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Date: Saturday, September 15, 2001
Time: 1PM VRT
Location: AWTeen [exact coordinates to be revealed on the day of the event]

Prizes
Grand Prize: A P-20 world with 10 users for six months (won by: Chanty)
2nd Prize: An Activeworlds T-Shirt (won by: Calm Spirit)
3rd Prize: A 3-month extension to your citizenship or a 1-bot limit increase
Grab Bag Prize: A free advertisement at immediate AWTeen GZ (not in the café) for one week (awarded at random to one participant regardless of place) (won by: Vornox)

The sequel to the wildly successful AW SURVIVOR Challenges I, II, and III is coming soon!  With loads of improvements over past challenges, this challenge will be the most exciting yet!

Description

The AW SURVIVOR Challenge IV: Moon Marooned is lightly based off the CBS television series called SURVIVOR.  In the series, contestants are transported to a remote location and have to survive in the wilderness for as long as possible while maintaining good relations with their peers so that they are not "voted out" of the tribe.

The AW version of the show will pit up to 120 contestants against each other in an all-out battle to survive as long as possible.  While staying online for such a long time may seem like a huge challenge, the biggest conquest will be mastering interpersonal relations to avoid being eliminated by tribemates.

There will be no idle limit for this challenge.  While it is to your advantage to be online for as long as possible during the day, being online is no longer a requirement.  Keep in mind, however, that if you are not online for all or almost all of the day, it is very likely your tribemates will remove you from the tribe without your being able to defend yourself.

The largest part of the challenge is separated into three parts - community building and chatting, where participants will have the opportunity to forge alliances and meet their tribemates, as well as build their base camp; immunity challenges, where tribes compete against each other to avoid voting off one (or two) members in the following vote; and tribal councils, where tribes eliminate one or two members of their own by a majority vote.

After most of the tribes have either one or two members, all of the tribes will merge into one, and the remainder of the game will become an individual struggle.  Keep in mind that it is more likely that former fellow tribe members will be sympathetic to your cause than citizens on other tribes.

Even if you arrive late, you can still participate in most of the day's events as a spectator.  All of the events, with the exception of those noted otherwise, are open to everyone, including those not participating in the game and those who have been eliminated in previous tribal council votes.

In this challenge, all votes will be made with an automated system, and a bot programmed by Magine will handle all signups immediately prior to the event.  Therefore, arrive fifteen minutes early to ensure a spot in the game.  Tourists, in addition to citizens, may participate to win prizes.  In the event of a tourist winning a free world, the tourist will be offered a free citizenship in its place.

Special guest Mountain Myst will be attending the game.  In addition, another "incognito" AW staff member will be participating in the challenge.  Be careful - you never know who you'll be voting for next!

More information and updates will be posted on this page as the event draws closer. 

History

The AW SURVIVOR Challenge series has had a robust history.  Here are some highlights:

AW SURVIVOR Challenge I
Winner: XelNaga
Participants: 32
Theme: Island
4 tribes, 8 members each
Date: September 23, 2000
Maximum number of spectators: 55

The first AW SURVIVOR Challenge was a testament to the efforts of many hard-working AWTeen citizens.  Organized in little less than two weeks, everything from signups to immunity challenges was handled manually by tribal leaders who volunteered to supervise one tribe each.  Though some technical difficulties were encountered, the highlight of the day was a trivia challenge where fifty citizens vied for immunity.  The final vote was decided when ChickenGurl, who had placed eighth, was AFK during the voting process, so another citizen's vote turned the tables toward XelNaga, who emerged victorious after seven hours of surviving on a desert island.

AW SURVIVOR Challenge II: Frozen Desert
Winner: Angemon
Participants: 64
Theme: Winter Mountain
8 tribes, 8 members each
Date: March 10, 2001
Maximum number of spectators: 72

Delayed due to object path difficulties in early January, the sequel to the first SURVIVOR challenge was rescheduled to March 10, 2001.  The challenge represented a turn toward a more original game, as opposed to the first challenge, which mirrored the CBS TV show to the letter.  Held on a winter mountain at the site of AWTeen's Date That Geek, held a few weeks earlier, all attention was directed at Nornny's custom-designed tribal council area, which utilized 3.1 light commands for the first time in a major event.  Highlights included wacky races where participants crawled across precarious poles high in the sky and a photo finish where Angemon was declared the winner in another 4-3 vote.

AW SURVIVOR Challenge III: Mysterious Depths
Winner: XelNaga
Participants: 90
Theme: Ocean Floor
9 tribes, 10 members each
Date: June 9, 2001
Maximum number of spectators: 84

The third SURVIVOR challenge was the first to feature a fully automated bot system to handle member tracking, voting, and other tasks previously reserved for team leaders.  As a result, team leaders weren't needed at the third challenge.  So many people attended the event that a paintball bot that could only handle up to fifty avatars at one time malfunctioned!  XelNaga, who won for the second time, disguised himself as a mysterious citizen named Rebirth to eliminate suspicion, and then revealed his identity after the final tribal council.  This challenge was the only one to be headed by former Major Events Committee leader Nornny, renowned for his originality in designing the immunity challenges.

Positions Available

The following positions are available and are needed to make SURVIVOR IV a success.  Unless otherwise noted, the people who choose to accept these positions may participate in the challenge.

Event Hosts (7): sPITFiRE, Poseidon, Allen Iverson, Zaakir, XelaG, Brant, BasiX - Responsibilities include preparing, setting up, explaining the rules to, and running one or two immunity challenges.  These citizens may not participate in the challenge.

JAMs (8-12): Anton, FairiePrincess, Mix Master, SpunkyMonkey, Sleeper, at least 3 spots remaining - These citizens will take one or two-hour shifts and chat at the ground zero of the SURVIVOR area while the game is going on to answer questions of those who arrive at SURVIVOR GZ to watch the game and to direct everyone to the next event.  These citizens may participate in the challenge and JAM if they are eliminated.

Statistician (1): Coryashire - The statistician must keep up to date statistics about various aspects of the game, such as who remains on which tribe, how many people are in attendance, who was eliminated from the game and in what order, and how many votes were made against each participant.  These statistics will be used in the case of a tied vote or in later immunity challenges.

Graphics Designer (1): Glofur - Needed to design the flags for each tribe's area (up to 12 tribes).

Send an E-Mail to awteen@shoemakervillage.org if you would like to volunteer for any of the above positions.

Tentative Schedule (all times are VRT)

Please note: the events specified below are NOT final.  Events which fit the "moon" theme more closely are currently under development.  The immunity challenges below will most likely change before the event.