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====Tribe swaps====
In some seasons, tribe swaps occur where one or more players shift from one tribe to another. These new tribal designations are often determined by random draw or schoolyard pick. When these occur, those players that shift tribes are given new buffs for their new tribe and return to that tribe's camp, with any personal possessions from their former camp moved with them. In seasons with more than two tribes, tribe swaps often reduce the number of tribes to two. In ''[[Survivor: Cambodia]]'', a tribe swap increased the number of tribes from two to three; a second tribe swap later in the season reduced the number of tribes back to two.

Tribes that have lost too many members may be absorbed by the other remaining tribes, as seen with the Ulong tribe in ''[[Survivor: Palau]]'' and the Matsing tribe of ''[[Survivor: Philippines]]''; in the former case, the lone remaining Ulong member joined the opposing Koror tribe and the tribes were treated as if they were merged, whereas in the later case the two remaining Matsing members were randomly assigned to the two remaining tribes. Alternatively, in ''[[Survivor: All-Stars]]'', the tribe that placed third in a designated challenge was disbanded, with the members reallocated to the other two tribes by schoolyard pick.