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Following the second season's wrap-up, the fate of the series was left up in the air, as while the crew has openly acknowledged having loved making it, there was a lack of interest was the grander community. Achievement Hunter's eventual closure in 2023 would only further destroy any potential of its return, and Rooster Teeth as a company's announced closure in 2024 all but spelled the end of Survive Block Island for good.

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Following the second season's wrap-up, the fate of the series was left up in the air, as while the crew has openly acknowledged having loved making it, there was a lack of interest was from the grander community. Achievement Hunter's eventual closure in 2023 would only further destroy dissuade any potential of its return, and Rooster Teeth as a company's announced closure in 2024 all but spelled the end of Survive Block Island for good.
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'''WARNING:''' Due to the tropes surrounding the series, all spoilers will be left unmarked. Read at your own discretion.
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* BittersweetEnding: For everybody who loses the Final Chopping Block, namely [[spoiler:Alfredo and Jon]] for season 1 and [[spoiler:Gavin and Meg]] for season 2. On one hand, they lost ''right'' at the finish line, but at least it is rewarding that you have survived till the final day in an unfamiliar location and outlasted the jury.

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* BittersweetEnding: For everybody who loses the Final Chopping Block, namely [[spoiler:Alfredo Alfredo and Jon]] Jon for season 1 and [[spoiler:Gavin Gavin and Meg]] Meg for season 2. On one hand, they lost ''right'' at the finish line, but at least it is rewarding that you have survived till the final day in an unfamiliar location and outlasted the jury.



** In particular, [[spoiler:Gavin had a far less impressive resume going into the Final Chopping Block compared to Andrew and Meg, and spent most of it just getting chewed out. In the end, he only received a single vote to win]].
* CantCatchUp: If one tribe does poorly enough in the pre-merge game, then they wind up entering with a severe minority and are (usually) easy pickings for the majority. The Blue Team and Team Ice suffered this in their respective seasons, though special mention to the former, [[spoiler:who are all eliminated before the final five because of their lack of numbers]].

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** In particular, [[spoiler:Gavin Gavin had a far less impressive resume going into the Final Chopping Block compared to Andrew and Meg, and spent most of it just getting chewed out. In the end, he only received a single vote to win]].
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* CantCatchUp: If one tribe does poorly enough in the pre-merge game, then they wind up entering with a severe minority and are (usually) easy pickings for the majority. The Blue Team and Team Ice suffered this in their respective seasons, though special mention to the former, [[spoiler:who who are all eliminated before the final five because of their lack of numbers]].numbers.



* CursedWithAwesome: Players considered to have strong athletic, social, or strategic prowess are likely to get voted out before making it to the final jury. Special mention to [[spoiler:BK and Matt]] from season 1 and [[spoiler:Blizz and Michael]] from season 2.
* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler:[[LesserOfTwoEvils Barbara]] and [[HiddenBadass Andrew]] managed to win their respective seasons!]]

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* CursedWithAwesome: Players considered to have strong athletic, social, or strategic prowess are likely to get voted out before making it to the final jury. Special mention to [[spoiler:BK BK and Matt]] Matt from season 1 and [[spoiler:Blizz Blizz and Michael]] Michael from season 2.
* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler:[[LesserOfTwoEvils [[LesserOfTwoEvils Barbara]] and [[HiddenBadass Andrew]] managed to win their respective seasons!]]seasons!
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* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler:[[PungeonMaster Barbara]] and [[HiddenBadass Andrew]] managed to win their respective seasons!]]

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* BlessedWithSuck: Assuming they make the merge, players who are considered unimpressive or unpopular are likely to be brought to the end because they are considered easily beatable. In particular, [[spoiler:Gavin had a far less impressive resume going into the Final Chopping Block compared to Andrew and Meg, and spent most of it just getting chewed out. In the end, he only received a single vote to win]].

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* BlessedWithSuck: Assuming they make the merge, players who are considered unimpressive or unpopular are likely to be brought to the end because they are considered easily beatable. beatable.
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In particular, [[spoiler:Gavin had a far less impressive resume going into the Final Chopping Block compared to Andrew and Meg, and spent most of it just getting chewed out. In the end, he only received a single vote to win]].



* DeadlyGame: PlayedForLaughs; the challenges are deliberately designed to be dangerous or outright deadly, same with the camps the teams rest at...But it's also a video game, so...

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* DeadlyGame: PlayedForLaughs; the challenges are deliberately designed to be dangerous or outright deadly, same with the camps the teams rest at...But it's also a video game, so...so...
* DesertedIsland: The stereotypical setting of both seasons, though Meltdown adds a weather-based twist with fire and ice.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After nine straight episodes of challenges, eliminations, and competing intensely with the enemy team, it feels ''good'' to actually win it all!
* EliminationStatement: The contestants' final words vary from being encouraging words to the remaining tribe, reminiscing over things they regret, or bitter words towards the people who voted them out.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Episodes almost always end up with one contestants sent home and lamenting their fate on a final ConfessionCam.
* GameShowHost: Trevor, this show's own Jeff Probst.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Many contestants adopt this attitude. It's clearest when jury members give their speeches at the final Tribal Council, as several either bitterly tear into the finalists for betraying them or basically ask the finalists to suck up to them.
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified, seeing as this is a video game and they're only using a single skin.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: This is the basic premise of a blindside. Letting a player (or their allies) know that they're getting votes runs the risk of an idol play, or outright talking their way out of trouble.
* LonersAreFreaks: Not staying with the group makes people paranoid - or at least, not inclined to save you over their friends. So isolate yourself at your peril.
* NothingPersonal: Most of the eliminations that take place are strictly due to gameplay or strategic purposes. Seeing as the entire cast, with only a handful of exceptions, are co-workers, many players who go after each other in-game are on good terms with each other outside of it.
* OncePerEpisode: Every season has been so standardized that you can almost always expect the same things happening in every episode. There are scenes of camp life spread across the tribes, an Immunity Challenge, the losing tribe strategizes and then heads to Tribal Council and votes someone out of the game.
* PlayerElimination: Besides the show itself taking the form of VotedOffTheIsland, several challenges feature elements of players whittling down over time:
* PlayingBothSides: An effective, but tricky, strategy is to float between multiple large alliances. Done well, this gives the person in the middle a lot of leverage, but if done poorly, the player in question will effectively lose the game due to a lack of trust.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Both the blue-tinted teams come across as incompetent and outright foolish compared to the far more strategic and generally stable red-tinted teams.
* RealityShowGenreBlindness: In the beginning and midphase of the show, very few people coming on the show seem to have an idea how these things tend to work. Usually the contestants who do the best and go on to make long runs are those who outgrow this trope the fastest.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The jury is ''rarely'' especially happy to see the finalists during the Final Chopping Block; expect at least one of them to pull a TakeThat speech/statement toward the players who made it to the end.
* SoreLoser: Several players voted out take it poorly, shown in post-Tribal Council confessionals, finale retrospective confessionals, or bitter jury speeches during the final Tribal Council.
* SpannerInTheWorks: When a contestant becomes contrary to the majority alliances' plan, they risk upheaving it and throwing the game out of whack.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: One or two characters get the bulk of the screentime each season for various reasons, such as having unique mannerisms or bringing something new to the show.
* StrategyVersusTactics: Some players focus on their overall strategy and how they'll win in the finals, others focus more on the tactics of surviving round to round. Obviously, it's best to balance both.
* VotedOffTheIsland: Players leave the island as they are voted off by their peers.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once an alliance has eliminated their competition, the perceived strongest member(s) is/are the one(s) who get voted out by their tribemates because they see them as a threat. This is also why traitors from opposing factions [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves last only a spot longer than whoever they ratted out]].
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You can view the entire series [[https://roosterteeth.com/series/survive-block-island here]].

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You can view the entire series [[https://roosterteeth.com/series/survive-block-island here]].here]].

!!Previously on...Survive Block Island!
* AllOrNothing: The prize structure is still essentially winner-take-all; at the end of every given season, only one person is coming out on top.
* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Just like his inspiration, before dismissing them from Chopping Block, Trevor will add a [[OneLiner brief remark]] about that vote or the tribe's prospects in general. Most are rather [[CaptainObvious obvious]] while others rely on a pun or something similar.
* AnyoneCanDie: Well, not ''actual'' death, but anyone can get eliminated no matter how safe they seem. Doesn't matter if they're a strong player, have allies, or know what they're doing- unless you're immune from the vote, you have a chance of going home.
* AscendedFanboy: Everyone playing in the season or serving as part of the crew, from the host to the interviewer to the various contestants, ''love'' the original Survivor, with many members of Achievement Hunter siting it as one of their favorite shows. And now, they get to compete in their ''own'' version of it!
* BeachEpisode: Just like the original inspiration, the team's bases are on the beach and a lot of the various challenges involve water in some way. Only while the original usually did as much for fanservice, here the blocky textures ensure that's not the case, and is rather just a deliberate homage.
* BittersweetEnding: For everybody who loses the Final Chopping Block, namely [[spoiler:Alfredo and Jon]] for season 1 and [[spoiler:Gavin and Meg]] for season 2. On one hand, they lost ''right'' at the finish line, but at least it is rewarding that you have survived till the final day in an unfamiliar location and outlasted the jury.
* BlessedWithSuck: Assuming they make the merge, players who are considered unimpressive or unpopular are likely to be brought to the end because they are considered easily beatable. In particular, [[spoiler:Gavin had a far less impressive resume going into the Final Chopping Block compared to Andrew and Meg, and spent most of it just getting chewed out. In the end, he only received a single vote to win]].
* CantCatchUp: If one tribe does poorly enough in the pre-merge game, then they wind up entering with a severe minority and are (usually) easy pickings for the majority. The Blue Team and Team Ice suffered this in their respective seasons, though special mention to the former, [[spoiler:who are all eliminated before the final five because of their lack of numbers]].
* CaptainObvious: Just like Jeff Probst, Trevor comes across as this near constantly whenever he announces for a challenge; usually in the form of "Player X, doing Y."
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Each team has a color given to its buffs, flag, challenge props, etc. Both seasons present these in the form of a red team versus a blue team, with other colors shifting in at various stages of the game.
* ConfessionCam: Like the original show, the contestants constantly give confessionals. Unlike Survivor, though, here they're largely PlayedForLaughs, usually being done less to inform a player's direction and strategy and more to elevate or put a cap on a joke or gag.
* CurbStompBattle: In both seasons, there is a ''clear'' dominant team that absolutely annihilates the competition. More specifically, the designated red-colored team (specifically the Red Team and Team Fire) dominated the blue-colored team (Blue Team and Team Ice).
* CursedWithAwesome: Players considered to have strong athletic, social, or strategic prowess are likely to get voted out before making it to the final jury. Special mention to [[spoiler:BK and Matt]] from season 1 and [[spoiler:Blizz and Michael]] from season 2.
* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler:[[PungeonMaster Barbara]] and [[HiddenBadass Andrew]] managed to win their respective seasons!]]
* DeadlyGame: PlayedForLaughs; the challenges are deliberately designed to be dangerous or outright deadly, same with the camps the teams rest at...But it's also a video game, so...
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Following the second season's wrap-up, the fate of the series was left up in the air, as final the crew loved making it, there was a lack of interest was the grander community. Achievement Hunter's eventual closure in 2023 would only further destroy any potential of its return, and Rooster Teeth as a company's announced closure in 2024 all but spelled the end of Survive Block Island for good.

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Following the second season's wrap-up, the fate of the series was left up in the air, as final while the crew has openly acknowledged having loved making it, there was a lack of interest was the grander community. Achievement Hunter's eventual closure in 2023 would only further destroy any potential of its return, and Rooster Teeth as a company's announced closure in 2024 all but spelled the end of Survive Block Island for good.
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->"Welcome to Block Island; a deceptively perilous playscape designed to test twelve of the greatest minds in video game entertainment...Or at least those with decent internet connections."
-->--'''Trevor Collins''', Survive Block Island's resident Jeff Probst stand-in.

Back in 2016, well-known LetsPlay channel and game division of Creator/RoosterTeeth, Creator/AchievementHunter, announced their intentions to diversify their content, subsequently creating the channel known as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/LetsPlay Let's Play]] to try new things while maintaining the series they had become known for. And among these experiments would be none other than '''Survive Block Island'''.

A loving parody of Series/{{Survivor}}, it combines that show's signature style with the video game, VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}. The result? A passion project from the studio regularly hailed in-house as among the greatest shows they've made! First announced on ''March 29th, 2022'' and released via their website on ''April 7th'' of the same year, the series received positive feedback and critical acclaim amongst fans of the brand, though appeared to largely under perform in comparison to the standard let's play content. A second season called "Meltdown" would go on to release on ''September 6th'' that same year.

The series formula is as follows; twelve Rooster Teeth alumni are dropped onto an abandoned island and split into two teams, known as Red and Blue (wonder if that calls back to anything in particular). Over the course of the next few episodes, the teams compete against each other in challenges to win immunity, with the losing team then having to vote someone off. The teams would eventually undergo a team swap to mix things up. About halfway through the season, the teams will then be merged, with every contestant competing for themselves for immunity with elimination still as a threat. Upon reaching the last three players, they'll face those they eliminated and plead their case, hoping to secure their votes and support; whoever receives the most support would then win the show.

Following the second season's wrap-up, the fate of the series was left up in the air, as final the crew loved making it, there was a lack of interest was the grander community. Achievement Hunter's eventual closure in 2023 would only further destroy any potential of its return, and Rooster Teeth as a company's announced closure in 2024 all but spelled the end of Survive Block Island for good.

You can view the entire series [[https://roosterteeth.com/series/survive-block-island here]].

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