Board Thread:Season 46 - Kariba/@comment-20483335-20180413231154/@comment-34704154-20180416175125

The fact we have managed to get to final tribal council and you still don't know who was on what side or who voted what when is telling really :/ And I knew I was your target not because you told me, but because my target advantage for getting out Matthias was finding out who's people targets were, so don't try that!

Anyway, it is our strengths rather than our opponents' weaknesses that I think are going to make or break this; it is interesting that you repetitively chose to focus on the latter in your response.

I put a final little summary of my own game on Dan's jury speech, but I'll put it here too for ease of access!!

''Right from the start I was playing this game hard by creating a perception of me that wasn't true through the language I used and the interactions I made. Despite this belief that I was a dumb goat, I was always in absolute control of my own safety and never had to rely on anyone else, as demonstrated by my 3 individual challenge wins and idol. Yet, I could use the relationships I did forge to always put myself in the majority, causing me to know where every single vote fell throughout the entirety of the game and not be the victim of blindsides, whilst also taking out major threats along the way. This allowed me to use the target system advantageously in both a social and strategic way; social = gaining Jack and Becky's trust by telling them I had them as my targets, and strategic = gaining advantages, which could also be used in the same way. Whilst I admittedly had social drawbacks, I was never alienated from the tribe and always included in everyone's plans, demonstrating how people trusted me. This was even the case after I had blindsided people e.g. in the aftermath of the Becky vote, exemplifying that there were some strengths to my social game, even if my jury management was not up to scratch. Despite this, I hope that only those I hurt will let that affect their vote; obviously people like Louise feel I damaged them, but I hope those I stuck with to the end don't let this affect their vote too! Whilst my game was harsh at times, I felt I did what I had to do to be here today; rather than let myself be on the bottom of an alliance, I adapted to the ever-changing social currents of the game, demonstrating my awareness of what was going on. I feel like this is best epitomised in the vote tally against me, which was due to a combination of: being perceived as a goat (which I hope my change in language at final tribal council shows was a permanent strategy), my immunity wins (particularly at final 4), the finding of my idol (which involved my tactic to put others off the scent and making it last two tribals through taking the initiative to bluff), and always manoeuvring myself into the majority, even if this meant siding with the previous opposition a number of times. ''

Again, I just want to say how relieving it is to hear that you and a lot of the rest of the jury have come into this final tribal council with an open mind. I know it may not have seemed it in the game, but I really hope I have been able to shed light on why I deserve to be your winner through '''my strengths alone! '''​​​​​​​Thank you, Jack!! Xx