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Post by kaycali86 on May 10, 2017 23:41:18 GMT -5
Idea from Tom who played season 1, just to gather my thoughts and look how I played throughout the game until I get evicted.
Confessional 1(Main Match #2): Bah! Once I figured out I was mallard, and looked at Tom being the eagle, I was already panicking. Him and Trevor are the only people I have truly never reached out yet. Tom is the scariest for me, since I think he'd target me to "test himself" and have fun in deathmatchs, which I got a vibe from when reading his gameplay in season 1.
I got all the predators identity once it started. Me, Arnold & Ethy shared what we knew when we peeked. However, I couldn't tell them who was Lion, since Joshua told me that, which he shouldn't, since he wouldn't know if I could be a potential threat during the MM to his lion attacks. So i'm glad I kept the lion secret to myself, its to establish trust that I didn't blab to anyone.
I thought I was done for round 2. I thought Tom was going to stay in the sky room knowing that we two birds were out of their habitats. Shocked he left, and the Croc was with him on the field. That moment - I knew i'd win the MM.
Now hearing about a redo - I guess I didn't mind. I know quite a few people never had a chance to strategize and peek, or moved from habitat. So it does give them better chances to able to strategize with people.
Well moving forward to this part 2, my strategy is trying to still build social connections with everyone, so I don't get picked for DM early round. I think i'm going to peek at Tom again, and try to communicate with him. I hope I get one of the preys. I think predator's are a bit harder. The problem is there was 13 players to playin the original game, so this MM, only 12 players, and thus, one less prey is reduced. So that reduces a predator's chance to win. If i'm Hyena however, i'm going to eat every prey I see to hurt Lion's chance
DeathMatch #2(Tom vs Rexxy): As for the deathmatch pick - We picked Tom. I felt I should have gave him a heads up and reasons why he was chosen for the DM, no disrespect towards him. It was IMO a mistake what he did during MM. Plat made a mistake too from what the other winners told me, but I was never a room with him in the MM. Since this was a premature MM, not many use their peek, so rumors did not spread about his snake disguise. I was somewhat not surprised he picked Rexxy. It was a tense match between the two. Rexxy on round 9 - instead of playing - BET on that round, and that made Tom apprehensive. He was very cautious. If he had played to win the sign - Tom would still have a chance. I think he was afraid that Rexxy may have put chips to win on Tom. Once that happened, it was over for Tom. Great Death Match between the two. I viewed Tom as a threat, but still sad to see him go. I was inspired by his confessional thread to make a topic just like this. Over and out!
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Post by kaycali86 on May 16, 2017 14:25:34 GMT -5
CONFESSIONAL 2(MAIN MATCH #3): Well, I won again. I wasn't trying to win this MM. But the moment the round started, Merriska point blank asked me what food to make. Since I did not want to give a "I don't know" answer, as it could ruin trust, I just said "Steak" . From there, most people knew what I would pick for food choice. I also told some people. Surprisingly, round 1 people did not pick steak, only me and Rexxy. That was a bit shocking.
Round 2 I decided to pick steak again...and again people did not pick steak, so me and rexxy got +3 points again. My intention was to lose, but now I have the highest points. So at this point I think I wasn't sure if I should continue to win for points or lose.
Round 3: I chose Fish & Chips. I figured people would pick Steak now, and I was right. I did only get +2 points, because Joseph was inactive, and said Spaghetti, but forgot to post on confessional.
Round 4: There was a plan by me, rexxy and ethy.to get a joint win. We knew the information of everyone. However, Joshua was actually inactive and threw a curve ball, and kind of ruined the plan. So Rexxy could not win, just me and Ethy. I initially want Lukas to be the DM candidate, but Joshua being inactive threw a wrench into that plan. I eventually won this 3rd main match in a row and now Joshua is the DM candidate.
Overall thoughts: I was pushing for Lukas being a target for Joshua, but Joshua might end up targetting Merriska. I like both, so I have to stay neutral between the two. I however am now aware of Ethy, as he has strong ties with Lukas and Trevor, so now I have new targets heading to Main Match #4. If Merriska leaves - I will help Arnold, along with both Rexxy/Joseph to prevent Trevor/Lukas from winning the next MM. If Joshua leaves, I will play middle, with Arnold and group can target Lukas/Trevor for me.
Death Match #3(Joshua vs Merriska): Sad to see Merriska go. I tried to get Ethy/Rexxy/Joshua to pick I Lukas. I felt Joshua wanted to go 'easy way out'. The only reason he picked her was because Ethy pointed out about Arnold's group is tight. After the pick, I wanted to help Merriska with the DM reveal, and gave her tips on playing aggressive. Merriska has nothing to be ashamed, - very close deathmatch and was tense. Both played well. I think she made a mistake that she recognize, and could have tied/won! She proved that she had the potential to go against any player in the DM/MM with the right strategy! Now I just gotta gather my thoughts a bit more, and plan out what to do the next MM.
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Post by kaycali86 on May 23, 2017 21:26:31 GMT -5
Confessional #3(Main Match #4):
What a tense MM. Again, I personally did not want to win this MM, but since it was a garnet match, as well as people wanting to do the $1 strategy, that ensured me to win this MM.
1st Round- I sold eel for $5. I did not want to betray, knowing there was 6 people bidding, and figured one of them would betray, and was right. My guess is Lukas. I had to trend carefully with being the same fish sell with Jay, and can't blatantly screw him.
2nd Round - I sold Mackerel & Cod for $5. Mackerel - I was with Plat & Rexxy. I'm trying to build a social connection with Plat, so I was going to help him gain cash, as long as Rexxy too does not screw him over, as him being a potential DM candidate. Someone put hidden during my round, and neither Me, Rexxy, or Plat claimed they used it. So i'm, very suspicious on who used it. My intuition says someone close to Rexxy probably.
COD was with Ethy & Trevor. Trevor told me that he is real tight with Ethy. Having that information will help future MM, where I should break that duo up. We all agreed $5 with hopefully no betrayal as we all wanted to joint win. So it did end up all getting $5.
3rd round : I sold Mackerel. I was again with Ethy & Trevor. I told them this time $1, as I don';t want to seem paired up with those two. It seems Ethy and I are a duo with winning this MM''s together, but my closest ally is Joseph.
4th round - I sold Mackerel (again!) & Cod for $1. Lots of people in that round. Plat said he was selling for $1, so I did the same. I think no body wanted blood on their hands.
Aftermath Results: I was surprised that only Plat gained a garnet. It was because me and rexxy helped him get $12 that 2nd round. So hopefully he remembers that. Joseph was swindled by Ethy. I now have to be cautious with Ethy. Jay was unfortunately the loser of the main match. I'm going to attempt to get him to target Lukas, pointing out that Lukas got $8, and lost majority of the fish rounds, and only won the cash with Jay selling the same fish. That is my logical approach, and hopefully he does target Lukas.
I said in my pregame interview - Lukas is a cutthroat player, but what he lacks is building social connections with people. I didn't blatantly betray Jay with selling EEL first round,s o that shows he may listen to me over Lukas, if he sees the calculations that Lukas lost majority of the fish rounds. Well, let's see what happens with this DM pick by Jay, and I hope its not Joseph,
DeathMatch #4(Jay vs Lukas): Jay indeed picked Lukas for death match. Inspector vs Killer, where Jay was the inspector. Killer has an advantage in this game, as inspector needs to not only position the cards near the killer, but able to deduce without fail. Jay attempted to arrest one of the suspects, but that allowed Lukas to deduce a bit on who the investigator role was, and he found out. It was a great match, and unfortunately, Jay lost and is eliminated. A bit sad, since I told him the direction of who he should face for death match.
Now, I need to change gameplay from here on. My social capital was great beginning early game, but now I have to be more cutthroat
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Post by kaycali86 on May 30, 2017 18:00:15 GMT -5
Confessional 4(Main Match #5): A mafia type game, where I was villager. I was happy with my role, didn't want to stand out. I told Joseph about being a villager, and told him not to tell me his role. At the end of deadline once game started, I knew Joseph was the murderer. I was fine with that, my intention was to lose this main match as villager if I figure out who the other murderers were, if I would have strong social relationship with him
Round 1 - Ethy already outed himself as suspector. Not a good idea, but Lukas putting doubt on Ethy right away, gave his position away of being murderer. There's no incentive of Ethy if murderer - claiming to be constable. So I knew right away Lukas was murderer. I kind of was glad he was, since there's a chance he'd pick me in DM if chosen. Anywho, Ethy gave the doc orders to save him everytime, so he can deduce - which makes it hard for murderers. They killed Rexxy, and knew he was just a villager, normally the doc first round would save themselves first.
Round 2 - Arnold suspected, and me killed. Taking me out right away not that bad, no quarrel to deal with during MM. Arnold had no defense unfortunately, as what I heard, the murderers thought I was doctor, and Arnold claim he was. Here was the problem for the murderers - I told Joseph I was villager. He should know that I was never a doctor. This is the start of their downfall.
Round 3 - Ethy - suspected ?? (Assume Plat as of now) & No murders. This really hurt s the murderes, as they believe I was the doc. This is Joseph's fault somewhat. I only confided him on saying I was a villager prior to the game started. He should have known that doctor was still in the game, and they would constantly save Ethy to deduce. Don't know why Joseph /Arnold/lukas think I was doctor. Joseph should have spoken up. Their best move was just to kill everyone else except Ethy. He can't deduce everyone. I think they panicked, which you shouldn't.
Round 4(My Assumption)- I assume Ethy will suspect Lukas and Murderers will kill Plat or Joshua as thier best chance. The murderers still have a fighting chance, but it requires them to KILL the people Ethy already suspected. It's tough , but if they do it twice in two rounds, then there will be 3 people left - Ethy, murderer, and villager not suspected checked yet. This boils down who Ethy should vote and its a 50/50 chance. So we'll see how this pans out ultimately.
Round (4 & 5) - Actually was wrong, as Ethy inspected Trevor round 3, baiting the murderers to kill anyone else besides Trevor. By doing so, Ethy was able to deduce who the murderers were, and there was nothing much they can do. So it was a tough match up for murderers, don't think anyone was expecting the constable to reveal themselves on round 1, therefore unsure how the murderers could adapt to this sudden exposure.
Villagers won. We had to pick a DM candidate, which I hate doing. Ethy,Plat, & Rexxy pointed Joseph for DM, however, I had to redirect it to Lukas and give reasons why Lukas should go DM. They were convinced, and we managed to make the deadline decision on time. Very very close though. Had we missed the deadline, I would have volunteered to be the DM candidate for making my pitch case. Whoever Lukas picks, is the person i'm helping.
Death Match #5(Arnold vs Lukas - Bean count): The deathmatch pick was indeed Lukas: This game is Mancala, and reading the death match rules, I still didn't understand it. I thought it would play like Mancala with the 4 bean version, just 6 instead, but I was wrong. Prior to this deathmatch, I did reach out both. I gave somewhat links to Arnold about the game in general. I also did less of an extent - the same with Lukas. I did feel bad for redirecting him as DM candidate, and I didn't want him to think we'd pick him to lose, it was mostly about the main match performance the reason he was picked.
The deathmatch started and Arnold just went gun blazing and I was a bit stumped on what I just read. I had no idea what happened and these set of series of moves by Arnold as first player, just dominated. I legit felt bad for Lukas on following up from that. Once Arnold's turn was officially over, I felt he'd win the death match. Indeed that is what happen, and I hope Lukas doesn't feel too sad. it is a competitive game, and I have to consider he is still in his youth, so hopefully he wasn't demoralize about being sent to the Death Match.
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Post by kaycali86 on Jun 5, 2017 22:04:51 GMT -5
1st Main Match(ID EXCHANGE): Need to document this. Just for future read for whoever is dedicated enough to read my gameplay. My opening moves prior to the match was to reach out to nearly everyone - so I can build a social connection. The first two that I reached out was Merriska & Henry. I felt empathy for Henry for being 1st out, and hope he didn't suffer the same fate. Merriska I actually thought was also a veteran and would also help her. Quite a few people responded to me reaching out.
However, I did not reach out Trevor/Tom one on one. I actually was very paranoid with the convict card as well. I worked with Joseph this main match, and started sharing info with each other. I reached out to Lukas and asked him how he would play out. I knew alliances were forming, and me not being in it, was kind of a red flag for me. I had to establish with someone so I don't get picked for DM. Lukas told me he was working with 5 people in a group, so I just said okay no problem. Arnold/Merriska, Plat, and Jay already formed based on their posts. What got me into Lukas group - was when they realize they could not all gain a garnet, unless a 6th person was included. That is how I was invited, as I had a commoner they needed. This also made me skeptical against those 5 in future matches, as not only was I last recruited, but I could be used as a scapegoat for DM's pick. So I joined them with caution
I also figured and I believe knew Merriska started out with the convict card. I really wanted to help her, but I think every player was very very cautiious on getting first eliminated. I was scared and I could not help her. Arnold felt responsibilty for her, and took her convict. Lukas also made a deal with Arnold, and got convict +3 points to gain a garnet, but left Arnold inthe dust.
Death Match(Arnold vs Henry): Henry was inactive throughout the main match, so I told Arnold this and wanted him to pick Henry. I felt a bit guiilty, but Henry should have known that the main match started, and he did not log during the match. We were all surprised Henry showed up. I think Henry not knowing the signs was real reckless in this DM, and Arnold was a bit scared to getting eliminate. He managed to win, and felt a bit happy/sad for the outcome. Happy that Arnold who took responsiblilty for the convict card, continued on. Sad Henry was eliminated first like 1st season.
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Post by kaycali86 on Jun 26, 2017 22:39:22 GMT -5
Confessional 6(Main Match 6 - Middle Race):
Oh boy. Where do I start? When I first heard about the challenge, I actually did nothing. I felt like ONCE we got our roles, we could strategize properly. So that is what I waited on. Their was a bid to get 1st pick, and I bid one . I felt like I had a strong social game, where I wouldn't be pick for last role, so I felt there was no need to waste my garnets, for future garnet matches. I still talked to people, but told them I'd wait for the bid before I strategize further.
Arnold won the bid with 7 garnets. He really wanted to win that one. Then all of a sudden - He picked me. This was very shocking. I thought he'd pick possibliy Joshua or Trevor as they never worked with him, but I have worked with Arnold, and therefore was still a bit blindsided. From there, I have not reached out to him until the very end of the main match.(We're skipping a bit forward here), but anyways, I picked Plat for 7th, because of his game relationship with Arnold. I wasn't sure if it was the right choice, but I think I picked Plat to hurt Arnold, as a strike back against him, as Joseph filled me on working with both Arnold and Plat. Actually, I really did thought of picking Ethy, as if I was going to be last, then he too should feel that experience, since we both won same streak together. But I did get convinced by him to pick Plat for 7th. So good game move on him. It proceeded to Ethy, then Trevor, then Rexxy, then Joseph, and finally Joshua.
Arnold got Silence - a way to stop any combos if perceived a threat. Joshua got Copy - the most versatile of the power roles, Joseph got Push - a way to prevent or help people in the race, Rexxy got Delete - an aggressive role should he be messed around with, Trevor got Gravity - can combo with Mirror or just deny a person and stay consistent in a spot, Ethy got mirror - a way to hinder or help people, and combo with Gravity to ruin people placement, Plat got Union - a way to help trigger people's power, and I got Reset - a role that helps people should be needed.
I really kept myself as an observer throughout the match. Joshua approached me for working together. Was also working with Joseph, as he kept info on Arnold/Plat. Now here is the problem - I was sketched out by Ethy during this Main Match. I felt he was way too tight with everyone, as it seems like a lot of people were helping Ethy and making deals with him. I expressed my concern to Joseph, as well as Joshua and Rexxy. While the main match was long, this is the note worthy things happen:
Jospeh/Plat Union combo Joshua a lot. Rexxy Deleted me unexpectedly Ethy wins yet again with his strong ties with everyone Joshua inactive hurted everyone's chance Arnold missed silence.
The most surprising was Rexxy deleting me. I thought we were both good in game relationship, and this move really just hurt. It hurt my chance to win, and of course I lsot. Another strike at me was Plat being the DM candidate - picks me. This was really just a blindside to me all around. I did not expect these outcomes, and this is the point where I have to really turn my game up if I manage to survive the DM.
DeathMatch #6 (Me vs Plat - Black and White).
Boy, this deathmatch started the day after the MM ended. I actually had work, and so not much preparation. However, Joseph did help me on a strategy he did in another The Genius game he played. So this is how it went down:
Turn 1 (Kevin - 4) (Plat - 4) Tied Good start. Both of us are thinking the same. We both know each other tiles we used. Turn 2 (Kevin - 5) (Plat -7) Lost This one actually helped me. THe moment he played, 7, any white tile he plays, I can beat him with my 7. So I knew his tile, where as he knew I played a white tile - but could have been a 1, 3 or 5, so he had to guess. Turn 3 (Kevin - 3) (Plat -2) Won- Plat started with a black tile. I took a gamble here. I figured he'd use a low one, and not go 6 or 8 right away. But it was a risky gamble since I chose 3 - I would have only won against his 0 or 2. So I won, but I had to keep track that he played a 2 or 0. Turn 4 (Kevin - 6) (Plat (1, 3, 5) Won - I started with a high number. Don't think he would be able to predict what Black tile he had. I won, but had to guess he used either 3 numbers. Turn 5 ( Kevin - 7) (Plat (1,3,5) Won - I went big here. I already knew he played a 7, so I could only win if he doesn't play an 8. I had to contemplate here for a bit, as I had to know if he thinks i'd play a low white number tile, or the highest. I took a gamble and it paid off. Turn 6 (Kevin -2 ) (Plat 1) Won: Very shocked. I think he thought that now that I won 3 points, I would play my 0. So he went with 1 and took a chance, but because I won, this death match was in my favor. Turn 7(Kevin - 8) (Plat - 0) I think knowing the 9 rounds, it was my win for sure, as I had the 8, and with that, I won the DM.
Overall - I felt sad that Plat is gone. I really wanted to help him throughout the game, but unfortunately, I think me picking him for 7th pick is what made him believe I was never going to be on his side. Surviving this match, opened my eyes - I need to now play cutthroat, and do whatever it takes to survive.
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Post by kaycali86 on Jul 3, 2017 21:22:43 GMT -5
Confessional 7 (Main Match #7 - Monopolized): This main match requires dealing with every contestant. I just came from the DM against Plat, so I felt a little be unprepared prior to the MM. I already was planning to work with Joseph to win this MM. He needed a win so I didn't had to pick a loser for DM. However, the following I will detail each player throughout this MM and how I interacted with.
My Goal: Coal/Gold resources
Arnold: After getting the last placement role card from the previous MM, I wasn't sure if he would still be against me or willing to trade. We talked but we both didn't have resources we were looking for apparently. We just talk about how we both had not interacted with Joshua and for that reason - was impossible to know what resources he had and what resources he was trading. I felt for that reason, that the new stalemate ruling would happen. Unfortunately, Arnold made a deal with Ethy, where he was going to let Ethy win again. I was a bit stunned by this move.
Arnold picked me for last role BECAUSE I was on a winning streak, and now he contradicts himself where he gives Ethy a streak win by his move.
Future: I'm going to be wary, however, it all depends on the DM outcome. He just makes a couple of slips that I felt were accidental, but now I feel there were intentional(Such as missing his silence ability). However, Joseph trusts him, and Arnold seems to as well, so thats why I can't total become an enemy for him, rather have him as an ally.
Joseph: We both were working together. That helped immsensily on keeping track of both of our resources, and being both trustful with each other, just made it feel like we both can interact with different people and compare notes. We were looking for Gold/Water, and were one away from winning the MM. He was able to trade with Ethy/Joshua/Rexxy, however, people noted he was looking for gold, and hold that resource to prevent either of us from winning. When he told me the Arnold plan of letting Ethy win, I was really disappointed. I figured with Ethy strong ties with everyone but least with Joseph, he'd pick him for DM, and was right.
This upcoming DM - I do hope he wins it. He is a very great ally to have, and I have 100% trust with, compared to others in this game. I unfortunately can't help come up with strategies for this DM he is facing against Rexxy. Feel kinda useless, after he helped me with his strategy against Plat. Hopefully he manages.
Ethy: This is a very just mixed game relationship. After Joseph, I probably trust Ethy the most. However, I perceive him the most threat out of everyone in this game. It's not about his winning streak: but his strong ties with Joshua/Trevor/Rexxy. During this MM, I was honest about my resources, but I couldn't give him gold, which he was looking for early game, so he switched to Steel. I did not have any, so therefore could not help him during this MM. I think it was a mistake on my part, as I should have gave him gold, so we could do more trades. However, him and Arnold were both holding gold. So I can't tell which of the two were lying to me about having gold.
Here's where I can't decide: to ally or be against him. He states that both of us are the two that want to go to the end, but his social capital has everyone feel like he's their #1 ally. That's why i'm a bit hesitant in helping him in future MM. I have voiced against Ethy, and I feel he knows, but he's still socially allied with me. Will see what happens in this DM, to see if I really need to trust him the most, or get people to see that he has his hands on too many cookie jars.
Rexxy: Rexxy and I had a good game relationship until last MM where he deleted me and the reason I had to have a Death Match. I did voice on Ethy having strong ties with everyone, but it went out of the ear, and again he was still latching on to Ethy. He was looking for Wood resource, which I had, but didn't give him, because he didn't had any resources that I want. I did felt bad that I hold out against him, and he's going to DM. I wanted Joshua to go DM, but Joseph decided without us talking about it. He feels he's real tight with Ethy the most, which could be true.
I felt a connection with Rexxy, because my best friend in real life is Indonesian, and I guess I felt there may have been a good connection with him. I don't know if I can work with him if he survives the DM, but I do want to work with him since I got no one if I feel Ethy is an enemy rather than an ally. I need some validation in the next MM that he's willing to work with me, because if he's not, then I really have no one to ally with. I will feel sad if he loses DM, even though I want Joseph to win over him. It was Ethy/Arnold combo that caused him to be picked, and I hope this opened his eyes that Ethy isn't his #1 ally that he initially though.
Joshua: He's the most inactive of the players left. I thought we were good when we first started playing this game. We both felt we were outcasts with the six group, as being last picked. However, I noticed through the MM's that he's been just giving info to Ethy, and I thought the last MM, him and me were working together. However, this MM shows that he pretty much screwed me over, with no response trade. I had interacted with everyone, and he was the only one that did not communicate me. Now that I know this info, he's my pick for DM candidate in future MM. I had 0 knowledge of resources he had, so without that info, I had no way of knowing where gold went to, if he even had it or not. This MM showed he trusts Ethy the most, just like the rest of the people that is left except me and Joseph, and to a certain extent - Arnold. I feel if he does reach out to me next MM - my reaction is to backstab him for the reason of shutting me out this MM.
Trevor: A mysterious player. Out of everyone in this whole game, he and Tom were the only ones I never reached out. We interacted by association with allying with groups. Only in MM4 is the first time we ever interacted. From there, I think we were good, but I knew since MM4 that he too was trusting Ethy the most. During this MM, he reached out to me, and wanted to trade, and I felt I had to trade, so I could build a good game relationship with him. He also seems to never trade with Ethy, but he did inform him with resources he contained. I felt he is mysterious ,because I can't get a read on him. I feel like I could work with him in future MM, if he feels the Ethy streak needs to be stopped. But I don't know if he will continue to work with Ethy. I don't know if he even knows who Ethy #1 ally is in this game. Its hard to read Trevor. He's done me no wrong to be honest, and I don't think I did him wrong, though I did felt I was going to pick him as DM, but due to his association with Ethy. Heading to the next MM, whatever happens, I need to see where his head is at, and I will have to be cautious how I talk with him, so I can see if he is willing to separate Ethy or not. If not, then there is no point to working with him.
Thats my analysis during the MM, and got a better read on who is with who. Joseph unfortunately was picked for DM, so I am rooting for him. I don't know what will happen next MM, but I have to rethink my strategy going forward and see who I could work with, or attempt to open people's eyes on Ethy being everyone's #1 ally.
Deathmatch(Joseph vs Rexxy): This was a long battle. Joseph prior to playing this DM, had struggled with previous poker matches against playing another player in The Genius Reddit version. I unfortuanately had no idea how I could have helped him, as this was more on the luck/bluff side than skill. I also had a good game relationship with Rexxy as well, so it was going to be a sad outcome no matter what happen.
Both players went back and forth. It just was a long game because it really is hard to predict a player's back card. They both played with extreme cautious, and only truly bet when they felt they had the winning hand. Both played similar, and it was going to be tough to predict who would have the edge, as they were meticulous and pondered about their opponents bets.
In the end - Rexxy edged out to win, as Joseph had low stack of chips and the cards weren't in his favor. I am sad he is evicted, by Ethy noless. I wanted him and I to be the finals together. I would have not won DM without his strategy. I will do my best to get to the finals by any means. My secondary is to make sure Ethy enters the DM for a bit of a revenge
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Post by kaycali86 on Jul 25, 2017 22:07:24 GMT -5
Confessional 8 (Main Match #8 : Mister X)
This match was having 5 detectives vs 1 killer. The Detectives were : Me, Arnold, Rexxy, Trevor, & Joshua. The Killer was Ethy.
Rounds 1 - 3: We made a Detective room so we can interact and try to work together. I also tried to inform Ethy of some, but not all moves of detectives. My ultimate goal: To capture Ethy by any means, while making him think i''m helping him by not getting near his location. For this 1-3 turns, we all moved towards the train stations, with only two coudn't fully make it based on their initial lturns. 3 of us made train station so that once Ethy has revealed his location, we can move quite a gap towards him. Thus that is what we did.
Notes: Joshua was moving randomly by inactivity, Arnold was north for a while. Rexxy/Trevor would attempt to go towards Ethy.
Rounds 4 - 9: I talked mostly individually to Rexxy, Arnold, & Ethy. With Rexxy, he wanted to try to get me to capture Ethy, wiithout being blatantly obvious that he is helping me over Ethy. So he gave me information about potential locations Ethy was going. He stated he may head to river, so that was my goal these rounds. Arnold is still sketchy to deal with, as he wants survival and figured he'd also help Ethy as well. We just talk about where to go. Ethy, he wanted to make sure I didn't lose, but didn't want to blatantly tell me where he would be or area he's at. When round 9 came - it was 94, where me/rexxy where a bit off on reaching him. So that's where the detectives where heading.
Rounds 10 - 15. These rounds really irked me. When Ethy did the double train movement - we knew exactly where he is. He was on train station 46, and We all did our best to pin him down. Trevor blocked his left path, I blocked south, Rexxy blocked east. He could either go north for safety, or risk going towards our direction. Unbeknownst to me, he did go pass Trevor and took a risk, and I was lead to believe he went north/east as I felt he wanted to also make sure Rexxy didn't lose as well from being furthest. I unfortunately told rexxy to move east a bit, and I was going to head north east as well. However, I was being blocked a bit, so had to kill my turns with random moves.
When it came to his reveal round - He was at 95. This is where it just fell flat. There was a scvenario that we pinned his location to where, he had to be forced to double move to survive the game, Trevor/Arnold could pin his location, and I moved to 58 to stop his routes. That didn't happen. Instead - Trevor went somewhere else, and Arnold let him by, and Rexxy was much furthur out as Joshua was now getting the hang of this game. We had him, and those two let him by. From that point - I knew we lost the match. As I suspected - Arnold /Ethy made a deal where Ethy would win and give him the immunity.
Overall - I'm disappointed Ethy won again - but by means of people helping him throughout the game. All I did was told ethy what I would do, but never outright show scenarios where I knew we could pin him to force him to use garnets to double move. Joshua was the DM, where Rexxy could have been, but JOshua was inactive and moved the furthest. He chose Randomly trevor, and this will be an interesting battle between the two, as I gather my thoughts on how to stop ethy win streak.
Deathmatch #8( Trevor vs Joshua )
This deathmatch was the beans horde game, with updated rules. There was now no way possible for a long drawn out combo that Lukas suffered from Arnold. However, I am still confused how to play this game, as Joshua/Trevor were as well. The beginning rounds, both stumbled and weren't sure how moves were made and how extra turns worked. Bandage Man had to fill in and correct the moves.
Then mid-end game is where both knew how to play the game and didn't require Bandage Man services. Joshua was in the lead and had advantage, but Trevor somehow was able to really increase his beans counts and pull out the victory with some extra moves he did, where he gained a massive lead over Joshua.
This death match is very interesting and it requires planning a bit ahead and predicting how your opponents beans will be placed in their opponents stack. Sad to see Joshua go, as work/school took his time, but its something he has to deal with in his daily life, so not fault against him.
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Post by kaycali86 on Aug 8, 2017 8:59:39 GMT -5
Main Match # 9 (Animal Race): Trevor won and now I was just able to gather my thoughts on how to proceed. The Animal MM reveal - I was Lamb. I was 50/50 on Lamb, as the pros were great, can advance the furthest from everyone with its movement, but the river stream could hinder me at critical points throughout the match. At the beginning, here is the two I reached out to.
Ethy: He 2nd bet on Lamb, so he relied on my animal to make top 3 to avoid DM pick. His bet was Fox. I plan to not make Fox even make top 3, I think majority didn't want the win streak to continue.
Rexxy: His 2nd bet is Hare, and his bet is Wolf. We both just decided to work with each other this MM before it started. It felt good, to bounce ideas when needed and try to help his Wolf to make 1st, as he could eclipse Trevor.
Arnold was my competition, so I didn't reach out prior to the game. Trevor is still a mysterious player for me, as I can't get a read if he would work with a pair, or go solo for himself.
Early Game: I 2nd bet Hare, so the reason is that I knew I didn't had to work with Trevor(Hare) on moving up, as Hare could make top 3 without relying on people moving up for him. Hare spends less resource compared to the other animals, so I felt confident it could make top 3.
I burned 3 Lambs and 4 wolfs on my early turns. The 3 Lambs was to make sure it reached the river on the spot, so I didn't need to expend additional. I had to help Rexxy move up. I felt Wolf was going to be tough on this MM, but when Bandage man included the Howl card, it was a game changer that could turn the tide at any moment. Hare moved up well, with Fox lagging behind, as well as tortoise.
Mid Game: Mid game, I reached out to Arnold and Trevor. WIth Arnold, we both just talked about not picking each other for DM(Unsure if true or not). We always had a good game relationship early-mid game. Late game I was put off with his surivial rather than win, and giving ethy the wins twice in a row. So I was wary with Arnold, as me and Rexxy both felt like he'd work with Ethy on moving up the race. He indeed does with Fox moves, but to burn his hand.
With Trevor: I was conflicted. I actually wouldn't mind he win, if Rexxy couldn't, and I wanted to make sure to give him info throughout the game, and gauge if he is receptive to helping me or not. From what we talked about, he seemed receptive, and I would help him move if he couldn't.
THe midgame race - Lamb was stuck on 7 position, and the other animals were moving up ahead me, and tied with Fox. During mdi game - Arnold used Howl to stop Fox, Hare, and Lamb from moving up too ahead. Doing that move hindered me, so I couldn't do much during mid game. I was getting lucky with Lamb draws early-mid game, but with Arnold telling me he has howl - I had to play very cautious, and this made me play a bit clumsy, as I knew he could prevent me from making up movments far ahead. I planed it out a bit, with moving lamb with rexxy/ethy help - to end my lamb turn by spending up to 4 total before it went arnold's turn to deny me.
End Game: Here - I just put a lot of my social game on work. With Ethy - He was going to help Lamb go top 3 whatever it takes. With Trevor - I felt he'd use safety on me if he wins - and I always gave info heads up to him. Rexxy - I was using up my wolf cards to make sure he somehow get 1st place. Arnold - I gave him 2 scenarios were me and him weren't DM picks potentially.
However - Arnold & Rexxy made a deal, and Arnold used a Howl card to get Rexxy first. I am unsure how this happen, but my view - Rexxy hoodwinked Arnold, and from there, Rexxy moved me up to make me top 3. Trevor also used Hare along with Ethy, and we had our top 3 animals - Wolf, Hare, Lamb.
Rexxy won the MM, with Arnold the DM candidate. Rexxy deal was indeed good, and we were able to be safe for this MM. Arnold, I thought would pick Ethy since he has never went DM, but picked Trevor. I felt really bad that Trevor got picked. I would support Trevor if I could.
Deathmatch #9 (Trevor vs Arnold): The deathmatch was Killer vs Inspector. I previously attempted to help Jay with this game, but I think he made a premature mistake with the detective. With Trevor - I pretty much told him strategies that could work if he was either inspector or killer. A tough role if inspector, but since he was killer, I think he would have manage if he did not make too many mistakes.
Trevor I thought was going to disguise all the rounds, which I told him not to, based on his early moves. But he eventually settled with the killing method caution, and disguise when right. Arnold made a bold move during the mid game. He arrested himself, in an attempt to throw the suspicion off for that detective role card, so Trevor would not kill him. The problem is that Trevor would kill a suspected identified by detective. It was the correct move for Trevor to do later in the rounds, and I think Arnold made a mistake and overthrought this game too much, thinking that move would throw Trevor off.
In the end - Trevor won, and Arnold lost. I will miss Arnold. Good guy all around in this game. I won't know what happen with him during mid game as he put me at last position in this game. I had a gut feeling he was always working with Ethy when he stated so when he left, and I knew Ethy was playing all angles with people. Disappointed Arnold didn't pick him for DM, and the result - Trevor, the dark horse I considered, is a good strategist that may not need my advice in future rounds. I do hope he opened his eyes against Ethy, but we'll see.
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Post by kaycali86 on Aug 28, 2017 9:02:57 GMT -5
Main Match #10(Chain Auction):
The next main match introduces new players - Pete & Adam who played the Genius from Mr. Bandage Man from seasons 1 and 2. Trevor beat Arnold and its getting down to the wire. Prior to starting, I interacted with the remaining players and the guests.
Trevor: We both talked about how sketched we are with Ethy double dealing with everyone. If I did lose this MM, I would pick Ethy as DM pick. If I felt like I had no chance of winning, I planned on giving all my chips to Trevor to secure his win.
Rexxy: We still were working with each other since last game. I wanted to make sure he avoids DM pick and both of us survive.
Ethy: Not much interaction, just talking about the game in general and what our plans would be for this Main match.
Pete: Talked about potentially how he is a neutral player along with Adam, and he'll be down if players help him.
Adam: Same with Pete.
My gameplan is not to bid any bids, and go for 10 points. That means I wouldn't get division as they would be most bids from other players. Hidden Number is 10
Round 1 (Signs): Rexxy told me he wanted division, and that he wanted either guest to win, so that me and him would be safe, and Trevor vs Ethy for DM. This was going to be hard to pull off to be honest. But I did want a guest to win if possible, only if either of us helped Pete to win. I folded and some people folded as well, as the battle was between Rexxy and Ethy for division. Rexxy gave up 2 chips to Ethy for him to fold, and Rexxy spent 5 chips on division and 2 chips to ethy. Brought him to 13 chips.
Pete told me to aim for 11 or 9 points, as it makes it harder for the other players to guess. I think I opted this strategy, as it gives me more flexibility. I was going for sequential numbers so I can have either 9 or 11 points instead of 10.
Round 2(Numbers): With numbers, the only number I did not want was 4. Because 5 and 3 were up for bid as well, and I could not possibly get 9 or 11 points if I get 4. I told Ethy this, and he stated he will take 4 as he does not care which number he gets for this round. Pete wasn't sure what he was aiming for.
I was in talk with Trevor through both round 1 and 2. One thing that was a disadvantage for me is if I ever win a bid, I would screw over Trevor. Thats why I interacted with him throughout the match, so I can tell him what numbers/sign I was aiming for, and if he ever needed help in chips or trading, I'd be down with it. I also told him should I feel like I would lose this MM, I would give him all my chips so I can get Ethy to the DM with me.
Talking with Adam was hard. He was a bit I felt preoccupied so I couldn't barter any trades with him. Ethy I told him I did not care for numbers this round, i'd be down with whatever.
Pete won this 2nd round, and I got last pick. I told Ethy I didn't need 4, and Pete also told me he doesn't want 4 as well(So I think he is also looking for sequential numbers), and therefore , Rexxy picked 4 for me, and I ended up 5. Having 5 meant that I need to aim for 6.
Round 3 (Signs): Here, I was aiming for '-'. I talked to Trevor and will ensure him I don't plan to winning this bid. I bid this round because Rexxy wanted to make sure the division would cost a bit of chips, and not to let Ethy have it. Lots of bids, but dropped out when chips were going to the 10 mark. It was Pete vs Ethy, and Ethy won as went as far as 12 chips. I thought this was a bad move on his part. Now I can for sure eclipse Ethy by making it to 9 or 11 points, even if he got 10 equation.
However, when the signs were passing. There was 2 '-' and 1 '*''. Rexxy didn't want a multiply, as did Pete. I took it upon myself to take the multiply, which does not benefit me at all, as it was to help Rexxy on gaining the '-' sign.
Round 4(Numbers): I wanted Trevor/Adam to win this one, and I'd help Trevor by giving him chips. It didn't pan out, and my next objective was to get a good number. I needed 6, and didn't want 10/11/9 - as most were competing for it. It worked out, and from there, I had to adjust some equations.
I manage to trade with Rexxy his 4 for my 7. I needed a sequential number, and 7 would hurt me. I also early traded him my + for his -, if I were to keep the multiply, I would need - to make sure i didn't lose. However, Trevor was willing to trade multiply for his plus. From there I set up my equation.
Interestingly - I had equation answer 10 with multiply, but with Pete's suggestion - I should aim for 9 and 11. That is what I intended, and with the equations traded, I manage to do: 10 - 4 + 5.
At the end- Only one of the genius players made a guess correctly - me, and we all just failed at guessing the hidden numbers. I did let Rexxy know my number, and he in return the favor, and both didn't guess our secret numbers. However, Trevor lost the Main Match, and I felt a bit guilty, as I gave him multiply, he needed to change up his equation to get his points correctly, but it didn't happen. I wanted him to go after Ethy, and that didn't happen as well, and he was against Rexxy.
Death Match #10(Rexxy vs Trevor) The next DM was Double Sided poker, the DM that Rexxy won against Joseph. I was conflicted who to root for, so I remained a bit neutral, as I worked with both end game. This game is still on luck, and throughout this DM, Trevor was on the lead as Rexxy was not getting the lucky gods in his favor. However, at the end, somehow Rexxy pulled it around, and the chips stacked in his favor. It was an upset win, as Trevor dominated this DM for a while, and at the very last minutes, Rexxy switched it, and won this DM.
It was fun with Trevor. I pegged him as the Dark Horse of the competition. He was mysterious, as I never could get a read on what moves/plans he would do, and he had a firm grip of the matches at various times. I initially never connected with him in the early games, but we worked it out mid-end game, and it was cool to work with him, and sad to see him go. Now, its down to me, Ethy, and Rexxy, and I can't afford to let those 2 go to the end, as they do have a good game relationship, so I need to do what it takes to win the next MM
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Post by kaycali86 on Sept 6, 2017 15:27:31 GMT -5
Main Match #11 ( The Elevator Game - With Returnee players): The next MM was with Tom, Arnold, and Joseph returning to the game. Caught off guard! It was the Elevator game, where we had to place markers where players that landed on certain number - would gain points for doing so. I was 2nd draft pick - so I picked #1 13/25, and I knew Rexxy would claim one of them first - as both spots have an elevator for up and down on that spot. So I wanted to make sure I claim the other one. From there - I set my marker on 44, which I felt was the best spot to have and so I double that for points. The rest where just random. I don't even know why I placed one on number 28, seemed skippable.
Partners: We weren't told how partners were assigned, but my ideal partner would have been Joseph. He would never betray me because of our strong game relationship. It actually was: (Rexxy/Tom), (Me/Arnold), and (Ethy/Joseph). With Arnold - I pegged him as someone who had a strong relationship with Ethy compared to me, so I had mixed feelings. We had a good game relationship, but I felt when I had him as a partner, there was a chance he was going to betray me for Ethy to get the win. Unbeknownst to Arnold/Ethy - Joseph was my ride or die partner - and he was also going to betray Ethy after building trust to him - and would really be a blindside had it done so. With Tom as Rexxy partner, they both had mutual trust from my perception, and Rexxy got a great partner, as he knew there was no deception going to happen with Tom.
Game: Well - Rexxy wanted to take down Ethy no matter what, even willing to go to the deathmatch. He overall wanted to help me win this MM, and felt confident that he may win the DM against Ethy. Therefore, me, Rexxy, Joseph where willing to conspire and just see how we would play out. His first turn - he wanted to move to his space - 4. However, he moved 1, and I moved, and team Ethy moved 0. I actually tried moving 2. Rexxy was shocked by this - and I figured that Arnold has already betrayed me the first turn. But I had to give the impression that I was the only team to move Rexxy, so Arnold didn't catch on. From there - My plan was to let Arnold dictate the moves I should make, so I can better control how to move. It was to built trust, and I would have more flexibility to making moves. Joseph was sharing info about Ethy, on what he plans to do as well.
Unfortunately - Tom/Arnold were quite inactive for a bit, and the partners mechanic was scrapped, and it was decided we would all play the MM without a partner. I felt this was a bit of an impossible match for Ethy - if both me and Rexxy were to indeed work together.
Throughout the MM - Rexxy landed on points for me - and was trying to get to the spot 50 so I would win with points. However, Ethy manage to use the right moves to push Rexxy off the elevator 49. From there - it was up to me to try and gain points. I felt genuine bad for Ethy - as I observed that there was just no way he could win this MM - as it requires 2 people to collaborate with each other. So Ethy was fine and was ready to go to the DM, and Rexxy as well, and from there - I won the MM in thanks to Rexxy. I have made it into the Finals - and felt a great moment to reach it to the end!
DeathMatch #11(Rexxy vs Ethy): The DM is Black and White - for the 3rd time! This was very imprompted match - as Rexxy/Ethy were already going to compete the moment the MM ended. It was up to Rexxy to outwit Ethy, and to observe if Ethy is capable to taking down Rexxy, as he never experienced a DM before this round.
With Black and White:
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5-3 Rexxy/Ethy got a good indication what number they used, more so Ethy. With Ethy being beaten by 3, he assumes Rexxy used 5. Don't think one will predict using a 7 right away. If I was in Rexxy's position, I'd assume Ethy played a 1 actually, and may be a throwaway.
0-6 (Rexxy Advantage - Made Ethy use a high number and Rexxy used 0, which really paid off)
4-4 (Tied - now they both know each tiles they used)
6-7 ( Rexxy Advantage - even though he lost, now he knows Ethy used a 7, and Ethy won't know specifically which black tile Rexxy used).
7-5 (Ethy advantage - though he lost, he also now knows Rexxy used a 7)
3-1 (Rexxy advantage - very surprised. I believe Ethy wants to get rid of 1 and 0 right away)
2-0 (Rexxy advantage - he knows Ethy used 1 previously, and either Ethy should have used 2 to just incase to tie)
1-2 (Rexxy throwaway)
8-8 (Saving 8 for last)
With that - Rexxy won the DM. Really close call though. It was an honor to play with. I felt in my perspective - he was the better player as he seem to have socially dominate the games with his strong connection. Respect. I hope he doesn't feel too bad for not making it to the finals - he showcased 'The Genius' aspect winning the MM's with the 8 winning streak.
It's now to the Finals - and now its my turn to take on Rexxy one on one and try to take him down in these challenges
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Post by metsrus on Sept 18, 2017 13:35:12 GMT -5
I approve of this confessional thread. Much better than mine Great job on getting far, Kevin. I regret not getting a chance to work with you.
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Post by kaycali86 on Sept 18, 2017 20:13:01 GMT -5
Thanks! I thoroughly enjoyed reading yours and Seasons 1 game and the social aspects of working with others.
Next season could be All-Stars!
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Post by Bandage Man on Sept 18, 2017 22:32:44 GMT -5
even if it was all-stars, what made you guys think i'm gonna ask both of you? hehe
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Post by ethynol on Sept 18, 2017 23:08:59 GMT -5
If Henry was in all-stars, would he be the first boot?
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