Archive for November, 2008

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Stars 1

November 24, 2008

The first ever Stars game on Tengaged is over and we are extremelly pleased with the results.  It’s been an intense week and the game has been followed by a huge amount of people who finally selected Grayson10001 as the winner of the biggest Big Brother online internet game ever!!.

Big Brother Stars

Below, Swatza’s interview to Grayson10001.

1. How does it feel to win the first stars?
It is very humbling.  It is almost overwhelming to read the support on the voting board from the public.  Everyone goes in hoping to win this game…..and everyone puts in so much heart, time, and energy….it is just a very humbling experience.

2. When did you realize you may have a chance to win?
My goal in every game is just to get myself to the finals, and hopefully my journey and tactics I take to get to the finals make me perform well.
On the first day I was feeling really good, but once my alliance members where being targeted and I was blind sided by nominations on Day 3, 4, and 5, I figured I would be out in a couple days.  
I was ready to be nominated and evicted around the time I started campainging to get Swatza, Latina, and Yankee out.  I had been playing low key until the the middle of the game, when I started campaiging against those players, so I felt I would have a target on my back.
When there were about 7 players left and Jubbzy and Triple XXX were up for eviction, I was pretty sure I would make it to the finals.  I think the only way that could have been upset was if Rich had orchestrated something.  I feel he was the biggest threat to my game, but also a great friend.

3. Will you be back to Defend your title?
I will not be back anytime soon to defend my title.
I don’t know if the viewers understand how much of your life the Stars game takes….publically and behind the scenes.  It is what I would call a Casting game on crack.  No one is new and everyone either knows you or knows of you.  It is a whole new ball game.

4. Was Stars hard for you?
The beginning of the game was very hard for me.  I had to put myself out on a limb and get to know some new people (Peenk and Rich) and put some trust in them.  The most difficult nomination for me was Jubbzy and Triple XXX, because those were two people vital to my game.
Personally, the lack of sleep and trying not to play the game too hard was the toughest part.

5. Any advice to future stars players? 
1) Do your research.  Read blogs and comments from the other contestants to gauge their game reputations and how they interact with others.
2) People are afraid of alliances.
3) You are gonna have people that play multiple sides…watch out for them, because they are the most dangerous.
4) Near the end, it truly becomes a group of individuals playing and less about alliances.
5) Friendships are paramount, but realize strategy and friendship are two different things.
6) When in doubt, tell someone that so-and-so is planning to nominate them.

Thanks to all participants of the first Stars edition!.

 

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Take II

November 19, 2008
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Stars

November 14, 2008

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Tomorrow  “Stars” game will be opened for enrollment on Tengaged.
Stars works same way as casting or rookies but final evictions are decided by public votes instead of participants.
Each day participants must nominate 2 housemates for eviction. Next day the two housemates with the most nominations are then put to the public vote.
Public will vote for one of the 2 participants and approximately 15 minutes before end of each day, the percentage obtained for each nominee will be shown, leaving 15 minutes to say bye and get ready to leave. Last day public will vote again for one of the 3 finalists.
Public votes are verified when processing results so that no cheating will be possible (by having multiple accounts, etc). 
There will be only one game per week, so only 16 weekly slots are available per week. The winner will have an special place on the Hall Of Fame , 50 Karma and 150 T$. 
How is the enrollment process?.
Each Saturday at 23 GMT  (6pm et / 3pm pt) the game will accept new enrollments. If you go to enroll page you will see the OK sign over the “Stars” game. Once you enter and if there are still sits available you will see information regarding the price to enroll, the level needed and a big button to enroll.
The price and level will start very high (60T$ and black color level), but it will be going down gradually each 10 seconds or so. If you have lots of T$ and a high color level and don’t want to take risks you may get a seat on first “Stars” game by paying a high price, alternatively you may prefer to wait and see how the price drops but be careful as only 16 sits are available and it may be complete by then.
It’s calculated so that after 2 hours (01 GMT  (8pm et / 5pm pt) it will cost 0 T$ to enroll and no color level required, but it may happen that no available sits are available by then.
Stars will last 16 days (of 12 hours each) and therefore it will end on next Sunday. Stars game will overlap by one day and you can’t enroll on 2 consecutive games. Star games will NOT have the 2 games limitation, so you still playing 2 casting or rookies games and still eligible to enroll into Stars.