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Our castaways have had a busy week since they first arrived on the island! Don’t forget, you can always check out their profiles on the Survivor Page.

Now before we get to our recap, there have been a few inquiries as to what exactly Survivor is. The point of the game is to be the last man standing – outwit, outlast and outplay your competition. Each week two challenges will take place: a reward challenge where survivors win comforts and an immunity challenge. Immunity guarantees they’ll be around for another week.

Onto the recap!
First and most importantly, the challenges.

The Reward Challenge

At the reward challenge this week the tribes were playing for flint. Flint is a hard stone which is used for starting fire – very useful back at base camp.

The challenge spans three rounds and sends one tribe mate from each tribe to a pole  which is located across a patch of sand. Two members from each of the opposing tribes must by force, get the person off the pole and drag them across the sand pit and over the finish line. The team that wins two or more of the three rounds wins the reward.

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How did this challenge turn out? Well, the results may surprise you. For the first round the red team had Jin  on the pole with Vict and Mizuki (Blue) trying pull him off. The blue team had Mitsu on the pole with Tomozo and Saga (Red) trying to drag him away. Both men clung desperately, nails digging into the earth as they were slowly dragged towards the line. How did this round end? Jin lost out to Vict and Mizuki, earning the glory of first dragged across the line.

The second round wasn’t much different, this time it being Meguru (Red) versus Kazuma and Sono (Blue).  There was also Reiya (Blue) versus Asanao and Kyotaro (Red). As the battle raged on, Kyotaro and Asanao stumbled upon a slight problem. What was that? Well in Reiya’s attempt to keep away from the finish line he kicked Asanao. Was this the end? NEVER! He raised his fist high in the air, screaming SPARTA as they continued on….winning the round.

Now the final round, the one that determines the fate of our challenge. We have Mamo (red) versus Hizaki and Kenzi (blue) on one side. On the other we have Mizuki (Blue) versus Kaya and Tomozo (Red).  The battle was on, Mamo held on for dear life, but luck was on the blue tribe’s side. Mamo looked up to the sky and cursed god’s name as he felt himself dragged to defeat. Where was our lovely Mizuki? Screaming various curse words while both arms and legs hugged the pole. Tomozo and Kaya sighed in defeat, the man had become one with the pole.

The winner? The Blue tribe. The boys cheered in delight, accepted their flint and headed back to camp. The Red tribe frowned and Asanao nursed his wound.

Immunity Challenge

This challenge determines which team will have to send one member home. For this week, the tribes have to send one member at a time to struggle through an obstacle course. At the end, there are four tiles (a set for each tribe). The member has to bring the tile back to their tribe. Once all four tiles are back, they can be connected to form a riddle. The remaining four members must work together to solve the riddle. The answers to the riddle will be a combination to open a locked chest. Inside the chest will reveal a knife they can use to cut the rope to raise their flag. The first team to raise their flag wins.

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Who were the runners for the Red Tribe? None other than Tomozo, Asanao, Kyotaro, and Saga.  The runners for the Blue Tribe? Kazuma, Sono, Reiya, and Mizuki. The problem solvers for the Red Tribe were Mamo, Meguru, Jin, and Kaya. The Blue Tribe had Mitsu, Vict, Kenzi, and Hizaki.

How did all of this turn out? All the teams did an awesome job but only one of them came out on top. The winner of this was the Red Tribe. They all cheered and Mamo decided to keep the knife, stuffing in down his pants while no one was looking. What about the Blue Tribe? Mitsu fell off the bridge and Vict got tangled up in the rope ladder. Hizaki and Kenzi both managed to make it back without a problem. All the pieces made it back…but not in time.

Can you solve the puzzle? Leave a comment if you’ve got the answer.

Random Happenings Back at Base Camp

Red Tribe
・ After losing the reward challenge, Mamo and Kyotaro unsuccessfully try to make fire using sticks, leaves and a bit of Saga’s hair. Saga fails to notice the missing hair which was cut using Mamo’s knife while he was asleep.

・ Starving, Jin and Meguru head off in search for fruit. They bond in the process and come back with a reasonable selection.

・ Using the given supplies, Saga, Tomozo and Asanao construct the tribe’s shelter. Kaya supervises.

・ Kaya decorates the shelter with the flowers he’s found near the base camp.

・ Missing his hat collection, Asanao begins constructing a variety of leaf hats.

Blue Tribe
・ Using the supplies, Reiya, Mitsu, and Kazuma build their shelter. Not satisfied with their craftsmanship, Hizaki criticizes the shelter for being ugly.

・ While taking a nap, the shelter collapses on Mizuki. Luckily enough, he comes out with nothing but a small bruise or two.

・ Kenzi runs off and hides somewhere. After he has been missing for more than half a day, Sono goes out in search of him.

・ Vict decides to help in the search, collecting fruit along the way. They eventually locate Kenzi and force him back to camp. He claims he was hiding from the sunlight.

・ Reiya constructs the tribe’s first fire, which Kazuma uses to make a pot of rice. With the rice turning out oh-so-delicious, the tribe names Kauzma as chief rice cooker.

Tribal Council

Unfortunately, the Blue tribe lost the immunity challenge and therefore one of them will have to be sent home. Don’t forget to cast your vote! You can find the Survivor poll on the sidebar to your right. Who do you think should be off the island?

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