Hi it's Joaq

[joaquin]

Hey there, guys! Congratulations to the both of you for playing amazing games, to the hosts for putting on this wonderful game, and to the PWs for everything they did!

Rudy, I really enjoyed getting to know you this season. I felt like we had a great working relationship during the game, sans the round I left, and I did enjoy our talks. I knew that you were a major player when your revealed to me that you were one of the moles. Additionally, you basically got your way during the game. When you wanted Ashley out, Ashley left, etc. That just proves that you were strategically savvy. However, there's more to this game than strategic abilities. I recognize that you played a superb game; I won't deny that. However, your jury management has been atrocious, not gonna lie. I get it was a part of your gimmick and a (successful) attempt to get the PWs to like you, but I disagree with the way you handled many things. Your comment towards Ashley in that group chat about you hate the bitch, something in that nature, was uncalled for in my opinion. Those things you have said in the past may come back to haunt you. I really wanted to dethrone your reign as King in the game, but I couldn't haha. Here's my biggest problem with voting for you: During the round I left, you ignored me the entire day. I was voted out on November 1st, at 9:59PM EST. Our last message was on November 1st at 4:05 AM. I messaged you on AIM nonstop during the day, trying to talk to you. I messaged you a lot leading up to the vote, but what did you do? Ignore me. You talked to Caleb, and ignored me. I get that you were 'upset' at me or whatever, but I really don't appreciate you ignoring me. It was rude and disrespectful. You could've at least said, "Hi. You're going home." SOMETHING, at least. You messaged me after the votes were revealed, and I did not appreciate that. 

Ami, hey! You and I were pretty good friends during the game, and we stuck together throughout it all! I considered you one of my closest allies, so thanks for being by my side. You didn't play a flashy game, but that's ok. Big moves do not win Survivor. You were VERY UTR, inactive at times, but you did what you did to survive, and I can appreciate and respect that. You weren't 100% inactive though, because I know that you had a strategic side to you, so I do have to give you some credit. And even though you didn't make any moves solely by yourself, you formed the right connections with the right people. It seems like both you and Rudy agree that you have my vote on lock. That isn't true, though. Not lying, I am leaning towards you, but Rudy's answers could easily sway me. When I left I said, Cya guys, much love! I don't understand the logic of some of you all, though. Rudy has a MOLE idol. It is a TYLER PERRY IDOL. He's essentially guaranteed F5 at this rate. None of you are trying to do anything to dethrone the reign of King Rudy and Prince Caleb. Please don't make this a boring game. Do something to make your mark. Ami, Monica, I love the both of you so much. Kill it for me!" Thanks for killing it for me <3 <3


Anyways, here's my questions!

1. Rudy, why did you ignore me the day I was voted out? I really hope you have a good explanation for this, because I was truly hurt by that.
2. Ami, rank your gameplay on a scale 1/10 on: Strategic ability, social skills, and physical prowess. 
3. Both: List who you think the 5 All Stars will be, and give them a write up.
4. Both: Compare each juror to a Survivor contestant. (If you don't want to do all 9, at least do me!!)
5. Both: Why am I so amazing?

Once again, good job to the both of you! Good luck! 

[rudy]

Hey Joaq, I'm on the phone right now so I'm just gonna answer the first question and get to the rest after survivor. First about my jury management, I'm well aware it wasn't the best, and like I posted in jeremiahs question, a lot of it was intentional to make Rudy seem like less of a threat, especially after the majority rules game. I needed to give people reason to keep me around.


But in the round you went I ignored you on AIM because there was no benefit at all in talking to you. You would try to convince me not to vote for you and I wasn't changing my mind. If I told you the truth, it would just make you scramble more than I find myself in the position of being the one being targeted. Or I'd be forced to lie to you and say I'm not voting you to calm you down, which is worse than saying nothing at all. In all of those situations there was nothing good that could come out of me talking to you. I didn't want to give you the opportunity of using anything I said against me and the safest thing to do was ignore you. Cowardly perhaps, but it made the most sense at the time. I was genuinely hurt when you went against me so early and I thought our MOLIANCE a would be good for awhile longer than only Top 9

[joaquin]

Understandable. Thanks for that answer!

[rudy]

3. Both: List who you think the 5 All Stars will be, and give them a write up.


1.

Our first All-Star was a tremendous strategic force in the game. Whenever someone went against him, they swiftly found their torch being snuffed. He was also one of the grumpiest and abrasive players to play Rustic. Pretty much everyone at one point or another got a taste of his attitude. This player was also one of the two moles in the game, and took his Mole tasks over and beyond what was required. He was also one of the funniest characters on the season (and hopefully the winner). Our first all-star is:



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Our second all-star was a super challenge BEAST. She seemed to be unstoppable and many us wondered if she'd win them all right to the finals. She was also one of he best strategists of the season and had she made the end, would have won hands down:



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Our third all-star was one of the strongest social players in the game. Even though he spent a majority of the time in the game in the minority, players in the game kept him around simply because they liked him, giving him the opportunity to make one of the biggest moves of the entire season:



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Our 4th all-star was considered one of the biggest threats to win the game. He played both sides and had alliances with everyone at one point or another. Multiple plots were formed against him but it took three tries to ultimately take him down. Everyone was terrified of him since he was a "Ghost". The next All-Star is:



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Our last All-Star was also one of the season's moles. A last ditch idol find saved him from a terrible tribe swap position. He befriended several members from the majority tribe, and gained a lot of power at the merge. A terrific strategist and a player who could have easily won the season had things played out only slightly differently. The last all-Star is:




4. Both: Compare each juror to a Survivor contestant. (If you don't want to do all 9, at least do me!!)


9. Kelly Wigglesworth is:

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Wiggles and Remington's game's resembled each other a great deal. She was quiet and reserved within the game, and by an ironic coincidence both suffered an injury, Wiggles her tendons, and Remington a gash on the head. Gameplay was, both players downfall was ironically their loyalty. After the merge in Worlds Apart, Remington flipped back to her original "Blue Collar" alliance, which angered the people she made promises to at the swap, so they blindsided her for it. This is not much unlike Wigglesworth's ultimate fate in this season

8. Ashley is:

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Ashley was a true under the radar threat hiding and waiting to come out big and take the game over by storm. In Survivor Marquesas in particular, Kathy was also UTR and under estimated by her Rotu tribe. Once the merge hit and she realized she was in the minority just waiting to be picked off, she initiated the creation of a new alliance of 5 to dismantle the Rotu four, and it was only after the "Coconut Chopping" pecking order challenge when the players on the bottom began to believe Kathy. Ashley was rapidly approaching this same scenario, at the Final 9 no less, organizing a plan for a new 5 person alliance to take control of the game. Had she not left in 10th, Ashley may have become the queen of the island

7. Nick is:

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The Iceman himself. Cool, calm, intelligent, well spoken and collected, and just a tad socially awkward. They both had a very dry sense of humor and were all game, all the time. Nick's demeanor caused him to lose a lot of players trust, but in different circumstances he could easily have won in the same way Brian did.


6. Joaquin is:

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Joaquin was a very savvy player. I know from first hand experience that the Mole paranoia was real, and doing those tasks without arousing any suspicion was quite a bitch to pull off. Vytas like Joaquin was as smooth and slick as they came. When swapped into what seemed to be an impossible situation, a tribe filled with all women, most of whom he never worked with prior he charmed his way into their group and survived 2 votes. Joaquin was similarly swapped into a terrible position and made use of his idol to secure his spot at the merge. Like Vytas, players recognized him for threat he was and eliminated him once the merge hit.

5. Caleb is:

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Caleb was one the game's main threats for his many social connections. Like Malcolm, whom had ties with Tandang and Kalabaw, he also kept his closest ally Denise around with him and in the loop, while still willing to cut her lose down the line, like how Caleb was willing to cut me. As the game went along, both Caleb and Malcolm's games became exposed for how good they were, and they got voted out for that exact reason

4. Tyson is:

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Although on surface might seem like an odd choice, in both Cagayan and so far in Second Chances, Spencer's storyline has been that he is always the target, always on the bottom and outside of what was happening within the game, trying to pry his way in. Tyson's storyline was similar, always marred by suspicions of his being the mole, he was constantly targeted all game long. Like Spencer, when he tried to craft a move of his own, it often did not come to pass, but it wasn't for lack of trying. One thing thing they both have going for them was a cool underdog story.

3. Jeremiah is:

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Jeremiah was the hidden super strategist of Rustic Survivor 3. Even when all hope seemed lost, Jeremiah kept prying for cracks, gaining new allies and trying to set himself into a better position. Ken's story was alsoone of being on the outside and still gaining a foothold in the game, and it took a long time for players to realize what a true strategic threat he was. People did not set their sights on Ken until the Final 5, after he betrayed Matty, much like between Jeremiah and myself.


2. Aras is:

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Ken and Rob C are very similar players, like Aras and Jeremiah. The main distinction is like Rob C, Aras hid it better and people were not as upset with him when he made a move as when Jeremiah did it. Aras and Rob C were charming and unassuming (at least Amazon) people saw them as the comedians of the group and not a real bonafide threat. People kept them around because they liked him, without knowing how dangerous they truly were. It was only near the very end of the game when they got taken out.

1. Monica is:

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Like Mike, Monica was a wrecking ball in the game. Finding idols several people didn't realize existed until long after it was found, a seemingly unstoppable winning streak and pulling off some of the best moves of the season from a position of no power.

5. Both: Why am I so amazing?


Rudy Bosech (10:05:49 PM): why didnt you and Caleb vote Nick?
Rudy Bosech (10:05:59 PM): or one of them
Joaquin Souberbielle (10:06:28 PM): i tried but he wouldnt do it
Joaquin Souberbielle (10:06:35 PM): plus i found the idol at 7:55, 5 mins b4 deadline lol


Cause you're a super bad ass. Finding an idol 5 minutes before the deadline with your head on the chopping block, talk about a "last minute" ditch effort. Doesn't it feel great when all the hard MOLE work finally paid off in spades!? I'm not sure if anyone else in the game could have pulled that off (myself included). I'm certain if I spoke to you and have you the opportunity to change the vote at the Final 8, I may have had a Mole Idol of my own played at that very tribal council, and frankly I'd think i'd see myself out in 7th place. You were an awesome player and one of the few people who I could relate to about being the mole.

[Ami]

Thanks for the questions, Joaq. I will get to them before deadline tomorrow. Work has been crazier than expected the past two days.

[Ami]

2. Ami, rank your gameplay on a scale 1/10 on: Strategic ability, social skills, and physical prowess.

Strategic Ability: 7. I think that my mind was always working and was always thinking strategically and what was going to be best for MY game and what was going to get ME furthest. The reason I don't think I can justify putting it above a 7 is because I did lack major moves to set me apart from others in the strategic sense.

Social Skills: 6. I think I had the social skills to garner favor with my allies and make the connections that were essential. I do think that my social game was lacking outside of my alliance at times. And that whole 2 rounds of me being MIA. Merp.

Physical Prowess: 8. I had an immunity win (wahoo!) and put more effort into challenges than many others. There was a lot of lack of completion in many of the challenges, and I was able to complete them all.

3. Both: List who you think the 5 All Stars will be, and give them a write up.

1. Our first All-Star dominated the game physically at the merge. Always with a game plan and constantly keeping her head in the game, she was swiftly eliminated right before the finals, barely missing out at her opportunity for victory. Our first All-Star is Monica!

2. Our next All-Star maintained a firm grasp on the game for much of the early stage. When the merge came, he was seen as having significant control, and quickly came to be seen as a strategic and social threat in the eyes of their competitors. With eyes starting to look to him as a threat, he was taken out as the biggest threat remaining. Our second All-Star is Caleb!

3. Our third All-Star was known for a quieter style of gameplay. Her sleuth and ability to navigate the game under the radar led her to the end of the game, where she fought to prove to her competitors that she played a worthy game. Our third All-Star is Ami

4. Our fourth All-Star went through the game no afraid to make some enemies. Creating enemies throughout his tenure, but ultimately having a solid grasp on the game throughout, he was able to navigate his way to the end. Our fourth All-Star is Rudy!

5. Our final All-Star also began his time playing a quieter game, but as the merge progressed demonstrated his charming personality and ability to navigate the game strategically. Because of these qualities, he was taken out near the end as a strong jury threat. Our final All-Star is Aras!

4. Both: Compare each juror to a Survivor contestant. (If you don't want to do all 9, at least do me!!)

I'm doing this in an airport so I can only do you right now, Joaquin. Sorry! If i have time when I land and get to my hotel I will do the rest but I know deadline is fast approaching.

Joaquin, like I've said numerous times, I really saw you as a fighter. You certainly wouldn't lay down and die, and I think that had you had the numbers to execute your move at Final 8 you could have made it to the end. I would actually compare you to Kelley Wentworth this season. I feel like the bitch is fighting, even when the numbers aren't on her side, and you certainly fought your ass off.

5. Both: Why am I so amazing?
Because, baby, you were born that way, as they say.