Merged Tribe: [Night 12]

#952

Crazy stuff, thanks Quin! Can we try for bts today?

#953

Of course lorab and Elo I'd love to talk to you

#954

We could also be smart about this as a group and coordinate so that we each have BTSC with 4 people.

#955

That's what I was thinking.

#956

Sorsha wrote:Crazy stuff, thanks Quin! Can we try for bts today?

Yup. I'll send you in as well as Opt.

#957

Just so y'all know, I'll be around in the morning and later at night but I'm taking a long day trip hiking tomorrow so I'll be a little MIA most of the day. Don't worry, I'll wear my survivor buff

#958

rip fire

#959

Quin wrote:rip fire

I'll move to fire. I hate to ask, but if anyone has some food to give away in exchange that would be super helpful. Getting nervous

#960

Night 11: "It's Anybody's Game Now"

Five seemed like such an odd number, but at the same time, such a right number. The tribe was hushed after Golden stepped away. Players moreso wanted to have private conversations than be vocal about their thoughts.

Quin, LoRab and OptOut attempted to restart the fire for a second time in 2 days, and this time they succeeded! A roaring fire bellowed into the sky.
Elo sauntered to the water well and came back with water for the tribe!
Sorsha went out to fish in the surf, and came back with glorious fish!
Doodle found a book by Nitze and began contemplating his existence.

Then came the challenge.

Players were tasked with looking back on the game and the castaways that were voted out by answering a 20 question quiz.

Questions:

1. Which castaway chose to bring a “Harmonica” as their luxury item?
2. Which castaway said, “It's LMS. The M stands for "Me" by the way”?
3. Who was the 4th person voted out of the game?
4. Who chose the poll option “#Swagger” on Night 4 in Mamana?
5. Who chose the same option on Night 4 in Atamai?
6. What was the name of the 2nd challenge in the game?
7. Which 2 players competed in the knot-untying leg of the 1st challenge for their respective teams? (half point for one correct guess)
8. How long did DFaraday take to solve the puzzle in the first challenge? (Closest time without going over will take this question)
9. Which castaway said, “If any of you all want to vote me out, don't feel bad about doing so”?
10. In the 3rd challenge, titled “Getting Dirty”, who won in the matchup between DrWilgy and notsawyer540?
11. Combined from both tribes, how many missing votes were there at Tribal Council on Night 2? (closest guess wins, if no one guesses exact)
12. Which two players picked the ‘off-white’ rock in the Night 3 poll for each tribe? (half point for one correct guess)
13. How many players selected ‘Food poisoning’ as an option on the Night 2 poll for Mamana? (Closest guess wins, if no one guesses exact)
14. How many on Atamai? (Closest guess wins, if no one guesses exact)
15. Which castaway chose to bring the “Athletic Medal” as their luxury item?
16. Which castaway said, “I am here, locked and loaded. Sober too. ”?
17. Can you name any one player that has been voted off that also chose to build and/or stoke the fire at some point before the Merge?
18. Which castaway chose to bring the “Nail-polish” as their luxury item?
19. Which castaway said, “Meanwhile, I'm over here building a sandcastle with the phrase ‘MAMANA 4EVA,’ scrawled on the side, and pretending that people still care about challenge performance and camp life”?
20. In the immunity challenge, “Bury the Hatchet,” where did each team hide their pot [A1-H8]? (Closest guess wins, if no one guesses exact. Half point for one correct guess)

Answers:

1. Long Con
2. DH
3.DrWilgy
4. notsawyer
5. DH
6. 'Let’s Rock' (no one got this one)
7. MP and Wilgy
8. 2 hrs 18 min (Opt was closest with 1 hour 40 minutes)
9. MP
10. notsawyer
11. 5
12. speedchuck and notsawyer
13. 5
14. 3 (Elo, Opt and Quin were 1 away)
15. DH
16. Epi
17. speedchuck, SVS, LC, DF, DrWilgy, DH, Golden
18. Boomslang
19. INH
20. Atamai: F1, Mamana: D7. (Elo was closest to Mamana with C7. OptOut was closest to Atamai with F4).

The final tally?

Sorsha did not submit answers.
Elo got 2.5 questions right.
LoRab Got 4 questions right.
Quin got 10.5 questions right.
OptOutside got 12.5 questions right.

Opt_Outside has won the immunity challenge, her 5th straight! She also earns a helicopter trip around the island today, where she will see a beautiful volcano! You may choose 1 other person to join you on this once-in-a-lifetime reward! (please PM me sometime in the night)

Opt-Outside has won Individual Immunity. You may not vote for OptOut tonight at Tribal Council.
For the rest of you, someone will be going home and will be the 14th person voted out of Survivor: Mafia.

It is now Night 11. You have 24 hours to vote someone out at Tribal Council. Night will end at Midnight, PST (3am EST). I ask that you send all Votes and Actions to me by 11PM PST.

#961

Day 11:
Now what are you doing?

You may select 1 option

Attempt to build a fire
3
Quin (3), LoRab (4), Opt_Outside (8) 38%
Go to water well
1
Elohcin (5) 13%
Attempt to fish
1
Sorsha (7) 13%
Walk by the weeds near the camp
0
No votes
Walk in the tall grass beyond the hill
0
No votes
Walk out on the sandbar in the ocean
0
No votes
Walk between the triangular rock formation
0
No votes
Walk to the top of the nearby ridge
0
No votes
Take a nap
0
No votes
Throw Russell's hat in the fire (Host/Non-player Option)
3
Scotty (1), Marmot (2), S~V~S (6) 38%
Total votes : 8

#962

Opt_Outside wrote:
Quin wrote:rip fire
I'll move to fire. I hate to ask, but if anyone has some food to give away in exchange that would be super helpful. Getting nervous

You could always eat Doodle.

#963

oh my god

#964

Quin wrote:
Opt_Outside wrote:
Quin wrote:rip fire
I'll move to fire. I hate to ask, but if anyone has some food to give away in exchange that would be super helpful. Getting nervous
You could always eat Doodle.

I'm a vegetarian and even the thought of eating a virtual chicken is like... nahh

#965

Quin wrote:oh my god

Dude, we've been on each other's tails every time.

I get to share this reward. I don't know exactly what it will entail but my instinct is to take Quin because, as I said above, we've been neck and neck for these past several challenges and I think he's earned it.

#966

Opt_Outside wrote:
Quin wrote:oh my god
Dude, we've been on each other's tails every time.

I get to share this reward. I don't know exactly what it will entail but my instinct is to take Quin because, as I said above, we've been neck and neck for these past several challenges and I think he's earned it.

Thanks for thinking of me. I'm also just that little bit shy every time I face you. In the totem challenge I lost to you by 2 energy

#967

Poll speculation: Tomorrow will have elements that incorporate strength, nimbleness, puzzle solving etc elements, so you're just picking the type of thing you want the disadvantage in.

#968

Quin wrote:
Opt_Outside wrote:
Quin wrote:oh my god
Dude, we've been on each other's tails every time.

I get to share this reward. I don't know exactly what it will entail but my instinct is to take Quin because, as I said above, we've been neck and neck for these past several challenges and I think he's earned it.
Thanks for thinking of me. I'm also just that little bit shy every time I face you. In the totem challenge I lost to you by 2 energy

I'm so glad we decided to talk about that one rather than burning all our energy!

If this restores food or energy, I'm happy to spend the next few days doing the camp stuff like stoking the fire and any shelter repairs so that those I don't take on reward can spend time fishing and resting

#969

Quin wrote:Poll speculation: Tomorrow will have elements that incorporate strength, nimbleness, puzzle solving etc elements, so you're just picking the type of thing you want the disadvantage in.

Hmm I hope it's not tricking us into choosing our weakest and then having that be the challenge we're forced to do... but Scotty wouldn't do that ....right Scotty? He's a nice guy....right?

#970

Attention: this is the last night that Hidden Immunity Idols may be used. If you have one and wish to play it, tonight would be the time to do so.

#971

I voted "being week" in the pole. I fear what will be given to be if I am honest.

#972

Opt--thank you for switching to fire. I'm glad we have the fire back.

#973

Episode 12: "We've Been Neck and Neck"

5 is the loneliest number.
And this time it truly was five. Because one member of the family left. The chicken, or what was left of it, was left in pieces next to the fire. Seemed someone was hungry.

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At tribal, Scotty Probst was already sitting when players arrived. He had a stern look on his face.

"I'm sorry that one of you will have to go tonight. It's in the spectator's best interests that people leave. Otherwise this game would never end," probed Probst.

The tribal council went as usual, or as usual as it could. Every player in turn went up to put a name down.

"I'll go get the votes."

Probst walked over to the dias and walked right back to the podium. Nothing special.

"Wow! That was amazing!" whispered Elo.

"Now…if anyone has the hidden immunity idol and wishes to play it, you may do so now. This is the last night it can be played.”

Quin bolted upright and practically ran to Probst.

"Well, since it is the last night to do so and all...I'm playing it for myself. I aint goin home tonight," Quin bragged.

“This...is a hidden immunity idol. Another one from you in so many days.
Quin has used his Hidden Immunity Idol on himself. Any votes cast against him will not count. Once the votes are read, the decision will be made and the person will be asked to leave the tribal council area immediately. I’ll read the votes."

1st vote:

Spoiler: show

2nd vote:

Spoiler: show

3rd vote:

Spoiler: show

4th vote:

Spoiler: show

5th vote

Spoiler: show

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ATTENTION: THE RULES FOR BTSC HAVE CHANGED AGAIN. YOU MAY ONLY SELECT 1 NAME FOR BTSC TONIGHT. IF IT MATCHES THE NAME OF ANOTHER, YOU WILL GAIN BTSC WITH THEM.

[center]It is now Day 12. Day will end in 24 hours at Midnight, PST.[/center]

#974

FINAL CHALLENGE: Final Form
Immunity Challenge: (Nimbleness, Strength, Puzzle Solving, and Willpower)

Congratulations on making it this far, players! You have one more challenge to play.
This final challenge has 3 legs to it, encompassing agility, speed, endurance and critical thinking. You’ve come this far, and securing immunity here is the only guaranteed way you can make it to the Final Tribal Council, where you will be able to plead your case to the Jury as to why you deserve to be the Sole Survivor.

(You may perform these legs in any order as you wish in thread, but you must complete all three eventually. PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY FOR INSTRUCTIONS)

1. Retrieving the Key (Nimbleness or Strength)

Players start in a locked cage on sand. The cage has two locks: one on the exit door to the east, and one on a compartment containing a bag of puzzle pieces next to you. A pile of sticks and wrapping reeds sit next to each of you. Outside the cage in an adjoining room to the north about 10 feet away is the key to your lock hanging on a peg. Outside the cage in a room to your south is the key to the puzzle pieces in a box next to you. You can either craft a long stick to fish for your keys through the bars or burrow a hole big enough to shimmy your way under the bars to physically retrieve your respective keys.
If you choose to dig in the sand, you will need to do so for both the north and south rooms; this will expend energy. If you run out of energy in this challenge you will begin to expend thirst and hunger.
If you choose to build a long pole, you only need to build it once, provided it holds up, and will expend no energy.

Option A) Building a Long Pole: (Nimbleness)

For each segment you add, it takes 20 seconds. You can attempt to reach through the bars after only 5 segments have been sewn together. This has only a 30% chance to reach the key, and a 10% chance to wilt from poor wrapping. When it wilts, you must pull it back and rewrap it, costing you another 10 seconds. When it doesn't reach, you try again, which costs you 5 seconds. Each reach will take 5 seconds. With 6 segments, it has a 60% chance to reach the key, and a 25% chance to wilt. With 7 segments, it has an 90% chance to reach the key, and a 50% chance to wilt.
Once you collect both keys, you can move on.

When submitting for these actions, you must submit your decisions in the thread by {b}bolding{/b} them. Your decisions can be made in chunks (i.e. "Add 2 segments and try", and when you fail, choose to "Try once more and if it wilts, build a 2nd increment") or all at once (i.e. Build 2 segments and keep trying to reach until i do")

Option B) Digging Under: (Strength)

Digging will require you to expend energy and you will need to dig twice: one under both the north and south walls.
To dig each hole, you will dig in increments; each increment will take 30 seconds and cost you two energy. At depth level 1, the hole will be pretty shallow- you will have a 20% chance to fit. If you don't fit, you will have to crawl out again, which will cost you 10 seconds. Level 2 will be mediocrely manageable, and you will have a 40% chance to fit. Level 3 will be a good size and you will have an 80% chance to fit.
Level 4 will be a perfect fit and you will always fit.

When submitting for these actions, you must submit your decisions in the thread by {b}bolding{/b} them. Your decisions can be made in chunks (i.e. "Dig one increment", and when you fail, choose to "dig another increment") or all at once (i.e. dig until 3rd increment and keep trying to fit under until i get through")

After retrieving the key, your chance to fit will increase by 10% on your way back through.

Once you have retrieved your puzzle pieces, exit through the now unlocked door into the balance beam.

2. Walking the Plank (Willpower)

You enter a balance beam maze while carrying your bag of puzzle pieces. You must traverse the maze by selecting a path to take based on the pictures you are sent. All you know is that the exit of the maze is north.

When choosing a path, you always have a 5% chance to fall. If you fall, it will cost you 20 seconds and you must go back to the start. Each time you choose a path, it will take 5 seconds to traverse to the next panel. Panels are 5x1 in the direction you are looking. Some panels will end in dead ends, so it will take you 5 seconds to traverse back into another panel.

3. Symbol Puzzle or Number Puzzle (Puzzle Solving)

Make a choice of either Option A or B! You must select one type of puzzle to complete. Make your selection by PMing me your choice and we'll set up a time for me to send you the puzzle. As per usual, your time starts when I send the puzzle.

Option A) Symbol Puzzle

Use imagery and letter swapping to solve a few riddles and raise your flag.

Option B) Number Puzzle

Find the correct combination to a number lock! The correct combination will unlock the pin and raise your flag!

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Finish all 3 in the fastest time, and you'll be guaranteed to sit on the Final Tribal Council.

#975

Night 11:
What is your weakest trait?

You may select 1 option

Strength
1
Quin (2) 13%
Nimbleness
1
Opt_Outside (8) 13%
Puzzle Solving
0
No votes
Willpower
2
Sorsha (6), LoRab (7) 25%
Being Weak
1
Elohcin (5) 13%
Containing a Giggle (Host/Non-player Option)
3
Scotty (1), Marmot (3), S~V~S (4) 38%
Total votes : 8

#976

Elo- I'm not sure if you caught what I said at the end of our chat or if you'd already gone to bed. I can't wait to play with you again. I had to vote for you tonight because you were the only one I hadn't made a long standing pact not to vote for this far down the line. But it's been a pleasure

Also WHO ATE DOODLE COME ON GUYS

#977

woah rude

#978

Hey Opt, who did you wind up taking with you on the reward? I got my hopes up but I haven't got a PM about it

No problems though.

#979

Quin wrote:Hey Opt, who did you wind up taking with you on the reward? I got my hopes up but I haven't got a PM about it

No problems though.

I took you-Ii guess we'll see how that goes

#980

Opt_Outside wrote:
Quin wrote:Hey Opt, who did you wind up taking with you on the reward? I got my hopes up but I haven't got a PM about it

No problems though.
I took you-Ii guess we'll see how that goes

I just got the PM, whoops. Thanks for that. I got a nice boost to my stats.

#981

Opt_Outside wrote:Elo- I'm not sure if you caught what I said at the end of our chat or if you'd already gone to bed. I can't wait to play with you again. I had to vote for you tonight because you were the only one I hadn't made a long standing pact not to vote for this far down the line. But it's been a pleasure

Also WHO ATE DOODLE COME ON GUYS

I'm not gonna lie, I thought about it after I mentioned it last night, because it was all but certain someone would eat it. I didn't though. I even considered playing one of my spare idols on it.

#982

Sad to see you go, Elo!

#983

Sorsha: I enjoyed our conversation. Would you like to continue it?

#984

#985

Quin wrote:

It's shifty to request BTSC in the thread, now?

#986

LoRab wrote:
Quin wrote:
It's shifty to request BTSC in the thread, now?

No.

#987

Quin wrote:
LoRab wrote:
Quin wrote:
It's shifty to request BTSC in the thread, now?
No.

So, then, what was the meaning of your smiley comment?

#988

LoRab wrote:
Quin wrote:
LoRab wrote:
Quin wrote:
It's shifty to request BTSC in the thread, now?
No.
So, then, what was the meaning of your smiley comment?

I just like smileys.

#989

Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.

#990

LoRab wrote:Sorsha: I enjoyed our conversation. Would you like to continue it?

Yes

#991

Scotty for the digging it says we need to dig twice so if I choose to dig 4 increments x 2 energy is it going to just be 8 or 8 each time for a total of 16?

#992

Sorsha wrote:Scotty for the digging it says we need to dig twice so if I choose to dig 4 increments x 2 energy is it going to just be 8 or 8 each time for a total of 16?

You will be digging once for each wall- both north and south- because there is a key in both the north and south rooms. So yes, a total of 16 energy will Be required if you dig 4 increments for each hole

#993

For your "Walk the Plank", you should be selecting a letter via PM as a means of directing where you wish to walk

#994

LoRab wrote:Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.

Clarification: Do we automatically stop digging if we get through if we have sent it all at once? I think I misunderstood what you meant here.

#995

LoRab wrote:
LoRab wrote:Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.
Clarification: Do we automatically stop digging if we get through if we have sent it all at once? I think I misunderstood what you meant here.

That is correct. Let me tabulate yours real fastlike

#996

LoRab wrote:Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.

LoRab dug for a while. This took 2 minutes and 8 energy, but she retrieved the first key.

How does she want to proceed with the next room?

#997

Scotty wrote:
LoRab wrote:Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.
LoRab dug for a while. This took 2 minutes and 8 energy, but she retrieved the first key.

How does she want to proceed with the next room?

Dig one increment

#998

LoRab wrote:
Scotty wrote:
LoRab wrote:Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.
LoRab dug for a while. This took 2 minutes and 8 energy, but she retrieved the first key.

How does she want to proceed with the next room?
Dig one increment

Do you want to try and fit under?

#999

Scotty wrote:
LoRab wrote:
Scotty wrote:
LoRab wrote:Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.
LoRab dug for a while. This took 2 minutes and 8 energy, but she retrieved the first key.

How does she want to proceed with the next room?
Dig one increment
Do you want to try and fit under?

yes. I thought that was implied.

#1000

LoRab wrote:
Scotty wrote:
LoRab wrote:
Scotty wrote:
LoRab wrote:Hey, ScottJeff, I'd like to do the retreiving the key leg of the challenge.

Option B. All at once. Dig until 4th increment, and keep trying to fit under until I get through.
LoRab dug for a while. This took 2 minutes and 8 energy, but she retrieved the first key.

How does she want to proceed with the next room?
Dig one increment
Do you want to try and fit under?
yes. I thought that was implied.

You dig one increment, which takes 30 seconds. It takes 4 tries to fit under, for a total of 40 seconds. You grab the bag and crawl back through, no problem.