Outcaster

In response to my opponent’s blog while I slept, I figured I would give a little game summary too even though normally i just let the game speak for itself. But first of all I would like the thank Aiden for keeping his word to me all game! We had a final 2 deal on day one and we did the thing! My claim to the game I played a strong all-around game. If you think Outwit, Outplay, Outlast I did all of those things in order to secure my spot in the end along with ensuring I could take the person I chose on day 1 with me all the way. I entered this game with a big target on my back, but I used a combination of challenge wins, genuine social connections, and strategic decision making to navigate my way through the game for not only myself but for Aiden. I met some really cool people this game that unfortunately had to get voted out for my vision of Aiden and I making final 2 together to come true. I clutched up at times with challenges this game, and Aiden is right, that alone doesn't win you games. But my tribe won all but 1 of the tribal immunities which actually made things a bit harder for me in a way because I didn't exactly know who I could trust since we didn't have to vote. This is why I felt I needed to dominate challenges to buy me some time to build trust in the voting. I snagged 4 individual immunities along the way which is the most I have done in a season. I certainly made my target even bigger by doing this, and yet on days I wasn’t immune I never got a single vote cast against me. I think this was because when I had the necklace on is when I actually played the hardest. I used the necklace to help gather information, take time to make genuine connections with people since I didn’t have to be worried about myself getting voted, and ultimately make bolder plays. I think that is the best way to leverage the immunity. I also knew I had methods of keeping Aiden safe if I played a bit too hard and people wanted to start swinging at my allies to weaken me (see below). In all my games I have always had votes thrown my way throughout, but this time I made it to the end with just the 1 default from Runways here at final 3. I also found an immunity idol on day 1 that I kept secret from everyone (even Aiden) until final 6, and I never had to use it. I pulled a Parvati and bluffed it at final 6 that I was going to play it but didn’t in order to buy myself two tribals with it, but ended up having immunity at 5 (with a very lucky 3-way tie after Cray was voted out who would have had the highest score and had an idol) so I burned the idol on Runways just to show I had it and didn’t need it. This moment in the game really solidified my path to final 2 as difficult as the move was personally. Then the final 4 was the messiest situation I had seen at final 4, but in the end all of my game moves make no sense if I turned on Aiden in the final moments of the game, so I didn’t waiver and that’s why I was taken to the end despite being a big threat. In the end it could have been a game winning decision to stay loyal to Aiden. If you want to know the details of any situation that happened in the game you can message me on discord. I won’t post everyone’s tribute publicly, but I can send it to you individually if you want. I tried to give context after votes, but some details I had to leave out to ensure it didn’t mess with my long term strategy. Thanks everyone for playing this game with me! Good luck Aiden! KnowUh Meredith25 ohEMgee Fairytales Dimitra Mp231 Sapphire Druhhbby Akshay Arikoman Cray Faith3222T Pipes Runaways