The Syndicate

"Drop your buffs"

DharmaHelpher was fuming. "You kiss your mother with that mouth, Probst?"

"I don't kiss and tell," smarmed Scotty Probst.

The tribes had switched, and for most, they were welcoming of their newcomers, like East and West Berlin after 1991. It was a new day, and tribes quickly became acclimated to each other. Everyone continued on as if they had always been a tribe of dysfunctional frienemies.

At camp, the tribe went about the daily routines.
SVS stoked the fire and kept it going. It sure was nice to have some warmth still.
INH and LoRab retrieved more water for the tribe, keeping the tribe well hydrated.
Using the shiny new fishing gear, Quin and DF got to work looking for some rare fish. Even though they didn't find too many exotic fish, the gear certainly helped catch more than they would have caught without it! Quin returned with 3 fish, and DF with 2.
Elo, feeling exhausted from the challenge yesterday, took a nap.
DharmaHelper went walking under the natural footbridge, and came back with a chicken! The chicken is a food source. If you leave the chicken alone, it will lay an egg every night starting tonight that will refill 1 random person's hunger by 1. Or, the first person to PM me in the night will eat the chicken to refill 3 food instantaneously, as long as the fire is burning. If you eat the chicken, it will go away.

"But when are they going to fight to the death?" Asked Little Suzie, 9, a viewer from the Minneapolis region.
"Go to bed, it's midnight!" said Suzie's overbearing mother.

Treemail just had a little " " face on it. The bastards. The tribe would learn that there would be no immunity challenge for either tribe, and both would have to go to Tribal Council.

“Not this shit again,” groaned INH.

"I'm so tired of tribal council. I'm tired of voting people out. Why can't we just sleep?" asked Elo.

The challenge today? Battleship, of sorts. Hiding items in the sand for the other team to find.
"Oh, like Candyland? I loved Candyland!" nudged DF.
"No. More like...Battleship. You know, the game Battleship?" corrected SVS
"Yay Candyland!" boomed DF.
"Sure...Candyland," sighed SVS.

The tribe decided the best strategy was to pick straws and go in an orderly fashion like a line at a deli counter.
The other tribe began spouting off numbers as if at a live auction, before settling into a groove.
It seemed to be going well for both tribes. On the other side of the beach, the Mamana tribe was down to Atamai's last hidden item- the pot. It was revealed that the pot contained an immunity idol. On both sides, teams uncovered their pots and immunity idols- Golden on team Mamana, and INH on team Atamai.

Atamai reigned victorious with 26 total guesses. A grand 8 less than Mamana's 34. It was relatively close, and both teams did well. Just...one team did better than the other.
Every player on Atamai is cured of any ailments and receives food & drink to refill 1 thirst and 2 hunger!
Mamana, I got nothing for you.

I will see you all at your own separate tribal council tonight, where you will vote off another player from your tribe.
As a reminder, Golden and INH are exempt from votes in tonight's tribal council.

insertnamehere wrote:D7

HIT!

You uncovered their pot.

Inside the pot was an immunity Idol.

INH has gained immunity in tonight's tribal council.

DharmaHelper wrote:A1

MISS

Quin wrote:B6

HIT!

You uncovered their hatchet.

DFaraday wrote:C7

MISS

LoRab wrote:B7

HIT

S~V~S wrote:F2

HIT!

You uncovered their sign.

insertnamehere wrote:F1

HIT

DharmaHelper wrote:D2

MISS

Quin wrote:It's the FLAAAAAAAAAAAAG

There is no spoon flag

Quin wrote:E2

HIT

DFaraday wrote:E1

HIT

LoRab wrote:A8

MISS

S~V~S wrote:G8

MISS

Elohcin wrote:Yup...H2

HIT!

You uncovered their Shovel.

insertnamehere wrote:G3

MISS

DharmaHelper wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:

Oh right oops I forgot I go after Eloh.

Wait no, I am next after all. Eloh, since we hit on this we're going to focus on getting it done before we go back to doing quadrants.

H4

MISS

DFaraday wrote:H3

HIT

LoRab wrote:

LoRab wrote:H5

I just did a random red, sorry:

H5

MISS

S~V~S wrote:F6

MISS

Elohcin wrote:ok...D5

MISS

Thanks for updating the chart as you go guys, it's incredibly helpful. I'm just popping in during random downtime during the show to respond right now.

insertnamehere wrote:B4

HIT!

You uncovered their Oar!

DharmaHelper wrote:B2

HIT

S~V~S wrote:C3

linki, I know, I was thinking aloud

MISS

DharmaHelper wrote:B3

HIT

insertnamehere wrote:G2

MISS

S~V~S wrote:E5

MISS

DharmaHelper wrote:C4

MISS

DharmaHelper wrote:

Scotty, burying the flag in B5, C5, B6, D6

i'm assuming you mean the sign and I'm assuming you mean for D6=C6?

DFaraday wrote:

S~V~S wrote:I am sad we lost Sorsha, but glad we kept Faraday.

Are you still sick, Faraday? I think I still am; my PM didn't say I wasn't. Wonder if any of the nubs are?

Linki, can you link it? Like Epi did with the Prisoners Dilemma?

Mine also didn't say, but I took a bigger hit in energy than I'd expect from stoking a fire, so I'd guess I still am.

I won't be around until at least 1 my time (2 EST), so I feel like the challenge will probably be over by then. Since I want to do something useful today, I will go fishing to try out our new gear.

The challenge will most certainly not be over then. It might take a while.

The phase may be extended if things get backed up. I will let you all know if this is the case

[center]Challenge #4: Bury the Hatchet [Puzzle solving]
TEAM REWARD, no immunity[/center]
In the game of Survivor, sometimes you can’t let things go, and other times you just need to bury the hatchet.

In this challenge, both teams will hide items in their sand plot, and then attempt to find the other team’s items in the opposing sand plot.

There is a 8x8 grid (A1-H8) and 5 items to hide:
- 1x2 shovel
- 1x1 pot
- 2x2 tribal sign
- 1x3 oar

- 1x2 hatchet


I ask that each team hides their items early by posting in the game thread the desired locations and {dead}ing their choices. Anyone may do this, but as soon as it is buried, it will be locked in.

For example:

"Burying the 1x3 oar in C4-E4"

If items are not buried by 1pm EST, I will pick spots myself. At 1pm EST, players may start guessing where their opponents have buried their items. You must {dead} your selection for it to count.

For example:

H8

The team that uncovers all of the items from their opponent in the smallest amount of searches wins reward. Wanna know what you're playing for? A basket of fruit, meats, and juice specially prepared by local chefs. The reward will cure any ailment, and will restore 1 thirst and 2 hunger to every player on the tribe.

IMPORTANT RULES:

-Buried items may not overlap each other.
-Teams will make plot guesses (A1-H8) during the challenge. The first selection I see from any player on the tribe will count. Selections may not be made from the same player twice in a row.
-I will either respond with MISS or HIT, and will notify in thread when an item was completely uncovered, updating the grid as such.
-I am counting guesses. There is a total of 64 possible guesses for each tribe.

HEADS UP: I have a very busy Sunday so if you don't get a response from me, please be patient. I have 2 threads to manage as well as a real life

OPPONENT GRID:

Slightly exhausted, the tribe sauntered back to camp, ready to enjoy their first real night away from tribal.

"I kinda miss Scotty Probst," Sorsha said longingly.

"What? I don't miss Mr. Hostman," belittled Epi, "or his stinky groundhog."

"I wonder who they're voting off over there?" LC asked.

Just then, notsawyer ran back into camp with Treemail. "I know who got voted out, guys!"
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But the tribe didn't get too comfy, because Scotty Probst was seen jetskiing around the inlet.

"What is he doing here?" eyed SVS.

"I heard y'all missed me! So here I am!



And drop your buffs."

Rules
1. Outwit. Outplay. Outlast.
2. No being outside-of-game-context mean to people! We're all here to have a fun time, and even though this game is based on a reality show where tensions can run high, personal attacks will not be tolerated.
a. If you are feeling frustrated, posting in thread is likely not a great idea. Oftentimes taking a few hours to do something else can really help your mindset in these situations.
b. If at any point you feel bullied, unwelcome, or uncomfortable, please bring it up to the Moderator on Duty and it will be dealt with.
3. Info-dumping IS ALLOWED. Information is a very important part of Survivor. How you choose to use it is up to you.
4. There will be no replacements in this game. If you aren't feeling your best or are having illusions of another life with commitments elsewhere, then figure something out. You could conceivably make it to the end of this game without doing anything, but you may be a liability to your tribe. If you ask to be replaced, I will not snuff out your torch- I will, however, drink some rum.
5. No talking to other players in regards to the game outside of the game thread, with the exception of your assigned BTSC partners, when designated.
6. This is the host color. Don't use it, please!
a. This is the Moderator on Duty (MoD) color. Don't use it unless you're a MoD. Your MoD for this game is juliets. Message her if you need a talk!
7. Dead players and Non-players MAY NOT POST. There will be a specified area for deadies (and non-players) to talk amongst themselves.
8. For off-topic (non-game related) discussions, use this color (labeled OT in the post-drafting screen). For sarcastic posts, feel free to use this color. For pedantic posts, this is the one to use.


Gameplay
1. Phases are in 24 hour cycles, and are split into Day and Night.
2. Day phases will consist of general camp life and challenges
-Most challenges will take place over the full day period, and some will take place at a set time towards the end of the phase, which will be made apparent at the start of the day.
3. Night phases, should the team not win immunity, will consist of Tribal Council, where one player will be voted out of the tribe at the end of the phase via privately-messaged votes. All ties are to be randomly decided among the tied players.
4. You may not target the same player with a Day or Night power two times in a row. This does not include voting for someone at tribal council.
5. All players have a Hunger, Thirst and Energy level, which will be updated via PM at the start of every Day phase (If you do not receive your updated level for some reason, PM either Marmot or myself)
a. If your hunger or thirst level drops to 0 by the end of a night phase, you will be med-evac'd and officially removed from the game.
b. If your energy drops to 0 at any point, you will still be able to remain in the game, but your ability to perform in challenges may prove to be greatly hindered until you regain energy.
c. Players may never exceed their starting attribute levels. Any excess gained in the game will be wasted.

CONTESTANTS:

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-Cheerleader- Boomslang
-Football Player-


-Student- DrWilgy
-Accountant-


-Chemist-


-Crazy Hillbilly-


-Chef-


-Nurse-


-Fisherman-


-Poker Player-


-Superfan-


-Lawyer-


-Police Officer-


-Construction Worker-


-Army Sergeant-


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1. Quin - posts
2. DharmaHelper - posts
3. insertnamehere - posts
4. Elohcin - posts
5. S~V~S - posts
6. DFaraday - posts
7. LoRab - posts