So at the start of the game, my plan was to lay low and never become the Lone Wolf, because why would endanger myself like that, and so that worked for a while... until I got nominated. That was when my game had to morph. I went from being fairly inactive to fully invested in the game, and I started to make bonds with people like Jimmy and Zyler.
At that point, it was f8 and I was determined to win this competition to prove to the rest of the pack that they messed with the wrong person, and that’s exactly what I did. Then, I became a little ruthless with nominations by nominating the only two people who were completely active, and some may say that wasn’t fair, but I was being more strategic than fair, because Cody could’ve taken this game had he kept going.
So at f7, we had the auction, and at this point, my strategy was to go for the veto, because I knew that since I had just been the Lone Wolf the week prior, I couldn’t be nominated, so if the Lone Wolf became Alpha or was exiled, I make it past that week regardless, and there was a good chance that I would have it for the next week as well, so overall it would grant me safety for two weeks, and low and behold, I won it. Now, with this power, to ensure that I would hold it for a while, I had to make sure the Lone Wolf was exiled, so I helped nominate Jack, someone I wasn’t close with and therefore had no qualms about seeing be eliminated, and he went up, so we worked out butts off to make sure that he lost, and that’s what happened, which meant I kept my veto for the next week, putting me in a major power position.
So at f5, Hoop has now been eliminated due to inactivity, which invalidated every power won at the auction except mine, the veto, so by time nominations were made after Dylan, who I was now in an alliance with, because we were the only two surviving Alphas at that point, had become Alpha (note: I did purposefully help him win that challenge by not posting), I had a big decision to make. I could either try and make a big move or let the game guide itself, and I went with the latter, because I was already safe and there was no advantage in rocking the boat at that time as it would’ve had negative repercussions. Now, originally I wanted Jimmy to be eliminated at this stage, but me and Hunter had sort of become allies, so I thought it best to align my votes with him, and admittedly, he did manipulate me a bit by telling me that Jimmy would be bitter if I voted him out, which did change my vote to Zyler, so Zyler was exiled instead of my target, Jimmy.
That brings us to the f4, where I sat back and did nothing. I literally let the week take me to f3 with no help from me, and I think that says something good about my social stance at that point, because I wasn’t nominated as Lone Wolf, did nothing in the competition, was nominated but didn’t campaign, and still made it to f3. Plus, even though he was my ally, Dylan, a big threat, ended up being voted out, which made my road to f2 a bit clearer.
At f3, I really tested my challenge abilities, being the only one to compete in all three parts. I had to use my cleverness and intuition to win that final part and become the last Alpha, and I finally could make my best move of the game by singlehandedly exiling Jimmy, who I have no doubt would have won had he been here with me, and me keeping him at f5 then meant nothing, because he went at f3 anyway, so I’m proud of that at least.
And now, I’m here, at f2, and I think the council should give the win, because I was able to drastically improve my game midway through, play strategically, become Alpha twice, create social bonds, pick and choose my times, and embody the Lone Wolf. Thank you and good luck Hunter.
