The 2020 season introduced a formal currency system designed to test how winners would manage wealth and influence when resources weren't just found, but bought.
: Small coin-like objects used as currency to purchase food, comfort items (like tarps or blankets), and critical game advantages. "Survivor" It's Like a Survivor Economy(2020)
: Every contestant began the game with one Fire Token . The 2020 season introduced a formal currency system
: Players on the Edge of Extinction (the "losers' bracket") could find advantages that were useless to them but valuable to those still in the game. They would "sell" these advantages to active players in exchange for Fire Tokens, which they could later use to buy their own way back into the competition. Fire Token | Survivor Wiki | Fandom : Players on the Edge of Extinction (the
: When a player was voted out, they were required to "will" or bequeath all their tokens to a player remaining in the game, creating a legacy of wealth that could shift power balances.