Hello, jury! Final speeches aren't usually my strong-suit so let's see how this goes. At the beginning of the game, I was in the outs, believe it or not, I was put on a tribe with Caleb, Wes, and Nikki. I was told by people in the game that those three knew each other, so all I could think was "great, this is the WORST beginning tribe I could be put on". If I did not reach out and try to play my social game I don't know if I would have made it out of the first few tribal councils. Let me run you through my game week by week:
Week 1- (The Rob vote out) During this week, I luckily did not have to go to tribal council but it was stressful because I do believe that I was one of the only people to show up to immunity from my tribe and I had to make sure that my ass was going to make it to at least second boot. I started building my relationship with Caleb and with Nikki, Wes would not really speak to me. (Like he actually wouldn't, I have one message about how he was playing monopoly on the first night) I do think that me building my relationship with Caleb was the start of my game picking up.
Week 2- (The Vincent vote out) During this week, I actually ended up going to tribal council after claiming THIRD in the immunity BY MYSELF. (This was the spamming comp, like come on!) I wouldn't say that I was some mastermind when it came to this vote but I was the one to tell Vincent that the vote was on him before he went home due to the twist of EOE in play. I was able to grasp some relationships and pick up my relationship with Ami (who I had played my very first game with and I actually lost to her in the final 2) and James (who I was close to and have played with in the past). I was also able to build a bridge with Keaton (who I had met VERY briefly) and make sure that the vote was not on me.
Week 3- (The Nikki Vote) During this time Nikki had approached me about having a final 3 with Ami. Due to knowing that Nikki was also with Wes I knew that something had to be done. I went to tribal council with Chris (who I knew), Nick, John, and Kyle. I was able to create a final 3 alliance with Chris & Kyle and was able to vote with the other tribe in hopes of sending Nikki home. This was accomplished and Nikki went home 6-2.
Week 4- (The Wes Vote) I knew that I had some hard work ahead of me when I was put on the new tribe. I was able to win the jigsaw challenge and put somebody on DONOS ISLAND. Instead of taking the opportunity of keeping myself safe for numerous votes down the road, I made sure that I put somebody on Dono's that I was scared of in the game. (That was JB because he has hosted me twice before and he knows the game that I play. I knew that due to him being here I needed to play a completely different game. I was able to play more dominating and a smarter game for myself rather than following what other people have said like I have in the past) I put JB on Dono's Island making sure that I had the numbers in the swap. I was able to get the votes onto Wes and Wes went home 7-1 (self-voted and James voted for Ami).
Week 5- (The James Vote) This week I attempted to take out Natalie due to what I had heard about how she had played in the past. I put myself, Caleb, and Keaton in a group chat called "3-2-1 Plan". I was the voice behind the vote and was able to convince James to vote Ami (him assuming it would be 5-1) and had Ami vote Keaton (so the votes were not on myself or Caleb). Unbeknownst to me Keaton had told Natalie that her name was on the chopping block and I'm assuming due to my relationships that I had built up until that point, I was not pegged as the leader of the vote and Natalie voted James along with Keaton.
Week 6- (The John Vote) After being blindsided I was not ready to go to rocks with 4 people in my tribe. We were able to pull out a win and I worked on my social game with Caleb and Keaton further. (Let it be known that I did not reach out to somebody if they were on an opposing tribe due to purity. If they messaged me, I would of course message back but that is the reason that some of us didn't talk during chunks of the game. I got voted out in my worst ever placement, in 9th, because I was "too social" and I wanted to make sure that I made my social game just up to par so that I wouldn't be targetted for it.) I want it to also be known that I found the VYS idol this round.
Week 7- (TRIBE SWAP #2 & Kyle Vote) My #1 and I were separated and we had to fend for ourselves. I worked on my social game with James, Ami, Tyler, and Nick. I lost a very good ally in Kyle during this vote and that was a shot to my game because I needed to pick up new numbers for the merge. I also found the Ahel Igla tribe idol during this week.
Week 8- (Alex Vote) The same with the Kyle vote... I worked on my social game and positioning myself between James/Ami & Tyler/Nick if we were to go to tribal council before the merge.
Week 9- (Sag Vote) I was the one who came out of being second and was able to claim first for my tribe with my puzzle making abilities. I was even told this vote (by Tyler) that if our tribe went to tribal, I would have been the safest person on the tribe and nobody would've voted for me. This was GREAT for my game because I knew that I was able to get myself into the cracks and knew that merge would be a good time for my game.
Week 10- (Keaton Vote) This is the one week that I took a backseat in the game and just let James get his way. James wanted revenge for what happened with the idol play and if the numbers were there I wasn't going to push another vote. This is also the week where the group of 6 was formed. (I was the one to start the chat, just like how I started every chat that I was involved in besides the Ahel Igla chat that was "re-made". I made the chats because I knew that I wanted to be ballsy and get stuff done.) I made sure that I positioned myself at the top of the group but was also in the position that people could come talk to me, (this will come back later). I also won immunity in the food chain competition.
Week 11- (The James vote) I want it to be known that I was not the person that said James' name. The vote was originally on James but later that day I came up with a plan. (I knew that Kevin had the runestone because Keaton had previously told me) I said "lets split our votes and tell somebody on that side that we are voting Natalie. If they think that we are all voting Natalie, they will play the runestone on her and all it will take is a vote on somebody else to make sure that somebody from the other side goes home." We knew that Liv was becoming a target during that vote and I knew that she would play one of her idols on herself. I (in good faith) gave Liv both of my idols before the tribal council in hopes of getting them back after. After I heard about the shenanigans on the other side (Caleb, Chris, Liv, or myself getting the votes) we were already at tribal council and they couldn't be transferred back. I told Liv to play one on me and play one on Chris. I then advised Liv to play one on Caleb so that we have all of our bases covered. The vote ended up tying 1-1-fuck ton of zeroes and I had to make the most difficult vote of my game. James told me that if he went home that I would be either 8th or 7th but I knew that if James went home, I had my seat in the final three reserved. With a heavy heart I voted out James and he went home 8-1.
Week 12- (The Ami Vote) There was some drama with where the runestone was because we knew that it still had two power on it. Ami confirmed to me that the runestone was passed to her and I ran with it. I took that to my groupchat with the 6 and said "she has it, we can make the move on Kevin or we can get the runestone out of this game" and we all agreed to vote for Ami due to having the runestone. The only thing that took Ami out of this game was the transfer. I was promised if I voted with the other group that I would receive the runestone but the risk was not worth the reward due to it being in negative power at that point. (I would also tank my game)
Week 13- (The Tyler Vote) This is the moment that my social game was able to pull over a pretty big move in the game. Due to me keeping Kevin and I in good graces I was able to have Kevin vote with Caleb, myself, Chris, and Liv. I knew that it was time to make a move and although some were hesitant I was able to get the 5 to stick together and I told them that I would make sure that all of us made the final 5. I kept this promise and that is the ONE TIME in the game that I used the phrase "I give you my word". This move is when my social game paid off and was able to pull something over. I was able to have Kevin throw me immunity during the final 9 as well. (Thank you Kevin).
Week 14- (The JB Quit) This is the week when Natalie put something in the chat like "There isn't enough room left on Logan's dick for me" and I was sitting there like "FINALLY IM GETTING RECOGNITION!" I was able to keep a pretty good relationship with JB and even though we were on opposite sides of the game I was able to get a pretty good goodbye message from him, which I appreciated because I really did like JB and wished him only the best.
Week 15- (The Natalie Vote) This was a pretty straightforward vote just based on numbers. We were at 7 and I did not see a flip happening on me at this point. I was able to win the final 7 immunity and guarantee that if anything happened, it was NOT going to be on me. The group once again came to the consensus that it would be Natalie and that is what happened.
Week 16- (The Nick Vote) This week it just came down to me keeping my word with the five. I told Nick that I was going to vote him out because I had to keep my word. It wasn't really a vote against Nick, but a vote for what I promised I would do.
Week 17- (The Kevin Vote) I told Kevin that I would make sure that he got to final five. I came through on this promise to him and was able to do that. It then came down to people that I had also told that I wanted a final four with them at that point. Another hard vote, but to keep what I said, I had to do it. I was also able to win my fourth individual immunity.
Week 18- (The Chris Vote) I voted for Chris solely because he told me that he wanted fourth. I received my sole vote against me all game during this vote, and I understand the reasoning behind it.
This game I was able to pick myself off of the bottom. I would have likely been the first boot from this game if I went to tribal council first and I was able to get myself to the final three. I won four individual immunities, I found two idols, and I made sure that I would get where I needed to be. I was always the person that kept the twists in mind and made sure that other people remembered that Eoe and the runestone was in play. I do feel like I was able to map my way to the end rather successfully and I am proud of myself for that. My name never came up as a serious vote and I do believe that this is due to me maintaining my threat level while actually being coming up with the plans. I want it to be known that my name was NEVER written down until final four when it needed to be down for personal reasons. That is the ONLY time that my name was actually written down. I played this game more dominant than I have ever played in the past and I would love to win the game. I was able to make friends and just have a good time playing this game overall. I put so much time and energy into this game and I truly believe that I deserve the win. I can't wait to answer your questions and to hear what you have to say. I just want you to remember, I might not have been the loudest person in the game, but I kept my ears open and my mouth shut. I did what I needed to in order to make final tribal council and hopefully to win this game.
I would like to thank all of the hosts for this amazing groupgame that they put together for all of us. You guys did amazing and I am honored to be part of your game.
I am linking a voting chart that I made throughout the season, this has a lot of thought that helped me throughout the game. A vote could be wrong here or there but I made it to help me keep up with what is happening and to plan potential votes. Thank you all again.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z6EobQ75gOgUr-zB_5Do5skTbazitMdNfXEpOAOwm-4/edit?usp=sharing