Hello finalists!

I don't really have any serious game related questions. I feel I've managed to get a good grasp on what each of you has or hasn't done in this game by reading statements and your responses to jurors. That being said, I still have some questions. At this point my vote is heavily swayed by a finalist but I know FTC is not over yet and while I'm leaning towards voting a certain way there's still a chance I could be "Wow'ed" which I've yet to be by anything said at the FTC.

Charlie,
You seem really upset at the comment that I made at the merge TC. I find it incredibly petty and delusional on your end that you have such resentment towards a comment that was supposed to be "harmless". Other than your ability to win challenges I don't think there's much else to your game. Unfortunately, your chances to get my vote are almost non-existant.

Yul,
I pretty much agree with Ken. For about 2/3 of the game you were a sleeper. Out of nowhere you make these moves and win all these challenges. I commend you on that and for a decent under the radar game. As of now you have the best shot to get my vote.

Jonathan,
I find it laughable that you'd rank yourself as the 3rd best social player of this game. I'm not sure if you're trying to get the jurors to vote for you or find you incredibly delusional. Either way the latter is the one working. However, you still have a chance to win my vote. Good luck.

Now I have some simple questions for each of you.

Questions:

1. What do you think is being said about each of you at the jury?
2. Give me a list of how each juror will vote.
3. Tell me something magical. It can be game related or not. Prefer it to stay game related.

Thanks Marisa. I appreciate your support.

1. What do you think is being said about each of you at the jury?
I think there were some people questioning my game at first, but I hope I dispelled those notions. I definitely think there's a good amount of people supporting me in the jury house, and I really appreciate that. It's sometimes hard for people to see/respect an UTR game, and I hope I did a good job of illustrating my game. I don't think there is too much negativity in the jury, maybe a decent amount towards Jonathan, with good reason.

2. Give me a list of how each juror will vote.
Kelly - I'm hoping for me, but I could see her voting for Charlie as well. 50/50 here
Ken - I'm hoping it's for me as well, but I think it could be Charlie as well 60/40 here
JR - Me
Betsy - Me, but I think Charlie is also a posibility
Jtia - Charlie
Bill - Me
Eddie - Charlie/Me I'm really not too sure on this one. I'd give it 60/40
Marisa - From what I read, me.
Hayden - Charlie
Peter - Me

Note: These are just speculations, I don't think I'm entitled to these votes, these are just my reads. They could be wrong, it's just what I gathered from the information I was presented.

3. Tell me something magical. It can be game related or not. Prefer it to stay game related.

Hmm magical. Well I found out Ken plays magic the gathering, so that was pretty magical. :P We had some nice talks about drafting and he showed me his custom set he's working on. I also found a lot of people that played hearthstone so that was awesome. I'm hoping to organize a skype call with people from this season as well, so I guess that could be considered magical as well. No matter the outcome, I like a lot of people I've met this game and hope to stay in touch. I hope that's considered game related?

Holy shit, people still play Magic? Too bad I gave out my deck away about 10 years ago. :/ Such an underrated good card game. <3

Marisa Calihan @ 5/8/2014 14:21

Holy shit, people still play Magic? Too bad I gave out my deck away about 10 years ago. :/ Such an underrated good card game. <3

Haha yea! It's the #1 TCG right now. Card prices can get kinda stupid. Some older cards can be over $100. It's still really fun though. It's probably one of my biggest hobbies :P

Nothing compares to the prices of a freaking Charizard holographic card. $100 is not that bad lol. A Charizard card can be worth $800...

Thanks for the questions, Marisa. Me ranking myself as the 3rd best social player was, of course, me supporting my opening statement. I'm supposed to convince you that I'm the best option to win this game, and if I rank myself low, then how am I supposed to show that I have any sort of confidence in that?

1. What do you think is being said about each of you at the jury?
I am confident that nearly half of the jury is drooling over Yul for reasons that re beyond my comprehension right now, just based on the questions and statements in this Final Tribal Council. I know that I am likely being called a goat by those who have not taken time to understand my gameplay, while others are realizing that I actually played a decent game that has been far underrated by several members of the jury. I know that Charlie has gotten a bad rap for his opening statement, but I think several of the jurors are considering him as well as such a likable finalist. I also know that Yul has now taken full advantage of Betsy's sentiments in her question thread and is now slandering my name in every possible post that he can at this point, so I'm sure I'm getting a lot of hate from the Yul-lovers, as well.

2. Give me a list of how each juror will vote.
Peter - Yul
Hayden - Charlie, maybe me?
Marisa - Yul
Eddie - Charlie
Bill - Yul
J'Tia - Me
Betsy - Yul or Charile
JR - Yul
Ken - Yul or Me?
Kelly - Me

Truthfully, I think there are several jurors who are still up in the air.

3. Tell me something magical. It can be game related or not. Prefer it to stay game related.

Well, I just returned from my first ever visit to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios, which has delayed my response in some of these questions. And I'll have you know that Harry Potter World is 100% magical.
I also have never heard of Hearthstone from so many people in one game. I don't know if that's magic-related, but apparently it's a fan favorite, and I think it's cool that something like that has brought so many people together in this game. I think the connections that have been made through this game because of connections like that have been pretty magical.

Again, thanks for your questions, Marisa, and best of luck with your decision.

Marisa Calihan @ 5/8/2014 14:45

Nothing compares to the prices of a freaking Charizard holographic card. $100 is not that bad lol. A Charizard card can be worth $800...

Pokemon... I was literally obsessed, yes, OBSESSED with that was a kid!

What is this delightful sounding game you guys are talking about?

Peter Harkey @ 5/8/2014 15:22

Marisa Calihan @ 5/8/2014 14:45 Nothing compares to the prices of a freaking Charizard holographic card. $100 is not that bad lol. A Charizard card can be worth $800... Pokemon... I was literally obsessed, yes, OBSESSED with that was a kid! What is this delightful sounding game you guys are talking about?

Yea, a graded charizard can be expensive. To put it into perspective a graded BGS graded 10 Black Lotus sold for 24k. At that was the low end :<

I loved pokemon too, I went through a yugioh phase as well. Magic just stuck with me, the art is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GadqHggATe8

^Here's a how to play video if you're interested at all dude.

Marisa Calihan @ 5/8/2014 14:45

Nothing compares to the prices of a freaking Charizard holographic card. $100 is not that bad lol. A Charizard card can be worth $800...

And to think I lost mine. The money I could make if I had kept up with my shit...

The Harry Potter World is extremely magical, I'm sure Peih Gee would agree with me. ;)

Yugioh <3 I was obsessed with their low end card game for Game Boy lololol

Marisa Calihan @ 5/8/2014 16:00

The Harry Potter World is extremely magical, I'm sure Peih Gee would agree with me. ;) Yugioh <3 I was obsessed with their low end card game for Game Boy lololol

Haha me too, I had a lot of their World Championship games or whatever they were called. Plus the one with dice was awesome. Dungeon Dice Monsters :<

You seem really upset at the comment that I made at the merge TC. I find it incredibly petty and delusional on your end that you have such resentment towards a comment that was supposed to be "harmless".

Marisa, I understand and more than that, I agree with you completely. I took the comment extremely personal and it clouded my judgement and I've been a little bitter about it ever sense, Most petty and delusional award goes to me. I know you were taking a jab and meant for it to be harmless, but it bruised my ego, and I think I have a pretty huge ego.

Other than your ability to win challenges I don't think there's much else to your game. Unfortunately, your chances to get my vote are almost non-existant.

I disagree that my challenge wins where the largest factor to my game. I didn't win a majority of the challenges, especially at the end. As people got to know me, I became less of a threat in their eyes until the final five. Granted, I don't think I made the largest game changing moves, but I wasn't asleep during the game either. I had to be socially active, not to the point of being online 24/7 and talking to every person ever, but I feel like if I hadn't been I would have been voted out a lot sooner because I would have only been the dangerous physical threat people was afraid of.

1. What do you think is being said about each of you at the jury?

I think there is a pretty good chance the jury has been saying that I, as possibly one of the bigger threats to win coming into the finale, am not selling my game well. I can only say I'm doing the best I can without sounding arrogant. I'm not going to pretend I played the best game ever, I know I didn't, but I feel like I did enough to warrant a win.

2. Give me a list of how each juror will vote.

Peter - Yul
Hayden - Charlie
Marisa - Yul
Eddie - Charlie
Bill - Yul
J'Tia - Charlie
Betsy - Charlie
Jean-Robert - Yul
Ken - This is the hardest one, I have no idea, I think it might come down to Yul or me, Charlie.
Kelly - Charlie

3. Tell me something magical. It can be game related or not. Prefer it to stay game related.

The special effects Brett and Lex put into this game, from the tribal council music to the challenge gifs where flags are raised and people are tumbling down during an endurance challenge, the images within images during challenges. The pure effort that goes into all of that is extremely magical to me.

P.S. I am feeling left out so I like Harry Potter, Hearthstone and Pokemon too. Like, as in still currently obsessed. And I played the Yu-Gi-Oh game boy game. Or at least one of them.