Confirmed with moderators I’m supposed to cast a tiebreaker vote in case.
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I came into this ftc thinking that Richie was the most dangerous player and Richie knew his own game so well and that there was no way he could lose. Therefore I was more inclined to put away bias and vote for him here if my vote needed to break the tie.
And then I read over everything and was kind of baffled. Richie seemed pretty arrogant and was trying to claim mastermind credit where mastermind credit can’t be claimed. Plus he outright insulted my intelligence this game and basically didn’t give a shit about anyone. Normally I would still let this go and vote for him if he actually played better but…
I then read Gustave’s performance. It had insight, it had honesty, it showed he valued those he worked with and showed that he understood himself, his game and what he was about.
His perception although a little skewed at times was basically spot on. If this were a debate I had fewer holes to poke in his performance than Richie’s.
So then who do I vote for? The guy I know played a better game or the guy who knew his own game better?
Self awareness is a rare skill. People often discount that ability. In almost any other circumstance I would have to give this tiebreaker to Richie and if he had been more honest or self aware about the type of game he played I would have voted him in this tiebreaker.
But wow he is so far disconnected from the game he played that I have to cast my tiebreaker vote for Gustave.
You may not have been the flashiest player or made the best moves. But man do you know who you are, what you are about and what game you played. I don’t think this vote will matter, but this game is so tie heavy who knows. If it does then congrats!!