Board Thread:Survivor 21: Kerala/@comment-26085335-20161209135559

Ayy everybody! So here I am, your weird Russian tribemate that made it on the jury. First of all, I wanted to make a video speech. And I tried, I really did, but the combination of my camera having 11.5p quality and myself getting lost and forgetting what to say throughout the whole video made me decide to just not. Still doesn't mean I will leave you with no face reveal though!







Am I not pretty?

(ik I look creepy af there but it was late night and I was sleepy lol)









So yeah, first of all, congrats to you three! You did what the jury couldn't and now it's FTC. As usual, guts will be spilled and asses will be kissed. Unfortunately, my boot was the first real sign of messy tribals to come (if that makes any sense bgrnhehnbr), so I didn't see much of your gameplay myself, which means I have to rely on your speeches and what my Ponderosa mates said, so feel free to correct me on any misunderstandings or general incorrections. Don't hate me it's my first time on jury :( My vote is still not decided, so I'll need your answers for it.



Let us start with... Asa.



I believe that the difference between a fair juror and a bitter one is that the fair juror starts with the worst contestant while the bitter one saves the worst contestant for the last. I consider myself a fair juror. While reading through your statement I just couldn't help but think "Where's your game, gurl?". Yeah, you do say you played a solid UTR game, but isn't UTR strategy supposed to include influencing moves? You just keep saying there was no need for making moves through and through. Newsflash - making moves is an essential thing in Survivor, especially for someone who plans to make FTC. You pretty much explain how it was the social game that got you this far, and while I agree that beauty is necessary for surviving Survivor, you should have a bit of strategy, which you didn't have.

I have one simple question for you. If you fail to answer this one, I'm sorry, but you're not getting my vote. Can you name at least ONE big move you had influence on this game? Pre-swap, pre-merge, I don't care.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Kay, now I'm moving on to Tucker.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">I personally respect the fact that you managed to write this huge chunk of text and basically laid everything out. Some people stated you gave away too much, but for me personally, it's exactly what's needed - facts and a step-by-step reveal of all the moves. But did you actually have good game is the main question. Like... Yeah! I think that analysing others' personalities is a very solid strategy that always helps with plans, and you almost always had one. You took risks, used people for your advantage and overall had a very solid game, or at least you made an impression of such. Good job. However, I'm not saying you already have my vote, but right now, I'm swinging towards ya.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Question 1: You stated that after Violet was idoled out, Cath HAD to go at F6 or you "literally lose the game". Call me dumb, but I didn't really get that part. Please explain it. Also, let's say Cath won immunity or pulled out an idol or did anything else to prevent her boot. Let's also imagine you lived to F5. What are your actions after that?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Question 2: When I went, you said in Thikkpapa chat that you wanted to do something about my boot even if you knew I was going. Was this statement truthful and why/why not?

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Finally, Konstantinos, maybe not the heart, maybe not the face, but definitely the beard of this game.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">So yeah, Magneficent Beard himself. Is it Captain Beard or is it Beardman? Anyway,  your speech, with highlights in bold and the general way you wrote it, looks like it was made by someone who works in a newspaper or smth. But when it comes to the point of it, you made it here using a strategy that I could only describe as... different. Basically, you weren't a smart UTR mastermind or a dominant leader, you were a drama machine that had no trust from anyone. But that being combined with you being one paranoid son of a bleep just gives away your insecurity tbh. And then there's your "Chaos strategy", which is apparently just leaking stuff to everyone, which, again, sounds more like "Fuck shit up" than "Use the info in a clever way against the informer". Does this strategy work? Sort of. Is it respectable? Ehh... I mean... I suppose? Also, I think you might have tried to actually make yourself such a target that you would be considered a free vote in exchange for not getting the boot, and I think that this is another one of those strategic decisions that kind of work but are just ultimately not to bre proud of imo.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Question 1: Did I get that last part, the one about becoming "so threatening that you're actually no longer threatening" right?

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">So yeah, I believe we're done here. Now some questions for all of you!

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">1) Which one of the three B's (Brains/Brawn/Beauty) do you think influenced your game the least and which one - the most? No explanation needed.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">2) What was your biggest mistake throughout this game that you regret the most?

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">3) Compare yourself in this game to an animal and say why.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Whoosh! I think that was it, cringy as it is. Before I go, I'd like to thank you three as well as the jurors, pre-jury players, the VL and, of course, the hosts - Thomas, Johnny, Linus, Austin, Eva, that other guy - for making this season so iconic. I think I'm done here. As we say here in Russia, Udachi vam na poslednem plemennom sovete! See you at the reunion! <ac_metadata title="Nicolai&#039;s Jury Speech"> </ac_metadata>