Independent Leyton Orient Forum

CEB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 2:21 pm You’re gonna be 8-1 down. Let that sink in

CEB wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:55 pm Once Evie was out, the whole “only a select few people knew Harry had a shield” was out of the window and that should have been part of Jaz’s case.

CEB wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:02 pm The one problem with the format is that because Traitors don’t actually have to do anything aside from avoid suspicion, there really isn’t anything to go on aside from personal dynamics - and the traitors already actively throw people off. So the traitors have to really f*** up to not win.

I reckon the format could be tweaked to allow more intrigue.

The vr werewolf game that put you in a lobby with people from around the world was really good, because you had these roles:
Generic villager (faithful equivalent)
Werewolves (Traitor)
Saint (if he or she can discreetly bow their head, the identity of one werewolf is revealed only to the saint)
The Gossip (is told the identity of two players, one is correct, one is 50/50 whether it’s correct or not)
The deviant (gets off on being hunted by the villagers, wins the game if people wrongly think he’s a werewolf)

The extra roles - and the motivation to reveal or not reveal what you know - allows for a much better round table, because it’s possible for one person to turn it round with a really good case, but it could be based on lies

EastDerehamO wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:33 am It’s compulsive viewing in our house, we even caught up with the US and Oz versions too last year and plan to do the same this year (apparently a NZ version coming too). As with other series, it’s all about keeping one guessing, heightening the suspense, the ratings. I get that, but couple of things strike me …

1. How rare a banishment vote ends up tied, once I think this series, was mentioned in the vote off it would go to drawing lots if still tied, it didn’t. I’d have put money on Jaz voting Harry when just four left, which would have tied at 2-2, difficult to see a vote off changing that, but he went for Andrew.

2. And how often does a task end up with the clock ticking and them making it with about 5 seconds or less to spare, e.g. hoisting the mainsail final episode, after many detours to win more money.

Probability theory says this can’t keep happening. So I do wonder how much is manipulated to increase the entertainment & suspense, so am never quite sure how much is authentic.