UTOPIA: Atlantis

Utopia: Atlantis

## DVD Cover

***UTOPIA: Atlantis*** is the fourth season of the *UTOPIA* series, and the first season to include returning players. The game began on May 21, 2021 and ended on June 28, 2021, when Nicole was named the winner by a 6-2-1 vote over Tatiana and Sergio.

## Production

* Molly, Jenn, Pat, and Spencer all returned for production team for U4
* Ben (U3) joined the production team

## Tribes

### Starting Tribes

Solon - Alex, Brianna, Farbota, Katelyn, Mark, Oscar, Randy

Timaeus - Gabby, Katy, Nicole, Olivia, Sean, Sergio, Stefan

Critias - Austin, Grace, Jake, Kay, MJ, Sage, Tatiana

### Swap Tribes #1

On Day 8, the remaining 18 castaways swapped from three into two tribes through a wheel selection.

nuTimaeus - Brianna, Grace, Jake, Kay, Nicole, Oscar, Randy, Sage, and Tatiana
nuCritias - Alex, Farbota, Gabby, Katelyn, Mark, MJ, Olivia, Sean, and Sergio

### Swap Tribes #2

On Day 13, the remaining 15 castaways swapped once again back into three tribes through a wheel selection.

nuTimaeus - Mark, Farbota, Olivia, Sean, and Tatiana
nuCritias - Alex, Jake, Sergio, Kay, and Nicole
nuSolon - Gabby, Sage, MJ, Oscar, and Grace

### Merge Tribe

On Day 21, the remaining 12 castaways merged into one tribe.
 Laconia - Alex, Farbota, Grace, Jake, Mark, MJ, Nicole, Olivia, Oscar, Sean, Sergio, and Tatiana

## Twists and Advantages

### Gears

#### Hidden Immunity Idols

* **Tribe Idols:** each beginning tribe had the ability to *build* by completing tasks to receive different gears. There was a puzzle that five specific gears would fit into to create the idol.
	+ Gears 1, 6, 9, 12, and 14
		- Solon idol was not found
		- Timaeus idol was found by Tatiana after the first swap
		- Critias idol was found by Alex after the first swap
			* he went home with the idol in his pocket in Round 8
* **Swap Idol:** no additional idol was made available at the merge
* **Merge Idol:** a word filter was hidden in the reset of the merge powers using italicised letters, which let to a riddle that let to a 300 piece puzzle
	+ the merge idol was found by MJ, who went home with it in his pocket during Round 9

#### Powers

* **Spyglass:** gave the holder the ability to find out what goodies (ie. idols and/or powers) a player has. It was non-transferrable and must be used before Tribal Council the round it is used (up through Final 6). The player would know they were spied on, however they would not know who it was.
	+ this was found by by Liv when she combined Gears 2, 3, and 11
	+ Liv used it on Farbota in Round 12, when they had nothing special in their possession
* **Legacy Advantage:** worked as an idol, but could *only* be played at Final 11 or Final 7. It was non-transferrable, unless it was willed to another player upon the holders elimination
	+ this was found by Katelyn when she combined Gears 1, 5, and 7
	+ Katelyn was voted out with it in Round 4 and willed it to Farbota
	+ Farbota used the Legacy advantage at Final 11
* **Finite Idol:** this idol had to be played at the next Tribal Council attended
	+ this was found by Gabby when she combined Gears 1, 8, and 10
	+ Gabby played the idol on Sergio, negating the majority of votes (5) and therefore eliminating Katelyn, who had the next highest amount of votes (2)

### Gold Pieces

* Each player began the game with **20 Atlantean gold pieces**
* Each round, the player would privately bid a certain amount of coins anytime before competing in the Immunity Challenge. Amongst those on the *losing tribe*, whoever had bid the most coins will win the opportunity to **visit the Pillars of Heracles**
	+ 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
	+ coins 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
	+ 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

### Pillars of Heracles

* one person from the losing tribe each round would be given the opportunity visit the Pillars of Heracles and select a twist that will be enacted at their tribe's Tribal Council
	+ this person's identity will never be revealed and they will also get a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol
* at the merge, after the 4 remaining twists were selected, the bidding twist ended and the winner of the bid also had the opportunity to visit the Treasure Map

#### Twists

* **The Atlantean Mystery:** the person who enacted this twist was given a mystery power… and a choice. Before Tribal Council, they informed production on whom they would like to play this power. They could pick a tribemate or themselves. The effects of this power were not revealed until it was time to vote.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 2 by Timaeus
	+ the mystery power was a double vote
	+ Sergio enacted this and played it for himself, voting twice for Katy
* **Double Vision:** when this twist was enacted, each person at Tribal Council got two votes - but had to cast them against two different players. The person who enacted this twist was the only one who could cast both of their votes against the same player.
	+ this twist was enacted by Jake in Round 8, who used both his votes on Alex
* **Blackout:** the vote count was not revealed at Tribal Council. Instead, the names of players that were safe were revealed one by one - in whatever order the host decided - until the eliminated player was revealed. The person who enacted this twist got the privilege of being told the vote count (just the number, i.e.: 6-3-1) after the fact.
	+ this twist was enacted by Mark in Round 10
* **Nowhere to Hide:** the person who enacted this twist got to select one person on their tribe to vote publicly at Tribal Council, before everyone else voted privately.
	+ this twist was enacted by Oscar in Round 9, they chose Liv to vote publicly who voted for Oscar
* **Papyrus Preserver:** the person who enacts this twist was given the option of not voting at their upcoming tribal council. If the option was accepted, whoever enacted the twist would "bank" this vote and be allowed a second vote at any future tribal council they attend.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 4 by nuCritias
		- Liv banked her vote at Tribal Council in Round 4, and used the extra vote in Round 13 at Final 7, which was her last opportunity to play it
* **Ancient Power:** this twist did not impact tribal council. Instead, the tribe that had this twist enacted got an advantage at the next immunity challenge. If there was a tribe swap before the next immunity challenge, the new tribe with the one who chose this twist would get the advantage.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 1 by Timaeus
		- Nicole enacted this and gave Timaeus a 3 minute advantage in the next Immunity Challenge
* **Treasure Hunter:** this twist did not impact tribal council. Instead, the person who enacted this twist was given an opportunity to pick a square on the Treasure Map.
	+ this twist was enacted by Austin in Round 2 by Critias, the found 0 coins
* **Voter's Hubris:** the person who enacted this twist had the opportunity to guess how another player voted in the voting booth. If they were correct, they stole that player’s vote and was able to cast it however they liked.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 3 by nuTimaeus
	+ Oscar enacted this and incorrectly guessed Jake's vote, failing to steal their vote
* **The Ideal State:** the person who enacted this twist would spend the phase between immunity results and the start of the next round at the opposing tribe camp of their choice. This meant they would not be able to communicate with anyone on their tribe, would not attend tribal council, and would not vote.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 6 by **nu**nuCritias
	+ Jake enacted this twist and chose to go spend his time with **nu**nuTimaeus
* **An Empire Divided:** the person who enacted this twist was given a chance at acquiring half an immunity idol, though it wouldn't be easy. This twist could be enacted only twice and would not be eligible for selection again afterward.
	+ this twist was first enacted in Round 5 by **nu**nuSolon
	+ this twist was enacted for the final time in Round 7 at the joint Tribal Council between nunuSolon and **nu**nuTimaeus
	+ both times the twist was enacted by Grace
* **Sink or Swim:** when this twist was enacted, it had to be played publicly at the following tribal council. Its winner would flip a coin. If the coin landed on heads, they would receive an extra vote for that tribal council. If it landed on tails, they would lose their vote for that tribal council.
	+ this twist was enacted by Farbota in Round 11, their coin toss landed on tails and they lost their vote

### The Treasure Map

* an 8x8 treasure map was available to search for hidden treasure through various opportunities
	+ after every immunity challenge, the tribe that earned first place would choose someone from the worst-performing tribe to visit the Treasure Map
		- if a unanimous decision could not be made, the opportunity would be granted through a random wheel spin
	+ the person who visited the Treasure Map would select one square to search
		- if you hit the space with treasure, the gold pieces would be added to your total
	+ Alex was the only person to find coins on the map (3)

### The Auction

During Round 9, 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:

* Mysterious Note - Nicole won with a bid of $80
* Visit to the Treasure Map - Tatiana won with a bid of $40
* A wooden, rattling box - Jake won with a bid of $20
	+ there were 5 coins inside the box
* Immunity Necklace #1 - Grace won with a bid of $500
* Covered Item - Mark won with a bid of $500
	+ *"Choose one person to remove from this challenge. They will not be eligible to win anything else up for auction, they must leave you their remaining money."*
	+ he chose MJ, and took MJ's remaining $500
* Covered Item - Mark won with a bid of $500
	+ *"Congratulations, you have won an advantage at the next Immunity Challenge. More details will be revealed at the challenge."*
* A sticker of their own face - Sean won with a bid of "$20?"
* Covered Item - Farbota won with a bid of $500
	+ *"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."*
* Covered Item - Olivia won with a bid of $500
	+ *"...a hype-up video from UTOPIA legend and U2 winner, Sam!"*
* Immunity Necklace #2 - Sergio won with a bid of $500
* Covered Item - Oscar won with a bid of $500- Oscar won with bid of $500
	+ *"...an autographed poster of fan-favourite UTOPIA 2 alliance, Rat Poison! This has no value in the game, however."*
* Loved Ones Visit with a prejuror - Sean won with a bid of $480
* Covered Item - Nicole won with bid of $420
	+ *"...a cameo video from UTOPIA legend and icon, Jenn's cat Demi! This has no value in the game, however."*
* Vote Nullifier, good for any one of the next 3 tribal councils - Jake won with bid of $20
* Covered Item - Jake won with bid of $120
	+ *"...a roast from UTOPIA 1 contestant, bean cup aficionado and all-around good guy, Ryan Taylor! This has no value in the game, however."*

## Highlights

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