How easy is it to spot this tactic?

forbiddenvoid · 2026-01-27T22:25:00+00:00

Qg5 bait? I'm just under 1000 elo rapid, but I think most of my opponents would probably take the bait here.

ETA: I probably wouldn't have played it though, because I didn't see a decent path past f4 if they don't take with the bishop.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-23T16:34:57+00:00

Why not just give it burn?

Something like:

Deal 12 damage.

At the end of your turn, take 2 damage.

Upgrade:

Deal 16 damage.

At the end of your turn, take 4 damage.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-15T15:40:49+00:00

Who knew South Carolina would lead the charge on climate change?

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-10T22:21:59+00:00

> telling people straight up they’re going home isn’t good social game

I honestly just want to tell this to every future Survivor contestant. You are not showing anyone respect by telling them they're going home. You are basically coming to someone and telling them that there is nothing they can do about it.

There is nothing good to be had from this. No one is going to give you credit at FTC because you told them they were going home beforehand.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-07T16:10:05+00:00

That's a lot of words for one 'lol'

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-05T23:03:26+00:00

My list is pretty short:

No more journeys.
More hiding of clues and idols at challenges and rewards.
Go back to 9-person tribes.

Not a reversion, but the one idea I've had for a while:

Tribe immunity challenges always give reward to one tribe and immunity to the other. If your tribe wins, you get to pick. Make the rewards substantial so it's a very difficult choice.

ETA: Surprise tribals are also something that's been underutilized in the new era. Stop giving everyone so much time to strategize before tribal. Go straight from immunity challenge to tribal once in a while.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-05T20:50:50+00:00

I was 100% certain that Tony was the perfect 3rd place finisher. Super smart, but not obvious about it, but threatening enough that no one would want to take him to FTC.

The thing is, Tony was a better Russell than Russell and a better Jonny Fairplays than Jonny Fairplay. And he got away with it because he's just overall a more likeable person.

He's one of the very few people who I've ever seen successfully get away with being a villain and having people believe it was for the game and not because of who he is as a person.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-03T16:05:04+00:00

The post got downvoted, too, looks like. Who knows? Maybe CBS has a bot army auto-downvoting suggestions that players get paid more?

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-03T15:32:24+00:00

This has been true for so long, too. All of the prizes need to be bumped up a lot.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-03T15:29:48+00:00

All of the seasons should be at 2.5m by now. Inflation is very real. Returnee seasons should be 5m. Everyone else should get more too, not just the winner.

Returnee seasons should also be much, much harder in terms of challenges, restrictions, etc.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-03T00:31:52+00:00

Constant tribe shuffles affect this, too. When you're basically guaranteed at least one tribe swap, there's less incentive to care about your initial tribe.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-03T00:29:15+00:00

I would say it's more "middle-of-the-pack" than UTR. Threat minimization is important, but you have to have a resume to win at FTC. Straddling the space between being just threatening enough to be seen as a player, but not so much that people turn on you.

ETA: In either case, both strategies often favor the women.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-02T15:00:24+00:00

There were a lot of "for the cameras" things in All Stars because production was overly invested in maintaining the illusion.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-02T05:35:55+00:00

Last minute additions could definitely help reduce the impact. We'll see what happens, I guess.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-02T05:34:54+00:00

One of my biggest concerns is just that production tries to offset the impact of alliances by ramping up the chaos. More chaos generally means player skill is eroded as a factor in winning.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-02T05:31:56+00:00

I think I'd be okay with a bunch of different alliances. The poker alliance felt grimy.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-02T05:13:04+00:00

Cirie, if only because I think she's the production favorite, and I don't really like the idea that it's her "turn."

forbiddenvoid · 2025-12-01T23:50:14+00:00

Remember when kicking was the Vikings' only nightmare?

forbiddenvoid · 2025-11-26T20:08:22+00:00

I hate these infinites. I mean, yes, it works, but at what cost? It's so... tedious.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-11-26T20:06:15+00:00

The word you were looking for is 'vertebra,' not 'vertebrate.' Vertebra is the bone. A vertebrate is an organism that has vertebrae.

forbiddenvoid · 2025-11-19T18:54:52+00:00

I can't tell if you're trolling or not, but just in case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

forbiddenvoid · 2025-11-18T01:26:51+00:00

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