⚔️ THE GAUNTLET | OFFICIAL GAME RULES ⚔️

Thinking about playing? This is how the game will be played below! APPLY WITHIN THE LINK https://kovaze.com/blog/193313 Read the rules carefully before competing. 🏁 1. OPENING CHALLENGE • All contestants begin the season as individuals. • Everyone competes in an Opening Daily Challenge. • The results determine the Partner Selection Order. • Starting with the highest-ranked available contestant, players select their partners. • Once selected, a contestant is no longer available to be chosen. • Once all partnerships are formed, the pairs competition officially begins. 🏆 2. DAILY CHALLENGES • All eligible pairs compete together in Daily Challenges. • The TOP TWO PAIRS become the Tribunal. • The LAST-PLACE PAIR is automatically nominated for elimination. • All remaining pairs are at risk of being nominated by the Tribunal. ⚖️ 3. THE TRIBUNAL The Tribunal consists of the four contestants from the top two pairs. The Tribunal must: • Nominate TWO PAIRS for the House Vote. • Make decisions regarding elimination representatives when required. IMPORTANT: Tribunal members do not participate in the regular House Vote. 🗳️ 4. THE HOUSE VOTE • All eligible contestants outside the Tribunal vote INDIVIDUALLY, not as pairs. • Each contestant votes for one of the two Tribunal-nominated pairs. • The pair receiving the most votes is sent into elimination against the last-place Daily Challenge pair. • If the House Vote ends in a tie, the Tribunal votes individually to break it. • The Hang Nail is eligible to vote. ⚔️ 5. ELIMINATIONS Although this is a pairs season, ALL ELIMINATIONS ARE 1v1. • Both nominated pairs must choose which teammate will represent them. • Teams have 12 HOURS to agree on their representative. • Both teammates must agree and submit their decision to production. • If a pair cannot agree, the four Tribunal members vote individually to decide which player must compete. • The two selected players face each other in elimination. • The winner remains in the competition. • The loser is PERMANENTLY ELIMINATED. 🔄 6. THE WINNER'S CHOICE Winning an elimination grants the victorious contestant a powerful advantage. They have TWO options: OPTION 1 — STAY • Remain with their current partner. • Continue competing together. OPTION 2 — STEAL • Select a contestant from another active pair as their new partner. • The winner's former partner joins the former partner of the stolen contestant. • Two new partnerships are created. Partner stealing is OPTIONAL. 🩹 7. THE HANG NAIL When a contestant is eliminated, their surviving teammate becomes THE HANG NAIL. The Hang Nail: • Remains in the competition. • Receives immunity for the following round. • Does NOT compete in the following Daily Challenge. • CAN participate in the following House Vote. • Cannot be selected for elimination while protected. • Receives a new partner after the following elimination. After that elimination, the Hang Nail forms a new pair with the contestant whose teammate was eliminated. They then return to normal competition. 👤 8. THE SOLO PHASE When the game reaches the TOP FIVE TEAMS, partnerships will officially end. • The remaining contestants enter the individual phase. • Pairs are dissolved. • From this point forward, contestants compete for themselves. The rules for the solo phase will be announced when it begins. 📋 9. GENERAL RULES • All contestants must follow challenge instructions and deadlines. • Outside assistance, cheating, and unauthorised AI use are prohibited unless explicitly permitted. • Contestants must not share private challenge materials or answers with other teams. • All official votes and decisions must be submitted through the designated channels. • Failure to submit decisions by the deadline may result in penalties. • Harassment, discrimination, and personal attacks outside of gameplay are not tolerated. • Production will address situations not explicitly covered by these rules.