MelissORGs (Series)

***MelissORGs*** is an ORG (online reality game), based on the U.S reality show, Survivor hosted by Jeff Probst. It premiered on March 21st, 2020, and is currently hosted by Melissa.

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## Format

#### Number of Members per Tribe

* **Two Tribes of Nine:** Only used in *Guadeloupe - Land of Loyalty*

* **Two Tribes of Ten:** Only used in *Hansel and Gretel*

### Merge

*Main article: Merge*
Usually occurring near the halfway point of the season, the merge sees the the dissolution of any tribes in the game, with all remaining players forming a new tribe, and the challenges going from tribal to individual.

### Finalist and Jury composition

* **Final Three and Jury of Eight:** Currently has only been used in *Guadeloupe - Land of Loyalty*.

### Tribe Switch

*Main article: Tribe Switch*
First introduced in *MelissORGs*, a Tribe Switch reassigns castaways into new tribe compositions. Tribe Switches can occur at any point in the game.

There are a few variations of a Tribe Switch:

* A **swap** occurs when the number of members switched from each tribe are even.
* A **shuffle** is when a tribe can consist of any number of members from either tribe.
* A **mutiny** is when castaway(s) are offered to voluntarily switch tribes.
* An **absorption** occurs during three tribe seasons. This is one one tribe is dissolved and spread among the other two tribes without the other two tribes' members switching tribes.
* A **conquering** is when the remaining members of one tribe are absorbed into another tribe, where the season has no merge.
* A **disbanding** is when one or more tribes are dissolved with all remaining castaways in the game being shuffled into new tribes.
* An **expansion** is when a third tribe is introduced in a season starting with two tribes, with all remaining castaways being shuffled into new tribes.

### Tribal Council-Related

There have been a few twists utilizing Tribal Council.

#### Joint Tribal Council

*Main article: Joint Tribal Council*
A Joint Tribal Council is where two tribes attend Tribal Council to vote out one, single castaway, and usually occurs when three tribes are in play. The two tribes are not given any time before Tribal Council to interact with one another, and this often results in a live Tribal Council. This twist was first and currently only used in *Guadeloupe - Land of Loyalty*.

### Island Twist

#### Land of Loyalty

*Main article: Land of Loyalty*
A castaway is banished to the Land of Loyalty for a short amount of time. While on the island, two advantages will be hidden in 2/3 boxes.. If a castaway is willing to wager the ability to lose their vote at the next Tribal Council, they will be allowed to take a chance and open a box for an advantage.

### Hidden Immunity Idol

*Main article: Hidden Immunity Idol*
First introduced in *Guadeloupe - Land of Loyalty*, the Hidden Immunity Idol grants protection for the person who finds it. Hidden Immunity Idols can only be played after the votes were cast, but before they are read, negating any votes cast against the user, but also making it possible for an idol to be wasted. Also in **Guadeloupe**, there was a special new idol hidden titled the "Thief Idol," which could be played after another contestant played an Immunity Idol, effectively stealing the immunity.

### Challenge Advantage

*Main article: Challenge Advantage*
A Challenge Advantage is a one-time advantage that gives the user an advantage in an upcoming challenge.

### Voting Advantages

Some seasons have included advantages that involve votes.

#### Extra Vote

*Main article: Extra Vote*
The Extra Vote was introduced in *Guadeloupe - Land of Loyalty*, allowing a castaway to vote twice in one Tribal Council.

#### Vote Steal

*Main article: Vote Steal*
The Vote Steal was introduced in *Guadeloupe - Land of Loyalty*. Similar to the Extra Vote, it allows a castaway to vote twice, but does so by stealing another castaway's vote, preventing them from voting.

#### Vote Blocker

*Main article: Vote Blocker*
The Vote Blocker, similar to the Vote Steal, prevents a castaway from voting, but does not allow the user to vote an additional time. The Vote Blocker was first introduced in *Guadeloupe - Land of Loyalty*, where the holder of the advantage would have to block one vote at a Tribal Council they attend.