LAST EDITED ON 05-14-11 AT 07:15 PM (EST)

Ralph is difficult to understand & I can't listen to the podcasts (I don't have the right whatever is needed on my PC & I'm not downloading it) -- are we sure he is surprised Rob had a HII at all or surprised he had it all that time?

Otherwise, I agree with OFG & others -- if Rob doesn't need to use the HII (either by winning the first IC after the RI returnee comes back in or by being *that* secure), he would be stupid to use the HII. Why "show it off" and potentially upset the other original Ometepes if he doesn't need to? He still will needs their votes & that would look like a betrayal.

And, btw, that word is what makes me ask for clarification of what Ralph said about Rob having the HII. Jeff said in an earlier blog that Rob needs to watch out for Grant -- if Grant learns he has the HII, Grant will feel betrayed by Rob. I took that to mean, at the time I read it, that Rob will be using it at some point in the game because how else would Jeff know Grant would feel betrayed? With only one chance left to play it, I'm thinking Rob does play it at the second F5 & Grant, feeling betrayed, doesn't vote for Rob to win. But what I can't believe is that Rob would play it just to "show it off" -- he isn't that stupid of a player. (Sandra played hers in HvV when she didn't need to, but, for Sandra it actually helped her to play it because people were not giving her any credit for "playing" the game -- by finding the HII, she showed she was).

eta: Thanks to anyone who can listen to the podcast & takes the time to answer that for me.