Survivor: Expect the Unexpected - {BEGUN}

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{PrivateI and Crazy present}

Julie Chen:

Houseguests, players, Survivors...I'm not certain exactly what to call you. The battle for an amount of money between half a million dollars and a million dollars is about to begin. This time, however, entirely new twists combine the games of Big Brother and Survivor to create an entirely new competition! You are not going to want to miss this game, which will test your social and strategic game like never before. And remember, Survivors, Big Brother is ALWAYS watching.

Auditions/Applications

In order to make our job just a little bit easier, we would ask that you fill out the application form here.

If you would like to browse

Survivor: Expect the Unexpected's

character options, then go here, here, or here. If you do not know the flavor of either show extensively, feel free to simply provide vague descriptions referring to the contestant's age, gender, personality, or whichever other factors you wish, and we will do our best to find a suitable contestant for you.

Please note that time is limited. Sign-ups will close in less than 48 hours, at noon EDT, which will occur in (expired on 2015-05-08 11:00:00).

Spoiler: General Rules

{General Rules}

{1}

This is a game. While some amount of drama is expected, do not attack anybody on a personal level. Likewise, do not use language that would be perceived as racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise discriminatory.

{2}

This is a game. Play with an intent to win.

{3}

This game is anonymous. Do not reveal or imply your MS identity to the other players. However, you ARE allowed to reveal your identity in your confessional.

{4}

Do not talk about this game outside of this forum and the mod-provided Chatzies that will be used for specific challenges.

{5}

Do not PM anybody not in your tribe, unless we specifically tell you that you can.

{6}

Do not take screenshots of PMs, mod posts, or anything else to attempt to prove or disprove anything. Quoting PMs is okay.

{7}

Due to the extensive amount of difficulty involved in faking the forwarding of pms, forwarding pms is not allowed under any circumstances.

{8}

Once you are eliminated, do not attempt to contact the other players or impact the game in any way.

{9}

Do not change your avatar or your birthday on your account.

{10}

Please treat the modding team with respect. We will do the same for you.

{11}

Exercise common sense. Do not attempt to find loopholes within these rules. If you are unsure whether an action is allowed, then please ask one of us.

{12}

We reserve the right to implement new rules if needed.

{13}

Any player breaking these rules will be punished as we see fit, depending on the severity of the action.

Spoiler: Game Related Mechanics

{Game-Related Mechanics}

{1}

This game is a hybrid of a Survivor and Big Brother format. You will be divided into tribes and compete in immunity challenges, but each elimination will be done with Big Brother style voting.

{2}

Expect the unexpected! The exact format of this game will change at certain points. When that happens, we will update these rules.

{Immunity Challenges}

{1}

Every round, each tribe will compete in an immunity challenge. The tribe that wins the challenge will be safe from elimination. The losing tribe must evict somebody from the game.

{2}

If one tribe has more tribe members than another, then they must choose to "sit out" one or more of their members. Sit outs must generally be determined before the challenge begins, and they will not be allowed to participate in the challenge in any way. If a tribe cannot form a general consensus on who to sit out, then we will choose randomly.

{3}

If we have made a mistake in judging a challenge, then please alert us and we will do our best to correct it. Otherwise, the results are final.

{Evictions}

{1}

Each tribe will have their own Head of Household. The initial HoH for each tribe will be determined by a challenge. The only other HoH challenge in the game will occur at the Final 3.

{2}

The HoH on the winning tribe will remain HoH for another round.

{3}

The HoH on the losing tribe will then have up to {24 hours} to nominate two of their fellow tribemates for eviction. The HoH will not have to take the full 24 hours if they do not want to.

{4}

After the nominations are revealed, every other tribe member must vote to evict one of the two nominees. The nominees will not vote. The HoH will vote, but the HoH's vote will only be counted and revealed in the case of a tie. The nominee with the most votes will be evicted.

{5}

After the eviction, the HoH will be dethroned. Meanwhile, the surviving nominee will become a new HoH AND he or she will swap places with the HoH from the other tribe. That is, the surviving nominee will be HoH on the other tribe, and the HoH from the other tribe will now be HoH on your tribe.

{6}

If you fail to vote in an eviction, OR if you are HoH and you fail to give your nominations in time, then you will receive a strike. If you receive a strike in three separate evictions, or in two consecutive evictions, then you will be modkilled.

{Inactivity}

{1}

If you do not vote in an eviction, then you will receive a strike. If you receive three strikes overall, or two strikes from two consecutive evictions, then you will be eliminated.

{2}

If you are HoH and you fail to select your nominees by the deadline, you will receive a strike. You will then have an additional 24 hours to select your nominees. If you miss the second deadline, you will be eliminated. An impromptu challenge will then determine the new HoH.

{3}

If it appears that a player nominated for eviction has disappeared from the game, and we cannot reach them, then we will eliminate them automatically, and the other nominee will become HoH.

{4}

If you know you will be gone for a period of time, you may submit a conditional list, ranking all of the other players from the player you most want to eliminate to the player you least want to eliminate. This list will only be used if necessary, and it will save you from receiving any strikes.

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One minor note, the game will be starting on Friday, May 8, in the evening time EDT.

It is NOT necessary to be able to be online at the time the game begins, though it does not disadvantage you to be there either.

In addition, spectators, please fill out an application as well, just so we know to send you your sign-in info when the game begins. Big Brother is always watching, and he's willing to let you watch too!

And remember, just a little less than 12 hours to sign up if you wish to play!

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Time is just about finished for your player appliations, but you still have a few more minutes.

We will continue accepting applications for new spectators up to and through game start.

[PrivateI]

The only real thing that bothers me about it is that everyone was referring to RC's best move as her getting Zingbot voted out, even though that didn't actually happen and shouldn't have even happened because of the cheating (whether it was intentional or not). I just wish the decision to modkill those two would have been made sooner, because instead, a very important vote happened that we basically knew the results of, but the vote never should have happened in the first place.

Yeah, that was largely my fault. I had seen Spencer and Derrick's answers before I left for work that day, but only like six people had submitted at that point, and I was thinking "hmmm", but I didn't leave a message for Crazy at that time, so the challenge proceeded and the results were revealed.

I also agree that the result did have an impact on the game, though I do think that impact can easily be overstated.