CtC Survivor: Cairo

***CtC Survivor: Cairo*** is the thirteenth season of the *Coast to Coast* series.

## Production

This season was hosted by John B, Zoe M, Linden W, and Caryn S along with newcomer Morgan R and CtC veteran Zach D. The season premiered on November 3rd, 2023.

* **Advertisement Blurb**: This season, CtC production is sweeping 17 new players from the sands of the Sahara Desert into the ancient city of Cairo, Egypt. Within the confines of this metropolis, players will unlock the powers of Egyptian gods, and face trials and tribulations that will either ascend them to the tops of the pyramids or will give them a one-way trip out of the city on the Cairo Metro. In the end, only one player will remain and will be crowned Sole Survivor in a season unlike any CTC season you have ever seen!

The blog for this season was Survivor: Cairo.

## Twists/Changes

* **Discord**: Cairo is the first season of Coast to Coast to utilize Discord as its primary hosting platform.
* **One Tribe**: Starting on day one, all players were on one tribe, meaning the game was individual from day one. There were no tribe divisions or swaps.
* **Pyramid of Power**: At the start of each round, before the next immunity challenge was revealed, a wheel was spun that determined how many players would be granted immunity for that challenge. The maximum number of players was half of the tribe. If the tribe had an odd number of players, the max was rounded down. The players that won immunity would not attend tribal council and would not have a vote that round. This twist continued until the final 11.
* **The Curse of Re**: At the final 9 live night, players were given the opportunity to claim Greed. This would grant them immunity, but they would not be able to participate in the vote, being 'exiled'. Rose H took greed, simultaneously unleashing the Curse of Re. Each player became tethered to another. They could not vote the same way as their tether or their votes would not count. Additionally, the player who's tether left at final 9 would be immune at final 8. Morgan C left, granting their tether Lake A immunity the following round.
	+ **Hathor Idol**: When sent to exile, the greed immunity winner gained the opportunity to potentially earn the Hathor Idol. The idol worked similar to a normal idol but had to be played on another player. The holder could transfer the idol to other players, but could not use it on themself. The last time it could be played is at the final 5. The idol was never found.
* **Wrath of Osiris**: Each four players voted out of the game were sent to the Duat. Once four players were in the Duat, a redemption competition would begin, allowing one player to return to the game. This reoccurred four times, with the final player returning at the final 4.
* **Amulets**: Amulets returned once again this season. Amulets are a style of advantage used in CTC Survivor that are played anonymously and unleash a twist for one round. Each Amulet contains its own set of rules.
	+ **Ancient Amulet of Bastet**: When this amulet was played, it would unleash Bastet's powers of protection. In the round this amulet is played, all players would have to vote for someone they had not cast a vote for in any previous Tribal Council vote. This would continue into any potential revote. If in any voting situation they had already voted for all the available options, they would be exempt from the powers of the amulet and would be able to vote for any of the options. This amulet was hidden in the rules and was never found.
	+ **Ancient Amulet of Horus**: When used, this amulet unleashed Horus’ power of war and hunting onto the game. This would divide the players into two groups for the round. Captains would randomly be assigned, and groups would be selected via a schoolyard pick. If there were an odd number of players, one player would not be selected and would be exiled for the round. The two groups would compete for immunity, where one would win and the other would head to Tribal Council. This amulet was never found.
	+ **Ancient Amulet of Seth**: When activated, this amulet unleashes Seth’s power in the form of a chaotic sandstorm over Cairo. This means that many things about the round will not be revealed, including the immunity winner(s), any advantages that are played, and the vote count at Tribal Council. The immunity winner(s) will also not be notified of their safety. The only things that will be revealed are the usage of this Amulet, and the person who gets the most votes cast against them at Tribal Council. This amulet was used at the final 9 by Rose H.
	+ **Ancient Amulet of Thoth**: When activated, this amulet unleashes Thoth’s power of time manipulation onto the game. Time will be reversed, with the round starting with a vote. Players will be permitted to use idols at this vote. Only the names of the players who received votes will be revealed. All players will then compete in the immunity challenge, where the winner will be able to negate the votes cast against them, or give immunity to someone who did receive votes. If someone plays an idol, they will not be playing in the immunity challenge. Immunity results will occur, followed by a vote count reveal, where the player with the most non-negated votes will go home. Players will NOT be permitted to use idols at this vote reveal. If all votes are negated by this point, everyone left who is not safe will go to rocks. If you are voted out, you must will this advantage to another player. This amulet was played at the final 7 by Drew O.
	+ **Plague of the Ancient Gods**: Players were given a warning at the bottom of amulet descriptions that they must play them by the final 6. If not played by then, the plague would be unleashed. This plague automatically used all found amulets that had not been played. However, no amulets were in the hands of players at the final 6, so this twist did not go into effect.