Board Thread:Survivor 20: Heroes Vs. Villains/@comment-24603302-20161024220551/@comment-11566954-20161024231918

Chris! I would first like to apologize for my speech. I've had tendencies of rambling when I write, so I tried to just summarize everything. Not the best idea, but thank you for pointing that out. (not sarcasm I promise LOL)

Heading into the merge, I had a gameplan to make a big move. I purposefully voted for Bas in the tribal council before to one, ensure the certainty of my alliance staying in the game if Sarah had the idol, and to help me with this move. I tried very hard (and flopped really hard as well) to get the Villians to be convinced that one person had an idol and that we were voting another. This completely back fired on me, as I was too agressive too fast. I realized after Miguel graciously played his idol on me that I had made a goof. That is when I knew I had to go under the radar to mask any threat that might come upon me.

For the Bas vote, I kept my mouth shut with my alliance and did what they said. However, there were other plans that did not involve me. That is when Bas was sent home, blindsiding not only Bas, but me. That is when I knew that I wasn't in the close comforts of the Heroes alliance. I realized that other alliances (Dusk, Emma, and Szy) were already placed. So, in retalliation I began venturing off into other parts of the tribe. Jenn.

When Thomas came to me before his elimination, I was open to anything. Hence, voting Szy out. I did this as one, payback for not telling me about the Bas vote. And two, regaining his trust. I figured if I voted against Szy, then I could plea my loyalty to the Heroes and get them to trust me again. I convinced them that I was no longer going to venture off into other alliances and that the Heroes were my number one priority.

As Miguel and Szymon were voted out, I began to grow my relationship with Jenn. I knew she was on the outs with the Villains, so I needed to jump at this opportunity. I began the relationship for the fact that the Villians out numbered the Heroes 4-3. I knew that Jenn needed me to stay in this game. So I got Emma and Dusk to team up with her and blindside Alissa out of the game.

At the Emma vote, I had very little say but the outcome probably would have ended the same, regardless if I was there or not. However, turning on Jenn ended up being the better end of the deal anyhow becasue the challenge threat was out, and there was another one (Sora) still in. At the final vote, I really wanted Dusk out because I felt like he played a great game. With a little convincing and thinking, however, I really do think voting Eddie out was the best decision.

I hope that this explained how my game was to the merge. Thank you for the question!