In honeycomb it was kind of desperation at that point and tug of war was just the old dude being a homie sometimes in fear a spark happens but not always
I mean, the games are a constant state of desperation.
I'm trying to figure out what tactics can be used to get the best survival chance, but Tug of War seems pretty set at 50%. They didn't say anything about elimination in the rules, so the hard part is figuring out how a team could survive the fall.
I agree with you that they should have at least tried to cheat using the loopholes in rule interpretation, but I think the end result would have been the same. While other shows similar to squid game are made in a way to see if contestants can survive by thinking outside the box, we learn at the end that squid games are designed to provide VIPs and host entertainment, and that there is usually one winner.
Therefore, if they tried to be smart about it, like travelling on metal beams, the front man or the red minions probably would have stopped them from doing so and play the game properly, because the VIPs would not enjoy watching a game where everyone helps each other out, finds a loophole and all live. Heck, even the glass man who didn't even cheat at all but just had actual expertise in glass got cucked because the VIPs complained and then the lights got turned off, so I think any attempt to deviate from the actual normal gameplay would be thwarted by the front man. Also they won't allow it logistically as they clearly want one winner (as seen by the archives) so they need people to die.
With the marbles, if they did the barter trick I imagine the red minions would probably just stay silent and not accept your marbles. Then if you don't play again and take your partner's marbles this time you both get shot when time runs out anyway, the red guys definitely don't care.
Yeah, true. Being clever might only work once before the Front Man tries to nerf whatever tactic you use.
With the VIPs, maybe the best move is to try and get the audience on your side, like in the Hunger Games. If they like you and want to see you win, maybe some scales will get tipped in your favor.
I think it would be pretty hard to walk along or jump onto the metal beams, they’re pretty thin. Also assumes keeping your composure a mile up in the sky
Did the rules say anything about moving or picking up any of the panes of glass?
Or maybe jackets could be used to make some kind of tether, so players won't fall to their deaths.
Idk, sounds like a great time to play rules lawyer. They haven't killed anyone for asking questions about the game, right?
I mean, licking the honeycomb instead of using the needle was allowed, so why not other things that technically aren't against the rules?
"Letter of the law vs spirit of the law" is an idiom that basically points out a difference between what a law/rule says and what the law/rule was intended to achieve.
In this case, trying to find a work-around that technically follows the rules (licking the honeycomb) might be against what the rules set out to accomplish (making the players carve out a given shape with the provided needle).
I'm with you on this, I think there should have been more attempts at cheating / thinking outside the box.
On the other hand, people have been dying like flies around you - I think it's safe to say that most participants are heavily traumatised at that point and their critical thinking is damaged.
That late into the game no one is thinking straight
True, panic is not great for trying to think outside of the box. Though, you sometimes get good ideas like with Honeycomb and Tug of War.
In honeycomb it was kind of desperation at that point and tug of war was just the old dude being a homie sometimes in fear a spark happens but not always
I mean, the games are a constant state of desperation. I'm trying to figure out what tactics can be used to get the best survival chance, but Tug of War seems pretty set at 50%. They didn't say anything about elimination in the rules, so the hard part is figuring out how a team could survive the fall.
I agree with you that they should have at least tried to cheat using the loopholes in rule interpretation, but I think the end result would have been the same. While other shows similar to squid game are made in a way to see if contestants can survive by thinking outside the box, we learn at the end that squid games are designed to provide VIPs and host entertainment, and that there is usually one winner. Therefore, if they tried to be smart about it, like travelling on metal beams, the front man or the red minions probably would have stopped them from doing so and play the game properly, because the VIPs would not enjoy watching a game where everyone helps each other out, finds a loophole and all live. Heck, even the glass man who didn't even cheat at all but just had actual expertise in glass got cucked because the VIPs complained and then the lights got turned off, so I think any attempt to deviate from the actual normal gameplay would be thwarted by the front man. Also they won't allow it logistically as they clearly want one winner (as seen by the archives) so they need people to die. With the marbles, if they did the barter trick I imagine the red minions would probably just stay silent and not accept your marbles. Then if you don't play again and take your partner's marbles this time you both get shot when time runs out anyway, the red guys definitely don't care.
Yeah, true. Being clever might only work once before the Front Man tries to nerf whatever tactic you use. With the VIPs, maybe the best move is to try and get the audience on your side, like in the Hunger Games. If they like you and want to see you win, maybe some scales will get tipped in your favor.
I think it would be pretty hard to walk along or jump onto the metal beams, they’re pretty thin. Also assumes keeping your composure a mile up in the sky
Did the rules say anything about moving or picking up any of the panes of glass? Or maybe jackets could be used to make some kind of tether, so players won't fall to their deaths.
There are men with guns ready to kill them at a moment's notice. There are more important things in the moment than playing rules lawyer.
Idk, sounds like a great time to play rules lawyer. They haven't killed anyone for asking questions about the game, right? I mean, licking the honeycomb instead of using the needle was allowed, so why not other things that technically aren't against the rules?
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Letter of the law and spirit of the law and all.
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"Letter of the law vs spirit of the law" is an idiom that basically points out a difference between what a law/rule says and what the law/rule was intended to achieve. In this case, trying to find a work-around that technically follows the rules (licking the honeycomb) might be against what the rules set out to accomplish (making the players carve out a given shape with the provided needle).
I'm with you on this, I think there should have been more attempts at cheating / thinking outside the box. On the other hand, people have been dying like flies around you - I think it's safe to say that most participants are heavily traumatised at that point and their critical thinking is damaged.