You wake to the sound of waves crashing against the wooden hull. You smell tack and feet, see little but the hammock above you, and the piercing call of a Parrot.
You're home.
Aboard one of the most feared vessels of the time, you exit the Crew Quarters, take a deep whiff of the bracing brine of the air, and prepare yourself for a hard day's work.
As time has passed, you've struggled to claim the fear and power that you were promised, as that's reserved for your captian. They lead with an iron fist, with little in the way of regard for the lives of their crew. As pirates, you're a naturally rowdy bunch, but discontent is growing.
This new age has allowed those in power to consolidate it, at the cost of their crews. You want to stake an undisputable claim that nobody can take away from you, not even in the annals of history. You envy the captains who seek adventurous quests, lead brave battles, and claim forbidden treasure. After years of heavy, hopeless, and burdensome manual labor, you dare to dream.
In your last port of call, you heard a rumor. One of a treasure lost to time. A limitless array of gold, silver, jewels, and starcoin. Enough to fund a fleet of ships, with you at the helm. But with discontent high, it's hard to tell how many other crew members in other ships feel the same. After all, rumor spreads like dysentery. With so many pirates potentially seeking the same goal, who will win the day? Make haste but tread light, adventurer, for there can only be one. Only time will tell who, but dead men… they will tell nothing.
Set forth, on the Open Seas!
This year, yet again, we plan to find the undisputed best Survivor player on Smogon. This is an 80 player Survivor game that should finish in just under 3 months. As such with Survivor being adapted to such a large cast size, it will be a hard fought battle from beginning to end.
You'll navigate twists familiar and unfamiliar, and find advantages and idols. You will form and break alliances, and hopefully make a few friends along the way as well. Over the course of the next three months, 1 player will outlast 79 other highly capable and talented competitors. That player will be our winner and win the Smogon sitewide banner ”Sole Survivor”!
It will be a more twist-heavy game than a typical Survivor game (especially during the earlier phases), that will reward adaptive gameplay and strong social skills. For those of you who haven’t played Bigvivor (or Hal games before), I recommend looking at the previous game threads. Due to the nature of the game, we encourage applicants to have experience with Survivor specifically.
If you want to help host in some capacity (mainly just being around to help monitor things), then dm me on Discord and say you want to. Eliminated players can join the host team too!
If you want to play, join the server. Either post on the thread with your Discord username and tag or message one one of the hosts in the server. The game will be first come-first serve. Applications will close either when 80 people have been reached, at which point new posters will be available as backups. If there are not 80 players by January 6th, at 7PM EST, the gamestart will be postponed depending on how many slots are empty.
The game is set to start on January 7th, at 7PM EST.
You can join the server here: https://discord.gg/56CW75azBq
(approved by aj/broil)
Currently hosted by myself, RyoDio , Andy Snype , Foolish
You're home.
Aboard one of the most feared vessels of the time, you exit the Crew Quarters, take a deep whiff of the bracing brine of the air, and prepare yourself for a hard day's work.
As time has passed, you've struggled to claim the fear and power that you were promised, as that's reserved for your captian. They lead with an iron fist, with little in the way of regard for the lives of their crew. As pirates, you're a naturally rowdy bunch, but discontent is growing.
This new age has allowed those in power to consolidate it, at the cost of their crews. You want to stake an undisputable claim that nobody can take away from you, not even in the annals of history. You envy the captains who seek adventurous quests, lead brave battles, and claim forbidden treasure. After years of heavy, hopeless, and burdensome manual labor, you dare to dream.
In your last port of call, you heard a rumor. One of a treasure lost to time. A limitless array of gold, silver, jewels, and starcoin. Enough to fund a fleet of ships, with you at the helm. But with discontent high, it's hard to tell how many other crew members in other ships feel the same. After all, rumor spreads like dysentery. With so many pirates potentially seeking the same goal, who will win the day? Make haste but tread light, adventurer, for there can only be one. Only time will tell who, but dead men… they will tell nothing.
Set forth, on the Open Seas!
This year, yet again, we plan to find the undisputed best Survivor player on Smogon. This is an 80 player Survivor game that should finish in just under 3 months. As such with Survivor being adapted to such a large cast size, it will be a hard fought battle from beginning to end.
You'll navigate twists familiar and unfamiliar, and find advantages and idols. You will form and break alliances, and hopefully make a few friends along the way as well. Over the course of the next three months, 1 player will outlast 79 other highly capable and talented competitors. That player will be our winner and win the Smogon sitewide banner ”Sole Survivor”!
It will be a more twist-heavy game than a typical Survivor game (especially during the earlier phases), that will reward adaptive gameplay and strong social skills. For those of you who haven’t played Bigvivor (or Hal games before), I recommend looking at the previous game threads. Due to the nature of the game, we encourage applicants to have experience with Survivor specifically.
If you want to help host in some capacity (mainly just being around to help monitor things), then dm me on Discord and say you want to. Eliminated players can join the host team too!
If you want to play, join the server. Either post on the thread with your Discord username and tag or message one one of the hosts in the server. The game will be first come-first serve. Applications will close either when 80 people have been reached, at which point new posters will be available as backups. If there are not 80 players by January 6th, at 7PM EST, the gamestart will be postponed depending on how many slots are empty.
The game is set to start on January 7th, at 7PM EST.
You can join the server here: https://discord.gg/56CW75azBq
Who should apply?
You should be mature, and be reachable on discord frequently each day, or be willing to make plans if you need to go AFK. We'll be operating on very strict 24 hour deadlines. As much as I'd love to give room for flexibility, the size of the game restricts our timeframe considerably.
How long will this last?
It depends on how the game goes, but it should be sometime in mid March.
What should I expect from a 80p survivor game?
You should expect standard mechanics (tribal and individual challenges/immunity). We have gone to great lengths to ensure that at most stages in the game, you feel like you are playing in a regular Survivor game. We will not put you in tribes any larger than you would find on the show or on any other standard Survivor games. I encourage you to think of this as a game that differs in length, rather than in playercount.
Twists will be more uncommon as the player count reduces to a size that is standard for a Survivor game.
When will deadlines be?
7PM EST. Occasionally, we will ask that you be online at that time for an hour or two in order to do live challenges. It will never be necessary, though it may advantage your game if you're able to be online at that time. If the next challenge is live (meaning you have to be on at 7PM EST, then we will tell you so at the beginning of the previous phase so you can prepare. Some challenges may have a semi-live component where you will schedule with another player(s) and we will be lenient as long as an effort is made.
What kind of challenges do you design?
Every challenge in this game is something that I would be willing to play if there was nothing at all at stake. If you want an example of the types of challenges, look through the past two Bigvivor threads and through some of the recent SmORGon seasons.
How do applications work?
Our applications are first come first serve, so long as you meet the loose criteria set above. We will advertise to broader and broader audiences as we get closer to deadline, up until the moment where we fill up on all 80 slots.
What will the banner look like?
It will read "Sole Survivor" in the same color as the other Circus Maximus banners. Unlike banners given out for Mafia or Puzzle Hunts, only one user on the entire site will be able to wear this banner: you.
I have another question!
DM me on discord! You can find me here on Smogon, or you can shoot me a friend request at vizhionop#8734.
You should be mature, and be reachable on discord frequently each day, or be willing to make plans if you need to go AFK. We'll be operating on very strict 24 hour deadlines. As much as I'd love to give room for flexibility, the size of the game restricts our timeframe considerably.
How long will this last?
It depends on how the game goes, but it should be sometime in mid March.
What should I expect from a 80p survivor game?
You should expect standard mechanics (tribal and individual challenges/immunity). We have gone to great lengths to ensure that at most stages in the game, you feel like you are playing in a regular Survivor game. We will not put you in tribes any larger than you would find on the show or on any other standard Survivor games. I encourage you to think of this as a game that differs in length, rather than in playercount.
Twists will be more uncommon as the player count reduces to a size that is standard for a Survivor game.
When will deadlines be?
7PM EST. Occasionally, we will ask that you be online at that time for an hour or two in order to do live challenges. It will never be necessary, though it may advantage your game if you're able to be online at that time. If the next challenge is live (meaning you have to be on at 7PM EST, then we will tell you so at the beginning of the previous phase so you can prepare. Some challenges may have a semi-live component where you will schedule with another player(s) and we will be lenient as long as an effort is made.
What kind of challenges do you design?
Every challenge in this game is something that I would be willing to play if there was nothing at all at stake. If you want an example of the types of challenges, look through the past two Bigvivor threads and through some of the recent SmORGon seasons.
How do applications work?
Our applications are first come first serve, so long as you meet the loose criteria set above. We will advertise to broader and broader audiences as we get closer to deadline, up until the moment where we fill up on all 80 slots.
What will the banner look like?
It will read "Sole Survivor" in the same color as the other Circus Maximus banners. Unlike banners given out for Mafia or Puzzle Hunts, only one user on the entire site will be able to wear this banner: you.
I have another question!
DM me on discord! You can find me here on Smogon, or you can shoot me a friend request at vizhionop#8734.
(approved by aj/broil)
Currently hosted by myself, RyoDio , Andy Snype , Foolish
