START OF GAME
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The game begins with 32 pioneers competing in a showdown to become one of the four council members.
The four winners of the showdown will become the first Town Council and lead a district: Red, Blue, Yellow or Green, by selecting them in a schoolyard pick.
If you are a member of the council, you are safe from elimination.
SHOWDOWN
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In each round, the four districts will take part in a Showdown.
Most, if not all, showdowns will be LIVE.
1st Place becomes the UPPER CLASS, and are all safe from elimination.
2nd Place becomes the MERCHANTS, and will only eliminate one person via challenge.
3rd Place becomes the COOKS, and will eliminate one person via challenge and another via vote.
4th Place becomes the LABORERS, and will eliminate one person via challenge, one person via vote, and another will be eliminated via random draw on the spot. YOU DO NOT WANT TO FINISH LAST!
CHALLENGES & VOTES
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After the showdown, the districts involved will receive their challenge and voting will begin for elimination and for Gold Stars.
Most challenges, if not all, will be NON-LIVE.
If there is a tie for last place in a challenge or in the vote, the council person for the district will decide who is eliminated.
For the six players eliminated, however, there is one last chance to save yourself.
GOLD STARS
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The town council can award a gold star to any safe pioneer. The pioneer(s) with the most votes among the council can save one of the six eliminated players.
The council will have four votes. If the votes tie, any pioneers involved in the tie will receive a gold star.
Ex: Bill & Joe each receive two votes. Both receive a Gold Star.
Ex: Annie, Bill, Chris and Derek receive one vote each. All four receive a Gold Star.
Those who receive a Gold Star MUST save one person from elimination.
If the pioneer saves that person, they now become a member of that person's district.
Ex: Bob, from the Red District, wins a Gold Star and chooses to save John from the Yellow District. John now becomes a member of the Red District.
TWISTS
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Every two rounds, there will be a chance for pioneers to become members of the council. This could occur in a council re-election or in a district reshuffle.
END GAME
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After 8 or 10 rounds (depending on how many people remain in the game), the four districts will merge to form one large district.
Then, the remaining pioneers will take part in a major showdown to determine who will become the Final Town Council.
The Final Town Council will consist of four people.
The winner of the Final Showdown will receive four Gold Stars, the second placer will receive three, the third placer will receive two and the fourth placer will receive one.
Gold stars accumulated from previous rounds will come into play. If the council awards you a gold star, it will count towards your final total. However, if you are saved with a Gold Star, it will not count towards your total.
The pioneers who lost the Final Showdown will become a jury and they will each have one gold star that they can give to the Final Town Council to determine who is the last pioneer standing.
Cycle Schedule (subject to change)
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Day 1 - Gold Star Saves, Showdown & Random Draw Elimination
Day 2 - Challenge/Vote Eliminations & Gold Stars Given
