Board Thread:Season 33 - Sichuan/@comment-27051229-20160531001815/@comment-27037064-20160531152757

There's two parts, when I had the blossom of long life (which also allowed me to mutiny if we lost immunity), and when I didn't have it. I'll start with when I didn't have it yet.

The main focus is usually to take out whoever's least helpful in challenges. It's easy, it doesn't cause any waves, and allows for everyone to comfortably keep their cards hidden. I would talk with everyone (mostly you and Sim) and see what they're thinking. If the discussion seems to be leading in a good direction, I'll take it and roll with it. If I would be faced with a wall of indecisiveness, I'd suggest whoever isn't helpful in challenges, and if I remember correctly it would be Aromal. If even after that I kept getting bad vibes and thought I was going home (which would suck) then I'd play my idol.

Around the time where I got my blossom, we were anticipating a switchup of some sort, so being helpful in challenges now had a lot less meaning. I still wasn't in any solid majority and I wasn't sure if I could count on my relationships to hold. I was also starting to worry about the brains being a target just for having too many numbers once we switched up. So I planned to play my blossom and mutiny to the brawn tribe. By doing that, I would present myself as a free agent that visibly wasn't at the center of any group, and build a few key relationships from there.

Mai - Andrea. Strong player that would talk with a lot of people and make plans within her alliance while at the same time covering her bases with other players.

Pris - Shii-Ann. Mostly in All-Stars, found herself in the targeted alliance, fought to stay in the game and was ultimately unsuccessful, where the majority alliance had no interest in having her around. Also asian so there's that.

Yasmin - Ami. Powerful leader within her alliance, but her alliance turned on her and she eventually was eliminated.

Jake - Gregg. Had a good alliance going, likeable guy, had plans but was blindsided before they could happen.

Aromal - Spencer. Especially in Cagayan, where he was frequently targeted at merge, where his plans would never work and where his social game needed a lot of work. Also both started on the brains tribe, how nice is that.

Vanne - Amanda. Good strategy, knows how long to stay in an alliance, and who to get rid of. And just like being blindsided about Yasmin's vote out, Amanda was blindsided by Ozzy's vote out! And despite that still managed to stay in good with her alliance.

Erin - Cirie. Started from the bottom of an alliance and worked her social game to give herself a better position within the alliance and its members, executed good strategic moves.

TSN - Abi-Maria. Plays with his heart on his sleeve, doesn't hold back, gets in fights. A really entertaining player.

Alexa - Corinne. Feels self-explanatory.