READ ME!

[Fabio Birza]

This is coming from Voted Out Fabio, a few days after I've had time to think about the game. I just wanted to write this to be clear about my own personal actions up until I was voted out, because it seems that nobody in the jury likes/respects me and/or my gameplay. So here goes.

I started this game with the object of staying as neutral as possible, but also social. I of course would do anything to save my own ass, and it was apparent that I needed to do this the entire game.

When the game started, I instantly clicked with Brady and Sierra. We ended up making a final three alliance that was never really set in stone, but it was obvious that we would try and get each other as far into the game as possible. Even from the beginning of the game, they both seemed like really aggressive players. I knew that eventually I would have to vote them out because they could easily beat them in the finals.
I also clicked well with Kelly, but never really had a set deal. I never had a chance to talk to Gregg or Jacquie, and they were both booted easily and unanimously.
Edgardo seemed nice, but it always seemed like he was the last person to know about an alliance that was formed or what the next vote was going to be. Aside from this, I knew at that point it could have been easy beating him in the final.
Brenda I never really had a chance to talk to. We just always missed each other when the other was online. I didn't think I could trust her because I just never talked to her, but other people I was with seemed to be able to, so we decided to all vote together.
Jenna seemed really abrasive. She was nice to talk to on AIM, but on the boards it was a different story. She was just obnoxious, and we thought she would be an easy vote off if we lost again.
Stephen was just another person in our alliance.

When our third TC happened, I won individual immunity. Jenna wanted to vote for Brady for some strange reason I’m still not sure of, and Stephen/Kelly wanted to vote out Edgardo. The rest of us were going to vote for Jenna. But then I had heard from Brady that Stephen told him if I hadn’t won, he would have tried to get me out. Naturally, Sierra, Brady, and myself thought that that seemed like a bad idea, and we voted him out. Jenna still voted for Brady, with Stephen and Kelly voting for Edgardo. Kelly and Jenna were both on the outs, and I did my best possible job to calm them down. I wasn’t aligned with Jenna, but I enjoyed talking to her and still wanted to make her feel like she was part of the group. The same thing can be said for Kelly. Except that I had a little side alliance with her. I thought that if we told her we were voting for Stephen that she would have told Stephen and it wouldn’t have worked. I was right. We eventually made up, and later in the game Kelly and I became a lot closer.

And then we swapped tribes.

[Fabio Birza]

When the tribes swapped, I ended up staying on Karnak along with Sierra, Edgardo, and unfortunately Jenna. Jenna was still really pissed about being left out of the vote for Stephen, and was the lone vote for Brady. Sydney, Marty, and Charlie also joined our tribe. They were all easy to talk to, but it was clear that we needed to stick together in order to get rid of them. If only Jenna wasn't on our tribe. Instead, Sierra thought it would be a brilliant ( ) idea to throw the challenge. It seemed like the three ex-thebes people were willing to vote out Jenna. They told us all that's what they were going to do, but then when the votes were read, they voted for Sierra along with Jenna. I was bamboozled! She needed to go one way or another, but I wasn't ready for that to happen yet, because we had plans of staying together until the end.

At that point our tribe seemed split 4-2, but I decided that if I wanted to save my own ass the only thing we could do was win immunity. We all seemed tired of going to tribal council, so I told everyone that we should just cut the crap and try and work together as a group. Lo and behold, we ended up winning the next challenge!

Brenda was voted out of the other tribe, and then we merged.

[Fabio Birza]

When we merged, shit hit the fan.

Our old Karnak alliance got back together, including Kelly. Jenna was clearly with the other side, but it didn't seem to matter because Erinn and Candice swapped to our side and Jenna was voted out. That same round Erinn lied to Charlie and Benry by saying the vote was for Edgardo, and I used my vote nullifier. If those two things hadn't happened, we would have had a tie between Jenna and Candice it could be a completely different story. We also realized that Jenna had the most previous votes, so even if there was a tie she would have gotten the boot anyway.

The next round was just as exciting as the last. At this point in the game it was becoming obvious that Hidden Immunity Idols were starting to be passed around. The vote was originally going to be for Marty, but when someone (I forget who) tipped Marty the vote was for him, just a few minutes before the vote was due our entire alliance decided to blindside Jeff. I received a few votes that round, which I am still unclear as to why, but it didn't matter because we had the majority. Candice also used her mystery item which changed Marty's vote to Jeff. We did this because Edgardo ( ) wasn't online at the time we decided to do this, and we needed that extra vote. Benry also ended up using his mystery item which gave me a couple extra votes. Marty (and Kelly) ended up using HII's, but neither received votes (except for Edgardo's vote).

When Jeff and I worked together on the third immunity challenge, we told each other that if we got a chance to be on the same tribe that we would vote together. Once we merged, we tried to do this, but it was clear he needed to go because he was telling everyone on our side that the vote was going to be for a different person. He was lying to everyone and it was clear that he was the next person that needed to go.

[Fabio Birza]

By this point in the game, many of us were becoming paranoid that an idol would be used every round. I had also received two cursed coins so if I received one more I wouldn't have been able to vote. Also, Brady started to become really cocky to many people left in the game. This made us think that he was playing both sides and that he needed to go at some point soon. Regardless, we still needed to make sure that the next vote would work out for us. I suggested that we vote for Benry because he seemed the least likely to be given an idol by Charlie/Sydney/Marty. We were right, because Charlie ended up using an idol and Benry was sent home. With a self vote.

And then things started to get interesting. Edgardo told me he was worried about Brady making it all the way to the end, and wanted the two of us to make a big move and go out on top. At around the same time, Marty offered me a final three deal with himself and either Sydney or Charlie. I told him I would think about it, but I soon realized that if I had done that I wouldn't get any votes to win at the end, because I would have backstabbed the other 5 people in my main alliance. I don't think I gave him a straight answer, but I told him I would definitely consider it. In the end I decided it was best to go with my own alliance and vote out Marty. Edgardo voted for Charlie, and that was probably the last time he trusted me, because it seemed like I was the only one from our side that was feeding him information. The other three voted for Brady.

With both the Marty vote and this next round, I continued to play a social game. I told Sydney and Charlie that if they could get the votes, I would be willing to go with Edgardo and the two of them to the end. I did try for a moment to save Sydney, but Kelly got me thinking that she and Brady were secretly together, and so we decided to vote her out. By that point, Edgardo had stopped trusting me and went with the other side. Sydney was voted out, and thank God because if we hadn't done so she would have made an immunity run all the way to the end.

By this point in the game, my alliance of Kelly, Candice, and Erinn had gotten me really paranoid that someone could use an idol at any moment and that every single vote every round was going to be for me. Yet somehow I continued to push through to each round. Kelly, Candice, and I decided it was time to vote out Brady, because of his cocky gameplay. He had already sold me out in order to make sure another vote was going to work (without my consent), and seemed like he was playing both sides. He kept telling me he would never vote for me and wanted to make sure that the original 4 Karnak members made it to the end. For some reason, I just did not believe him. It truly was a gut feeling. So we voted for him. HOWEVER, whoever, went into the tomb that round gave Erinn enough cursed coins so that she couldn't vote. Brady, Edgardo and Charlie ended up voting for me (I was right. I'm usually pretty good at feeling when I will or won't be getting votes), with our side voting for Brady. A tie! Brady had more previous votes, and he was kicked out.

Edgardo was still reeeeeally pissed at me, but I didn't care because at that point we wanted him out next. And Brady was pretty mad too. But I got the master voted out, so I was pretty pleased with myself.

[Fabio Birza]

The following round Charlie won immunity for a second time in a row. Brady ended up giving his lucky coins to Edgardo, and he used a Hidden Immunity Idol, without any of us knowing he would do so. I also received my third cursed coin, so I didn't have a say in the vote. Candice Kelly and Erinn voted for Edgardo, and Charlie and Edgardo voted for Kelly. I was shocked I didn't get any votes, but Kelly used a Hidden Immunity Idol as well. So we had a 0-0 tie, and in the revote the people could either vote for me, Erinn, or Candice. The other three were all immune.

Now of course I was going to do whatever possible to try and stay in the game, but nothing seemed to work.

Charlie seemed to want to keep me if we could get the votes.
Edgardo said even if we had the votes he wouldn't have wanted to keep me (even though I told him that after the Brady vote there was no way I could win, which was probably true).
Erinn never responded to my PM asking her to keep me.
Candice told me straight up that she was voting for me because she had been with Erinn the entire time. Understandable, I guess...

And then there was Kelly. I tried so hard to sway her not to vote for me. I told her all the benefits of keeping me over Candice, and that she would have a much easier time beating me over Candice if the three of them made it to the end. She would not give me a straight answer as to why she was voting for me. After what seemed like HOURS of pulling teeth, she finally told me that she still didn't feel comfortable about the Stephen vote. Even though we had since made up and had since told each other literally everything that came into our minds about the game, and what we could do to further each other to the Final Tribal. Yet for some reason she just couldn't do it. She kept saying how much HII's sucked, and that all she wanted to do was vote for Edgardo. She wasn't answering anything I asked her, and just said how hard this was for her. I still don't understand. In my opinion, that conversation ruined her game. By that point I knew I would be getting voted off, so I sent the entire conversation to Charlie.

It was clear she had an alliance with the other two girls, but she couldn't just come out and say it. I knew she was getting voted out, but she couldn't own up to just admitting she had an alliance with Erinn and Candice. Cowardly gameplay.



I ended up getting voted out, and was completely okay with it. I tried my hardest to win, but it just wasn't in the cards. I ended up playing both sides because Kelly, Candice, and I guess Brady all got me so paranoid about HII's. I tried to get to know each and every person that I was on a tribe with, and I guess that ended up being my downfall. I told people who weren't on my side that I would hear them out on what they wanted to do with the next vote and if they could get enough votes I would go along with it. If I had gone with them, I wouldn't have gotten any votes from my old side in the end, so I decided to just stick with them. I guess that was my downfall. Oh well.

Also, I lied to Marty about how many cursed coins I had. I told him I got nothing in the tomb instead of a cursed coin, because why would I tell someone on the opposite side that I had two cursed coins? If I had told him the correct information I'm sure they would have given me another cursed coin much earlier.


And there's my game. It all went to Hell in towards the end, but I ended up doing whatever I could to last as long as possible. Edgardo insisted that I would have gotten fourth place if Charlie and Edgardo were voted out instead of me, but I believe if I made it that far I could have wiggled my way into the finals. But now we'll never know. When I play another game (which will probably be in like 3 years lol) I'll hopefully play with less annoying people and a less annoying twist and have an easier time of making it to the end. Ha.

And now here I am on the jury with a bunch of people who are still mad at me for being "shady" and a "liar" with "terrible gameplay." I disagree, but whatever. I did what I could. I played with the cards I was dealt, and if you don't like it, then go FUCK YOURSELF!

[Jeff Wilson]

Your statement about me is a total lie. I NEVER lied about a vote, just like Charlie, I would talk about the vote then tell others, then the vote would get changed. It sucks that you were a jerk to me about it cause I HATED voting for you. Guess I'm not as cold-blooded. :/

[Sydney Wheeler]

Fabio, I just wish you told me is all. I was being honest when I was confronting you about having nothing (idol) and just wanting to vote Brady out...however, I do respect why you did vote me. I don't hate you, just I owe you a cut and a squirt of lemon juice silly!

[Fabio Birza]

Jeff, why would I lie in my own confessional? That is just how I saw things at the time.

[Jeff Wilson]

I understand that, but it wasn't the truth. If it's not the truth then it's a lie.

[Fabio Birza]

Whatever Jeff, think what you want. I wouldn't/didn't lie in my own confessional.