SteelEdges
Banned deucer.
Well, well, well. Here we are.
First of all: thank you all so much. This has been an incredible and amazing journey. I have learned so much about the Genius world, hosting Geniuses, and myself as a leader and host from this event. The greatest Genius player (at least, online) is mentoring me and the community has treated me like gold, which I have nothing but gratitude for. My only regret is the length of time this event has taken; my players and the spectators are to be commended and have my gratitude for their patience, understanding, and graciousness.
In the next post, I'll be revealing the format of the finals, but here I want to give a shoutout to each of the eliminated players who fell to MrJelli and 11oyd.
Plas
fart
SPACE FORCE meeps
-Howkings
duck
Yoshi
Faisal
Ivy
Ransei
Dot Agumon
Clefable
Cyberpunk
It seems your account is no longer active here! That's a shame. I genuinely liked your application and the spirit you brought to the competition. I was expecting you to go quite far, but The Genius gives and The Genius takes. You definitely had a competitive spirit and an aggressive enthusiasm - would love to have you in a future Genius once my mentorship concludes.
Plas
Going from winning the first Main Match (even if a math error in your favor was involved on my end!) to immediately losing the next Death Match is a terribly raw deal. Much like cyberpunk, I expected you to go much farther than you did. This game is fickle and unpredictable - I hope you had fun with it.
Fart
The trend with unexpected early eliminations continues! You were the one who sank cyberpunk like an anchor in the sea with the Death Match, and it was clear you were having the time of your life with the scheming and the social plays - not bad preparation for a future lawyer, right? :)
SPACE FORCE meeps
cb jose altuve
Nah. I gotta give you more than that. You were one of the dominant players and I think a lot of people may have seen you as a threat - sort of like what happened to a certain player in the first season. I look forward to seeing your performance in further ORGs. I don't think you're done with them.
-Howkings
It's one thing to play The Genius, but it's another to want to do it in an authentic and honest way, relying on your self-awareness and strategical senses rather than deception or betrayal. Sure, the Jury Game put that ideal of yours to the test to some degree, but I was impressed with you.
Duck
You were a good player, and your criticisms of our inexperience and structure helped us to grow and advance as Genius hosts. From one PS old-timer to another - thanks for everything.
Yoshi
What a shame that life issues forced you to quit. When you applied, one of the NU room mods enthusiastically told me to cast you in this. "He'll be a chaos agent for sure," he told me - I only wish I remember who it was. Later on this year I'd love to host a Genius for the NU community after what you said - get in touch with me!
Faisal
For an emergency substitute player, you sure had a profound and dramatic impact on the game! All that Rick and Morty watching you mentioned on your Definitely Real and Serious Application, That Was Very Serious must have done you some good. And your quote about dancing with death twice and surviving? Pretty badass.
Ivy
I feel like your strength in this game consisted of primarily alliance maintenance. It's one thing to make and create and build an alliance, but you were quite good at keeping them alive and formed. You should look into playing more Survivors or Geniuses.
Ransei
I'm amazed that your long-term strategies flew under the radar as long as they did. It was said of you that you "mastered the tactical lurk." Never winning too many games, never having too many garnets, never attracting too much attention to yourself - allowing the other players to almost forget you're there. It's hard to pull the Tactical Lurk off in The Genius, but you did it brilliantly - you were the breakout character of the SGI, in my opinion.
Dot Agumon
At times you seemed really unconfident in your gameplay - if this impression I gathered is true, you should in fact be quite confident in your abilities. Making the top 5 is impressive enough, but you navigated webs of alliances and relationships with grace and skill. You earned the spot here - a job well done.
Clefable
Falling just before the final lap is a tough, tough thing. You played an amazing game - social and people skills through the roof, game skills one of the finest I've seen (fitting for a Board Games RO, right?). You have no reason not to be immensely proud of yourself for how you played this game.
The next post will have the format of the finals.
First of all: thank you all so much. This has been an incredible and amazing journey. I have learned so much about the Genius world, hosting Geniuses, and myself as a leader and host from this event. The greatest Genius player (at least, online) is mentoring me and the community has treated me like gold, which I have nothing but gratitude for. My only regret is the length of time this event has taken; my players and the spectators are to be commended and have my gratitude for their patience, understanding, and graciousness.
In the next post, I'll be revealing the format of the finals, but here I want to give a shoutout to each of the eliminated players who fell to MrJelli and 11oyd.
Plas
fart
SPACE FORCE meeps
-Howkings
duck
Yoshi
Faisal
Ivy
Ransei
Dot Agumon
Clefable
Cyberpunk
It seems your account is no longer active here! That's a shame. I genuinely liked your application and the spirit you brought to the competition. I was expecting you to go quite far, but The Genius gives and The Genius takes. You definitely had a competitive spirit and an aggressive enthusiasm - would love to have you in a future Genius once my mentorship concludes.
Plas
Going from winning the first Main Match (even if a math error in your favor was involved on my end!) to immediately losing the next Death Match is a terribly raw deal. Much like cyberpunk, I expected you to go much farther than you did. This game is fickle and unpredictable - I hope you had fun with it.
Fart
The trend with unexpected early eliminations continues! You were the one who sank cyberpunk like an anchor in the sea with the Death Match, and it was clear you were having the time of your life with the scheming and the social plays - not bad preparation for a future lawyer, right? :)
SPACE FORCE meeps
cb jose altuve
Nah. I gotta give you more than that. You were one of the dominant players and I think a lot of people may have seen you as a threat - sort of like what happened to a certain player in the first season. I look forward to seeing your performance in further ORGs. I don't think you're done with them.
-Howkings
It's one thing to play The Genius, but it's another to want to do it in an authentic and honest way, relying on your self-awareness and strategical senses rather than deception or betrayal. Sure, the Jury Game put that ideal of yours to the test to some degree, but I was impressed with you.
Duck
You were a good player, and your criticisms of our inexperience and structure helped us to grow and advance as Genius hosts. From one PS old-timer to another - thanks for everything.
Yoshi
What a shame that life issues forced you to quit. When you applied, one of the NU room mods enthusiastically told me to cast you in this. "He'll be a chaos agent for sure," he told me - I only wish I remember who it was. Later on this year I'd love to host a Genius for the NU community after what you said - get in touch with me!
Faisal
For an emergency substitute player, you sure had a profound and dramatic impact on the game! All that Rick and Morty watching you mentioned on your Definitely Real and Serious Application, That Was Very Serious must have done you some good. And your quote about dancing with death twice and surviving? Pretty badass.
Ivy
I feel like your strength in this game consisted of primarily alliance maintenance. It's one thing to make and create and build an alliance, but you were quite good at keeping them alive and formed. You should look into playing more Survivors or Geniuses.
Ransei
I'm amazed that your long-term strategies flew under the radar as long as they did. It was said of you that you "mastered the tactical lurk." Never winning too many games, never having too many garnets, never attracting too much attention to yourself - allowing the other players to almost forget you're there. It's hard to pull the Tactical Lurk off in The Genius, but you did it brilliantly - you were the breakout character of the SGI, in my opinion.
Dot Agumon
At times you seemed really unconfident in your gameplay - if this impression I gathered is true, you should in fact be quite confident in your abilities. Making the top 5 is impressive enough, but you navigated webs of alliances and relationships with grace and skill. You earned the spot here - a job well done.
Clefable
Falling just before the final lap is a tough, tough thing. You played an amazing game - social and people skills through the roof, game skills one of the finest I've seen (fitting for a Board Games RO, right?). You have no reason not to be immensely proud of yourself for how you played this game.
The next post will have the format of the finals.