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Post by Magnum on Aug 13, 2015 17:09:25 GMT -5
Well...the easy/obvious move is to cancel Tom's vote. Vova really wants me to cancel his vote though because he doesn't wanna screw over Tom. He's been loyal to me all game so I guess I should do him this favor. I've been convincing him to vote out his friends all game and I really don't wanna do it again. So I'm just gonna have to put my faith in Alex/Ricardo I guess. I'm canceling Vova's vote.
Really hope this doesn't backfire.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 13, 2015 17:10:28 GMT -5
f*ck me. Now I have to stress about tribal again when it would've been an easy week for me if Vova just agreed to vote Tom.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 13, 2015 18:23:41 GMT -5
I have a weird feeling this is gonna backfire big time. I trust Vova, no way he'd stab me in the back. I'm just worried that Tom is talking to Alex/Bryan/Ricardo trying to get them to flip. I wish Vova would just take one for the team here and vote with us. I mean, aren't alliances supposed to vote together?
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Post by Magnum on Aug 13, 2015 19:29:45 GMT -5
I really like Vova, but he's driving me crazy right now. He doesn't wanna vote for Tom because he's cool with him (even though so are we, but we're doing what's best for the alliance), so I'm like "okay, throw your vote to Bryan then". He doesn't wanna do that either....because he's cool with him. "Alright, Ricardo", nope...Vova's apparently cool with him too. So who does he want to throw his vote to? Jimmy. The guy in our f*cking final 4 alliance lol. Who will be pissed and flip on us if Vova votes him. Then we lose our majority, and it's the other 4 against the 3 of us for the rest of the game.
I don't know if he realizes that he's pretty much gonna HAVE to vote friends out at this point. Especially since he's apparently cool with everyone. I don't know if I can ever align with a guy like him again. I like him personally, but no way I should be stressing out every week about whether or not my number 1 ally will vote with me. This is just ridiculous at this point.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 13, 2015 20:06:04 GMT -5
I hope I never have to experience what I just went through ever again in my life. A f*cking forum game almost killed me. Seriously....I about had a heart attack right there. Vova told me LITERALLY LAST MINUTE that everyone (Alex, Ricardo, Bryan, Tom) were voting Jimmy and he was gonna vote with them. I literally spent the last 20 minutes BEGGING him to vote with us. Legitimately pleading. He doesn't realize that those guys are trying to manipulate him. With him voting Tom, I cancelled Tom's vote so we should have the majority. Hopefully it all works out LOL.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 13, 2015 20:16:20 GMT -5
I just went to f*cking hell and back to flip Vova back over to our side. Honestly, if we get to the end I better win this sh*t. Cole has been complacent lately while I've been saving the game for us lol.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 13, 2015 20:40:55 GMT -5
Holy sh*t my adrenaline is still pumping lmao.
Never experienced anything like that on a forum game. I was arguing like it was literally a life and death situation loool. I hope I get to the end so I can f*cking brag like a motherf*cker about flipping the entire landscape of the game in 20 minutes by my damn self haha.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 15, 2015 1:37:10 GMT -5
Cole sent me a screenshot indicating Ricardo voted for Tom. I just don't believe it. I don't think Vova would have lied to me after the conversation I had with him to get him to change his vote. Makes no sense for him to be that honest with me, telling me everything that happened with Tom, only to not vote with me anyway. I think one of two things: 1) Ricardo is pulling the wool over Cole's eyes and Cole is gullible as f*ck, and 2) Cole and Ricardo created this lie/bullsh*t screenshot together to get me to flip on Vova because they're together. Either way, I'm sick of stupid game play by other people f*cking up what should be easy votes every week. Honestly. The game could not be more straight forward right now and sh*t is still going wrong. It's unbelievable. I'll never take for granted the importance of working with smart/logical allies again (shoutout to Briq, Jhonmarco, JC, etc). I love Cole and Vova personally, but working with them is a drag.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 15, 2015 14:57:27 GMT -5
Looks like Alex is going unless I'm being lied to. Which is very possible since almost every vote has been a blindside. Either way, getting to 7th/6th out of a cast of 24 is pretty solid. Not even close to satisfied though. I just really want to get to the Finals.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 15, 2015 18:54:02 GMT -5
Alex is really pushing hard to stay and I feel absolutely terrible. One things for certain, I'm taking a LOOOONG break from forum games after this. That's if I ever decide to do it again lol. This sh*t really wears on you.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 16, 2015 0:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by Magnum on Aug 21, 2015 1:29:57 GMT -5
So apparently Ricardo/Bryan are telling Cole he can't beat me at the end so he should vote me out with them. I hope to god they're right haha. But I really think Cole has a very good chance against me.
They also went to Jimmy and said myself, Cole, and Vova are a group. Which is true, but hopefully Jimmy doesn't buy it lol. The fact that he told me is a pretty good sign.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 22, 2015 1:37:15 GMT -5
Everything's in place for tropical flavor to get to the end. Someone just has to beat Bryan in this next immunity. Then Jimmy in the Final immunity. We're so damn close to validating all of our moves this season. We were the three sideliners and we're about to take center stage at FTC while everyone else watches from the sidelines. sh*t is poetic.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 25, 2015 10:56:07 GMT -5
So unless Cole out of nowhere decides to stab me in the back, I feel like I'm a lock for the Finals. Vova won't turn on me, and I don't think Jimmy would unless Cole convinces him to. For some reason I still worry about Cole turning on me even though he's been 100% loyal to me all game. I guess it's because I stabbed him in the back on BB so he has every right to try to get even with me. I could see myself using something like that to justify screwing someone over, but hopefully Cole isn't as vindictive as I am haha.
Still can't believe I made it this far tbh. I thought for sure I'd be an early boot when I agreed to do this. I had no pregame alliances or strong friendships from previous games, while just about everyone else did. I also just came off a BB victory where I didn't exactly play a clean game. And for some reason people think I'm good at challenges despite the fact that I've literally never won immunity. I mean, I've been talking sh*t all game about how tropical flavor was gonna get to the end, but I never truly believed it would happen lol. This would be surreal if we can get it done. As much as winning the game would be nice, it would not be the same without all 3 sideliners being there. That was my goal from day 1, I honestly didn't even think I'd win anyway. I envisioned myself getting cut at Final 4 at best, while the other 3 (Vova, Cole, Stan) got to the end/won. I just hope we can close the deal.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 25, 2015 17:19:45 GMT -5
Okay, now I'm a little worried. I feel like Cole is hinting to me that I might be going. He's saying Jimmy wants me out and is trying to get Vova/Bryan on board. If that's true, I have nothing to worry about because Vova won't vote me out. But I feel like (and this may just be my paranoia talking) Cole may be trying to frame it that way, so if he decides to vote me out he can pin it on Vova/Jimmy. That would really suck lol. This is literally the only time I can see myself leaving. I feel like if I make it through this vote, I'm going to the end.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 25, 2015 17:46:26 GMT -5
Cole just told me he's the "swing vote"....the f*ck? I thought I was his number 1 ally? How can he be a swing vote in that case? The more I talk to him, the more paranoid I'm getting lol. He's either trying to hint to me that I'm a goner (if this is the case, that's weak as f*ck tbh. Just tell me flat out. I can't do anything at this point), or he's just terrible at reassuring his allies that they're safe.
I really believe the past few weeks of people going up to Cole telling him he can't beat me in the end (which I think is bullsh*t) might end up playing a big role in my demise. I feel so helpless at this point lol. f*ck...I hate this god damn game sometimes haha.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 25, 2015 21:35:49 GMT -5
Okay, no one has said a word to me in the last several hours. I even messaged Vova asking him a question, no f*cking response. Jimmy said nothing when I asked the alliance if everyone voted. Now I'm scared. Although it would be extremely scummy for them to blindside me after we've been working together all game, and I don't think they'd do that. So hopefully I'm just being paranoid. But then again, they may be waiting until right before the deadline to tell me (so I can't flip anything on them). Whatever. The votes are probably in and it's completely out of my hands now. I just gotta hope I get lucky one more time.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 26, 2015 16:01:19 GMT -5
Vova told me he's voting me out haha. The one thing I would've bet anything against. I honestly could have seen anyone in the game stabbing me in the back except Vova. I'm doing my best not to take it personal because I know he's a good guy. But this is pretty devastating. One of the guys I feel like I carried along with me all game (despite SO many people coming to me to try to get him out) is gonna send me out the door.
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Post by Magnum on Aug 26, 2015 17:49:37 GMT -5
Losing this close to the Final is the worst haha. I'm used to it at this point though. Part of me feels like everything I did was for nothing and all the time and energy I put into this was a waste. But on the other hand, this was one of the funnest forum games I've ever played because of how much control myself/my alliance had from day 1. Up until literally the last vote, I knew what was happening at all times and orchestrated much of it. Getting the title would've been the cherry on top, but oh well.
I'm not gonna take this personal. I'm pissed right now, but this was obviously the right move for everyone.
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