Board Thread:Season Offers/@comment-24046040-20141217054942

Survivor: Mesopotamia 

Location: Failaka Island, Kuwait

18 Castaways – 3 Tribes 

 Shedim (Dark Red/Lust Red - Hex Triplet #E62020)

Malak (Light Yellow/Cream - Hex Triplet #FFFFCC ) 

 Benadam (Brown/Russet - Hex Triplet  #80461B ) 

 Tribes correspond to three powerful forces of the Old Testament: Angels, Demons, and Mankind.

TWISTS:

Will contain Hidden Immunity Idols.

Tribe division: Angels/Demons/Humans

The bidders believe that interesting casting is the heart and soul of a good season. Hence, mimicking the successful format of Indonesia, 30 applicants will be handpicked by the hosts and will be asked to take part of a final casting process to select 18 players to be divided by their personality archetypes: angels, demons, and in-between. A Personality Quiz will be used to divide people into those who are kind and good-hearted (Angels – Malak), those who are ruthless and willing to do whatever it takes (Demons – Shedim), and those are morally ambiguous and in-between (Mankind – Benadam).

The Personality Quiz is not be the only component to the casting. Borrowing from the real show and iSurvivor/Endure, Skype interviews will be conducted for contestants who have Skype or Google Hangout. For those who do not possess Skype or Google Hangout, further interviews in real time will be conducted over Facebook. If the applicants have played in other Survivor games such as the side-ORGs or Tumblr, their behaviour and gameplay in those seasons will be factored to ascertain their archetype. Applicants with no previous ORG experience will not be penalised, however.

The bidders understand that some people sense that being called a 'Demon' is offensive and that this season will be too 'religious'. However, these concerns have been noted but are uncalled. The bidders believe that being called a 'Demon' is along the same lines as being called a 'Villain', and this idea for casting was first created when the bidders realised that not all players can be defined as 'Heroes' or 'Villains', requiring the creation of a third tribe of people who are likeable but cutthroat: the Sophie Clarkes and Rob Cesterninos.

Tribe Leaders/First Impressions:

Because Hebrew tradition of filial piety was revered in Mesopotamia, the three tribes will have to publicly pick the Elder of their tribe on Day 1, They will function as the leader of the tribe. The Elder of the tribe that finishes first will be able to send a member of their tribe to the other tribal. They will be put in the tribe chats temporarily, but they will be able to speak at the tribal, but will not be able to be voted out. If the Elder is voted out, another public vote will take place to replace the old Elder. This will work just like it did in Samoa.

The editting for the description took out some clarity for the Leadership Twist. The first clarification that the bidders are making is that Observers chosen by the Elders will NOT be able to vote at the losing tribe's Council. Just like the SAMOA, the Elder's Observer will be included in the chats and will be prompted to speak at Tribal, but they will not be allowed to vote. The main purpose of Observers is socialization so that bonds are formed across tribal lines, opening up possibilities at the merge. For example, Foa Foa would not have been able to blindside Erik Cardona in SAMOA if Laura Morett was not an Observer, befriending Natalie White during the Observation period.

Furthermore, just like in SAMOA, Elders will have the power to assign sit-outs and who is participating in the Immunity & Reward Challenges during the premerge. They will be the ones to inform the Hosts who is participating in each challenge, which can either lead to the tribe succeeding in winning and potentially lose.

Since many people have noted that being an Elder might put a target on the player's back, the bidders have noted these concerns and now stipulate that Elders will have Individual Immunity for their *first* TC during Day 1-6. They will not have immunity in subsequent Tribal Councils, and this grace period ends on Day 6, regardless of whether the tribe has attended Tribal Council. This individual immunity should hopefully protect the Elders. If you cannot ensure that you are not the first boot after 6 Days, you shouldn't have volunteered to be an Elder. As Wes has pointed out, Tribes will not give Eldership to an unwilling player, since this is a vote via First Impressions.

NON-One World Twist/Discipline:

Cementing the role of an Observer so that it's not useless, the bidders will also be stipulating that this season is NON-One World. Because the purpose of Observers will be to interact with the other tribe, the bidders are taking a non-One World format and banning all crosstribal interactions. Hence, Observers will be a bridge between tribes, as they will be allowed to talk to people from the other tribe when they become a temporary member of the losing tribe. The bidders have taken a number of precautions to mimic the real show, which is typically non-One World. Firstly, Day 1 will begin concurrently to the Cast Reveal, skipping a Day 0 to minimize crosstribal interactions. By skipping Day 0 and proceeding straight to Day 1's First Impressions Vote, castaways will have agendas and incentives other than crosstribal interactions on their mind.

Moreover, borrowing from the Tumblr/iSurvivor communities, any illegal instance of crosstribal activity will result in a strike, with two strikes leading to an immediate expulsion from the game. This policy has worked extremely well in Tumblr & iSurvivor, and the bidders believe that informing the castaways when the game begins about the ground rules, with clear discipline, would minimize crosstribal activity. Thus, this policy makes the role of an Observer more useful. On the point of Discipline, we will also be continuing the changes that Greece has introduced and will be extending upon them. Every time a contestant does not participate in the mandatory challenges, they will be given a strike. Upon receiving two strikes, they will be expelled immediately from the game, as per Greece's stipulations.

Furthermore, contestants at Tribal Council must respond or speak at Tribal Council. Players who do not will be given a Self-Vote which will count at the next Tribal Council that they are vulnerable.

Challenges:

Extending upon the changes that Greece has introduced, whenever a contestant is submitting a challenge submission through a screenshot, all screenshots must be of the contestants full screen with the date and time visible. If a contestant fails to properly screenshot their score, they will receive a score of 0. Furthermore, the bidders will introduce new and dynamic challenges, reflecting the theme of the season and allowing for a spread of flash games, puzzles, creative challenges, and endurance challenges. Flash games, due to their potential for cheating, will be used but not relied upon. Challenges will have at last 24 hours allotted to them to be fair to people in different timezones. 





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