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Congratulations!

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>By opening this thread, you have
>been given 20 points.
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>Aren't they lovely, these points?
>They smell really nice, like
>fermented Pine Sol or something.
> And they're so shiny
>and lovely, you kind of
>want to unpeel them to
>see if chocolate is inside
>of them.
>
>(But, no, they're not full
>of candy, so don't start
>biting your points to find
>out. That's not good
>for your teeth.)
>
>So, what are you going to
>do with your 20 Casino
>Game points? I suppose
>you could buy 20 points'
>worth of pudding at my
>souvenir shop, but that would
>be a waste of time
>and calories. Instead, I
>suggest heading over to the
>blackjack table and making a
>few TAR Casino Game bets.
>
>
>Gambling is much more fun than
>internet pudding.
>
>

What's the TAR Casino Game?

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>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 points will
>rain from the sky.
>If they don't do so
>great... Well, that's why they
>call it gambling, I suppose.
> But luckily, this is
>all for fun and recreation,
>so it's not like anyone's
>going to have TAR Casino
>Game goons sent to their
>homes.
>
>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 years winner was the great
>and powerful Max Headroom, who
>has already told me how
>everyone else sucks and he
>looks forward to demolishing everyone
>once again. Oh, and
>he also thinks you're a
>"doody face", whatever that means.
>
>
>That's not a lie.
>He really said that when
>we were parasailing the other
>day with Lady Gaga.
>
>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.
> From talking to people
>on these boards, playing this
>silly TAR Casino Game actually
>makes watching TAR a lot
>more fun. In fact,
>I know 4 or 5
>of our players have their
>own real life mini-league where
>they have their own bragging
>rights as house winner.
>It's loads of fun!
>
>Here be the rules to the
>game.
>
>

Ye Olde Rules

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>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 19th,
>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 - 1.6x
>3rd place - 1.4x
>4th place - 1.3x
>5th place - 1.1x
>6th place - Break even
>7th place - .9x
>8th place - .7x
>9th place - .6x
>10th place - .4x
>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.
>
>1990s Nickelodeon Example - You've got
>20 points and you choose
>to wager them on the
>following fictional teams...
>
>Rocko/Spunky - 9 points
>Heffer/Filburt - 6 points
>Ed/Bev - 3 points
>
>Bank 2 points.
>
>Now let's pretend Rocko/Spunky finishes 2nd,
>Heffer/Filburt finishes 7th, and Ed/Bev
>finishes 9th. Your score
>would be:
>
>Rocko/Spunky - 9 points * 1.6
>(2nd place) = 14.4
>Heffer/Filburt - 6 points * .9
>(7th) = 5.4
>Ed/Bev - 3 points * .6
>(9th) = 1.8
>+2 points banked
>
>Total = 14.4 + 5.4 +
>1.8 + 2 = 23.6
>= 24 points (rounding)
>
>Overall, you'd gain 4 points for
>the week and have 24
>points to wager for next
>week. Not too shabby, eh?
>
>
>Here are the teams you will
>be wagering on.
>
>TAR20 Teams Remaining
>Art/J.J.
>Bopper/Mark
>Brendon/Rachel
>Dave/Cherie
>Elliot/Andrew
>Joey/Danny
>Kerri/Stacey
>Misa/Maiya
>Nary/Jamie
>Rachel/Dave
>Vanessa/Ralph
>
>We got a couple of "Daves"
>and "Rachels" on different teams,
>so be careful that you
>don't mix up the names!
>
>
>Good luck everyone! Here's to
>an amazing Season 20!
>
>
>
>Rocko's Modern Life totally
>stands up.

brendan/rachel - 15 pts