Winterbourne
Unfallen Icarus
I've heard this AJ Mass on RHAP a few times talking about the 12 archetypes in games like Big Brother and Survivor. It is from his book How Fantasy Sports Explain the World. I haven't read it. Google it and listen to a podcast if you are interested. These are the 12 personality types you want on a successful team, or cast.
These are the archetypes.
Fresh Meat: Clueless, no idea what they are doing. No strategy.
The Ninja: The invisible one. The one you always forget. Quiet. Not involved. Always listening.
The Cheerleader: Just wants people to get along. Can be fun. Cheers for winners.
The Narcissist: It is all about them. Rub people the wrong way. Often a big target. Very hard to win.
Old Reliable: Blah.
The Idiot Savant: Makes crazy moves that somehow keep coming off. Influenced by others, but chooses the right side.
The Marriage of Convenience, junior partner: Shares a vote with the senior partner.
The Loose Cannon: Unpredictable, crazy, could snap at any time, may not, though.
The Diplomat: Liked by everyone. Can move between groups.
The X Factor: One of these players is not like the others.
The Mad Scientist: The puppetmaster. Implements plans that tend to come off.
Marriage of Convenience, senior partner: Votes with partner, but is less of a target.
The ones at the top of the list have less chance of winning than the ones at the bottom. The power rankings given here are for the archetypes, not the a specific person. The Senior Partner, if they start acting like a narcissist, will probably go home. No one above Idiot Savant has ever won the US version.
I am pretty sure that is how they go. As I say, I haven't read the book, but as far as I recall, this is how it goes.
So, whom is which?
These are the archetypes.
Fresh Meat: Clueless, no idea what they are doing. No strategy.
The Ninja: The invisible one. The one you always forget. Quiet. Not involved. Always listening.
The Cheerleader: Just wants people to get along. Can be fun. Cheers for winners.
The Narcissist: It is all about them. Rub people the wrong way. Often a big target. Very hard to win.
Old Reliable: Blah.
The Idiot Savant: Makes crazy moves that somehow keep coming off. Influenced by others, but chooses the right side.
The Marriage of Convenience, junior partner: Shares a vote with the senior partner.
The Loose Cannon: Unpredictable, crazy, could snap at any time, may not, though.
The Diplomat: Liked by everyone. Can move between groups.
The X Factor: One of these players is not like the others.
The Mad Scientist: The puppetmaster. Implements plans that tend to come off.
Marriage of Convenience, senior partner: Votes with partner, but is less of a target.
The ones at the top of the list have less chance of winning than the ones at the bottom. The power rankings given here are for the archetypes, not the a specific person. The Senior Partner, if they start acting like a narcissist, will probably go home. No one above Idiot Savant has ever won the US version.
I am pretty sure that is how they go. As I say, I haven't read the book, but as far as I recall, this is how it goes.
So, whom is which?