Backyard

[ilikebryson]

[Brett]

10 points for Bryson.

After 2 tasks, Bryson and Christian are tied for first with 20 points. Gabe is in third place with 10 points.

Your third task is to play the game Tetris (https://n-blox.com/). Post a screenshot of your high score on the board. The player with the highest score will earn 10 points, the player with the second-highest score will earn 5 points, and the player with the worst score will not earn any points. You only get one score posting, and if you edit or delete a post, you will not receive any points for this task. So be careful and strategic with this task! This task will end tomorrow morning at 9am Eastern time, so you have all night to play.

[harmonyking1185]

I'm gonna dream about these stupid blocks falling and lining up into rows now lol

[Brett]

Your fourthtask is to copy and paste a post from your Diary Room into the Backyard. It must be an existing post (so no writing fake posts for this task!) and you must copy and paste the post in its entirety. The post must have been written by you and must be at least 15 words long. You may not use posts that were part of challenges (such as the auction HOH or Slippery Buckets). You will earn 15 points for completing this task. This task must be completed by 12 Eastern.

Christian was the only person to submit a score for task 3, so he gets 10 points. He now has 30 points, Bryson has 20 points, and Gabe has 10 points.

[ilikebryson]

Another week safe! Feels good. Let's get into these questions.

1. What is something that will make or break your game?

A: I feel like my ability to balance my two major alliances is big for me in this game. So far I'm doing ok, but with Gabe seeming to be a target for the house, so it might get sticky.

2. What is something that suprised you this week?

A: Definitely Gabe deciding to curse out Van. We've always said that if either of us played Big Brother we'd be calm always. So his actions were uncalled for and put a target on him.

3. Do you think that you have a good social game?

A: Honestly, not so much. I can't seem to connect with these people, whether it be the age cap or communicating over text. I'll have to step it up for sure though.

4. Why do you like Big Brother?

A: I think I like Big Brother because, at it's purest, it's a game. And I am hands down the most competitive person on earth. It's a game that mixes almost every skill you could have into one. Athleticism, Intelligence, Social Skills, Life Skills. All rolled into one high pressure, intense enviroment. It really is one of the greatest games ever created.

[harmonyking1185]

So I know Cody is HoH this week, and noms went exactly as I hoped they would in that situation. James is the target this week, and as long as he doesn't win veto that should happen. And on the topic of veto, I wish I was playing this week so bad! Lol. I literally am 90% confident on 6/8 questions and it would be really nice to win another comp

[Brett]

Your fifth task is to post a list of the three most influential events (to you) in this game and explain why these events were influential. You will earn 5 points for completing this task. This task is open through 2:45pm Eastern (halftime of the Bears/Packers game).

Christian: 45 points
Bryson: 35 points
Gabe: 10 points

[harmonyking1185]

Top three most influential moments for me:

3. Despite all my campaigning for the reverse to happen, Luci leaving next to Van. That moment proved to me that my influence on the house wasn't nearly as high as I wanted it to be, which motivated me to improve on that and get working harder on getting my targets out. Losing Luci, one of my closest allies at the time and biggest comp threats in the game, was also what lit a fire under me to start winning comps as I couldn't just sit back and let her do it for me anymore. That strategy helped to make sure I wasn't a target those first three weeks, but lost its strength once she was gone.

2. Basically all of Week 4. Not gonna lie, learning that I was in a house with three vets terrified me. However, it did give me a platform to make one of my first and better "big moves". I did what the majority of the house wanted by putting up Bullet Club, which strengthened my relationship with those people, and then as soon as they promised to keep me safe in the future backdoored Van, someone who I had campaigned heavily against in the past and would have every reason to target me. Week four was when I really started to prove I was a true player of my own right.

1. The Double Eviction. This was probably my defining moment in the game both as a player and a person. Putting up Bullet Club was basically the only time I backstabbed an ally, and I paid the price for it. I did successfully get Cody, the bigger comp threat of the two, out of the house, making my path to final 2 much easier. However, betraying them was not easy for me. I would've much rather played a more loyal game at that point, but I didn't think I could do that without soon being on the bottom of every group I was in. Instead, I made the move I felt I had to make, and as a direct result, I lost both of their friendship. It helped me get to the end, but it was the hardest thing I did this whole game emotionally.

[ilikebryson]

For me:


1. Luci going MIA. Before I was able to stay at the bottom of my alliance with Christan, Derek, and Luci. Due to my close relationship with Luci, I could kinda stay silent and not make many decisons. Once she got evicted tho, I was forced to be more vocal with what I wanted.

2.The Derek and Jake fiasco. This forced me to actually pick a side for the first time in this game. I either had to stay with Derek and go with the plan to evict Jake, or try to flip the house and keep Jake.

3. Christan winning the last veto. Honestly, I wanted so badly for Christan not to win this last veto. Since I was HOH, if Joner or Gabe would've won. They would've had to evict Christan and he would go the jury still on my side and a guaranteed vote for me.

[Brett]

Your sixth task is to post pictures of current leaders (President, Prime Minister, etc.) of a country in this thread. Much like the second task, you will earn two points for every leader you post, given that you are the first person to post that leader. You can post the same leader that someone else has already posted, but you will only earn one point for that post. You can post a maximum of 5 world leaders on the board. This task will end at 4:30.

Christian: 50 points
Bryson: 40 points
Gabe: 10 points

[harmonyking1185]

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