User blog comment:Dskmd/Quick Little FAQ/@comment-24306483-20140117160307

That sounds like a good way of creating the episodes. My method is somewhat similar, but a little more complex. Basically, I get a couple of dice and a coin, a list of cast members, and whittle the list down until I've reached my final three or two. In this same manner, I determine who wins individual immunity in each episode.

I use the dice to determine how many votes each castaway gets (Sometimes I need several rolls to get a vote count that'll make sense.), and coin flips determine who gets the hidden immunity idol, if anybody finds it, who plays the idol, and whether or not an alliance sticks to the plan. (This normally results in an unpredictable season, especially after the merge.) After I get to the final three or two, I'll write jury speeches in a Microsoft document, and based on those I figure out who will win.

Season simulations done this way take roughly an hour up to the final three or two.