Board Thread:Season 30 - Svalbard/@comment-24407701-20160127071700/@comment-27162441-20160127213107

I'll try to lay this out as accurately as I can so you can see why I did what I do. I will go vote to vote from the tribals I attended:

James - My reasoning was remaining loyal to the alliance formed with you/Aren/Brandon.

Ayhan - Me, you, and Brandon had discussed this one. We considered whether it was a better idea to stick with the original Bassøe or not, we agreed that it was better to move on. Good for me as he threw me name out before.

Chris - I trusted Rhiannon/Brett/Thomas more at this point and saw that it'd be a better idea to stick with them.

Bas - Same scenario as before. As part of being in the Bottomfeeders, I was able to stay in touch with them and grow closer.

Marco - It wasn't a good idea to keep him around. I didn't have relations with him and he wasn't an obvious goat, so I voted here.

Wouter - This vote was a turning point because I wanted you out. You won immunity, convinced others that you had an idol, so Wouter was the next best thing.

Alietta - You were a major threat to win and it would've been silly to stick by you. I didn't want to turn on Rhiannon before because I wanted to gain her trust.

Johnny - I was close with Brett/Rhiannon/Thomas, I wanted to build something with Brandon, and I felt Johnny was more dangerous than Tyler.

Rhiannon - I turned on her because I had no chance against her in the end and it was too dangerous to even try going up against her.

Brandon - I voted for him because I wanted to take out any potential threat to my game.

Brett - Voting for him was like crossing off one final name off a hit list. There was not shot against him in the end, so I had no choice but to vote him.

Alietta, you want me to go into detail but I'm not going to drag things on. I'm not going to bullshit like Tyler has because the game that I played was simple. I modelled my game after the likes of Cirie and All-Stars Amber, Danielle Reyes and Jun from Big Brother. From the moment I made my mangatar, I knew that I was going to be the snake in the grass. And there's nothing else I can say, but that I played exactly how I wanted to. I showcased myself as the Bassøe cheerleader early on, I stuck by the people that stuck by me, I built relationships. While it's much more respectable to go out guns blazing from beginning to end, it rarely plays out successfully and I knew that I wouldn't be able to do that. I played using my strengths. By being social, I picked up on info from everybody, including you. I got a taste of what people were thinking and what they were saying, whether they lied to me or not, and I was able to find out who was being truthful.

I didn't play harder until I knew that I could make it farther. Once I felt that I was in a good position to make the large moves, I did. So I'll conclude there, if this is what you asked for, I'm glad I can give it to you. If it isn't, I'm not going to hold anything against you. I'm not going to lie myself to victory.

As far as ranking goes, this is what I believe is accurate:

1) Brett - Played a phenomenal game, covering all the bases. He survived to the final 3 and was actually set to win had I not played the "Midnight Sun".

2) Rhiannon - A very smart player and was close to Brett in my opinion, the only reason I set Brett apart from her is because I believe Brett had stronger relations with fellow Barentsz members.

3) Alietta - Took control from the moment the game started. Dominated the pre-merge, and was set to dominate the merge if I hadn't snitched.

4) Brandon - He was one of those guys that came across as a hero to me. Like J.T. or Earl, he was very smart and didn't get dirty in game. Great physical player.

5) Johnny - Started in the bottom and because he was easy-going and able to make friends with people, he made it far. He could've made it to the end as well.

6) Thomas - I believe he was underestimated because he wasn't the biggest player out there. He was very likeable in my eyes and it did him very well in the game. He had a nice grasp on the game, but he needed those last wins to make it to the end.

7/8) Bas/Chris - I think these two both deserve an honorable mention because they were a strong pair from the beginning of the game and it really came down to tribe switches that was their downfall. In my opinion, they were the first major targets to get the boot.

9) Tatianna - I would put myself here because I had strong social and strategic skills that carried me to the end. I definitely needed help to get here, and that's why I aligned myself with people that had what I didn't. By no means do I believe I'm the best player of the season, but it was smart of me to click with the people that were.

10) Wouter - I think Wouter was quiet but was not oblivious to what was going on. Had he not gotten cut when he did, I think he could've built himself as threat towards the end. I could see him being cut for being a jury threat.

11) Tyler - He seemed to start out strong, but he kind of fizzled once we merged. He threw challenges, he threw away votes. I understand that it was his strategy and he tried to be a good player, but things just didn't click with him. He deserved props for making it this far, but he isn't deserving of the win.

12) Marco - Despite being inactive a lot because of time differences, he did a good job at getting close to people.

13) Aren - He showed that he had a passion for the game, but he fell victim to the first tribe switch. I'm not sure how well he'd do, because he was going too hard, too fast.

14) Ayhan - He wasn't all that social. I don't think that he would've gone much further in the game than this point.

15/16) James/Eva - Both first boots on their tribes. They were similar because they scared people early on. Alliances formed early that they weren't a part of, they didn't try as hard in the first immunity, and ended up paying for it.