Board Thread:Season 3 - Cuba/@comment-1294345-20130309102806



The buffs were designed with three key pillars: to represent the Cuban landscape, the Cuban spirit and the solidarity, teamwork within each tribe.

Cuba is famous for its hilly mountains on the east bordering an exotic and massive coastal stretch on the west. And our buffs, with the solid zig zag patterns, representing the mountains, elegantly weaved together to create a wave motif are a testament for such beautiful landscapes in which we will be playing the game this time.

The tribe colors were also carefully chosen to bring out the most of the Cuban spirit that we strongly believe the two tribes will honor this season. The blue Havana buff with the Cuba’s national animal, the Tocororo bird stands for vigilance, loyalty and perseverance which will also be the motto of our tribe. On the other hand, the red Cardenas buff symbolizes hardiness, bravery, strength & valour which we believe the other tribe will bring to the game. As a tribe of returnees, we have also chosen a black widow spider to embody the duplicity and cunning personality of the Cardenas’ tribe members.

A closer look will reveal two different shades of blue and red on the two buffs respectively. These darker and lighter shades typify the ups and downs that each tribe will endure throughout the game. The vertical strip on the left with each knot characterized by a member of the tribes with different strengths, backgrounds and personalities, hence the different colors constituting the knots. The buffs were designed with the belief that no matter how many ups and downs there are in this game, each tribe will be a united front as they are strongly and securely tied by a string of knots made up by each and every single member of the tribes. 