Board Thread:Season 11 - Polynesia/@comment-8210816-20140110043100/@comment-24112421-20140112232538

Playing a heroic game does not mean you played a good game, nor does playing a non-heroic game mean you played a bad game. Did I play a heroic game? No. Did i CLAIM to play a heroic game (or even plan to)? No. This is an individual game, there is only one winner and that is how I played it. COULD I have played the idol on Eden? Obviously I could have, just like I could have played it on anyone that tribal, but at that time there was no way for me to know for certain Eden was being voted out. In fact, most of the people on your side were trying to convince me it was going to be me going home that tribal and I had to play it on myself. I had to read into everything that was said to me to determine if I was in danger and off of my read I decided I wasn't. Had I played the idol on Eden and been wrong not only do I not get the numbers but I also lose my idol. So is what you are telling me is I should have given up my best chance to get to the end for a chance at saving someone from my original tribe. No I was not a HERO as far as giving up my shot to get to the end for someone on my original tribe, but I also didn't betray them. In fact, after i sent in my vote I said if it was me that goes I would be giving my idol to Eden to help him get further if my read was off (you can confirm with a host if you want).

When I say outplay I do not mean at the challenges, obviously you outplayed people in that category, but it is a big advantage when someone has as much time to be on their computer and play the challenges as you did (you stated this in your tribal speech). As far as strategy, I certainly outplayed you, and if you can't see that then it is not the fact that you want people to THINK you played more strategic but you in fact are delusional yourself. I got myself as far as I could with strategy, the only thing that kept me from the finals was a challenge, that has nothing to do with strategy. Had I won that challenge I had a GREAT chance at winning against you.

Having numbers at tribe swap and then losing them has nothing to do with my strategy. I wasn't on the tribe that had someone who flipped there was nothing I could have done about that. I got myself in the best position I could have pre swap and that was lost because of other people post swap, but I adjusted my game play after that and was able to adjust to get myself as far as I did. I got you to vote out two of your own before even getting a vote against me.

I will not even comment on the casting of all stars here because that is a completely different situation and has nothing to do with this.