Round 2

[charity]

Post round 2 thoughts here!

[stephanie]

I am excited to see a face off, puzzle comp because it will show who is willing to compete for their tribe (in the case of Blue and Orange), and if these tribes will value challenge ability or not.

PS. I very much expect Josh to sit out here.

[devonsampson]

I was going to make a Nolan's-doing-really-well post because I liked the position he was in and how he articulated his game in his first confessional...but apparently he had a 6-hour call with Brandon last night and other people know about it (per Aubra). Nolan and Brandon are now seen by the rest of the tribe as a tight duo. So much for Brandon being at the center of the tribe and a useful shield for Nolan. Still seems like Jake and Josh would be the first two to go though.

Odawa is by far the least interesting tribe to me, but I just want to say that I don't want Paige to go! She seems really sweet!

On Numinu, Rachel is clearly the player of the season so far: she's infinitely quotable and she's playing a really solid game so far. Besides Nolan, I'd be more gutted if Rachel left early than I would be for anyone else on the cast.

I think Knight is in the most interesting strategic position in the game right now. He seems to have great relationships with everyone on his tribe (I think he's the one person on that tribe whose name hasn't been thrown out yet?) but he decided early that Ricky would be his ride-or-die. Unfortunately for Knight, this seems like an asymmetric relationship, as Ricky has been relaying what Knight tells him to other people. If Knight hadn't made that commitment to Ricky, I think he'd be straightforwardly running this tribe. Pink tribe is messy though, and I'm curious to see what would happen if Knight gets word that Ricky is spilling details about their conversations...

[dankilbythegreat]

i am ALL HERE for #DannysBigMove. Danny butler is an innovator, a maverick badass and holy shit this is why you always cast danny butler and beg him to play any game you host. He is GRABBING THOSE LOSERS and turning it on BDC. I really hope this works because I think its almost always optimal play to grab the loser goats on the bottom of the tribe and use them for your benefit. They ALWAYS feel so much gratitude and it usually pays off in my experience. Danny butler looks DEEP Into the tea leaves and I am so proud of him for it.

Yay for LAZY tribe STRONG gameplay getting CRUSHED. BYE BYE BDCv i hope

also this is the difference between how good aubra is playing vs BDC - both are in 'leadership' positions, but Aubra is managing to be INCLUDED on the plan to undermine the leader and perform a coup. Major hats off to how good aubra has been managing this tribe. Shes a boss.

[dankilbythegreat]

Danny Gluck sucks and is the rare player who has season ruining potential