Post by Viy on Jul 6, 2021 1:49:05 GMT
Alas, poor Odysseus, I knew him barely.
Two thoughts to start this round. One, Cryptogram challenge, and I have no idea how to do cryptograms. But I've never ever bombed a challenge and I don't plan to here.
QUESTION FOR MODS: Is it allowed to, BEFORE the challenge is begun, look up cryptograms and how to solve them, or would that be outside resources?
Thought two is that the Lent twist is fun and cool and I like it. If we lose, I don't know what the optimal move is for sure, but not voting is definitely a big risk because while I believe we can coordinate a vote, I don't trust that everybody will actually use their vote, and things could go horribly wrong. That said, this IS the non-greedy tribe, so maybe we deserve some credit. It seems like this is a game-theory situation, but I never did anything with that so somebody else will have to model this instead.
Finally, if we lose, who do I want to vote? Right now, it would be Jesus or Persephone as a backup. Why Jesus? Not because he's inactive or we aren't getting along - on the contrary, he's great, he's around, and we've even talked some game. But losing him here would show the other tribes that I'm willing to play ball with them, and he's neither a shield for me like Hermes nor a trusted alliance member. If Jesus is vetoed for whatever reason, then Persephone would be my backup because I think she'd be a pretty uncontroversial boot and it leaves the perceived 'bigger' players around for longer, so I don't end up targeted for a while.
Two thoughts to start this round. One, Cryptogram challenge, and I have no idea how to do cryptograms. But I've never ever bombed a challenge and I don't plan to here.
QUESTION FOR MODS: Is it allowed to, BEFORE the challenge is begun, look up cryptograms and how to solve them, or would that be outside resources?
Thought two is that the Lent twist is fun and cool and I like it. If we lose, I don't know what the optimal move is for sure, but not voting is definitely a big risk because while I believe we can coordinate a vote, I don't trust that everybody will actually use their vote, and things could go horribly wrong. That said, this IS the non-greedy tribe, so maybe we deserve some credit. It seems like this is a game-theory situation, but I never did anything with that so somebody else will have to model this instead.
Finally, if we lose, who do I want to vote? Right now, it would be Jesus or Persephone as a backup. Why Jesus? Not because he's inactive or we aren't getting along - on the contrary, he's great, he's around, and we've even talked some game. But losing him here would show the other tribes that I'm willing to play ball with them, and he's neither a shield for me like Hermes nor a trusted alliance member. If Jesus is vetoed for whatever reason, then Persephone would be my backup because I think she'd be a pretty uncontroversial boot and it leaves the perceived 'bigger' players around for longer, so I don't end up targeted for a while.