Post by Stephen Fishbach on Jan 12, 2011 22:32:25 GMT -5
(Was going to rewrite this, but I put it off long enough... Sorry it took so long! I've been really really busy! )
Wow.... finals!
You know, in every game I've played so far that's had a Final Tribal Concil, I've had a seat? But, in every single one of those games, it's been a seat on the jury. It's a double edged sword of a record really, I always go far, but I always falter and lose out on my shot at winning, and in most of those games, I had a GREAT shot at the win. There was only one exception to that streak, one that I didn't have to even count, and that was Egypt. I went out prejury and it sucked. Badly.
Then, for whatever reason, the game just died and had to be canned. I didn't even have to count it, since it was canceled, but; I wanted a second chance, so when sign ups came around for this, I saw the chance to try again, and I took it.
I signed up at a disadvantage. I haven't had internet access for about 2 months now; I played the entire game via phone. It was tough. I couldn't do as much as I wanted just because my phone wouldnt do this or that, and it just got that much harder when my phone started slowly dying. I had to cut conversations short, give only what I just barely could in challenges, and eventually, the thing entirely died, only flickering back to life long enough to let me post what was wrong before it died on me again. After that, I thought I'd be gone; but I wasn't. I stayed and Greg left, and while part of me was sad to see him go and thought he was probably more deserving, I had a new drive to play and make finals, and I put my all into the challenges and the game after that. I worked hard and I still can't believe it finally paid off.
I dont ever play with the finals in mind. I'm not sure how much of a chance I stand at this point. I'm a reactionary player, and play my best when there are a lot of huddles to overcome in the game, and a lot of alliances and schemes and a lot of activity. Unfortunately, there was at least 1 self vote in most tribal councils in this game... activity was lacking. I think Boo and I were the only non-self-voters in the game! People went with the votes for the most part, and there was never enough to react to for me to play my best. The biggest challenges I faced were on my own end, trying to work against an unfortunate internet situation, so the strategy of sitting back and waiting until something came to me probably ended up looking like a strategy of sitting back and doing nothing.
It wasn't; I worked hard! I tried to keep up and who was where in the game, and decided the vote several times, aiming for the most strategic choice each time. I tried to make sure I did as much as I could in spite of my situation.
Anyway, I can't wait to answer any questions you guys have! I've only ever been on the juror side of questioning, so it'll be great to try things on the other end!
Thanks, guys! And best of luck to Sugar and Boo! One thing I'm really happy with is no matter what happens, I know the winner deserves it!
Wow.... finals!
You know, in every game I've played so far that's had a Final Tribal Concil, I've had a seat? But, in every single one of those games, it's been a seat on the jury. It's a double edged sword of a record really, I always go far, but I always falter and lose out on my shot at winning, and in most of those games, I had a GREAT shot at the win. There was only one exception to that streak, one that I didn't have to even count, and that was Egypt. I went out prejury and it sucked. Badly.
Then, for whatever reason, the game just died and had to be canned. I didn't even have to count it, since it was canceled, but; I wanted a second chance, so when sign ups came around for this, I saw the chance to try again, and I took it.
I signed up at a disadvantage. I haven't had internet access for about 2 months now; I played the entire game via phone. It was tough. I couldn't do as much as I wanted just because my phone wouldnt do this or that, and it just got that much harder when my phone started slowly dying. I had to cut conversations short, give only what I just barely could in challenges, and eventually, the thing entirely died, only flickering back to life long enough to let me post what was wrong before it died on me again. After that, I thought I'd be gone; but I wasn't. I stayed and Greg left, and while part of me was sad to see him go and thought he was probably more deserving, I had a new drive to play and make finals, and I put my all into the challenges and the game after that. I worked hard and I still can't believe it finally paid off.
I dont ever play with the finals in mind. I'm not sure how much of a chance I stand at this point. I'm a reactionary player, and play my best when there are a lot of huddles to overcome in the game, and a lot of alliances and schemes and a lot of activity. Unfortunately, there was at least 1 self vote in most tribal councils in this game... activity was lacking. I think Boo and I were the only non-self-voters in the game! People went with the votes for the most part, and there was never enough to react to for me to play my best. The biggest challenges I faced were on my own end, trying to work against an unfortunate internet situation, so the strategy of sitting back and waiting until something came to me probably ended up looking like a strategy of sitting back and doing nothing.
It wasn't; I worked hard! I tried to keep up and who was where in the game, and decided the vote several times, aiming for the most strategic choice each time. I tried to make sure I did as much as I could in spite of my situation.
Anyway, I can't wait to answer any questions you guys have! I've only ever been on the juror side of questioning, so it'll be great to try things on the other end!
Thanks, guys! And best of luck to Sugar and Boo! One thing I'm really happy with is no matter what happens, I know the winner deserves it!
