hard. She proposed a team-up of her and I before this season started but I think she may have proposed this to more than one person.
I know Chelsea/Brenda have suggested voting me.
I know that Yau/Adam may be on the chopping block if we lose this challenge because neither have really contributed.
The biggest thing I know is that most of the above information has come from Parvati. That either tells me that Parvati has her hand in too many cookie jars (can't seem to shake this Frank reference lol) or that I need to get more information from other people and not just her. Or both.
Okay, now for my thoughts on everyone. I'm going to rank everyone on my tribe with a point system. They get positive points for things which benefit me and negative points for things which don't benefit me.
Adam - Adam gets +10 points for communication. I know he will talk to me in this game and will want to work with me if he thinks I can benefit him. He gets -5 points because he will also talk a lot to everyone else and potentially keep himself in a good position game-wise. He gets +5 points for people probably not thinking he'll pair up with me. He gets -10 points for being a potential pairing with Tracy/MT/Heidi/Yau... lol.
Total: 0
Anthony - Anthony gets -2 points for his floater strategy. He gets +3 points for communication with me. He gets -3 points for being a potential ally to Brenda/Chelsea, who seemingly want me out.
Total: -2
Brenda - Brenda gets -5 points for our communication. She hasn't said a word to me, gamewise or otherwise. She gets -5 points for being an obvious pair with Chelsea. She gets -20 points for possibly targeting me. She gets -5 points for being in alliance which doesn't include me.
Total: -35
Chelsea - Chelsea gets +5 points for communication. We've talked a lot and I know she's always going to be open to talking as long as we're both in this game. That being said, she gets a -2 for keeping that communication pretty much non-game. Like Brenda, she gets -5 points for her alliance, -5 points for her pairing with Brenda, -20 points for targeting me.
Total: -22
Heidi - Heidi and I have not really talked much but I don't think she'll be targeting me. She said she hasn't heard anything about an alliance with Yau and I don't know how into the game she is. She gets +10 points for not being a vote against me (at least early on), she gets -5 points for the perception that we'll pair up in the game, she gets +5 points for potentially being an information source.
Total: +10
Michelle - Michelle automatically gets -20 points for probably wanting to vote me out. She gets -5 points for being a possible swing vote, and she gets -3 points because I doubt she will be sharing info with me. She does get a +2 for communication since we did have a conversation the other night and cleared a few things up.
Total: -26
Misty - Misty gets +10 points for proposing to work together. She gets +5 points for communication. She gets -5 points for the possible swing-vote factor. And she gets -5 points for probably being tight with Anthony and/or Adam.
Total: +10
Parvati - Parvati gets +10 points for communication and giving me a lot of information. She gets +5 points for her proposal to work together. She gets -7 points for her alliance with Brenda/Chelsea and possibly Anthony. She gets -5 points simply because I know she is sneaky.
Total: +3
Tracy - Tracy gets +10 points for communication/information. I am pretty sure she'll tell me everything she knows. She gets -2 points for telling select other people everything she knows, lol. She gets +20 points for probably not being a vote against me. She gets -3 points because we are probably seen as a pair.
Total: +25
Yau - Yau gets -10 points for communication. He's worse than Brenda in this category. At least Brenda responds. He gets +3 points for possibly wanting me in an alliance. He gets -5 points for his pairing with Tracy and -5 points for his pairing with Heidi. He gets -5 points for being a potential swing vote since that's probably what people will want to do with this inactive waste of space.
Total: -22
So, it looks like I have Brenda/Yau/Chelsea/Michelle on the top of my target list, Tracy, Misty, Heidi, Parv on my potential ally list and Adam/Anthony kind of swing in the middle. Not really a shocker. I'm not saying I won't entertain working with any of these people as things develop and I won't rule out cutting anyone's throats in this game.
So, let's start with what I know.
I know there is a tight twosome of Brenda/Chelsea and that Parvati is right in there. According to Parv, the alliance consists of Brenda/Chelsea/Parv/Anthony with the possibility of pulling MT/Adam over to make it a 6-person voting block.
I know from Tracy that Parv suggested to Yau an alliance of Yau/Tracy/Heidi/Parv/Me. Parv denies this but I don't think Tracy made up anything so either Yau or Parv is lying about this. Heidi wasn't informed, either, and no one has really talked to Yau since she's busy moving.
I know that Anthony plans to be a floater this season in order to stay a little bit under the radar.
I know that Parvati has talked to every single person in our tribe to some degree and is playing hard. She proposed a team-up of her and I before this season started but I think she may have proposed this to more than one person.
I know Chelsea/Brenda have suggested voting me.
I know that Yau/Adam may be on the chopping block if we lose this challenge because neither have really contributed.
The biggest thing I know is that most of the above information has come from Parvati. That either tells me that Parvati has her hand in too many cookie jars (can't seem to shake this Frank reference lol) or that I need to get more information from other people and not just her. Or both.
Okay, now for my thoughts on everyone. I'm going to rank everyone on my tribe with a point system. They get positive points for things which benefit me and negative points for things which don't benefit me.
Adam - Adam gets +10 points for communication. I know he will talk to me in this game and will want to work with me if he thinks I can benefit him. He gets -5 points because he will also talk a lot to everyone else and potentially keep himself in a good position game-wise. He gets +5 points for people probably not thinking he'll pair up with me. He gets -10 points for being a potential pairing with Tracy/MT/Heidi/Yau... lol.
Total: 0
Anthony - Anthony gets -2 points for his floater strategy. He gets +3 points for communication with me. He gets -3 points for being a potential ally to Brenda/Chelsea, who seemingly want me out.
Total: -2
Brenda - Brenda gets -5 points for our communication. She hasn't said a word to me, gamewise or otherwise. She gets -5 points for being an obvious pair with Chelsea. She gets -20 points for possibly targeting me. She gets -5 points for being in alliance which doesn't include me.
Total: -35
Chelsea - Chelsea gets +5 points for communication. We've talked a lot and I know she's always going to be open to talking as long as we're both in this game. That being said, she gets a -2 for keeping that communication pretty much non-game. Like Brenda, she gets -5 points for her alliance, -5 points for her pairing with Brenda, -20 points for targeting me.
Total: -22
Heidi - Heidi and I have not really talked much but I don't think she'll be targeting me. She said she hasn't heard anything about an alliance with Yau and I don't know how into the game she is. She gets +10 points for not being a vote against me (at least early on), she gets -5 points for the perception that we'll pair up in the game, she gets +5 points for potentially being an information source.
Total: +10
Michelle - Michelle automatically gets -20 points for probably wanting to vote me out. She gets -5 points for being a possible swing vote, and she gets -3 points because I doubt she will be sharing info with me. She does get a +2 for communication since we did have a conversation the other night and cleared a few things up.
Total: -26
Misty - Misty gets +10 points for proposing to work together. She gets +5 points for communication. She gets -5 points for the possible swing-vote factor. And she gets -5 points for probably being tight with Anthony and/or Adam.
Total: +10
Parvati - Parvati gets +10 points for communication and giving me a lot of information. She gets +5 points for her proposal to work together. She gets -7 points for her alliance with Brenda/Chelsea and possibly Anthony. She gets -5 points simply because I know she is sneaky.
Total: +3
Tracy - Tracy gets +10 points for communication/information. I am pretty sure she'll tell me everything she knows. She gets -2 points for telling select other people everything she knows, lol. She gets +20 points for probably not being a vote against me. She gets -3 points because we are probably seen as a pair.
Total: +25
Yau - Yau gets -10 points for communication. He's worse than Brenda in this category. At least Brenda responds. He gets +3 points for possibly wanting me in an alliance. He gets -5 points for his pairing with Tracy and -5 points for his pairing with Heidi. He gets -5 points for being a potential swing vote since that's probably what people will want to do with this inactive waste of space.
Total: -22
So, it looks like I have Brenda/Yau/Chelsea/Michelle on the top of my target list, Tracy, Misty, Heidi, Parv on my potential ally list and Adam/Anthony kind of swing in the middle. Not really a shocker. I'm not saying I won't entertain working with any of these people as things develop and I won't rule out cutting anyone's throats in this game.
