David,
Thanks for that information. It is good.
But not wanting to be "difficult", now I'll submit some problems I can see:
(And I'd like to think that all tribes are as easy to discern as you explain.)
Ok, your way does reduce the choice from 3 to 2. Which is better.
Indulge me on this tangent for a second.
The "middle" group which wouldn't be bothered helping me.
It has been determined they are not interested in me for what I have or to help me.
Going to them - as a possibility - would not really be a good idea right?
See, thinking they can't really be bothered with me and are "impartial" doesn't mean it would be good to go to them either.
Quickly why I think that:
The three tribes all have different thoughts towards me. One good, one bad and the other (semi-derived from how you explianed it) are impartial.
For reasons I am about to say, I thought they would be a "safer" alternaitve until more information was gained.
But thinking more, I guess as much as they are impartial, if I went to them, I guess it would be tantermount to handing them what I have and saving them the effort.
I may get back to this though later.
Now, back to the choice.
Again, yes 2 is easier than 3.
(Don't take this against you either David. I am only talking and brainstorming here...)
The discription given was very cinema typical.
Let's say the REAL NASTY tribe are smarter and their rescue boat is also done up to the nines to look like the other tribe's boat?
So: Both boats look the same.
Ok, so thinking further on that:
I'm guessing the good tribe would know the bad tribe, and so how the two boats are "interating" with each other would/could also be an indication to who are the goodies and who are the badies.
The good tribe would be keeping their distance from the bad one.