Post by aj on Aug 1, 2013 21:05:30 GMT -5
Wow. After 47 days, I can’t believe we’re finally at the final judgement. And I’m definitely shocked to be here. Never in a million years would I have thought I would make it farther than most of the others on this cast. So it’s very humbling to actually have made it to this point.
Coming into this game, my strategy was to lay low and position myself well on my tribe. Which I definitely did. I had a good relationship with each of the other 6 on my tribe; I was tight with Cassie and Chase, and we made a temporary “season 3 on Legatu” alliance with Colleen incase we went to judgement. I had a good relationship with Henry, and I was quickly bonding with Quincy and Thiago. I felt that on this tribe, I could work any angle necessary.
At the first switch, things definitely changed. I got this immediate sense that I would be a huge target, so I quickly went to work. I got on the same page with both Knox and Mark, meanwhile continuing to build my relationship with Henry and Thiago. Luckily we had a few rounds to get acclimated, and during time I played a large role in bringing the 5 of us together to form a solid group, which evidently would last for a long time. The second switch was a lot tougher, however. I was reunited with Cassie and at that point I had a strong relationship with Mark, so we were easily able to join up. But unfortunately, Mark left from the purple rock. This was definitely a low point for me, but luckily, Cassie and I were able to find the idol soon after, giving us hope for the event that we’d lose the following challenge.
Finally, we merged. There were a few rounds of idol-gambling, but at final 7, I really started to have to make decisions for myself. I had to really consider my position in the game. Did I really want to jump ship to Dominic and Ben? Part of me just wanted to please them and give them the chance. But I knew I would have no chance of winning that situation. I was confident I could make it to this point without betraying my alliance, and still have a possible chance to win this game. Things were tough at final 5, but I voted out the two people who I thought would be the toughest competition in the final judgement, continuing my trend of putting personal feelings aside and making strategic decisions.
This is obviously a very brief outline of my game, and I’d be happy to go into more detail if anyone would like. But I would like to reiterate that everything I did in this game was purely strategic. I came into this game having a previous relationship with a large portion of the cast, which made things very difficult. I am a player who typically always chooses my heart over my head when it comes to decisions. However, I think in this game that I truly put my head first. It was admittedly very tough to vote many people out of this game, because I love them on a personal level. It took a lot of strength for me to put personal feelings aside, but I did, and made moves that I thought would be best to get me to this point, and furthermore, win the game. I think a lot of people took my decisions very personally, which is truly the last thing I want. I seriously love everyone here, and I have no personal vendetta against anyone. I just had to play for myself in order to make it to this point. Time will tell if I made the right decisions, but so far, I believe that I made the right moves, as I am sitting here right now.
Thanks everyone, and good luck Thiago and Knox!
Coming into this game, my strategy was to lay low and position myself well on my tribe. Which I definitely did. I had a good relationship with each of the other 6 on my tribe; I was tight with Cassie and Chase, and we made a temporary “season 3 on Legatu” alliance with Colleen incase we went to judgement. I had a good relationship with Henry, and I was quickly bonding with Quincy and Thiago. I felt that on this tribe, I could work any angle necessary.
At the first switch, things definitely changed. I got this immediate sense that I would be a huge target, so I quickly went to work. I got on the same page with both Knox and Mark, meanwhile continuing to build my relationship with Henry and Thiago. Luckily we had a few rounds to get acclimated, and during time I played a large role in bringing the 5 of us together to form a solid group, which evidently would last for a long time. The second switch was a lot tougher, however. I was reunited with Cassie and at that point I had a strong relationship with Mark, so we were easily able to join up. But unfortunately, Mark left from the purple rock. This was definitely a low point for me, but luckily, Cassie and I were able to find the idol soon after, giving us hope for the event that we’d lose the following challenge.
Finally, we merged. There were a few rounds of idol-gambling, but at final 7, I really started to have to make decisions for myself. I had to really consider my position in the game. Did I really want to jump ship to Dominic and Ben? Part of me just wanted to please them and give them the chance. But I knew I would have no chance of winning that situation. I was confident I could make it to this point without betraying my alliance, and still have a possible chance to win this game. Things were tough at final 5, but I voted out the two people who I thought would be the toughest competition in the final judgement, continuing my trend of putting personal feelings aside and making strategic decisions.
This is obviously a very brief outline of my game, and I’d be happy to go into more detail if anyone would like. But I would like to reiterate that everything I did in this game was purely strategic. I came into this game having a previous relationship with a large portion of the cast, which made things very difficult. I am a player who typically always chooses my heart over my head when it comes to decisions. However, I think in this game that I truly put my head first. It was admittedly very tough to vote many people out of this game, because I love them on a personal level. It took a lot of strength for me to put personal feelings aside, but I did, and made moves that I thought would be best to get me to this point, and furthermore, win the game. I think a lot of people took my decisions very personally, which is truly the last thing I want. I seriously love everyone here, and I have no personal vendetta against anyone. I just had to play for myself in order to make it to this point. Time will tell if I made the right decisions, but so far, I believe that I made the right moves, as I am sitting here right now.
Thanks everyone, and good luck Thiago and Knox!
