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"TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
LAST EDITED ON 02-22-14 AT 00:27 AM (EST)

It's Me?

Well, here I am, back under a new user name because some jerk decided to hijack a bunch of user names. And even though it's been almost a month now, the owner of this website hasn't addressed the issue yet, or at least shown up to give us any information about it. Even though these boards have been dead for quite some time now, I've continued to host this game here out of a sense of loyalty. But now I'm seriously questioning why, given how little management seems to care.

But I'm not just going to disappear after telling you guys I'd be back in the winter. So I'm back, in this puny form, to do potentially one final season of the TAR Casino Game.

If you're new here, I apologize for opening with drama. Trust me, this game is quite fun, so I encourage you to check it out if it's your first time. See if you can supplant last season's winner Yogi.

And if this really is the last edition of the game, then the stakes are super-high this year, right? Fitting it's All-Stars this year too.

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.

Here be the full rules to the game.

Ye Olde 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 23rd, 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 - 1.3x
4th place - 1.2x
5th place - 1.1x
6th place - Break even
7th place - .9x
8th place - .8x
9th place - .7x
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.

Fictionalized 24 Example - You've got 20 points and you choose to wager them on the following fictional teams...

10 points - Jack/Chloe
6 points - Tony/Michelle
3 points - David/Sherry
Bank 1 point.

Now let's pretend Jack/Chloe finishes 3rd, Tony/Michelle 8th, and David/Sherry 1st.

Jack/Chloe - 10 points * 1.3 (3rd place) = 13
Tony/Michelle - 6 points * .8 (8th) = 4.8
David/Sherry - 3 points * 2 (1st) = 6
+2 points banked

Total = 13 + 4.8 + 6 = 23.8 = 24 pts (rounding)

Overall, in this example, you'd manage to eek out a 4 point gain for the week and would start with 22 for next week. No a bad start, I'd say.

Here are the teams you will be wagering on.

TAR24 Teams Remaining
Bopper/Mark
Brendon/Rachel
Caroline/Jennifer
Dave/Connor
Flight Time/Big Easy
Jessica/John
Jet/Cord
Joey/Meghan
Leo/Jamal
Margie/Luke
Natalie/Nadiya

Good luck!


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 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Molaholic 02-19-14 1
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... michiganlargefan 02-19-14 2
 for the occasion... tribephyl 02-20-14 3
   RE: for the occasion... Jims03 02-22-14 8
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... mikey 02-20-14 4
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... tribephyl 02-20-14 5
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Molaholic 02-21-14 6
   RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Molaholic 02-24-14 25
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... coldbrewer 02-21-14 7
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... starshine 02-22-14 9
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Ontheroadagain1 02-22-14 10
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... flipxcyd01 02-22-14 11
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... adricharlie 02-23-14 12
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... sarah12345 02-23-14 13
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Estee 02-23-14 14
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... taffnic 02-23-14 15
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Yogi 02-23-14 16
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... jbenz2 02-23-14 17
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... bbenz 02-23-14 18
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Jims03 02-23-14 19
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Georganna 02-23-14 20
   RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Georganna 02-23-14 21
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... IanQuentin 02-23-14 22
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... FFantasyFX 02-23-14 23
 RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last ro... Chiubakka 02-23-14 24

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Molaholic 8726 desperate attention whore postings
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1. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Thanks so much for carrying on. We really do appreciate it.

You betcha I'll play.

And don't forget -- the new Host Wins rule is till in force.

Another Agman masterpiece (2011)

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2. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Jet/Cord 20 points
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3. "for the occasion..."

-n-

oh, and I have these as well...



And just so this space doesn't go to complete waste, I will throw my hat into the ring. Expect my bet soon.
Just give me a chance to freshen up back in the room for a day or two.

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8. "RE: for the occasion..."
Thanks tribe. You're the best!

I'll stop being so grumpy now.

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Dave/Connor 20 points
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20 on Jet/Cord
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6. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
LAST EDITED ON 02-21-14 AT 11:54 PM (EST)

18 JACQUES NEUF on Jet/Cord
2 JACQUES NEUF on Natalie/Nadiya

Merci

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25. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Jet/Cord 1st
Natalie/Nadiya last

Now known as the Acey-Deucy strategy.

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7. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
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Hey JIMS,

Maybe it was a good thing my account got hacked, because I disliked my previous one, "Kwietone". Anyways, I'm now known as "coldbrewer" and I guess I'm considered a newbie. Haha Anyways, back to business:

ALL IN on Jet/Cord

EP: By the way JIMS, please don't let this be your last. I like this game.

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9. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Hello I'm new too

Please don't let it be the last casino, although I appreciate where you are coming from.

10 points on Jet and Cord
10 points on Dave and Connor

And I'd just got my staples too!

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10. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
I too must of got hacked cause my login didn't exist when I tried to enter my picks today, so now I'm OTRA1.

Thanks Jims for opening the casino for another round. So where are the free drinks?

10 on Dave/Connor
10 on Leo/ Jamal

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11. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Guess I was hacked too. Grrr...

20 Jet/Cord

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12. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
6 on Brendon/Rachel
6 on Dave/Connor
6 on Jet/Cord
bank 2

I'll give this game another try.....thanks for hosting!!!


Courtesy of Tribe....

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13. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Blah on all stars and Blah on usernames not working. I've progressed to sarah1234<b>5</b>

10 cowboys
5 kentucky
5 globetrotters

and if I could 20 on Brendon/Rachel to get kicked out SOON!

I do like the casino, the best thing about this season IMO!

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14. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Twenty points on Bopper & Mark.

I believe in the crash and burn.

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15. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Jet/Cord-20
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16. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Thanks for running the game again Jims!
TAR watching would not be the same without the Casino.

Jet/Cord x 20


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17. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Yeah, I guess we need to switch to a new board. Thanks for still running the casino game, Jims02, despite the troubles.

10 on Jet/Cord
6 on Dave/Connor
4 on Natalie/Nadiya

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18. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
We love the casino game! Let us know if you move to a different message board.

Now, to keep possession of the winning Mr. Gnome trophy! (I beat my friends in last year's Casino Game.)

20 to start
Afghanimals - 8
Dave & Connor - 8
Brendon & Rachel - 4

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19. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
I'm gonna go all 20 points on Jet/Cord.
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20. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Thank you for coming back, Jims.
Beginning with ~ 20

Jet and Cord ~ 20


I'm running out of creative 'Log-in'
spellings of my name. Thank heavens,
I found this old tag. Now, at least, I
know who I am. Or was ...

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21. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
PS: And, of course, I forgot that this Board can't even set the clock twice a year.

Ah, well. I'll be back next week with the same ~ 20

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22. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
Apparently I was hacked as well, but got my username back.

And this game is AWESOME. And the only reason I hang around these boards. Hope you keep it going, but will understand if you don't.

10 on Dave/Connor
10 on Leo/Jamal

P.S. I'm here week 1!!! So obviously I'm going to lose a lot of points and would have been better off waiting a week.

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23. "RE: TAR24 Casino Game - One last round?"
In the nick of time . . .

15 points on Jet/Cord
5 points on Jessica/John

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Cowboys 10
Flight time/big east 10
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