Hello castaways and welcome to Survivor Kadavu,

First, I want to congratulate the eighteen castaways who have ultimately been selected to play this season.  I'm super excited for this season as it's the last one before the well-anticipated all-legends season.  Also, I think this cast is really spectacular on paper so I'm expecting an amazing season!

Challenges
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--> Challenges will consist of a mix of live, non-live and semi-live challenges.
--> Challenges will be anywhere between 7-9pm EST.
--> At the final stages of the game, there will be a live finale episode (5-6 individuals).

Confessionals
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--> I'm trusting everyone will send confessionals at least once per episode.
--> If you send confessionals it will give me a better idea of how the season is playing out.

Hidden Immunity Idols
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--> This season idols will be hidden on the second oldest blog of a tengaged user.
--> There will be an idol in play for each tribe and will be rehidden once.
--> Idols are good up until the "final five" vote (can be used at final five).
--> The merge idol will be rehidden this season (once).
--> Idols can only be transferred during challenges if on separate tribes.  Advantages cannot be transferred cross-tribe based.
--> Advantages/Idols will not be hidden under banned users or skeletons.
--> Idols are not hidden till after the conclusion of the first immunity challenge.
--> You're also allowed to give out fake idols.  I will not verify if an idol is real or not if you decide to give one to another castaway.  Just remember, I need to be in the mail if you're passing fake/real idols to another castaway on your tribe.

Voting Deadlines
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--> The deadlines this season will likely range anywhere 7:30 or 8pm EST.
--> If you self-vote two times in a row you will be medically evacuated, offline for more than 3 days or if you self-vote three times in general you are also evacuated.
--> If there are four individuals on a tribe and the vote ties the individuals in the tie will draw rocks.  If there are two individuals on a tribe then they'll go to fire-making.  If it's regular final four and it ties, it's fire-making.

Double Boot Episode
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--> There will be at least be “one” fast forward this season where a whole round of Survivor will take place.  It will consist of an immunity challenge and tribal with a fifteen-minute voting deadline.  If you won't be online for the fast forward then you'll be required to send a bootlist.

Grace Period
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--> Also, not joining the main group and or being inactive over three days after the conclusion of the first tribal will lead to a medical evacuation.
--> I will reveal self-votes at tribal council when reading the votes.
--> You're allowed to change your vote as many times as you want as long as you get it in before the deadline.
--> Pick one platform to vote on whether it's Discord or Tengaged to avoid confusion.

Immunity Necklace
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--> If you want to give up individual immunity then you must mail me within the hour after the challenge has concluded.  Otherwise, you won't be allowed to do so.

Final Tribal Council
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--> After the test run in "Survivor Japan" stating whether or not you've reached your final immunity challenge.  I'm going to continue that twist for yet another season as it still proved to provide drama.  So, to those who weren't in Japan, you'll know now whether or not you've made it to your final immunity challenge as opposed to not knowing whatsoever if you made the final two/final three till after the votes are read.

--> I will ask the last person voted out pre-juror to be a substitute jury member. This means they must submit a jury vote to me which will only count in the case of a tie to decide the winner.  There will be a revote for a juror(s) voting in minority in a situation to a (4-4-1) jury vote.  In this type of a tie (4-4-0) the third finalist will cast the deciding vote.

-->However, if the season is a final two and the vote is tied then the last prejuror will cast a vote.  If there is a three-way tie in a final three then the last pre-juror will cast the deciding vote.

Mindfulness
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--> Please be respectful to all castaways and not engage in inappropriate behavior (ex: bullying).  It's fine to be fighting in the spirit of competition it's another to go way past that line.  I hope all of you are mature enough to understand this.  Let's have a great season!

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