JASPER:
So apparently the plan is to split the votes between myself and Justin.
However Justin has a plan to split the votes between Ryan and Alex.
Which puts Bryan and Andy in the middle spot.
So I'm a little skeptical to find out how this all works out, but at this point in the game I've come to accept that I dont really have a lot of power right now. But as I'm typing this I'm solidifying a final two with Andy, which might be the move that helps me the most since Justin and Andy, and to a degree Bryan, would all see me as their closest ally and that increases my chances of making it to the end.
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ANDY:
I know I haven't gotten around to a lot of these, so I'll briefly explain where I'm at right now.
Premerge, I was pretty inactive and didn't really have much going for me. After the merge, I began making connections with people based on my inactivity and people thought I would be an easy vote to get. Since then, I've been in the middle almost every single tribal council and have a lot more power than people seem to give me credit before. I've been making a lot of decisions and I've had to lie to a lot of people but as it stands right now, I'm in good standing with everyone (even though everyone knows I've flipped a couple times already).
My plan right now: get rid of one of the remaining trio (Marto/Alex/Ryan) and then force out Jasper's idol while bringing the sides down one by one with Bryan. My ideal final 3 right now: me, Bryan, Alex. I think given the opportunity to make my case, they are the only ones I'd have a shot at beating because the opposing sides strongly dislike each other, and Alex is the least threatening of that side. Ideally it will be a final 2 and I'd be able to take Bryan so I don't have to run the risk of losing to a bitter jury.
Also, Marto kinda fucked himself and his side over by going to exile island this round. If he hadn't, this round would have been a lot more complicated, but now, it's so easy to get rid of Ryan. There would have been the potential for Marto to play a gold coin and me having to use one of my advantages, but now I don't have to. I'm hesitant to get rid of Ryan because he is my sole source of information from that side, but I think it benefits me more in the long run.
Also, I just went through the entire game to figure out what advantages are still left, and the only ones left right now are Marto's gold coin, and my gold coin/extra vote, which I feel like most people don't even know that I have because I was playing the inactive card and everyone overlooked me. Of course there's always the chance that they do and plan to blindside me, but I don't see that happening because of how much the two sides dislike each other. If this round goes as smoothly as I hope, Bryan and I will be in the same position this tribal as we were last tribal and we can make some moves from there.