UTOPIA: The Wandering City

Utopia: The Wandering City

## Opening Sequence

U5 - Intro Video

***UTOPIA: The Wandering City*** is the fifth season of the *UTOPIA* series. The game began on November 5, 2021 and ended on December 14, 2021, when Eric was named the winner by a 7-1-0 vote over Duncan and Chase.

## Production

* Molly, Jenn, Pat, Ben and Spencer all returned for production team for U5
* Katelyn (U2/U4) joined the production team

## Tribes

### Starting Tribes

Aysén - Al, Amanda, BK, Duncan, Jack, Jay, Kat, Lilly, Sarah, Taylor

Quivira - Becca, Chase, Eric, Erik, Jamie, Julianna, Madison, Maddy, Noah, Sara

### Swap Tribes #1

On Day 7, the remaining 18 castaways swapped into two tribes of 9.

* Noah and Taylor were marked as Captains, each selecting a member from their opposite tribe, then that person would select the next member from their opposite tribe, and so on down the line

nuAysén - Al, Amanda, Becca, Chase, Jack, Jamie, Lilly, Taylor, Sara
nuQuivira - BK, Duncan, Eric, Erik, Jay, Kat, Maddy, Madison, Noah

### Swap Tribes #2

On Day 14, the remaining 15 castaways swapped once again into two tribes of 7, sending one player to exile

nunuAysén - Duncan, Eric, Erik, Jay, Lilly, Maddy, Sara
nunuQuivira - Al, BK, Chase, Jack, Madison, Noah, Taylor

Exiled - Amanda, joined nunuAysén after Jay was eliminated

### Merge Tribe

On Day 19, the remaining 11 castaways merged into one tribe.
Pacha Pulai - Al, Amanda, Chase, Duncan, Eric, Erik, Jack, Lilly, Madison, Sara and Taylor

## Twists and Advantages

### Wheel of Fortune

The WoF was a mechanic that allowed each player to attempt a task and buy a letter once per window. During Phase 1 there were 3 windows, during Phase 2 & 3 there were 2 windows. Each task was locked by a word filter and awarded the player with an amount of coins unspecified until they completed the task successfully in the window in which they attempted it. The same task could not be completed back to back or in the same calendar day.

There were three phrases provided with only punctuation: 1 for an idol, and 2 for advantages. To buy a letter, the player had to specify which letter and for which puzzle they wished to buy and then they were provided with the same image with the letter they bought isolated. It was up to the player to put the letters together to unlock the word filter phrase that would lead them to a chest... and the chance to find their idol or advantage.

### Hidden Immunity Idols

* **Tribe Idols:** each beginning tribe had the ability to work on the Wheel of Fortune to unlock 3 phrases
	+ Idol phrase: *I shall venture to Patagonia for the gold and the diamonds, but the silver is not as enticing for my personal taste.*
		- Aysén idol was found by Taylor on Day 12
			* Taylor played this during Final 12 round, negating 1 vote for himself
		- Quivira idol was found by Eric on Day 6
			* Eric played this during Final 12 round, negating 1 vote for himself

* **Merge Idol:**
	+ the merge idol was found by Eric, who gave it to Chase on Day
		- Chase played the idol during Final 8, negating 1 vote for himself

### Powers

* **Scavenger Power:**
	+ this was found by by Taylor on Day 11 using the phrase *Legend says that through an enchanted encounter, one might find treasure in the mountains of Peru.*
	+ this power went unused

* **Steal-a-Vote:**
	+ this was found by Jay on Day 7 using the phrase *Though shipwrecked, we might discover the riches long forgotten between the Andean peaks.*
	+ Jay was voted out with this advantage in his pocket

* **Finite Idol:** this idol had to be played before the merge
	+ this was found by Sara on Day 12
	+ Sara played this during Final 15, negating 3 votes for Erik

## BIDDING

### Diamonds

* Each player began the game with **20 Diamonds**
* Each round, the player would privately bid a certain amount of diamonds anytime before competing in the Immunity Challenge. Amongst those on the *losing tribe*, whoever had bid the most diamonds will win the opportunity to go **Between the Mountains**
	+ the earliest a bid could be placed was when the new round Immunity Challenge was posted, the latest was just before you competed in that rounds challenge
	+ diamonds were non-transferrable
	+ any bids from players on the winning tribes were refunded
	+ all bids from players on the losing tribe were debited from their accounts, including those who did not win the opportunity to go between the mountains
	+ in the event of a tie for the highest bid, the person who bid the second-highest amount of coins would win the opportunity. If each person on the losing tribe bid 0, the person who submitted their 0 bid first would win the opportunity
	+ there was no limit to the amount of opportunities you could win

### Between the Mountains

* one person from the losing tribe each round would be given the opportunity go the Between the Mountains and select a twist that will be enacted at their tribe's Tribal Council
	+ this person's identity would never be revealed
* at the merge, after the 3 remaining twists were selected, the bidding twist ended

### Twists

* **EL PODER ESCONDIDO:** the tribe that enacts this power will have a wheel spun at tribal. Whoever it lands on will be immune- but at a price.
	+ this twist was left on the board
* **DOUBLE VISION:** when this twist is enacted, each person at Tribal Council will get two votes - but must cast them against two different players. The person who enacts this twist is the only one who may cast both of their votes against the same player.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 6 by nunuAysén
	+ Amanda voted twice for Maddy
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 9 by Madison, who voted twice for Amanda
* **THE ANDEAN MYSTERY:** the person to enact this twist will receive a choice that comes with the opportunity to receive more diamonds. More info will come when selected.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 6 by nunuQuivira
	+ Taylor spun the wheel and recieved 5 diamonds in return
* **NOWHERE TO HIDE:** the person who enacts this twist gets to select one person on their tribe to vote publicly at Tribal Council, before everyone else votes privately.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 5 by nuAysén
	+ Eric chose for Lilly to vote publically
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 8 by Lilly, who chose for Al to vote publically
* **EL VOTO BANCARADO:** the person who enacts this twist will be given the option of not voting at their upcoming tribal council. If the option is accepted, whoever enacts the twist will "bank" this vote and be allowed a second vote at any future tribal council they attend.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 3 by Quivira
	+ BK chose not to use the Bank-a-Vote and opted to vote for Kat instead
* **ENCHANTED POWER:** this twist does not impact tribal council. Instead, the tribe that has this twist enacted will get an advantage at the next immunity challenge. If there is a tribe swap before the next immunity challenge, the new tribe with the one who chose this twist will get the advantage.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 1 by Quivira
	+ Jamie enacted this and gave Quivira an advantage of using 2 skips during Weakest Link
* **AMIGOS LEJANOS:** the person who enacts this twist will spend the phase between immunity results and the start of the next round at the opposing tribe camp of their choice. This means they will not be able to communicate with anyone on their tribe, will not attend tribal council, and will not vote.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 4 by nuAysén
	+ Chase chose to join Quivira for the rest of the round
* **RUEDA DE LA FORTUNA:** whoever enacts this twist will be able to select a letter for the wheel of fortune twist to get for free.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 3 by nuAysén
	+ Jack picked a letter for the Aysen Idol puzzle
* **BLACKOUT:** the vote count and powers played will not be revealed at Tribal Council. Instead, the names of players that are safe will be revealed one by one - in whatever order the host decides - until the eliminated player is revealed. The person who enacts this twist will get the privilege of being told the vote count (just the number, i.e.: 6-3-1) after the fact.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 10 by Taylor

## The Auction

During Round #, the Immunity Challenge was combined with a *Reward* Challenge in the form of an auction, each player were given $500 to spend on various items, bidding in increments of $20.

* There was a 2-minute limit on each item, a 10-second timer reset if there was a post within the last 10 seconds.
* In the case of a maximum bid, the first person won the bid

### Items:

* Wooden box with an audible rattling noise - Madison won with a bid of $20
	+ inside was 5 diamonds
* A free Letter for the WoF - no bids
* Immunity Necklace #1 - Taylor won with a bid of $500
* Covered item - Eric won with a bid of $80
* Half an idol - Chase won with a bid of $500
* Covered item - Madison won with a bid of $80
* Covered item - Sara won with a bid of $40
	+ *"Choose one person to remove from this challenge. They will not be eligible to win anything else up for auction. Additionally, they must leave you their remaining money."* - she removed Amanda and took her remaining $500
* Covered item - Eric won with a bid of $160
	+ *"Congratulations, you have won SAFETY WITHOUT POWER! This enables you to skip Tribal Council and not be eligible to receive votes, but you will also forego your vote for that round"*
* Immunity Necklace #2 - Sara won with a bid of $520
* Covered item - Jack won with a bid of $260
	+ *"...a cameo video from UTOPIA legend and icon, Jenn's cat Demi! This has no value in the game, however."*
* Loved Ones Visit with a prejuror - Jack won with a bid of $60
* Covered item - Duncan won with a bid of $500
	+ *"This is a half idol. When combined with the other half it can be played as one whole idol. Alone it is worthless."*
* Covered item - Erik won with a bid of $500
* Vote Nullifier - Sara won with a bid of $400

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