Coming into this game I wasn鈥檛 exactly sure how well I was going to be able to do. There weren鈥檛 too many big names in the cast so I was afraid that I was going to stick out as possibly the biggest target. But I was able to navigate through that and put myself into a power position to where I was able to dictate who went home almost every single week.
Socially I think I played a really solid game. I was nominated 5 times; 3 times I won veto, one I was saved by Marco at the final 4, and the one time I was a final nominee I stayed with 6/8 votes to save. Even though I was targeted for several rounds, I was able to work myself out of it and keep myself safe. I also kept my cool a lot even tho I was nominated more than anyone else in this game was. I also set up an alliance between Marco, Maliyah, Cody and myself. Marco was the one who actually MADE the chat, but I organized the four of us together to form the alliance itself. One thing a lot of people maybe didn鈥檛 know was how close Cody and I were. I even staged a fake fight with him so that people wouldn鈥檛 think that we were as close as we really were.
Strategically I feel as if I was in the know of everything that was happening in this game. I voted in majority every round, with the exception of the round that Maliyah was evicted. However, I knew that she was a fake houseguest because she had confided in me about it and I really didn鈥檛 want to be the vote that sent her home, knowing that she was leaving anyway. I always made decisions that I felt like would benefit my alliance, but also moreso myself. I really feel like with the way I positioned myself with people and how I managed my relationships, I was never in any real danger of being sent home.
Physically, I feel like I dominated this game. I won a total of 10 competitions; 4 HOHs and 6 POVs. I made sure that with every comp that I won, I made the smartest choice for myself that would propel me into the position that I am in now. Some people may argue that I only depended on comps, but I would argue that me staying with 6/8 saves during week 3, and Marco using veto on me at final 4, show that I was also able to use my social prowess rather than only winning competitions to stay in the game.
Overall I feel like I played a pretty well-rounded game and stayed true to values. I made choices that benefited myself but also benefited other people so that they felt inclined to support me and have my back. I put a lot of effort into this and attempted to play my cards the best way I could to secure myself a win. I won competitions that I needed to win, made connections that helped keep me safe in situations where I couldn鈥檛 win a competition to keep myself safe, and really think that I played this as smart as I could have. I would appreciate any votes to win and am open to any questions y鈥檃ll may have! Thanks for a fun game, and good luck to Cody!
