Post by Jason Guy on Jul 1, 2008 18:49:19 GMT -5
Well I would just like to congratulate Rachel on making final two. I am so happy I made it this far. Once I saw who I was up against in the final four I did not think I would be able to pull this off especially since I did not think I would be able to compete with the other three girls, but I underestimated myself and was able to pull of two clutch victories.
I did not think I was going to make it far. Before this game has started I had many doubts in myself as a player. I was not doing well in games and I just did not feel like I was a strong player like I used to feel about myself. This game has given me new found confidence that I will take with me to games I play in the future.
I came into the game with four previous relationships. The first of which was Jessica, I asked her to apply to the game because I do enjoy playing with her and I know that she would have my back. Overall she was my closest ally in the game even when she was angry at me and I at her. I was never going to vote to evict her. My goal was to form a secret alliance with her and then have us join dueling alliances so we could call the shots. Very much like the real Jason, except my Danielle would have been Jessica.
The other three relationships came from Janelle, Rachel and Chelsia. They had all been (including Chels) in a game I hosted a while back. I approached them each individually about working together down the road since I knew that they were each good at challenges and it would be much better if I was working with them rather than against them.
I quickly made a bond with Dave in the beginning of the game but then I began to talk to Jess and she said the same thing, so it got me thinking that he was making those same bonds with everyone else. He is a very charismatic guy and when he won the first HOH competition I knew he was going to be a threat.
My strategy at the beginning of the game was to try to talk to as many people as possible and make sure to make personal connections with them. The beginning of this game came at an awkward time for me. I was wrapping up my first year at college and had a lot of exams to study for. Not all of my time was devoted to the game which I thought would hurt me but it did not, it actually helped me develop the strategy that I began to use. I made sure to compete in challenges since I did not want to be pegged as an inactive but I did not want to actually compete. I did not need HOH or veto nor did I want HOH or veto.
Once the numbers began to dwindle and the sides began to form I realized how I was going to get to the end. I was going to try and play both sides. Once Dave was backdoored I thought it was going to be smooth sailing for me. The side with the girls was convinced I was helping them out and the side with the dudes was sure I was with them. The truth was, I was not really with anyone except Jessica. I actually would have preferred to have the guy's side win so one of the girls would leave since they were big challenge threats and I knew Janelle had the secret power.
I was very paranoid though that everyone would find out that I was playing them. Dave had me pegged in his goodbye speech. I think he saw my game best out of everyone remaining, except maybe Jessica since I told her a lot about my game. Then Eddie made a comment in the thread where Scott was evicted about how I must be sitting back and laughing since the two sides were fighting. I was, until I won that HOH.
Looking back now, I do not think that HOH was as bad as I made it out to be. I knew that then I was going to have to pick a side, but I still did not want to. My plan was to make one side look like I was with them (the girls) when I was really hurting them. This plan was for me to try and get rid of the coup power that Janelle held. I nominated one person from both sides, James and Janelle. My biggest flaw in the game might have been my obsession with the coup, I had a gut feeling that it was going to screw me but it did not, it was not even used.
As you can tell, I was kind of an alliance whore. I was aligned with almost everyone in the game going into the final eight which is why me winning HOH sucked so much. But I was able to still get out of the situation with very few people hating me, I had actually created more animosity since Eddie and Jess' actions that round made it seem like they were working together.
I wish the Rachel the best of luck and I cannot wait to see what the jurors are going to ask me.
I did not think I was going to make it far. Before this game has started I had many doubts in myself as a player. I was not doing well in games and I just did not feel like I was a strong player like I used to feel about myself. This game has given me new found confidence that I will take with me to games I play in the future.
I came into the game with four previous relationships. The first of which was Jessica, I asked her to apply to the game because I do enjoy playing with her and I know that she would have my back. Overall she was my closest ally in the game even when she was angry at me and I at her. I was never going to vote to evict her. My goal was to form a secret alliance with her and then have us join dueling alliances so we could call the shots. Very much like the real Jason, except my Danielle would have been Jessica.
The other three relationships came from Janelle, Rachel and Chelsia. They had all been (including Chels) in a game I hosted a while back. I approached them each individually about working together down the road since I knew that they were each good at challenges and it would be much better if I was working with them rather than against them.
I quickly made a bond with Dave in the beginning of the game but then I began to talk to Jess and she said the same thing, so it got me thinking that he was making those same bonds with everyone else. He is a very charismatic guy and when he won the first HOH competition I knew he was going to be a threat.
My strategy at the beginning of the game was to try to talk to as many people as possible and make sure to make personal connections with them. The beginning of this game came at an awkward time for me. I was wrapping up my first year at college and had a lot of exams to study for. Not all of my time was devoted to the game which I thought would hurt me but it did not, it actually helped me develop the strategy that I began to use. I made sure to compete in challenges since I did not want to be pegged as an inactive but I did not want to actually compete. I did not need HOH or veto nor did I want HOH or veto.
Once the numbers began to dwindle and the sides began to form I realized how I was going to get to the end. I was going to try and play both sides. Once Dave was backdoored I thought it was going to be smooth sailing for me. The side with the girls was convinced I was helping them out and the side with the dudes was sure I was with them. The truth was, I was not really with anyone except Jessica. I actually would have preferred to have the guy's side win so one of the girls would leave since they were big challenge threats and I knew Janelle had the secret power.
I was very paranoid though that everyone would find out that I was playing them. Dave had me pegged in his goodbye speech. I think he saw my game best out of everyone remaining, except maybe Jessica since I told her a lot about my game. Then Eddie made a comment in the thread where Scott was evicted about how I must be sitting back and laughing since the two sides were fighting. I was, until I won that HOH.
Looking back now, I do not think that HOH was as bad as I made it out to be. I knew that then I was going to have to pick a side, but I still did not want to. My plan was to make one side look like I was with them (the girls) when I was really hurting them. This plan was for me to try and get rid of the coup power that Janelle held. I nominated one person from both sides, James and Janelle. My biggest flaw in the game might have been my obsession with the coup, I had a gut feeling that it was going to screw me but it did not, it was not even used.
As you can tell, I was kind of an alliance whore. I was aligned with almost everyone in the game going into the final eight which is why me winning HOH sucked so much. But I was able to still get out of the situation with very few people hating me, I had actually created more animosity since Eddie and Jess' actions that round made it seem like they were working together.
I wish the Rachel the best of luck and I cannot wait to see what the jurors are going to ask me.