Post by Erik Reichenbach on May 4, 2012 23:41:55 GMT -5
Hey guys, First off, I want to say what a great time I had throughout this entire experience, Playing with each and every one of you.
Second off, I would like to thank the host, for hosting one of my favorite games ever.
Onto my gameplay. I came into this game with a strategy, eliminate the threats earlier on, and go further with the people who would stay loyal. Luckily enough, for the first challenge, I was split with people I had spoken to prior, and got along with. So when we had won the first challenge and were up 9-8, It was pretty much a given that we were going to stick together, and for the entire first part of the game, we did, and thus The Purple Mohawks were born, and every person that we/I had targetted, was voted out.
A pivotal moment of this game was the first endurance challenge, it was the topic of discussion that the two winners would become team captains. So I knew that if I wanted to maintain my position in the game, I had to win. Luckily enough, I did, and even luckier Erinn gave me, verbatim, her list of the order she chose everyone. I decided that I was going to use that knowledge to my advantage and pick a tribe were I would have majority, no matter what. Then I used that knowledge to my advantage even further, by picking my tribe based on how to eliminate a HUGE threat to me.
Oddly enough, picking a tribe that I had majority on, and one that would let me vote out Troyzan, also worked out where I picked the stronger tribe in challenges.
It was only after the merge where I started to feel vulnerable. The first vote after the merge, I managed to pull the 7 remaining Mohawks together to vote out Erinn, the last non Mohawk left in the game. The next round I was able to sandbagged Mikey for not. voting with the Mohawks the round prior.
Final 6, was a interesting round. Originally, the plan was to vote out Greg, because I've seen him win his way to the end before, and that was a threat to me. Benreh had a personal vendetta against Sash and tried to convince to vote him out, Eventually after much convincing, Benry agreed. Then Chelsea convinced Sash to try to get votes on me. Sash then runs and tries to flip Diane. Diane tells me as I'm driving home with an hour left to vote. After a whole mess of scrambling, in a short amount of time, I reverted to Benreh's personal issues with Sash, Gathered the 4 other players into a chatroom, with 10 minutes left, turned the vote on Sash. Sash was voted out, for being fully aware of what was going on, and trying to play the game.
Final 5, after I won Immunity, Benry and I had agreed weeks earlier, as well as chelsea and I, That Greg would be next. Greg managed to save himself by flipping Benry and Chelsea who finally decided to start playing the game. At Final 4, I knew, for the first time all game I would be introuble if I didnt win Immunity, so I approached Greg, and we both agreed to force a tie at the final 4, no matter who won immunity. After I won Immunity, I was faced with a dilemma, Do I vote out greg, the person who I knew would stand the best chance against me in the final 3 challenge, which was presumably endurance, OR do I vote With Greg and take out Benry, leaving myself less competition in the final challenge, In the end, I decided to stay loyal to the person who was loyal to me, and I voted Benry. Unfortunatly, Greg left in a double tiebreaker, and I was Alone.
I knew I had to win the last challenge in order to be in the finals, because despite what chelsea said, it was clear she was taking Benry, and it was even clearer Benry was taking her. After I won, I thought long and hard about my decision, Do I take the person who lied to me, or the other person who lied to me. In The end, It came down to the entire game, Chelsea was with me from the begining, and despite trying to vote me out, for the most part, she was a good ally. Benry It was nothing personal, I just felt I had the best chance of winning against Chelsea.
Now to the jurors, I understand that some of you may be incredibly bitter for various reasons, and I understand you using that as a reason not to vote for me. However I urge you to cast aside your hurt feelings and vote for the person who played the best game, not the person who offended you the least. This is survivor, It is not a popularity contest, Feelings get hurt, but you need to realize its a game, and there is only one winner, and I did what i had to do to get to the finals, I never once did anything out of malice or ill will, but purely based on what was best for me. From the begining I was playing the game, I made my own moves, and brought myself to the finals.
So I urge you to vote for the person who played the game the best.
I now welcome your questions.
Second off, I would like to thank the host, for hosting one of my favorite games ever.
Onto my gameplay. I came into this game with a strategy, eliminate the threats earlier on, and go further with the people who would stay loyal. Luckily enough, for the first challenge, I was split with people I had spoken to prior, and got along with. So when we had won the first challenge and were up 9-8, It was pretty much a given that we were going to stick together, and for the entire first part of the game, we did, and thus The Purple Mohawks were born, and every person that we/I had targetted, was voted out.
A pivotal moment of this game was the first endurance challenge, it was the topic of discussion that the two winners would become team captains. So I knew that if I wanted to maintain my position in the game, I had to win. Luckily enough, I did, and even luckier Erinn gave me, verbatim, her list of the order she chose everyone. I decided that I was going to use that knowledge to my advantage and pick a tribe were I would have majority, no matter what. Then I used that knowledge to my advantage even further, by picking my tribe based on how to eliminate a HUGE threat to me.
Oddly enough, picking a tribe that I had majority on, and one that would let me vote out Troyzan, also worked out where I picked the stronger tribe in challenges.
It was only after the merge where I started to feel vulnerable. The first vote after the merge, I managed to pull the 7 remaining Mohawks together to vote out Erinn, the last non Mohawk left in the game. The next round I was able to sandbagged Mikey for not. voting with the Mohawks the round prior.
Final 6, was a interesting round. Originally, the plan was to vote out Greg, because I've seen him win his way to the end before, and that was a threat to me. Benreh had a personal vendetta against Sash and tried to convince to vote him out, Eventually after much convincing, Benry agreed. Then Chelsea convinced Sash to try to get votes on me. Sash then runs and tries to flip Diane. Diane tells me as I'm driving home with an hour left to vote. After a whole mess of scrambling, in a short amount of time, I reverted to Benreh's personal issues with Sash, Gathered the 4 other players into a chatroom, with 10 minutes left, turned the vote on Sash. Sash was voted out, for being fully aware of what was going on, and trying to play the game.
Final 5, after I won Immunity, Benry and I had agreed weeks earlier, as well as chelsea and I, That Greg would be next. Greg managed to save himself by flipping Benry and Chelsea who finally decided to start playing the game. At Final 4, I knew, for the first time all game I would be introuble if I didnt win Immunity, so I approached Greg, and we both agreed to force a tie at the final 4, no matter who won immunity. After I won Immunity, I was faced with a dilemma, Do I vote out greg, the person who I knew would stand the best chance against me in the final 3 challenge, which was presumably endurance, OR do I vote With Greg and take out Benry, leaving myself less competition in the final challenge, In the end, I decided to stay loyal to the person who was loyal to me, and I voted Benry. Unfortunatly, Greg left in a double tiebreaker, and I was Alone.
I knew I had to win the last challenge in order to be in the finals, because despite what chelsea said, it was clear she was taking Benry, and it was even clearer Benry was taking her. After I won, I thought long and hard about my decision, Do I take the person who lied to me, or the other person who lied to me. In The end, It came down to the entire game, Chelsea was with me from the begining, and despite trying to vote me out, for the most part, she was a good ally. Benry It was nothing personal, I just felt I had the best chance of winning against Chelsea.
Now to the jurors, I understand that some of you may be incredibly bitter for various reasons, and I understand you using that as a reason not to vote for me. However I urge you to cast aside your hurt feelings and vote for the person who played the best game, not the person who offended you the least. This is survivor, It is not a popularity contest, Feelings get hurt, but you need to realize its a game, and there is only one winner, and I did what i had to do to get to the finals, I never once did anything out of malice or ill will, but purely based on what was best for me. From the begining I was playing the game, I made my own moves, and brought myself to the finals.
So I urge you to vote for the person who played the game the best.
I now welcome your questions.
