UTOPIA: All-Stars

Dystopia: All-Stars

## Opening Sequence

U6 - Intro Video

***UTOPIA: All-Stars*** is the sixth season of the *UTOPIA* series, also known as **Dystopia**. The game began on March 25, 2022 and ended on May 8, 2022, when Grace was named the winner in a 5-4-1 vote over Nicole and Gaston.

## Production

* Molly, Jenn, Pat, and Katelyn all returned
* Jeff (U2) has joined the prod team for U6

## Tribes

### Starting Tribes

Takami - Ben, Casey, Erik, Farbota, Felix, Grace, Nicole, Nicholas, Sam, Tati, Taylor

Wells - Abby, Aisha, Angelica, Eric, Gaston, Jake, Jarrett, Lilly, MJ, Noah, Spencer

## Swap Tribes #1

On Day 4, the remaining 21 castaways swapped into three tribes of 7.

* the castaways had previously taken a survey in which the assigned their tribe mates to the 7 deadly sins, the swap was dependent on how people were ranked

nuTakami - Angelica, Casey, Gaston, Lilly, Sam, Spencer, Tatiana
nuWells - Abby, Farbota, Grace, Jake, Jarrett, Nicole, Noah
Zamyatin - Aisha, Benjamin, Eric, Felix, MJ, Nicholas, Taylor

## Swap Tribes #2

On Day 12, the 17 remaining castaways randomly swapped into three tribes of 5 (after choosing between random survival items), in which 2 people people were sent to Exile

**nu**nuTakami - Grace, Farbota, Nicholas, Noah, Spencer
**nu**nuWells - Eric, Gaston, Nicole, Sam, Taylor
nuZamyatin - Aisha, Ben, Casey, Jake, Tati

## Exile

* Abby & MJ were sent to Exile in which the competed in a duel to have the choice of which tribe they would join at the end of the round
* Abby won the duel and chose to go to **nu**nuTakami, sending MJ to nuZamyatin

### Merge Tribe

On Day 22, the remaining 13 castaways merged into one tribe.
Orwell - Abby, Ben, Gaston, Grace, Jake, MJ, Nicholas, Nicole, Noah, Sam, Spencer, Tati, Taylor

## Twists and Advantages

#### Hidden Immunity Idols

* **Tribe Idols:** each tribe had the ability to find an idol through a series of puzzles (beginning with a word filter embedded into the welcome message), deciphering codes, and sifting through UTOPIA lore (all available on the WIKI) to find which phrases unlocked the final boss puzzle.
	+ Takami Idol was found by Gaston
		- Gaston played this idol on himself in the crazy pre-merge round, negating 3 votes
	+ Wells Idol was found by Grace
		- Grace played this idol on herself at Final 6, the last opportunity to do so, negating 0 votes
	+ Zamyatin Idol was found by MJ
		- MJ played this idol on himself in Round 4, negating 2 votes

* **Merge Idol:** this time with another word hidden in the merge message image, a Dyno code (used within the server) would lead once again to a series of puzzles that would lead to a message command that would unlock the final boss puzzle.
	+ Orwell Idol was found by Nicole
		- Grace played this idol on herself at Final 6, the last opportunity to do so, negating 0 votes

#### Powers

* Also hidden in the ruins were two advantages that could be claimed
	+ MJ discovered and claimed both the Safety Without Power and the Scavenger advantage
		- the Scavenger power was given to Grace but ultimately went unused
		- MJ used the SWP in Round 6

## Bidding

### Cryptopia Coins

* Each player began the game with **20 Cryptopia Coins**
* 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 go to **The Black Market**
	+ 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 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
* in the case where a player was voted out with a remaining balance, they could will up to 8 coins to any one player of their choosing

### The Black Market

* one person from the losing tribe each round would be given the opportunity go The Black Market 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, the bidding twists ended with Live Night, when the Final 8 remained

### Twists

* **INVESTING IN CRYPTO:** when this twist wad enacted, the player who won the bid got back 6 of the coins the spent, in addition to a clue to the idol.
	+ *Investing in this twist could bring you multitudes of returns.*
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 1 by Takami
	+ Felix received 6 coins back and a clue to the hidden immunity idol
* **SILVER LINING:** this twist did not impact tribal council. Instead, the tribe that enacted twist will get 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 will get the advantage.
	+ this twist was enacted in Round 2 by nuTakami
	+ Angelica enacted the twist, but was then voted out in the same round
* **DRAGGED TO HELL:** the person who enacted this twist would choose one player from a winning tribe to join their beach until after tribal council - they would be cut off from communication from their tribe until they return. This player would have a vote, but CANNOT be voted for. After voting and before the votes are read, they would return to their tribe.
	+ this twist was left on the board
* **INCOGNITO MODE:** 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 3 by nuTakami
	+ Tati chose to yeet off to Zamyatin
* **HACK THE VOTE:** upon conclusion of the vote, the person holding this power would be provided with the final vote count for their tribe’s vote that round, as well as a breakdown of who voted for who.
	+ this twist was enacted by Zamyatin in Round 4
	+ same mechanic as **Blackout**
	+ Aisha recieved the hidden vote count of 4-2\*-1 where Felix was voted out
* **BLOCKCHAIN:** at the voting booth, the holder of this power would be given an opportunity to guess the vote of anyone on their tribe. If they correctly guessed the name written down, that vote was then blocked. In the event of an incorrect guess, the vote was cast as usual and the power has no impact.
	+ this twist was enacted by **nu**nuTakami in Round 5
	+ Grace attempted to guess, but failed to block Spencer's vote
* **SHORT THE MARKET:** the person who enacted this twist would be 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. Their vote would be read as banked during Tribal Council.
	+ this twist was enacted by nuZamyatin in Round 5
	+ Ben successfully banked their vote
* **PUBLIC EXECUTION:** the person who enacted this twist got to select one person on their tribe to vote publicly at Tribal Council, before everyone else votes privately.
	+ this twist was enacted by nuZamyatin in Round 6
	+ MJ chose Tati to vote publicly, she voted for Aisha, who ultimately went home
	+ this twist was enacted at Final 9 by Spencer
	+ Spencer chose Jake and Taylor to vote publicly, both who voted in the eventual minority
* **DOUBLE TROUBLE:** when this twist was enacted, each person at Tribal Council got two votes, but must cast them against two different players. The person who enacted this twist was the only one who may cast both of their votes against the same player.
	+ this twist was enacted at Final 11 by Taylor, when Nicholas was voted out
* **TRAP DOOR:** the person who enacted this twist would immediately be pulled from the beach. They would not be able to communicate with the other players, nor would they have a say in the elimination that round. They would return to the beach after the round had been completed.
	+ this twist was enacted at Final 12 by Nicholas
* **BLACKOUT:** the vote count would not be revealed at Tribal Council. Instead, the names of players that were safe would be revealed one by one - in whatever order the host decided - until the eliminated player was revealed. The person who enacted this twist would get the privilege of being told the vote count (just the number, i.e.: 6-3-1) after the fact.
	+ this twists was enacted by Grace at Final 13, Noah was voted put 7-6
	+ same mechanic as **Hack the Vote**
* **COUNTER ATTACK:** the person who enacted this twist would have the opportunity to guess how another player voted in the voting booth. If they were correct, they would steal that player’s vote and be able to cast it however they would like.
	+ this twist was enacted by at Final 10 by Jake, who attempted and failed to guess Grace's vote

## Cast List

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