Mario Bros Survivor

[DeasVail]

I'll /in

Thanks for running this!

I guess I'll go with Toad, but I really don't mind, so I'd be happy to choose a different one if someone particularly wants him.

[DeasVail]

Thanks for increasing the number Mehdi.

I think after 2 (EST) is fine for me.

[DeasVail]

I've just added an AIM tab thingy too!

[DeasVail]

6pm CST should be ok for me.

[DeasVail]

Weeeee!

(/in)

[DeasVail]

i sumbitted meow and my guess was Bah!

Well I know who'll be the first winner.

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

It is pretty great.

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

At this rate just sticking it out will get you captaincy.

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

Argh, I was so close.

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

Everyone but me needs to stop playing starting next round

Well I have something that's stopping me from doing much, so I'll be here for a while!

/in

[DeasVail]

in

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

I'm just picking randomly now

[DeasVail]

I... guessed.... 39.... ARGHHHHHH

/in

[DeasVail]

High five T-Bone!

/in

[DeasVail]

/in

[DeasVail]

Um.. ok.

[DeasVail]

If Deas's Angels is the name Deas's tribe actually intends to use then I can update it now.

Thanks, but I think we're still deciding.

[DeasVail]

Friday is most likely best for me.

[DeasVail]

Ours is Deas' Angles I'm pretty sure.

We may have a team song coming.

[DeasVail]

Hark, the herald angles sing
A death knell about we'll bring
Pieces of your face are piled
In a fire that's not quite mild

Joy to none that we despise
We will stuff your hearts in pies
With a spoon, your legs we'll maim
And we've snipers taking aim

Hark, the herald angles sing
Victory out shall we ring

-By ProsecutorGodot

[DeasVail]

OK, so our tribe if officially Ani's Dveils, due to Angels failspelling.

Stop being so obtuse.

[DeasVail]

All forum rules apply like usual. Main emphasis is while back stabbing will likely occur don’t flame each other. Like most survivor games pming, aim, etc is allowed (and with the other tribe if you’d like).

It's here.

[DeasVail]

Jump 1, move 2 right

[DeasVail]

Oh, I thought it was 24 hours from the challenge post.

[DeasVail]

Mild V/la until Saturday as I'll be stalking the postman trying to snag my Cambridge offer decision letter from him~!

Good luck!

[DeasVail]

Is outside research allowed during the challenge?

[DeasVail]

Ok, so I've sent a character. Do I start asking questions?

[DeasVail]

Ok, was the character represented at any point by a participant of this Mario Bros. Survivor?

[DeasVail]

Is the character's name (in its version on the first post) composed of more than one word?

[DeasVail]

I'll go with the same.

Is the character usually an enemy?

[DeasVail]

Does the character's name begin with a "B"?

[DeasVail]

Is the character a spike-encrusted living stone?

[DeasVail]

Guess: Thwomp

I hope it's not something else.

[DeasVail]

If anything's going to change this challenge, if it could be announced soon that would be great.

[DeasVail]

Wait, are people allowed to swap?

Well I assume so I guess.

[DeasVail]

yeah, sorry about that, only been able to pay half attention to the thread until now.

[DeasVail]

Right 1 up 2, push Mario

[DeasVail]

Move down 2, left 1

[DeasVail]

Right 3

[DeasVail]

Actually no take that back.

[DeasVail]

1 down, 1 left

instead.

[DeasVail]

Right 5, up 1

[DeasVail]

Um, should we just end this challenge now? I think it's pretty obvious what's going to happen.

[DeasVail]

I'm not sure about my tribe's opinion, but if the other tribes aren't planning to steal at all, there doesn't seem much point in continuing.

Although if either of you

are

feeling a little bit greedy, make sure to let us know!

[DeasVail]

Yes!

This is now a challenge where you win with the LEAST amount of coins!

[DeasVail]

Yeah, I don't think we were serious.

And yeah, my tribe wants to end it.

[DeasVail]

OMG MEHDI IT'S BEEN SIX FREAKING MINUTES

This is just not acceptable.

[DeasVail]

WE SHOULD BURN HIM AT THE STAKE

[DeasVail]

Woo!

[DeasVail]

Stop at first hit, don't worry about the following if Ani has hit

C1
F2
I2
P7
R5
K5
K9

[DeasVail]

Same as before:

P2
K1
E4
A3
Q2

[DeasVail]

O5
I5
N3
Q6
B2

[DeasVail]

Stop at first hit, stop if ani hits before me etc.

A5
F6
J8
R4
P8

[DeasVail]

Stop at first hit, stop if ani hits before me etc.

N8
H4
K4
P1
L2

[DeasVail]

Stop at first hit, stop if ani hits before me etc.

R2
C2
I6
L6
O6
Q7

[DeasVail]

Oh, it's probably over then.

[DeasVail]

Does each tribe have a different map?

[DeasVail]

It's probably just going to be the same people submitting all the stuff again anyway

lol probably

[DeasVail]

I like the grid challenges

[DeasVail]

I feel more useful and less dumb when I'm attempting to research stuff. I don't care if we fail.

Didn't we win that challenge?

[DeasVail]

ugh ninja'd

[DeasVail]

fuck you ani!

OK!

*is gay*

lol

[DeasVail]

Aww Cheery.

[DeasVail]

2PM EST is pretty bad for me, just saying.

Well it's not terrible, but it means I have to set an alarm. D:

/lazy

[DeasVail]

Where is TBO from?

[DeasVail]

GO KDOWNS!!!

[DeasVail]

I won't be there for the challenge, just so you all know.

[DeasVail]

Parties with the dead are fun though?

[DeasVail]

I sent mine to both too.

[DeasVail]

Happy Birfday DV! As a prize I won't kill you in the first round.

Someone else might though.

Aw thanks!

Best present ever

[DeasVail]

Tuesday afternoon/evening (CST) is really good for me.

[DeasVail]

I was planning to do one too.

[DeasVail]

Do X's belong to the player that goes first?

[DeasVail]

So I think I go first in the Snakes game. If so,

D4 (Snakes)

[DeasVail]

Or, I can work out how to update the board maybe.

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Snakes

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4				X
5					X	O
6					O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

G8

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4
5					X	O
6					O	X	X
7							X
8							O	O
9
10

[DeasVail]

Snakes vs DeasVail

E4

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3			O
4				X	X
5					X	O
6					O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

Ugh, accidentally edited.

DV vs. Xofelf

G8

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4
5					X	O
6					O	X	X
7							X
8							O	O
9
10

[DeasVail]

Please disregard 2778

[DeasVail]

Snakes vs DeasVail

C5

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3			O
4			O	X	X
5			X		X	O
6					O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

I6

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4
5					X	O
6					O	X	X	X	O
7							X
8							O	O
9
10

[DeasVail]

Snakes vs. DeasVail

D5

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2			O
3			O
4			O	X	X
5			X	X	X	O
6					O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

F7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4
5					X	O
6					O	X	X	X	O
7					X	O	X
8							O	O
9
10

[DeasVail]

Snakes vs DeasVail

D3

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2			O
3			O	X
4			O	X	X
5		O	X	X	X	O
6					O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

C3

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3			O
4				X
5					X	O
6					O	X	X	X	O
7					X	O	X
8							O	O
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

D8

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3			O
4				X
5					X	O	X
6					O	X	X	X	O
7					X	O	X
8				O			O	O
9
10

[DeasVail]

Snakes vs DeasVail

E2

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2			O	O	X
3			O	X
4			O	X	X
5		O	X	X	X	O
6					O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

D5

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3			O
4				X
5				O	X	O	X
6					O	X	X	X	O
7					X	O	X
8				O		X	O	O
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

H9

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3			O
4			X	X
5				O	X	O	X
6					O	X	X	X	O
7					X	O	X
8				O		X	O	O
9								O
10

Good game.

(I hope it's over and there's not some rule I'm missing xD )

[DeasVail]

We'll start when Snakes gets back if that's ok.

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

G7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4
5					X	O
6					O	X
7							X
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

F8

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4				O
5					X	O
6					O	X
7							X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

Snakes vs DeasVail

E3

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O	O	O	X
3			O	X	X
4			O	X	X
5		O	X	X	X	O
6					O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

D6

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4				O
5				O	X	O
6				X	O	X
7							X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

Snakes vs DeasVail

B6

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1					O
2		O	O	O	X
3			O	X	X
4			O	X	X
5		O	X	X	X	O
6		X			O	X
7
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

G4

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4				O		O	X
5				O	X	O
6				X	O	X
7							X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

And yeah, with F2 good game Snakes.

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

E7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4				O	O	O	X
5				O	X	O
6				X	O	X
7					X		X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

G7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4				X
5					X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

Sorry!

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

C5

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4		X	O	O	O	O	X
5			X	O	X	O
6				X	O	X
7					X	O	X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

B2

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O
3			X
4				X
5					X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

oh shoot, um... I accidentally put the wrong move for the previous game........
Like I had planned to use F7 in the snakes game, but not the DV one =/

I'd be happy to start again from that move.

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

B4

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4		X	O	O	O	O	X
5				O	X	O
6				X	O	X
7					X		X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

Let's do it!

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

D5

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O
3			X	X
4				X
5				O	X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

F7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4		X	O	O	O	O	X
5			O	O	X	O
6				X	O	X
7					X	X	X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

E3

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3			X	X	O
4				X
5				O	X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

G5

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4		X	O	O	O	O	X
5			O	O	X	O	X
6				X	O	X
7				O	X	X	X
8						X
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

A5

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3			X	X	O
4		X		X
5	O			O	X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

D8

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4		X	O	O	O	O	X
5			O	O	X	O	X
6				X	O	X	O
7				O	X	X	X
8				X		X
9
10

[DeasVail]

DV vs. Xofelf

C9

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2
3
4		X	O	O	O	O	X	O
5			O	O	X	O	X
6				X	O	X	O
7				O	X	X	X
8				X		X
9			X
10

[DeasVail]

Good game DV.

Good game!

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

E4

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3			X	X	O
4		X	X	X	O
5	O			O	X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

G4

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3		X	X	X	O
4		X	X	X	O		O
5	O			O	X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

D7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3		X	X	X	O			X
4		X	X	X	O		O
5	O			O	X	O
6					O	X
7				O			O
8
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

F7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3		X	X	X	O			X
4		X	X	X	O		O
5	O			O	X	O
6					O	X
7				O		O	O
8			X
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

E8

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3		X	X	X	O			X
4		X	X	X	O		O
5	O			O	X	O
6					O	X
7				O	X	O	O
8			X		O
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

C6

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3		X	X	X	O			X
4		X	X	X	O		O
5	O			O	X	O
6			O		O	X
7				O	X	O	O	X
8			X		O
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

B7

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3		X	X	X	O			X
4		X	X	X	O		O
5	O	X		O	X	O
6			O		O	X
7		O		O	X	O	O	X
8			X		O
9
10

[DeasVail]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

A8

Spoiler: board

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1
2		O		X
3		X	X	X	O	X		X
4		X	X	X	O		O
5	O	X		O	X	O
6			O		O	X
7		O		O	X	O	O	X
8	O		X		O
9
10

Good game.

[DeasVail]

My thoughts... well I don't really know what to say.

The biggest thing I'm thinking as I reflect on this game is that despite the mistakes I made (especially my general fumbling around after Klick's departure), I managed to get here in the end and I really feel my play got better as the game went on. In the beginning, I didn't talk to as many people as I should have, and despite being the 'leader' of Deas' Angles, apart from making sure challenge submissions actually happened I didn't do much 'leading' at all. This was fine with me and as this game as shown, maybe it was for the best, but I don't think I would have been able to be much of a leader even if I had wanted to.

I had allies, and I'm pretty sure I was quite safe early in the game. However, I got the (incorrect?) impression that I was on the outside of a tighter alliance and when the opportunity came to change the game a little and form a stronger alliance, I decided to take it. Since then, I've been confused over whether I made the right decision, for example whether my chances would have been better with my original allies, or if my new alliance was as close as I thought it was. These things are actually a large part of my thoughts right now.

Anyway, after the merge and Klick's exit, I was really stuck as to what to do, and the situation kind of left me stuck between two alliances and I think everyone hated me. I don't know how to continue without reflecting on past players too much, but whenever I had to pick a side, I picked the one which I felt would most benefit me. I think I was a lot more active in solidifying my position in the game from this point than I was before and made much more of an effort to talk to people who I felt I'd be able to work with, and these connections (particularly one of them) were instrumental in getting me here.

I'm sorry if this is all wrong or if I rambled too much or if it was too short/too long. Oh there are so many things that could be wrong! D: But yeah, I can't think of anything else to say right now except that I've enjoyed this game and thanks to everyone involved.

[DeasVail]

I'll get to answering and torchwalks tonight.

[DeasVail]

There's a maximum number of smilies?! What madness is this?

Anyway, if there's somewhere in my torchwalk post where you think I'd have placed a smilie, then just imagine it's there.

[DeasVail]

Looks like I've got a lot to do. Anyway, torchwalk first! (Thanks Snakes for putting all the images in such a convenient place )

I must say I also heard of your fondness for F2 deals. Now, some will say that word was bound to get around eventually, that you'd merely be considered a threat and not trusted by anyone. I, however, personally felt that the biggest problem with your play was that you didn't offer a F2 alliance to me.

---

I was pretty excited to see you sign up! You've obviously been a big part of Mish Mash, and I was interested to see how you'd go in your first Survivor. I never talked to you, or to anyone about your elimination so I don't know anything about it, but I would love it if you gave it another go. I guess to everyone who had this as their first game: D3f and I both improved a lot here from our first game (at least I think it was D3f's first), so play again!

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I actually quite liked you in both of my survivor games (this and S:ME), but both times things didn't really work out. Going against Xofelf seemed a very bad idea at the time, so I voted for you. I'm really sorry that it came as such a shock though (which was at least partly my fault) and I really hope I get the chance to work with you in a future game, as you seem like a really fun ally to have! Oh, and I loved your tribe name suggestion. (I'm pretty sure it was you)

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CHESSKID

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I had never played with you before now, but it seems you have quite the reputation in Survivor. I enjoyed your posts in-thread (the gifs!) and I'm glad I got the opportunity to talk with you a little, even if it was right before your elimination. Ani was obviously really eager to get you out, so I don't know what you could have done to stop it. In any case, I hope I get the chance to see more of you in future games.

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Yeah.. I actually don't know anything about your play this game, or how you were eliminated. I never ended up speaking to you either. All I can say is that being a Newtral was probably quite a bit of bad luck.

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I heard a lot more about you from other people than I did from you yourself and it seemed most from your tribe were upset with bad organisation. I don't know if your problem was like mine except with people actually expecting you to lead, or whether there was a bigger problem. It was nice winning the first challenge together though. I feel bad about taking so many people that you wanted, but just so you know, it was all Ani's fault! He was the one telling me what to do! Working together to knock off Ani in that challenge was fun too! I did have a bit of explaining to do afterwards, how ever.

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Oh Godot. At the beginning of the game, I really wanted to ally with you considering we were Password buddies and all. It's just a shame you got too busy for it and I didn't want to try too hard to keep you in. I hope you find the time for a future game though. It's really fun if you can fit it into your schedule.

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I didn't ever speak to you, but it seemed to me like you must have played decently to get as far as you did, so congratulations for that. I think you were just the only one left on Purity that Ani wasn't explicitly allied with (or maybe you were allies, I don't know), so to everyone you seemed like the obvious first vote.

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I was looking forward to seeing you in this game after you co-modded my first, but I feel like we never really got along. I forget exactly what happened during some of the times we spoke, but I do remember a lot of tension in our conversations. If this was just with me then it probably isn't a problem, but I know that I at least felt like I wouldn't be able to work with you. As far as I can recall, kdowns actually wanted to vote Ani out during the TC that you were eliminated, so things may have been a fair bit different if Klick and I had agreed to that.

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With you it was definitely a case of everyone else seeming to have some sort of problem with you, with me just not understanding why. I liked playing with you and wished while I was in Purity that you'd make it to merge. Unfortunately, this didn't end up being the case, and I knew Xofelf was pretty unhappy about the difficulty involved in controlling your tribe choices, so I can't say I didn't expect it.

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Yeah, I didn't speak to you at all, and heard that you weren't very active. All I can say is that I was hoping your elimination would delay Cheery's.

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Oh...

Well first, at the beginning of the game I had every intention of sticking to my alliance with you, and I was really thankful when you offered to help improve my play. I actually think that the beginning of this game was a real turning point for me. Where before that I was always really scared to talk to people, afterwards although probably still not quite there, I was at least able to initiate survivor conversations and it wasn't hard to improve from there. I must admit that I did feel left out in a few situations where it was you, Xofelf and Klick discussing everything, and a few of your responses to me were very vague. Although I figured that my loyalty was unquestionable at that stage and thought you'd probably keep me around for at least a while, when Klick approached me early in Purity and mentioned the possibility of voting you out later on, I thought it would be good for me too. When Kdowns approached Klick with a similar idea, we had everything we needed. I think you're a really good player though and I don't doubt that you'll be able to do really well in other games.

(I'm also going to try very hard not to be too paranoid from now on, just so everyone is aware. I know you're all going to try and take advantage of me in future games )

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When we did speak, you were really nice and it was great being on a tribe together. I really hoped you'd make it to merge and come out from underneath Xofelf's shadow, so was disappointed to see your name that TC. I heard that you'd become less active though, so I guess I just hope to see more of you in the future!

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We never spoke, and I didn't hear much about you except that you weren't around much. I think you placed really well for someone so new to the site and I look forward to any games you choose to be a part of. Hopefully I'll talk to you next time!

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I was pretty sad when you had to leave. It was really great to have someone to talk a lot about the game with and I was looking forward to working with you in the final tribe. I feel it's such a shame you had to go as I really believe you could have done amazingly. I hope that things continue to improve, and that eventually I'll get to see you completely dominate a game.

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I was really impressed with your play after S:ME and although we were never all that close, I enjoyed working with you in challenges as part of the Angles. I don't know why exactly

you

were chosen as the target for your final TC. It was a surprise to me too! I think you've definitely improved though, and there's nothing stopping you from getting even better at this game.

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So at the very beginning of the game, I wanted to have another attempt at our alliance in S:ME, but with other allies of mine wanting to be part of my tribe, it meant we had to be on separate ones, and I think this stopped us from getting close at first anyway (this may have been more my fault though). On Purity, I thought you could be a possible ally after Klick mentioned plans to bring down Ani, and I was happy when it turned out that you wanted him out, as well as having the items necessary to make it happen. However, Klick and I agreed that you were a threat and probably couldn't be trusted in the long-run, so we never planned to keep you around for long. After Klick left, I obviously had to reconsider things and I genuinely ended up deciding to stick with you. Unfortunately your vote for D3f3nd3r without letting me know beforehand made me less sure of where we stood, and I decided (for a couple of reasons) that it was best for me to vote you out.

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We never really talked much apart from a brief conversation or two that never really went anywhere, despite I guess being kind of allied at one point. After kdowns' elimination was when I most considered working with you, but in the end I decided against it, not wanting to have things come down to a challenge (although this part unfortunately didn't change) and seeing at least some opportunity with Snakes at the time.

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Firstly, I need to admit that I forgot about our agreement to work together at the beginning of the game, so I'm sorry for that, and also voting for you at the F5 TC. You were my closest ally (and also a bastion of sanity!) after Klick left and I would have loved to get further with you, but I don't think there was much opportunity. I've never wished so much for past votes to be used as a tiebreaker. xD

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You never responded to any of my PMs! D: All you did was blackmail me that one time (insert tongue smiley here because I don't want people to think I'm actually bitter about it). You seemed really active in challenges though, so I must give you credit for that. I just wish we could have talked more.

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We certainly had our ups and downs this game! Actually it was probably mostly downs. You already know it, but I thought you played really really well and I have no idea how you could have stopped what happened in the end. I knew that I would have undoubtedly voted for you if I were on the jury, so I don't think you could have changed my decision. There were many things, but one thing I remember really appreciating about your play was you forcing me to say I was voting kdowns in the TC that I ended up voting him. It meant that if I were to go back on it, I would completely lose the trust of anyone from Chaos, and this was one of the big things behind my decision. I also feel that I've grown to know you a lot better over the course of this game, and I'm really thankful for that.

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I'm really sorry, but I don't have time to find an image (my torchwalk is so much less pretty now!).

I was a bit intimidated by you at first because of your great play in S:ME, but once merge hit I thought it best to talk to you (especially considering your connection with Klick) and I'm really glad I did, because working with you is what gave me the opportunity to get here. I'm sorry about what happened early after merge and I'm obviously happy you decided to trust me again. Thanks for all your support, and good luck!

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I'm really sorry, but I won't be able to get to questions tonight. They'll have to wait for tomorrow.

[DeasVail]

Thank you so much.

[DeasVail]

Also, I want you to rank the F7 who deserved the win the most.

I could be totally wrong about this, but my opinion is:

7. Swyellowtail
6. Nicholas1024
5. TBO
4. DeasVail
3. Snakes
2. Kdowns
1. Xofelf

Feel free to disagree with me!

And that's all I'll be able to do this morning. More this afternoon and tonight!

[DeasVail]

Why didn't people tell me they were going to sheep my opinion before I decided to be honest about it?

To DeasVail:
1. Why did you bring Snakes into the finals, especially after him winning Middle Earth?
2. The post-merge alliance including me would have let you in after merge, but I was told that you had denied us. Why?

1. I think it would have been unfair for me to deny Snakes the chance of being in the finals just because of his previous win, and I strongly believed that Xofelf was a much greater jury threat, so to give myself the best chance of winning I chose Snakes.

2. After Klick left, I needed to reevaluate my position in the game. I felt that after what happened with Ani, Xofelf was unlikely to completely trust me. If I could backstab Ani, what was stopping me from doing the same to her? Because of this, and the fact that it seemed like she was close to all of you on Chaos, I decided it would be better for me to vote Xofelf out and remove the biggest threat.

To Both:
1. Why do you deserve to win?
2. Why would your opponent deserve to win?
3. Someone, possibly Snakes, when talking to me in AIM soon before my elimination, predicted the F2 to be Kdowns and Nicholas1024. Thoughts?
4. Probably a useless question, but if everything went your way, what would be your most ideal order of eliminations from F8 to F2?

1. I think I played well enough early game. I was kept safe by being a part of the big alliance. When the opportunity came up to forge alliances that felt closer than my original ones, I took it. As far as I'm aware, I was never a significant target before merge, except for Nich wanting to eliminate me maybe (I heard this from someone else, so maybe it wasn't true, but I think it's pretty likely). I think that losing my closest ally suddenly put me in a difficult position and although I don't think I went about it in the best possible way, I think I did well to recover from it, and get people to trust me again. I also always played to win, and was the only one that actually initiated an attempt at and succeeded in getting Xofelf eliminated, which I'm pretty sure was necessary for any non-Xofelf player to do in order to win (In a Xofelf + Y F2, there was no way I was voting for Y). This is also why I wanted to work with Snakes, as from my point of view, his decision at F4/F3 would have been between picking me and hindering his chances of winning, and we were each other's greatest chance at having the biggest jury threat eliminated. I think there were times when I had key decisions to make (the F7 and F6 TCs) that influenced the outcome of the game and although I don't know what would have happened if I had made different ones, I'm here now, so they must have at least been alright.

2. I think Snakes put himself into a very good position. He was close enough to Xofelf that he would be able to go far with her, which was good both because of her great play (which meant she was likely to stay around a while) and it meant he wouldn't end up as a compromise vote like D3f. He also never had the target on his back that she did and his opening statement indicates that this was intentional on his part. I also think he played well toward the end of the game in talking to other players (which is what I believe separates his play and fate from swyellow) and he was in a really secure position at F3. I'm sorry if I got anything wrong, and obviously I don't know everything about his play.

3. I think that would have been pretty likely if Xofelf had been voted out at F7.

4. Ooo, I need to think about this one.

F8- Definitely Xofelf.

F7- Probably Snakes. I don't think we would have worked together in this scenario.

So, I really don't know what could have happened realistically in this situation, so I really don't know how likely any of these would have been.

F6- Swyellowtail

F5- Somehow convince D3f and TBO to vote off Nicholas1024?

F4- Kdowns maybe?

F3- TBO?

Part 4 of ???? will come soon!

[DeasVail]

1. I want you to describe your entire game from pre-tribal all the way to the Final Three. I want you to focus specifically on aspects of:

- your play within your tribes
- your greatest allies in each stage
- threats to your success in each stage
- your thoughts going into the Merge
- specifically how my departure affected your play

as well as anything else you think I need to know. It can be as detailed or as concise as you'd like, but remember; walls make you look good.

2. I want you to attempt to describe your opponent's play in the same light.

3. I want you to discuss xofelf's involvement in your gameplay and say why she totally deserved to win. I know she was heavily involved in both of your games. Compare your play with her to your play with me. Again, as concise or detailed as necessary to answer.

4. If you were the one who was voted out in the last Tribal Council, who would you vote for as of now, and vice versa.

5. Not a very important question in terms of decision-making, but describe your relations with swyellowtail. He was a complete enigma to me. Also, Snakes, tell me who voted for who in the tribal council in which he was voted out, as I'm curious about that.

6. In what ways did you play better than your competitor?

1. I don't know if I'll remember everything exactly, but I'll try.

Before tribes: I had agreed to work with Ani, Xofelf, you, ProsecutorGodot, Kdowns, maybe also TBO (or it might have been a bit later). I also remember talking a fair bit with Mist and working with her in the first challenge, but I don't know if we had any concrete agreements.

The Angles: I didn't think I'd make a great actual leader, so although I was happy to make a QT and help with challenge organisation, I didn't mind at all when others attempted to take on a leading role. I talked at least a little to everyone in the tribe and my major allies there were still Xofelf, you and PG (but I didn't really talk to PG much after tribes were formed). There were no real threats to my success at this stage and I felt pretty safe.

Purity: Early on, you and I got closer and agreed to eventually eliminate Ani. You became my closest ally during this time, with kdowns becoming sort of close too after we agreed to work with him. I felt that I wouldn't be able to work with TS or Nich very well in the game, so I guess they could have been considered threats at this stage. I pretty much just followed Ani's lead until we voted him out.

Merge: I didn't have any specific plans (apart from liking your idea of an alliance with Xofelf, Snakes and someone else) and was mostly wanting to see what happened and determine from my conversations who I'd most be able to work with. When I asked Xofelf about your proposal for the alliance of 5, Xofelf said that allying with her meant allying with all of Chaos. I didn't like the sound of that very much, but I said yes to that to avoid causing any rifts, and to not hinder my chance of allying with them if you wanted to.

Before I could discuss this with you, you had to go, leaving kdowns obviously expecting me to vote with him, and now all of Chaos expecting me to vote with them, and there was no one who I had a solid alliance with. With you gone I felt a lot less safe and with Xofelf obviously being close to the other Chaos members, I decided I would be better off with kdowns & co., so that was the decision I made. This didn't work out as I had hoped, and with Xofelf putting me in a position where I had to say I was voting for kdowns, I figured that while there may not have been much difference either way, siding with Kdowns would have meant a complete loss of trust from anyone on Chaos, which I think would have greatly hindered my chances of winning, because I don't think I would have been able to outlast Kdowns without the help of Chaos.

It was around this time (or maybe a little before) that I got close to TBO and he became my closest ally. Oh and since you left, I'd always considered Xofelf a huge threat to my chances of winning the game. At the F6 TC, I at least felt as if TBO and I had a choice between voting out Nich and having things depend upon a challenge. I didn't like the idea of that though, and I thought that I would be useful for Snakes to keep around, so I decided to vote for Nich and work with Snakes from there on.

I tried to talk to swyellowtail, but he never responded (and this can be an answer to your later question).

2. What I know is that Snakes was part of one of Ani's alliances on the Dveils, and had agreed to work with Klick as well. He probably was working with Xofelf at this stage as well? On Chaos, I think he got closer to Xofelf and was part of a pretty strong alliance. From there, I think he continued to be allied with Xof and I guess the rest of Chaos, but not as close. Kdowns was probably one of the bigger threats to him after merge, and later on I suppose Xofelf was a threat to him winning? At least from my PoV anyway. I don't really know the details.

3. Xofelf at first was one of my closer allies, but again, I felt like she never considered me all that close and was in a really powerful position in the game. I just did whatever she wanted in the Angles. After merge I really wanted her eliminated, but I felt she played really well to prevent that (as I will say in my answer to one of Nich's questions). I felt much better about my alliance with you and was much more comfortable sharing my thoughts. So yeah, from the middle of the game I considered her a threat that I would like to eliminate, whereas you were a really great ally for me.

4. I am assuming you mean between Xofelf and Snakes? If so, Xofelf.

5. He sent me one PM at F7 I think, saying that he wouldn't vote for me if I agreed to vote for kdowns. He never responded to any of my later PMs and so was someone that I just couldn't work with.

6. I'm not sure if it's me playing better necessarily, but one difference I can state is that I think I was more flexible early after merge. I think I could have made quite it far whether the game swung in kdowns' favour or in Xofelf's. If I had chosen to side with kdowns or Xofelf hadn't played so well to prevent her elimination, I think things would have been harder for Snakes, as kdowns did mention him as a jury threat and as far as I know, they didn't have much of a relationship (I could easily be wrong about this though). I think normally the main problem with my position then is that I wouldn't be able to make it to the very end with either side, but obviously I managed to, probably contrary to most people's expectations. So, I think I showed that I could make the most of a bad situation and get myself out of it, whereas I don't know what would have happened to Snakes if Xofelf hadn't successfully manipulated kdowns and myself.

DeasVail

I feel like I was most tightly aligned with you, and vice-versa, at the time of my departure. We had plenty of time to get closer and strategize during the time after the tribe swap. You should know that, when I gave my input regarding how the tribes should be swapped, I worked primarily to get on the same tribe as you so we could get closer. TML and I were going to be on the other tribe in place of D3f and someone else (Snakes?) without that. We were partners, and I likely would have proposed to go to the Final Two with you if I wasn't involved in a previous engagement with your opponent.

Provide necessary commentary on the above paragraph.

Yes, I really enjoyed being allied to you, and I don't mind if you were more close with Snakes. I don't think I expected to be your absolute closest ally, but I did think we were very close, and I'm glad that I wasn't completely mistaken. I don't really know what else to say, except that I was completely committed to our alliance (at least at the time that you left) and am glad I could work with you this game.

4. DeasVail
3. Snakes

Wait, did you just admit that I deserve the win more than you?

You already knew I thought you played better.

I do know that I probably wasn't supposed to say something like that, but that would have involved me either ignoring the question or lying. Obviously I want to win though, and hope that people disagree with me.

So, from what I'm getting is, you would rather have people that did less work than me take the win?

I'm not really aware of the work that you did. All I can say is that I don't think you played in a way that gave you a chance of winning toward the end of the game.

Why should we vote for you?

I'm pretty new to the whole survivor thing, so I don't know what's 'supposed' to the basis behind a vote. I know that I would probably vote for whoever I thought played better and wouldn't feel great about winning if it was because I was an underdog, or because I'd improved a lot. So, I'd suggest voting for me if you think I played better, and voting for Snakes if you think he did.

@Kdowns, the main reason I put Snakes above me is because of him being in a more secure position than me after merge, and I also think that my play right after Klick left was quite messy.

Maybe I'm wrong and I actually did play just as well or better, I don't know, but the plan is to say my thoughts on my play and leave you guys to make the decision.

Everything else will be answered once I get back to Nich's questions.

[DeasVail]

Oh, so I think I forgot to put at the beginning of that post:

Sorry about taking so long. I answered Nich's questions and then was really stupid and lost what I typed up. I don't feel like doing them again right now, so I'll move on and get back to them later.

Time to get some music playing and get back to them!

How would you rank the various jurors regarding both how well they played, and their chances in a jury vote?

1. Xofelf- First, she basically controlled the game. While I would have expected this to get her eliminated earlier on, she played so well to prevent it from happening and I found this really impressive.

2. Klick- I felt that he was a very strong competitor as well. He put himself into a strong position going into the merge and I think he would have done pretty well if he had stayed in.

3. Kdowns- I felt that he played fairly well. He was in a powerful position following Ani's elimination and I think the main reason he didn't get further than he did was that Xofelf outplayed him. (I'm mainly talking about her actions at the F8 and F7 TCs)

4. TBO: Unlike everyone else, I thought TBO played pretty well too. Although he was kind of saved by our plans to vote Ani out, after merge it seemed he was a lot more active in forming connections than the jurors I've ranked below him.

5. Nicholas1024: I feel I don't know enough about your play to make a fair judgement, but as far as I know you didn't really get close to anyone after kdowns was voted out and I felt it easier to vote you out because of our lack of connection (unlike with TBO).

6. Swyellowtail: Again, I don't know how much I'm missing, but I felt that without talking to me, the way you were going left little opportunity for you to win, and you seemed content with that.

7. D3f3nd3r: I think his elimination demonstrated that he just didn't form strong enough alliances.

Now, chances of a jury vote:

1. Xofelf
2. Klick? (I thought I'd be ranking him lower, but I can't think of anyone else to put here.
3/4. Nich/Sw Not sure which should be higher. Both of them I didn't see much good play from, but it seems others did.
5. Kdowns
6. TBO
7. D3f

Is the statement "This statement is false" true or false?

False!

What was the single worst challenge from this game?

Grab bag. (or whatever it was called)

How many challenges did you consider as the answer for the above question?

1

On a scale from 1-10, how badly will this list of questions annoy Xalxe?

9

What was the one TC that you wish you could have changed?

The one where Ani was voted out.

How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie roll center of a Tootsie roll pop?

3

How many times can you integrate a C2 function?

I forget maths. Sorry

Estimate the number of players that actually tried to win this game.

7?

Your previous estimate is too high, please fix it.

Only me?

Who do you think was the least trustworthy this game?

Well apart from Sora, maybe kdowns?

To be, or not to be?

Not to be.

Are you planning on joining Arkham Asylum when it eventually runs?

That depends on who you're voting for.

What's the best argument as to why your opponent should win?

I think he played really well. I think this was covered in D3f's question.

What was your strategy for merge?

To continue working with Klick and apart from that, talk to people and from there see who I could work with. After Klick left, I aimed to make the best decision for me whenever I picked a side, try to get people to trust me again, and hopefully form connections that I could use to get myself further in the game.

Do you realize that Chuck Norris has already won?

Well I do now.

Which players died early that you think would have made an impact?

T-Bone and Drench

What's the scouter say about the seriousness level?

I don't understand. Sorry again.

If a tree falls in the forest, and there's nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?

Yes

Which juror's vote do you think you're least likely to get?

Xofelf's

Dragonite vs Gothmog FTC, who wins?

Dragonite, but I haven't read S:SI properly.

What's one challenge you wish was included in this game?

That endurance challenge thingy. I can actually do those! (sometimes)

Who didn't deserve to make the jury?

No one. (except Xof deserved to win)

How did the initial "Talk with everyone" twist change your strategy?

It meant that I was part of a really large alliance, but mostly it made me scared that I wasn't making the most of it.

Will Ani ever not get backstabbed by kdowns?

No.

Can you summarize this game in 6 words or less?

I don't like this question!

Did anyone ever figure out who Larvitar was?

How amusing has this list been?

Much less so having to answer it a second time.

Did you click this link?

Of course.

Which of the previous questions do you think will be most important for my jury vote?

The one about the Tootsie roll pop. The others seemed kind of irrelevant.

[DeasVail]

So, DV, you're saying that ideally, you'd like to face me in the Finale.

Yeah, I guess. My latest post probably explains it.

[DeasVail]

And with that I think I've answered all the questions so far. If I've missed something, or you'd like something clarified, please do ask!

[DeasVail]

I have a question: were you Larvitar?

No, all I know about it is that his identity wasn't revealed in the cast reveal.

PEdit: I think it was my play after you left. I feel as if I could have played in a way that made kdowns etc. more trusting of me, and lessened the degree of mistrust from the Chaos members.

[DeasVail]

Closing Statement

Firstly, although I do think that Snakes played better than I did, I feel that his depiction of some aspects of my play has been slightly unfair. At the F6 vote in particular, if the plan to eliminate me was as he said it was, it could easily have been made more difficult by forcing a tie, which is an option I was considering pushing for (I talked to TBO a lot about this vote but he never really suggested anything either way once we found out that past votes didn't count and then I said I was voting for Nich, if I'm remembering correctly) and is what I think I would have done if I hadn't decided that I would be useful enough to Snakes in the long-run for him to keep me around, and it seems I was correct in this case.

The other main thing is that I agree I was relying on him wanting me in after the F6 TC (his more secure position at endgame is indeed part of the reason why I think he played better) but before that, even if I had been on the bottom of the other alliance, I don't think that my chances of getting to the end without him were that slim, considering I proved here that I could get from that kind of position to the F2.

And I suppose this is where what I'm going to say comes in. I've shown that I can adapt to new alliances and situations (such as being on the bottom of an alliance) and get to the end. I wasn't any more connected at ~F7/F8 to Chaos than I was to Purity, so even if the Chaos alliance hadn't succeeded (which was largely Xofelf's doing), I think I have shown that I had the adaptability necessary to have a good chance at getting to the end in that scenario as well.

I've said all that I can think of to say, so I want to wish Snakes luck and once again thank the players and mods of the game, because despite some flaws I really enjoyed it.

[DeasVail]

Well done Snakes! Sorry for not being a stronger competitor.

Also, thanks for modding Mehdi. I hope to see you return to the site.