You often witness players join the website, and be completely unaware how to play the (mini)-games, so I have decided to provide a quick summary on how each game works because I am bored and have the time.
-- GAME RULES --
[ARENA] - 11 Players - Fast Game (approx. an hour per game)
Each round, you receive two votes to distribute among your players. The two players with the most votes received by the entire cast will be nominated, and EVERYONE will participate in the same challenge to win the Power of Veto next round. If you are nominated, you must score better than your opponent or you will be eliminated.
Starting Round 2, there is a Power of Veto holder who cannot be nominated, and their votes count double. Occassionally, a purge may be triggered with a 10% chance, leaving everyone except for the Power of Veto holder nominated for elimination, with the worst performing player being eliminated.
At the Final 3, there is no vote, and you are simply looking to be the best at the final challenge. The best overall score will win Arena.
[FRENZY] - 13 Players - Fast Game (approx. 45 - 90 minutes per game)
Each round, a Head of Household is RANDOMLY selected. They must nominate two players for eviction. Once the nominees are locked, a Power of Veto holder will be randomly determined between everyone EXCEPT the Head of Household. They may decide to keep the nominations the same, or save one of the nominees from eviction, forcing the Head of Household to name a replacement nominee. If a nominee wins the Power of Veto it is automatically used on themselves.
Once the final nominees are determined, everyone except for the nominees will cast a vote to evict. The Head of Household will also vote, though their vote will only be counted as a tiebreaker if needed.
At the Final 4, there is no longer a Power of Veto, and the Head of Household nominees are final, with the person safe casting the deciding vote. At Final 3, the final Head of Household will vote to evict one of the remaining two players, to form the Final 2.
Then, a jury of all eleven evicted players will cast a vote for the winner. Once you are evicted, you will be prompted to submit a Jury Ranking between all remaining players. The person at the top is who you want to win the most, and the person on the bottom is who you want to win least.
The finalist with the most jury votes will win. If there is a tie, it will be randomly broken by the game.
[RACE] - 20 Players - Fast Game (approx. 30 minutes)
Once all twenty players join the game, you will be randomly paired up with another player. Each round, you BOTH have to play the minigame provided, and you will receive a combined score. It is recommended that you communicate with your partner how well you did, as you will then have to determine if you would like to use money for transportation.
Transportation will add a bonus ranging from 15% - 50% to your TOTAL score acquired, and is best used when you think your team may be in danger of being eliminated, for example if one of you did not perform well. Both of you may individually make a choice to use transportation or walk, each of your money totals are individual.
Some Examples:
Partner A walks, Partner B uses a bike: 15% bonus applied to their total score.
Partner A & Partner B both use a bike: 30% bonus applied to their total score.
Partner A uses a train, Partner B uses a bike: 65% bonus applied to their total score.
Sometimes there may be a Money power-up that appears in the main chat. If you are the first to click the Money button, you will receive bonus money THE FOLLOWING ROUND that you can use on extra transportation.
There may also be "non-elimination" legs, where the last placing team does not get eliminated but will instead incur a 20% penalty to their score for the following round. Transportation bonus will still apply to your total score, and would in many cases even be recommended.
The Finale takes place when there are 3 teams remaining, with the winners being the team that scores the highest during the final challenge.
[OUTCASTED] - 16 Players - Slow Game (8 days)
At the start of the game, you will be split into two tribes of eight. You will receive a minigame to complete across 12 hours, and when the round is over, your team's scores will be combined into an average, with the lowest scoring team having to attend Tribal Council, and vote one of their members out. Not playing a mini challenge will result in your score being a 0 which will drag down your team, and increase the likelihood of you being voted out.
Every 12 hours, you will receive a new minigame to complete, and may have to vote out one of your tribe members. If your tribe loses, each tribe member will have a "VOTE" button under their name, and you must vote one of your fellow tribe members. If you do not vote within the 12 hours, your vote may be randomly assigned to another tribe member, including yourself.
The player with the most votes each round will be eliminated. In the event of a tie, the player that scored better in the current challenge (not considering the 10% penalty from snakes) will stay.
You also have the option to press the button "Search for idol" one time every 12 hours. This can have three results:
A) You receive a Hidden Immunity Idol that you can play on yourself or another player at tribal council, resulting in them being safe even if they would have been voted out. (10% chance)
B) Nothing happens. (80% chance)
C) You get bit by a snake, and your tribe or yourself (at merge) will receive a 10% penalty applied to your challenge score. Players that were bitten will be publicly revealed, and can be recognized by a snake picture in the corner of their avatar.
There will be THREE idols hidden all game, one for each tribe, and one for the merge. Idols can only be played until and including the Final 5.
Occassionally a random tribe swap may occur, and you will find yourself with a group of new players. Some time when there are 8 - 13 players left in the game, you may also encounter a merge where tribes are no more, and you will all be playing an individual game.
Once the merge hits, one player will win Individual Immunity each round, and you will have to vote someone out between the remaining options. This will continue until there are TWO players left. Tiebreaker rules will remain the same, where the player that scored better within the tie will stay.
When there are two players left, like Frenzy, there will be a jury vote to determine the winner. Any votes that were not cast by a juror will be randomly placed onto one of the finalists. The player with the highest number of jury votes will win. Ties are broken by your performance in the Final 3 challenge.
[CELEBRITIES] - 16 Players - Slow Game (9 days)
This game requires you to purchase a raffle ticket for 50 Coins. You will receive a refund if you are not selected for the game. When the game opens, 16 players will be placed into the cast randomly.
Currently the nominations follows Arena rules, where you will receive two votes every 12 hours, and the two players with the highest number of votes will be nominated. Unlike the other games, the two players up for eviction will face a PUBLIC VOTE to save, where the player that receives the highest number of votes from Kovaze will stay. Nominees will be given a pollbox to post a speech, and will have free reign to post blogs to ask for support.
Nominations will be repeated all the way until there is a Final 3 which will be considered the finalists. Those three will face one last public vote, with the player receiving the highest number of votes from Kovaze being crowned the winner.
If you are not playing on the season, you may select FIVE players for a Draft. Keep in mind that the order is relevant to how many points you will ultimately receive. The 3 Kovaze players that pick the best performing team will win a prize.
-- MINIGAME RULES --
MAZE: Navigate through mazes using your keyboard (WASD or Arrow Keys or both), you may encounter coins along the way which will add 20 extra points to your score if you collect them. Your score increases exponentially for each maze completed, as the mazes will also become harder.
LUCKY DROP: This game mirrors Plinko. Drop your ball into any of the slot, and make sure that you land in one of the boxes with a point value from 200 - 1000. If you are unlucky, you may also land in a red slot labeled -50% which will slash your current score in half. Green pins will cause your ball to jump around with higher velocity, so you will want to either use them strategically or avoid them. After a set number of attempts, you will be given the option to Keep Your Score or Risk It, though with each risk, you will encounter more boxes with -50%.
CHAIN-POP: Using your mouse or touch screen, connect balls of the same color on the grid, and try to form long chains. You can start connecting any combination of 3 or more balls of the same color. The longer the chain you connect, the higher multiplier is applied to that specific combination of balls.
WORDS: Using your mouse or touch screen, click/tap on the letter bank to figure out which word is currently visible in the placeholder, somewhat like a Wheel of Fortune puzzle. For each correctly placed letter, you will receive 10 points. Each incorrectly clicked/tapped letter will result in a 3-point penalty. Try to solve as many word puzzles as possible in the amount of time given.
DEAL OR NO DEAL: Plays out like the show, select a starting case, and then eliminate six cases from your grid. You will then receive an offer from the dealer based on how likely your case contains the million dollars. You may accept the deal if you think it is good enough, or keep playing, and eliminate more cases if you think your case may be worth more. If you are down to your last case, and you choose not to take the deal, your final score will be whatever value was within your own case. Make sure that you get the highest score possible!
SHAPES: You will encounter four types of floating shapes, Squares, Circles, Triangles and Stars. Each puzzle, you must select which of the shapes you see MOST OFTEN in the puzzle out of the four. You will receive 10 points for each correct answer, but you will receive a penalty for each incorrect answer. Try to get as many puzzles correctly within the alloted time.
STARFALL: You will encounter a little box, and many stars will start falling from the top of the board. On your phone you must tap your screen, and on your computer you must move around your mouse to try and move the stars into the middle so they enter the box. For each star that falls into the box, you will receive a point. There are no penalties for stars that do not fall into the box.
CODEBREAKER: Essentially Wordle but with a 5 digit combination. Tap/click the numbers available, and you will receive a result. If you see a red number, it's not in the combination. A yellow number is correct but in the wrong spot, a green number is correct and in the correct spot. You will want to work FAST, as this is a timed challenge, so you will want to figure out the correct combination as fast as possible.
HOLEY: You will encounter a wooden wall with a lot of blue holes. Using the WS and OK keys, you must tilt your platform to navigate the ball through the mazes. W will tilt your platform upwards to the left, O will tilt your platform upwards to the right, S will tilt your platform downwards to the left, and K will tilt your platform downwards to the right. You may press two keys at the same time (example W & O) to keep your platform in balance while moving up or downwards. Try to solve as many puzzles as you can in the alloted time.
MATCH THREE: Similar to Candy Crush, Bejeweled, etc. Try to match at least three shapes on the board by tapping two pieces next to each other (vertically or horizontally) on the grid to swap them. You will receive bonus scores if you Match Four, Five, or even cause a chain reaction with a match. The more matches you find within the allotted time, the higher your score.
GUITAR: Essentially Guitar Hero. Using your 12345 keys on the computer or by tapping on your phone, try to tap the correct keys on your screen as soon as the yellow circles are in the corresponding zone. If you tap/press a lot of keys correctly consecutively, you will start building a streak, and a multiplier will be applied to any keys you correctly hit as long as you don't break your streak. There will always be a total of 225 circles in each song, so try to be as accurate as possible!
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