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"TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!"
Jims02 6971 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-09-09, 00:23 AM (EST)
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"TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
LAST EDITED ON 02-09-09 AT 00:24 AM (EST)Salutations!...And welcome to the tenth edition of the TAR Casino Game. Otherwise known as the TAR14 Casino Game. We've been in business for ten games now, and we're still going strong. As a business, we're down somewhere around 100,000 points now. But it's all good. I make it all back from cocktail sales anyway. This being the tenth version of the game, I'm really excited to make it the best one yet. I've got some real tricks up my sleeve this year, for all you returning veterans. For those who have never played before, I should probably explain myself first. The TAR Casino Game is an online game, exclusive to Reality TV World, in which players may bet points on the outcome of each leg of The Amazing Race. It's a little like making a bet on the outcome of the Kentucky Derby. Except with reality TV contestants and not horses. If the team you wager on places high, you'll gain points. If they falter, you'll lose a few. The person at the end of the season with the most points wins. Those are the quick and easy rules. For more detailed instructions, read the rules below. The Rules1. Each player in Week 1 starts with 20 points. In every subsequent week, this amount decreases, so join now. Also, these are the only points you get, so don't waste them. Once you run out of points, you're out of the game. 2. Every week, you may choose to wager any or all of your points on the various teams. In previous seasons, there was a cap on the number of points you can wager. In this game, there's no limit. You can wager as many of your points as you want, on as many teams as you want. Regulations are for the auto industry. We're going No Limit this season, folks. 3. You don't have to bet all your points. Any points you don't wager are banked, and will be carried over to the following week without risk. Don't have a good feeling about this week? Then go conservative. Got a hunch on another? All-In, baby. 4. Decimals are evil. Therefore, all wagers must be a whole number. Also, in scoring your entries, all decimal points will be rounded up. It makes the scoreboard prettier that way. No one wants to see a final score of 693.22463 to 612.1935. 5. Absenteeism sucks. If you miss three straight entries, you're eliminated from the game. If you're going to be on vacation, send me a note and I'll keep the records. I'll even take wagers in advance. 6. All entries must be entered before showtime: Sunday, February 15th, 8 PM Eastern Time. Any entries after that time will not be counted. Any edits to an existing entry after the deadline will be penalized. The clock is based on the clock on this message board. I may change the deadline if the forums' clock gets all wonky again, like last year. 7. Your wagers will be scored based on the almighty Payout Table. The Payout Table gives a multiplier value to each ranking, and determines the return on your wagers. Each of your individual wagers are multiplied by their appropriate multipliers, and then totaled together. For example, here's the Payout Table for Week 1. Week 1 Payout Table 1st place - 2x 2nd place - 1.6x 3rd place - 1.4x 4th place - 1.2x 5th place - 1.1x 6th place - Break even 7th place - .9x 8th place - .8x 9th place - .6x 10th place - .4x 11th place - 0x Example - You've got 20 points and you choose to wager them in the following manner... Mickey/Minnie - 10 points Donald/Daisy - 3 points Huey/Dewey/Louie - 3 points Bank 4 points Now lets pretend Mickey & Minnie finished 4th, Donald & Daisy finished 10th, and Huey, Dewey, & Louie finished 1st. Your score would be... Mickey/Minnie - 12 points * 1.2 = 14.4 points Donald/Daisy - 3 points * .4 = 1.2 points Huey/Dewey/Louie - 3 points * 2 = 6 points Total - 14.4 + 1.2 + 6 = 21.6 points = 22 points (rounding) Overall, a 2-point gain. Could've been better, could've been worse. Here are the teams you'll be wagering on. TAR14 Teams Remaining Amanda/Kris Brad/Victoria Cara/Jaime Christie/Jodi Jennifer/Preston Lakisha/Jennifer Linda/Steve Margie/Luke Mark/Michael Mel/Mike Tammy/Victor As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. And check out the Sample Entry below. Good luck everyone! Let's make this the best round ever!   If you're wondering why I'm suddenly switching to No Limit, you'll understand in a couple weeks. It's almost mandatory for the theme this year.
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02-09-09, 00:50 AM (EST)
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2. "A Trip Down Memory Lane" |
LAST EDITED ON 02-09-09 AT 00:52 AM (EST)TAR5 Casino Game -Format: Limit. Max wagers went up by increments somewhat arbitrarily, based on the point totals of the players. 1st place - zombiebaby 2nd place - Dizwiz 3rd place - laureli TAR6 Casino Game -Format: Limit, like last year. More unique bonuses throughout the season and I got the hang of the betting caps more. 1st place - VA Slim 2nd place - clemsonbeav 3rd place - Jims02 TAR7 Casino Game -Format: Limit again. Two week gap between the end of TAR6 and the beginning of TAR8. 1st place - esquire 2nd place - tribephyl 3rd place - tvgeek401 TAR8 Casino Game Format: Limit. This season was notable for leaning heavily on cryptic bonuses, including the appearance of several "computer players" who popped into the game for a few weeks. Odie was the Mole. 1st place - Neobie 2nd place - tvgeek401 3rd place - Yogi TAR9 Casino Game Format: No Limit, the first season to do so. 1st place - Neobie 2nd place - Higgs 3rd place - bighair TARX Casino Game Format: No Limit. This season included Loser Bonuses, which were designed to give incentives to wager on teams that placed poorly. 1st place - bighair 2nd place - Wallflower66 3rd place - KwietOne TAR11 Casino Game Format: Sliding Limit scale. Each week, the Max Bet was based on the score of the median player. Therefore, the bottom half of the players could make All-In wagers and the top half couldn't. 1st place - Higgs 2nd place - Yogi 3rd place - michel TAR12 Casino Game -Format: Sliding Limit. 1st place - KwietOne 2nd place - flipxcyd 3rd place - bighair TAR13 Casino Game -Format: Sliding Limit. 1st place - CTgirl 2nd place - Yogi 3rd place - ARNutz TAR14 Casino Game (underway) -Format: No Limit, Props (???) 1st place - ??? 2nd place - ??? 3rd place - ???
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02-09-09, 07:41 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
Casino time I always enjoy this The race really must be nearly here  Victor and Tammy 15 points Cara/Jaime 5 points No bank! 
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02-09-09, 08:15 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
I always miss this, so I'm in this time.5 points: Linda & Steve 5 points: Margie & Luke 5 points: Christie & Jodi 5 points: Mark & Michael
*smooches Agman*
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02-09-09, 09:50 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
LAST EDITED ON 02-09-09 AT 09:53 AM (EST)Happy Happy Joy Joy -- yet another opportunity to go bust in the first 25 minutes of the show!! Let me put all 20 on Huey/Dewey & Louie! OK, so I have to bet on actual contestants... A new, bold, completely irrational strategy: 5 on Lakisha and Jennifer (I have a student named Jennifer) 5 on Tammy and Victor (I have a student named Victor) 5 on Jennifer and Preston (I have a student named Jennifer) 5 on Brad and Victoria (I have a student named Victor) well, the pattern almost worked... 2008 NL West Champions SharTribe’s Springtime SigShoppe MMVIII
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Jims02 6971 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-10-09, 09:36 PM (EST)
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18. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
I'm not convinced.
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Estee 44384 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-09-09, 01:48 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
*sigh*How often do I have to do this before I realize I svck at it? 10 points on Christie & Jodi. 10 points on Mark & Michael. I will not go broke until Week 2.
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02-09-09, 07:00 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
20 on Amanda and Kris
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Jims02 6971 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-10-09, 09:33 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
LAST EDITED ON 02-10-09 AT 09:37 PM (EST)Even if Jennifer & Preston finish 1st this week, I'm still busting Max Headroom out of the game. If he gets too successful at the game, it would make me look bad. And I can't handle that kind of bludgeoning at such an endeavor. Besides, I still haven't forgotten about this season's Fantasy Football league. *glares at Max Headroom* Or I could follow my own rules. Either one. I haven't decided yet.  Welcome to the game, Belle Book!
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02-11-09, 11:18 PM (EST)
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21. "I'm in again!" |
Yippy skippy! I always love the casino, even if I find myself desperately betting on whoever is the least popular pick of the week because that's my only hope for making up any ground after digging myself into a terrible hole with ill-advised bets. I have a great time up until then!I'm intrigued by the foreshadowing of a No Limit theme. I hope I'm still around long enough to find out what you're hinting at... Here's my bet for the week: 15 on Mark/Michael 5 on Linda/Steve
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02-13-09, 10:31 PM (EST)
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29. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
10 on Tammy/Victor 10 on Amanda/Kris
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02-14-09, 02:41 PM (EST)
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32. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
I always play safe, and I always end up with at least a few more points than I started with, so.*holds breath* All In on Tammy/Victor.
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02-14-09, 10:09 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
Mark/Michael - 5 Jennifer/Preston - 5 Amanda/Kris - 5 Margie/Luke - 5
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02-15-09, 11:39 AM (EST)
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38. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
All in on the flight attendants
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02-15-09, 01:33 PM (EST)
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42. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
Brad & Victoria - 5 Tammy & Victor - 5 Mark & Michael - 5 Amanda & Kris - 5
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02-15-09, 03:22 PM (EST)
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45. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
I only have 20 points left? Wow your bartender must be really good, either that, or there was that time when michel got me to buy drinks for everyone... I'm looking forward to another season of TAR and playing in the casino!! I'm not really sure who to bet on, so I'm letting it ride on my favorites: Tammy/Victor - 10 points Mark/Michael - 5 points Margie/Luke - 5 points 
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michel 6689 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-15-09, 09:13 PM (EST)
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58. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
I meant we do the race FOR a drink, not racing drinks!
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CTgirl 5879 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-15-09, 09:18 PM (EST)
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59. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
That would be you serving me a drink after I win.
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Jims02 6971 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-15-09, 09:55 PM (EST)
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60. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
LAST EDITED ON 02-15-09 AT 09:56 PM (EST)*checks wager* *picks up jaw off the floor* Are you counting cards? Are you Rain Man?  It's only Week 1 and I can already tell the Casino doesn't have a chance at making a profit this year.
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02-15-09, 07:29 PM (EST)
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53. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
I usually just enjoy TAR without any of the extras but this looks like fun. And I need the distraction of over-thinking another reality show.6 on Tammy/Victor 5 on Mel/Mike 4 on Christie/Jodi bank 5
 Dr. Gonzo: Let's give the boy a lift. Raoul Duke: What? No. We can't stop here. This is bat country. Tribe Magic
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02-15-09, 07:45 PM (EST)
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54. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
I almost forgot the season start tonight...in 15 min...how exciting!!My bet: 10 - Tammy/Victor 10 - Jen/Preston Here wishing I will have more than 4 points for next week...
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02-15-09, 08:51 PM (EST)
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56. "Oh, NO!" |
So I completely forgot about the new season starting this week (midterms and presentations this week. )Oh, well. I'll be back next week ready to go! TAR7 Casino Game -Format: Limit again. Two week gap between the end of TAR6 and the beginning of TAR8. 1st place - esquire 2nd place - tribephyl 3rd place - tvgeek401 TAR8 Casino Game Format: Limit. This season was notable for leaning heavily on cryptic bonuses, including the appearance of several "computer players" who popped into the game for a few weeks. Odie was the Mole. 1st place - Neobie 2nd place - tvgeek401 3rd place - Yogi TAR9 Casino Game Format: No Limit, the first season to do so. 1st place - Neobie 2nd place - Higgs 3rd place - bighair Notice I suddenly dropped off the "winners list" when No Limit showed up.
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02-16-09, 08:23 PM (EST)
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65. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Rules and Week 1 Entry!" |
LAST EDITED ON 02-16-09 AT 08:24 PM (EST)Hi! I've never done this before so bear with me I'm guessing since the ep is over, we now have 19 points to play with? So: 10 on Brad/Victoria 9 on Tammy/Victor That looks weird  Maybe we should call them Victor/Victoria?  
Not that I have an opinion one way or another ;) Signature by tribephyl edited because I can't add (!)
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