Simvivor: Selvadorada

***Simvivor: Selvadorada*** is the fifth season of *Simvivor*.

Considered one of the best seasons of *Simvivor'*s early years, *Selvadorada* was highlighted by its cast divided by their diverse personalities and attitudes. Fan favorites emerged from the competitive group of players, while heroes and villains were featured on a grand scale. The season was won by Finnegan Bloxham, who defeated Vampire Yves Miguel in a 5-2 decision.

## Production

Production on *Selvadorada* began shortly after the conclusion of its predecessor. The season itself went through many drastic changes, as there was an entire cast built with three tribes of six players each, increasing the number of players in the season from the usual sixteen to eighteen. However, the season was very poor in quality and the simulation was lost shortly after its conclusion. Because seasons are saved in order to salvage information for Wiki updates, the decision was reached to fully re-work the season.

Changes were made to hopefully increase the quality of the season. Two of the focus points were changing the cast and adjusting the template that was used for the simulation. The cast size was reduced back to sixteen and the tribes were adjusted accordingly. Despite the additional work that was required to make this season run smoothly, the rest of pre-production went smoothly.

## Twists/Changes

* **Meager Supplies:** The castaways were not given any food rations. The tribes' supply crates were drastically reduced to only a magnifying glass, three pans, a fillet knife, and two water containers.
* **Tribe Switch:** A luck of a draw sent three members from both tribes to join the rival tribe.

## Season Summary

The castaways were introduced to one another by host Merissa Horvath before being sent on a ten-mile hike through the Selvadoradan jungle. Through their journey, the castaways traveled through various hidden ruins, collecting artifacts to later be sold in a small town in exchange for survival gear. The Belo tribe seemed overconfident in their strength, having won the season's first Immunity Challenge, which inevitably became their only win as a group. Despite a tribe swap mixing the game up, the "Belo Curse" carried on until the Merge.

Key player James Melendez and his sidekick Finnegan Bloxham felt comfortable in their attempt to run the table at the merge, but their longstanding friendship soon dissolved into a rivalry. Underdog Lucia Radu attempted to overthrow James, but her elimination established James as a scary dictator still left in the game. Nevertheless, Finnegan stuck strong with his word, but feared the recklessness that James played with, which blazed hotter the next Tribal Council when Xanthe Baumgarten became a tragic victim of the rock-drawing tiebreaker.

With the tribe split down the middle between good and evil, fan favorite Carey Samuel held onto her bond with Finnegan and the two joined outsiders Tahira Ridley and Tulio Elwes to eliminate James once and for all. At this point, Finnegan won clutch Immunity Challenges to get himself into the Final Tribal Council, choosing to take the disliked Yves Miguel with him over his longstanding ally, Carey.

At the Final Tribal Council, Finnegan was praised for his strategic game, but received harsh criticism from James due to the collapse of their friendship. Yves attacked multiple members of the Jury for discrediting his otherwise impressive social game, which turned away voters that didn't have a preference between finalist. In the end, Finnegan was awarded the title of Sole Survivor in a 5-2 decision by the Jury.