Dino's Delicious Deliberation

[dino]

Hey final two! Congrats you two, you've worked so hard and now you've only got a little bit left to endure!

While I do feel I have my mind pretty set, I want each of you to have the opportunity to try and persuade me differently or just further ensure my thought process.

First and foremost, I'd say that this game is a social game. Part of the being social is getting to know your fellow players. That being said, the first request I have for each of you is that I'd like for each of you to list five things you learned about each of the jurors, as well as your lovely lady sitting across from you. The person who answers this question second, I'd ask not to read the first persons response, but this is the honor system, so do as you wish of course!

Second, this game is of course physical! How can you rely on others to get you to the end? You should always take things into your own hands to ensure your best odds at victory. That being said, please list your top performances in challenges, however many you feel that may be. =]

Finally, this game is probably above all, strategic! With that in mind, I'd like for both of you to list as many of your strategies as you wish. This includes game plans, possible alliances, thought processes, and anything you may have done / considered doing. I want some insight into your mind to see where your heads were at during this game.

One last little question; I'd like for each of you to please defend your opponent. Explain why you feel they deserve the win more than you do. Give any reasons you feel they may deserve to win (not necessarily more than you), but point out their good points. Afterward, please make a list of bad points to their game play as well. Finally, when each of you have gone, I'd like it if you would each respond to your opponents bad points about your game play with a defense.

I hope that's not too much, but I hope this clears up any misconception on who deserves it. Good luck to you both, and once again - congratulations! =]

[dino]

I know it may seem like a lot, but it's not really that bad. Just a lot of identification! Sorry if it's intimidating.

[April Lewis]

Thank you so much Dino, I really appreciate it!

Question One

James: You are from the South, you're a great student, you've tried religion before and just are not into it, you are the biggest Daniele Donato fan that I know, and you are extremely passionate. And for all the ladies out there... even though I recently found out that I might have been the only one in this bloody game, James is skinny all over except for where it counts.

Dino: I learned that you are a good student, that you enjoy playing tennis, you're an absolute stand up guy and very classy, you text Sophie, and you are still in high school. We had some personal discussions related to when I was really stressing out about the game that I could add to the list, but in order to keep some of the personal stuff you shared with me confidential, I won't list them but I think you know what I'm talking about.

Sarah: We didn't really talk a lot about personal stuff that much... I thought you were a girl, from Kentucky, someone that liked to party, and someone that liked to shop. However now that the game is over I don't really know what was true and what wasn't.

Michelle: I know that Michelle is from Maine, gay and is having trouble finding someone to date, is a full time student and doesn't work, has cats, and is very interested in film and has a degree related to film or screenwriting.

Aaron: I know that Aaron is hilarious, super sweet, would love to film or direct a movie someday, lives in California, loves watching James and I fight over Rachel Reily and Daniele Donato, and is extremely loyal.

Brian: He's 17, hilarious, interested in interior design, interested in visiting me someday, gay, high energy, and loves the hunger games.

Drew: I know that Drew is a math major, has Wednesday's off, is a full time student and does not work, would be a great counselor someday and will make an amazing boyfriend. He would love to go on a reality show and is insecure about his physical strength when it comes to challenges but knows he'd excel at the mental challenges.

Aisleyene: She is putting herself through college, is a good student, loves drama and the bad girls club, is great friends with Sophie, gay, from the UK, and loves the show Dexter.

*This question was especially difficult, because unlike many online people I don't have any logs I could look back at so this was all based on memory... I know there's so much more I know about y'all but my memory is failing me with so much that went into this game.

[April Lewis]

Question Two

Before I answer this question... you're right you can't always rely on others and have to take actions into your own hands. However I'm a firm believer in always planning for the worst. And the worst case scenario is not winning a challenge and I felt like I was always prepared for the worst case scenario... hence the fact that I never got a single vote cast against me although I faced eviction four times.

As far as my challenge performances go... they were not the most impressive in the game. Though I always tried my best.

I won HoH #5: Diary Room Drama... the social based HoH!
I came in 2nd place in Veto #5.
Veto #6, I came in 2nd... and single handedly helped Aaron win that challenge as I told him every move to make during that challenge.
HoH #7, I lasted a long time but didn't win due to a mistake...
HoH #8, I won!
Veto #8, I won the first part... and came in 2nd overall and during the 2nd part.

[Saggy Vagina]

Hey Dino!

I was gunna do videos for these today but i'm insanely hungover and in no state too, sorry

The Five Facts

James - He's a very strong social player, he has a very interesting sex life, he's quite an understanding person, he is hugely competitive and he will go out of his way to create fake PMs to try and get a player evicted

Dino - He's sexy, has a season pass to Universal Studios which i'm very jealous of, loves to learn Britney Spears dance routines, has an amazing mum he's incredibly loyal and a team player as well.

Sarah - She's 16 or 17 I can't 100% remember, said this game was making her go on AIM during class more, very focused on her studies, she loves Desperate Housewives, all of these things are false and not true Well apart from the housewives loving.

Michelle - Is quite a mysterious character who I found hard to read, understanding of the game and doesn't take things personally, started watching the Amazing Race again for Rachel & Brendon, likes to watch Pokémon and will have a hard time trying to beat me at connect 4

Aaron - Has a high interest in my job for some reason, takes the game incredibly personally, sees his eviction as a personal thing towards him from me, lives in California I think, if I remember correctly he would like a job in Starbucks or something.

Brian - Likes the TV show Fringe, has some kind of insane luck with being picked to play in the veto, is planning our wedding, has a strong crush on you, loves Glee D:

Drew - Very interesting person to talk too, is far from retarded, is a strong competitor, prefers to play Survivor games over BB but is transitioning, likes to leave his AIM signed in and take his time responding to people

April - Feminist, once shaved her hair, thinks anal sex hurts to much and prefers vaginal sex, isn't into S&M and 100% isn't a male using a voice changer.

Challenge performances

I think it's clear from day 1 I went all out in the competitions, racking up 3 HoH wins and 3 POV wins. I also came 2nd in Week 5, 8 and 9's HoH's and only did really bad in Week 3's HoH and Week 8's veto. I also went all out in the final HoH lasting over 7 hours for the endurance. This clearly shows I am a competitor and puts my all into every competition never throwing a single one.

Strategy

During this whole game I was always thinking strategy when I needed to be. I will now list each week and my strategy for those weeks.

Week 1 - People say bring the first HoH can put a huge target on you and can be a bad move but me for me it was 100% game. Having first HoH allowed me to make the deals I needed to make and secure safety for a few weeks. Due to this first reign it brought me an alliance with Brian, James and Sarah, I got close to Drew and Aaron and brought me closer to you and Sophie. I made the deals I needed to and just targetted Lydia for the hell of it, her staying didn't affect my game hugely as she wasn't a threat, just an annoyance.

Week 2 - Sophie wins HoH and I get her to finish up what I started in my week. Not much happened, it was a pretty dull week but allowed me to secure my alliances more and play on my social game.

Week 3 - Aaron wins HoH and places you on the block. I'm not happy, post veto you were the target and I knew 100% I couldn't lose you in this game. I went all out on the campaign and managed to flip James and Brian from evicting you to keeping you, this then gave me the leverage I needed to have everyone bar April and Michelle save you. This shows what a strong social game I have flipping the majority of the house, going against the HoH's wishes and keeping you in the game.

Week 4 - Drew wins HoH and targets my alliance of Brian, James and Sarah, if i'm honest I wasn't too bothered about this as I was planning on turning on the alliance anyway as I was losing trust in them, Drew just got there first and pulled the trigger. The false PM scandal will never be forgotten and together Drew and I pieced everything together and changed the plan to backdoor Aaron to backdoor James and we managed to pull off the biggest move of the game so far.

Week 5 - April's HoH reign, she targets Sophie which was the house move and I knew Sophie wasn't going to leave just yet. I had crisis talks with Dino and Sophie to try and save the alliance and we all agreed should I win veto we'd take Sophie down. Yes I lied to April about not using the veto but I had to downplay my connection to you/Sophie as much as possible anyway I win the veto and fuck up April HoH week, sticking my neck out and making a move which is bound to increase the target on my back but keep a strong ally here. I then tried to flip the vote to save you, but alas it wasn't possible.

Week 6 - Sophie dominates but does moves which best suit her and not me, but i'm ok with this as she needs to keep herself safe, it can't all be about me. Sarah leaves and I lose a connection I have in the house but it doesn't hugely damage my game.

Week 7 - Drew wins HoH and puts Sophie up causing her to walk, I lose my final 2. I think i'm fucked and have to go into action plan mode trying to find cracks in alliances and pick myself back up, I feel alone in this game.

Week 8 - Brian extends an olive branch to me and we bring back the strong alliance we once had. This is also the week I nominated myself, why? Simple. I knew 99% I would be nominated did I not secure HoH, so by placing myself on the block it forces the HoH to then possibly nominate 2 people they don't want too. April wins HoH and is forced to put up Brian and Michelle, breaking trust with them and making Brian come closer to me, i'm the target but once again I fuck up April's 2nd HoH now leaving her with 2 wasted reigns at my hand. I rally to send Michelle home after finding out about her connection to Drew and obviously the need to keep Brian here. Aaron takes the bait and Michelle is gone.

Week 9 - Speed week. I know i'm public enemy #1 if Brian or I don't win but we dominate the challenge and finish top 2. Brian wins and nominated everyone but me due to our alliance. I feel back in power and have the fire I now need to advance myself to the final 2. Aaron leaving was a no brainer for me, he was a threat and coming after me. Drew was on the same page and bam he's gone.

Week 10 - I claim my 2nd HoH and ultimately plan to target Drew as besides me he is the strongest player left and if I take him out this week, against April and Brian I was very likely to win the final HoH, but he wins the veto saves himself and sends my closest ally home. It's now all up to me.

Week 11 - I know I need to win HoH so I go all out and secure it and send Drew to the jury. Why? Because looking at the jury I knew he had 3 votes in Michelle, Aaron and April meaning he only effectively needed 1 to win. Looking at April's chances against me I only really saw 1 definente vote for her in Aaron so I felt more votes were open to me to campaign for against April than Drew.

awk that's long

Defending April

April was never seen as a threat in this game because she did nothing, she played an easy game and no one wanted to take her out ever, which is pretty good. She was average in challenges and managed to secure 2 HoH wins.

Attacking April

Both her HoH reigns were fucked up by me and she sent out you and Michelle which weren't huge moves in this game. April didn't partake in any huge moves at all and seemed to play for the house rather than herself. She never put her neck on the line and was nominated for eviction 4 times which shows she was expandable.

This is long but it's what you asked for D:

Anything else just ask

[Brian Hart]

Dino - He's sexy,

He's also MINE. Back the fuck up.

[Saggy Vagina]

Can we not share?

[Brian Hart]

WE MOST CERTAINLY CAN NOT

[Saggy Vagina]

WHY BRY

[April Lewis]

Question Three

My strategy was relatively simple throughout this game. I was acting as my own image consultant. The image I wanted to project was honest, loyal, and not threatening... It obviously worked because I had extremely loyal allies that were willing to fight for me, and no one thought I was a threat as I faced 4 evictions without a single vote to evict and never relied on challenges.

I'd like to respond to some of Aisleyene's comments. She might of had some say in getting James backdoored. However Drew came to me with every intention to backdoor Aaron as well and after talking to Drew for what seemed like hours... not only did we disect all of Jame's intentions and threatening gestures which ultimately earned him a backdoor eviction... but that was the beginnings of Michelle, Drew, Aaron, and I teaming up which was a huge alliance in the game.

Aisleyene also said she messed up both of my HoH's... however I always planned for the worst which was another one of my strategies in this game. And the week you were evicted Dino was not a waste for me... I knew you were close to Sophie and Aisleyene even though she downplayed your relationship, and I knew that I wanted one of you three out that week because at that time you were the strongest alliance that rivaled Aaron, Drew, Michelle, and I.

My other HoH was not messed up by getting Michelle out either, because she was a huge social threat and by eliminating her... I then had Drew and Aaron 100% on my side without me fighting for their attention with Michelle. Aaron and I had been talking about weeks about when to make a move against Michelle and that was the perfect opportunity to do so.

Aisleyene also said that I was expendable as I was nominated four times... three of the times I was nominated were the last three weeks of the game because I didn't win challenges. That was not me being expendable, that was me not delivering in the challenges. But because I planned for the worst and made sure I had solid relationships throughout the entire game I was able to not only survive those evictions but do so without a single vote against me.

Defending Aisleyene
She delivered every time she needed to by winning important challenges towards the end.

Attacking Aisleyene
It's too risky of a strategy, because had my computer not crashed in the final HoH, Part 2... I would have beat her and it would have been Drew and I in the final two. She relied only on challenges towards the end which isn't always practical and is far too risky.

[Saggy Vagina]

I'd like to respond to some things April has said here.

Saying you always planned for the worst is a pretty bad tactic in my opinion. It shows weak gameplay in not planning for the best and trying to execute what you wanted and needed done in this game. You can try and defend your HoH reigns being fucked up by me, but the fact of the matter is, they were. Your target each round didn't leave, hence they were fucked up, you had to settle for a second best move which is never the best one and shows a lack of skill and gameplay in settling for second best.

Saying that being nominated for eviction 4 times and never having a single eviction vote is honourable thing baffles me. The object of the game is to avoid nomination and make it to the end, being nominated is something which can hinder this progress. Have you also not thought about why you didn't receive a single eviction vote each time you were nominated?

Against Lydia - She was insane and basically vanished from the game, this wasn't exactly a vote you had to campaign for.

Against Aaron - He was the target the whole round, why would Brian and I vote to evict a weaker player, you, over Aaron? It doesn't make game sense.

Against Brian - Granted Drew was your final 2 and so it was logical for Drew to evict Brian, again not much skill was involved here.

Against Drew - I was the sole vote and Drew was the stronger competitor, you didn't have to do much gameplay to influence my vote, I just made you think you had too.

Each time you faced the block you were effectively a pawn and we all know a pawn is an expandable piece in the game of chess and also this, there was no strategy behind you staying the times you were nominated. If anything I kept you here as I was heavily involved in the evictions of Lydia, Aaron and Drew. So your nomination point is a pretty weak one.

Now as Dino asked, to respond to what you said about my game.

It's too risky of a strategy, because had my computer not crashed in the final HoH, Part 2... I would have beat her

Did your computer crash in every other challenge I beat you in? I am the better competitor out of the 2 of us and that's clear to see.

She relied only on challenges towards the end which isn't always practical and is far too risky.

I didn't rely 100% on challenges. Did I win a single competition during the speed week? No. Did I stay? Yes. I relied 100% on gameplay in that and everyone was shocked I stayed. Also, I think in this game it's much more better and admirable to take risks than to play it safe and that was my intention all along. I wanted to work to get to where I am sitting now and not just play with the easiest and safest moves I could which is the gameplay almost of a floater.

[April Lewis]

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[Saggy Vagina]

Hey again April!

One main thing I wanna respond to from that is you saying you were a better competitor because you would have probably stayed against me in a vote. No. Yes, you probably would have stayed against me but the main reason I would have been evicted was because I was and am the better competitor. Who's going to keep someone who won 2 competitions against someone who won 6? It doesn't make sense. So you can say you're the better competitor as much as you want, but on paper I owned you in competitions.

[April Lewis]

I took everything to consideration when I competed in this game Aisleyene... I didn't want to be the in-your-face competitor and the threat that everyone was always trying to get out. You relied on competitions in order for you to advance in the game, that's not the best strategy as you almost lost the final HoH Part Two.

And had I won 6 competitions and you had only won two, I still would have stayed over you because I had better relationships with people towards the end of the game. And the people who I spoke to didn't want you out only because you were good at challenges, but they wanted you out because you were a bitch.

[Michelle Maradie]

Damn that Connect 4!