Awful Survivor: Season Six SIGNUP THREAD

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STING 64: Oct 20, 2006

Last season was an absolute blast, and the summer fun doesn't slow down here, because we're heading immediately into our sixth season! If you never had a chance to play before, are interested, or just want to try something fun, I absolutely encourage you to join up! Friendships will be formed, enemies made, betrayals and bonds all around, there isn't anything like Awful Survivor. Various strangers will play this game, vying for the $75 Amazon.com Giftcard Grand Prize! You've read the threads, you've heard the endorsements, now it's time for YOU to jump into the fray! Join!

If interested, please fill out this >>SURVEY<< and either PM me or post in this thread to join.

Rules:
The following rules all apply to the game. However, just to make sure that the game isn't thrown into disarray, signing up for this game, you are effectively :toxx:

ing yourself for any rule with a :siren:

in it. Violating these big-time rules will result in a 100,000 hour probation. It's not that hard to not cheat.
_{There will be 20 players. Every single player is a survivor. The goal is to make it to the end of the game � standing alone above all other competitors.

Players will be split into different tribes that will initially compete with each other. You must work together, or against each other, in order to be the sole survivor. There will only be one winner.

Game events will run primarily from 5:00 PM to Midnight EST. If your daily schedule or timezone will cause this to be a problem/interference with your personal life, then maybe signing up isn't a good idea. The game won't run all the time start to finish from those hours, but this is generally where the meat of the game will occur. Every player's participation is valued, so only sign up if it fits within your schedule!

Private Messages aren't required, but they're strongly the preferred form of contact, and if we go over the amount of registered players, those with PMs on will have priority over those who don't and do not give alternative contact information.

You are playing for a grand prize! The winner of Survivor will win a $75 Amazon.com Giftcard., with the Runner-Up/Runners Up winning $25. Sharing of this prize/Conspiracy of sharing/splitting/buying another player something with it is strictly forbidden.

Tribal Councils (in which one player is removed from the game) will be held after a challenge. Votes will be taken privately by me (John Cena) and later published, anonymously. The player with the highest number of votes will be removed from the game. This will be announced in the thread. Hopefully this will be done about every 24 hours. During Tribal Council, you may only vote for your fellow tribemates, and you MUST vote. Failure to vote will result in a penalty vote against yourself.

While alive, you may communicate out of thread with anyone that is in your own tribe. You are expected to plot against each other and make alliances and fake alliances. It is not essential to do this though... unless you want to win. If you ignore everyone out of thread, you have a death wish.

IF YOU ARE VOTED OUT, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY STILL ACTIVE IN THE GAME. THIS INCLUDES JURORS. Please do not abuse this since some players will come back into the game �after death� to form the final jury to decide a winner. If you and someone else is voted out before the Jury Phase, then you can talk to each other fine. But if you are voted out, and someone post-merge is voted out, do not contact them as you may potentially poison their vote as a juror. The same goes for people still in the game contacting people who were voted out. Spectator posts are permissible by people not participating in the game, as long as it is not done in a way to assist or harm any active player. Conversely, if you are a still active player in the game, and a prior voted out player is contacting you, please let us know!

You are not permitted to speak with any potential players about the game before it begins. This is mostly to effectively discourage pre-game alliances, and any long-term tainting of the game itself. Please play with SOME semblance of honor to keep things somewhat fair.

When voted out, you are allowed to make only one post as a goodbye message, with a maximum of 100 words. No workarounds/linking to a bigger message or anything cute like that.

There are no night phases. The next day begins immediately after each tribal council.

There will be individual challenges and team challenges. These will be posted at a time that best suits all people in-thread (usually 5:00-7:00PM EST). Some of these will be timed so you might be disadvantaged if you cannot be around. Some challenges which can have ties will be won by the first person to submit their result. Some tribal councils may be extended to be 48 hours away if a challenge will take longer to run.

For the individual challenges, the winner will be rewarded with immunity from being voted out at Tribal Council. For groups challenges the tribes will be competing against each other. The losing tribe will be forced to go to Tribal Council, where they will have to vote out one of their own.

NO EDITING YOUR POSTS EVER!!!!. Evidence of editing can result in punishment ranging from a challenge disqualification to a forced removal from the game depending on the severity and frequency. Ninja edits may be ignored but abuse will be punished.

Do not post/send chatlogs in this thread/via PM/note inside a bottle drifted through the ocean/etc. Please do not be a shitbag!!!!!

The hidden immunity idol is back in play this season. It still works the same. The idol will be hidden somewhere, and if you find it, you must PM me with evidence that it has been found. The first one to do so claims legitimate ownership of the idol. To play the Idol, you must PM me that you are playing it before the votes are read at Tribal Council, but after/while you are voting. The idol may be played on either yourself, or another player. It can only be used once. It only works if it is played. You may also transfer ownership of it to anybody on your tribe. To do so, just PM me to let me know you are giving it up to someone.

Your co-moderators are IcePhoenix and Asiina if I am ever indisposed and a decision needs to be made.}

If you have any concerns or questions, do not be afraid to ask!

# ? Jul 8, 2014 02:25

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 01:58

Asiina: Apr 26, 2011; No going back; Grimey Drawer

As I'm sure a whole bunch of people will say after me, this is an incredible experience. It is so stressful yet the most fun I've had on the forums.

Seriously, if you haven't signed up before and have ever considered it, do it now.

I guarantee you will not regret it.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 02:30

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

*insert plug here*

Seriously, this is a ton of fun even with the lows. If you're on the fence, give in and just do it.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 02:37

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
THE FLAVOR QUADRANT

Agreed. This is tremendously fun to play, and you might win real money. Of course, you'll also gain a ton of paranoia while playing, but what the hell.

Start looking for the idols now!

# ? Jul 8, 2014 02:56

Pander: Oct 9, 2007; Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.

I've made one incredibly awesome friend and pen pal who I never knew before AS through my two games here, and had a lot of fun besides.

Go for it. I never won, but it doesn't matter

# ? Jul 8, 2014 03:03

Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
a post

Whoever answers Legend of the Galactic Heroes as their favorite anime will probably win.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 03:35

Srice: Sep 11, 2011

After much peer pressure I have signed up, for the thing.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 03:38

Asiina: Apr 26, 2011; No going back; Grimey Drawer

Yesssssssssss

# ? Jul 8, 2014 04:00

Propaganda Machine: Jan 2, 2005; Truthiness!

IcePhoenix posted:

*insert plug here*

Seriously, this is a ton of fun even with the lows. If you're on the fence, give in and just do it.

This here mod is a brave, brave soul.

I'm still weeping softly in the corner. And IF YOU'RE ABOUT TO SAY WHAT I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SAY...it really doesn't matter, in the end :smith:

# ? Jul 8, 2014 04:01

Propaganda Machine: Jan 2, 2005; Truthiness!

But you should still probably sign up. It's a wild ride.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 04:01

wheez the roux: Aug 2, 2004; THEY SHOULD'VE GIVEN IT TO LYNCH

Death to the Seahawks. Death to Seahawks posters.

I don't know how this works or what it is but someone told me I should sign up so here I am

# ? Jul 8, 2014 04:37

plumpy hole lever: Aug 8, 2003; ♥ Anime is real ♥

in in in

##vote jeff probst

plumpy hole lever fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Jul 9, 2014

# ? Jul 8, 2014 04:53

Propaganda Machine: Jan 2, 2005; Truthiness!

Soag posted:

in anticipation of the day when i get cast on real survivor and jeff will treat me like the new cochrane and say, you're such a superfan you actualy role-played survivor online with nerds??!!

I think it would be absolutely hilarious for goon survivors to get cast together on the show, accidentally or otherwise.

If they ever figure each other out, they can be the Awful Alliance.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:01

Mills: Jun 13, 2003

Soag is from the AusPol school of thought where "Do you have stairs in your house?" is answered with "Of course, I'm not a poor, do you?"

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:02

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
THE FLAVOR QUADRANT

Propaganda Machine posted:

I think it would be absolutely hilarious for goon survivors to get cast together on the show, accidentally or otherwise.

If they ever figure each other out, they can be the Awful Alliance.

The secret password is either Battleship or QWOP.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:04

Propaganda Machine: Jan 2, 2005; Truthiness!

Silly Burrito posted:

The secret password is either Battleship or QWOP.

"single-space subs"

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:04

treasured8elief: Jul 25, 2011; Salad Prong

What is this? I cant find last years thread

My timezone is off enough that I wont be able to play, so Im probably going to have fun cheering from the sidelines.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:18

Mills: Jun 13, 2003

tentative8e8op posted:

What is this? I cant find last years thread

My timezone is off enough that I wont be able to play, so Im probably going to have fun cheering from the sidelines.

It won't disqualify you from playing, it just severely hampers your ability to compete and/or socialise and/or win! :eng101:

But you can still have a lot of fun!!!

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:20

Veskit: Mar 2, 2005; I love capitalism!! DM me for the best investing advice!

Even though I didn't get to play long enough, the production value is super good and was fun for the 3 weeks I did this. Go play so I can watch start to end this time around.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:23

Propaganda Machine: Jan 2, 2005; Truthiness!

tentative8e8op posted:

What is this? I cant find last years thread

My timezone is off enough that I wont be able to play, so Im probably going to have fun cheering from the sidelines.

Last year's thread

We had an a guy in Australia and another in Britain, and both of them did very well!

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:24

XyloJW: Jul 23, 2007

tentative8e8op lives on the moon and so he'd be 1.5 seconds behind on all the challenges.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:29

treasured8elief: Jul 25, 2011; Salad Prong

Am I allowed to cheer people on at all, or can only players post in the game thread?

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:32

Mills: Jun 13, 2003

We should run a Survivor: The Moon edition.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:32

Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
a post

Mills posted:

We should run a Survivor: The Moon edition.

so its all clones of sam rockwell?

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:33

Propaganda Machine: Jan 2, 2005; Truthiness!

tentative8e8op posted:

Am I allowed to cheer people on at all, or can only players post in the game thread?

There's a googledoc called the Viewer's Vista where you can bullshit about the game and read up on the tribe docs and confessionals and other random snippets.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:35

illrepute: Dec 30, 2009; by XyloJW

count me in. none of you have what it takes

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:36

XyloJW: Jul 23, 2007

tentative8e8op posted:

Am I allowed to cheer people on at all, or can only players post in the game thread?

I believe posting in-thread is discouraged, although sometimes people will, so long as it's not tipping players off that they're the "favorite" or whatever--sometimes a challenge will involve JC polling the viewers about stuff, and then the players guessing how viewers reacted, and if you post in thread, it might poison the well.

There's a viewer's room where people chat about the game as it's going on, though.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:36

STING 64: Oct 20, 2006

tentative8e8op posted:

Am I allowed to cheer people on at all, or can only players post in the game thread?

totally allowed outside of challenges/tribal councils. plus we have the viewers vista for everyone to hang out and discuss the game/read players confessionals!

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:40

illrepute: Dec 30, 2009; by XyloJW

so, having never given a poo poo about reality tv, i have no idea what i've just signed up for, other than its a competition and there will be tribes. can we pick names? i'm putting my cards on the table with "smegma princess invictus" or "my little poster can't be this cute!"

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:45

Captain Baal: Oct 23, 2010; I Failed At Anime 2022

Am I allowed to join this if I have no idea what this is because it seems interesting.

I mean I already signed up under my Sex_Ferguson name soooooo..

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:45

Power of Pecota: Aug 4, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Uguu~

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:46

americong: May 29, 2013

I for one, am excited about heavy nite crew representation in this competition

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:48

XyloJW: Jul 23, 2007

illrepute posted:

so, having never given a poo poo about reality tv, i have no idea what i've just signed up for, other than its a competition and there will be tribes. can we pick names? i'm putting my cards on the table with "smegma princess invictus" or "my little poster can't be this cute!"

I had never watched a whole episode of one of these reality shows in my life, and I made it to the final 6, so believe me, you don't have to know anything going in

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:48

illrepute: Dec 30, 2009; by XyloJW

americong posted:

I for one, am excited about heavy nite crew representation in this competition

it's always nighttime on the internet

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:50

plumpy hole lever: Aug 8, 2003; ♥ Anime is real ♥

XyloJW posted:

I had never watched a whole episode of one of these reality shows in my life,

you poor poor man

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:50

americong: May 29, 2013

illrepute posted:

it's always nighttime on the internet

the real secret of nite crew is that we're always posting, because it's always nite

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:52

Wol: Dec 15, 2012; See you in the
UNDERDARK

How many of the challenges in this game are going to require Flash or photo-editing software? I'd love to take another try, but I'll be phoneposting until like 7-8PM EST most days, so I won't reliably be able to do those kinds of challenges if they come up too often.

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:52

STING 64: Oct 20, 2006

Beef Waifu posted:

Am I allowed to join this if I have no idea what this is because it seems interesting.

I mean I already signed up under my Sex_Ferguson name soooooo..

yea people going in blind are always fun to watch to see how they adapt

two prior winners never even watched survivor, just kinda winged it the whole way through

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:54

illrepute: Dec 30, 2009; by XyloJW

i hope there's an apropos of nothing shift from anime-related competition to international geopolitics. then i hold all the cards

# ? Jul 8, 2014 05:56

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 01:58

illrepute: Dec 30, 2009; by XyloJW

after all, survivor is just a valley girl's idea of diplomacy

i play as russia

and i ALWAYS open with The Octopus :getin:

# ? Jul 8, 2014 06:04

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