EPISODE 7 LOCKOUT IS OVER - PLEASE READ, IMPORTANT INFO

[The Ghost]

Episode 7 lockout is now over. You can commence your business to prepare for episode 8.

Please note that from the merge episode onwards you will lose any remaining pre-merge trades and you will be assigned with THREE post-merge trades. You will also only be able to make a maximum of ONE trade per week.

Also, any Survivor who leaves the game from NEXT EPISODE ONWARD will NOT be able to be replaced in your tribe. There are three Survivors currently on Redemption Island, please think wisely if it's worth the gamble to keep them.

I am also introducing an addition to the points system, on the fly. Any Survivor who RETURNS from Redemption Island to the game (so whether it be via a loved one swapping in or winning their way back, which will happen for one Survivor next episode), they will receive +25 points to their score INSTEAD of the normal 10 for the Redemption Island win. The two that lose and are knocked out will receive -5 points, instead of -10. There will be no points for second place. I hope everyone embraces this addition to the scoring.

Tribes will also be reduced at the FINAL 7 and FINAL 5 stages of the game. Please see the Game Format thread for information on that.


Anyone who has Kat in their tribes MUST replace her before episode 8. If not, you will receive the lowest priced available Survivor by default (if there is more than one, it will be selected at random). A trade will be used to replace Kat. If you do not have enough currency or trades for this, however, Kat will be removed from your tribe and will not be replaced.

- If anyone does not have any trades remaining to replace someone who is out of the game, you will be playing with one less tribe member, however you will be refunded the value of that Survivor (only if this situation occurs pre-merge).
- If anyone has Kat as captain, whoever he is traded for will be made captain by default unless you request to change your captain to someone else.
- If Kat is not replaced in your tribe and was captain, captaincy will be assigned to your lowest priced Survivor (if there are more than one, it will be selected at random), unless you request otherwise.

[Bobby Boucher]

Makes sense
Just one question- assuming RI stays in play, does the final 7/5 include redemptioners or not ? So you could have 7 in the game proper, but 3 on RI

[The Ghost]

That's a good question. I'll have a think about this and talk to GB...

[The Ghost]

Ok, for clarification, the hosts have decided tribe numbers are reduced at FINAL 7 and FINAL 5 as planned, meaning that FINAL 7 is when there are 7 remaining IN THE MERGED TRIBE, no matter how many are on RI. FINAL 5 will be the FIRST time the merged tribe is down to 5, no matter how many are on RI.

I would expect the numbers to dwindle something like this (this is just a guess, it could be different in terms of episodes numbers/how many duel at RI):

EP8 Merge at 11 people (includes RI returnee), 1 person voted to RI.
EP9 10 in tribe, 1 at RI, possibly 2 voted out as no duel this week. 8/3 split (11 left)
EP10 3 way duel, 1 out. Tribe votes out 1. 7/3 split (10 left) REDUCE TRIBE TO 4
EP11 3 way duel, 1 out. Tribe votes out 1. 6/3 split (9 left)
EP12 3 way duel, 1 out. Tribe votes out 1. 5/3 split (8 left) REDUCE TRIBE TO 3
EP13 3 way duel, 1 out. Tribe votes out 1. 4/3 split (7 left)
EP14 3 way duel, 1 back in. 5 in game. No more RI. 2 ICs. Tribe votes out 2. Final 3.

If anyone needs any further clarification, please let me know.

[Duck]

How does the reimbursement work with the tribe reductions? I was a little confused reading the game format thread. Is it if the player(s) you remove from your tribe were eliminated from the game in that episode they are not reimbursed?

[The Ghost]

You've pretty much nailed it.

If someone leaves the game via RI loss, voted out and no RI buffer, or quits, you lose that person, they cannot be replaced and you are not reimbursed their exit value.

When the mandatory tribe reductions occur, you will be reimbursed the value of those you cut.

[Cow Tipping Dwarfs]

If I lose my person on RI this round, I can't replace them?

[Duck]

Not this round but rounds where our teams must be reduced. I think?

[TMM]

Also, any Survivor who leaves the game from NEXT EPISODE ONWARD will NOT be able to be replaced in your tribe. There are three Survivors currently on Redemption Island, please think wisely if it's worth the gamble to keep them.

This suggests if you lose them this round, they won't be replaced and you won't be reimbursed for them.

[The Ghost]

Nov 5, 2013 8:01:47 GMT Cow Tipping Dwarfs said:

If I lose my person on RI this round, I can't replace them?

That is correct, as the preview indicated the tribes merge.

[The Ghost]

Please bear with me. Scores will be posted a bit late, hopefully today. Sorry for any inconvenience.

[TMM]

Since it's possible for some teams to have 5 players at this point, can I trade out 2 players for 1?

[Bobby Boucher]

interesting strategy, I might think about something similar ...
I think if it's allowed you'd need to use 2 trades though

[TMM]

Oh yeah forgot about that

[The Ghost]

No, this is not allowed. Main reason being it could be exploited by people to drop someone who is likely to be eliminated, thus recouping their value. Post-merge if one of your tribe is eliminated, you are not reimbursed their value.

Also, there is a 1 trade per round restriction.