* DAY 10 * Predetermined By Fate

[Host Sandy]

Over a week into this game and it’s been an epic battle of Fans vs Favorites. However, we’ve ignored Tibetan culture for long enough as we focus on the real war at hand

Today everything will change

On the dawn of day ten, we stand with nine men and nine women

For centuries, Tibetan culture has revolved heavily around the teaching of Buddha, and the practices of Buddhism. In Buddhist teachings, wives are instructed to be obedient to their husbands, but Buddha taught that husbands should respect their wives – something that was revolutionary during the Tibetan empire. 

Despite these positive messages of life there is still a very dark, brutal history etched deep into the soil of this land. And here in iSurv1vor we honor the good, the bad, the ugly, the memorable and it's these aspects that we will delve into over the course of the next twenty-nine days. 

Today we focus on the theocracy, gender roles of Tibet and a caste-like social hierarchy of it's early Empire. For centuries, the belief had been enforced on the Tibetans that everyone's status was predetermined by fate as a reward for virtues or penalty for faults on one's past incarnations. With this fact of life we introduce this history into the game...
















































































































































































































































































































































Tibet has gone Battle of the Sexes!









New Tribes. New Game. New Showdown. 

Skype Chats have been made and tribe access is now available
Get to know your new tribe and await your next treemail.

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WHITE & BLACK PEARLS AT THE RE-VOTE

With the game now down to two tribes and everyone is aware of how the Pearls work, this post will explain how they come into play in the event of two (or more) individuals go into a tie-break situation. I know you're wondering why this is being addressed now and not in the rules when the game began, this is simply because the Pearls abilities were to be revealed at Tribal Council and not to factor into any strategy for those who were yet to attend a vote. Back on day one we told everyone that the Pearls would remain a mystery until such a time you attended Tribal Council - since there was a complaint that it wasn't addressed, people missed that stipulation.

iSurv1vor does it's utmost to cover all bases and scenarios. That being said, if you don't read things in full or challenge us on what's what then we can't evolve and grow. Your input to Production is paramount to how future seasons are shaped and how we communicate to everyone to ensure that the game is fair. That being said, let's get into the re-vote mechanics.

We will use the four eliminated players (and two quitters) as an example of how a Tribal Council would go down with a tie-break



Jessica holds a WHITE PEARL, Gibson holds a BLACK PEARL

If The Vote Ties With Nobody Holding A Pearl

If the vote ties 3-3 or 2-2-2, those players with the most votes (per the usual rules) would not re-vote. The person holding the Black Pearl (regardless if they're involved in the tie or not) will still be unable to vote, however, the White Pearl holder will still retain the second vote at the re-vote. So in this instance, at the re-vote Jessica would vote twice again as she has her vote plus the vote Gibson would have cast to eliminate.

Example; if the vote tied 3-3 between Jela and Banks, at the re-vote Jessica would cast two votes whilst Gibson does not vote.

If the re-vote fails and a majority has not been reached, the players involved in the tie AND the Black Pearl holder (as they did not vote) become immune and the other players would draw rocks to determine who is eliminated.

Example; Jela, Banks and Gibson (as the non-voting persons in the re-vote) would become immune from the rock draw. Jessica, Sherry and Dustyn would draw rocks.

If The Vote Ties With Someone Holding A Pearl

If Jessica is holding the White Pearl is involved in the tie, she will still retain the Black Pearl holders (Gibson's) vote and cast just one vote against the other eligible player(s). The Black Pearl holder (regardless of being involved in the tie or not) will still be prevented from voting.

Example; If the vote tied 3-3 between Jessica and Banks, at the re-vote Jessica would cast one vote whilst Gibson does not vote.

If the re-vote fails and a majority has not been reached, the players involved in the tie and the Black Pearl holder (as they did not vote) will become immune and the other players will draw rocks to determine who is eliminated.

Example; Jessica, Banks and Gibson (as the non-voting persons in the re-vote) would become immune from the rock draw. Jela, Dustyn and Sherry would draw rocks.

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And that's that. You're all up to speed.

[zac]

As someone who was previously at a disadvantage for not knowing the pearl information.... The rules of how the pearls worked were already built into the game and would come out at first tribal council. For feedback: I am conflicted that this information was shared with me because now I feel like I have somewhat of an advantage at tribal council in comparison to the tribes that had to wait to find out this information at their first tribal councils. Sometimes to grow we need to get rid of a way of life and knowing that we've known forever. Sometimes learning means holding strong. I personally don't feel like I was entitled to this information. In the future, I would think about what happens in Survivor in controversial situations like this. I think the biggest example was the double idol play from this past season. Nobody on production foresaw that would happen and the rules were followed there. If that situation occurred when the game was still tribal, the other tribes probably would not have been informed of those rules and that possibility.

Just a thought. Keep fighting the good fight. and thank you for the information.