The Basic Rules of FORG Big Brother

## How Big Brother Works

Haven't watched the show or wondering how it's all going to work? Don't worry! You've come to the right place.

Big Brother is social experiment where contestant vote each other out one by one, much like Survivor. However, there are some key differences. All houseguests live in one house together where they must deal with each and every other person. Think of it like One World on Survivor. The first challenge of each round (we call these "weeks" even though they will not last a full week in real time) is called the **Head of Household (HoH)** competition. The winner will become the HoH and will be safe for the week. They also has the duty of nominating two other houseguests for eviction; unlike in Survivor where you can vote for any other person, in Big Brother you can only vote to evict one of the nominees, so the HoH has a ton of power. However, there is a second competition called the **Power of Veto (PoV)** competition that only six houseguests will compete in: the HoH, the two nominees, and three randomly selected houseguests. Whoever wins the PoV will have the option to take one of the two nominees "off the block" and give them safety. If the PoV winner does this, the HoH must re-nominate a new nominee so that there are still two nominees to vote between. After all of this takes place, all houseguests besides the HoH and the two nominees will vote to evict one of the nominees from the game. Whichever nominee receives the most votes is evicted (i.e. eliminated). This will continue until the final two, where the jury (the size of which depends on the season) will vote between the two finalists to choose a winner.

Here's some extraneous rules:

* If there is a tied vote, the HoH will cast the tiebreaker.
* The HoH of one week cannot win the following HoH, meaning no one can have HoH twice in a row. The only exception is that the Final 4 HoH winner is allowed to compete in the Final 3 HoH competition.
* The Final 3 HoH competition is different from others; whoever wins the competition simply chooses who he/she wants to go to the end with between the remaining two contestants. It takes place in three parts; the winner of the first part and the winner of the second part duel off in the third part to determine the ultimate winner...because it's more dramatic that way.
* If the PoV winner is not a nominee and uses the Veto to save a nominee, the HoH cannot nominate the PoV winner to replace them. Basically, they're immune (unless they're a nominee and for some reason choose not to save themselves).

That's pretty much it as far as rules go! There may be a couple twists each season, but thankfully for Survivor fans, Big Brother shouldn't be too far of a stretch, and who knows, maybe you'll like it more!

## How the Game Will Work

The game will follow a basic four-day schedule for most "weeks":

**Day 1 - Head of Household Competition**: The first day of the cycle, the HoH competition will take place. The winner will usually be revealed at the end of the day.

**Day 2 - Nominations and Deliberation**: The HoH will have until the end of the day to publicly nominate two nominees for eviction - this gives everyone a chance to plead their case to the HoH and do anything else strategy-wise.

**Day 3 - Power of Veto Competition + Results**: The six people selected to play in the PoV competition will compete, and the winner will usually be revealed at the end of the day. However, to speed things up, the PoV competitors are required to inform the hosts whether they want to use the PoV, and if so, on whom, **prior to the competition ending.** The HoH is also required to inform the hosts who their replacement nominee will be **prior to the competition ending**, in the event that the PoV is used. If they believe the outcome of the PoV may influence who they wish to nominate as a replacement, we will give a **one hour window** after the PoV results have been announced for the HoH to name a replacement Live as an alternative. But beware, there are consequences for not sending in a replacement (see below!).

**Day 4 - Eviction**: The house will have 24 hours to vote between the two nominees; whoever gets the most votes will be evicted.

## Strikes

There are three ways you can receive a strike in this game:

**1. Not casting your vote to evict on eviction day** - In this case, your vote will be discarded that week and you will receive a strike.

**2. As the PoV winner, not submitting your choice for who to use the PoV on** - We will give you **one hour leeway** after the results are announced, but otherwise, the PoV will not be used and you will receive a strike.

**3. As HoH, not submitting nominations on time** - In this case, your HoH privileges will be stripped from you and given to the second place finisher instead, and you will also receive a strike. If a replacement nominee needs to be named and the one hour window has passed, the POV winner will be allowed to name the replacement nominee instead, and you will receive a strike.

If you receive three strikes during the game, you will immediately be removed. So please try your best to be timely. As hosts, we will be reminding you to do things like pre-submit your choices during the PoV competition, but it is ultimately up to you. If something major comes up and you don't think you can submit on time, the hosts are happy to grant you an extension. Communication is key! In addition, **abusing these rules by intentionally getting a strike is not permitted.** Sometimes, you might win a competition you were trying to throw- that's part of the game. Any suspected tomfoolery when it comes to the strike system is *highly* frowned upon and can result in your removal. So don't do it. It's just a game after all.

If you have any questions regarding any of these rules, please don't hesitate to ask one of the hosts! We are always happy to help you out, especially if Big Brother is new to you. Good luck, and remember, someone is ALWAYS watching.