Rules & Regulations:

Below are the rules for Rick’s Survivor: The Secrets of Malaysia. I must clearly state that I reserve the right to make judgement calls on anything not explicitly stated here. Rules could be subject to change (Not during any seasons).

CHALLENGES:
- Will be mainly live, but occasionally non and semi-live challenges
- I will send a check-in mail 5-10 minutes before live challenges begin, but you aren’t required to check in unless it’s an elimination-based game (it just helps me figure out who’s here and playing).
- Times will be determined based on when everyone says they can be available in their app, and will get more flexible once we get to the final 6 or so. I may try and alternate between 1-2 different set times so more people can make it if necessary.
- Live challenges shouldn’t take more than 30-45 minutes maximum to do. As we get later in the game challenges could be longer than normal.

IDOLS AND VOTING:
- Votes are always locked at the voting deadline, even if I don’t read them right then. I will extend the deadline if somebody asks, but not for more than 10-15 minutes. You can change your vote as many times as you want before then and can vote by either mail or discord. If you have me on skype you can use that as well. But this group game is using discord instead of skype for the main chat.
- Idols will be hidden on the first blog of a random tengaged user and are transferable to another player, but not across tribal lines unless as part of a twist or otherwise specified. Just mail me if you want to give or use your idol on someone else. You claim idols by mailing me a link to the blog -- obviously if you’re not the first to find it I’ll tell you. You cannot transfer idols or advantages during a tie at tribal council.
-  Immunity idols are played as usual unless otherwise specified. You can play them live at tribal before the votes are read, but I’d strongly recommend letting me know beforehand to be safe.
- No “conditional plays” (i.e mailing me something like “if Susie plays an idol then I use mine on Jeff”) are allowed.
- If you don’t vote by the deadline, you receive a self-vote. If someone involved in a tie receives a self-vote, then that person will automatically go home instead of having a re-vote. Two self-votes in a row or 3 total means a medevac.
- If someone quits or is medevaced during a voting period and is on the same tribe as the tribe attending tribal council, then tribal is cancelled. Otherwise, tribal will continue.
- In case of a deadlock (a tie and then another tie after a re-vote), we’ll have a rock draw as per CBS Survivor rules, with the tied players and anyone else with immunity being safe. In the case of a tie at final 4, we skip the re-vote and go to a fire making challenge.

OTHER STUFF:
- Send confessionals and add RickDev to strategy/alliance chats, it makes me more aware of how the game is progressing and makes you more likely to get a spot on a returnee season and/or get episode title quotes on the website (coming soon) if that’s something you care about (my discord is RickDev#4886)!
- Advantages (vote steals, idol nullifiers, etc.) are not transferable unless otherwise specified.
- If you go out of your way to make my hosting experience difficult I will take whatever action makes you stop annoying me the fastest, so keep that in mind. You can always feel free to ask questions if you need clarification, though.
- Have fun and I hope you pull this off in a joyful manner!