Board Thread:Season 28 - Generations/@comment-24769179-20151009021441

Aye yo! Let’s start by saying the generic thank you to the hosts for putting up with us contestants as we fought it out in Saudi Arabia. And a genuine thank you to everyone that played this game. I believe that years from now, we can look back at Generations and know that we did a kickass job with this season. Twists, turns, blindsides, and everything between. HAD THEM ALL.

Let’s get to my game, and I know what you’re thinking.. If I were to sum up my game in one simple way, it’s GOAT. That’s right, the Greatest Of All Time!!! Just kidding. I’ll be the first to admit that there were flaws in my game, but I did play a great game.

I’ll call it out for what it was, an under the radar type of game. There were hardly times where I was actually in danger, and it was by no means an accident. And you know what sucks? Entering a game full of all-stars and only knowing a hand full of them. It also didn’t help me that people kept thinking Endure had this mega alliance from the start. However, I made it work. I contributed a lot in the challenges, made nice with everyone, and wasn’t seen as double dealer. Safe to say my position was good on Qahtan.

Up until the merge, I never got to see a lot of action. I only got to participate in two tribal councils, and this was mainly due to my own and my tribes’ challenge ability at those times. However, I wasn’t totally out of the loop. I had strong bonds with Ricky, Sam, and Molly at this point in the game. So I was well aware of Sam’s idol, Tyler P./Ricky’s idol, how the votes went down, etc. The one time I felt I was ever in any real danger was Lukas’s vote. If it weren’t for me and Ricky scrambling around mere hours before the vote, one of us would have left.

The beginning of the merge had so many factors up in the air for me. Moments before, I had individually talked to Ridgeway and Sam on deflating the idea of a tight Endure alliance. I didn’t want to be confined in my options because of what people perceived of me. The way I saw it, I was the bottom of either side because I didn’t get the chance to make working relationships with people. I believe my decision to vote out Tyler P. that round elevated my status in the game. I became a key ally, and cemented my trust to form a power alliance Sam and Ricky.

There was no way in hell that any of us could have made it this far without the other. And in a way, I was the glue that held together Sam and Ricky, as they would make offhand remarks on targeting each other. It was great for my game, surrounded by two shields. Not to mention the big targets that surrounded Amir and Mihai throughout the game.

I always had a say when it came to the votes. For example, I had to lay down the logic on why getting rid of Jessy over Molly was the smarter plan. Even when there was resentment on Sam’s part, who just found out her idol was never properly returned by Jessy, I pushed strong for her boot. I surrounded myself with loyal allies, and I never gave them a reason to distrust me. In fact, I have voted correctly in every tribal council I’ve attended.

Wrapping this up cause I know you guys are just salivating at trying to rip us apart. I may not have the flashiest gameplay, but I did play the cleanest. I didn’t have to run around like a mad man, I could walk freely moving from one round to the other. I even had to fight struggles outside the game to keep playing. Juggling work, classes, rehearsals, social life, family and at one point a night where I was severely depressed. In the end, I find myself here, playing a game where I didn’t need to unnecessarily paint a target on my back throughout the entire game. You could argue that I was a hero, a villain, an anti-hero, a goat, a dragon, or a handsome devil. Either way, I played a game where I didn’t compromise who I am as a person. So, I ask of you my fellow castaways. To please vote for me, because a vote for me isn’t just a vote for Yap to Survivor: Generations’ Sole Survivor. It’s also a vote for

AMERICA



and CANADA



and GERMANY



and ROMANIA  