***Survivor 37 - David vs. Goliath***

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We are 1 week out from the start of a new season filmed Spring 2018 in Fiji. No veterans but Mike White was on 2 seasons of Amazing Race.

Some season notes:
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  • David vs. Goliath: The castaways are divided into tribes defined by their degree of success in life. The David tribe is comprised of castaways perceived as underdogs, while the Goliath tribe is comprised of castaways who are on top of their respective fields
  • Idol Nullifier: This new advantage will be introduced at some point during the game and can be used to overrule the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol. If a player obtains and uses the Idol Nullifier, they must correctly guess who will play the idol (or to whom the idol will be played for) while casting a vote. An incorrect guess will not only result in the advantage being wasted, but the identity of the user of the Idol Nullifier will also remain anonymous.[url=http://survivor.wikia.com/wiki/Survivor:_David_vs._Goliath#cite_note-2][3][/url]
  • Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four Immunity Challenge will get to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.[url=http://survivor.wikia.com/wiki/Survivor:_David_vs._Goliath#cite_note-3][4][/url]

  • Cast list can be found http://survivor.wikia.com/wiki/Survivor:_David_vs._Goliath

    Biggest casting twist IMO is age, it looks like a much more mature group when compared to Ghost Island and HHH seasons with 11 people this season over the age of 30.

    20 somethings - 9 (14 in GI and 11 in HHH)
    30 somethings - 6 (4 in GI and 4 in HHH)
    40 - 56 year old - 5 (2 in GI and 3 in HHH)

    Eso si, Que es
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    Also, in an attempt to keep both crowds happy, here is a survivor fantasy game and I have created a group "TexAgs" if you are interested (public group and up to 30 can join, first come first serve)

    https://www.fantasysurvivorgame.com

    This will eliminate the need for any fantasy chatter setting up the game via this thread.

    The rules and points are on the site, I do not know how the draft works with the exception that it happens at the start of the first episode so set your draft order now based on pictures I guess. I can't alter rules or explain anything further as I have never played on this site.

    Cheers and good luck if you choose to play
    MookieBlaylock
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    Trying to sign up kinda a pain the arse

    So we have to pick 2 players without watching the first episode?
    Eso si, Que es
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    Best I can tell, you rank cast members from 1 - 20 and then there is an auto draft right before the premiere and you get 2 players based on who is available.

    Since there are only 20 cast members and a fantasy group can consist of 30 players (with 2 cast members on each fantasy team) I am assuming each cast member can be "drafted" up to 3 times until they become unavailable.

    Personally, I chose a top 10 based on "looks" and then scanned bios for some key items I think make a decent player and ranked cast members 1-10 and then threw 11-20 on random people quickly.

    The other scoring aspect is trying to guess weekly who will go home. That gives you 20 votes (10 votes per tribe) and you assign those 10 votes to one, some or all on each tribe. So if I put 10 votes on one person and they go home, that is max scoring potential. Or I can spread votes to a few people. That will get easier as we start to learn tribe dynamics week to week. Good thing is you don't have to guess which tribe will go to tribal, you get equal votes to assign to each tribe.

    Hope This helps
    MookieBlaylock
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    expresswrittenconsent
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    I know they will mix up the original "d vs g" tribes into 3 teams and then again into 2 or 3 teams within the first 3 eps/10 days, ..... but still, A "big" person cant win, David vs Goliath, right? It would be funny if the final 4-5 were all original goliaths.
    LHIOB
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    If you are a big Survivor fan check out First One Out on the Rob Has A Podcast network. Its an awesome way to get to know the Survivors before the season kicks off.
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    My wife is experiencing survivor for the first time, thanks to Hulu. Not sure if we'll bother watching one live when we have 30 left to binge, but this fantasy game sounds interesting.
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    Quote:

    David vs. Goliath: The castaways are divided into tribes defined by their degree of success in life. The David tribe is comprised of castaways perceived as underdogs, while the Goliath tribe is comprised of castaways who are on top of their respective fields
    Do people at the top of their respective fields really have the time to be on Survivor?
    agsquirrel97
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    In for thread, in for fantasy.

    I am a little worried reading CBS description of the tribes:

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    The Davids, who have scratched and clawed their way through life to prove themselves, overcome adversity, and earned everything they've got.

    And then there's the Goliaths, who come from a place of privilege and have capitalized on their advantage to crush the competition, be it in business, education, or the professional wrestling ring.
    I am here for the diversion and entertainment of it all. It feels a little like Healers, Heros and Hustlers where they cast the show, then created group names, then tried to fit the already casted people into one of 3 boxes. I can see these tribes swapped and busted up the same way HHH did where it just becomes a jumbled mess and affiliations and alliances get very muddy quickly.

    I don't have an issue with that, as it keeps it exciting to me to see people struggle to get a foothold instead of sitting back and Pagonging their way to the end.

    Bottom line is they have to name seasons when they keep visiting Fiji, I just wish if they were giving us David vs Goliath, we got big physical people and little nerds, not some metaphorical social justice description of David vs Goliath.

    Rant over, lets get it on.

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    I am so excited!!!

    My husband works with Carl, from the David team. I have been pestering the hell out of him to ask him questions for me (that I know he can't answer, but I still have to give it a shot).
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    Damn still can't register on that sight

    Porn sites are easier to use
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    smango05 said:

    I am so excited!!!

    My husband works with Carl, from the David team. I have been pestering the hell out of him to ask him questions for me (that I know he can't answer, but I still have to give it a shot).
    Very cool. I am jealous all the questions you will be able to ask him once the show airs and he can actually talk.

    I have to admit, when I read his bio he had some pet peeves (I don't remember specifics) that made me think, oh lord these people are going to drive him crazy, hope he can hold it together and play a good social game.

    Please share stories as you can.
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    MookieBlaylock said:

    Damn still can't register on that sight

    Porn sites are easier to use
    Rule 1!!!

    I don't remember it being an issue, just email address, user name and password and then you get an email code to enter. After pick your team name, select custom group you want to join (TexAgs) and then set draft order
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    Eso si, Que es said:

    smango05 said:

    I am so excited!!!

    My husband works with Carl, from the David team. I have been pestering the hell out of him to ask him questions for me (that I know he can't answer, but I still have to give it a shot).
    Very cool. I am jealous all the questions you will be able to ask him once the show airs and he can actually talk.

    I have to admit, when I read his bio he had some pet peeves (I don't remember specifics) that made me think, oh lord these people are going to drive him crazy, hope he can hold it together and play a good social game.

    Please share stories as you can.

    I'm trying to figure out how much weight he might have lost, so I could guesstimate how long he was in the game. Of course, my husband isn't going to ask him that, but he said he's a pretty small guy anyway.
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    Eso si, Que es said:

    Also, in an attempt to keep both crowds happy, here is a survivor fantasy game and I have created a group "TexAgs" if you are interested (public group and up to 30 can join, first come first serve)

    https://www.fantasysurvivorgame.com

    This will eliminate the need for any fantasy chatter setting up the game via this thread.

    The rules and points are on the site, I do not know how the draft works with the exception that it happens at the start of the first episode so set your draft order now based on pictures I guess. I can't alter rules or explain anything further as I have never played on this site.

    Cheers and good luck if you choose to play
    2 days remaining if you want to sign up for fantasy.
    LHIOB
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    Just joined and Im entry #4
    MookieBlaylock
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    Yay I am in

    Gonna draft based on b&b
    LHIOB
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    Kinda surprised at the lack of preseason love for this season. The last few have been great. I hope it continues!
    MookieBlaylock
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    Just made my picks

    hope the computer does me right
    Tabasco
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    In for the season.
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    LHIOB said:

    Kinda surprised at the lack of preseason love for this season. The last few have been great. I hope it continues!
    after a great summer of big brother game play, I don't want to be let down.

    The idol cancellation could be interesting, at first I thought the odds were too great to guess correctly, but after thinking about it, you don't have to guess correctly, all you have to do is put all your votes on one person and then cancel their potential idol and they can't do anything but pack their bags.

    I can see that as a great play at merge, you don't have to try and split votes and guess correctly. It could be a great play if there are 2 distinct groups.

    I would love to see a barebones season with no idols or advantages, but we are well past that and CBS would never go backwards. At least this is a cool little twist that essentially eliminates an advantage (even while being an advantage in and of itself).
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    I was waiting for one of them to say they were abused by a federal judge.
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    Ned Schneebly
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    Well that was wild. I cant recall there ever being a medical evacuation for the First One Out
    Tabasco
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    There hasn't
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    I stand corrected. Kourtney in season 24 (2012) one world. She injured (broke?) her wrist when she hit the net wrong on the opening challenge.
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    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-david-goliath-season-premiere-explained-1147071
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    Looking forward to this season.
    Bobcat06
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    So I'm done on fantasy because of a stupid wave
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    Sucks for Pat to go down to a rogue wave. I don't think he would have made it to jury based on his personality, but it is impossible to say for sure. I can see him getting a 2nd chance in a future season based on bad luck.

    I thought the first "reward" challenge was very engineered for David to win to set the tone for the season. The 15 block puzzle was obviously the hardest and any survivor player worth their salt practices slide puzzles before setting sail. Whoever was able to pick the reward challenges was going to win walking away IMO.

    Cast is pretty good. I said it before, I like the larger number of 30 somethings and 40 somethings, but that is my age group so it gives me hope! Some obvious schmucks have already been identified (Ky Lawyer, Older black female journalist CEO). The wrestler was someone I thought would suck socially based on his bio but he made me laugh and may be a contender and he surprised me. SWAT guy who found the immunity idol was my preseason favorite based on bios and it looks like he will make the cardinal mistake of showmance.

    Here's to hoping for a good season!
    Cheers
    Old Tom Morris
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    Did anyone else have any flashbacks to Fish Camp during the personal situation sharing moment? I was really feeling the "i just met you yesterday because I happened to be assigned to your group, why are you telling me this?" oversharing flashback.
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    PS - I am attempting to address the person who joined fantasy group late. I hope they are not a member of this community (the group is an open group and it may just be an outsider).

    If you are a member of TexAgs, please change your user name and join us in the 21st century.

    Email sent to fantasy survivor website to remove them from group if name is not changed.
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    I'm not playing, but I do need to know what this user name is.
     
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