Mario Bros Survivor

[Snakes]

/in as Bowser Jr.

[Snakes]

Either PMs or AIM will work to contact me. My AIM is waterserpent3 for those who don't know.

[Snakes]

/in

[Snakes]

Am I allowed to play in the next rounds even though I wans't in previous ones?

yeah

[Snakes]

/in

[Snakes]

in

[Snakes]

in

[Snakes]

in

[Snakes]

in

[Snakes]

in

[Snakes]

Or there could be a non-live challenge.

[Snakes]

Shorter times in between challenges would be good.

[Snakes]

"A mod is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to!"

This isn't Survivor: Middle Earth anymore.

[Snakes]

If you are eliminated by touching the light blue, does the distance you have covered still count, or does it go back to 0?

[Snakes]

Ready

[Snakes]

Jump right over blue block, right, right

[Snakes]

jump two spaces to the right, right one

[Snakes]

Jump two to the right

[Snakes]

jump two spaces to the right, right one

Cancel this move please.

[Snakes]

jump right, move right, down

[Snakes]

jump right, move right, down

CANCEL this move

left, jump two to the left

Time to cut my losses

[Snakes]

jump right 2

[Snakes]

I'm assuming that 2 or 3 challenges will be used. If so, how will who goes to Tribal Council be decided?

[Snakes]

Riddle me this: When there's 2 left in round 4, there's no way you can make 1 from that unless you have something planned from that.

Only one tribe goes to Tribal Council. So, if there's only 2 players left, then the challenge is over and the third tribe goes to TC.

[Snakes]

I already submitted.

[Snakes]

Thanks Feirei and Swy!

[Snakes]

Mehdi, I'd suggest getting a backup mod. It would make this game run more smoothly if you can't be around. This challenge is a good example of that.

[Snakes]

Push General White left 1, move left 1

[Snakes]

I think it should be done how Survivor used to do it. We choose who sits out, but the same people cant sit out twice in a row.

[Snakes]

Down 3, left 2

[Snakes]

Toads move was invalid I think. Mario should be alive.

[Snakes]

Down 3, push Shy Guy

[Snakes]

Because of? 3 movement for 3 energy + 1 push for 3 energy meets the 6 energy cap. If there's something else tell me and I'll fix it.

Mario was 2 up and 1 right of Toad. He got pushed Right by DV. Ani posted next but was able to edit his move to go left. DV went up 2, right 1 and then pushed Mario. So he should have ended up on top of Mario and been unable to push him.

That's my interpretation anyway.

[Snakes]

Up 1, Push Shy Guy

[Snakes]

Down 2,left 1, Push Blue Yoshi

[Snakes]

left, push Blue Yoshi, down two

[Snakes]

left, push Blue Yoshi, down two

Fixed

[Snakes]

left 2, down 2

[Snakes]

What blocks are next?

[Snakes]

Up 4

[Snakes]

up 2, right 4

[Snakes]

Right one

[Snakes]

have I mentioned how much I love you snakes?

I don't think you have, but now is a good time to start

Also, swan diving was Ani's idea, so I sadly can't take any credit for it.

[Snakes]

and Peach should have 0

[Snakes]

Castle Break In

Even in a fun fantasy world locks exist and can be tough to break. Everyone is now trying to steal from fawful and entering his castle requires a 4 letter code. Each letter in one code is unique and is an uppercase letter between A-Z. That still leaves a ton of possible codes, but it’s not pure guessing.


Checking System: Every time you submit a 4 letter code each letter will be colored either green, yellow, or nothing. A green letter means the letter is in the right position and is found in the word. A yellow letter means the letter is found in the word but not in that location. A letter that isn’t colored simply isn’t in the word.


Goal: The tribe that solves the code with the least number of checks wins. The tribe that gets last place has to go to tribal council. And each tribe has a different code word to find.

By least # of checks, you mean least number of guesses, right?

[Snakes]

You can just say whether or not it was a hit or a miss. That should make it faster.

[Snakes]

If a square has no lava surrounding it, do you expand or just leave it as is?

[Snakes]

H7

[Snakes]

change: H5, I5

[Snakes]

change: H5, I5

change: G5, G6

[Snakes]

F8

[Snakes]

g8

[Snakes]

e8

[Snakes]

d8 d9

[Snakes]

d8 d9

never mind

[Snakes]

h3 h5 g4

[Snakes]

h3 h5 g4

change to g4 g5 i4

[Snakes]

Wario Land

Have to try

[Snakes]

.

[Snakes]

So, how far along is Purity on the challenge?

[Snakes]

Yellow should still get to shoot if his answer was counted as correct.

[Snakes]

german

[Snakes]

Why not just kill everyone who didn't submit?

[Snakes]

Mehdi, why don't you have each player submit actions for all three rounds all at once? No point in dragging this challenge out for three days.

[Snakes]

Actually, Xofelf should get her stars back

[Snakes]

[Snakes]

I won a box!

[Snakes]

82. I probably should have bumped the bid on Box A down and bumped that bid up, but I would have lost anyway.

[Snakes]

Well, I assume that who submitted what won't be revealed, so no one will know who they are voting for.

[Snakes]

Snakes' poem was amazing.

*bows*

[Snakes]

That's fine with me.

[Snakes]

Fine with me. Also, when will the torchwalks be?

[Snakes]

also, i think it would make more sense if we play the game where each of us gets a chance to go first. otherwise, by your die, i'm going first twice.

We're going to play another round. So each person goes first twice and goes second twice.

[Snakes]

Lol, it really doesnt matter. If I go first now, you go second next. But I'm okay going first now.

[Snakes]

Xofelf vs Snakes
Current Turn: Xofelf

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

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail
Current Turn: DeasVail

Spoiler: board

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

[Snakes]

Quick key:
Game 2 = Vs. Snakes
Game 1 = Vs. DV

kay so, Game 2:

D7

Mehdi, she went in D7, not D4

[Snakes]

Xofelf vs Snakes
Current Turn: Xofelf

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			X
8
9
10

D4

[Snakes]

Xofelf vs Snakes

Spoiler: board

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

C3

Good game xofelf.

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail
Current Turn: DeasVail

Spoiler: board

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

C4

[Snakes]

Xof, I am Game 2 and DV is Game 1, correct?

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail

Spoiler: board

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

C2

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

D7

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail

Spoiler: board

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

B5

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

C8

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail

Spoiler: board

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

D2

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

E8

[Snakes]

Just as a warning, I have to leave for a little while, so I won't be able to respond to you guys's moves right away.

[Snakes]

Back, go ahead.

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail

Spoiler: board

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

B2

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

D8

Not sure if the board is correct.

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail

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					O	X
7
8
9
10

E1

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

G9

[Snakes]

Snakes vs DeasVail

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	O
8
9
10

A7

Ani, I lost to DV so you should update.

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

My bad, I messed up the board. Do you want to change your move?

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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

D4

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

C7

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

H2

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

Spoiler: board

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

C3

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

F9

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

Spoiler: board

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

D3

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

Spoiler: board

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

D2

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

H8

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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	X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

B4

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2
Current Turn: Xofelf

Spoiler: board

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

C6

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

Spoiler: board

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

C4

[Snakes]

Snakes vs Xofelf Round 2

Spoiler: board

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

B5

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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
5	O			O	X	O
6					O	X
7							O
8
9
10

B3

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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
8
9
10

H3

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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			X
9
10

C8

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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
9
10

E7

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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	X
8			X		O
9
10

H7

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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	X	O	O	X
8			X		O
9
10

B5

[Snakes]

DeasVail vs Snakes Round 2

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			X		O
9
10

F3

[Snakes]

Good game DV

[Snakes]

Hello lady and gentlemen of the Jury. I want to say that going into this game, I had no idea that I would be sitting here in the Final Two. To have outlasted 22 strong competitors is not something that I take lightly. I knew that going into this game, I would be seen as a threat based on my performance in Survivor Middle Earth. Additionally, I was new to this site, and I had barely talked with anyone. In a non-anonymous game, this really hurt me because I didn't have the necessary social connections with that many others did. In Survivor, to be seen as a threat without having support is pretty much a death sentence. Even before the game started that I had two strikes against me.

I

knew

going into this game that I would have to play a different game from what I did before. I could not go around being a social butterfly or a visible leader. People would be looking for that. I knew that I had to adapt my game, keep a low profile, and stay under the radar. And you know what? My strategy worked. I was able to play a pretty much perfect under the radar game. Because I never won a challenge, I was vulnerable at every single vote. Despite this,

I never received even a single vote at Tribal Council

. For someone who had a big target on their back to achieve this is very impressive. But just because I played under the radar does not mean that I did

nothing

in this game. In each tribe I was in, I tried to be proactive and make connections and talk to other people, to assure my safety at Tribal Council. Even though I wasn't a leader, I was a valued ally for a lot of people, and I held power in this game.

Finally, I wanted to address an issue that I know will come up. In this game, I voted off a couple of people who I was close to. I'm trying to keep this speech short and not make Xalxe mad, so I won't get into the specifics. But if anyone wants to ask me why I voted for them, go ahead and don't hold anything back. From the way I see it, I was able to stay loyal to all of my allies, both from the Dveils and from Chaos. I was able to get all of my closest allies to the Final 5/6, with one exception (which was out of my control). Once in the endgame, I had to make some very tough decisions. No matter what I did, I would be voting off a close ally. What I tried to do was to think about whose elimination would be the best for my game, and vote for them. I tried not to hurt anyone, and if I did, I am very sorry, but I was playing to win.

Good luck DV.

[Snakes]

Sorry for the late reply everyone. This torchwalk took a lot out of me. Anyway, here it is:

#24 SoraAdvent

I heard that you went around making Final Two deals with everyone. That doesn't work in a Survivor game. People talked and you got targeted. You may not have been able to bring everyone to the Final 2, but at least you were able to bring everyone to the Final 23.

#23 IzakTheGoomba

The thing I remember about you is that you posted something at the start of the game that I, in hindsight, thinks sums up your game pretty well

Spoiler: Post

But yeah, you basically weren't around. You didn't really help in challenges or talk to too many people. Communication is really important in these games, so I'd advise you to do that if you decide to play again. But then again, most people didn't really care about this game, so I can't blame you too much.

#22 T-Bone

I'm sorry about your elimination. It seems like you were pretty bitter about it, and I do want to see people who are invested get far. But at the same time, even though I wasn't in your tribe, I do think that your elimination was necessary. You are a decent player, and there was an alliance formed that you were not in. I guess people just eliminated you while they could, but you probably should have lasted longer than 22nd. Also, I completely disagreed with your ideas about the auction challenge. With something as important as the Immunity Idol and vote doublers on the table, whoever ends up sitting out of the challenge gets screwed out of the chance to compete for one of those things.

#21 Chesskid3

My first Tribal Council. I think it was pretty obvious that you weren't seriously playing the game. And after All Stars, I think most people were wary of aligning with you, so you were not included in the alliance. And you said in our QT that you weren't planning on being social but would just compete in challenges (and you didn't even really help too much), so this vote was something that needed to be made. Sorry, but someone had to be the first boot from this tribe.

#20 Drench

Oh Drench. I'm not sure if you realized, but the reason I turned you down when you asked for an alliance was because I was already in an alliance that was planning on voting you off, and I knew that if I said yes I would have to backstab you shortly. I felt bad about voting you off because you were a lot better in challenges than most of the tribe, but you were a huge threat. If you had survived, you would have tried to rally support against people like Ani and me, and I couldn't have that.

#19 Pizzadudes7

I was expecting your elimination, but I don't really remember why it occured. You were good in challenges, and one of the more organized Newtrals

though that isn't saying too much

. I guess people just didn't like being around you? I think it probably should have been Mist who went, given how much she was costing the tribe. But you were probably screwed when you and kdowns landed on the same tribe. I assume you both probably would have tried to get the other out, and Kdowns was more in control of the tribe.

#18 Mist7676

Oh Mist, I was kind of surprised that you lasted this long. Your tribe had pretty much no organization. They would have at least had a shot in everything except the first challenge if they had better communication. And I think you are at the very least partially responsible for that. Sorry if this comes off as harsh. But I was surprised at what happened in the Square Panic challenge, where you said you would work with us but then went ahead and killed Ani. I wasn't sure what you were thinking for that.

#17 Prosecutor Godot

I don't really have too much to say for you. You were the last elimination before the tribe swap. You weren't really here too much and didn't help your tribe in challenges, so it's not too much of a surprise that they decided to get rid of you. Good luck in future games.

#16 TheMiniLibrarian

This yellow is ugly. Anyway, I didn't really talk to you too much. You seemed pretty nice and helpful enough in challenges, but me and Ani thought that you had told Drench he was in danger, so we were mad at you for that. Apparently you went inactive just as the tribes were swapped? I'm not sure exactly what happened, since I was barred from speaking to your tribe, and I never did ask. I did like how you said you loved me after I suicided in the Square Panic challenge though

#15 TwistedSpoon

I was sad to see you leave actually. You were one of the few on our tribe who contributed in challenges. And I felt pretty close with you in the Dveils. I considered you a good ally, and you were one of the first to contact me in this game. I was looking forward to joining up with you at the merge, but sadly, that was not to be.

#14 Cheery Dog

You pretty much came out of nowhere and got to pick both sides of the swap. You were on my radar for the Sky Panic challenge, but I would have never expected you to control both sides of the swap. You did have an impact on my game though, because you separated me from every one of my pre-swap allies except xofelf. And while I was mad about that, I was forced to adapt, make new connections, and it got me closer to xof. I did blame you for us losing the minesweeper challenge though. We likely would have lost anyway, but as I recall, you were just digging wherever you wanted and not listening to the group AIM chat. And of course I was happy to make sure that the Angles wouldn't have a majority. I'll always remember your six kills in that grid challenge though. That was some really nice work.

#13 Feirei

I was actually thinking of voting you off earlier. You didn't seem to want to talk to me, and you weren't contributing in challenges, even on the Dveils. But you pretty much went inactive after the swap. So I'm sorry about voting you off, but it didn't seem like you were too mad, so good job on not being bitter. I was actually hoping for a Bowser-Bowser Jr. alliance to roar its way through the game. Oh well.

#12 Animorpherv1

You were a huge threat in this game. You were able to get a large alliance together and put yourself at the head. And despite many large alliances tearing themselves apart, this one remained intact for half the game. So good job on that. Unfortunately, you just came off as looking like too big of a threat. If you had gotten to merge, you probably would have won this game. I guess that in your next game, you should probably try to come off as less of a threat. And to be completely honest, I didn't really trust you completely. I could tell that you were keeping some things from me, and that I wasn't your top ally. But it didn't really make a difference. But I want to tell you to not give up hope. One of these days, you'll make the endgame.

#11 Pickemgenius

I was actually hoping to work with you. We had made a great team in the last Survivor game and I had really enjoyed having you as an ally. However, you obviously didn't care about this game. And to be fair, I didn't blame you (but that's a discussion not for my torchwalk). You didn't help in the challenges, so it made our decision pretty easy. But congrats on 11th place. For someone who didn't really care about the game, that's a great placing.

#10 The Ultimator

At first I thought you were inactive, given how you missed pretty much all of the challenges on Chaos. But then you came and gave us the answer to a question on some trivia challenge that we didn't know. I started talking to you then, and I thought that you were pretty cool, but had probably gotten screwed over by being too busy to do the live challenges. Even though you asked us to vote you off (which is something that I disliked), I enjoyed talking to you and bashing the mod together. For a new player to get tenth even while missing most of the challenges is pretty impressive, and I hope you continue to stick around.

#9 Klick

I enjoyed working with you. Even though we started on different tribes initially, we got to talking and I think we both realized that we worked well together. I felt very close with you, and I was really hoping to work together. We never did end up on the same tribe, but I hoped that we would meet up once we merged, and we could

really

work together, now that we would finally be on the same tribe. Unfortunately, you had some real life problems and had to quit the game. I really hope that everything is better and has worked out okay. Some things are more important than Survivor.

#8 D3f3nd3r

To be honest, I was sort of prejudiced against you at first. I was expecting you to be like Arwen in this game, and I was a little mad after hearing that you were targeting me. But once we talked, I found I liked you more than I expected. We never really had a strong connection, but we were at least friendly towards each other. I think that you improved in this game. To go from 19th place to 8th is pretty impressive. I want to save everything I want to say for my reply to your jury question, but just so you know, I

did

vote for you.

#7 Kdowns

You were a good player this game. IIRC, you were the leader of the charge to vote off Ani, a blindside that changed the game. I think that you became the biggest threat, at least from the Purity side, once he left. For this vote, I was conflicted, and I'm sure this annoyed people. On one hand, you had saved me and xof the round before, and I felt pretty bad stabbing you in the back the very next round. But I didn't trust you, and I was sure you were planning on an all-Purity endgame, so I knew it was best to vote you out.

#6 Nicholas1024

I felt bad about how this game turned out. You were the first person to contact me, and I trusted you and was looking forward to working alongside you in the pre-tribe period. Unfortunately, we just never ended up on the same tribe. When we made the merge together, we were on opposite sides of the game. I still enjoyed talking with you, but I think we both agreed that in our conversations, we had 90% non-gametalk. When it came down to this vote, I realized that getting you out would open this game up for me. I was confident I would make the Final 3 at the very least, since everyone left had me in their endgame plans

#5 TheBadOne

Oh, TBO. I still feel bad about this. You were my closest ally on the Dveils, and I really enjoyed talking to you. I was hoping we could go far together, but unfortunately, we ended up on other ends of the tribe swap. And it seemed like this game was about Chaos vs Purity, which pretty much assured that we would be on opposite sides. I tried to look out for you, but at the Final 5 vote I was faced with a difficult choice. If I saved you, I would be basically choosing to go with Purity over Chaos. It was a very tough because I hated voting you out, but I felt like I would be in more control of the game if I voted for you. I hope you aren't mad at me, but if you are, then that is totally understandable.

#4 Swyellowtail

So, this is going to take a lot of explaining . I know that you're upset over me voting for you, and I don't really blame you. But to show you why I did what I did, I guess I just didn't trust you. I knew that we weren't that close, and that you didn't really trust me and thought I told Kdowns we were voting for him. And you didn't tell me those concerns, but rather let me find out indirectly. So going into this vote, I didn't really trust you. And after thinking about it, I knew that you wouldn't take me to the Final 2, but a xof/me/DV Final 3 would mean I would be going to the Final two no matter what. So I am sorry about voting you off, but I don't really regret it, as I know it was a good move for me.

#3 Xofelf

First of all:

Spoiler: Bowser Jr and Peach

I am really happy to have gotten a chance to meet you. While the tribe swap took me away from my allies, it gave me a chance to become closer to you. I think we worked together really well, and that we make a great duo. We were able to pretty much plot out how we wanted the game to go. And while we did have our rough spots, we were always able to make up in the end. I think that overall, you are probably one of my best

friends

on this site.

#2 (hopefully) DeasVail

Our relationship definitely did not get off to a good start. You had told me that you were with us, and then sent a last minute message saying you were siding with Kdowns. I was pretty mad at you, and I wanted you gone. I would never have believed that we would end up as the Final Two at that point. But as the rounds went on, I decided to give you another chance. And I'm glad that I did. We were able to put our differences aside and work together. I think that our relationship is proof that one should never give up on an ally. I wish you the best of luck for this vote.

Also, I just came across this, and I wanted to share it:

[Snakes]

This yellow is ugly.

You know what, fuck you very much too. You're lucky that you even HAD graphics, ungrateful little...

I actually was referring to the Font Color on MS

[Snakes]

Questioning begins here:
To Snakes:
1. Who did you vote in the F8 Tribal (when I was eliminated)? Even with the powerup Kdowns had, one person had to have backstab someone in the alliance (it could have been me, it could have been Xofelf voted). Was this you? Because I can guarantee that it was one of us four.

Well, to be completely honest, both yes and no. I wanted a Purity to be eliminated during that Tribal Council. DV had said that he would work with us and then backed out of it, which made me mad. As I recall, I had to leave before the deadline, and I wasn't sure if I would make it back in time. I didn't want to self-vote, so I went ahead and voted for DV, and I hoped that Kdowns would agree on DV as well.

When I got back, I heard that we were unable to convince Kdowns to switch, and that he wanted a Chaos gone, which was understandable. Apparently, both my name and xof's name had been thrown out as a possible vote. I wanted neither of those scenarios. But it seemed like he had settled on voting for you. I knew that Kdowns would be able to completely dictate the vote with all his items, and I felt the least close to you out of all the Chaos. I obviously wanted you to stay, but I felt that if a Chaos

had

to go, I would prefer it to be you. Therefore, I switched my vote and voted for you. But I wouldn't call it a backstab. You were leaving no matter what I did.

2. Why do you think DeasVail chose you over Xofelf for the F2?

I think he chose me because he had a better chance against me than against her. She would have beaten him, but according to you, the jury is undecided about voting for him or voting for me.

To Both:
1. Why do you deserve to win?

I deserve to win because I was able to get to the Final 2 very safely, without even receiving a single vote. I was able to position myself so that I held power on the Dveils. At the swap, I was split from almost all of my previous allies, but I adapted and was able to survive. And once Nich left, I was pretty much in control of this game. Everyone left had me in their endgame plans, and I was confident I would not be voted out. I believe that I played a better game than DV. I saved DV's ass both at the Final 4 and the Final 6. If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be here. For those reasons, I believe that I played the best game, and that I deserve to win.

2. Why would your opponent deserve to win?

To be honest, I hate this question. The point of the Jury Questioning is for me to show you why I deserve your vote, not the other way around. But if I

have

to say something, then I guess I will say that DV has improved a lot. He went from Merry in S:ME to the Final 2. That is a pretty impressive improvement, and he played a better game here than he did last time.

3. Someone, possibly Snakes, when talking to me in AIM soon before my elimination, predicted the F2 to be Kdowns and Nicholas1024. Thoughts?

First of all, that wasn't me. But I don't really have a lot to say to this question. At that point, Kdowns and Nich were a pair and in control, so to see them getting to the F2 isn't too far-fetched.

4. Probably a useless question, but if everything went your way, what would be your most ideal order of eliminations from F8 to F2?

8 Kdowns: He was the biggest threat on the other side, so getting him out ASAP is good for me. Obviously, this couldn't happen because of all his items, but the question is asking me for my ideal order of eliminations, so I'll put him here.
7 Nich: He is also a good player and is very likable. So with us being on opposite sides, I think that getting him out here would be good for my game. When I did get him out, the game opened up a ton for me, so I think putting him here would be good for me as well.
6 DV: We didn't talk before the merge, and in this alternate reality, we wouldn't have made up and resolved our differences. Therefore, I would prefer to get out another Purity here.
5 D3f3nd3r: I felt the least close to you out of everyone on Chaos. We didn't really talk game, and I'm not sure if you would have had me in your endgame plans.
4 Yellow: Poor Yellow, 4th place both times. I don't think anything would have changed here. I would have felt closer with both of the remaining people, and I doubt Yellow would take me to the F2 if we were in the Final 3 together. So putting him in fourth makes sense.
3 Xofelf: I really enjoyed talking to her and we were very close, but as this is my ideal elimination order, I might as well go up against someone a lot easier to beat in the Final 2.
2 TBO: I would want TBO here for two reasons. First, we were very close in the Dveils and we trusted each other. I looked out for him, and would want him to make it as far as possible. And second of all, I think more people would respect my game over his (no offense), so I think that having him here would give me the best chance to win.

[Snakes]

4. DeasVail
3. Snakes

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

[Snakes]

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

Just saw this. I still have a lot of questions to get through, so in order to save time, I'm going to just do a ranking, but if anyone wants me to elaborate, feel free to ask.

1. Xofelf
2. Kdowns
3. Snakes
4. Nicholas
5. DV
6. Yellow
7. TBO

[Snakes]

@Both please elaborate on your lists.

I was already working on Nich's question and I put my reasoning for the ranking there. In order to not repeat myself, I'll probably just put my reasoning in Nich's ranking and not in yours. Is that okay with you, or would you prefer for me to explain why I put DV and myself where I put them where I did?

[Snakes]

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

My ranking for both of these categories is the same.
1. Xofelf: I think xof played a great game. She was able to put herself at the top of both the cross-tribal alliance, the Angles, and Chaos. And even after the cross-tribal alliance didn't work and her ally was blindsided, she was able to recover and make it to the Final 3.
2. Kdowns: Kdowns was pretty agressive, and was definitely a power player this game. He was in a good spot on the Newtrals, and he wasn't afraid to make a big move and blindside Ani. If things had worked out differently, I think he could have won.
3. Klick: I was close to Klick before the swap, so I know that he played a good game. He was always thinking, and was playing to win. He was a great person to bounce ideas off of, and had a good strategic mind. Like Kdowns, he wasn't afraid of making a move in voting off Ani.
4. Nicholas: We were never on the same tribe, so it's kind of hard to judge your game. That said, I do know that you were towards the top of the cross-tribal alliance, and you were able to be well protected in Newtrals despite losing half of the challenges. And you are fun to talk to and have a good social game. I do think that his play may have been hurt by not caring about the game. And he wasn't able to keep DV loyal to him, so that is why I rank him below the other three.
5 Yellow: I think you played a pretty good game. You were great in challenges, and you really helped Chaos out and make the numbers even. And you did a great job in the Tetris challenge, showing me that it was possible to get over 100 lines, which I didn't know before . However, the reason I rank you here is because I'm not sure about your social game. There were a bunch of points where I wasn't sure what you were thinking, and I felt like I had to initiate conversation with you. I do not mean to be harsh with this, but instead to explain why I voted you off and why I put you here. If you had talked more with the person who you wanted in your Final 3, I may not have voted for you.
6: D3f3nd3r: The reason I rank you this low is not because I don't think you played a good game, but because I don't really know your game. As I said in response to your jury question, I knew that we weren't close to each other. Therefore, I had no idea what your plans were. You could have been planning to take control of the game and had been a big threat, but since I never really knew your game, I just can't justify ranking you higher.
7 TheBadOne: I wish I could rank you higher, but I think the other six may have had more respected games than you. You didn't seem to be good in challenges or care that much about the game (although I suppose that is excusable with the quality of the modding). I remember that you once forgot that there was a Tribal Council going on. Still, you made it to the Final 5 and got people to keep you over Ani, so I believe that you deserve your spot on the jury.

What was the single worst challenge from this game?

I'm tempted to just put all the trivia challenges here in a tie. But even though I hated those, at least they weren't broken. For the worst challenge of the game, I have to say the Grab Bag challenge. It was super broken, since once one tribe was even one coin above 20, they could just all hide and not go to Tribal Council. Plus, the challenge allowed one person to submit for their whole tribe, which meant that a tribe of one active and six inactives had an advantage over a tribe of seven inactives.

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

Everything except the Grid Challenges and Xalxe's challenge.

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

I'm actually pretty happy with how the game played out. I voted in the majority each time, so this is going to be a hard question for me to answer. I guess I would say Klick's elimination, but I'm pretty sure that won't count. So I'll go with the D3f3nd3r tribal council.

Who do you think was the least trustworthy this game?

Hmm, thats a tough question, as all the players were pretty much trustworthy. I guess I'd say Kdowns for stabbing Ani, and for making Pizza mad at him after he was eliminated. Also, I was told that Purity was voting for DV at the F7 Tribal Council when they weren't. Although, thinking back on it, it might have been Nich and not Kdowns who told me that. And the damn AIM window isn't opening for me to check.

Although, I guess the answer to this question depends from who's point of view it is being asked from. If it is from Kdowns or Nich's POV, they would probably say DV. If it is from Yellow or even TBO's POV, they might say me.

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

Same answer as I said to d3f. I hate this question because it goes against what FTC is supposed to be about, but if I have to choose, then DV should win because he improved and was an underdog.

What was your strategy for merge?

I wanted to continue to stay under the radar so I wouldn't be targeted, while keeping the players I was closest to safe. I was hoping to take out all the threats and players I wasn't close to in order to increase my hold on this game. And I think I succeeded.

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

Drench. He is a good player and if he survived and made it to the swap, he would have tried to shake up the game. I would also say Ani, but I don't think 12th place out of 24 is considered dying early.

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

Yellow. I betrayed him, and even though I did have my reasons, I doubt that he gives me his vote.

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

Pretty much any nonlive or semilive challenge not involving trivia or luck would be amazing. I'm new to Survivor and haven't been a mod, so I don't know if I can really suggest anything new. Maybe a Mastermind challenge, or a challenge requiring us to remember past events in this game would be great (and also because I'm good at both ).

Who didn't deserve to make the jury?

I think that everyone deserved it. I could see an argument for including Ani on the jury over someone already there, but he wasn't able to stop his blindside. If I had to choose though, I guess I'll be consistent and say TBO for not really doing

that

much to make it as far as he got, although as I said earlier, I believe he deserves his spot on the jury.

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

Well, it meant that people would obviously try to set up a big alliance to take control of the game. I was able to get myself into that alliance which assured my safety for the pre-swap stage at the very least. After the tribes had been determined, I tried to have contacts on the other tribes in Klick, Xof and you. I knew that even though those three weren't on the same tribe as me initially, I would probably get to work with them sometime later in the game, and I wanted to get enough contacts to set myself up for a tribe swap. Finally, I think that this may have made me play more conservatively. I briefly considered trying to blindside Ani, but I knew that he had lots of friends on the other tribes, and that if I blindsided him, I would have a huge target on my back and everyone would want me gone.

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

The Arkham Asylum question

. Hmm, I would probably say the one where I have to rank the jurors and the one asking what my strategy for the merge was.

[Snakes]

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.

Pre-tribe formation

: In this game, Mehdi allowed for cross-tribal communication. I realized that inevitably someone would try to form a cross-tribal alliance and to attempt to control the game that way. My goal was to form connections in this phase so that if such an alliance popped up, I would be part of it. I had talked a lot with Nich during Middle Earth, so he was the first one I went to, and he confirmed the existence of an alliance. Later, Ani asked me to join and I said yes. I think that I also requested for TBO to join, because me and him were pretty close in Middle Earth, and I knew him to be loyal. I felt like a mistake I made in Middle Earth was not letting Boromir know how close I felt to him until after a couple of challenges (and by then, he already had a new #1). My goal was to avoid that and be close with him from the start. Additionally to those three, I also formed bonds with TwistedSpoon, Xofelf and you (Klick).

I think that a threat to my success in this stage may not have been any specific person, but the fear of ending up on the outs. I was able to avoid this, both by getting into a big alliance, and by forming a network of bonds that went deeper than just working together because we happened to be in the same day one alliance. The breakdown of 24 players into tribes would be unpredictable, but I was confident that I would end up with a bunch of allies who would be loyal to me in my tribe, as well as contacts for a tribe swap.

Pre-swap

: I felt pretty happy with my tribe. We looked pretty strong. Ani, TS and TBO were allies of mine before the tribes were even formed, and all three ended up on the Dveils. We were rounded out by Drench, Feirei, TML and Chesskid. We had an obvious boot in Chesskid, and another in Drench, who was too big of a threat to keep around. TML and Feirei were pretty quiet and didn't really talk. Neither did Chesskid. I started talking to Drench, but when he asked me for an alliance, I realized that I couldn't keep it, and I wanted to avoid promising him something only to break it within two Tribal Councils.

The Dveils went pretty well. We booted Chesskid and Drench unanimously. I was active for the challenges, which was better than half of the tribe, so I made myself valuable to make sure that I would make it to the swap. But I didn't just rely on winning or challenge strength. I also had a great social game. My connection to TBO was paying off, and we became really close in this stage, and I believe that I was his #1. Me and TS also developed a bond, and while it was made difficult because we were never online at the same time, we trusted each other and talked game. Finally, although I wasn't sure how much I trusted Ani, I learned later that he trusted me and I was the Dveil he planned to take the furthest. I was able to have three people all consider me among their closest allies on this tribe. My plan for if we kept losing was to go along with the plan to vote off TML. After that, I knew that Ani would want to vote off TBO, but I wanted to vote off Feirei to save TBO and to weaken Ani. In conclusion, I think that many people believed that Ani was calling the shots here. However, I believe that I

had at least as much power as him on the Dveils

. The fact that I was able to keep this hidden is a testament to my under the radar game.

Additionally, this stage allowed everyone to message anyone on the other tribes. I didn't want to talk to everyone and have people think I was untrustworthy or a threat, so I instead chose to strengthen the bonds with my previous allies. Me and Nich kept each other informed on what was happening on each other's tribe. Xofelf and I started talking a real lot, both about the game and about stuff outside of the game. I figured out pretty early on that she held power, so I knew that I would have someone to watch my back in a swap (plus I just liked talking to her ). Finally, I also talked a lot with you. You were one of my closest allies. We were able to bounce ideas off of each other and talk game, and I was confident that if we were swapped together, I could trust you completely.

Post-swap

: This wasn't as good for me. All of my allies previously (Ani, Klick, Nich, TBO, TS) were on the other tribe, and only xofelf was on Chaos. I would have to make new connections. However, I became really close with xofelf here (which I will get to in her question), and I was active and showed up for challenges, which was better than a lot of people. I think that even though this was a difficult time for me, I was able to adapt and talk to people, such as xof, yellow, d3f and ult. I tried to talk to Feirei and PEG, but they didn't reply back. However, I knew that they weren't too active, so it wouldn't be that hard to get them out.

I think that a threat to my play here was the obstacle of not knowing barely anyone, but I was able to work around that. Additionally, I faced the threat of 4 Angles, which I was worried about forming a voting block. However, Cheery Dog messed up the first challenge so I was able to vote him off. After that, the Angles banding together weren't really a threat because I think this tribe was focused on picking off the people who weren't contributing, so the old tribal lines didn't really matter.

Merge

: Going into the merge, I was sort of unsure about where I wanted to go. I wanted to keep the Chaos people safe, while also working with my allies from the pre-swap phase in Klick and TBO. There was a cross-tribal alliance suggested of me, xof, you, TBO and DV I think, which I was happy with, as it included the people I felt the closest with. Unfortunately, you had to quit. I was sad about this and wished you the best. But anyway, this evened the numbers between the Chaos and the Purity. Kdowns still had his items, so he was able to control the vote. I know that both my name and xof's name came up, but luckily, we were able to compromise on d3f and keep both me and her safe.

After that, I knew that the Chaos was in the minority and were in danger. I will admit that my game was helped by DV siding with us. I'll adress this in detail when I answer Question 6 however. At this point, I did have some misgivings about voting off kdowns after he had helped us out just last round, but I eventually realized that it was the right move and voted for him and took out a threat.

At that point, I know that DV wanted to flip back to work with the Purity and go to tiebreakers. I contacted him on AIM and managed to convince him to side with us. I did rely on his help here (although the final vote was 5-1 so I don't think it really was needed). However, both xof and yellow were considering targeting DV here and eliminating him 3-2-1. I had to work to make sure that DV wasn't voted for and the votes were cast against Nich instead. I did this because 1) it is kind of dickish to vote off someone who wants to help us, and 2) because Nich going left me in a great spot. Everyone left was a good ally of mine, and I think pretty much everyone except wanted me in their Final 2 except for Yellow, and he wanted me in their Final 3. After Nich left, I think that I was in control of the game. I don't want to sound cocky, but if you had told me that I would be sitting in the Final 2 after the F6 vote, I would not be surprised.

I think that the biggest threat to my gameplay in this stage was the threat of Kdowns and Nich controlling the game. Luckily, the Chaos were able to split up the Purity and take control of the game. Another threat was Yellow not trusting me and not taking me to the Final 2. I wanted to sit in a F3 where I was going to the F2 no matter what. By voting out Yellow, I was able to accomplish this.

So yeah, this was my gameplay in each stage. I believe that this shows how impressive my game was and that I deserve the victory. I'm not sure if everyone will read this, but I wanted to be as detailed as possible to show the Jury why I deserve the win.

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

Pre-tribes

: From what I remember, I don't think that DV was in the original cross-tribal alliance. He was someone on the outside, but one that they wouldn't have minded being allied with. Obviously, being a team captain helped move this process along. However, I think that DV didn't

really

take advantage of the opportunity to pick tribes, and instead let himself be influenced by people like Ani.

Pre-swap

: To DV's credit, he was in a pretty good position. He wasn't at the top of the Angles or controlling the tribe, but he was in a good spot and wasn't a target. He was allied with Xof, you and apparently ProsecutorGodot (although he wasn't able to prevent his elimination).

Post-swap

: I don't know a ton about DV's post-swap game, but he became very close with you and I think TBO as well. Additionally, he also went along with the plan to vote off Ani, which was a very big blindside.

Merge

: DV became more aggressive during this time period. He flipped between Purity and Chaos. As I said above, I have to admit that he helped my game when he sided with me during the F7 and F6. His biggest allies here were you, then TBO, and then me. However, I think that the biggest threat to his gameplay was being on the bottom of each alliance he joined, and this was something that hurt his chances at making it to the Final 2.

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.

Well she was someone who I liked talking to at first during the pre-swap stage. I guess I was a little wary of her because I knew she had power and was very close with Ani. But I enjoyed talking to her, even if we weren't on the same tribe. After the swap, we became much more close and looked out for each other. She became my closest ally by far on Chaos. After the merge, we still worked together and were a great pair, bouncing ideas off of each other and plotting. I think that we had pretty much the same relationship as I did with her, as we plotted together and bounced ideas off of each other to figure out what we should do strategically. After you left, I think she became my favorite "plot-buddy".

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.

I would vote for xofelf. I think that she played a better game than DV and would deserve the win.

5. Not a very important question in terms of decision-making, but describe your relations with swyellowtail. He was a complete enigma to me.

Well, I wanted to talk to yellow. I thought we would have an easy connection, being the only two active non-Angles on Chaos. And we did connect and talk game and discuss who to vote out. He was probably the person who I was second closest to on Chaos. I think I've said this before, but after the merge I guess I stopped trusting him as much. He got angry at me over the Final 7 vote and thought I had told kdowns we were voting for him (which wasn't true). I would have preferred for us to talk about it, but he never brought it up with me. And I'm not sure if he was lying or just simply changed his mind, but in the Bidding Challenge, he said he would submit a certain amount of stars and instead submitted a different another. He may have changed his mind, but I felt funny about it.

I don't think that we were close or trusted each other, but I did view him as an ally.

Also, Snakes, tell me who voted for who in the tribal council in which he was voted out, as I'm curious about that.

I'm pretty sure this was answered by my torchwalk, but me and DV voted for him and xof and him voted for DV.

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

I believe that my play in the pre-swapped tribes was much better than DV's. DV was safe in the Angles, but I think I went above just insuring my safety and instead tried to make sure that I had control and influence. I think that if you compare our answers to the Pre-swapped portion of #1, you will see that I played a better game within this stage.

After merge, I think that I was able to take control of the game. It is true that it would have been more difficult to get to the Final 2 without DV's help. However, it would not be impossible. I was very close with TBO, and Nich didn't want to vote for me. If xof had been voted off, things would have been hard, but I believe that I would have had a chance at making it to the end. However, there is no question in my mind that DV would not have made it to the Final 2 if not for me. Obviously, I saved him at the Final 4 by forcing a tie. If I had voted for him, he would have left. Additionally, he was also in a lot of danger at the Final 6 vote. Xof and Yellow wanted to have us vote for him, have him vote for Nich, and have Nich and TBO vote for whoever. This would take DV out in a 3-2-1 vote and give us control of the game. However, I had to convince both of them to not vote for DV but to instead vote for Nich. If I had not done this, DV would have left. While I didn't need DV, DV definitely needed me.

Finally, I think the most important reason for why I played a better game than DV is because I was in control. To prove my point, I will give two quotes from DV.

Spoiler: Torchwalk

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.

Spoiler: Xofelf

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.

I feel like these quotes sum up DV's game. He was in a powerful position in being able to pick the tribes. He could go ahead and get allies who would be loyal to him, and threats who he wanted gone. But instead, he just let Ani tell him what to do. Once in the tribes, although he was technically the leader, he just did what xof wanted. At the merge, he was in a powerful position as the swing vote, but just went from the bottom of one tribe to the bottom of another, and ended up relying on me. To DV's credit, he was able to get himself into a position of power several times. But I feel like each time, he was uncomfortable having so much power and tried to give it to somebody else.

DV, I'm sorry if this comes off as harsh. I don't think you played a terrible game, just not a great one. But the question asks for me to say why I played better than you, and this is what I'm doing.

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Now, I'm going to start a "conversation" with both of you. It will reveal my point of view of what I've been through with both of you, and I want you to respond in a normal fashion. It will require you both to be honest about what's happened here. Don't worry about appealing to me - remember, my vote is going to who I think had the best control over their success in the game.

Snakes

Ah, this will be fun. I think we worked great with each other at the beginning, throwing strategies at each other. Our plan to vote ani out and break the game into new alliances met great success (with half of the credit going to kdowns for that vote), but I made a fatal flaw in telling kdowns too much. I have a question: How far were you planning to go on our Final Two alliance, in all honesty?

Hmm. I agree with what you said. I really enjoyed talking with you, and you were a great person to bounce ideas off of and come up with strategies together. I would say that you were my closest ally. As for your question, I'm not sure. I had already made a Final 2 alliance with TBO. I said yes to your Final 2 deal because I felt that it would have been a bad idea to say, "No sorry, I don't want to go to the Final 2 with you. I already have another deal." I guess that in a perfect world, my ideal Final 3 would be you and TBO, and I would take TBO because I felt that I would have a better chance against him (no offense meant to either of you).

However, you asked me this before a swap, and I knew that Ani wanted TBO gone soon, so I knew there was a chance he would be voted out. I felt that you were my closest ally, because I value someone who is loyal to me and is also great strategically. I knew that I could trust you with my thoughts and throw strategies at each other, and TBO and I never really talked about long-term plans. If anything had happened to TBO, then I would have been more than happy to go all the way to the Final 2 with you.

Also, I'm interested in hearing your story about what happened past our split, in particular.

Do you mean what happened once we were split into Purity and Chaos and were away from each other? I think I covered this earlier, but I was honest with what I told you after we met up. The Chaos tribe had a lot of inactives who were easy boots, so it wasn't too stressful. I started talking to yellow, ult and d3f and talked a lot with xofelf. The only active player we booted who didn't ask to be voted off was Cheery Dog, and he messed up the challenge and people didn't like him all that much, so he was pretty easy to get rid of.

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So yeah. Basically, I'm going to read your stories and decide on my own what sounds like a better game. You guys are both awesome, and best of luck.

PEdit: This was all made before seeing that Torchwalk.

Thank you.

I knew I was forgetting a question. To both: What was your biggest mistake in this game?

Hmm, thats a tough question. I think I played a very good game. I guess that one thing I think I should have changed may have been my play on Chaos. I talked to people like yellow, d3f and ult, but I don't feel like I was super close with any of them. I think that maybe I should have tried to form closer bonds with them to help me out long-term, but the Chaos tribe wasn't very chatty, so I don't think that this hurt me from making the merge.

[Snakes]

So, from what I'm getting is, you would rather have people that did less work than me take the win? (Excluding xof, who I know did quite a bit of work) This question is directed to the both of you, by the way.

I'm not sure what you mean. Can you clarify this? What my goal was was for myself to win. You were great in challenges, but I'm playing for myself .

Also, I just realized, you both have the same top 3. Personally, I don't think one of them should be there, considering how he tends to do rather... odd stuff, but still, this is quite interesting.

I assume you're talking about Kdowns? I think I went into it, but the reason I put him there was because he was a big threat in this game, blindsiding Ani and being the leader of Purity after Klick's departure.

To Snakes: I noticed that your elimination order and most deserved order is a bit mismatched, excluding yourself, of course. Any reason for that?

Hmm, I wasn't trying for that. I put TBO at the bottom on my elimination order both for being a close ally of mine and because I think I would win in that Final 2.

Kdowns and Nich are people who I put high on my Deserving List, but at the top of my Elimination Order. I did this because we ended up on opposite sides of the game after the merge, so I wanted them out. Additionally, I saw them as big threats, so I ideally wanted them gone as soon as possible.

So to answer your question, I'd say that the difference in the lists is half by design and half trying to get my allies as far as possible. However, there are some people who rank high on both lists, such as xof and myself.

Anyway, a non-response-to-your-responses question to the both of you, seeing how no one asked this, even:
Why should we vote for you?

I believe that I played a better game than DV because I was more in control. As I said in Klick's question, I held a lot of power in the Dveils and in the second half of the merge. Even in Chaos, I was able to adapt and survive there. While DV did have power, I don't think he did as much with it, and was comfortable relying on his allies.

DV relied on me, both to save me during the round you went, and the round where Nich went. DV did help me out, but I would have had a chance without him. Additionally, he said that he was close with TBO, and I voted out TBO because I wanted DV to rely on me and me alone.

I am hoping that you will look past our differences and vote for who you played a better game. If you believe that DV played a better game than me, then vote for him. I believe that I played the better game, and if you do too, then you should vote for me.

[Snakes]

I think that I've answered all the questions. If I skipped something, let me know. Otherwise, I think its time for closing statements.

[Snakes]

I believe that in this game, I was in more power than DV. Sure, he may have been able to pick his tribe and be the tribe "leader", but both times he let people like ani or xof tell him what to do. He is right in that no one was forcing him to side with Chaos; he could have easily sided with Purity. But the question is: why did he side with us? If he was in a good spot on Purity, then why does it make sense to flip from a good position to a place where he was definitely on the bottom? DV, you can’t have it both ways. Either you were on the bottom of every post-merge alliance you joined or you made a bad move. But even if DV was considering siding with Purity, the point is that he

didn’t

, and instead voted for Nich. In doing so he opened up a door for himself to be voted out. At both the Final 6 and Final 4, DV would have been gone if I had not saved him. If DV had not won the tiebreaker challenge, he would have been gone. Meanwhile, although DV did help me out, I never relied on his vote to save me (except for maybe the Final 3, and that was an obvious choice).

However, I want to do more in my closing statement than just tell you why DV does not deserve to win. I want to show you why

I

deserve this victory. My journey to the Final 2 has been smooth and safe. Because I was never immune, I was always eligible to be voted, but that never happened. I am the only player in this game to have never received a single vote, and I voted in the majority for every single Tribal Council that I attended. But I believe that my game goes beyond just those statistics. I succeeded in positioning myself so that I did not look like a threat, while still being in control. I had a top-notch social game to not only protect myself against the threat of elimination, but to also have influence in who was voted off. Due to my connections with Ani, TS and TBO, I held a lot of power on the Dveils, and would have controlled the tribe if we kept losing. On Chaos, I was in a tough spot, but I perservered and made connections, even with players who I had not spoken to before. I was able to adapt to a bad situation and make my way to the merge. Finally, in the merged tribe, I was able to have control over my own fate. Sure, I would be in a rough spot if DV didn’t side with us, but I would have found a way to get to the end regardless. Nich, and in particular TBO would have not wanted to vote me out, and I would have used this to get to the end even if DV sided with Purity. Once DV did side with us, I was able to go ahead and eliminate the people I wanted to get rid of, even if it was against DV’s wishes. I knew that if I kept TBO, TBO would be DV’s closest ally instead of me, and my position wouldn't be so secure. Therefore, I voted out TBO to make sure that DV had no choice but to depend on me. I was able to craft a Final 5 that made sure that I would have power, and could decide who went. I was sure that no matter what, I would be able to at the very least make the Final 3 with a great chance to win.

In my eyes, your choice is clear cut. I took steps to control my own fate and hold power in this game. On the other hand, DV’s gameplan was based on making himself a useful vote, and he even admitted that I played a better game. I don’t think that there is any question who should win. I was able to make sure this game went according to my plan, and although there may have been setbacks along the way, I was ultimately able to take control and go to a Final 5 where nobody wanted to vote me out. I know that the downside to this is that I may have voted some of you guys out earlier than you may have liked, and I apologize if I may have hurt any of you. That was definitely not my intention. However, I was playing this game to win, and that meant making many tough decisions. Ultimately, I had to make moves that were the best for

me

, and I hope that everyone can look past the fact that I may have voted you off, and instead vote for the person who played the best game.

I would like to thank everyone for the experience. Without the 22 of you, this game would not have happened. Also, I would like to wish good luck to DV. I may have been hard on him during this FTC, but I was just trying to win. Finally, I would like to thank Mehdi and Xalxe for modding. While I may have disagreed with Mehdi’s modding style and hated many of the challenges, at least this game finished and didn’t take forever. I never thought that I would say this, but I’m sad that this game is about to be over.

[Snakes]

My speech was original, and I did not copy Kloud, Cybele. If you want to discuss this further, how about in PMs?

[Snakes]

I did not copy anyone, and I don't want people who aren't even playing to make people think I did.

Also, does anyone find it ironic that Xalxe thinks he's defending originality, when he's actually just making a bad pun and following Cybele's lead?

[Snakes]

Wow, thank you everyone for your votes. It means a lot to me. I am very excited to be the winner of this game.

Mehdi, even though this game didn't run quite smoothly, I think that you should keep up with the site. Running a full-scale Survivor game with 24 players when you're relatively new is pretty difficult. I don't think you should give up modding.

DV, I think that you deserved at least one vote. But congratulations on 2nd place!

[Snakes]

Yellow, did you play the marathon game?