Ghosts' Island Ep. 1

***Ghosts' Island Ep. 1*** is the premiere episode of *Survivor: Ghosts' Island*.

Welcome to Survivor: Ghosts’ Island, the sixth Survivor season in The Retirement Home ORG series. We have explored the past and uncovered secrets of the dinos, we have traveled to distant planets to endure the difficulties of space, we have tried to survive mysteries, bandits, and outlaws, we have ventured into the magical and mystical kingdom of crystals, lived the lives of pirates and now it is time to unlock the mysteries of a haunted house. Let’s take a look at our cast.

The game will be 39 days of challenges, councils, twists, advantages, and social dynamics. Social relationships will be more important than ever as we announce the first twist of the season.

## Partner Power

Each of you entered the game as a pair. Whether you are real life besties, past allies, or just met, your partner’s success will bring you success as well. Throughout the season there will be little twists and turns that make it easier for you as long as they are by your side. What does this mean? Don’t let them get voted out!

## Private Councils

This season when you are to vote someone out it will be done at a Spirit Council. When a team goes to Spirit Council, it will be done on Discord where only members of that team and Viewers can watch. What happens at those councils will not be known to the rest of the players. But beware…there are always eyes around whether you can see them or not!

***Make An Offering*** - Welcome to your first challenge of the season! You’ll be competing for both **REWARD** and **IMMUNITY** in a challenge we are calling ***MAKE AN OFFERING***!

Each player has been given 100 Skull Coins that you can use in this challenge only. Below are some mystical items that have special powers that you can use in this game! With your coins you will cast secret bids to try and earn those items for yourself. The person with the highest bid(s) for each item will get it. Each team will be given the same group of items, meaning you are only bidding against your own team.

However, to win Immunity your Spirit Team needs to have kept more money than the other teams. Spending your coins may help you earn power for yourself, but could spell disaster for your team’s chance at winning Immunity. If you bid on an item and lose the bid, you keep the coins.

The two teams with the most unspent coins at the end of the challenge will win Immunity, but only the top team will earn Reward in the form of an additional Haunted House trip for every person. The team with the fewest unspent coins will be attending the first Spirit Council of the season where one of them will be the first player voted out of the game. Whether you win or lose, you will be able to hold on to the items you have decided to keep.

In the results post for this challenge, we will only reveal each team’s total coins, not individual coins. Below are the items each team will bid on.

* **Crystal Ball**: This item allows you to know how someone has voted after their vote has been cast. This advantage is played privately, meaning the person will not know if their vote was looked at. This advantage does not expire. Note: The top 2 bidders will earn this item on your team.
* **Bone Fragment**: This item will give you an advantage in the first individual immunity challenge after merge. The top 2 bidders will earn this item on your team.
* **1/2 of an Extra Vote**: This can be combined with another player to make a full extra vote that is played through re-votes/ties. The extra vote created from this item can only be used once we have merged and it is played publicly. This advantage is usable until there are seven active castaways left. The top 3 bidders will earn this item on your team.
* **Stained Glass Shard**: When used on another player at Council, this shard will slash another player’s vote. They will not vote at that Council or during a revote. This item expires when there are only 6 players left in the game. The top bidder will earn this item on your team.
* **Glowing Potion**: When played at Council this potion will give you a 50/50 chance of becoming immune and negating any votes cast against you at Council. If Pancake (our randomization bot) lands on “Safe”, the coin acts as a Hidden Immunity Idol. If Pancake lands on “Not Safe”, the user remains vulnerable. This advantage is usable until there are seven active castaways left. The top bidder will earn this item on your team.
* **Teleportation Sigil**: This sigil will give you the opportunity to earn safety without power at any Council you attend until the merge. By using this power you will not attend Council if your team loses, but you will also not vote. This advantage is usable until there are seven active castaways left. The top bidder will earn this item on your team.

You have until ***9:30 PM EST ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16TH*** to decide how you will use your coins to bid on these items. If you do not communicate with us at all you will give up all your coins but earn no points for your team. The two teams with the most points will win Immunity. In the event of a tie we will determine the winners based on who had all members submit their decisions first.

**Winner(s) (According To Finish):** Gengar & Dreepy

At the first Spirit Council, Coulee was voted out of Survivor: Ghosts’ Island. However, she not quite gone.

Coulee has become the first Ghost of the season and will reside on Ghosts’ Island. All voted out players will join her there. Once we get some more residents on the island, they will begin voting each other off the island. Once you are voted off Ghosts’ Island then you are truly out of the game.

Ghosts may still communicate with their partner ONLY and will continue to earn Haunted House trips daily until they have been fully, truly voted out.

Good luck and stay spooky everyone!