Post by Sam on Dec 7, 2005 17:36:37 GMT -5
Heya!
This is just a little thing where I write something individually before the game starts. Because when that happens, I can not even mention like your past activities or how you did in other games or mention basically anything at all about you or your gameplay. Maybe I'll give some advice on what to do or just reminisce about the game you played in. Now remember I haven't like deeply studied the game and all the confessionals you wrote before typing this, so I'm just going off a general perspective of the really big things from my point of view. Some of the little details might be wrong but I'll try my best. So now the form letter part of this ends and the personalized part starts after this sentence. =)
Hey Jen! I'm glad to have you back for another round. You did extremely well in Machu Picchu, and even moreso considering it was your first game. Lots and lots of players would kill to get third place or better in these things. Congratulations. =)
I think your strengths lie in your friendliness, openness, and the good faith effort you give in all the challenges. It's easy to tell that you give things your all and you are geniuine about the conversations you have. Some of the Survivor weaknesses I saw was maybe an incomplete grasp of information (such as when you picked Braden to join Vicuna over 4 better choices), a tendency to follow others and not look out for your best interests, and letting others control the image of you that gets seen in the tribe. Now I know you've played a lot of other games since MP and that was your first so I'm sure you learned a lot. Actually I'm not so sure exactly how you played MP because I really didn't get any confessionals from you. -_- Hopefully, if you feel uncomfortable typing up your thoughts, maybe I can ask you questions in IM as the game goes along to get an idea of how the game is going for you.
You got a hella of a lot of votes in MP.
lol I can not even imagine how nerve wracking it was to see your name come up every TC and several very, very close votes. That'd be enough to throw even the best Survivor players off balance, as they have to constantly retreat to a defensive mode in order to survive. You had some good, powerful friends though and made some important decisions at the F5 and F7 votes which kept you in the game, and I applaud that. At the same time, I really didn't feel a definitive, semi-planned strategy from you, it seemed you followed other's strategies rather than your own. While that isn't necessary a completely bad thing, it's also important to always keep your position in the tribe in mind and always look out for your best interests. Constantly evaluate where you are in the tribe. To do this you'll need to gather a lot of information whenever you can. Being able to do that skillfully is a huge part of a successful Survivor's strategy. 
I think your natural congeniality and friendliness will take you far in a cutthroat All-Stars game. Don't try and out-manipulate the master manipulators; they'll beat you at that game. Just be yourself and play your own strategy and keep an eye on how things are going at all times. Don't be afraid to break away or gently encourage a new alliance in order to keep your best interests safe. And don't let other people control your persona... try and put some things out there to effect theirs too.
Good Luck! =)
-Sam
This is just a little thing where I write something individually before the game starts. Because when that happens, I can not even mention like your past activities or how you did in other games or mention basically anything at all about you or your gameplay. Maybe I'll give some advice on what to do or just reminisce about the game you played in. Now remember I haven't like deeply studied the game and all the confessionals you wrote before typing this, so I'm just going off a general perspective of the really big things from my point of view. Some of the little details might be wrong but I'll try my best. So now the form letter part of this ends and the personalized part starts after this sentence. =)
Hey Jen! I'm glad to have you back for another round. You did extremely well in Machu Picchu, and even moreso considering it was your first game. Lots and lots of players would kill to get third place or better in these things. Congratulations. =)
I think your strengths lie in your friendliness, openness, and the good faith effort you give in all the challenges. It's easy to tell that you give things your all and you are geniuine about the conversations you have. Some of the Survivor weaknesses I saw was maybe an incomplete grasp of information (such as when you picked Braden to join Vicuna over 4 better choices), a tendency to follow others and not look out for your best interests, and letting others control the image of you that gets seen in the tribe. Now I know you've played a lot of other games since MP and that was your first so I'm sure you learned a lot. Actually I'm not so sure exactly how you played MP because I really didn't get any confessionals from you. -_- Hopefully, if you feel uncomfortable typing up your thoughts, maybe I can ask you questions in IM as the game goes along to get an idea of how the game is going for you.
You got a hella of a lot of votes in MP.
lol I can not even imagine how nerve wracking it was to see your name come up every TC and several very, very close votes. That'd be enough to throw even the best Survivor players off balance, as they have to constantly retreat to a defensive mode in order to survive. You had some good, powerful friends though and made some important decisions at the F5 and F7 votes which kept you in the game, and I applaud that. At the same time, I really didn't feel a definitive, semi-planned strategy from you, it seemed you followed other's strategies rather than your own. While that isn't necessary a completely bad thing, it's also important to always keep your position in the tribe in mind and always look out for your best interests. Constantly evaluate where you are in the tribe. To do this you'll need to gather a lot of information whenever you can. Being able to do that skillfully is a huge part of a successful Survivor's strategy. I think your natural congeniality and friendliness will take you far in a cutthroat All-Stars game. Don't try and out-manipulate the master manipulators; they'll beat you at that game. Just be yourself and play your own strategy and keep an eye on how things are going at all times. Don't be afraid to break away or gently encourage a new alliance in order to keep your best interests safe. And don't let other people control your persona... try and put some things out there to effect theirs too.
Good Luck! =)
-Sam
