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Longtime Survivor fans were met with a welcome surprise during the Wednesday, November 13 episode of the long-running CBS reality show when the jury introduction segment returned to Tribal Council. Now in its 47th season,

Aside from its basic structure, the Survivor game doesn’t have a ton of stringent rules. Players are allowed to negotiate with host Jeff Probst over supplies, cheat off of each other during puzzle competitions and basically govern themselves at their own camps.

Have you ever wondered what happens at Tribal Council between the contestants voting and Jeff Probst actually reading the votes? Well, wonder no longer. The longtime Survivor host opened up about the process this week,

The episode, titled "Nightmare Fuel," had a shocking twist delivered to the remaining 10 players in the immunity challenge by host Jeff Probst.

[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Survivor Season 47 Episode 9.]

Players are allowed to negotiate with host Jeff Probst over supplies, cheat off of each other during puzzle competitions and basically govern themselves at their own camps. Probst, 63, doesn't even have a problem with players blatantly lying to him during Tribal Council,

That was one of the most surprising and brutal blindsides in the history of Survivor. It reverberated so hard that it nearly knocked me off my seat at Tribal.” The Kellie blindside — which left the player dazed,

The show’s creators set the parameters, they throw in some advantages and twists, and they let the players run the game from there. The rules can even be bent on occasion if the castaways want to negotiate for resources.