Survivor: Pirate Island

***Survivor: Pirate Island***, otherwise known as ***Survivor: Pirate Island - Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty*** is the fourth season of *Brovivor*. *Pirate Island* was the first feature the Pirate Island twist created by Matt, and is currently only season to feature the Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty casting theme.

After 39 Days, Sky beat Chris P. in a 6-2 jury vote in the close battle of Brains vs Beauty.

## Production

Production for *Pirate Island* started during the third season *Tokelau*, when Joseph brought the concept of ORGs to his older brother, Matt. Joseph was in his room creating the logo for the fourth season when Matt walked in and become interested in what he was doing. While Joseph, first intended for the season to only be divided by brains, brawn, and beauty, Matt suggest that the Pirate Island twist based off the concept of Garnets from the Korean reality television show, The Genius. After developing the twist idea, Matt joined Joseph in the hosting team, where the future of *Brovivor* began by having the brother host together for the first time! Matt and Joseph were so eager to host together that they began Season 4 while the third was still "filming" and completing Final Tribal Council.

> "Across the Seas of South Asia, lies an island country called Maldives. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square kilometres. The first Maldivians did not leave any archaeological artifacts. Their buildings were probably built of wood, palm fronds and other perishable materials, which would have quickly decayed in the salt and wind of the tropical climate. The Maldives has a tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification, which is affected by the large landmass of South Asia to the north. The presence of this landmass causes differential heating of land and water. These factors set off a rush of moisture-rich air from the Indian Ocean over South Asia, resulting in the southwest monsoon. This Island holds our 4th Season of Survivor, where 3 tribes are divided based on what skills they use primarily in life to achieve their goals."
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## Twists/Changes

* **Brains vs Brawns vs Beauty:** At the beginning of the game, after being kidnapped by the crew of pirates, the group of 18 were separated into three groups based off what the crew assumed their strongest traits were.
	+ The Ingqondo Tribe appeared to be the smartest of the bunch, and were a part of the "Brains".
	+ The Amandla Tribe appeared to be the strongest of the bunch, and were a part of the "Brawns".
	+ The Ubuhle Tribe appeared to be the most beautiful of the bunch, and were a part of the "Beauty".
* **Doubloons:** After being sorted into tribes, castaways were informed of the main twist of the season being Pirate Island. They each were given one doubloon which served as the currency of the game that could be used in the game to gain advantages or bargain with others. Advantages could be bought in a shop, or even be auctioned off. Throughout the game there were multiple ways to receive doubloons, which were allowed to be transferred but the count was never public.
	+ In the premerge portion of the game, whoever received the second most amount of votes at a tribal council would receive one doubloon.
	+ In the postmerge portion of the game, the person who came second in the immunity challenge would received one doubloon.
* **Doubloon Immunity Idol:** At any point during the game, if a player was in possession of three doubloons, they could be exchanged for a Doubloon Immunity Idol, which served the same purpose as the hidden immunity idol, however it just wasn't hidden. If players wanted to exchange their immunity idols for doubloons, they could, but for a lowered price of two doubloons.
* **A Pirate's Dilemma:** After being informed of Pirate Island's existence, each tribe had to vote for the weakest member of their tribe, which would be sent on a voyage to Pirate Island with one other member of the tribe of their choice. Once they got there, they were given the option of a tribal advantage in the first challenge, or one doubloon for each person who went on the voyage for their tribe.
* **Pirate Island:** During the game, castaways would have opportunities to travel to Pirate Island where they had the option of three different paths. This would be the place that players would utilize doubloons outside of buying Doubloon Immunity Idols. The three paths were as follows...
	+ **Casino:** The first path, labeled Casino, would take the player to "Rupert's Bar and Casino". Inside, players would have the option to play a game against Rupert, where if they won, they would receive an additional doubloon. If they fail, their vote would be stolen at the next tribal council.
	+ **Outpost:** The second path, labeled Outpost, would take the player to "Rupert's Pirate Outpost". Inside, they would find Rupert who ran a shop that sells advantages that can be bought with Doubloons. Advantages included: an extra vote, a legacy advantage, or selling their vote at the next tribal council for one doubloon.
	+ **Unlabeled Path:** The third path was unlabeled, but would take the player to three chest, where two of them contained one doubloon, while the other would cancel their vote at the next tribal council.