Post by Ricky on Oct 2, 2022 18:50:05 GMT -5
Season 1: XTC Cagayan
XTC Cagayan was the inaugural season of XTC. Based off the 28th season of Survivor, the game was split into three tribes of six based on their dominant attribute: "Brawn" (athleticism), "Brains" (intelligence), and "Beauty" (attractiveness and charisma). The game had an intense pre-merge filled with blind-sides. The merge was left with 4 Brains, 4 Brawns, and 2 Beauties. It resulted in an extremely intense merge which included blindside after blindside and multiple idol plays. Kody defeated Jay at the F4 fire-making competition resulting in the Final 3 being Jayla, Amber, and Kody. Jayla recieved 6 of the 7 jury votes and became the first winner of the series.
Season 2: XTC Big Brother
XTC Big Brother was the second season of XTC. Based off the 11th season of Big Brother, the game was split into 4 “Cliques” of 4. The Cliques were Nerds, Jocks, Preps, and Rebels. The Pre-Jury phase of the game was uneventful with a plethora of unanimous votes. The game kicked up in the Jury phase with some big moves. Paula won the Final HoH and evicted John. Paula ended up winning 6-1 against Carley.
Season 3: XTC Panama
XTC Panama was the third season of XTC with the game returning to Survivor format for good. Like Season 1, the game was split into three tribes of six. The Pre-Merge phase of the game saw multiple tribe swaps and some big moves. The merge occurred with 10 left. One original tribe group dominated the Merge into the Final 2 with AJ and Ricky outlasting everyone. After an intense Final Tribal Council, Ricky won with an extremely close 4-3 vote.
Season 4: XTC St. Lucia
XTC St. Lucia was the fourth season of XTC. This season had the largest cast with 20 and was also the first to include returning players. Four “Underdogs” from previous seasons returned for their second shot to win. The pre-merge gameplay was extremely intense, and included a Tribal Council where 3 idols were played and all votes were nullified. The hardcore gameplay continued in the merge phase with blindside after blindside. The final 3 ended up being Emily, Stephen, and Andy. The Final vote ended up being a 4-4 tie between Emily and Stephen. Emily became the fourth winner after Andy broke the tie and voted for her.
Season 5: XTC Sierra Leone
XTC Sierra Leone was the fifth season of Survivor. This season had the largest all-newbie cast with 20 players. The game started off with four tribes of five before a swap occurred with 16 players left splitting the tribes into groups of 8. One tribe dominated challenges, leaving the other decimated at the merge phase. They were continued to be picked off, with 7 of the Final 8 being from the same Swapped Tribe. In the end, Jenn, Mike, and Jeff were the Final 3. After an intense Final Tribal Council, the vote was again very close like the past 2 seasons. Jeff became the fifth XTC Winner, by a vote of 5-3.
Season 6: XTC Zakynthos - All Stars
XTC Zakynthos: All Stars was the Sixth season of XTC, and the first to have an All-Returnee cast. 22 of the best players to play XTC returned to win the all-star crown. The cast was extremely dynamic, with the game starting off with two tribes of 11, with a season long twist that all players lived in one camp. This meant that cross-tribaling communication was allowed. This set up for an interesting pre-merge where big names were voted off left and right, including multiple winners. Tribes Merged at the Final 13 mark. The story of the Merge phase of the game was that an alliance of three called the “3Queens”(Shon, Billy, and Trevor), which had been on the minority all season, were able to dominate the merge and make Final 4 together. At Final 4 after an intense endurance challenge that Billy won, Trevor was voted off. After the most heated Final Tribal Council the series had ever seen, Billy was crowned the winner of Ecstasy Zakynthos: All Stars. For the fourth straight season, FTC came down to the last vote, 5-4-0 with Billy securing the win over Shon and Travis.
Season 7: XTC Yakushima
XTC Yakushima was the Seventh season of XTC. Coming off a brief hiatus after All Stars, XTC returned with a cast of Eighteen new players. This season was the first to have a season long twist, which consisted of tribes being able to vote to award a player from the losing tribe immunity right before the vote. This season is mainly known for it’s cast, which is widely regarded as the best XTC has had. There were intense rivalries, messy entertaining moves (Rocky idoling out Taylor at F6), and the best strategic duo in XTC history (Kyle and Sid). After all the dust was settled Tyler was crowned the winner of Ecstasy Yakushima. For the fifth straight season, FTC came down to the last vote, 5-3-0 with Tyler securing the win over Nick and Rocky.
Season 8: XTC El Hierro
XTC El Hierro was the Eighth season of XTC with a cast of 20 brand new players to XTC. The season started off with four tribes of five that quickly swapped into three tribes of six after one eviction and a walk out. The merge was quickly dominated by the "Strong Merge" alliance until they turned on each other. El Hierro will be remembered for its dynamic cast (including the introduction of some great brand new players to the org community like Benji, Kaylee, Quintin, Scott, Natalia, Amber, Ashley, Tommy and Ricky), crazy blindsides (Kaylee, Tyler, Sam, Scott, AJ, and Leah), and an epic final 4 tribal council where both alliances turned on each other setting the scene for a crazy FTC. For the sixth straight season, and for the second time in XTC history, the FTC came down to literally the last vote. The jury was tied 4-4-0 between Ricky and Christine so it was up to the third finalist, Natalia, to cast the deciding vote, which she did in favor of her LatinX alliance partner, giving Ricky the win over the fan favorite Christine.
Season 9: XTC Mallorca
XTC Mallorca was the ninth season of XTC and it was comprised of a diverse cast of newbies, returnees, and ORG veterans that were placed into three tribes of six. Drago emerged as a powerful force in the early tribe challenges. Soon after the swap Drago began to fall to the combined forces of Palma and Cabrera in a first-ever, firepowered joint tribal council where three idols were played. The early merge sent home some prolific ORG vets and had all players building an alliance with Jake. After a contentious F8 tribal, lines were drawn in the Mallorca sand and Jeff, Jake, and April emerged as the final three. Outwitting, Outplaying, and Outflirting his way through the competition, Jake was crowned the winner of season nine with a final vote of 6-1-1. The cast will be remembered for their early blindsides, over-the-top players, and tight lipped tribals.
Season 10: XTC Devil's Island
Season 9: XTC Mallorca
XTC Mallorca was the ninth season of XTC and it was comprised of a diverse cast of newbies, returnees, and ORG veterans that were placed into three tribes of six. Drago emerged as a powerful force in the early tribe challenges. Soon after the swap Drago began to fall to the combined forces of Palma and Cabrera in a first-ever, firepowered joint tribal council where three idols were played. The early merge sent home some prolific ORG vets and had all players building an alliance with Jake. After a contentious F8 tribal, lines were drawn in the Mallorca sand and Jeff, Jake, and April emerged as the final three. Outwitting, Outplaying, and Outflirting his way through the competition, Jake was crowned the winner of season nine with a final vote of 6-1-1. The cast will be remembered for their early blindsides, over-the-top players, and tight lipped tribals.
Season 10: XTC Devil's Island
XTC Devil’s Island was the tenth season of XTC and it was comprised of a diverse cast of 18 XTC newbies divided into two tribes. It was notable that this was the first time in XTC history that the game started off with more females players than males and the first time a season started off with only two tribes. The season was a roller-coaster throughout, starting with a crazy pre-merge which saw several blindsides and numerous high profile exits. The game kicked into high-gear during the merge, where voting blocks dominated and power changed hands nearly every vote. By Final 7 there were three main duos left in the game and some were successful in betraying their partners while others were not. The final 3 ended up consisting of Alexander, Grace and Torry with Grace winning 7-1-0. This turned out to be a controversial ending , with many believing Torry should’ve received more credit. All in all, despite some postseason revelations the season is well received for it’s stellar cast and hardcore gameplay with every single player going all-out. ORG newbies once again dominated, with 5 of the Final 7 and 7 of the Final 11 being first time players.
Season 11: XTC Zanzibar
XTC Zanzibar was the eleventh season, and was composed of 16 players new to XTC who were notable for being underestimated, but overcame various obstacles. This was the first season XTC introduced a currency into the game - Fire Tokens, and the Edge of Extinction. During the swap, tribal lines stayed fairly the same. However, those swapped into a minority ended up surviving, making it to merge with big idol plays and blindsides under their belt. At merge, original Pemba and original Unguja chose to say together. The season took another turn as players were notified that all evicted players were on the edge of extinction and would have an opportunity to come back to the game. Ultimately Ben beat Leanna in an endurance comp for the opportunity to come back in the game. Despite many seasons of a final 3 at Tribal Council, XTC decided to go back to a final 2. After an explosive season filled with many shocking moments including, idol bluffs, multiple correctly played idols, blindsides, and twists, two of the most underestimated players sat next to each other at final tribal council: Melody, who was swapped into a minority, had the most fire tokens in the game, and a successful idol play along side Gleason, who also was swapped into a minority, had his name written down 13 times at various Tribal councils, and also played an idol correctly. In the end, Melody was crowned winner of XTC: Zanzibar over Gleason with a final vote of 6-3. This season will be remembered for its iconic newbies, loyal alliances, big moves, strategic players, and ultimately, how the underestimated players were able to rise to the top.
Season 12: XTC New Heights
XTC New Heights brought a new era to the game. This was our first season on Discord and first season with 24 players. Each tribe of 8 consisted of 5 XTC newbies and 3 XTC veterans. The first phase of the game saw Lohtse, Manaslu, and Nuptse battling it out to be the one safe tribe in each of the first three double-elimination rounds. In these first few rounds, players made fairly predictable, safe moves, with veteran after veteran going out the door. On day 11 we had the first swap, and with it, the first major betrayal of the game as Scott R. was blindsided at the first swap Tribal Council. During the next several days, the Lohtse tribe was whittled down, only for its remaining members to be saved by the second swap. Luck ran out for Tito at the final 13, though, as the marker twist saw him as the one tribe member without a triad, making him the first player to fall after the merge. This next phase was dominated by returning winner Jake Stewart with his multiple alliances and "number ones". The overarching question of “when will Tati finally stab Jake in the back?” kept the Viewers’ Lounge abuzz. At the beginning of the merge, the game had a cursed immunity idol that passed between three players, with all three falling one right after the other. Live Night ended with Taylor holding both individual immunity and a Legacy Advantage, but she was taken out by Matt’s idol play the next round after her Legacy Advantage expired. Unprecedented scrambling at the Final Five resulted in a 2-1-1-1 vote split, sending Tati to Ponderosa with just two votes, just as she finally pulled the trigger against Jake. On finale night the jury was torn between two of the three finalists. A shocking 4-4 split decision between a newbie and a veteran meant the last finalist, Andrew, had to cast the tie-breaking vote between Jake & Kyle. In the end, Jake Stewart outwitted, outplayed, and outcharmed his way to the win (again!) and was crowned the first two-time winner of XTC.
Season 13: XTC Open Horizons
XTC Open Horizons, the thirteenth season, started fast with 18 new players starting on one beach together. With 17 people to talk to, the game moved quickly, forcing players to be active, or get voted out. After 3 tribals, 2 vote outs, and 1 player sent to exile island, the cast was separated in to two tribes, Azimuth and Parhelia. With no planned swap, just a swap power, Azimuth reigned strong while Parhelia numbers dwindled. After being lied to and voted out unanimously on Parhelia, Jacquie transferred her swap power to Alex, an Azimuth tribe member, and Alex turned the game on it’s head by playing the power. Going into the swap 5-7, Parhellia played it well, with their majority on one tribe throwing the challenge and taking out a powerful Azimuth. Once merge hit, Azimuth, believing they had the majority 6-5, let their guard down and allowed Parhelia to convince Nina to flip, who was left out of the one vote for the one tribal Azimuth went to, creating a 6-5 merge vote in Parhelia’s favor. With that, Parhelia ran the game, taking out Azimuth numbers. At final 8, half of Parhelia made a move against one of their own, taking out Kelly, who everyone saw as running the game up until that point. This led to several power house players being voted, with Morgan, Brooke, and Nina following her out. At final 4, Bridget was likely to be the next victim, with her two biggest allies, Niki and Rizo, planning to take her out. However, pulling out an important immunity challenge win, Bridget was able to secure her spot at FTC with Patrick and Niki. After struggling to separate her games from Niki’s, both of whom had always known where the votes were going and were an unstoppable duo, Bridget won in a 6-1-1 vote when reminding people of the target she continually had to fight off. This season was the season of the women and the underdogs, as they were the ones who ran the season and created moves that allowed them to get far when people weren’t expecting them too.
XTC Zanzibar was the eleventh season, and was composed of 16 players new to XTC who were notable for being underestimated, but overcame various obstacles. This was the first season XTC introduced a currency into the game - Fire Tokens, and the Edge of Extinction. During the swap, tribal lines stayed fairly the same. However, those swapped into a minority ended up surviving, making it to merge with big idol plays and blindsides under their belt. At merge, original Pemba and original Unguja chose to say together. The season took another turn as players were notified that all evicted players were on the edge of extinction and would have an opportunity to come back to the game. Ultimately Ben beat Leanna in an endurance comp for the opportunity to come back in the game. Despite many seasons of a final 3 at Tribal Council, XTC decided to go back to a final 2. After an explosive season filled with many shocking moments including, idol bluffs, multiple correctly played idols, blindsides, and twists, two of the most underestimated players sat next to each other at final tribal council: Melody, who was swapped into a minority, had the most fire tokens in the game, and a successful idol play along side Gleason, who also was swapped into a minority, had his name written down 13 times at various Tribal councils, and also played an idol correctly. In the end, Melody was crowned winner of XTC: Zanzibar over Gleason with a final vote of 6-3. This season will be remembered for its iconic newbies, loyal alliances, big moves, strategic players, and ultimately, how the underestimated players were able to rise to the top.
Season 12: XTC New Heights
XTC New Heights brought a new era to the game. This was our first season on Discord and first season with 24 players. Each tribe of 8 consisted of 5 XTC newbies and 3 XTC veterans. The first phase of the game saw Lohtse, Manaslu, and Nuptse battling it out to be the one safe tribe in each of the first three double-elimination rounds. In these first few rounds, players made fairly predictable, safe moves, with veteran after veteran going out the door. On day 11 we had the first swap, and with it, the first major betrayal of the game as Scott R. was blindsided at the first swap Tribal Council. During the next several days, the Lohtse tribe was whittled down, only for its remaining members to be saved by the second swap. Luck ran out for Tito at the final 13, though, as the marker twist saw him as the one tribe member without a triad, making him the first player to fall after the merge. This next phase was dominated by returning winner Jake Stewart with his multiple alliances and "number ones". The overarching question of “when will Tati finally stab Jake in the back?” kept the Viewers’ Lounge abuzz. At the beginning of the merge, the game had a cursed immunity idol that passed between three players, with all three falling one right after the other. Live Night ended with Taylor holding both individual immunity and a Legacy Advantage, but she was taken out by Matt’s idol play the next round after her Legacy Advantage expired. Unprecedented scrambling at the Final Five resulted in a 2-1-1-1 vote split, sending Tati to Ponderosa with just two votes, just as she finally pulled the trigger against Jake. On finale night the jury was torn between two of the three finalists. A shocking 4-4 split decision between a newbie and a veteran meant the last finalist, Andrew, had to cast the tie-breaking vote between Jake & Kyle. In the end, Jake Stewart outwitted, outplayed, and outcharmed his way to the win (again!) and was crowned the first two-time winner of XTC.
Season 13: XTC Open Horizons
XTC Open Horizons, the thirteenth season, started fast with 18 new players starting on one beach together. With 17 people to talk to, the game moved quickly, forcing players to be active, or get voted out. After 3 tribals, 2 vote outs, and 1 player sent to exile island, the cast was separated in to two tribes, Azimuth and Parhelia. With no planned swap, just a swap power, Azimuth reigned strong while Parhelia numbers dwindled. After being lied to and voted out unanimously on Parhelia, Jacquie transferred her swap power to Alex, an Azimuth tribe member, and Alex turned the game on it’s head by playing the power. Going into the swap 5-7, Parhellia played it well, with their majority on one tribe throwing the challenge and taking out a powerful Azimuth. Once merge hit, Azimuth, believing they had the majority 6-5, let their guard down and allowed Parhelia to convince Nina to flip, who was left out of the one vote for the one tribal Azimuth went to, creating a 6-5 merge vote in Parhelia’s favor. With that, Parhelia ran the game, taking out Azimuth numbers. At final 8, half of Parhelia made a move against one of their own, taking out Kelly, who everyone saw as running the game up until that point. This led to several power house players being voted, with Morgan, Brooke, and Nina following her out. At final 4, Bridget was likely to be the next victim, with her two biggest allies, Niki and Rizo, planning to take her out. However, pulling out an important immunity challenge win, Bridget was able to secure her spot at FTC with Patrick and Niki. After struggling to separate her games from Niki’s, both of whom had always known where the votes were going and were an unstoppable duo, Bridget won in a 6-1-1 vote when reminding people of the target she continually had to fight off. This season was the season of the women and the underdogs, as they were the ones who ran the season and created moves that allowed them to get far when people weren’t expecting them too.