merge

The merge had to have happened, if not FOA FOA would have been destroyed. The games would be more competitive, because its one against one basically. you no longer have a team to back you up, everyone is backed against the wall at this point. Foa Foa still has a shot, they have very strong competitors, and have a great shot at winning this russel has been carrying this team for a long long time.

intelligence

I would go for the things i needed. a win doesn't feed you or keep you warm. Intelligence plays a huge role in this game. people have to use logic and reasoning to figure out who is with them and who is against them. intelligence is very necessary to win the game of survivor. along with many other things like the ability to trick and con people over, you also have to be a good liar. Russel deffinetly has that down pat.