Honestly, I guess we are different types of jurors, but I usually would vote for who I thought played a stronger game, even if they did screw me over. I think I handled the final 3 round really well, and my interactions with you were a big part of that - it may have seemed unnecessary to lie to you, but here was my thinking.
I guess I will give a preface by saying that this is the third time that I have played an ORG of Big Brother – the first two times I have come in 3rd place. It was a HUGE priority not to get eliminated at the final 3 round again. The first two times I played the game, I went into the final 3 with the attitude that I would just win final HoH and advance to the finals because the social/strategic game was basically over. Both times I lost and was eliminated. This time I decided it was important for me to handle it differently, and not drop the ball on the social/strategic side. This is kind of ironic because it was the only time my original strategy would have worked.
Another thing you have to realize is that I never considered voting Eddie out as an option. I had a final 2 deal with him that I was intending to keep and I also know that he wouldn’t have voted me out at final 3 in any circumstances. It would be the exact same as if I was in the final 3 with you and Will, and tried to convince you that you’d have a better shot against me in the finals... my ass would still have ended up on the jury if I didn’t win HoH. If I am wrong, and you actually
were planning on dropping Will, then then I guess we just see the game a little differently.
You and I were never really close, and literally hours before the third round of the HoH, you came up to me asking for a deal so I would take you to final 2. If I say no, then I risk this this scenario (this is an exact quote from Warzone 2 jury questioning).
I know that making the deal than breaking it wasn’t the nicest thing to do, but I was not at all confident that I would win that final HoH. There were a few competitions that were really close between us in this season (most of which you won and I lost), and if I lost then I wanted you to take me and not Eddie into the finals. Refusing your offer would basically be saying ‘Fuck you Sarah, take Eddie instead of me’ and I was not willing to do that.
Maybe you were lying, but I really suspect that you would have taken me if you won that HoH. So, essentially I ensured that I was gonna make it through the final 3 round no matter who won HoH, and that meant I overcame my biggest mistake from last season(s). I am sure you will see it differently because you were the victim of said move, but when I get played by someone, I see it as a reason that they deserve my jury vote. I don't just pout at the fact that they beat me. Anyways, now you know how I see it.
Jason – Strong competitor, funny guy, friend, and usually a bigger target than me.
Nathan – If it wasn’t for Hells Angels, I definitely would have tried to work with Nathan much earlier on. He seemed like a dependable and well rounded player.
Alex – I was initially really nervous when Alex came into the game, namely because I felt the most responsible for his eviction in WZ3 so I was unsure if he would want me around. But by the end I realized he is a chill guy and intelligent player that I really wanted to have on my side.
This is a tough question to answer, because the most important secrets of my game have already been revealed. That was Hell’s Angels. Clearly. Or maybe I would say the Nathan Final 4 thing would be an alright answer, but I just used that for another question so you already know all about it. But if you want to be genuinely want to be surprised, I would say that this is the best example I have.
One thing that remained pretty secret throughout the game was alliance that I Jessica and I made week 1. Jessica and I hit it off right from the bat, and became close really fast. We had thrown around the idea of pulling a Danielle/Jason style f2 alliance, in addition to talking about a potential Nathan/Jessica/Lydia/Roddy deal as well. She was someone I would have worked very closely with throughout the game. We actually still talk even though we only spent one week together in this ORG. But alas it was not meant to be.
In week one, she was nominated and I fought for her to stay. It was evidently gonna be a close vote, and when it became clear that Jason was the person who could fuck Jess over, I tried my hardest to swing him. He told me he was gonna keep her, and I bought it (although had some doubts), but he obviously did not follow through. I even kind of bought Jason's lie for a short period of time after the vote, although not for very long.
I think I failed at convincing Jason for two reasons. First, there was no chance of it ever happening in the first place because I underestimated how close Jason and Nathan were. And second, I pushed too hard with Jason for Jess to stay making him want to get rid of her even more than he already did.
Since she left week 1, my alliance with her didn’t play a HUGE role in my game, but it did help in a subtle way I think. Jess was allied tightly with Eddie and Nathan, and at times, vouched for me to both of them. She also tried to convince me that they were among the most trustworthy (which ended up being true, although I am prolly the only person who would describe Eddie as trustworthy lol). I think this may have made them a little more receptive to working with me, but I am not really sure about that.
Finally, it was Jessica leaving that made me realize that while Jason was pretty genuinely down for working with me, he would still lie to me about the vote. That was a big deal to me and definitely affected my game plan.
So is it the biggest and most influential alliance? No. But it is one that remained fairly unnoticed, and ended up having a positive impact on my game. Hopefully it surprises you
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Will, getting ready to ambush.
Aww so adorbz and innocent... Lydia I guess?
Josh. As he is finding out the news that Alex is taking him into the BB WZAS house.
This cat seems pretty calm and collected. I guess I will put myself for this one.
Another calm and collected one, I guess this one will be Rachel.
This cat is clearly a bit of attitude. James works.
This cat is clearly intellegent. Nathan for sure.
Such a pleasant cat. Definitely Alex.
Natalie, desperately trying to latch on to her HoH as it disappears with Dave's eviction.
Chelsia. I dont think I really need an explanation here lol.
Yeah it looks like one is about to pounce, but I am ignoring that and focusing in on the fact that there are two cats in the picture, meaning that the two cats should be a pairing from WZ. Sheila and Jason work for that.
This cat looks like it is in a state of humiliation. Getting evicted first can be kinda embarrassing. Jessica I guess.
An innocent looking cat. Sarah.
This cant looks drunk. Renny?
Clearly that red bonnet is covering an awesome weave. Jun.
This cat is duking it out with someone. Eddie.
Dave, mainly because this cat was the last one I had left to compare, and I had already used every other houseguest.
1. Eddie – I may not have had a preexisting relationship with Eddie, but I got extremely close to him as this game progressed. We basically discussed every thing we did in this game, without holding anything back.
2. Lydia – Everyone knew in this game that Lydia and I were extremely close. She was someone I felt I could talk to about anything without having to worry about it being spread around, and she was a great ally to me the full way through.
3. Jason – I am very close to Jason, but a lot of it has to do with the fact that he hosted my first ORG ever, and not so much has to do with this game so I feel like it wouldn’t be right to put him at the top of this ranking. He is a good friend though, and I am so glad he got me into the ORG world.
4. Jessica – Probably the first WTF answer on this list, but Kenya and I became extremely tight, and continued talking extensively after she was evicted.
5. Rachel –Another wtf answer, but completely true. Rachel and I connected pretty strongly, and we had these bizarre circumstances because we happened to live extremely close to eachother, so we were able to talk about a lot of non-ORG things.
6. Alex - I did a total 180 on Alex from when he first came into the game. I was extremely nervous to have him around, but the more I got to know him, the more I realized I had misjudged him and that he was someone I got along with very well.
7. Will – I feel like I had a decent amount of personal conversations earlier on in the game. Later on, when it became clear we were on opposite sides of things, those dropped off, but I still feel like we made a decent connection.
8. Nathan – A guy I respect and was glad to have met. It took a while for us to really speak very openly with eachother though, and shortly after, he was evicted. I didn’t get to know him as well as I would have liked.
9. Dave – Hit it off with him right off the bat, but he was gone early and we didn’t keep up as closely after he left as some of the others.
10. James – Ahhh, James. My Warzone nemesis <3. Honestly he drove me crazy some times in this game, but definitely I also feel like my Warzone experience would have been completely different without him – I actually missed him after he left lol.
11. Josh – Wasn’t really in the game long enough for me to really get to know him as well as a lot of other people, but I did get along with him well.
12. Renny – Renny was a lot of fun to play the game with, and pretty chill to talk to, but she was someone who was kind of peripheral to me. Especially as he was absent for a few weeks
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13. Sarah – You and I got along alright, but I would never have called us that close.
14. Jun – Chi Chi and I just never really connected that much I don’t think. But I think we both tried to fake liking eachother until she left lol.
15. Natalie – Lol didn’t she die or something?
16. Sheila – We barely talked at in this game,.
17. Chelsia – Literally the only communication we had all game was this one IM she sent me when I was away: '
I find your gameplay *YAWNS* pretty boring! You're away at class? I hope you fall asleep and wake up in some weird Freddy Krueger dream. *Slashes with steak knife*'