The Rulebook

[Host John Cochran]

AIM

AIM is an essential part of this game. It's the best way to contact your fellow tribamates and, also, we may hold a few live challenges and/or Tribal Councils through AIM Chatrooms during the game. If you don't have it already, download it or use AIM Express or Meebo.

ACTIVITY

5 days without checking the board with reasoning is unacceptable, so if you stay 5 days without checking the board, you're going to be removed from the game and replaced by another person.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGES

Before each and every single immunity challenge, we're gonna post a tree mail notifying when (time and day) and how (live or non-live) the challenge will be. Check out each challenge for specific rules on how to compete.

CONFESSIONALS

Update your confessionals at least once each round. It doesn't have to be an essay, it can be something short and sweet. This is where you let us know your thoughts and plots. We may even ask some simple questions every now and then to pick your brains a little. If you don’t touch your confessional without a good excuse, your vote won't be counted in Tribal Council. And if you don't post anything in your confessionals for three rounds in a row, you'll be removed from the game.

JURY

We will notify the players in the game once everyone has reached the jury. We're gonna try to keep the jury house lively by asking questions to get everyone’s opinion, so please take note and be as active as you can. If you go MIA or need to leave the game, you may give up or lose your spot on the jury.

TIES

In the event of a tie, there will be a re-vote in which only the tied Survivors can be voted for. If there is still a tie after the re-vote, those two will compete in a Tiebreaker Challenge to determine who is eliminated from the game. Any prizes (unless otherwise stated) must be used in the first vote and will not be usable in any tied re-vote situations.

EXILE ISLAND

Each round the tribe that wins immunity will select one of their own to go to Exile Island, where the selected player will be presented with a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol. Unless stated otherwise, the Hidden Immunity Idol may be used until the Final 6.

TRANSFER OF IMMUNITY NECKLACE

If you win individual immunity and would like to give it to someone else, you must say so in the Tribal Council thread before the voting deadline (preferably as soon as possible after Tribal Council is posted).

TRIBAL COUNCIL

Every single round, at least one Tribal Council will be held and someone will be voted out. Unless stated in the thread, the Tribal Council will last for 24 hours. If all the votes are in early, we might post the results earlier than stated. In order for your vote to count, you MUST, before the deadline, have a confessional for this round, answer the Tribal Council question provided below, and post your vote in the "Voting History" thread, provided with a reason stated.

VOTING HISTORY

Votes will be cast in a thread in your confessional, in a thread called "Voting History", that is already posted in your confessional. Your vote will not count if it is turned in past the voting deadline. If you fail to vote on time, your vote will be a self-vote. If you self-vote three times in a row without a rason, you’ll be removed from the game. You can avoid this penalty if you post a simple Boot List in your voting thread, ranking your tribe in order of who you would vote for. If you would like to change your vote, you may do so as many times as you would like before the deadline.

HOST

I'm here to host the game and enjoy watching how it plays out, not to use my authority and information to influence the results. If want to contact me on PM, my name is "admin". If you want to chat with me on AIM, my screenname is CallMeCochran. Feel free to contact me any time with any questions or just to talk!