Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140801004849/@comment-209421-20140801155941

Zolnir wrote: Let's face it - when you sleep in class, you're not exactly giving off the impression that you're smart. I'm judging by face value at the moment until something new about Jaune crops up, because really, there is nothing new about Jaune (other than new materials of him being the joke end of things, as usual).

Again, we did not get to see him play the Remnant Game. For all he know he's an even worse player than Weiss who manages to lose in just 3 turns. Using his Grimm fighting coolness to determine his board game affinity is not what I call equivalent. Again, strategy is a ridiculously broad term.

Yang said it herself: "Beaten by the new player". Now, look at Weiss's reaction. If said "new kid" was her, she would have been LORDING it over everyone else. The likelihood of Neptune playing is slim, since he showed no interest in it. This implies that the one person who showed interest in the game therefore defeated not only Weiss, who got given a strategy which Yang did purely to counter it. That's why I say Jaune won, because he is the only logical conclusion to fill that final slot. It's more to show his leadership qualities just as much as his strategic mind.

I do concede that he doesn't seem book smart, but again, I wouldn't write him off as just an oddball yet. It could just be that he sucks at History.

Zolnir wrote: Next, how about we actually talk about the world building conveyed through the board game? Does anyone realize that employing the Grimm is actually a tactic in 'conquering Remnant'? Atlas relies mainly on its androids, but Yang's country (I forgot the name, Haven?) uses mostly the Grimm as its soldier pieces (Ursi, Nevermore).

Does that mean Haven has the ability to manipulate the Grimm to a degree?

Yatsuhashi probably came from Vacuo because looks (means I completely pull that out of my arse). Natural resistance against hazards, naturally buffed soldiers? If this isn't a card/board game I'd be calling OP already.

And Vale. They just have to keep silent about Vale and not reveal any secrets or traits it has. So sad.

Well, let's see. Not much was said about the environment of anywhere but Vacuo, so let's start there.

Vacuo is desert. Arid land, not much in the way of water, and with strong people living there, as expected of a desert, judging by the hints at the soldiers. I'd put my money on Yatsuhashi being from Vacuo, if only because of his design - his clothes seem to lend themselves to an arid environment quite well.

I can't remember what Yang's territory was, but it could be that she was playing the stereotypical "powers of darkness" side, not a city-state as such. That would explain the control of the Grimm. I do NOT think that is Haven. After all, there was no true breakdown of what each faction has, aside for Vacuo and a few small mentions of Atlas having tech, which we can all figure out purely from Ironwood. It's also possible that the "trap cards" that she was playing were like environmental hazards, which would be logical - a Nevermore flying into the field of battle between two areas would be a risky problem, since it could attack either force (or neither, or both).

Atlas, as we both have said, is tech. Plain and simple, it's the location of the advanced technologies we've seen. More than likely, Penny will tie into there, plus the androids from the Black trailer.

Vale would more than likely be focused on Hunters, since it is home to both Beacon and Signal, and has little else in the way of defensive forces than the forces trained by those sorts of facilities.