Rules- Short Version

[Steve A. Probst]

RULES- SHORT VERSION

These rules should give you the jist of the game. If you understand these Rules you should be fine in the game. The longer rules are mostly for reference.

Tribal Area

Players will be in tribes but will be allowed to talk to all other players in every stage of the game. Each tribe will have a Tribal Area on the board where only members of their own Tribe can enter.

ROUND CHOICE

In most rounds of the game a player will have to make a "Round Choice" from several different options

1) Rest- Gives the player an advantage in an individual immunity challenge (a challenge in which every player competes for him or herself)

2) Work Around Camp- Gives an advantage to the team in team immunity challenges (a challenge in which tribes compete against other tribes)

3) Search for the Hidden Immunity Idol- Gives the player a chance of finding a Hidden immunity idol buried in their camp that round. Hidden immunity idols are used after votes are made but before they are read out. All votes cast against the player who uses it do not count.

4) Make a Fake Idol- A player can choose to make a fake idol to trick another player.


Challenges

A. Reward Challenge- in nearly all rounds there will be a reward challenge which gives an advantage to the winner(s) in the game.

B. Tribal Immunity Challenge- In rounds where more than one tribe exist, tribes will compete against each other. The winning tribe will not have to attend Tribal Council.

C. Individual Immunity Challenge- In every round with no exception there will be an individual immunity challenge. The losers of the Tribal Immunity Challenge will compete for individual immunity before Tribal Council. In rounds with no Tribal Immunity Challenge (because only one tribe exists) this will be the only immunity challenge.


Tribal Councils

Tribal Councils will take place live on AIM. If a player can not attend Tribal Council, he or she must leave a proper bootlist (see Full Rules). After some questions from the host, players will cast their votes. The player who receives the most votes against them will be voted off.


Exile Island

After being voted off a player is sent to Exile Island where players will compete for the chance to return back into the main game. Each player that arrives at Exile Island will select a challenge to battle the current Exile Islander in with the winner remaining on Exile Island and the loser leaving the game. When only two players remain in the main game, the remaining Exile Islander will rejoin the game to present their case for the jury.


Jurors

At a certain point in the game, players eliminated from Exile Island will be placed in a camp for Jurors. At the end, the jurors will decide who amongst the final 3 players deserves the title "Sole Survivor."

Jurors will be allowed to watch the live Tribal Council but they will not be allowed to speak. They may however express themselves non-verbally via emoticons.

Beginning in the jury stage, players on Exile Island will be given written transcripts of Tribal Councils. Since a player may not leave Exile Island until the last phase of the game, Exile Islanders will not be invited to view Tribal Councils live.

When only three players remain, the FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL will begin. In it, Jurors will each get to ask the finalists questions and make their comments. When this is completed, Jurors will cast their votes one last time, this time for the WINNER of Survivor Adversity.


Inactivity, Quitting, and Cheating

(1) Inactivity- there is no penalty for not socializing enough or competing in a competition. There is however a penalty for failing to post at least one Confessional per round or participating in Tribal Council (whether live or by bootlist). Penalties are listed in the full rules.

(2) Quitting- Players are strongly discouraged from quitting or "being medically evacuated" in game terms. Quitting however is always the Player's option. If a player chooses to quit, the round will immediately end. Players who have chosen to quit will not be sent to Exile Island.

(3) Cheating- Cheating, depending on its severity, can range in consequence from a % penalty in challenges to outright expulsion.

In this game, players helping other players outside of Exile Island IS NOT cheating. However eliminated players (or non-players) helping players in the game IS cheating. Any outside help for the people battling it out on Exile Island is cheating as well.

A player may NOT log onto another player's account for any reason whatsoever. Violation of this rule will result in expulsion for both violators.