Culturally Preconditioned

Yes yes yes the new Survivor installment will be in Cook Islands. But this was an online game which I participated in about a month ago. It ended last week, but we still don’t know the outcome for the Final Tribal Council. The first episode had just ‘premiered’ last night, but it’s formal website still has not yet been launched. The fun thing about this game is we never knew the other player’s real identities, and in that sense, we really were playing with strangers. Our identities were only revealed after the final tribal council last week. So here’s a preview :

3 years ago, this series began in Melanesia. It pitted 2 games of 16 against each other without their knowledge. Today, we return to Melanesia for a second time. This time, there will be new twists, bigger challenges, and tougher competition. The game begins like the 1st, with 4 tribes, 2 games. The tribes have no idea that they are competing against another 3 tribes, they are under the false assumption that they are playing against 1 other tribe. This season we have upped the number of tribe members to 9 people per tribe. That’s right, there are 36 people playing this game. In addition to an extra member per tribe, we have added a new dynamic to the 2 games. The first game involves pitting New Veterans (seasons 4-6) against Old Veterans (seasons 1-3). The second pits Newbie Sucksters against Newbie FGCers. How will these 36 competitors overcome the twists, the obstacles, and the new tribal dynamics? Find out on Melanesia 2: New Caledonia.

The Vets tribes

The n00bs tribes

I will post a link to the episode recaps once the formal website is up and running (should be by this weekend)