Tribal Council

Tribal Council is a ceremony held each cycle that determines which players are voted off the island. Questions are asked to make castaways reveal personal thoughts about the game, sometimes causing drama.

Rules
Whichever tribe(s) fail to win the Immunity Challenge are sent to Tribal Council. Here, they are typically given Tribal Council Questions that revolve around their position in the game. After answering their questions, the castaways may cast a vote in their confessionals channel. Once all of the votes are cast, they are anonymously read in the Tribal Council channel. Whomever racks up the most votes is permanently eliminated from the game.

Strategy
Tribal Council is considered by many to be the "core" of the game. It is where all the drama unfolds and where lines are truly drawn in the sand. Because of this, castaways must take extreme precaution when going to Tribal Council.

During the pre-merge portion of the game, castaways usually vote out their weaker tribemates to give them a better shot at winning immunity in the future. This is not always the case, however, as castaways may vote out their stronger players to discard of a threat down the line, as was the case with Mibombo in.

Another instance of strategy coming into play is when castaways choose to vote out their alliance members. Sometimes, alliance members, despite being beneficial in helping you advance further game, can pose a serious threat to win. Because of this, castaways will go out of their way to eliminate them. This usually results in hurt feelings and a sense of betrayal.

Twists
Twists are a huge aspect of real Survivor, and can dramatically shape the course of the game. They can range from Extra Votes to Hidden Immunity Idols.

Trivia

 * The timeframe between Tribal Councils 2 and 3 from is the shortest to date, being approximately an hour in between tribals.