Grand Mapper: Golden Horizons

*''This season is, however, special, as it marks the beginning of the new phase of Grand Mapper."*

*Rojo, **Grand Mapper: Golden Horizons***

**Grand Mapper: Golden Horizons** is the fourteenth season of the Grand Mapper competition overall. It premiered on November 15th, 2020 from the Grand Mapper Discord server.

## **Twists**

* **Golden Horizon** - Twenty newbie players fight in the depths of the universe.
* **Tartarus** - Upon getting voted out, players will be immediately to Tartarus, where they will wait for a chance to return in-game.
* **Idol Board** - This is where players can move through various places to find items.

## **Season Summary**

### **Premiere**

The season premiered on November 15th, 2020. It started out with twenty players and two unions - Acrux and Deneb.

The starting challenge was a reward one, as the winner of it was Acrux, who won +5 on their total score for the next challenge. In the first immunity challenge, Acrux, unsurprisingly, won immunity, sending Deneb to elimination. The first elimination saw a 5-5 tie between Terosia and 0kBuilder. The revote led to Terosia's elimination, and also the re-introduction of Tartarus.

### **Phase 1**

The start of the phase began with the second immunity challenge, which was won yet again by Acrux. Deneb would be sent to elimination, eliminating Ekin in the process with 8 votes. In the third immunity challenge, however, Deneb made a comeback and won the challenge, sending Acrux to their first elimination. Duck would be the 3rd Person voted out with 7 votes. Later, Acrux made a massive victory in the diss track challenge, sending Deneb yet again to an elimination. The elimination ended with Fresco's elimination

After that, the first individual immunity Challenge would begin, signalizing a double elimination. Tybilos won in Acrux, while Fire won in Deneb, making them immune from the two eliminations, in which 0kBuilder and Dimanyan were eliminated.

### **Phase 2**

The start of the phase began with a twist - the swap.

After the swap, the next challenge started, as Deneb would win and send Acrux to the following elimination. Swiss Scenarios would be the next person out. In the following challenge, Acrux won instead, sending Deneb to elimination. During the elimination, yet again a tie would occur, between Faboomko and New Abyssinia. Faboomko would be the 8th person out during the revote.

Following that, the other two challenges during the phase would be won yet again by Deneb, as Acrux had to attend these last two eliminations, in which Winpzi and Panderman were eliminated.

### **Phase 3**

Phase 3 began with the usual merge. The union - Zõidion.

After that, the players in Tartarus were introduced, as they would begin the Revenge Challenge, in which Winpzi would win herself a spot in Zõidion, with a total score of 11.63.

After that, a Grand Mapper Auction begins. American wins the bid on a Public Immunity Idol, while Eastern wins Individual Immunity in the next elimination. Despite his immunity, he still decides to compete in the next challenge, in which he gets 1st place. That leads to Perpetua being vulnerable, eliminating him in the process.

Eastern would win the next challenge too, eliminating yet another skilled artist in the following elimination - Fire. However, his challenges streak would be cut short by European, who won the questions challenge. During the following elimination, Eastern would be targeted due to his skills in submissions, but in the end Yakko would be eliminated in a 6-3 vote.

### **Phase 4**

The phase begins with a challenge, in which American wins immunity. The following elimination ends in a tie between European and Easter, and in the revote, European is eliminated in a 4-2 margin.

After that, American continues to keep his challenge streak, by winning the next challenge. New Abyssinia would be eliminated in a 4-3 vote against Tybilos. Right after that comes a new challenge, as Winpzi wins it this time, cutting American's streak. At the following elimination, American plays his idol and cancels one vote, while Tybilos is eliminated with 5 votes.

At the final challenge of the phase, Ritz wins immunity for himself. In the elimination, American finally gets voted out by a 3-1-1 vote against Eastern and Wowokthen.

### **Finale**

The phase begins with the final immunity challenge, in which the final 4 had to make a video on a futuristic race on Mars. Eastern would win the challenge, marking for himself a spot in the final 3. At the final elimination, yet another tie occurs, leading to a quiz with the same format as the one in Grand Mapper: War of Elysium. The victor of the quiz would be Ritz, as Wowokthen would become the final member of the Jury.

After that, the jurors are introduced, as questions and speeches begin to be made.

The live finale starts, and ends with the victory of Eastern, who manages to win the season with 3 votes against Winpzi and Ritz. Faboomko would get the Fan Favorite Award later on.

The season ends with the final words from the producers and players.

## **Trivia**

* This is the first time Ankhor didn't make any countryballs for a season, the second time being Grand Mapper: Northern Lights.
* The countryballs were made by Grand Mapper player Sundisc instead.
* This is the first season to have a winner from Asia.
* This is the first time Ankhor hasn't produced a season in Grand Mapper, the second time being Grand Mapper: Northern Lights.