Post by Robbie on Jan 6, 2024 3:22:14 GMT
Welcome to Blurred Reality presents Survivor: Brazil. We are thrilled that you all will be joining us on this Brazilian adventure! We have a great season planned and for that, we ask that you take some time to familiarize yourself with this season’s rules. If you have any questions at all, please reach out through your production chat.
Webcam - Some challenges will require you to be on camera to compete. You may do so using a computer or smartphone with a camera. If you need help with your camera please reach out in your production chat.
Video Uploads - You will be responsible for uploading your own videos to YouTube. Please ensure that all of your videos are uploaded to YouTube as UNLISTED. Be sure to send a link to your videos in the appropriate channel.
Game Events and Fairness - All game-related events are determined and scheduled prior to casting the game. Such events will go as scheduled, however our production team reserves the right to alter the schedule and game structure in the event a player quits the game.
Deadlines - All Challenges and Tribal Councils will have a deadline. If you need an extension to any deadline it must be requested more than an hour in advance of the deadline. Production reserves the right to grant or dismiss any extension requests.
Communication - Cross-tribal communication is NOT permitted. You are only allowed to speak to the members of your tribe. We understand that there may be instances where you can’t avoid speaking with someone from another tribe due to matters outside of the game, but if this is necessary please refrain from talking about Survivor: Brazil and inform production before doing so. Any unauthorized cross tribal communication may result in one/both players being removed from the game.
Cheating and Consequences - We have a zero tolerance policy for cheating. This includes cross-tribal communication and receiving information from sources outside the game. Consequences will be based on a strike system, depending on the severity of the cheating.
Strike 1: Receive a formal warning.
Strike 2: Receive a self-vote and unable to vote at your next Tribal Council.
Strike 3: Removed from the game.
As hosts, we reserve the right to skip to a different level of the strike system based on the severity of the rule break or adjust punishments as we see fit.
Activity - It is expected that you actively participate in this game. If for any reason the hosts are unable to contact you for an extended period of time and we have not received advance notice of your absence, Production reserves the right to remove you from the game.
Respect - Show respect to your fellow players and hosts. Disrespect and personal attacks will not be tolerated and may have consequences based on the severity of the offense.
Screenshots - You are not allowed to show screenshots of conversations, confessionals, or any private posts to any player in the game. Doing so will incur a strike and may result in dismissal of the game depending on the severity of the cheating.
Confessionals - We require players to make one video confessional each round. The suggested length of each confessional should be around 5 minutes or more. Please upload your confessionals to YouTube and ensure they are “UNLISTED”. Confessionals must be uploaded by the start of tribal council, regardless of whether you are attending. Once completed, you may submit as many video/text confessionals as you would like to. You’re only required one per round, but we encourage you to do more.
Privacy - Only our production team and a select group of viewers will have access to your confessionals. You may use this space to update the viewers and production on your thoughts as the game progresses. You will also have access to a production chat. This is completely private and no one outside of yourself and production will see the contents of the chat – including after the season.
Timing - Challenges will be live, semi-live, or not live (see designations below). We will make this clear in the challenge write-up. All competing players are expected to attend live challenges.
Live challenge: Applicable players are present on a Discord video call at the same time.
Semi-live challenge: Players will individually schedule time to compete with a member of production.
Non-live challenge: Players will be sent a challenge to complete without the direct supervision of a member of production.
Sitting Out - If a tribe has more players than another, extra players must sit out. Sit outs are selected by their tribe. The same player cannot sit out of consecutive challenges.
Devices - All challenges are most compatible with a laptop/computer. Some may be able to be partially or done fully via phone, but that is not promised. We suggest always competing via laptop/computer.
Timing - Most tribal council times will be determined by those players attending. All tribal councils will be conducted live. If you cannot attend tribal council, you must make that clear to production well in advance of the determined time. You will be allowed to prevote once during the season, but you are expected to attend tribal council with your video on.
Votes - Once a player submits their vote in their production chat, it is considered final and cannot be changed. If you cannot attend tribal council, you must cast your vote before tribal council occurs. You may not change your vote after all of the other votes have been cast.
Tie Votes - In the event of a tied vote, there will be a revote. All players will vote again, except for those involved in the tie. Players can only vote for those involved in the tie. If the revote results in another tie, the players involved in the tie will become safe and all other players not involved in the tie (or otherwise immune) will draw rocks. The player who draws the odd rock out will be eliminated.
Restrictions - We understand that you may be tempted to speak to your newfound friends once you are voted out. However, if you are eliminated, you are not permitted to speak to anyone still in the game. We will provide you with a channel to speak to other eliminated players.
FTC Etiquette - You must attend the finale to vote. If you cannot make the finale, you will have an opportunity to submit a question to the finalists before the Final Tribal Council and they will be able to answer it.
Call Recording - Calls between players will be streamed and recorded to the viewer's lounge. If you are not comfortable with a call being streamed to the viewer's lounge, please tell the prodution member on the call to please stop recording. Production will make an effort to only stream game related content, but there are times where we may leave a streaming call and not turn off the stream when conversations get personal. By agreeing to the rules, you agree to have your calls streamed, recorded, and shared with the viewer's lounge.
Our team understands that these games can strain your mental and/or emotional well-being. Here is some guidance for how to care for yourself before, during, and after the game:
Reach Out: Please know that our production team is here to lend a listening ear whenever you need. Simply reach out to your production chat if you feel you are struggling in any capacity. We are here for you.
Take a Break: We understand these games can be intense and demand a lot of time and energy. As such, we encourage you to build space away from the game as necessary. We provide Saturdays off to allow you time to rest, recharge, and spend time away from the game if needed. Saturdays are off from a production standpoint, but you are still allowed to communicate with your fellow tribemates as you wish.
Sleep: According to the National Institute of Health, “Good sleep improves your brain performance, mood, and health.” As such, we highly encourage you to get an adequate amount of sleep every night – the game will be here when you wake up (https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2021/04/good-sleep-good-health).
Physical Activity: According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, getting a good amount of physical exercise can, among other things, improve your brain health (https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity).
If you find yourself in need of professional support, please consider the following crisis hotlines. They provide a myriad of services for those in need.
United States of America: Call 1-800-273-8255 (24/7) or text “MHA” to 741741
Canada: Call 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) or text 45945 (4:00 PM - 12:00 AM Eastern Time)
United Kingdom: Call 116-123 or text “shout” to 85258
Mexico: 800-911-2000 (24/7)
Australia: Call 13-11-14 (24/7)
India: 982-046-6726 (24/7)
If you are currently or plan to be in a country not on this list at any point throughout the game, please let us know and we will promptly update it.
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