Tyson Talks

[tyson]

Hello finalists! Congrats on the achievement of making it to the finals. I say this as the guy that was barely around: this game was insane and very unpredictable. Getting here is no small feat. Win or lose, you should both be proud that you were able to make it through the giant storm that was Rustic 3. Good luck answering your questions and may the best player win.

Now for my inquiries:

1. Contrary to popular belief, I definitely wanted to make moves in this game. Different things factored into that not happening. Are there any moves that you wish you would have made that didn't materialize and if so, what stopped it (or them) from happening?
2. I was perceived as a goat in this game. Goats can be very beneficial to a winner's gameplay. Which player(s) do you feel you benefited from the most to get here?
3. IMO, just about everybody who has gotten to the end of real Survivor has a reason to win the game, it may just be overshadowed by better gameplay or a better reason. So, why does your opponent deserve to beat you? "They don't" or variations of that are not acceptable, give legitimate reasons for why the other person should win.

Good luck!

[rudy]

Now for my inquiries:



1. Contrary to popular belief, I definitely wanted to make moves in this game. Different things factored into that not happening. Are there any moves that you wish you would have made that didn't materialize and if so, what stopped it (or them) from happening?


Many people don't know you were the main guy trying to create an Hmong Resurgence at the F8. The biggest that didn't materialize for me was eliminating Aras at the Final 6. I tried really hard to do it but Jeremiah wouldn't budge. I even lied about the rules of the mole idol to try and make it happen

2. I was perceived as a goat in this game. Goats can be very beneficial to a winner's gameplay. Which player(s) do you feel you benefited from the most to get here?


Probably you to be honest and Caleb was a close second. Relatively deep into the merge people figured out I was the actual mole, and sadly for you up until that time people wanted to blindside you left and right for being the mole lol, which took some of the heat off me. You can't make it to the end of a game without people willing to work with you, and we were together every step of the way from Hmong to the Final 6. Caleb was my Richard Hatch for this season and we shared valuable information about two tribes, and it quickly became apparent to me that he wasn't as tight with Akha as I thought, which helped lead to the way game played out.

3. IMO, just about everybody who has gotten to the end of real Survivor has a reason to win the game, it may just be overshadowed by better gameplay or a better reason. So, why does your opponent deserve to beat you? "They don't" or variations of that are not acceptable, give legitimate reasons for why the other person should win.



Ami should win the game cause she played a very subtle under the radar style game that made her not a target. She made a smart choice befriending the strongest player in the game who found an idol. There was also a section of the game where she was MIA for almost a week, which would be a death sentence to most players, she managed to come back from that and still make the finals, which is impressive in its own right.

[Ami]

Hey hey, Ty <3

1. Contrary to popular belief, I definitely wanted to make moves in this game. Different things factored into that not happening. Are there any moves that you wish you would have made that didn't materialize and if so, what stopped it (or them) from happening?

In all honesty, and not just kissing juror ass, I wanted to make a move with you. I know a couple of times we chatted about pulling something together (in a shocking turn of events, yes, Tyson and I talked about getting Monica out pretty early on), but our schedules and your computer never allowed that to come to light.

I would have certainly liked to have flushed out Rudy's idol, but if you reference Caleb's question you'll see the various reasons as to why that never came to fruition.

Early in the merge, I wanted to form a bond with Kelly C. because i knew she had a lot of sway with old Hmong, and I wanted to create something dynamic and cross tribal to rock the game up. Unfortunately, Kelly C. quit, so that put a halt to that plan as well.

2. I was perceived as a goat in this game. Goats can be very beneficial to a winner's gameplay. Which player(s) do you feel you benefited from the most to get here?

I really feel like I benefited from Monica's game, to be honest. I knew she had my back, and I knew that she was very much in the know of what was going on. She also had that idol to cover my ass if needed, which was much appreciated.

While I feel that I probably benefited the MOST from Monica's game, I would say that I also benefited from Joaquin's game. Joaquin also really kept me in the loop with what was going on. Additionally, Joaquin took the fall for targeting Caleb instead of me, which certainly benefited me getting further in the game, so I would say I certainly benefited from that as well.

I also benefited from Aras's (and Jeremiah's) willingness to flip and make a move against Caleb at F7. Without that turn of events I don't think I would be sitting here.

3. IMO, just about everybody who has gotten to the end of real Survivor has a reason to win the game, it may just be overshadowed by better gameplay or a better reason. So, why does your opponent deserve to beat you? "They don't" or variations of that are not acceptable, give legitimate reasons for why the other person should win.

Admittedly, Rudy played a flashier game than I did. He was able to make moves when he needed to and certainly had say in some of the early merge boots. I would say, in comparison to my game, Rudy had more control of some of the moves that were made and was able to maintain control moreso than I was.