Game Rules

## General:

### ***Participation:***

As a production team, we put a lot of time into casting and putting together this season as a whole. Make sure you are putting in the same effort and energy as you did in your interview. Once the game has started, we cannot replace you, but you can face consequences/be removed from the game [See ***Quits/Expulsions*** section].

### ***Communication:***

Communication should be limited to your text and voice channels within the season’s discord server. Cross-tribal communication is not allowed. You are also not allowed to discuss game matters with those voted out of the game, and doing so may result in your removal from the game and their loss of a place on the jury (if applicable).

### ***Game Fairness:***

All events, challenges, and game-related matters were pre-planned prior to the casting process. We as production will abide by the plan and schedule and will only alter the plan in the circumstance of expulsion/someone dropping out.

### ***Deadlines:***

All challenges and tribal councils are subject to deadlines that must be met, and production has the right to approve/disapprove of all scheduling matters and disputes.

### ***Cheating:***

Cheating will not be tolerated, and screenshots and screensharing outside of challenges are 100% not allowed. This includes video recording conversations on Discord or other applications. You may copy and paste other players’ messages, but it is discouraged.

You may not attempt to gain information from the viewers of this game. Any perceived attempts to access game intel in this manner will result in expulsion.

### ***Respect:***

At the end of the day, this game is really about having fun. Things are bound to get tense throughout the course of the game, but make sure to be respectful to others and keep heated conversations game-related. This is just a game, and there may be consequences to players that are disrespectful to others in the game or towards the game in general.

### ***Confessionals:***

You are required to film ONE video confessional every round that is AT LEAST four minutes in length. These videos must be uploaded to youtube as UNLISTED. If you do not know how to do this, please let production know so we can help you learn how to do so. You will post your Youtube link in your production chat, and it will be added to a Discord channel that will remain private until the end of the season. If we notice that you are consistently skipping out on confessionals, you will receive strikes.

Production obviously encourages you to record more than the required confessional, as we would like as much insight on your game as possible. We also offer live confessionals (with questions and recording handled by a production member) if you schedule one with us, but you should not rely on this as your main form of confessional. Production is not responsible for confessionals that are uploaded PUBLICLY or posted in the wrong chat. Again, if you need help on how to record, upload, and send your confessional just let production know and we are more than willing to help!

### ***Quits/Expulsions:***

If you determine that you are unable to continue playing the game at any point, please notify Production at the beginning of the round (before the challenge has been completed). If you decide to quit without extenuating circumstances, you will not be a part of the Jury if you made it to the jury-stage. In the rare case that a quit or expulsion occurs after challenge results, there will be no Tribal Council that round.

Refusal to follow the rules will result in strikes. This is a classic “three strikes, you’re out system”. However, severe infractions may result in immediate expulsion. Similar to quitting, you will not be a part of the Jury if you made it to the jury-stage and are expelled. If you are expelled, you will also be ineligible for returning for future seasons of Legacy.

### ***Ponderosa:***

Those voted out before the merge will be added to a Discord channel with other pre-jury players. You may communicate about your game and the games of those active with those in this chat. However, you are forbidden from communicating with those still actively playing the game. If we find out that you communicated with active players after being voted out, you will be removed from the pre-jury chat and be ineligible to return for future seasons of Legacy.

Those voted out after the merge will be members of the Jury. You will be added to a Discord channel with the other jurors. Once you are on the Jury, you are forbidden from communicating with those still actively playing the game. If we find out that you communicated with active players after being voted out, you will be removed from the Jury and be ineligible to return for future seasons of Legacy.

Additionally, please do not make social media posts, videos, etc. about the events of the game after you are voted out. There will be an elimination post for you on our Facebook group. We ask that you keep your comments on that page vague and do not call out any specific players in any goodbye comments that you make. If you are on the Jury or are a Finalist, the Facebook page will be unavailable until the game has been completed.

## Challenges:

### ***Timing:***

There will be two types of challenges throughout the course of the season: Semi-live and Live. Semi-live challenges involve scheduling a time with production either individually, as a group, or as a whole tribe. Live challenges will occur on a set day at an agreed upon time, typically 10pm EST. All players in the game are expected to attend live challenges/live nights, unless there are extenuating circumstances (and production is given prior notice) or the challenge write up specifically states otherwise. There will be a schedule made accessible to the players to give a better outline of upcoming events throughout the course of the game. If players have any questions on the timing of a challenge, we encourage you to ask production.

### ***Sitting out:***

Challenges will be formatted to have equal players participating from each tribe. If your tribe has more players than another, then your tribe must decide who the extra players are that will be sitting out of a challenge. Players cannot consecutively sit out of challenges, and production will use a randomizer if a decision is not made in a timely manner.

### ***Supplies:***

We will require very few supplies for challenges. We try to notify everyone of necessary supplies at the start of the season. If supplies ever become a financial concern, please notify production and we will work with you to find a solution. You will always be notified via challenge write ups if there are supplies required for a challenge. It is advised that you hold on to supplies used in challenges, as there may be repeated uses of certain items.

### ***Questions:***

If there is any confusion or question about any of the challenges, it is your responsibility to have it cleared up before the challenge begins. Production has the final say in challenge matters.

## Tribal Council:

### ***Zoom/Streamyard:***

Tribal Councils will take place on Zoom or Streamyard depending on the circumstance. Links will be provided in your tribe chat, and players must be on camera for the entire duration. Messaging during tribals is forbidden unless a player announces they’d like to message a specific player out loud during tribal. Questions will be asked to players prior to voting similar to the show, and this gives players a chance to directly or indirectly talk about the game.

### ***Votes:***

Every tribal council you will be required to vote for one of your tribemates. This will be done in your production chat. If you are not able to attend tribal council, you must submit a pre-vote in your  production chat, or you will receive a strike. If you do not vote at all you will receive a self-vote at that tribal council and it will be announced you neglected to vote that round. Otherwise, you are not allowed to intentionally vote for yourself.

### ***Idols/Powers:***

All idols/powers must be played after the votes are cast, but before they’re read unless their write up says otherwise. You will know when to play your idol/power when the production member hosting tribal council announces that all the votes have been cast and it is now the time to play your idol/power. You may NOT transfer your idol/power to someone on another tribe if we are still in the premerge portion of the game, as communication with the other tribe is PROHIBITED. Additionally, you may NOT transfer your idol/power if Tribal Council has already begun.

### ***Tie Votes:***

In the result of a tie vote, we will go into a revote. During the revote, the players that received the tied amount of votes will not vote. The remaining players will recast their votes between those in the tie. In the event that all votes are nullified and there are 0 votes cast against anyone, we will still go into a revote where EVERYONE may vote. Deadlock ties will have a different result depending on how many people are left in the game/on the tribe, detailed below.

#### ***Deadlock Tie:***

##### *More than 4 people in the game/on the tribe:*

In the case of a rock draw, the two players who received the tie votes are immune from drawing rocks. Every other, non-immune player (e.g. everyone aside from a potential individual immunity winner and/or someone who had a hidden immunity idol played on them) will have their names added to a wheel. The host of Tribal Council will share their screen and the person who the wheel lands on will be eliminated.

##### *4 people in the game/tribe:*

In the case of a tiebreaker challenge, the two people who the vote is tied between will face off in a head-to-head duel. The challenge will be Black and White. The winner will move on to the next round, while the other player will be eliminated. In the case of a tie in this challenge, then a wheel will be spun with just their two names and the person that it lands on will be eliminated.