Coach has questions for his f2 friends!

[Ben "Coach" Wade]

Oh hai guys.

I have decided to withhold my statements until these questions are answered! I also withhold the right to ask more after these are answered, Okay?

For both of you:

1. Going into this game, what were your goals and did you end up achieving them?

2. Were you a stronger player competitively, socially, or strategically? How were all of these elements integrated into your game?

3. Who did you work with closely in this game, and how did you help each other? Where did it land them and how did that relationship impact your reaching the f2?

4. Go back into your voting history, post each vote you made in this game and tell me about your thought processes and how your vote impacted the game.

5. If you know me, you might know that I’m a secretly narcissistic person. I like hearing about myself. Both of you know enough about me to answer this, so tell me about how I play generally a game and how I played this one.

Ok, that’s it for now. Again, I might have more questions for you after you answer these!

[Candice Woodcock]

1. Going into this game, what were your goals and did you end up achieving them?


My goals coming into this game were to be a dominant force and to finally capture that first ORG win. I know I succeeded with being a force that was recognized and as far as winning, it's still up in the air, but I hope to achieve it.

2. Were you a stronger player competitively, socially, or strategically? How were all of these elements integrated into your game?

It sort of shifted throughout the game. I started off with my social game being my strongest, spreading myself out, talking with a lot of people, getting to know them, and just making contacts for the future.

Come merge, I think my social game was set up and couldn't really be altered in a major way, so that's when I embraced my competitive side and tried to win the challenges.

Throughout the game, I had an underlying sense of strategy. I never thought of planning just one round ahead, but multiple rounds ahead, trying to ensure that I'd be safe, not only the next round, but the round after that as well.

So I hope that answers that question. I played with versatility, just depending on what portion of the game it was, while all the while having all 3 components in mind.

3. Who did you work with closely in this game, and how did you help each other? Where did it land them and how did that relationship impact your reaching the f2?

I worked the closest with I'd say Colleen, Tyrone and you. With you, we talked game and schemed about what we'd do and how we'd do it, but ultimately you were targeted, which I guess was a huge turning point that put me on the tips of my toes and made me make sure to get the results I wanted

With Tyrone, he and I talked a lot about our tribe and what we should do, getting the both of us further in the game, but overall I knew I couldn't work with him forever, being that my loyalties lied elsewhere and that he was a challenge threat, so I had to turn on him.

With Colleen, we talked about everything, we were bitches together and we had fun. The thing with Colleen was that she was more vocal while I didn't find the need to start arguments with others. That ultimately made her first in line for whatever pecking order against us early on, and she took more bullets than me along the way.

4. Go back into your voting history, post each vote you made in this game and tell me about your thought processes and how your vote impacted the game.

(not going to post the images cause that'd be a lot, but I'll say who)

Round 2: Dave. He was inactive and he had to go. Dave went 9-0 and the impact was that it made Gelap stronger.

Round 5: Joe. I turned the vote on Joe because Joe was around and still threw it. The thought process I had behind it was that I didn't want old Cahaya staying too large, so while I told them Yve may come back, I voted Joe for the impact and reason that because he would leave, it'd get rid of a lazy bum, and lessen the overall number of Cahaya.

Round 6: Yve. She was inactive, had to go, and it made the new Cahaya stronger.

Round 8: Tyrone. He was a threat to my overall alliance and game plan and had to go. The impact it had was removing a threat to not only me but my alliance as well.

Round 9: Elisabeth. I voted Elisabeth because that was the plan. The impact it had was removing a potential ally and that stage in the game.

Round 10: Lex. I voted Lex because he was the kingpin of the opposition. The impact it had was huge, it switched the game into my favor and got rid of a major threat.

Round 11: Alina and Elisabeth. I voted the two girls because it was just a matter of picking them off now. I wanted to vote Frosti, but my alliance said otherwise. The impact it had was that it evened up the numbers as one of them went to jury and the other stayed.

Round 12: Alina. I voted Alina because at that point we all knew it'd tie 3-3 and there was debate over whether or not Lex would maybe vote Alina. The impact it had was that it isolated me as my main ally was voted out.

Round 14: Alina. I voted Alina after originally going with Rupert. Afterwards I realized that Alina was a bigger threat and that I had at least forced Rupert to take me to finals if he were to win. Impact it had was it gave me an easier path to the final 2.

Round 15: Morgan. I voted Morgan because I felt like to really win, I wanted to win against someone I thought was the better player. The impact is that I'm now here, answering this question.

5. If you know me, you might know that I’m a secretly narcissistic person. I like hearing about myself. Both of you know enough about me to answer this, so tell me about how I play generally a game and how I played this one.

I've only played with you twice I believe, so I hope I can give a sufficient answer.

The way I see that you play is that you survey the field before you really start to act. You survey everyone playing and take in all the details as you make your initial alliances, while everyone still thinks you're cool with them and don't suspect you.

As the game progresses you take a more slick role and remain present in a way that no one seems to question you until you're role is revealed and it becomes obvious, but at that point it's too late for the opposition to come at you and you can sit back nicely as you ride it out.

It seems to me (the both times I've played with you) that the only way for you to be taken down, was by an "ally" who turned their back on you and then later took heat about it for doing something idiotic.

Thanks Coach, hope that was good enough

[Rupert Boneham]

1. Going into this game, what were your goals and did you end up achieving them?

My goals were to make the jury. I guess I failed in making the jury so that goal didn't come true. But I never dreamed of making f2 so I surpassed my expectations quite a bit.

. Were you a stronger player competitively, socially, or strategically? How were all of these elements integrated into your game?

I'd say I had a mixture of social and strategic elements in this game. I knew I wasn't strong in the competitions and I hope to work on that throughout my org life but I believe I made the right strategic decisions when I looked at the overall picture of where I wanted to be and how to get there. I believe I aligned myself with the right people and was able to communicate with them well and made some good friendships throughout the game so that helped me move forward as well.

3. Who did you work with closely in this game, and how did you help each other? Where did it land them and how did that relationship impact your reaching the f2?

During the first half of the game I worked with Colleen and Frosti. I talked a bit with Alina and Sydney (lol).and then you when we merged. I also talked quite a bit with Lex and obviously Candice when we hit the merge. Morgan and I got along well during the merge. I think the hardest was seeing Colleen land sixth place. I know she tried hard to get to this stage so it was sad watching her go out the way she did. We're still close friends and I can see myself being friends with Morgan, Candice, you and Lex outside this game. I believe Lex and you might still be bitter about me being in the f2 being the reason you guys were out, but like I said it was a long term decision on my part.

4. Go back into your voting history, post each vote you made in this game and tell me about your thought processes and how your vote impacted the game.

Sydney- She was very weird and when we talked, I had never facepalmed so much before so I had no hard feelings voting her out, she did survive though.

Amber- Someone I never met due to being inactive, never had much of an impact on my voting.

Yul- Talked briefly to him, but then he disappeared and wasn't that helpful with the challenges so no hard feelings in voting him out

Sydney- This was actually a funny one. Frosti had some scheme up his sleeve to save her, and then after she told me we should go clubbing together and that I loved her, I facepalmed and quickly wrote her name down on the parchment

Morgan- This is where it got tough, but at this point I was thinking about the merge and hadn't really talked much with him.

Tyrone- Not gonna lie, I was pretty much good with voting him out. I think I actually talked to him for the first time before this challenge and he was a force to be reckoned with.

Coach Wade- lol Solely a long term decision here. I knew what you were like and was expecting you to blindside me later on. I wasn't comfortable going with you longer in the game so I made the decision to flip.

Lex- Again, similar scenario as above. When he promised me f2 I had to weigh my options and decide who I trusted more, in the end, I knew Colleen was more trustworthy than Lex.

Lis and Alina- I talked with Lis briefly and with Alina moreso. At this time I was sure I was one of the targets so I had no real choice but to vote for these two with the people I was aligned with.

Alina- Again I knew Colleen was going @ this point, and had plans to vote out Frosti, but we knew with the tiebreaker in place Lex would save Frosti over Alina. This decision was solely to save Colleen from going home and obviously it failed still.

Alina- Again, it was either her or me this round so it had to be done in order to save myself. Candice had immunity and Morgan and I had been talking a lot more.

5. If you know me, you might know that I’m a secretly narcissistic person. I like hearing about myself. Both of you know enough about me to answer this, so tell me about how I play generally a game and how I played this one.

I have played with you a few times before and I know you to be a strong competitor. You mean business right off the bat and I know you hate to lose team challenges. You are usually friendly with everyone and analyze the whole tribe before making decisions.

I think your social skills in this game are great and you can be very convincing and your personality brings out the best in you which is why people usually keep you around till late. You are a threat whether you're on a computer or on an android phone and you seem to turn up the game play when you're a must.

From what I've been told you've been voted out in previous games by being blindsided, probably because by the time people realize you are a threat, they know your social skills can convicnce others to keep you in it.

In this game you were pretty competitive, especially in the team challenges when you created your own org, (that was one hell of an org you created). I don't think you got far enough in the individual portion of this game to show your individual competitiveness (my fault, I know ) but that's because I viewed you as a serious threat. Anyways it was fun playing with you.