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jamesbuc

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  1. What the Ugly Mess is That?
  2. Masterchef
  3. 'Please Vote' - Trash
  4. Its been too long
  5. Intresting and Group Games
  6. Ho Hum
  7. How little things change...
  8. Out of Retirement!
  9. ILM Photos
  10. I Love Money 4 - Why Blonde Baller Lost
  11. I Love Money 4 - Why Fiesty Lost
  12. I Love Money 4 - Why Chi Chi Lost
  13. I Love Money 4 - The Overview @ Ep 4
  14. I Love Money 4 - Why Marcia Lost
  15. I Love Money 4 - Why Alex Lost
  16. Survivor Ep 3
  17. I Love Money 4 - Why 20 Pack Lost (Again)
  18. FFS Jury System
  19. I Love Money 4 - Ep 1 Overview
  20. I Love Money 4 - Why Cheezy Lost
  21. I Love Money 4 - Why Mamacita Lost
  22. I Love Money 4 - Why They Lost Rulebook
  23. Challenge Promos anyone?
  24. Btw. Need Help
  25. I LOVE MONEY IS BACK!
  26. Surgery Pains
  27. Guess what? :)
  28. The big FIVE OH
  29. Young Dumb and Living off Mum
  30. CHEW, CHEW, CHEW
  31. Come Join Mah Game?
  32. Can I Haz Game?
  33. Brain Meltdown
  34. Big Brother Worldwide Stats
  35. Dodged a Bullet there
  36. Sheep
  37. Rookies Change? F*ck NO!
  38. 4th Placing SUCKS
  39. Game 15332
  40. Fun-Times

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How little things change... Jan 23, 2011
imageDespite me having been gone from tengaged for a good few months, can anyone explain how the STARS games seem to be filled with the exact same people that populated the games since I was last here? Just wonderin :)
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Out of Retirement! Jan 22, 2011
imageYep! Thats right! Jamesbuc is back in the building after leaving quietly :D

Hopefully ill actually stick about rather than scream and flee in the opposite direction scared shitless o:)

Anyway: To do

1 - Finish Up the ILM4 Articles
Yes its ages since it finished but if theres anyone who wants me to run through the rest of the 'Why *** lost' and 'Why *** made the finals' please tell me and ill be happy to comply :D

2 - Get to reknow and know peeps
3 - Play a game or two

So :D Time to play! N(No the photo has NOTHING to do with anything here, I just thought id put it down anyway)
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ILM Photos Nov 1, 2010
imageI had a thought that maybe for the 'Why they lost' articles, to do pics of each person that isnt their official photo.

I really shouldnt have searched for a photo of 6 Gauge... Ew... Thats one tiny scary penis...
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I Love Money 4 - Why Blonde Baller Lost Oct 31, 2010
imageInto the merge and BB was the first sent packing despite having the powerhouse Punisher by her side. What went wrong, despite Brittanya's stupidity was there really ANY way to save herself? Lets see what went wrong.

Rule 1 - Make Allies, Keep Allies
Blonde Baller was a key member of the girls alliance and... not much else. From the looks of things she didnt seem to do much outside that alliance.

Rule 2 - Keep Control of Your Emotions
A small loss here, looking back at episode four, marcia was booted in part for insulting Chi Chi's dead dad, fast forward to this episode and hurling insults over at Garth and Pun about their dads... Not a great plan when trying to secure safety.
Also what came up several times was BB's supposed behind the scenes bitching sessions around Brittanya. If theres any reason not to insult others, theres your reason. No point in making personal enemies to compound your game further.

Rule 3 - Strategize
BB didnt seem to strategize much during the show. Heck! When the challenge was over she seemed to pretty much roll over and give up. In fact if it wasnt for Sassy she wouldnt even have had a glimmer of a chance.
But she missed that chance by again doing nothing. While Pun is a big target, its foolish to ignore his many allies. Placing his other allies in WITH help from Corn-Fed and Mindy (and possibly even drawing Fransisco on side by promising him Brittanya) would have been more useful than just allowing Sassy to join her in the box.

Rule 4 - Dont OVER Strategize
Now... Alliance-wise she failed here. If theres any rules on alliances its dont let yourself be seen as the leader and she pretty much was seen as the leader above Sassy (the true leader) and Hot Wings thus ensuring she would be the first targeted come gametime.

Rule 5 - Dont Trust anyone 100%
No foul here

In a nutshell: BB lost because she didnt understand how big of a target she made herself. Once she did realise, she didnt do anything about it...

THEN again, Brittanya is a complete doofus who thinks with her fanny. So maybe she was screwed from the start.
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I Love Money 4 - Why Fiesty Lost Oct 29, 2010
imageEpisode 6 came and went and with it another contestant got the boot in a shock desision (to her at least). Was there any way Fiesty could have predicted or even prevented what happened? Lets find out..

Rule 1 - Have Allies, Keep Allies
Fiesty started well, first teaming with Marcia, Mindy, Corn Fed and possibly also Blonde Baller, Sassy and Hot Wings. However as soon as she was put up by Mindy and Corn Fed the first time, she blew up and wound up HELPING to eliminate her one true ally (Marcia) as well as let loose infomation on a potential girl alliance.
After Marcia went she still loosely allied herself with Mindy and Corn Fed when decicions took place but then backstabbed them. Bad move there...

Rule 2 - Keep Control of Your Emotions
Aside from arguing with Mindy and Corn Fed that one episode, she didnt do really all that wrong. That said, that argument had nothing to do with the final outcome so... no fail here.

Rule 3 - Strategize
I didnt really see Fiesty strategize much. She didnt do anything to help her situation when she was first up and she completely failed to make any deals once the bottom three of herself, Mindy and Corn Fed were made. So yeah. Failure :P

Rule 4 - Dont OVER-Strategize
Already said she didnt Strategize. I guess I can put here she threw the all-girl alliance into the open though.

Rule 5 - Dont Trust anyone 100%
Aha, heres the main issue here. On beliving Garth that she was safe, she didnt do anything to try and save herself, she made no extra deals, no plans and no promises.

In a nutshell: Fiesty relied on Garth saving her. Unfortunatly she had no allies to bring along with her. She had little chance of winning any paymaster position now that shes been a captain. She also had little chance of winning any sort of individual competition. Basically when she was placed in danger she just had nothing to give while Mindy and Corn Fed did, hence she was sent packing.
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I Love Money 4 - Why Chi Chi Lost Oct 26, 2010
imageSorry im SO late on these updates, I havent been able to download the episodes of ILM for a bit but now I can catch up with episodes 5 and 6! Whoohoo!

Anyway, for those new to my 'I Love Money' blogs heres how it goes. Once each player is eliminated from the current season of 'I love money', they get tested against my five rule system for a deeper look into why they lost. Up to the box is Chi Chi who despite having a supposed greater threat next to him AND a good ally still went home. Lets see why.

Rule 1: Have Allies, Keep Allies
Chi Chi failed really at this rule, yes he was 'supposed' to have had Brittanya by his side but that alliance vanished early, then he was 'supposed' to have Corn Fed as an ally but it seemed like something that was more 'friendship' and less 'ally'.
Basically ChiChi needed to learn the difference between friendship and alliances and.... he didnt.

Rule 2 - Keep Control of Your Emotions
A quick clue, harping on constantly about 'Make a Wish' is all well and good but there comes a point where saying 'Oh im giving money to Make a wish' wont work, instead it comes off as desperate and something irritating.
Second clue, shouting, screaming and almost punching somebody who could send you home isnt a good idea also.
THIRD clue, panicking when in the box is akin to rabbit in a headlights, if panicked you'll likely say stupid things, case in point the whole fiasco with Corn Fed.

Rule 3 - Strategize
I never got any strategic play from ChiChi at all during this game. When he had power, he rolled over for his team. When he had to vote during the Corn Fed/Mindy/Marcia/Fiesty scene, he claimed not to have a real voice. In general he controlled nothing and had no shield to protect him from possible elimination.

Rule 4 - Dont OVER Strategize
Chi Chi tried to strategize at the end but it was all little too late and what he did do didnt help matters. Basically all he proved was that he couldnt be trusted, could flip on a switch loyalty-wise and had to go.
Worse still was the 'Corn Fed Paymaster' plan which was awful on several fronts, firstly Corn Fed was already with Punisher in a semi-alliance. Secondly Corn-Fed wasnt really allied with Chi Chi, after all Corn Fed DID vote Chi Chi for the box!

Rule 5 - Dont Trust Anyone 100%
No fail here... I think...

In a nutshell: Chi Chi played an awful game, he didnt strategize or make solid alliance when he needed to. He didnt make any argument that actually made sense and worst still, he demolished any chance he had with his whole 'Corn Fed Paymaster' route. That coupled with the fact that he rocked any physical challenge, he was GONE.
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