I've got a few issues with the rules. They said a solo player can't win, but that's not true, the other side could still surrender.
Additionally, game 2 would nearly always end with a solo loser, so why the hell would game 3 not accommodate solo teams? That just seems like it'd be terribly uninteresting to the viewers of the games.
There's another way to control a group besides friendship and charisma. Fear. You can't commit violence within the game, but nothing says you can't kill em afterwards. If you could convince people in your group that you would be angry to accept the consequences, fear would be the strongest tool.
Not really needed here, but if a group didn't trust each other, why would anyone agree to be the hider? What happens if no one on a team accepts the position of hider?
Why did past tenji agree to play the first tomodachi game? Why was tenji's dad so dumb as to let someone clearly involved with the game know that he knew about the game. Confronting shiho only has one possible ending, and he got it, what an absolute moron. Although it also calls into question exactly how kids could end up so in debt without their parents finding out sometimes. They clearly run a lot of games so it can't be that rare of an occurrence
Why aren't group K more miserable from having to go 3 days with only bottle of water split 5 ways. In fact, thinking about it, rationing the water is a bigger test of friendship than this game is.
I assume we will get more info on the game next episode, but theres a lot of stuff that needs clarifying. Is there a time limit for the game and if so what happens when it runs out? Is there any food or water for the players? They've already been starved for 3 days, if theres no food or water, they won't last long regardless so managing your energy is more important than the rest of the game.
Seems I was right for suspecting shiho. With this shows twists and turns and I'm sure she will end up sympathetic again in the future, like she was forced to do it by her parents or something. Would make a contrast with Yuuichi who was also clearly raised to con people for money but was lucky enough to have someone tell him the "value of friendship".
As for how the game will go, theres only one reason I can think of that Yuuichi would care if the player was a cute girl. Presumably he will have her destroy the other group from the inside after switching, possibly without her even being aware thats his plan. They foreshadowed this with shiho doing the same thing to tenji's old friend group but the author cares more about wild twists than good writing so who knows if they'll actually go that way. Looking from the writers perspective, there needs to be a way for Yuuichi to actually do something or else it would be boring so theres also the possibility of Yuuichi swapping sides if he can convince the girl not to, and then Yuuichi destroys them from the inside.
Oh, they also didn't mention how win the game. Like, do you have to touch the hider, or is just seeing them enough. If you must tag the hider, then you could hide somewhere no one else can reach. Thats an angle to use potentially.
I'm hoping they did talk about this in the cave and just haven't showed us anime watchers yet, but why the hell didn't Yuuichi get as much info about the previous tomodachi game as possible?
I also wish I knew just how big the area is. Really hoping neither side is dumb enough to share the hider's location with the rest of the team. Oh, how is switching handled? Is it announced to the whole team by manabu? Can you switch back?
Alright, so assuming they have food and water, assuming seeing is enough, what would I do in Yuuichi's shoes? I'm guessing my only real play would be to negotiate my and the girls switch. I'm not sure what leverage I'd have though, other than bringing over a cute girl, but the game would end instantly if we both swapped anyway. That'd be about the only way to throw the other team off. If they think the game is about to end with our surrender, perhaps they'll leave a vulnerability open.
Finding the enemy hider first is 1/3 odds. Honestly that's not TOO bad for a gamble. I've got it, the weakness in the game. In order to keep those odds stacked in their favor, the other team HAS to split up. If they were to travel in groups of 2, it'd be very hard to manipulate them, but then it'd be a 50/50 shot they lose. This leaves a lot of room for manipulation. If Yuuichi and the girl don't split up, they can encounter the enemy seekers 2v1 and control the narrative. You need to be able to convince people that someone else on their team has betrayed them. So if it were me, I'd get the girl to stay with me and search for the other teams seekers. I'd talk to each of them until I felt like I found a weak link and pressure him into thinking another member had betrayed them and it was just a matter of time.
Now, instead of what I would do, what would the author do to make the story interesting? Choosing not to split up would be interesting. You could have the game keep going even if both Yuuichi and girl switch sides, if you convinced someone else on their team to also switch. That would be a really interesting play. Get the enemy to let their guard down because both Yuuich and the girl switch so they think the game is over, but really he just revealed crucial information that Yuuichi can use to end the game because he'd already gotten a weak link to swap. Foreshadowing wise, Yuuichi asked if the other player was a cute girl, so that needs to be necessary to the solution. Also they made a point of the other hider saying he would never give up, even if it kills him, so it seems likely that the author would want him surrendering to be the way the game ends.
I doubt it's a possibility, but Yuuichi can effectively threaten girl with murder if he figures out she was an admin watching them. She knows he is a murderer. Doubt they will go that way, but it'd be interesting.
Need more information or to think longer in order to come up with a better strategy. |