LAST EDITED ON 02-11-13 AT 10:02 PM (EST)

Let's Gamble!

We are back for yet another round of the TAR Casino Game, hosted right here at Reality TV World. The message boards may be halfway broken and full of spam messages, but at the very least, you can say I'm loyal. Just make sure you don't select the "Remember me" button when you login, OK?

Welcome back to all the regulars and seasoned veterans, as well as a big "Welcome!" to all the newbies who have stumbled in here. We love all kinds of players here, from the seasoned veterans to the risk-taking young guns.

I shouldn't get ahead of myself, though. Here's the rundown on this TAR Casino Game thingy.

What's the TAR Casino Game?

The TAR Casino Game is a game in which players make wagers on the outcome of each leg of The Amazing Race. If you make good wagers and your teams do well, then you'll gain more points to use next week. If they don't as well, you'll go back a little bit. But even if you have a couple bad weeks, there's always time to catch up to the other players. We've seen people win the game after losing almost half their points in the first week!

Every player is given 20 points from the start, with the goal of accumulating as many points as possible until the end the game. The player with the highest total at the finale is the winner, and gets the prize of Supreme Bragging Rights until next season rolls around.

Last year's champ was our very own louislam, who will be looking to defend that title. Will someone supplant louislam and claim the new bragging rights, or will louislam manage to repeat? We shall see.

So, if you're new to these parts and are just checking us out, go ahead and register! Play a few rounds of the game, see how much you like it. Worst case scenario, you're out 5 minutes of your week. But it really is a lot of fun to make your picks and root for them each week. I recall during a few footraces to the finish line last year that were really exciting because of it.

Here be the full rules to the game.

The Big Book 'O Rules

1. 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 your points on the various teams. Later on, there will be limits on the max bet you can lay down, which will be covered in full next week.

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.

4. Decimals are evil. 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.

6. All entries must be entered before showtime: Sunday, February 17th, 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.

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 - 1.7x
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 - .3x
11th place - 0x

This is going to be based off of the final rankings at the end of the episode when they arrive at the Pit Stop.

Fictionalized Park Employees Example - You've got 20 points and you choose to wager them on the following fictional teams...

8 points - Mordecai/Rigby
6 points - Benson/Skips
4 points - Margaret/Eileen

Bank 2 points.

Now let's pretend Mordecai/Rigby finishes 6th, Benson/Skips finishes 1st, and Margaret/Eileen 5th.

Mordecai/Rigby - 8 points * 1 (6th place) = 8
Benson/Skips - 6 points * 2 (1st) = 12
Margaret/Eileen - 4 points * 1.1 (5th) = 5.5
+2 points banked

Total = 8 + 12 + 5.5 + 2 = 27.5 = 28 points (rounding)

Overall, in this example, you'd gain 8 points for the week and would start with 28 next week. A pretty nice payout, eh?

Here are the teams you will be wagering on.

TAR22 Teams Remaining
Bates/Anthony
Caroline/Jennifer
Chuck/Wynona
David/Connor
Idries/Jamil
Jessica/John
Joey/Meghan
Matthew/Daniel
Max/Katie
Mona/Beth
Pamela/Winnie

Now let's do it!

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