Complete documentation on the rules within the game of Survivor. If you see something missing, feel free to add it.

Survivor Rules: During the Competition

Survivor Tribal Council Rules

Tribal councils are where the contestants (castaways) must vote off one tribe member.

• Survivor Contestants may not write their own name down.
• Survivor Contestants may not miss a Tribal Council. Tribal Councils are mandatory for all contestants, and everyone must vote.
  
• Should an Idol be played, the castaway receiving the second-most votes would be voted out instead.
• In the case of a tie at tribal council:
  • The rule has changed from season to season, but in the last few seasons, ties are broken by a second round of voting. If the tie remains, a fire-making challenge ensues.
    

Survivor Game Rules

While playing the game, there's some game conduct rules Survivor contestants must abide by.

• Sitting out of a challenge that requires the participation of all survivors is not allowed
• When the game requires a Survivor to sit out a challenge (uneven teams), they same player is not allowed to sit out back-to-back challenges. If this is not possible, no person may compete in back to back challenges.
• Misconduct is against the rules, including but not limited to stealing or misappropriating food, harming other castaways or crew members, and acts of violence.

Survivor Legal Rules

Survivor Contestants may not conspire to share the prize. The million dollars may be won by one and only one individual. Survivors are prohibited from sharing or making any agreement to share all or any portion of the prize.

Survivor Contestants may not enter the production area. The area designated for the production crew is strictly off-limits to the survivors.

Survivor Contestants may not break the law. Even though they are stranded in remote locations, the contestants will still be held to U.S. law, as well as local law. Any breach of those laws is against the contest rules.

Survivor Rules: After the Competition

Survivors may not disclose how long they or other contestants lasted or any other evidence that would give away the season winner. Doing so will forfeit their own prize money and may open them up to a lawsuit.