MNRS 3: Circle

## Series Chronology

***Circle*** is the third season of M&N's Reality Series, which premiered on October 3, 2020, and ended with Tyler M. being crowned the Winner over Admir A. by Kevin A.'s sole vote on October 15, 2020.

It is a format adaptation of the 2015 science fiction film *Circle*, where a group of people wake up in a strange room and slowly realize that every two minutes they must vote to have one participant killed.

## Production

The M&N Reality Series was announced to return on September 21, 2020, whilst *Circle* was then revealed as the name and format of the third season the same day. Applications also opened on September 21, 2020, closing nine days later on October 1, 2020. Anyone was eligible to apply without restriction. 13 people applied, 0 were cut from the casting, and 13 went on to become the players competing in the game. The full cast was announced on October 2, 2020, and the season premiered on October 3, 2020.

The series is produced and hosted by 'Mike'#3460, with production assistance from OldNewz#8387.

## Format

The game takes place over a series of rounds, where each round players vote to eliminate one player. Players can also choose to abstain from voting. After the voting period ends, the player with the most votes will be announced and they will be eliminated from the game. Only the name of the eliminated player will be revealed, meaning that all vote totals and other players who received votes, as well as who each player voted for, will remain anonymous. In the event of a tied vote there will be no revote, and only the players in the tie will participate in a tiebreaker, with the loser being eliminated from the game.

Once there are only three players remaining, the format changes slightly. Two of the final three players must reach a consensus on who they want to eliminate for third place. The third place finisher will then get to decide who they wish to eliminate with them, ultimately having the power to decide the winner of *Circle*.

## Twists

* **Safety Pass:** The Safety Pass was hidden in the comment section of the first blog of a Tengaged user, and only the first player to find it could claim it. The Safety Pass could only be used on the player who found it, and when used it would negate all votes cast against the user. When the Safety Pass was used, it would be announced to the other players, but the identity of the user would remain anonymous. The Safety Pass could be used for the last time when only five players remained in the game, and would be hidden again one time after it had been used. Romeo found the Safety Pass and used it in Round 8, but did not negate any votes against him.
* **Altered Rounds:** At the start of certain Rounds, it was announced to the players that a small twist would be introduced to change how players approached their strategy for the Round.
	+ **Safety Now or Later:** At the start of Round 1, players were given the opportunity to choose either Safety Now or Safety Later. If the player chose Safety Now, they would anonymously receive Safety for the Round and all votes cast against them would be negated. If the player chose Safety Later, they would have the opportunity to receive Safety at an undisclosed future Round. Colin, Josh, King and LeQuisha all chose Safety Now and negated 0, 0, 1 and 1 vote(s) against them. Admir, Alexa, Romeo, Julian, Kevin, Nicky, Sergio, Tyler and Zach all chose Safety Later, and in Round 5 Kevin was randomly selected to receive Safety for the round, negating 3 votes against him.
	+ **Two for One:** At the start of Round 2, players were told that the two players with the most votes against them this Round would be eliminated. In addition, players were able to cast two votes for this Round.
	+ **Less Means More:** At the start of Round 4, players were given five votes which they had to distribute amongst at least two other players. Players were told that the player who received the least number of votes this Round would be eliminated.
	+ **Power Now or Later:** At the start of Round 6, players were given the opportunity to choose either Power Now or Power Later. If the player chose Power Now, they would be able to cast a vote in both Round 6 and 7. If the player chose Power Later, they would not cast a vote in Round 6, but would be able to cast two votes in Round 7. Alexa, Romeo, Tyler and Zach all chose Power Now and were able to vote in both Round 6 and 7. Admir, Josh and Kevin all chose Power Later and abstained from voting in Round 6 so they could cast two votes in Round 7.

## Cast

* **^Note 1** : King received Safety in Round 1, therefore 1 vote against him was not counted.
* **^Note 2** : LeQuisha received Safety in Round 1, therefore 1 vote against her was not counted.
* **^Note 3** : Kevin received Safety in Round 5, therefore 3 votes against him were not counted.
* **^Note 4** : Romeo used the Safety Pass on himself in Round 8, but did not negate any votes against him.

## Voting History

* **^Note 1** : As a part of the Safety Now or Later round twist, Colin, Josh, King and LeQuisha all received Safety for the round and negated 0, 0, 1, and 1 vote(s) against them.
* **^Note 2** : As a part of the Two for One round twist, players were able to cast two votes for this round. Additionally, the two players who received the most votes were eliminated. Colin and Sergio both received seven votes and were eliminated.
* **^Note 3** : As a part of the Less is More round twist, contestants had to distribute exactly five votes to at least two other players. The player who received the least number of votes would be eliminated. Nicky only received one vote and was eliminated.
* **^Note 4** : As a part of the Safety Now or Later round twist from Round 1, one player who chose Safety Later was randomly selected to receive Safety. Admir, Alexa, Romeo, Kevin, Tyler and Zach all chose Safety Later. Kevin was chosen to receive Safety for the round and negated 3 votes against him.
* **^Note 5** : Due to the 2-2 Elimination vote tie between Alexa and Tyler, a random draw tiebreaker was used to determine who would be eliminated. Alexa lost the tiebreaker and was eliminated.
* **^Note 6** : As a part of the Power Now or Later round twist, players who chose Power Now were able to cast a vote this round. Alexa, Romeo, Tyler and Zach all chose Power Now and cast a vote this round.
* **^Note 6** : As a part of the Power Now or Later round twist from Round 6, players who chose Power Later and abstained from voting in Round 6 were able to cast two votes this round. Admir, Josh, and Kevin all chose Power Later and abstained from voting in Round 6 so they could cast two votes this round.
* **^Note 7** : Romeo used the Safety Pass on himself, negating 0 votes against him.
* **^Note 8** : Due to the 2-2 Elimination vote tie between Josh and Kevin, a random draw tiebreaker was used to determine who would be eliminated. Josh lost the tiebreaker and was eliminated.
* **^Note 9** : Due to the 2-2 Elimination vote tie between Romeo and Tyler, a random draw tiebreaker was used to determine who would be eliminated. Romeo lost the tiebreaker and was eliminated.