Country Showdown #12

Welcome to the split or steal game! If you want information about how this worked, then read the challenge section of this blog!

Here are the matchups!

Laos (Kilo) vs Guyana (MKF)

New Zealand 1 (hi) vs South Africa (Kilo)

Argentina (MKF) vs New Zealand 2 (hi)

Nepal (MKF) vs Romania (Nickelz)

Georgia (Balkan) vs New Zealand 4 (hi)

Taiwan (Kilo) vs Poland (Nickelz)

Monaco (MKF) vs Italy (Balkan)

UAE (Nickelz) vs Montenegro (Balkan)

India (Nickelz) vs Sweden (Kilo)

Singapore (MKF) vs New Zealand 3 (hi)

Algeria (Nickelz) vs Thailand (Kilo)

Malta (Balkan) vs New Zealand 5 (hi)

Note: Saudi Arabia was the odd one out and automatically scored one point for Team Balkan+.

Laos: Guyana. Pick split, because that's what I'm doing.

Guyana: Why should I trust you?

Laos: Because you can.

Guyana: You know what? I like that answer. Let's split it!

Laos: Perfect.

(Guyana hits the split button.)

Laos: You did split?

Guyana: Yes.

(Laos hits a button.)

Laos: Good, because that's what I just did.

The results are... Guyana has chosen to split and... Laos has chosen to steal!

Guyana: You traitor.

Laos: You're so easy to trick.

Scoreboard:

KiloNova: 2

Balkan+: 1

Nickelz: 0

hi111223: 0

McKenzieFam: 0

South Africa: First of all, why are there five New Zealands?

New Zealand 1: To make it fair!

South Africa: New Zealand 1, what are you pressing?

New Zealand 1: I'm going to steal.

South Africa (Confessional): NZ never lies. I know he's being honest.

(New Zealand 1 hits the steal button.)

South Africa: Alright, but I don't want you guys to get the points.

The results are... both chose to steal. Nobody gets the money.

New Zealand 1: Well, at least I was honest!

Argentina: New Zealand 2, I would like to split the points with you. (she had taco in her mouth, so it sounded like "Noo Zeelaynd Doo, I wonta splet dee ponts weeth woo.")

New Zealand 2: What? Also, I thought Mexico got eliminated. How do you still have tacos? Let's split the points.

Argentina: Moykay!

(New Zealand 2 stomps on all of Argentina's tacos.)

New Zealand 2: There. Now eat some other foods like quesadillas.

Argentina: NO! I'M GONNA STARVE NOW!

(Argentina hits the steal button, while New Zealand 2 hits the split button.)

Argentina (Confessional): I got mad at him for crushing my tacos, so I decided to steal!

The results are... New Zealand 2 chose to split, while Argentina stole.

New Zealand 2: Really?

Argentina: You crushed my tacos.

New Zealand 2: Only because you were getting addicted! I was just trying to help!

Scoreboard:

KiloNova: 2

McKenzieFam: 2

Balkan+: 1

Nickelz: 0

hi111223: 0

Nepal: Romania, I want to split the points with you.

Romania: How do I not know you're a liar?

Nepal: Trust me, I just want both of our teams to be safe.

Romania: You sure?

Nepal: Yes. Split, then we'll be safe.

(Nepal hits the split button.)

Romania: Alright, if you insist...

Romania (Confessional): I'm not sure if I can trust Nepal. He could be trying to play me.

The results are... Nepal has decided to split and Romania has also decided to split.

Nepal: Wow, first successful split!

Romania: Yay! Also, lets make a cross-team alliance. Nobody will suspect us.

Nepal: Perfect, I don't have any friends on my team since Nigeria left.

Scoreboard:

McKenzieFam: 3

KiloNova: 2

Balkan+: 1

Nickelz: 1

hi111223: 0

New Zealand 4: Georgia, I want to split.

Georgia: Alright, we can split!

New Zealand 4: Yay! (hits split button)

Georgia (Confessional): Is New Zealand 4 really that naive? I honestly don't know what I'm doing, but I'm pretty sure he picked split.

The results are... New Zealand 4 has chosen to split, while Georgia chose to steal.

New Zealand 4: What...

Georgia: Sorry, but I wanted the points!

New Zealand 4: Dang it, you got me.

Scoreboard:

McKenzieFam: 3

Balkan+: 3

KiloNova: 2

Nickelz: 1

hi111223: 0

Taiwan: Poland. Be honest. Should we split or steal?

Poland: I mean, if you want to get points then split.

Taiwan: Alright then. (hits split button)

The results are... Taiwan and Poland both chose to split.

Scoreboard:

McKenzieFam: 3

Balkan+: 3

KiloNova: 3

Nickelz: 2

hi111223: 0

Monaco: Italy, I'm your neighbor.

Italy: I know.

Monaco: I know you're gonna steal, so I'm doing the same.

Italy: Fine.

The results are... Monaco and Italy both chose to steal.

UAE: Montenegro?

(Montenegro is asleep)

UAE: MONTENEGRO!!!!!!!!!!!

(Montenegro wakes up and stands up.)

Montenegro: Wait wha... (he falls back asleep and his head hits the steal button)

UAE: Ok then, not letting you get the points. (hits steal button)

The results are... UAE and Montenegro both chose to steal.

Sweden: India, should we split it?

India: Yeah, I just want a point for my team.

Sweden: Same... (hits split button)

The results are... India and Sweden have both chosen to split.

India: Thanks!

Sweden: You too!

Scoreboard:

KiloNova: 4

McKenzieFam: 3

Balkan+: 3

Nickelz: 3

hi111223: 0

Singapore: New Zealand 3, I was friends with New Zealand, so I'm not betraying you. Let's split.

New Zealand 3: I agree. Friends need to stick together.

The results are... Singapore and New Zealand 3 have both chosen to split.

Scoreboard:

KiloNova: 4

McKenzieFam: 4

Balkan+: 3

Nickelz: 3

hi111223: 1

Algeria: Thailand, I'm going to steal, so split.

Thailand: Really? I'm not giving you points!

Algeria: Fine. If I go down, then you come down with me. (hits split button) OH NOOOOOO I CLICKED THE WRONG BUTTON!

(Thailand smiles and hits the steal button.)

The results are... Algeria has chosen to split, and Thailand has chosen to steal.

Algeria: Are you kidding me...?

Scoreboard:

KiloNova: 6

McKenzieFam: 4

Balkan+: 3

Nickelz: 3

hi111223: 1

Malta: Well New Zealand 5, your team won't win, so you might as well give me the points.

New Zealand 5: Why would I just give you points?

Malta: For a gesture of goodwill.

New Zealand 5: Okay! (hits steal button)

The results are... Malta and New Zealand 5 both chose to steal.

FINAL RESULTS:

KiloNova: 6 (IMMUNE AND ADVANTAGE)

McKenzieFam: 4 (IMMUNE)

BALKAN+: 3 (AT RISK)

NICKELZ: 3 (AT RISK)

HI111223: 1 (AT RISK)

(Team KiloNova gets the advantage due to Algeria's mistake.)

Me: New Zealands, can I see you for a minute?

New Zealands 2, 3, 4, and 5: Nooooooooo!

New Zealand: Finally, I can go by just New Zealand!

Last time... Teams Nickelz, hi111223, and McKenzieFam were at risk.

The three countries with the highest number of votes were eliminated!

Three countries tied each with sixteen votes, so those three are eliminated.

Those countries are...

Algeria.

Guyana.

and Turkey.

New Zealand: Wow, I survived! Didn't see that coming!

Eliminated countries: (so far)

61. Switzerland

60. California

57: Azerbaijan

57: Israel

57: North Korea

56: Russia

55: Australia

54: United States

53: China

51. Pakistan

51. Democratic Republic of the Congo

50. Finland

49. Japan

48. Liechtenstein

47. Philippines

46. Jordan

45. Armenia

44. Belgium

43. South Korea

42. Nigeria

41. Germany

40. Kosovo

39. Norway

38. Qatar

Team Astana Eliminated

37. Netherlands

36. Brazil

35. Bulgaria

34. Cyprus

33. Ukraine

32. Mexico

31. Ireland

Halfway point!

28. Algeria

28. Guyana

28. Turkey

Current Teams:

Team Balkan+: Serbia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Malta, Austria, Georgia, and Montenegro

Team Nickelz: Spain, Egypt, Romania, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Poland, and India

Team KiloNova: South Africa, Indonesia, Taiwan, Sweden, Vietnam, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Laos

Team hi111223: New Zealand

Team McKenzieFam: Guyana, Monaco, Nepal, and Singapore

Current Rankings:

1st: KiloNova 8/10

2nd: Team Nickelz 7/10

3rd: Team Balkan+ 7/10

4th: Team McKenzieFam 4/10

5th: Team hi111223 1/10

6th: Team Astana (Eliminated)

For the first time in this game, Team KiloNova is the only team with the lead!

This challenge is complicated and requires strategy and luck.

There is a wall in front of you made out of heavy blocks stacked on each other. You will choose four members of your team to try to destroy that wall.

Your team will need energy for this, and you will give them an amount of energy. The combined amount can stack up to 100, but no higher than that. You have to spread the energy between your four countries participating.

For Team hi111223, New Zealand will be split up into four New Zealand clones.

Here's the twist. Each team can choose up to two countries on any team to not participate in the challenge.

The TWO teams with the highest combined amount of energy left over (which will be the teams that knock over the most of the wall) will win safety next episode.

I feel like this might confuse people, so if you have questions, then please ask!

Please do this challenge by WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH BY 6:00 PM CST

This round, Teams Balkan+, Nickelz, and hi111223 are at risk of elimination!

   Voting Rules

Anyone can cast up to TWENTY votes!

You can only cast TWELVE votes for the same country!

Voting closes on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH BY 6:00 PM CST

Here are the countries you can vote for:

Serbia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Malta, Austria, Georgia, Montenegro, Spain, Egypt, Romania, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Poland, India, and New Zealand.

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