Week Eight

Kichagani Tribe

Happy almost New Years everyone! So here it is, the first of the three new tribes. Kichagani was comprised of Scott and Kyle from Kichanga, Jill and Chelsea from Margani, Cowin and Graham from Hartolo and Mandy and Micah from Breema. It is interesting because you could say that Scott and Kyle ran Kichanga while Jill and Chelsea ran Margani. Cowin and Graham were secondary allies of Kyle’s brother Chris in Hartolo. But Mandy and Micah were not part of any alliance in Breema, and therefore are pretty lucky to still be around. So when these eight new tribemates got together to discuss tribe life, it was interesting to see peoples’ reactions to eachother. Jill was Graham’s mom, so that made life for Graham a little more stressful. Neither of them knew if they needed to ally with eachother or if they would be able to vote eachother out. Mandy was pretty close with Kyle, and because she never really had an alliance in this game before she enjoyed having a close friend by her side. Micah decided to talk to everyone and make a whole bunch of little alliances. People liked him so he felt pretty good. Cowin enjoyed getting the new camp ready, and making food and stuff. Cowin knew that he was very good in the challenges so far, and that he probably wouldn’t get voted out yet. He was strategic, but that part of him had not taken hold yet. He would strategize when he had to. Scott was not used to sharing his alliance with Kyle with Mandy, but he took the time to become friends with Chelsea. Chelsea was allied with Jill, and maybe Graham, but she welcomed some new opportunities.

Margolo Tribe

Elliott and Beckie from Kichanga, Steve and Greg from Margani, German and Tyla from Hartolo, Nathalie and Jord from Breema. This was the new Margolo Tribe. Steve, Greg, German and Tyla had not chosen eachother so it would be interesting to see who they allied with. Nathalie, Jord, Beckie and Greg all had the connection of going to church together before the game. Elliott, German and Steve all had the connection of Camp, so they were already pretty tight. That left Tyla who really didn’t know anyone other than German in her new tribe. That meant she could either lay under the radar, or she could be the person that alliances try to use as the swing vote. Either way, it did not seem that she would be one of the first people voted out. So the natural alliances met at either side of the new camp and tried to decide what they should do in the case that they may have to vote. It was a long day of strategizing for Margolo.

Harteema Gang

Dirks, Tyler, Chris and Silas may each have their own partners in Hinton, Lauren, Cait and Trotman, but they had a connection through college that was forged before they each even met their partners. This made some of the partners very wary of this foursome. But just because they had a connection didn’t mean that these four guys were just going to abandon their partners. They each had their plans and they were not going to forget their promises made earlier in the game. This is also the only tribe where each pair was chosen specifically. Each partner picked eachother which also made the pairs a lot stronger in this tribe. So needless to say, this would be an interesting tribe to watch.

Immunity Challenge

The first challenge of the second part of the game would not contain any teamwork at all. Its another obstacle course. The thing is that its an individual course. One member from each tribe will compete against two from the other two tribes. It is not a purely physical course, there are ways to sabotage the other competitors. By observing the course as a whole, there are ways to drop bridges, and release sandbags to knock the other competitors into the water. The whole course is above the water.

The attribute weightings are as follows:
Speed: 30%
Strength: 30%
Problem-Solving: 10%
Strategizing: 30%
Teamwork: 0%

Each person will compete twice against random people from the other tribes. A win is worth 3 points, second place is worth 2 points and third is worth 1. Here are the results. If you feel you would have done better in an obstacle course, you were probably beaten by someone using strategy to sabotage you.

1st: Cowin 2nd: Greg 3rd: Dirks
1st: Elliott 2nd: Hinton 3rd: Micah
1st: Silas 2nd: Steve 3rd: Graham
1st: Chris 2nd: German 3rd: Jill
1st: Scott 2nd: Nathalie 3rd: Lauren
1st: Trotman 2nd: Mandy 3rd: Tyla
1st: Cait 2nd: Beckie 3rd: Chelsea
1st: Kyle 2nd: Jord 3rd: Tyler

After the first set of races the standings are:
1st: Harteema 17 pts
2nd: Margolo 16 pts
3rd: Kichagani 15 pts

1st: Cowin 2nd: Silas 3rd: Elliott
1st: Chris 2nd: Steve 3rd: Micah
1st: German 2nd: Graham 3rd: Lauren
1st: Trotman 2nd: Nathalie 3rd: Jill
1st: Scott 2nd: Cait 3rd: Tyla
1st: Tyler 2nd: Mandy 3rd: Beckie
1st: Jord 2nd: Dirks 3rd: Chelsea
1st: Greg 2nd: Kyle 3rd: Hinton

Final Standings:
1st: Harteema Gang 34 pts
2nd: Margolo Tribe 32 pts
3rd: Kichagani Tribe 30 pts

That means that the Harteema Gang wins Immunity! Also, it means that Margolo and Kichagani must both attend Tribal Council this week.

Keys to Victory (defeat):

Harteema Gang: While Lauren came last both races, and Dirks and Hinton did worse than expected, the rest of the tribe stood up and did very well. Chris and Trotman won both of the races they were involved in, while Silas, Cait and Tyler each won one. It was a good effort and this new tribe should be proud.

(Margolo Tribe): While Jord, German, Elliott and Greg each came first once, no one else in the tribe was able to win a race. Steve and Nathalie came second twice, While Beckie only came second once, and Tyla came last both times, the rest of the tribe just couldn’t find any consistency. German, Jord and Greg each won, and came second, while Elliott won, and came last.

(Kichagani Tribe): Cowin and Scott each won both their races, while Kyle won once, and came second the other time. Mandy came second both times, and Graham came second and last. That left Micah, Jill and Chelsea who each came last both races. Its not totally fair to judge solely on standings, because some people had to race against better competitors, but simply stated a tribe can’t win if their people don’t win any races.

So these are the people who need to email me their votes by Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 at 11:59:

Kichagani Tribe:
Cowin
Micah
Graham
Jill
Scott
Mandy
Chelsea
Kyle

Margolo Tribe:
Greg
Elliott
Steve
German
Nathalie
Tyla
Beckie
Jord

Note: No longer will I be allowing people to change their vote up until Wednesday night. If you vote once, it must remain the same until Tribal Council. Also, in earlier challenges when a tribe had extra people the other tribes got to choose who to sit out, now the tribes themselves will get to sit out their weakest member. That means that strong tribes will get even stronger as the challenges progress. That being said, you must begin to choose wisely when voting people out. If you make the wrong choices, your tribe could continue to lose, and the whole tribe could be eliminated before the merge even happens. Good Luck.

Kichagani Tribe - In Depth

Kyle Pitman

Problem Solving, Strategizing, Strength, Speed, Teamwork
Kyle made it out of the original Kichanga Tribe by being the leader of his alliance. He orchestrated the elimination of Lindsay, Damien, and more importantly Binny. Now in this new tribe, he has by his side his strongest ally, Scott.

Scott Heidman

Speed, Strength, Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Teamwork
Scott, unknown to his previous tribemates was Kyle’s right hand man. Now together again in the same tribe, Scott will bring unrivaled intensity to any challenge.

Jill Hamilton

Teamwork, Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed
It was a surprise to see that Jill was one of the main strategizers in the original Margani. She was the leader of the stronger alliance, and was a very trusted ally of her team. She has gotten this far by being trustworthy and honest.

Chelsea McDermott

Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Speed, Teamwork, Strength
Chelsea was Jill’s main ally in Margani, but nearing the last couple weeks she had begun to entertain other options for Margani. But when she had to choose her partner, she decided to come back to her roots and pick the one person that she trusted, Jill.

Andrew Cowin

Strategizing, Strength, Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork
I had expected Cowin to be the main tactician in Hartolo, but that title was taken by Pitman. Cowin stood out of the limelight and just coasted to this point. He has been unstoppable in challenges, and should be a welcome addition to any tribe.

Graham Hamilton

Speed, Strategizing, Teamwork, Problem-Solving, Strength
The second Hamilton in Kichagani got this far by using his relationships prior to Survivor. He just voted what his stronger allies told him to vote, and didn’t attempt to make any changes. He will be great in the challenges, and has not done much strategizing to this point.

Mandy Maurice

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength, Speed
Mandy really has not taken any strategic steps to this point in the game. Other distractions have taken her time, but I expect she will begin to make some waves. She didn’t get the partner she picked so she is relatively alone in this tribe.

Micah George

Teamwork, Strategizing, Strength, Speed, Problem-Solving
Micah was partnered with Mandy because like her, their partners picked somebody else. So Micah as well is basically alone in this tribe. Each week in Breema was a week that Micah could have been voted out, so his perseverance and likeableness have gotten him to this point.

Margolo Tribe - In Depth

Elliott Delaunay

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed, Teamwork
Elliott has done much strategizing in this game so far, though it didn’t help him keep around his strongest ally, Binny. Instead he has had to choose the other alliance outsider, Beckie. Elliott will be strong in the challenges, and will be looking for an early alliance.

Beckie Moss

Teamwork, Strength, Speed, Strategizing, Problem-Solving
Beckie is the one person in this game who has not been part of any alliance. Choosing Elliott was a no-brainer for Beckie because neither of them were in the alliance. She now has her close friend Nathalie in this tribe, and will maybe begin to strategize a little.

Steve Edwards

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength, Speed
Steve was left without either of his choices for partners and got stuck with Greg who was also left out. Steve has been very good in the challenges, and is a very good teammate and strategizer. He doesn’t have a main ally in this tribe, but will look to ally with his camp friends, Elliott and German.

Greg Beurling

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Speed, Strength, Teamwork
In the second week of Survivor, Greg was involved in a tiebreak. One more vote against and he would have been the third person eliminated. Now, sixteen people have been voted out, and Greg is still around. He didn’t get his choice in partner, but he has been about to make alliances so far.

Peter German

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed, Teamwork
Peter didn’t have to use his strategizing skills in his old tribe because of his natural allies. Now in his new tribe, without all those allies, Peter will have to make some moves to preserve his Survivor life. He has been great in the challenges so far, and with a new ally in Elliott will try to keep up the good work.

Tyla Leonard

Teamwork, Speed, Strategizing, Strength, Problem-Solving
Tyla probably would have been the next person out of Hartolo had they lost again, so this switch could be good for her. She doesn’t know many people in her new tribe, but because she is so likeable, people may warm up to her and try to use her vote to swing some early alliances.

Jord Wilson

Teamwork, Problem-Solving, Speed, Strength, Strategizing
Jord got his choice in Nathalie and the two of them are now still together in their new tribe. He has been very good in all types of challenges, and has actually been more of a strategizer than I had anticipated. He has been good in all aspects of the game.

Nathalie Hainaut

Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Teamwork, Strength, Speed
While there was no certain alliance in Breema, Nathalie could be considered the strongest tactician from her former tribe. She has been very good in the problem-solving challenges. Nathalie will continue to try to make her first real alliance in Survivor.

Harteema Gang - In Depth

Tyler Wells

Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed, Strategizing, Teamwork
Tyler has not really been involved in a lick of strategy to this point in the game. He stuck with his work partner Lauren instead of going with Kyle, and has been rewarded by being placed in a tribe with some of his very good friends in Nathan, Pitman and Silas. Now maybe he will begin some strategy.

Lauren Ria Pragg

Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Teamwork, Strength, Speed
Lauren stuck with her allies in Kichanga and was rewarded by not being voted out. She was worried when the game started that she would get voted out early, but she is still around, and very much a player. She has been good in the more intellectual challenges, and will continue to compete hard.

Nathan Dirks

Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength, Strategizing
After all his allies were voted out, his old tribe decided that he needed to be kept around, and now Nathan is in better shape than ever to go far in this game. After being taken to this point, Dirks is going to work hard in the challenges as well as in strategy to make some moves and his own alliance.

Matt Hinton

Strength, Strategizing, Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork
Matt did some switching of alliances earlier in the game, but since that point has been working hard to keep himself around, and also to make some long term alliances. It was through his hard work that he met Dirks, and now the two of them are obviously close because they picked eachother as partners.

Chris Pitman

Strength, Strategizing, Speed, Teamwork, Problem-Solving
Pitman basically ran his tribe, making all the decisions, taking all the chances and now he is in a new tribe where he can’t make all those choices. He has a lot of potential allies in his new tribe, and if he continues to do well in the challenges, Pitman could go far.

Cait Waring

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Speed, Strength
Cait hasn’t exactly been riding the coattails of Pitman, since she has been doing well in the challenges, but if Pitman wasn’t in her old tribe, she would have been voted out. Now they are still together, but Pitman might not be able to take her much farther, so she must start using her other connections to Silas, Tyler and Nathan.
Silas Pedro Esq.

Strategizing, Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength
Silas was basically the all-star of Breema, and as such was not voted out despite not being part of an alliance. Now that he has some close friends in his new tribe, Silas will be able to rely on not only his physical prowess, but also his interpersonal skills.

Bryant “The Legend” Trotman

Speed, Strength, Strategizing, Teamwork, Problem-Solving
The reason Trotman is the legend is because he won the first version of Survivor Hamilton. He defeated Dirks in the final by a vote of 15-14, and now he is looking to repeat. Trotman has been great in the physical challenges, and now has some people that he can join an alliance with.

Christmas Special

Merry Christmas to all. In this very busy time of year it is always easy to forget just how special your friends can be. Well this week, you will all be reminded how important friends can be. This is why you all picked partners. The partner you get will be essential to the remainder of your game, in that if you made the right choice you could go all the way, but if you made the wrong choice you could be out before New Years. You see, with these partners I have decided to make three new tribes. These tribes will consist of eight people apiece, and they will all be cut in half by the time they merge. So these next eight weeks will be the most important weeks of your Survivor life. Well, I won’t dance around it anymore. Here are the new Tribes:

Kichagani Tribe

Scott Heidman

Speed, Strength, Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Teamwork

Kyle Pitman

Problem Solving, Strategizing, Strength, Speed, Teamwork

Jill Hamilton

Teamwork, Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed

Chelsea McDermott

Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Speed, Teamwork, Strength

Andrew Cowin

Strategizing, Strength, Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork

Graham Hamilton

Speed, Strategizing, Teamwork, Problem-Solving, Strength

Mandy Maurice

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength, Speed

Micah George

Teamwork, Strategizing, Strength, Speed, Problem-Solving

Margolo Tribe

Elliott Delaunay

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed, Teamwork

Beckie Moss

Teamwork, Strength, Speed, Strategizing, Problem-Solving

Steve Edwards

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength, Speed

Greg Beurling

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Speed, Strength, Teamwork

Peter German

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed, Teamwork

Tyla Leonard

Teamwork, Speed, Strategizing, Strength, Problem-Solving

Jord Wilson

Teamwork, Problem-Solving, Speed, Strength, Strategizing

Nathalie Hainaut

Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Teamwork, Strength, Speed


Harteema Gang (called "gang" because both black guys are in this tribe)

Tyler Wells

Problem-Solving, Strength, Speed, Strategizing, Teamwork

Lauren Ria Pragg

Problem-Solving, Strategizing, Teamwork, Strength, Speed

Nathan Dirks

Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength, Strategizing

Matt Hinton

Strength, Strategizing, Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork

Chris Pitman

Strength, Strategizing, Speed, Teamwork, Problem-Solving

Cait Waring

Strategizing, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Speed, Strength

Silas Pedro Esq.

Strategizing, Speed, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Strength

Bryant Trotman

Speed, Strength, Strategizing, Teamwork, Problem-Solving

I will now dispense some important information about the rest of the game. Up to this point I have tried and succeeded to keep all four tribes even, so that the tribes could switch up players evenly. From this point to the merger I don’t care if one tribe loses all the challenges. This means that it is SO IMPORTANT to think long and hard about who you vote out. You will want to keep people you can trust, but it will also be important to keep the strongest tribe possible, over ALL the attributes.

Also, from this point on I will not be allowing people to change their Tribal Council votes each week. After you give me your vote, you must live with the consequences. So please do not vote too early, but also do not forget to vote, because then I will eliminate you. The first Immunity Challenge of the new tribes will take place on New Years, so take this time to get to know your new tribe, and begin to build the necessary relationships to make it farther in the game.

The game is about to get a lot more interesting. I will send out your new tribes' emails pronto.

Week Seven Tribal Council

Hartolo before Tribal Council

So it was down to the toughest decision yet for Hartolo. Their alliance had consisted of seven people, and now they were the only seven left. They had to vote out one of their own, and it would be a sad day no matter what. The choice would obviously have to be the weakest link as decided by the tribe as a whole. Pitman didn’t want it to be him who had to go home, so he offered up the choice to Cait and Cowin of either Tyla or Millar. Pitman, Tyla and Millar were the three that did the poorest in the last challenge, so it should only be one of the three of them. German and Graham, still kind of laying low, decided to go along with what the tribe decided. So soon, it was commonly decided that it should probably be Millar who gets voted out. But instead of blindsiding him, the tribe talked with him about it, and he was alright with it. He would get to go home, eat some nice food and relax in a nice bed, and that sounded just fine.

Hartolo Tribal Council

I am not supposed to do this, but because I like Beta (Millar) so much I will go along with it. So Geoff Millar had decided to honourably resign from Survivor Hamilton Two. So Millar is the 4th person eliminated from Hartolo and the 15th from Survivor Hamilton Two.


Breema before Tribal Council

No matter how hard people tried, no definitive alliances have been made in Breema to this point. So again, the vote for Breema would be a tough one. At this point in the game, there were actually no weak links in Breema. Each person brought their own unique talents to the game, and the tribe had become the best all-around tribe. So who to vote for? Leading up to this vote, I had some idea, but after receiving some votes, I am surprised at the way they are going, and I really can’t offer up any explanation. Nathalie and Jord seem to have a little alliance going, since they have usually voted very close in time with one another, and it has always been for the same person. And it seems like the rest of the tribe either follows suit, or just votes whatever they feel. I suppose it is for that reason that Micah keeps receiving one or two votes for each week. It is from a random person that never votes with the alliance. It is interesting that Breema has not made an alliance like the other three tribes, but it is still the best overall tribe. They have voted out the weak links, and now they only have strong ones left. So who will be next?

Breema Tribal Council

1st Vote: Barry
2nd Vote: Barry
3rd Vote: Mandy
4th Vote: Mandy
5th Vote: Nathalie
6th Vote: Barry
7th Vote: Barry

So with four votes against, the 4th person voted out of Breema, and the 16th person eliminated from Survivor Hamilton Two is… Mike Barry


Thus ends the first third of Survivor Hamilton Two. The number of remaining contestants has been depleted from 40 all the way to 24. So we have said goodbye to Matt Binnington, Lindsay Eby, Andrew Hackett, Damien Lorfice, Cameron Hodge, Mike Jones, James Lee, Siobhan Wilson, Chris Clements, Laura Graham, Geoff Millar, Michelle Whiting Hodgson, Mike Barry, Amanda Fournie, Gerry Kroezen and Pat Sutherland. From here on in, we enter the second portion of Survivor Hamilton Two.

Congratulations to all those people who have made it this far, and I want you to know that I appreciate all the work you each have put in to be strategic, make alliances, and form relationships. In this second part of the game, there will be a not so slight change to format. But before I get into that, there is something I need you all to do.

I need each of you to pick one person from YOUR TRIBE to partner with. This person will directly influence your fortunes for the rest of the game, as they will be your main ally throughout the second part of the game. When choosing your partner there are three things you need to take into account.

1. This person should be a good competitor (strong in the challenges)
2. This person should be good at strategy (help you survive)
3. This person should be trustworthy (will not stab you in the back)

The partners will be formed as follows. I will give you an example from Hartolo.

Pitman picks Cait
Cait picks Pitman
Cowin picks Pitman
Tyla picks Cowin
German picks Pitman
Graham Picks Cait

Pitman and Cait become partners because they each picked eachother. Cowin picked Pitman who was already picked, but because Tyla picked Cowin, Tyla and Cowin become Partners. German and Graham picked people who already had partners, so by elimination, Graham and German are partners.

I will not say how this affects the rest of the game, but that is how the partners will be determined. You each have exactly a week to pick your partners. There will not be a post this weekend, instead I will post who picked who next Thursday. So each of you should e-mail me who you want to partner with by next Thursday. I suggest you talk to your potential partners to make sure you pick eachother. Once you email me with your pick, I WILL NOT accept a change in picks. You have one chance to pick. If you don’t send me an email, then you will end up with somebody who you may not want to be with.

I hope this all makes sense. If it doesn’t, please post your question in the site in the comments section, and I will address it. So congratulations again for making it this far.

This second portion is going to even things out. The people whose time was running out could just be saved, and the people who were running their tribes could find themselves voted out next. No one will be safe. The game is about to get much more difficult.

Good Luck