Discuss Various Strategies (Don't Trash HG Please)
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Deeya

Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 10:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I know we all have differing opinions on the various HG .. who we like.. who we don't.. and most of the threads seem to degenerate to HG bashing eventually...

What I would like to try is to keep open a thread to discuss the various strageties going on in the game... who's involved, how effective are they, what's it going to take for the various HG to win.. after all I think that's what most of them came in there for..

My current take:

Best Strategy to Date: The Secret Alliance of Dani/Jason. These two have kept their alliance a secret from the other HG and because of the opposite ways they play the game, it's working perfectly. Dani is a get out there and control as much as she can while Jason is a sit back and take things in and make the moves when he has to kind of player. Because they have kept this hidden from the others, they are able to work all other groups and gather more info about what is going on than anyone else in the house.

Power Duos: Again Jason/Dani: Also there is Marc/Amy again... But I'm not sure this is a working strategy as much as it is simply a strong friendship. These two respect each other, allow for differing opinions and I'm thinking that as long as they stay in the game that will continue. It may not be the best strategy to get them through, but then again, they have a support system to keep them strong that most of the others don't have. We also have Rod/Chi but just how powerful are they. These two have almost become a power duo as a result of the earlier evictions... Rod has no one else to really rely on since Eric/Josh left and Chi hasn't really played a strategic game of her own at all.. simply hung onto the boyfriend/girlfriend angle which has gotten her this far. As a couple they really don't seem to have a strategy that I've seen and therefore don't really have any power either.

Individual Strategies:

Dani Seems to have several going on at the same time... her alliance with Jason, the way she has worked her way into bonds with most of the other HG, and her ability to know when to step forward and work the game, and when to draw back and let someone else do what they feel needs to be done. I believe the others know she is smart and that she is working her game and she is going to be seen as a threat before too much longer. But she just might have enough power in her little groups to pull this off.

Jason Playing low key but watching and taking in everything.. to me this is one of the smartest strategies going... everyone likes him.. and most of them seem to want to protect him.. he smart and he's cunning.. Because he hasn't been considered a threat, he's found out more about what is going on within the mini-alliances. I believe he may take the game if he gets to the final two because of his easy going ways in the house. But, because he is an unknown entity to so many, it might cost him before it gets that far.

Roddy Roddy's game plan seemed to be to come in and get to know people and be very careful about what he says so that they have nothing to hold against him at the end. His strategy might actually work if he can make it to the end, but he has several factors working against him.. he's considered a real threat because he is able to "win friends and influence enemies" and his connection to Josh/Chi/Eric (two of whom are gone and the other who has a big target on her back). I believe Roddy's going to have a struggle to win because I think he played out his hand too early in the game.

Chiara I haven't found that Chi has a strategy unless it is aligning herself with Rod and what she considered the power group in the house. I think she is smarter than she has been given credit for, but she doesn't really seem to have a strategy to try and get herself to the endgame.

Gerry Gerry's plan seems to be to work from week to week to stay in the good graces of whoever else is in power.. and it seems to be working for him. He seems to realize that he is needed by various groups to keep their numbers strong and he's using it to his advantage. It's almost a passive aggressive type of strategy. Everyone has said they can take him out at any time. Remember Survivor 1, though, with Rich/Rudy/Sue...Kelly's immunity run kept her in til the finals. If Gerry is still around for the final 3 he could win that all important last HoH competition and guarantee himself $50K.

Lisa She obviously got into the game when Eric left. She seems to be operating on two levels.. 1st revenge - get Chi/Rod for their plan to get rid of her and keep Eric and get Gerry to revenge the boot of Eric.. and 2nd Win the Game - My only evidence of this is the fact that she didn't vote to bring Eric back into the game.. she knows she's playing better without him.. I think Lisa has latched onto Dani because Dani clued her in after the Eric/Lisa vote, and she may figure the two of them have everything figured out and can make it to the final two.

Marc Marc seems to be more observant than most of the HG... his DR entries indicate he doesn't trust many of them though. I haven't really figured if he has a real strategy working here.. unless it is to continue to deflect the HG attention to someone else.. Before last night I would have said he was aligned with Dani and Jason, but last night's events might have changed that. Amy's return to the game has actually give Marc a bit more power to strategize, IF he decides to take the friendship to that level and I'm not sure he will. His ability to be friends with people while not trusting them could be his downfall though as the others think he is aligning himself with the "enemy".

Amy Again, I'm not sure she has a strategy, but I love the fact that she wants to use her power as HoH to do things her way for once.. She seems to be susceptible to attention.. but she could also just be playing a good game.. time will tell. If she doesn't start strategizing though, I think she's going to end up back out the door once the others have gotten rid of anyone else they deem a threat.

Okay.. that's my take.. (yeah I know.. long and probably boring)...

I'd love to know how others are seeing this game.. without all the HG bashing please ... Are there strategies at work there I haven't seen?? Is one HG ahead of the others in chances of winning at this point? Is the game over yet and one particular HG have it sewn up?

What do you think? :)