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By Jeff Probst
#3498 D':

Sorry to see you go brother, you did such a good job!

What did you think of the game? Would you do it again? What would you do differently? What did you learn about yourself as a player and as a person?

Tell us all!
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#3560 After you answer Probst's questions, I'd be interested to know some of your thoughts specifically about being a Shiek, in retrospect. Would you still volunteer to do it knowing what you know now?
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#3562 ALRIGHT, TAKE A SEAT:
First of all, I just want to thank you for this opportunity, it's been a blast and simultaneously taken about 3 years off my life. Worth it.

I wanted to be more cut throat but my emotions got the better of me so that was something I wasn't expecting. I was expecting my alliance to want to keep me for at least one more vote but clearly I was wrong. I think I could've talked my way to staying tonight if I hadn't been at work for the last 4 hours but idk. I have no idea why everyone thought I was such a threat? I think they all thought I had an idol, so props to LJ and Lindsey for convincing them of that!

If I were to do things differently I would have played a more individual game rather than caring so much about the group. My gut told me that everyone was being way too quiet and now was the time to make a move, but I kept choosing the group over my own best interests, so that was stupid. When I play next time on the Studs vs Fans season, I want to give less fucks about what others are going to think. I think I did a good job of using reverse psychology to convince people to trust me, but it just wasn't enough to create a lasting trust, so I'll do more research for next time on how to maintain the facade.

What did I learn about myself? I'm suave af. I had no idea I had social skills at all, let alone that I was somewhat likable, so that was surprising! I also learned that I suck at challenges... yay, self-discovery....

I think right now Aubry and Nat have the least chance of winning, followed by Steve and Nick. I really want Morgan to get out there and show what she's capable of, I don't think she's a goat at all. Talking to her I could tell that she was smart socially, and I think that'll get her far. LJ seems to be playing the more reserved game, so unless he makes a big move, I think he doesn't stand a chance, not next to Lindsey at least, who's going to be viewed as more of a mover and shaker. Tai has made a lot of moves. True, a lot of them failed, but I think it shows initiative and promise that he'll do more later. Andrea is definitely in control of that alliance of 4, so I think that makes her a target. If she makes it to Final 3, she could definitely take it all. Steve hasn't done much outside of the alliance to my knowledge, so that doesn't bode well for him. Aubry's been on the wrong side of every vote and is basically a goat at this point. Nat is Andrea's personal goat. Nick relied on me to take out Alecia, which hurt my game, so that was my bad. I can't tell if Nick is just a weak player or in control of things.

I think what the jury did in India was stupid, like how does the jury "win" by picking an inactive player? LITERALLY no one wins, they're just being bitter. If anyone had been smart enough to take Fran and another near-inactive to the end, they deserve to win bc everyone on the jury was an idiot and let them take goats. If you look at Survivor Panama, Cirie targeted goats who Terry wanted to get to the end bc she wasn't stupid. If you take out the more obvious goats (inactive players), then it makes you look like a better goat compared to everyone else still in the game, thus, not a threat, thus, more likely to get to the end. Basic Logic. Like I'd be pissed if I lost bc the Jury was not only stupid enough to let me take two goats to the end, but bitter enough to blame their stupidity on me, like what happened in Kaoh Rong.

Yeah, next time I play though, I'm taking no hostages. It was a fun experience, but I definitely came to win. I'll be back with a sharper set of skills and less emotions!
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Jeff Varner wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 9:49:53 pm
After you answer Probst's questions, I'd be interested to know some of your thoughts specifically about being a Shiek, in retrospect. Would you still volunteer to do it knowing what you know now?
Being a Sheikh was exhilarating, but it screwed up my game. If I'd had more knowledge of previous seasons and known that they have secret tasks sometimes I would never have volunteered to be Sheikh. If I hadn't been Sheikh, I'd probably be in Steve or LJ's position right now, worst case scenario. I lost trust too early on and I wasn't able to rebuild it, plain and simple. I also had some kind of loyalty imposed on me by being with the Sheikhs, bc if they told me to vote our someone, I'd have to or lose their trust as well. I mean if I hadn't gotten Alecia out, Nick would be gone by now for sure. I probably would have gone with my gut and taken Andrea out while I was on New Hadiboh as well. I think I did incredibly well considering all this, and I think I did a good job of talking my way out of tight spots. 10th place out of 21 isn't terrible.
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Spencer wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 9:58:41 pm
Jeff Varner wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 9:49:53 pm
After you answer Probst's questions, I'd be interested to know some of your thoughts specifically about being a Shiek, in retrospect. Would you still volunteer to do it knowing what you know now?
Being a Sheikh was exhilarating, but it screwed up my game. If I'd had more knowledge of previous seasons and known that they have secret tasks sometimes I would never have volunteered to be Sheikh. If I hadn't been Sheikh, I'd probably be in Steve or LJ's position right now, worst case scenario. I lost trust too early on and I wasn't able to rebuild it, plain and simple. I also had some kind of loyalty imposed on me by being with the Sheikhs, bc if they told me to vote our someone, I'd have to or lose their trust as well. I mean if I hadn't gotten Alecia out, Nick would be gone by now for sure. I probably would have gone with my gut and taken Andrea out while I was on New Hadiboh as well. I think I did incredibly well considering all this, and I think I did a good job of talking my way out of tight spots. 10th place out of 21 isn't terrible.
Can I just say though... being a threat in the merge is underrated. You are higher on the list for all-stars AND you have more fun playing openly. I think your mistake was thinking everyone would wait until 9 to flip. You always take the opportunity before someone else does. The sooner the better on flipping IMO, you can always correct a mistake when you're still in the game, but you can't do anything if you're blindsided.
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Jeff Probst wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 10:35:31 pm
Spencer wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 9:58:41 pm
Jeff Varner wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 9:49:53 pm
After you answer Probst's questions, I'd be interested to know some of your thoughts specifically about being a Shiek, in retrospect. Would you still volunteer to do it knowing what you know now?
Being a Sheikh was exhilarating, but it screwed up my game. If I'd had more knowledge of previous seasons and known that they have secret tasks sometimes I would never have volunteered to be Sheikh. If I hadn't been Sheikh, I'd probably be in Steve or LJ's position right now, worst case scenario. I lost trust too early on and I wasn't able to rebuild it, plain and simple. I also had some kind of loyalty imposed on me by being with the Sheikhs, bc if they told me to vote our someone, I'd have to or lose their trust as well. I mean if I hadn't gotten Alecia out, Nick would be gone by now for sure. I probably would have gone with my gut and taken Andrea out while I was on New Hadiboh as well. I think I did incredibly well considering all this, and I think I did a good job of talking my way out of tight spots. 10th place out of 21 isn't terrible.
Can I just say though... being a threat in the merge is underrated. You are higher on the list for all-stars AND you have more fun playing openly. I think your mistake was thinking everyone would wait until 9 to flip. You always take the opportunity before someone else does. The sooner the better on flipping IMO, you can always correct a mistake when you're still in the game, but you can't do anything if you're blindsided.
True enough! I think taking out Alecia over Andrea was definitely the wrong move though, I waited too long to take her out and she took me out in the end.
I think I was too much in thinking "what would my alliance allow me to do and still vote with me?" instead of "fuck the alliance, I'll do what I want." so yeah, I was thinking too much about not making mistakes rather than preparing to make them.
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#3674 Yea, to be fair I think you're going to be an amazing player in your second game. I mean you were a great player in this game, but I could really see you being more confident in making moves and not being hesitant. We try to prep people for that before the season but often its easier said than done. Next time you play you'll be more more willing to trust your gut.
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#3678 If I play again will I get a new avatar or do I play as SpenceySpice?
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Wed May 10, 2017 11:31:18 pm
SpenceySpice, the one and only. That's you. Once you get your rep in Stranded it's who you are for the rest of Stranded history
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btw, how do I post smilies at tribal? there's no reply button like normal
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