Board Thread:Season 42/@comment-24603302-20170906185803/@comment-26919105-20170907171158

Hi Hannah!! Thanks for the questions.

I just re-read that part of my speech and I can see where I could have said that better. I’m the first to admit that Alietta ran and dominated the Phaluai tribe. I think our tribe was very different than Talap’s or Samsao’s because all of us were active and we were forced to play this game quicker than anyone else. My  strategy was to get very close to Alietta because I was very aware that she was the one in charge. I wanted to highlight that both Brett and Tyson were trying to get me out at both of their tribal councils, but due to my very strong bond with Alietta, she protected me and kept me safe and got the vote against them. Alietta was the reason that those two left and because we had such a close connection and alliance, Alietta actively spearheaded those votes in order to protect someone she felt was loyal to her and that was me. The Brett and Tyson votes were a highlight of my social game more so than anything else. Alietta gets all the credit for the execution of those votes.

The weakest move in this game was the way I treated Jenna and Priscilla at your tribal council. Through my frustrations with losing you in the game and being put into a minority position, I wrongly lashed out at them. It was disrespectful and immature and quite frankly, I’m ashamed with my behavior. My irrational lashing out at them and Clifford are my only regrets in this game.

Aside from that, every single move I made in this game was the best possible thing I could do. The only votes that didn’t go my way this season were yours, Sim’s, and Jenna’s. Yours was my weakest moment because I couldn’t save you. I couldn’t get the numbers and take control of the game in the way I would have liked to. Again, it goes back to how I treated Pris and Jenna. Maybe if I was more mature and level headed and knew how to handle my emotions, I could have convinced them to go to rocks. It’s very unlikely that could have happened, but we’ll never know because I fucked up horribly as a person.

Overall, my game was strong and adaptive, despite a few weak moments along the way. I managed to dismantle the majority twice. After you left it was the idol play where I got out the person that tied the majority together. After Jace’s idol play he was able to reassemble the majority, so it was my time AGAIN to dismantle it, for good this time. I managed to get the reset idol by beating tier 5 at the temple and creating a rock draw between the majority. This allowed me to take full control of this game and I voted in the majority with all my targets going home (besides Rhi losing the tiebreaker) all the way to the final two.

I didn’t just let my game fall out at Final 10. I think Jace played great socially and he knew how to talk to people and get into their good graces. I clearly was weaker at that. I came here to play the game and play it hard. I didn’t come here to talk about what we all had for lunch or what your favorite colors are. I came here to play and ultimately win. I didn’t just let my game fall out at final 12 and hope I find idols and win immunities to get here. After the final 10, that’s all Jace relied on. I had to use superior tactics through strategy and cut-throat gameplay. There’s nothing else I could have possibly done to get here and I think my strong gameplay and determination trumps my the weak moments I had and that’s why I think you should vote for me.