UEMB Survivor III

[scoobdog]

It's been about a year and a lifetime of political shenanigans, sport bloopers, and entertainment that defies imagination for all the wrong reasons.  I thought now might be a good time to see if you all would be interested in another edition of UEMB Survivor.

For those who are newbs, infrequent visitors, or don't pay much attention to anything outside their folder, UEMB Survivor is, like its name suggests, a competition with participants competing with each other than against each other to win the title and a special gift.  Teams compete against each other to run phony election campaigns, create absurd stories and art, and sell useless products, among other things, to win the votes of our esteemed judges and their UEMB peers. You can stop by the Survivor club to get an idea of the sport itself.

This competition is a whole-site event; it's something that everyone can participate in even if they don't sign on to be competitors.  If you could all be so kind as to take a moment to  answer the two question poll, I would really appreciate it.  Edit:  The poll closes by Friday 08/30, now

[André Toulon]

Well, since my clear sentiments aren't on the poll... I'm gonna skip that but if you do it, you know I'll play

[scoobdog]

On 8/16/2024 at 9:54 AM, André Toulon said:

Well, since my clear sentiments aren't on the poll... I'm gonna skip that but if you do it, you know I'll play

We can't have a Survivor without you.

[scoobdog]

So, let's start with any questions anyone has.

Does anyone not know how this game is played?

[discolé monade]

question 1: does barry manilow know you raid is wardrobe. 

question 2: if a wood chuck could chuck wood, how much wood would he actually chuck? 

the game. will there be snacks?

[scoobdog]

Just the person - Survivor II Champion and all around bad ass:  Disco!

Maybe you could tell us all little bit about what the experience was like.

[discolé monade]

well....i thought it was a lot of fun. 

being able to interact with members here that i wouldn't normally was different

the challenges themselves were funny and creative. all around great time

8/10

 

[UwPp]

14 hours ago, scoobdog said:

So, let's start with any questions anyone has.

Does anyone not know how this game is played?

Kinda me. I've watched the other games but I'm still 100% confused. 

[scoobdog]

4 minutes ago, UwPp said:

Kinda me. I've watched the other games but I'm still 100% confused. 

What did you find most confusing?

[scoobdog]

I think one of the common questions people might have is how the team portion works:

At the beginning, teams are drafted and for the first rounds, they collaborate to win as a team.  For the second edition, there were eliminations during the first few rounds, but it was kind of awkward and we ended up eliminating the people that just didn't participate during the team rounds.  So, the purpose do the first 4 rounds is to win as a team and accumulate points for each participant that carry over to the elimination rounds.

[scoobdog]

In case it wasn't clear, we won't be sending people home in the team rounds.

[PerfectFlowingHair]

I have no idea what I'd be doing but you better believe I am going to do it like crazy. >.>

[discolé monade]

15 hours ago, scoobdog said:

In case it wasn't clear, we won't be sending people home in the team rounds.

i like that way better.

do you have challenges in line? will you be using some of the past events?

how many judges? i noticed judges last event, but what was the role?

[scoobdog]

3 hours ago, discolé monade said:

i like that way better.

how many judges? i noticed judges last event, but what was the role?

There are two judges, with past champions getting the priority.

Last time, I kind of used the judges as a back up because I didn't have a lot of confidence that we would get board participation.  This time, we're changing the role slightly.

During the team round, the judges will still decide which member of each team is the MVP for the round and that person gets bonus points on top of those earned by the team.  During the individual knockout rounds, each judge gets one vote for the contestants that move on to the next round, and the board collectively gets one vote.

3 hours ago, discolé monade said:

do you have challenges in line? will you be using some of the past events?

I do not.  Last time, the challenges were formulated by committee because that shit is hard.  We'll use some of the same events (not the same prompts), but I'd like to come up with new events as well.

[discolé monade]

amazing.

and finally....

will there be a prize? 

it's truly absurd that anyone would think it could top last years 'trophy'

 

[scoobdog]

Yes, there will be a prize.

[UwPp]

Shut the front door. 

I want to potentially win a prize!

[scoobdog]

15 hours ago, UwPp said:

Shut the front door. 

I want to potentially win a prize!

I even do custom graphics for it.

[Stonergoth187]

I'll throw my hat in

[scoobdog]

Perhaps another tease for those who are curious.  Our team events will feature some interesting group activities.  Maybe you’ve seen the posts with my ugly mug asking for votes.  Naturally the goal isn’t too embarrass anyone, but we do encourage good natured banter.  Everyone gets access to one of two exclusive clubs where you can hang out and chat with your new teammates.

[discolé monade]

it was BANANAS what we went through!!