Board Thread:Season 40 - Argentina/@comment-27281906-20170520211035/@comment-26896797-20170521202803

Hey Brandon, thanks!



''' Coming into Argentina as a losing finalist, what aspects of your game did you want to change and what aspects did you actually change in this game to prevent a similar fate to the one you had in Tikal? '''



Coming into this season, I wanted to change my style of gameplay. I wanted to build a lot of relationships and a lot of alliances to put myself in the best position, and that's what I did in Cordoba. I also wanted to embrase the UTR gameplay, and that's what I did by dealing with people behind-the-scenes and making subtle moves.



''' What was your strategy on the original Cordoba tribe and where did your true loyalties lie in that phase of the game? '''



As I said, my strategy was to build as much relationships as I could, and put myself in a lot of alliances. I did it with the Stripes & Solid and with the Girls Alliance. I willingly put myself in the middle so I could swing anywhere I want without getting people mad at me, and that's what I did when Carson went home. I didn't have any relationship with him, and I was more connected to Catherine, Shannon and Tymeka than to him, so I easily convinced Alex to vote against him since he liked the girls more as well, which got the flip to work since he convinced his partner to vote with us and I convinced mine. I told you he was going home cause I didn't want you to be mad, and so that I could have more options going forward. If we would've went to Tribal Council again though, I guess I would've stuck with the remnants of the S&S since it was the easiest majority and Shannon would've been the person I was least connected to.



 What subtle or complicated strategies were you actively employing during the game that you think got you to day 39 for the second time?



My first one is the one I just wrote about.

At the swap, I put myself in the middle again and lied to the Formosa guys about me flipping so I couldn't get targeted.

At the merge, I stayed loyal to Cordoba so I could have shields protecting me (like you and Alex), I also built relationships with the Formosa girls so I could work with them going further.

At the Final 9, I wanted Justin gone but I bit my tongue and let Ally have her way so she couldn't vote with the minority.

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">At the Final 6, I was able to identify who the other side was voting and could tell Sydney who to use her idol on.

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">This helped me to get to the end again by not putting myself on the foreground and let other people eat each other out.

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<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">''' If you could change anything that you did in this game, what would it be and why? '''

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<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">I guess not reassuring Tymeka more about her not being on the bottom of the Cordoba alliance. We had a strong relationship and I didn't vote her at the sheep question, so I knew I could've convinced her not to flip, but I didn't.

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<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">''' List which six people you believe belong on the DVD cover and why? '''

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<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">Well, the winner obviously, then:

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 * <p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">Sydney, for being the best player of the season and being the fourth-placed robbed goddess.
 * <p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">Mackie, for being the underdog of the season and being a humongous social threat.
 * <p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">Brandon, for being seen as the leader of the Cordoba alliance then flipping on them to then getting himself voted out.
 * <p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">Ally, for playing the middle for a long time then getting caught.
 * <p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">Alex, from going to first boot to a big threat/merge boot.

<p align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom:0cm">Thanks for those questions!