All in one blogggggg!
I think countdown blogs are way too convoluted, so we'll go with something a little more brief here. I'm basing all of these off of the game I actually played with them, as I have nothing more to go on.
#7 - Mahogany
I've played two stars with Mahogany, and both times he quickly emerged to be one of the biggest threats in the game. In my first stars, we worked pretty closely with RobbieRIOT and LaQuawnda, but trust was broken because of people flipping and splitting and that tore down the dynamic. In my second stars with Mahogany, he quickly flipped against me to try to benefit himself but it ended up working against him. Both times however, he immediately emerged as THE mastermind of the game, the force to be reckoned with, and someone that you would either have to end their game early or watch as they steamrolled you.
#6 - RobbieRIOT
In my very first Stars, RobbieRIOT really showed me how it was done by working with me to get to the very middle of the two sides in the game. From there, we essentially could decide whose "throat to slit" and when, and it got us all the way to the Top 8 as an obvious pair until we finally went up together. It was a pretty devious plan but Robbie has an AMAZING social game and his ability to plan into the future makes him a huge threat.
#5 - LaQuawnda
It might be unpopular to have her this low on the list, but LaQuawnda is a great public gameplayer. She is always able to get the public on her side, through sympathy blogs, or blogging about her point of view on the game, and people empathize with her and defend her all the way. In terms of strategy, she is definitely good, but not always the best and sometimes people see through her intimidation tactics. But there are very few other people who I have seen truly work the public in their favor like she does.
#4 - Owee13 / #TheKid28
I have to include them together because in Stars 111, they really did work as a solid unit, quickly gathering up the votes of anybody who might have been a free agent and making them loyal to both of them for the rest of the game. They are trustworthy, reliable allies who aren't afraid to plan into the future for their own good, they always have a plan, and always react quickly with a way to recover and regain control.
#3 - Kmyster5610
I've played with Kris in two stars, my first and my third, and both times his ability to gain the trust of everyone in the game was astounding. He usually starts out as a quick target from one side, but later on down the game everyone fully trusts him and everybody needs his vote. In my opinion, he played a near flawless game in Stars 100 and easily deserved the win - I've seen very few people recover and turn the entire game in their favor like he has.
#2 - JordanLloydFan
I think in most senses strategically, Jamie has always been one of the best Stars players on this site. In Stars 93, Jamie was my only real link to the majority at the very beginning of the game, and although I worked this to my favor and eased my way in more solidly, it was really his ability to sense a strong, reliable ally that benefited both of our games. Jamie was able to simultaneously be a huge target, take on blame for big moves, and still stay off the block and twist people around his finger. While his two closest allies tried to play a much more low-key game for their own benefit, it takes a huge powerhouse to be able to cause so much damage, take so much credit, get so much backlash, and still stay off the block for a very long time. In my second stars with him, Stars 100, he threatened me that I better not join and then I did so we targeted each other for 16th... And this lil' troll won out *queefs* Jamie is definitely an incredible strategist who always thinks of the long-term plan. Sometimes he gets a little short-sighted in terms of realizing how other people might think or react, but that is the only real flaw to his game.
Andddd the #1 stars player I've played with isss...
DUH! DorkishBarbi
I have played three stars with DorkishBarbi, and I will always defend that she's one of the best players on this site at that game. Yes, she can be abrasive, yes, she is targeted almost instantly every time. But she has this innate ability to make incredibly strong ties with people that nobody would predict, and that always works powerfully in her favor. In my first stars, I actually think it was me that decided to get Dorkish and Dav up for 16th cause I didn't know them and thought they'd be a pair, but in my second stars DorkishBarbi and I found a mutual friend in JordanLloydFan and quickly started working together. Dorkish also had about 4 or 5 other people eating out of the palm of her hand the entire game. And the next time I played with her, it was the exact same thing. This girl is a maneater, she will chew you up and spit you out if you let her and the only reason she has not gone unnommed to win in stars, is because I got luckier in a tie on the final day. So I will always share my credit with her because it is more than due, she is an amazing strategist, social player, and just the most fun ally I have ever had in a game. She made my one stars win the perfect experience < 3
Comments
Okay I'll probably read these in a second but thanks for doing this in a single blog LOL. :X
Your memory seems a bit distorted, my friend...we were good friends before you went off to basic, but you totally forgot that when you came back for some reason ^_^
Its nice to receive a little credit for once lol.
It seems most of my stars I get targetted while my allies hide in the shadows.. then they get looked at as such great players and I just sorta get overlooked lol
JordanLloydFan I think sometimes you also set yourself up for that. I know DorkishBarbi and I discussed a few times that we were more than happy with you being the target and taking credit if it took some of the heat off of our backs. Not that every player in your stars purposely lets you take the fall or lets you take the target, but sometimes it is strategic on other people's parts.
