Challenge

## *Survivor* Gameplay

### Description:

Competitions in *Survivor* where the contestants convene and battle for a certain prize, whether it is for comforts or safety from elimination.

### Appearances:

Every season

**Challenges** are competitions in *Survivor* where the contestants convene and battle for a certain prize, whether it is for creature comforts or safety from elimination.

## About

Each episode of *Survivor* generally contains two challenges. An Immunity Challenge, whether individual or tribal, and commonly a Reward Challenge. Challenges can be physical or mental in nature, and provide prizes, in the form of a reward or immunity from the next vote, to the victorious contestants.

After the tribes have been notified about the upcoming challenge via Tree Mail, they would be transported in vans with blacked-out windows. The reason behind the covered windows is to prevent the survivors from seeing base camp. The castaways are not allowed to talk to each other until they reach the challenge grounds so no critical moment will be missed when the cameras are down. Upon reaching challenge grounds, the castaways would be sequestered until they are called by the host. The tribes convene at the challenge area, starting with the tribe that won the previous Immunity Challenge, then followed by the tribe that lost a member at the previous Tribal Council. This is to extract suspense to the tribe that won the last Immunity Challenge.

After giving the instructions of the challenge, the host would give them a further rundown of the challenge (which usually happens off screen) before they strategize. When the tribes strategize, they would assign certain tasks to members, while also deciding which tribe members will be sitting out, if the tribe has more members than the rival tribe. In uncommon situations, both tribes sit out tribe members.

In his Tout page, Jeff Probst revealed if the challenge is individual-based, the castaways would draw rocks to determine their spots in the challenge.

Contestants are obliged to participate in challenges. If a tribe or single player does not want to participate in a challenge, they are breaching their contract. As a solution, they purposefully lose to the rival tribe. There have been few tribes who threw challenges because they want to eliminate an unliked contestant, while players who refuse to do a challenge are still to participate.

## Types of Challenges

### Combined Reward/Immunity Challenge

Several seasons would have an inaugural challenge that is for both reward and immunity.

In the advent of the Redemption Island twist, most challenges would be both for a reward and tribal/individual immunity (though, post-merge, the reward part appears less often).

## Trivia

Battle of the Sexes • Blood vs. Water • Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty • Fans vs. Favorites • Old vs. Young • Returning Players • Schoolyard Pick

**Tribal Council-Related**
50/50 Coin • Advantage Amulet • Divided Tribal Council • Double Elimination • Double Tribal Council • Extra Vote • Hidden Immunity Idol • Idol Nullifier • Joint Tribal Council • Juror Removal • Knowledge is Power • Legacy Advantage • Shot in the Dark • Split Tribal Council • Tied Destinies • Tribal Council Pass • Vote Blocker • Vote Steal

**Miscellaneous**
Advantage Menu • Beware Advantage • Buried Treasure • Day Zero • Diplomatic Immunity • Do or Die • Exile Island • Fake Advantage • Fake Merge • Fire Token • First Impressions • Haves vs. Have Nots • Infiltration • Kidnapping • Moral Dilemmas • Mutiny • One World • Reward Steal • Summit • The Outcasts • Tribe Leader • Tribe Raid • Tribe Switch