Pre-Game Questions

[Tom Westman]

Welcome back Russell! Russell, Russell, Russell ;D There is not a single player here I am more looking forward to seeing back. I loved the way you played S1 and it goes without saying you are my favourite here! Just remember to do confessionals as I will definatly be watching Will you be as entertaining as last time?

1) Who do you want to align with or intend to work with?

2) Who will you NOT be aligning with and/or target?

3) Will your previous reputation come back to haunt or help you?

4) What is your strategy heading into this game? Will it be different from your previous game?

5) What was your favourite challenge from your season?

6) Are you happy with your tribe? Are you on the right tribe?

7) Who would you want to come for a "family visit"? This will occur sometime at the merge and they will help you in a challenge. It must be someone outside this game (not a PW, fellow AS or host). Please provide an AIM.

8) Which AIM will you be using for this game? (If the above is an alias, please PM or IM me your non-alias AIM if I need to contact you)

Also I would advise you to write confessionals. We do plan to continue the series beyond All Stars and we will probably do a "Superstars" season which will combine All Stars from all the games.

Finally if there are any Prediction Writers you do not want reading your confessional please tell me. They have all been added and I trust all of them so please think about it seriously and don't make it a personal thing.


Good luck!

[Russell Hantz]

Very much appreciated, Tom. I'm glad to be back. One of the few series' that I actually enjoy a great deal.

1) Who do you want to align with or intend to work with?
Looking over my tribe right now, my main ally is going to be Boo. For some reason or another Boo is very loyal to me and right off the bat. He has this infatuation with a great player like myself and I guess he's smart in wanting to go with me, because I'll bring him to the end over anyone, including all the players from S1. Besides Boo, I could try and use Parvati and Kelly to my advantage, as I'm sure they'll attempt to use me just like they did in S1. That right there would be a total of 4 votes, but you need 6 to tie. I'm going to try and work on Terry because he's an alright player, and also perhaps Courtney if she's willing. I know that Courtney is going to want Dreamz out, unless they have a secret alliance, so we can use that for leverage in the first round, booting either Dreamz or Courtney, whichever way.

2) Who will you NOT be aligning with and/or target?
While Dreamz was entertaining, he's not someone I want to have the misfortune of dealing with in this game. He's loud and obnoxious, much like Yasmin was in S1, and when I get the chance, I'll be getting her out too. Some people aren't all put on tribes yet, but right now I feel like I could target Dreamz and send him home, and I could easily side with Courtney and Dreamz and get out the other. From the other tribe, I want to knock out the winners of Benry, Heidi, and Shane. I need to show my dominance in this series, and what better way to have all the winners fall defeated and me reign victorious. It's going to take alot of determination and focus, but if I can wrap up some allies and keep them close, I think I'll be able to make it to the finale, and with alot of social and strategic backing.

3) Will your previous reputation come back to haunt or help you?
So far my reputation has done me good. People have seemed to like the way I played the game and will try to align with me, much like Boo has already done. All through Capri, I'd get PM updates about what he was doing and that there showed me that he was trying to prove himself, that he was a good player. Boo was a good player, and while I am going to align with him, I know that I need to stay cautious because he could also try to play me. So far I haven't had any bad play on my reputation, but the game has not started, so anything could change at any given moment. Right now is going to be about tribe drive and power, and the Villains need to whoop some ass.

4) What is your strategy heading into this game? Will it be different from your previous game?
My strategy in my last game was to pick someone and stay loyal to them. That person was Sydney and she got sent from the game, which I was not even aware of. I was on the outs in my last game, so this game I'm going to try and turn that around and be in a majority. I need to get it together and make sure that I have the numbers so that I can call the shots. I need to have Boo in my corner and I need to have Parvati, so that she can control Kelly. Having Courtney too could be a great thing, so I wouldn't mind having her either. Besides being greatly social, I'm going to really focus on competing my best in all challenges. Weak players always go home, so I can't let my tribe see me as weak, to give them a reason to get me out. I also expect a big twist in this game, so that will also have to come into play.

5) What was your favourite challenge from your season?
I enjoyed the "New Heights" challenge in my season, where you had to go from pole to pole, and had to post every certain amount of minutes. Wasn't my best time in the challenge, but I beat out every member on my tribe who would have voted me out that round early on in the game, but I survived and managed to stay with Immunity around my neck. It was one of those rounds that would have changed the game had I not have won. Someone else would have been int he F3 with Parvati and Erinn, and it probably would have been Yasmin, and that's not something I would have really wanted to see in the end, or Charlie because he was pathetic.

6) Are you happy with your tribe? Are you on the right tribe?
I am very happy with my tribe. I think I was sorted correctly. I think everyone from New Zealand was placed on the correct tribe. Ashley and Yasmin were the Heroes, and Parvati, Kelly, and I were the Villains of the game. What I enjoy about Heroes vs. Villains is it pits best against the best and it'll show you in the end who the better player is. I fully expect to hit some rough patches and get some big obstacles through the game, but I can overcome them with allies by my side. And hey, if there are some Hidden Immunity Idols laying around, I wouldn't mind picking up some of those along the way too! Every little bit will help in a big game like this one.

7) Who would you want to come for a "family visit"? This will occur sometime at the merge and they will help you in a challenge. It must be someone outside this game (not a PW, fellow AS or host). Please provide an AIM.
I'd have to go with my friend, MetaUniverse91. We've played and been aligned in a few games together and we always get stuff done. So if I want anyone helping me in a challenge, it'd be him. I'll have to ask him if he can do it later when I catch him online.

8) Which AIM will you be using for this game? (If the above is an alias, please PM or IM me your non-alias AIM if I need to contact you)
For the game, I'm going to use IdolFindinTroll, and my real screenname if you need to contact me is Puzzled3y3.

[Tom Westman]

Wow really good answers there man. Should be a very interesting game. DEFINATLY keep us updated with confessionals Good luck!

[Jaime Huffman]

Good luck Russell, looking forward to watching you play

[Russell Hantz]

Thank you!

[Tom Westman]

Confessional please!!