Same. When the category came up, I was like bam--Don Quixote or later Shakespeare plays. The "island" word threw me off though, since I though DQ was just on the Spanish mainland. (I haven't read it.) Still was thinking Sancho Panza since I knew 100% it was 1600s, and wasn't sure that Gulliver was. I had just been reading Robinson Crusoe and knew it was early 1700s so I knew that wasn't it. Still, I had my doubts about Gulliver since the clue was referring to a character that wasn't the title character. But "island" pushed me toward Gulliver anyway. Mark this as the third FJ I talked myself out of. Very frustrating.goongas wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:50 pm Precalled Don Quixote for FJ, the first time in my life I think I have precalled the subject matter for FJ that I can remember. I knew it instantly...I couldn't think of any other 1600 literary characters that J! would care about. On a Google search, The Pilgrim's Progress, and The Misanthrope would be fair game. Some Shakespeare plays also were published in the 1600s as well, but they would more likely have Shakespeare as the category.
David was a great opponent, and although with proper wagering I still might have won if he got DD2 right in DJ, he outplayed me. Better Coryat (slightly). He was the opponent that week that I was least eager to play against. He could have been quite the champion in his own right.