Post by Marvin Latimer on Aug 8, 2012 16:31:35 GMT -5
LET THE CAMPAIGNING BEGIN!
Alright, so first off i'd just like to say thank you to Dustin for bringing me back and letting me play in another awesome season of BBBrawl, and i'd like to sincerely apologize to all of the prediction writers for not insulting anyone's children this season, i know you were all looking forward to it, and i let you down
As far as the game was concerned, this was by far the most difficult ORG i've ever played in due to having to split time between being "sweet southern belle" amanda during the first half of the game and being Marvelous Marvin the second half of the game.
There were so many times pre jury were i just wanted to yell at people and punch them in the kidneys but i had to keep my shit together in order to not be suspected as the Phantasm.
Jordan and my plan as Amanda was always to just lay low until we could get to the double elimination week and split. Noone really suspected Amanda as the twist and when we made it to the double elimination week, i finally felt comfortable being Marvin again.
I feel like i haven't been given alot of respect in this game because of the Phantasm twist but the bottom line is that everyone in the game had 5 weeks worth of chances to get rid of Amanda and noone succeeded, i earned the ability to nom 4 people and get rid of two just the same as Kevin earned two secret powers during the game. And if you knew me at all, you would know it was EXTREMELY challenging to just shut the fuck up and lay low for 5 whole rounds.
The week before split, i sent out an offer to whoever won the last HOH before the Phantasm was revealed to hand their HOH over to me and i wouldn't put them up the following week. That plan came crashing down when Andrew decided to be all noble and wouldnt even listen to who i actually wanted nominated, whether he decided to follow through with it or not.
My plan that week was to get Andrew to nominate Kevin and Lisa with one of them hopefully going home, then the following week, i could focus on trying to get rid of whichever one of the two didnt leave along with Danielle.
Even at that point in the game i felt the 3 biggest threats in the game where Danielle, Kevin, and Lisa.
I made an alliance with Andrew, Erika, and Boogie the week Amanda was revealed as the twist and Jordan and I felt really good about going far with them in the game until Andrew and Erika decided to vote Mike out 2 days later.
At that point i knew i was pretty much fucked and that either me or jordan were probably going home the next week. I really had to scramble and cut a deal with both Kevin and Danielle to keep me safe the week Andrew and Jordan were on the block. I did my best to try to keep Jordan in the game, but it seemed everyone wanted to sacrifice one of us to the Brawl gods and i had to make damn sure it wasnt me.
After Andrew got boned in the elimination challenge i pretty much came to the conclusion that Erika had rounded up Carol and Karen to form a "girls alliance" and that i had to make a decision whether to jump on board with that insane train or if i should stick with Kevin and Danielle.
Ultimately i decided to stay with Dani and Kevin due to the fact that i was basically 3rd out with them and i would have been 4th out with the girls, so the decision ultimately landed me here in the F3 instead of potentially being the last man on the jury.
As far as my "record" is concerned, ultimately 3 of the 6 jurors that were evicted in this game came when i was the HOH and i don't think anyone else can claim an accomplishment like that.
So thats pretty much where i stood in the game. Like i said, it seems alot like i havent been given much respect in my gameplay due to the perception that the twist gave me an advantage.
In all honesty, i played with the hand that was dealt to me and i did it to the best of my ability. If thats good enough to get me first place then so be it and if everyone judges that it was only enough to get me 3rd then I'm fine with that too.
The best player in ORG's that i ever played with once told me that its not about who wins and who loses these games, it about the journey and I completed the journey no matter what happens with the vote.
Good luck Kevin and Danielle and i look forward to hearing questions from the jurors.
Regards, Marvin.
Alright, so first off i'd just like to say thank you to Dustin for bringing me back and letting me play in another awesome season of BBBrawl, and i'd like to sincerely apologize to all of the prediction writers for not insulting anyone's children this season, i know you were all looking forward to it, and i let you down
As far as the game was concerned, this was by far the most difficult ORG i've ever played in due to having to split time between being "sweet southern belle" amanda during the first half of the game and being Marvelous Marvin the second half of the game.
There were so many times pre jury were i just wanted to yell at people and punch them in the kidneys but i had to keep my shit together in order to not be suspected as the Phantasm.
Jordan and my plan as Amanda was always to just lay low until we could get to the double elimination week and split. Noone really suspected Amanda as the twist and when we made it to the double elimination week, i finally felt comfortable being Marvin again.
I feel like i haven't been given alot of respect in this game because of the Phantasm twist but the bottom line is that everyone in the game had 5 weeks worth of chances to get rid of Amanda and noone succeeded, i earned the ability to nom 4 people and get rid of two just the same as Kevin earned two secret powers during the game. And if you knew me at all, you would know it was EXTREMELY challenging to just shut the fuck up and lay low for 5 whole rounds.
The week before split, i sent out an offer to whoever won the last HOH before the Phantasm was revealed to hand their HOH over to me and i wouldn't put them up the following week. That plan came crashing down when Andrew decided to be all noble and wouldnt even listen to who i actually wanted nominated, whether he decided to follow through with it or not.
My plan that week was to get Andrew to nominate Kevin and Lisa with one of them hopefully going home, then the following week, i could focus on trying to get rid of whichever one of the two didnt leave along with Danielle.
Even at that point in the game i felt the 3 biggest threats in the game where Danielle, Kevin, and Lisa.
I made an alliance with Andrew, Erika, and Boogie the week Amanda was revealed as the twist and Jordan and I felt really good about going far with them in the game until Andrew and Erika decided to vote Mike out 2 days later.
At that point i knew i was pretty much fucked and that either me or jordan were probably going home the next week. I really had to scramble and cut a deal with both Kevin and Danielle to keep me safe the week Andrew and Jordan were on the block. I did my best to try to keep Jordan in the game, but it seemed everyone wanted to sacrifice one of us to the Brawl gods and i had to make damn sure it wasnt me.
After Andrew got boned in the elimination challenge i pretty much came to the conclusion that Erika had rounded up Carol and Karen to form a "girls alliance" and that i had to make a decision whether to jump on board with that insane train or if i should stick with Kevin and Danielle.
Ultimately i decided to stay with Dani and Kevin due to the fact that i was basically 3rd out with them and i would have been 4th out with the girls, so the decision ultimately landed me here in the F3 instead of potentially being the last man on the jury.
As far as my "record" is concerned, ultimately 3 of the 6 jurors that were evicted in this game came when i was the HOH and i don't think anyone else can claim an accomplishment like that.
So thats pretty much where i stood in the game. Like i said, it seems alot like i havent been given much respect in my gameplay due to the perception that the twist gave me an advantage.
In all honesty, i played with the hand that was dealt to me and i did it to the best of my ability. If thats good enough to get me first place then so be it and if everyone judges that it was only enough to get me 3rd then I'm fine with that too.
The best player in ORG's that i ever played with once told me that its not about who wins and who loses these games, it about the journey and I completed the journey no matter what happens with the vote.
Good luck Kevin and Danielle and i look forward to hearing questions from the jurors.
Regards, Marvin.
