July 18, 2001

Reporter’s note—I have been unable to get online until the recent addition of cable access; I apologize for the report getting in late! (One too many kungalooshes!)—Scoop Bonnie

This week, the remaining survivors had to each create an advertisement promoting an act at Disney.

Their discussion topic was “In what 3 ways would you change the Survivor game if it were to be played again on the DD list?” This sparked many responses from the tribe. Here is a sampling of what they had to say!

“I think I would make the prize a charitable donation - something I learned from other games, to remove a certain element of competitiveness.” This member also went on to add, “I would make all elimination by random number instead of voting to prevent hurt feelings and I would involve the DD audience less, since it's like pulling teeth to get them to vote, and instead, have challenges that are less time consuming and don't require audience voting.” A second Koko thought that it should “Keep promoting it as a "You can join in anytime!" game, most people thought they couldn't join a "game in progress.” This member would “cut the amount of participants, having it as individual challenges. This game is going on a LONG time, and it's better to limit it to keep interest strong.” One member joked that the reason for discussing this question was to make it easier for future players. “Sure get us to do the work of improving the game for next time!!” the Koko joked. Others felt that the game was entirely too long and should be completed in under two months.

Perhaps “it needs more promotion on the DD list in order to get the DD subscribers more interested in the game?” was asked. “They (dollarless members) never get to see the workings of the game itself, just the results of the challenges. But another Koko thought that it should have “less people, with tribes of 6 or 7 to start out and then combine when we're down to 8.” One member disagreed, “yes, we're all in it for the fun of it for the most part, but I think winning a prize at the end is all a part of playing the game. If there were random eliminations I would not have played. Some of us have put in a lot of work into these challenges and some have not. Being allowed to stay in the game is reward for the work we put in.” In reply, another Koko joked, “of course you do. It’s that set of chromosomes, right?”

One last suggestion- “a pre game questionnaire that will determine the skill set regarding uploading, html creation etc so that each tribe will have the same skills in regard to creating challenges that require this type of work.” I guess this Koko didn’t see this as a learning experience and will come out of the game with a desirable skill. Overall, they weren’t too thrilled with having to create webpages.

Other thoughts were to have more than two teams, don’t merge the tribes, as they tend stick together after the merge anyway. Have more than 2 teams. They had a several good ideas that aren’t mentioned, as there were so many. Each member knew they had to come up with some great suggestions to keep in the game, remember, dear readers, not only do they have to provide a challenge submission, they each have to vote on who gave a great discussion response.

The tribe doesn’t discuss what they are doing for the challenge. Members tend to keep to themselves on what they are writing. No one wants to give the others any help or ideas for fear it may help the other win. They did get into a lengthy discussion about “the redhead” and how one ex-diva was changing her hair color. They also got a kick out of coming up with new names for the other producers. Lastly, they discussed in great detail the fact that they would be submitting vacation requests. One ex-Kunga thought that perhaps this was an ex-Diva immunity ploy. The ex-Diva’s assured the tribe that this was all coincidence; that they had all planned their vacations a long time in advance.

When the challenge was over, it became time to see who would be in the elimination poll. It didn’t look good for the Kiddie Koko. In the end, despite her pleading, the littlest member of the tribe was caught being up past her bedtime. Lisa was voted out and will be sorely missed. Aunt Binnie had this to say, “we should give her a hero's farewell, she single-handedly wrote challenge #5 for Kungaloosh and provided a challenge entry they otherwise would not of had.” Lisa has contributed so much to the game, she has more enthusiasm than any other 12-year-old anyone has ever seen. Disappointed, Lisa wrote her final farewell, sad that she was leaving the game and will miss playing with everyone. It could be heard through the trees, as her protests carried in the wind, “AWWW MAN. I dont wanna stop the game yet! I dont wanna gooo! °o°UGH…” At least they didn’t have to carry her out kicking and screaming like a two year old having a tantrum! The good news is, little Lisa has agreed to sign on as a producer and help Aunt Binnie create future challenges. “Just don’t make them too tough!” the others begged. The remaining members as well as members of the Dollarless list offered Lisa their best wishes.