Board Thread:Season 14 - Madagascar/@comment-9488611-20140502041510/@comment-24215409-20140503011506

You're absolutely right, I did play the innocent girl act and I planned on working that angle until it no longer worked. The fact that you didn't really notice me pre-merge, proved that my strategy was effective. I am very observant and a lot of the work I did pre-merge was observing. I sat back and allowed people to put targets on their back. On day 1 when we thought we would be fans vs. faves, I immediately formed a close bond with Perry who informed me of the preexisting alliance of 6 that I was not a part of. When you invited me into the alliance I knew I wasn't welcome and my suspicions were confirmed when Keaghan said "Why is Sam in this chat?" I knew I needed to act fast if I wanted to save myself so I went to the three fans on the outside; Craig, Spencer and Sergiu. Perry informed me that the first vote was either going to be for me or for Sergiu but because of the twist, there was no sense in trying to make a big move.



Once we were placed on our real tribes, I knew that I was treading on thin ice. I know that I can be aggressive at times, but I decided to hold back and allow people to come to me. I felt that if I was trying to make big moves too early, I would become an easy target. When we formed mix n' match, I never wanted to be that one person to call someone out for doing something or stir up any trouble. My goal was to be seen as a quiet player who wouldn't go off and blab about any plans I was informed of. And that worked for me, Nuno came to me with all kinds of information and by keeping this information to myself, he put his full trust in me and informed me about his idol. (In fact, unlike others who found out by word of mouth, I was personally told by all three idol holders about their idols.) Nuno wasn't as quiet about his gameplay, and a lot of people picked up on that. There were multiple instances where you came to me with information that I already knew long before you told me yet. Like when you told me that someone on our tribe had found the idol but it wasn't Chandni, I knew she didn't have it because Nuno had already told me he found it. Both you and Nuno proved that you were serious threats in the game and that's why when the merge came, you two were voted out fairly early. People recognized that you both had the potential to make big, game changing moves. That's where my pregame strategy game into effect for me because I wasn't seen as a big threat like you. Sure I was targeted on that vote, but it wasn't because I was seen as a threat it was because I was on the other side of the vote. You were voted out because you were a threat and because we knew you had a close relationship with Jay and if we couldn't take out Jay getting you out would be just as good. So yes, I may have been invisible pre-merge but that allowed me to maneuver my way through the game post-merge. We were both threats, I was just better at hiding it.



As for being the last fan standing that is merely a minor fact. Being the last fan standing doesn't define my game and nor does it merit a win. What I think merits a win is gameplay and I think my gameplay merits a win. I was an adaptable player and was able to deal with any situation that was thrown at me.



And here are my words:



Spencer: Observant

Kaeden: Ambitious

Taylor: Boisterous

Charley: Congenial

Trace: Charming

Craig: Opportunistic

Sergiu: Headstrong

Eddie: Feisty