Survivor: Magic Kingdom - Blood vs. Water {End}

[Xalxe]

Hey guys! We're thrilled about how much discussion we've already sparked, that's awesome and we're glad people are into the theme! Just a couple things to clarify based on discussions we've had thus far:

• While applications will obviously play a factor, we're hoping to find
  [static]
  pairs of people who know each other really well, so the stronger your relationship with your partner, the better!
  
• Newbies are
  absolutely
  encouraged to apply with a more experienced partner, and you are
  absolutely
  encouraged to recruit people who have never played a game on site before to apply. Fresh blood never goes amiss!
  
• The
  only
  thing that you should be asking people before the game starts is whether or not they'd like to be your partner. You should not be colluding with people who are not your partner about possible alliances, as doing so is rude and we will either reject your application or just thwart your plans

If you have further questions, you know how to find us!

[Xalxe]

Applications will open...wait for it...tomorrow! At some point! How exciting!

If you haven't got a partner, well, get on that! How else will you win?

[Xalxe]

Avatars

Once both you and your partner have applied, you will receive a PM from one of us with further instructions. If your partner is new to MS, make sure to pass the information on to them. If it's been 24 hours and you're wondering where your PM is, check with us.

All players and spectators will get this PM, regardless of acceptance.

[Xalxe]

More Notes

Hey friends! A couple of news bulletins:

• No, your username can't be "Supreme Overlord." No, your username can't be "Brutal Assassin." No, your username can't be clever. Either a variation on your real name or your forum name is what we're looking for. We have an aesthetic to maintain, dammit!
  
• The game start PMs will be sent out on July 17^th.

[Xalxe]

An Official Announcement

We would like to remind all players that the production staff of

Survivor: Magic Kingdom

is, and always has been, firmly anti-Tigers. No Tigers will be permitted to play this game, and we have taken every precaution to ensure that our game area is a 100% Tiger-Proof area.

[Xalxe]

Finality

Applications for the game will close tomorrow! When? Who knows!

(I know)

[Xalxe]

Applications for Survivor:

Magic Kingdom

are now closed. We thank you all for your wonderful applications!

Player & alternate information will be sent out at a mystery time on Saturday the 16th. If you have not yet created your avatar, do that. Now. Do it.

If you have any questions between now & then, please contact PrivateI or Xalxe (preferrably PrivateI, I'm away this week). We look forward to the start of the game!

[Xalxe]

Game Start

The game started with Day 0. Our nine pairs were left alone, with just each other and 16 strange faces. No communication, just wild speculation on the competition. Here are the nine Blood vs Water Pairs!

Aronis & Timmie

Brothers

Bella & Shadow

Gal Pals

Bernkastel & Lambdadelta

Sisters

Cody & Jason

New Friends

Dan & Jess

Dating

Daniel & Reck

Mates

Finn & Lara

Good Friends

Kelly & Malkon

Good Friends

Rory & Roxy

Good Friends

[Xalxe]

After the players stewed for a while, we revealed the cast and divided them into not two, but three tribes. Here are your starting tribes!

Coronado

Bernkastel

(JDGA)

Lara

(lalaladucks)

Aronis

Dan

(hiplop)

Cody

(racefan12)

Shadow

(eh)

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Saratoga

Reck

(xRECKONERx)

(Lady)

Lambda

(delta)

Finn

(SleepyKrew)

Jason

(BipolarChemist)

Malkon

(Malkon05)

Rory

(Radja)

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Orleans

Daniel

(Drench)

Bella

(phant)

Roxy

(xofelf)

Jess

(SummerInWonderland)

Kelly

(Haschel Cedricson)

Timmie

(TimDaOlPickleEattinDonkey)

Intrigued? Want to know more? PM me to get spectator access to the forum! You'll be the first to hear all the juicy drama, as well as get to interrogate the players yourself to find out their darkest secrets!

[Xalxe]

I will probably have things to talk about later, but congratulations to both Shadoweh for winning and Haschel Cedricson for being one vote away!

[Xalxe]

were any of those words

[Xalxe]

So I'm hijacking my own thread to talk about a thing here. I'll have a longer post on game design later in the week but for now, I'd like to propose the idea of standardizing challenge descriptors, with regards to announcing beforehand what sort of challenge it is.

The main issue right now is that I think we have a real good idea of what a "live" and "non-live" challenge is, but "semi-live" tends to be a weird floaty word that can mean lots of things! So this is my proposal, and I welcome feedback on it.

The New System of Challenge Types

:

Live

: A live challenge is one that takes 1-3 hours, and which you must be online at the time the challenge is posted to complete. Live challenges should be at a time where an equal number of competitors from each side can be online. Examples from this game: Coup, Disney Jeopardy, Elimination, and Ghost.

Rounds

(this is a garbage name): A challenge which takes place in rounds, typically 8-12 hours, in which each player must be around for each round to submit an action. Examples include Space Ranger Spin or this game's Survivor Auction.

Semi-Live

: A challenge which is not a live challenge, but which requires expanded effort over a 24-48 hour period, either due to constant tribe planning or other non-standard submissions. Examples include the aborted Scavenger Hunt, Common Link and Monorail.

Timed

: A challenge which will require players to be timed on their performance, generally by agreeing on a start time with a moderator. Examples from this game include Stitch's Great Escape, Stairway to Immunity and certain elements of Divide and Conquer.

Non-Live

: A challenge which requires one submission over a 24-48 hour period, which required minimal effort. Examples include every flash challenge ever, Eye Test, BrantSteele Simulator, and Thumbtacks.

Discussion Questions

:
1) Does a challenge like Monorail, which requires two players arranging a time, count as a Rounds or a Semi-Live?
2) Eon's Divisive Moment. Where does a challenge like that fit, and why do I still have nightmares about it?
2) Are there other categories that I've missed under these guidelines?

[Xalxe]

As ani pointed out, I totally forgot Endurance as a thing. That is also a thing.