Outcast: Season 1

**Outcast: Season 1** is the inaugural season of Outcast.

## Production

* The production team was comprised of five members:
	+ Ashley
	+ Félix
	+ Jayden
	+ Riley
	+ Matthijs

## Format

* **Three Tribes:** The 24 castaways were divided into three tribes of eight:
	+ The Bataraw tribe.
	+ The Suluan​ tribe.
	+ The Tawitawi tribe.
* **Tribe Dissolve:** On Day 17, the castaways were instructed to vote for a **Tribe Leader** who would rank the members of their tribe. All players were then given the temptation of dissolving their tribe in exchange for a Hidden Immunity Idol and the power to choose which tribe each member of the dissolved tribe would be placed on. Those placed higher in Tribal Rankings were given first preference for the temptation. Tyler J. ranked first, accepted the temptation and dissolved Suluan, sending himself, Caitlin, David, Karthik and Taylor to Bataraw and Annalyce, Ben and Brad to Tawitawi.
* **Tribe Switch:** After the Day 23 Double Tribal Council, both tribes held an impromptu individual challenge for power in the game. Caitlin and Daniel won and were sent to Exile Beach where they served as Tribe Captains and a Schoolyard Pick was held to form two new tribes.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** Hidden Immunity Idols were inserted into the game, attached to **Moral Dilemmas:**
	+ At the Day 3 Immunity Challenge, the castaway who had been selected as the 'Mastermind' on each tribe was offered a clue to an Idol hidden in the Tribal Council Voting Booth in exchange for accepting a time penalty on the challenge. Rob and Tyler J. declined the offer, whilst Daniel accepted.
	+ On Day 10, at Exile Beach, the four castaways voted out at the **Mock Tribal Councils**, (Ben, Brad, Jackson and Amanda-Renee) were each given one quarter of an idol, and were told that they had to agree on one person to hold the full idol. Jackson was chosen.
	+ On Day 17, an idol was hidden within the **Tribe Dissolve** twist, where one castaway would be given the idol in exchange for dissolving their tribe. Tyler J. accepted the temptation and dissolved Suluan into Bataraw and Tawitawi.
	+ At the Survivor Auction on Day 36, Djon and Tyler J. were sent to Exile Beach where they were faced with a Prisoners' Dilemma. The pair were each given the option to **Split** or **Steal** half an idol.
		- If both players chose to **Split** the idol, they would each receive half an idol, which would need to be paired together in order to be played successfully.
		- If both players chose to **Steal** the idol, neither would receive the idol and they would both lose their votes at the next Tribal Council.
		- If one player chose to **Split** the idol, and the other chose to **Steal**, the player who 'Stole' the idol would receive the full idol, whilst the other castaway would receive nothing.
	+ Djon and Tyler J. both elected to **Split** the idol and each received half of an idol.
* **Double Tribal Councils:**
	+ On Day 15, only the first placing tribe would win immunity, sending both losing tribes to Tribal Council to vote out one person each.
	+ On Day 22, the castaways were informed that both tribes would attend Tribal Council and each vote somebody out, with one member of both tribes winning individual Immunity.
	+ On Day 29, an hour before the tribes merged, both tribes were told to attend Tribal Council separately. An impromptu Individual Immunity Challenge was held, and each tribe was made to vote out one non-immune member immediately. The two tribes then merged.
* **Mock Tribal Councils:** On Day 8, all tribes were informed that they would be attending Tribal Council, regardless of their challenge placement.
	+ Bataraw, who had placed last, held an ordinary Tribal Council where Liz was voted out.
	+ Tawitawi and Suluan, who had won the challenge, attended separate Tribal Councils where they were instructed to vote for two people to be sent away from their tribes to Exile Beach. These castaways would proceed to switch tribes. Ben and Brad were voted off of Tawitawi, switching to Suluan whilst Jackson and Amanda-Renee were voted off of Suluan, and were switched to Tawitawi.
* **Exile Beach:** Exile Beach was utilised numerous times throughout the season:
	+ Ben, Brad, Jackson and Amanda-Renee were sent to Exile Beach on Day 9 after having been voted out of their respective tribes. They took part in a Hidden Immunity Idol Moral Dilemma, and were subsequently swapped tribes.
	+ On Day 17, the three tribe leaders (Daniel, Djon and Tyler J.) were briefly sent to Exile Beach to rank their tribe members. They were quickly returned to their tribes.
	+ On Day 23, Caitlin and Daniel were briefly sent to Exile Beach as Tribe Captains in order to pick new tribes. They were returned to their newly chosen tribes.
	+ Following the impromptu Day 29 Double Tribal Council, Jackson and Tyler G. were sent to Exile Beach after having been voted out of their respective tribes. They were then given the opportunity to compete against each other in a series of challenges in order to re-enter the game. Tyler G. won the duel, and returned to the merged tribe at the Final 11, skipping the Final 12 Tribal Council.
	+ At the Survivor Auction on Day 36, Djon and Tyler J. were sent to Exile Beach where they were faced with a Prisoners' Dilemma for a Hidden Immunity Idol. They both returned to the merged tribe on Day 37.
* **Vote Steal:** At the Survivor Auction on Day 36, a vote steal was hidden in a Cameo from Australian Survivor contestant Shonee Fairfax. This allows a castaway to steal another castaway's vote before the votes are cast. Should a tie occur, the advantage user is able to steal their victim's vote at a revote, but only if the victim is eligible to vote on the revote. Jade won the advantage and played it at the Day 50 Tribal Council on Karthik.
* **Challenge Advantage:** At the Survivor Auction on Day 36, an advantage was offered for the Day 39 Immunity Challenge. Annalyce won this advantage, which allowed her to secure Individual Immunity.
* **Rock Draw Immunity:** At the Survivor Auction on Day 36, this advantage was offered. This grants a castaway immunity in the event of a Rock Draw stemming from a deadlocked tie vote. Jade won this advantage but it never came into play.