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Post by Viy on Jul 18, 2021 1:37:35 GMT
Finally at the merge next swap of the game, probably the last though clearly you can never know! I really don't feel very secure on this tribe. I think Hades is with me for sure, but I've never worked with Papa or P&D, Loki is Loki, and I feel like Eloritu is something of a mercenary/free agent here. Best bet would be to win the challenge and not have to face a dangerous vote.
Rakshasas are cool demons with their backwards hands, A+ pick. I haven't heard of Vanaras before, just the Indian city of Varanasi.
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Post by Viy on Jul 18, 2021 2:10:55 GMT
Let it be known that I see that new icon for 'unread posts' but I don't know what it means. Could well be a coded clue to an idol or other item.
P&D tell me that Maat has been speaking highly of me and advised them to work with me if we ended up together. I swear, those two are my guardian angels this game and I love it! They'd be great to have early-mid merge. I think eventually though we'd certainly be targeted to break us up, because it's no secret I'm seemingly their favorite.
Anyway, if P&D are wanting to work with me, that gives me quite a few options. Loki is definitely implying that P&D are his preferred target by naming everyone he likes on the tribe as me, Hades, Eloritu, and Papa. He also has resumed the idea that I'm part of a 'core three' which I'm going to run with for as long as possible. Circumstances change, and I don't think he's in a position to really screw me right now; any alleged betrayal never got the chance to happen.
The point is that Hades and I have a few ways to play this tribal if we go there. If we team up with P&D then we have half the numbers, and could possibly get out Loki depending on how close Papa and Eloritu are with him. Or we could go with Loki's idea and get out P&D, one of the less active people still alive. If Loki has Eloritu and Papa solidly on his side, that will have to be the move unless Hades wants to burn his extra vote; I think that move really serves Loki better than it serves us though. But then, wouldn't we be targeted in the merge as the apparent 'power alliance?' Ugh. This is where the game gets hard. Moves start needing to be made, but you can't be sure when is too early or when is too late.
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Post by Viy on Jul 18, 2021 11:22:23 GMT
Supposedly, Loki has never received a message from Phobos & Deimos. If that's true, that's mind-blowing, why would you do this. I feel there's a chance he's faking, so I'm gonna check with P&D about it...
Speaking of Loki, he told me two pretty juicy things just now. One, he has a vote steal from the Hadith twist. Two, he officially wants to make a big group chat once we merge full of 'our' friends (that all happen to like him more than me) and pick off the stragglers (who mostly seem to like me a lot). I'm going to continue to act blindly loyal to Loki for now, but damn man. Thankfully I'm pretty good at seeming dumb, perhaps because sometimes it's not an act. It's not a matter of if I turn on Loki, it's a matter of when. I got discarded last time I played, this time I plan to be the one making things happen!
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Post by Viy on Jul 18, 2021 22:02:49 GMT
OMG, it was true. They had no convo with Loki. At all. WTF? Two players in one slot and neither thinks to message one of their whopping 5 tribemates? Dear oh dear...
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Post by Viy on Jul 18, 2021 23:31:11 GMT
Won the challenge 3-1 after losing the first game. All the games were within just a few points, so it could have gone either way; Hathy did well. Fun game, and I hadn't used that site before; might have to favorite it now, board games are great! My family just doesn't like them so I never get a chance to play them.
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Post by Viy on Jul 19, 2021 8:23:38 GMT
We lost and that sucks. P&D is pretty much the locked in vote; trying something else would be too early with so many people still around, not to mention items would be needed which could be better used later. I do think he would be on my side going forward, but I don't believe he's really worth propping up. Loki has basically set it up so that, so he tells me, the alliance is him, me, Hades, and Papa. P&D are locked in this time, and if we lose again and still aren't merged then Eloritu. Definitely believe that it's P&D this time; less than 100% on it being Eloritu next, but ideally it'll be a moot point.
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Post by Viy on Jul 19, 2021 22:16:35 GMT
Eloritu has been really lackluster on this tribe and P&D are at least putting in effort. I don't think it'll change anything, but it will make me feel bad when P&D go... Eloritu is a really believable alternative vote, so I think P&D will be very disappointed to go out here.
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Post by Viy on Jul 20, 2021 7:44:30 GMT
Ah, and now Loki and I have been discussing about post-merge plans and he has suggested that our first merge vote be Jesus. This I find to be... NOT acceptable. I feel very confident that Jesus is loyal to me, and I have no plans to betray him. I think keeping him around isn't even bad, he's less of a strategic thinker than Loki is certainly, so less competition on that front. Importantly, I feel like I could still whip up the numbers to get Loki out even losing P&D here (who apparently wants me out anyway, so shouldn't count on having their vote in any case) - Me, Maat/Hathor, Jesus, Hades is four, Athena and Persephone are at least more connected to me than Loki, and Jesus and I both have vote steals if we really need to go ham. Being forced into making that kind of move so early in the merge is far from ideal, of course, but Jesus is the player I trust the most out of anyone and I don't want to lose him.
That's still a ways away though, so I'm going to play along with Loki's plan for now. AFAIK, he doesn't know that Jesus and I have gotten really close since Jotunn ended; back then I was totally fine with him going, but things changed. And I haven't told anybody just how deep our bond is, so there's nothing solid to rat us out with. Meaning I can be undercover here with a real chance of succeeding.
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Post by Viy on Jul 20, 2021 23:08:45 GMT
LOL, and now he suggests cutting M/H as an alternative or follow-up to Jesus. My literal guardian angel of this game. Again, I said it's fine, but it's definitely not fine and I'm not going to allow that to happen under any circumstances. Those bad feelings about being deceitful are coming back; I almost hope that Loki knows I'm lying to him and is just stringing me along. Keyword being almost, because winning feels good enough to overpower any pangs of guilt in this game.
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Post by Viy on Jul 21, 2021 0:12:10 GMT
I took the plunge and told Hades what I thought about Loki's preferred targets. Of course this is a large risk, because if he wants to then he can simply tell Loki and I'm in some hot water. But I feel like I can trust him enough with this information, because I think losing Jesus and Maat/Hathor, and thus letting Loki's group get the numbers, doesn't really suit Hades' game from what I can tell. It's possible that he's a lot closer to Loki than I think, or the dynamics are different overall and he really doesn't need us Jotunn misfits; but I've got to have faith in my own perception, because otherwise why bother playing?
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