Survivor: The Tribe Has Spoken Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Overview
  • Contents
• Setup
• Taking Your Turn
• Time to Strategize
• Tribal Council Cards
• Tribal Councils
  • Tribal Advantage Cards
  • Discussion
  • Vote
  • Tally the Votes
  • Voting Someone Out
  • Ties
  • Unclear Who Is Voted Out?
• The Final Tribal Council
  • Breaking a Tie

Overview

3 - 6 Players | Ages 8+ | 30-60 Mins

Contents

• 67 Action Cards
• 12 Survivor Character Cards
• 1 Voting Box
• 1 Survival Guide

Setup

1. Each player chooses a color and the 2 Survivor Character Cards of that color. Place these Survivor Character Cards face up in front of you. Think of them as your tribe! Put any extra Survivor Character Cards away, you won't need them. As long as you have at least one Survivor Character Card, you're still in the game. When both your Survivor Character Cards are gone, you're out, but you'll still play an important role at the end of the game.
2. Gather all 67 Action Cards and remove the 9 Tribal Council and 6 Vote Cards. Give each player 1 Vote Card, and put the extras away – you won't need them.
3. Shuffle the remaining Action Cards, then deal 3 of them face down to each player. (You can look at your cards, but keep them secret.)
4. Gather each of the Tribal Council Cards you'll need based on the number of players:

Players	3	4	5	6
Single Elimination Tribal Council	4	2	2	0
Double Elimination Tribal Council	0	2	3	5

Put away any unused Tribal Council Cards – you won't need them. 5. Shuffle the Tribal Council Cards you gathered, then place 1 face down at the bottom of the Action Card deck. Insert the remaining Tribal Council Cards face down into the deck, spacing them evenly(ish) throughout. Tribal Council Cards are intentionally bigger than the rest of the Action Cards so you always know when the next Tribal Council is coming. 6. Place the assembled deck face down in the middle of the table. This is the Draw Pile. Place the Voting Box next to it, and leave room for a Discard Pile.

• The Voting Box: Your game box is actually used in the game! Remove the lid and put the box on the table so the voting slots are facing up.

7. Pick a player to go first.

Taking Your Turn

There are 3 parts to your turn:

1. Steal a Card. Pick a player and steal a random card from them. (You can't avoid making enemies in Survivor!)
2. Play a Card (Optional). Play 1 card from your hand if you'd like to. When you play a card, place it face up on the Discard Pile. Then, follow the instructions on the card. You can check the Survival Guide at any time to learn more about your cards.
3. Draw a Card. End your turn by taking the top card from the Draw Pile into your hand.

Play continues clockwise around the table.

Remember: Steal, Play (or don't), then Draw!

Time to Strategize

Survivor is about making alliances and outwitting your opponents in order to survive. The smart player seizes every opportunity to help out an ally or weaken an enemy.

During the game, you can do anything you'd like (make a promise, break a promise, communicate secretly with another player, etc.) EXCEPT:

• You CAN'T give another player a card unless a card makes you.
• You CAN'T show another player your cards unless a card makes you.
• You CAN'T hide how many cards you have.

Tribal Council Cards

When you draw a Tribal Council Card, IMMEDIATELY place it face up in front of you to start a Tribal Council. This happens at the end of your turn, so make sure you Steal, then Play (if you'd like to), and THEN Draw the Tribal Council Card.

With a Single Elimination Tribal Council Card, players will vote out 1 player. With a Double Elimination Tribal Council Card, players will vote out 2 different players.

If you are the player who drew the Tribal Council Card, you are the Tribal Council Leader. This means you are responsible for starting the voting process, tallying the votes, and resolving ties (a very useful advantage).

Tribal Councils

The purpose of a Tribal Council is to vote someone out.

Tribal Advantage Cards

The Tribal Council Leader will say:

"Welcome to Tribal Council. If anyone has a Tribal Advantage Card, you may play it now or anytime before we vote."

If any votes are gained from a Tribal Advantage Card, they MUST be used during the current Tribal Council.

Discussion

Then say...

"Now let's discuss who should be voted out. We can ask questions, form alliances, tell the truth, lie, and speak in private."

Allow discussion until you decide...

You can play as many Tribal Advantage Cards as you would like during this discussion, but NOT once voting has started!

Vote

"All right, that's enough discussion. It is... time to vote! Here's how it works. During the vote, we're all going to close our eyes and tap on the table in rhythm.

When the Voting Box is in front of you, open your eyes and put your Vote Card in the slot representing the player you are voting for. Then, pass the box to the player on your left (even if they don't have a Vote Card), tap them on the shoulder, and close your eyes.

Everyone must vote. I'll go first."

All players vote.

Why? So no one can hear how many votes are being cast.

If you have Extra Vote Cards, you can use them against the same player, a different player, or save them for later.

Or you can put the Voting Box in another room and let players vote in private.

Tally the Votes

"Everyone, open your eyes.

If anyone has an Immunity Idol and wants to play it, now would be the time to do so.

Okay, I'll open the box and tally the votes!"

Any votes for a player who plays an Idol DO NOT count!

Voting Someone Out

Single Elimination Tribal Council: The player with the most votes must turn over one of their Survivor Character Cards to indicate that they have been voted out.

Double Elimination Tribal Council: The 2 different players with the most votes must each turn over one of their Survivor Character Cards to indicate that they have been voted out.

The moment there are only 2 players left in the game, regardless of how many Survivor Character Cards they have left, it's time to IMMEDIATELY start the Final Tribal Council to determine the winner of the game.

As players are voted out, don't miss your chance to say "The Tribe Has Spoken!"

After voting has ended, return 1 Vote Card to every player who still has at least one Survivor Character Card left in the game. Discard all other cards used during the Tribal Council (including the Tribal Council Card) face up in the Discard Pile. After Tribal, continue play with the player on your left.

If both of your Survivor Character Cards have been turned over, you are eliminated from the game. When this happens, put your cards face up on top of the Discard Pile. But don't go too far, as you'll have an important role to play during the Final Tribal Council.

Ties

Single Elimination Tribal Council: The Tribal Council Leader gets to decide which of the tied players is voted out.

Double Elimination Tribal Council:

• If 3 or more players are tied with the most votes, the Tribal Council Leader gets to decide which 2 of the tied players are voted out.
• If 2 players are tied with the most votes, both are voted out.
• If 1 player gets the most votes, and 2 or more are tied with the second most, the player with the most votes is voted out first. Then, the Tribal Council Leader decides which of the tied players is also voted out.
• If there are only 3 players left and 2 players would be eliminated at the same time (leaving you with only 1 player left in the game), the Tribal Council Leader decides which of the tied players is eliminated. Immediately begin The Final Tribal Council.

Unclear Who Is Voted Out?

If it's unclear who is voted out (because too many players tied, some players got no votes, and/or some players played Immunity Idols), the Tribal Council Leader must decide who to vote out using these criteria:

• First, always choose from the (non-immune) players who got votes. If there aren't any...
• Choose from the (non-immune) players who got no votes. Finally, if there's not enough of them...
• Choose from the players who played Immunity Idols.

The Final Tribal Council

This could happen when you get to the bottom of the Draw Pile, at a Single Elimination Tribal Council, or at a Double Elimination Tribal Council after just the first player is voted out.

The Jury is made up of all the players who were voted out, and the final two players must each persuade the Jury that they outplayed their opponent and should win the game. The player most recently eliminated is a member of the Jury AND the Final Tribal Council Leader.

To start, the Final Tribal Council Leader should ask the final two players these three questions:

• What was your strategy coming into the game?
• What was your best move in the game?
• How did you outplay your opponent?

The final two players can respond to each other's statements. Each member of the Jury can also ask additional questions, or make their own cases for who deserves to win.

The final two players should take as much time as they need to make their cases. They can't play any cards, but they can reveal their hands as evidence. Making it to the final two with an unused Immunity Idol or both of your Survivor Character Cards takes a lot of skill!

When each member of the Jury is ready to vote, they will raise a finger in the air. When every member of the Jury has a finger in the air, the Final Tribal Council Leader will say:

"The winner of Survivor is...3...2...1..."

Then, every member of the Jury SIMULTANEOUSLY points at the player they think should WIN. The player with the most votes is declared the Sole Survivor and winner of the game!

Breaking a Tie

If both players in the final two get the same number of votes, the Final Tribal Council Leader breaks the tie by choosing the winner. They DON'T have to pick the player they originally voted for.