Reynold Asks!

[Reynold]

Congrats to you three for making it to final tribal council! PG and RC what can I say, other than I am happy that 2 out of us 3 made the end, I loved playing the game with you both since the very beginning. As much as I would like to be sitting there as well, I am happy that at least you two made it. Fabio we played this game from together early as well, we had a common understanding of what needed to happen each round, and this got stronger as we approached the end game. 

I have a question(s) for each of you + one question that pertains to all of you.

For RC and PG:
If Fabio was on the jury and I was in the f3, who do you think should/would win the game and why? 

For PG:
RC and I discussed that you "hid" behind us for majority of the moves, allowing us to take the blood, while you stayed "clean". Was this part of your strategy? If so, please explain. 

Fabio, one thing really struck me. You told me before last round's vote that you were never really in any of the votes. Does not playing a part in many of the strategical moves equal a game worthy of winning? Do you think this helped you advance your game? (I am not taking a shot at your game, just wanting to see where your mind was at). 

And the question for you three:
Compare each juror with a country and explain why you chose that country (briefly). 

[RC]

Reynold <3 First of all I want to say thank you for being such a kind person to me in this game. You really GOT me as a game player, you and I played a similar game, i would say more so than PG and I. Both of us hoped for a final 2 and wanted to "whale snub" the jury. I won't explain this. lol. Thank you for playing this game WITH me. Even if we didn't always see eye to eye.

Now for these questions.


For RC and PG:

If Fabio was on the jury and I was in the f3, who do you think should/would win the game and why?


~This was something we actually discussed many times. We always thought that perhaps PG would end up taking the crown. However, I said this to PG a few times, even having you in the end with us we would still have a run for our money. You were always a great talker, like you would say stuff and people would just believe you and listen to you and love you. Or was this just me? I thought that other jury members would see you more of the authority figure in this game, triumph over PG and myself. I can't say who would win, but I would not doubt that you would have slayed the jury. You are a personable person, and very likeable. You are one of very few people that I actually had real convo's with that didn't include who we would vote out next. I appreciated that.



And the question for you three:

Compare each juror with a country and explain why you chose that country (briefly).

TYSON

Okay so Tyson I would chose Canada. Why? Well I didn't get to talk to much to him but when I did he was so nice. When i think of Canada i think of extreamly nice people. He was very polite in our convo's and never acused me of anything. I think if I would have had a little more time with Tyson I would have connected on more levels than just the alliance of ANDREA/REYNOLD/PG/HIM/and I that i was kinda bunched into...lol. CANADA

MARTY

I would pick the UK for Marty, when I listen to a British person talk I lose my mind (in a good way) every time I talked to Marty I would be so blown away by the stuff he came up with. Plus some of the smartest people in the WORLD come from UK. I thought Marty was extremely smart, and had amazing plans. I mentioned this before, I was upset when he left, and once when i visited UK, i was sad to leave. SPICE UP YOUR LIFE. UK

MALCOLM

for Malcolm i picked GUAM. I have family in Guam that I never talked to, just know about. Like i know they exist, I know they are their, i know they talked to my family before. But i just never talked to them. GUAM

BRANDON

For Brandon I would have to say INDIA. India has some of the best foods in the world according to google. And like i said I know that Brandon liked food. Also India has alot of different regions. Desert, Forest, Plain, Hill, River, Snow. Brandon had alot of masks in this game. Some good, some bad, but i saw them all.  "UNITY in DIVERSITY" INDIA

SIERRA

I picked Italy for Sierra, why? Well because since the first time i talked to Sierra every time I read IM's from her I read them in my head in an Italian accent. Something about the way she constructed sentences, I just knew that it was foreign. Not Italy perhaps, but not English. I loved it though! I thought she was great, I LOVE PIZZA. However...Italy also is known for MAFIA. Sierra had control over people in this game like I never seen before...It was terrifying. "Send me to Temple first!" Everyone voted her to the temple first. "Give me Coin so I win Immunity." Everyone gave her coins. "ERINN YOU ARE BITCH, YOU WILL BE OUT FIRST!" Everyone voted Erinn out first...okay well maybe that one was a given. But seriously she was terrifying on this unspoken level...ITALY

Andrea

Okay so for Andrea I picked France for a few reasons. PARIS...it's beautiful, you wanna go to it. I wanted to work with Andrea...Simply a beautiful country as a whole. Marie Antoinette....nuff said. But also, France is known as the 'MOST VISITED COUNTRY on EARTH." I feel like everyone went to Andrea and made deals with her. It got to the point where I asked you Reynold to ask Andrea to vote me out just to see if she would do it...and she agreed. and she actually voted for me at final 6! So even though I thought I could Tame her, she couldn't be Tamed and was willing to fight tooth and nail and work with anyone to help her stay. FRANCE. 

TODD

For TODD I would have to say JAPAN. Reason? GODZILLAAAAAAA. Todd has this fun Energy about him that was like goofy, silly, not to be taken too seriously, and he was fucking brilliant at GIMP...lol. I mean ANIME...hello. Manga...whatever. I think that SUSHI is amazing, and I think TODD is amazing. Japan has rich culture, and Todd has awesome stories about him and his boyfriend that I feel is super hardcore and traditional. JAPAN

REYNOLD

AHY PAPI! SIIIIII!!! For Reynold I went with Spain. Spain is filled with hot tall, dark, handsome men like Todd...lol...and Reynold...Spain is unrecognizable known for inventing the MOP...Reynold mopped up messes early on in this game that I had made. Also there is a story about a man that came from Spain, he was Christopher Columbus. He sailed the ocean blue, and discovered America...and I was America in this game and Reynold discovered me. That's all I got. SPAIN.

[Peih-Gee]

Hey Rey! <3 It's great to see you again, can't believe it was just a day or two ago that we were facing off in that fire challenge! It sucks we couldn't both be here like we wanted, but we managed to get to final four at least and I had a lot of fun playing this game with you from beginning to end.

In a Fabio/RC/Reynold final three. Hm. I think you or RC should win for sure! It's tough for me to pick one over the other in these circumstances. But, as a juror, I respect people who made alliances and made moves to get themselves to the end. I saw that a lot from you/RC, and I know you both saw that in me. I didn't see any of that from Fabio. :/ Don't get me wrong, winning some challenges to get to the end without doing all that is pretty cool too! I won some individual immunities myself. But I think if I was voting as a juror, I'd look at the bigger picture and know that staying on top of the game the way that we did is no easy task! Fabio compared me/RC to Russell Hantz, idk, but I kinda have a hunch that he would've compared you to him too if you made it to the end. But I don't think that's a fair comparison at all.

I did have a strong social game, that's why everybody on Wuyi and even on swapped Huaiyu wanted to work with me. I never got mean spirited or personal like Russell did, that's not my style! I feel the same about you/RC too. I guess I'm like Russell in that I found the idol. <3 But yeah, that's about where it ends. It's tough to say who I think would win. It depends how the jury feel, and I guess it's the same situation for this tribal council. If they wanna vote for who didn't vote them out, then Fabio will win, duh! If they wanna vote for the people who worked hardest at strategising and forming social connections, then obviously you/me/RC are superior in that aspect. I guess that question will be answered when the jury vote. But you know that I'd be happy to see you or RC win this game, it'd be an honor to cast that vote.

If Fabio was on the jury and it was a final three of you/me/RC, that's tough! I think I would've had the least amount of anger directed at me from the jury, that's for sure. I think we all played similar games though, with the exception of the Sierra blindside, every move, we did it together! I think there would be a strong case for each of us, I think the three of us know that and respect each others games. It's tough for me to give a direct answer, as to who would/should win. If the jury were voting solely on who they're less angry towards, then I would win. If they're going to put that aside and take other factors into consideration like social games, strategies, all the qualities that define a great Survivor winner, then you have just as good of a shot as anyone and you would be very tough for me to beat. You were great at making people trust you and knew all the right things to say and had a calming influence over your allies, you certainly won me over! I too think I would be tougher for you to beat than RC, that's why you preferred to go to the end with her over me. In that final three scenario I think it would come down to the two of us, either would be a deserving winner in my opinion and there would certainly be no shame in me losing to you, I truly mean that.

Yeah, it was part of my strategy to play a clean game. I think I had about as good jury management as one can have when I voted off all the people that I did. I know you didn't really wanna go to the end with me cause the jury seemingly weren't too upset with me, which is why I voted off Sierra. That guaranteed me final four, and I knew I could win that final four tiebreaker, cause I'm a boss bitch when it comes to posting challenges. <3 So that was my guaranteed path to final three. I guess Fabio had better jury management than me cause he didn't vote half of them out, but that's just not that way I chose to play this game. I wanted to be in control of my own fate from beginning to end, I didn't wanna be left in a position where others were filling me in on a need to know basis and stringing me along. I guess the jury's just gotta decide what's more respectable!

I don't think I really "hid" behind you/RC though. I made those moves too. We did them together! I was just maybe more subtle about them and wasn't aggressive to the point where people would end up making me out to be hated. Not saying that you/RC did that necessarily, but I guess the jury did feel better about me than the two of you when I voted them out. When you're breaking alliances, you have to lie! But I maybe lied in a way that was more relatable to the game, perhaps the jury thought the two of you went to an unnecessary level of lies that I didn't reach. I don't know, that's a question to ask the jury, but that's my best guess. I definitely did try to minimalise the anger of the jury to me as they went out, and it seemed to work. Like I said, I do believe I have the most well rounded game of the finalists. The perfect balance of strategy to make big moves, social connections, challenge wins, immunity idol, fire making, I had it all. I am proud of the game I played and with the exception of a few lies here and there, I think I did a pretty good job!

Interesting question with the countries! This is tough, but I'll give it my best shot. <3

Tyson: Maldives -

A place you wanna go if you just wanna lay on the beach and relax for a holiday. I didn't get to know Tyson for long, but we had some great conversations about out of game topics and it made me feel calm in the middle of the game, just when I needed it!

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Marty: Japan -

A buzzing, developed country, with a lot of advanced technology. This reminds me of Marty, he was a good strategist, always thinking of the best route possible forward in the future of the game and was an underrated social player, in my opinion. He was on every night when I was there and always responded quickly, so Japan for Marty!

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Malcolm: UK -

Duh, that's where he's from! I didn't get to speak to Malcolm much, but we talked about both having family in the UK, so having those conversations with him reminded me of the times I've spent with my family in the UK.

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Brandon: Greece -

Brandon and I connected on the very first night, talking about history and his love of Ancient Greece! It's fitting cause Greece is one of the first countries in terms of ancient civilization, and Brandon was my first ally in this game! I know he'd love to go there, so that's why I pick Greece for Brandon.

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Sierra: Brazil -

She was fun and fiery, kinda like Abi-Maria! That's why I think of Brazil. She wasn't afraid to speak her mind on what should go down and was very open with what she thought of people. Maybe she wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but her personality shone through in this game.

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Andrea: Switzerland -

She's like Swiss chocolate! So sweet. You just take one bite and you know you want more! Switzerland also has some beautiful scenery and is a fun place to go skiing and a place you'd wanna go with your family. Andrea is a lot of fun too and reminds people in my family who're bubbly and easy to get along with!

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Todd: France -

I picked France for Todd cause it's the most popular holiday destination in the world and a lot of people wanna go there! It reminds me of Todd, cause I think overall he was the most popular and well liked player on the jury and everyone wants a piece of him! France is the place of romance and I think everyone loves Todd!

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Reynold: Croatia -

I know from my friends who've been there, that Croatia is a place you wanna go to party, have a drink and have fun. That's how I feel when I'm around Reynold, I just feel free spirited and he's someone who gets me, we can say what's on our mind and laugh and have a great time.

[Fabio]

Hihi Rey. Wish you were here.

one thing really struck me. You told me before last round's vote that you were never really in any of the votes. Does not playing a part in many of the strategical moves equal a game worthy of winning?

I think in this case it does. It's not like people were leaving me out because I was a stick in the mud and that it wouldn't matter if they left me out. People were leaving me out of the vote because I was a threat! And I realized this very quickly, and my game became much more about survival. I didn't have a part in the strategical move of sending people home, but I made plenty of strategical moves to ensure that I didn't go home (see my answer to Andrea for more details on that).

Also, to respond to PG: The fact that she didn't realize many of the moves I was making is a testament to my own game. My entire goal was to keep myself off of the majority's radar round-by-round, and the fact that PG didn't see all these things I was doing to save myself shows that I did a good job in that.


Do you think this helped you advance your game? (I am not taking a shot at your game, just wanting to see where your mind was at).

I mean, obviously not being in the majority is a pain in the rear, so I'm going to say no. BUT, I think the fact that I still managed to make it here, while not being in the majority of the votes, is impressive in and of itself.

And I will do your country question later, Rey!

[Peih-Gee]

Apr 17, 2015 14:35:19 GMT Fabio said:

Also, to respond to PG: The fact that she didn't realize many of the moves I was making is a testament to my own game. My entire goal was to keep myself off of the majority's radar round-by-round, and the fact that PG didn't see all these things I was doing to save myself shows that I did a good job in that.

You were actually on all our radars since F8, but you were only not immune one of those rounds and I didn't even have a vote then cause of the Lotus. I meant I didn't see much strategy in that you weren't apart of the blindsides/alliances that were broken and all that which is why the jury seemingly like you the most. Just saying! Love you tho. <3

[Fabio]

Apr 17, 2015 14:47:08 GMT Peih-Gee said:

Apr 17, 2015 14:35:19 GMT Fabio said:

Also, to respond to PG: The fact that she didn't realize many of the moves I was making is a testament to my own game. My entire goal was to keep myself off of the majority's radar round-by-round, and the fact that PG didn't see all these things I was doing to save myself shows that I did a good job in that.

You were actually on all our radars since F8, but you were only not immune one of those rounds and I didn't even have a vote then cause of the Lotus. I meant I didn't see much strategy in that you weren't apart of the blindsides/alliances that were broken and all that which is why the jury seemingly like you the most. Just saying! Love you tho. <3

Right! By off your radar, I just meant shifting the vote away from myself, and/or winning immunity. I was actually not immune for two rounds starting at the F8 (F8, F6), and both of those times I made a move to ensure that I wasn't the one going home. At F8, I said I got the idol when I didn't, and at F6, I told Rey/Todd that I wanted to vote for you, so they kept me safe when I was going to be the target.

I think it's just important to note that strategy in this game does not mean orchestrating every blindside. The core of this game is not being voted out. And when the majority is trying to get you out round after round, I think it's more impressive to avoid getting your ship sunk, vs. being a cog in the big battleship that is sending all their former allies into the water.

Obviously you're going to feel differently, but that's how I look at it. And love you too. <3

[Peih-Gee]

Yeah, but F6 it was always Andrea leaving but okay. If anyone I was the one most willing to keep Andrea that round, but I didn't even have a vote, so there wasn't really anything I could do. I'm not saying surviving by immunity wins isn't respectable either. Like, I won immunities too! I won a fire challenge, played an idol on myself, played a Lotus on myself. So I had those tricks up my sleeve as well. I'm just saying I did stuff like that as well as strategise/blindside/socialise. I didn't just focus on one aspect, I brought it all to this game! I know I was gonna end up a target in those later rounds like you were, which is why I took out Sierra, to move myself up the pecking order. I had to fight to get here too. That's all! I guess we played different games and the jury's gotta decide which they think is more worthy of their votes. Ily more. <3

[Fabio]

I've heard from RC that she was going to target me that round until Rey/Todd basically didn't budge. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but I know at least RC wanted me out that round, and from the sounds of it, you at the very least didn't want Andrea out. And what I'm trying to show in this FTC is that I did not just win immunities. I was strategizing and socializing as well. I spent a lot of time getting to know everyone, and I had to strategize to keep my ass safe. I obviously didn't do a lot of blindsides because you all were too busy trying to blindside me.

[Fabio]

Compare each juror with a country and explain why you chose that country (briefly).




Tyson

For Tyson, I chose Croatia. Croatia is where part of GoT is filmed, and that was one of the first things I really connected to Tyson with (as well as HoC!) Also, Croatia is a chill country that is part of a once tumultuous region. Which is kind of like Tyson. He was, to me, a calm in what was the craziness of NuWuyi.



Marty

For Marty I chose Denmark. Denmark is a small, scrappy country that still had a huge part in European History, because they knew how to work with what they had. Marty came into the merge in an ostensibly bad position, but he did a lot of strategic work in an attempt to ensure his survival.



Malcolm

For Malcolm, I chose the Bahamas. Malcolm was pretty cool and I'd love to chill with him, much like I'd like to chill at the Bahamas. Overall though, the Bahamas are not too relevant in the world landscape. Throughout the game, Malcolm wasn't a huge force in this game. Just a nice guy who I thought was cool.



Brandon

Austria...a beautiful country with a rich culture. They used to be a world superpower, but more or less got struck down by the other European powers in relatively recent history. Much like Brandon in this game. He started out in a good position, but everyone struck him down before he could make use of it.



Sierra

Poland is such a wonderful country, just like Sierra. It's one of the most beautiful places and I've only heard good things about it. Poland has, to say the least, had some troubles in world history. Sierra had some troubles in this game too. Mostly everyone was on to the way she played this game and wanted to do something about it.



Andrea

For Andrea I chose China. Mostly because China ranks at the top in the world in math, and Andrea is a math geek just like I am. Also, China has really become a force to be reckoned with in global politics. And like China, Andrea became a lot more powerful in this game as time went on. She became a huge endgame threat and eventually had to be taken out.



Todd

For Todd, I choose Canada. Todd is in general a friendly guy and SUPER nice, and I think Canada really represents that part about him. I think he was a true friend to me in this game!



Reynold

For Reynold, I chose Germany. Germany is a POWERFUL country, much like Reynold was in this game. He wasn't afraid to take risks and make waves, much like Germany has many times throughout world history.

[Reynold]

Lol Sierra is actually Polish!

[Reynold]

I have cast my vote, good luck to the 3 finalists!!