Munchyoshi's Jury Speech

Hi guys <3 ! Congrats on making it this far!

First off, I’d like to say that there is absolutely no bitterness in my heart at either of you. My vote will solely be based off of who I think played the better game, not who betrayed me or voted me out. You guys played completely different games, but you both made it here. And just keep in mind, no matter what any of the other jurors tell you about your games, you two did what sixteen of us could not, and I congratulate you again for that. Because the games you played are very different, I will address you guys separately and give you separate questions I’d like you to answer.

**HEDGER!**

I said at the beginning of the game that I really wanted WIP to be in the finals, but at f4, I found myself hoping that Llewell would win immunity and eventually the game. This is of course, because you betrayed and blindsided me. In the context of the game, I understand why you blindsided me, and I regret not approaching you for an f2 deal, as you were one of the two people in WIP I was considering wanting to sit at the end with. However, let’s go back to the beginning of the game. While we can hope that meta won’t affect games too much, it is an extremely present part of EM ORGs. Favors and I read your speech to Ginga from EMVV2, and automatically assumed you were an extremely loyal and honest player, so we decided to bring you as the fourth member into our alliance that we were making with yuujin. Of course, this ended up not being the case. **You betrayed almost every single player on the jury.** (We’ll get back to that later.) So, my first question is:

1 META: What is the difference between the game you played and the game you condemned Ginga for playing in EMVV2? Will this game affect the way you vote on the jury in future games? Or is your game completely different from his?

As I said before, I am not a bitter juror. However, there are other people on the jury that are, and I’m sure you knew people would be bitter, since, as I said before, you betrayed almost every single player on the jury. So my second question:

2. What did you do in order to ensure that the jurors that you betrayed would actually vote for you? Do you believe that your jury management was good, and if so, why? What did you do that would be considered good jury management, or did you just trust people would reward gameplay over personal feelings?

This could be related to my third question. In my opinion, you had the most control over the game, you had a lot of control during the whole game, but I think you were completely in control once you got the f6. If you had really wanted to go to the final 2 with Alice, Nikki, Tobi, or Llewell instead, in my opinion, you could’ve. So, final question:
3. Why did you bring yuujin to the f2?

Lastly, some advice when answering these questions: **Own up to your game.** Do not attempt to pander to my emotions in any way. Please answer all three questions as completely and honestly as you can, as they may affect my jury vote.

**YUUJIN!**

If you read my speech to Hedger, I mentioned that I wanted Llewell to pull through at the f4… this is not only due to the fact that Hedger betrayed and blindsided me, but also because I felt that both you and Tobi were complicit in allowing Hedger to run the game. Despite him being an extremely strong player, you refused to oust him at any point in the game. Anyway, let me get to the point: **I’m not really sure if you made an independent move all game.** From your speech, most things seem to be Hedger’s move, or based on what Nikki wanted, or based on what WIP/original Copas wanted. So, first question:

1. What (if any) was your strongest independent move in the game? If you did not make any independent moves, how did you ensure that the game was going your way?

Another issue I found with your game was a lack of game awareness. For example, you thinking I had two idols for absolutely no reason. You said “it always bothered me where the other merge idols went”, when there was likely only one merge idol, which we all knew Tobi had. Additionally, the most shocking comment you made was when you said you didn’t think Tobi had an f2 with hedger. So, my second question is geared towards these apparent lapses in game awareness:
2. What do you think Tobi’s motivation for going to the f3 with you and hedger was, if not it being that he had an f2 with hedger? Did you believe that either you or Tobi would be able to beat hedger in an f3 immunity challenge?

Finally, one thing that perhaps you did better than hedger: the social game. Despite basically betraying people as much as hedger, it usually wasn’t explicitly clear that you betrayed them, with the blame being placed on hedger. However, this has the adverse affect of making it seem like all the moves were his, and not yours. So, final question:

3. Why did you want to go the f2 with hedger?

Some advice when answering these questions: **Don’t be afraid to point out the flaws in hedger’s game.** At least for me, hedger has proven his strategic prowess, and it’s now up to you to point out why your game was better than his. I won’t fault you for throwing him under the bus. Keeping that in mind, Please answer all three questions as completely and honestly as you can, as they may affect my jury vote.

**hedger and yuujin.**

After being voted out, you two were one of the f2s I least wanted to see; you were barely beating out the absolute worst f2s in my mind. However, I think you’ve both played adequate games that seem to at least somewhat make sense, at worst. I’d be lying if I said that both of you had an equal chance of receiving my vote, as I am leaning towards one player, but it’s up to you to lose or win my vote with how you answer these questions. Again, whether I like it or not, you guys are the final 2, so congrats and thanks for an interesting and fun season!