Post by burton on Jul 26, 2015 1:23:09 GMT
Hey everyone! Before I start, I wanted to say thank you to everyone involved in this game. That includes the hosts, PWs, and obviously the players. This was a very fun game, and I’m honored to be one of the last two standing.
I’m going to post a big wall summary of my game so far. If you don’t want to read it, just refer to the tl;dr at the end. The tl;dr is very brief, so if you want any elaborations, just read through the opening.
I started this game at a disadvantage. I replaced in midway through the first challenge, missing some crucial time to connect with people. I didn't let that stop me, however. Immediately, I formed strong bonds with almost my entire tribe, and ultimately became situated with two alliances. One alliance was with Danni/Ciera/Gabe, and another was with Nick/Gabe. Besides them, I still made sure to have good connections with those who mutinied to our tribe, and others who I wasn't aligned with.
And then, before I knew it, we were merged. In the beginning of merge, I definitely didn’t take as much of an active role. Instead, I wanted to play UTR and let others become big threats. Eventually, I would take control of the game when I needed to. While I was lying low, Whitney, Shirin, and Coach left the game. Ultimately, this was good for me, because I had much stronger connections with the rest of the cast than I did with them.
Then at the F8, the Pagonging ended. I was pulled into an alliance of Danni/Gabe/Morgan/Sash, leaving Kim/Nick/Ciera on the outs. During this round, Kim was the alliance's target, but I didn't want to do this because I had a decent relationship with her. So, I made my first big move in this game.
Thirty minutes before the deadline, I got my entire new alliance to vote for Ciera. While I loved talking to Ciera, I knew that she was trying to play the middle of old Read. She was leaking information to both Danni, and Nick/Kim, and I really didn’t know which side she was on. So, I took the opportunity and got out a major wild card. And I think that move is a huge reason as to why I’m sitting here today.
That was the highest point of my game up until that point. However, my lowest point came immediately afterwards, when my close ally Gabe was voted out of the game. In hindsight, I’m not surprised this happened at all. Everyone in the game perceived me/Danni/gabe as a trio, and if we made it to F6, we could’ve controlled the game. Despite the loss of one of my closest allies, I was determined to make it to the end.
One of my strengths in this game was having strong connections with many members of the cast. These came in handy once Gabe left. My connection with both Danni and Kim/Nick allowed me to avoid the line of fire while they went after each other. Likewise, my under the radar play made it so there were three big targets ahead of me – Morgan, Sash, and Danni. And even though Sash and Morgan both tried to get me out at F6, the connections I forged with Danni/Kim/Nick kept me in the game over them.
And my challenge game was strong, as well as my social and strategic game. I won every challenge from the F5 onward, which was a huge contributor to me being here. That said, I only felt like I needed immunity during the F3. Because at that point, I knew that I was perceived by Kim and Nick as the biggest threat left to win in this game.
During the F4 and F3 votes, I was the pivotal (or, only at the F3) vote that decided who went home. And I used that opportunity to take out two people who, despite being amazing friends to me throughout this game, I felt were the biggest threats to me.
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So, tl;dr as to why you should vote for me:
- Socially, I had strong bonds with much of the merge cast. This kept me alive at pivotal moments throughout the game.
- Strategically, I controlled the game when I needed to. This happened during the F8, F4, and F3 votes. When the game went my way, I made sure to not take too much of a leading role, so that I wouldn’t appear as a huge threat.
- Physically, I won the most immunity challenges! And I won all the endgame challenges, which are ultimately the most important.
Thank you guys! I will be awaiting your questions. And best of luck to Kim!
