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| The Forum Amazing Race; Dare to dream, dare to win .. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 18 2010, 04:27 PM (5,762 Views) | |
| thejescfreak | Oct 18 2010, 04:27 PM Post #1 |
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Slovenia will win !!
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Okay .. i know i'm really bad at explaining the rules of forum games. Last time i tried to do so, i did terribly and some of you had to wait until the second edition to fully understand them. Now the task is even more difficult but let's try. Actually, the idea of starting such a game right here came to my mind on a plane from Amsterdam xD I have to admit that i don't really like most kinds of RPGs. This one however, is much more than just a simple RPG. It is a challenge which requires some knowledge, the ability of reading between the lines and putting information together, as well as the willingness to win and a little bit of luck. If you possess those abilities, you should not think too much and join the game! If you think you are not skilled enough to win - you should join the game as well! Who knows, maybe now it's the time to find some hidden potential inside of you! Okay .. the introduction was quite long and you still don't know what's the name of the game. So, let me introduce you .. Posted Image THE FORUM AMAZING RACE Yeah, exactly! I bet everyone has heard of this great game, now you have a unique chance to become a part of it and win the main prize! It's clear that the rules of our game will differ slightly from the ones we know from TV but the main idea remains the same. Whoever gets to the final destination first, takes everything. There is no 2nd or 3rd prize, as there can be only one winner! The rules: PARTICIPATION 1. EVERYONE is more than welcome to join the game. I know it might look a little bit confusing at first, as it's clearly the first game of this kind on our forum but I hope it will be real fun for all the participants. I don't know how many of you will actually join but if the number of players is at least 5 or 6, I think we can begin our adventure (otherwise, the project will rather be cancelled, as it wouldn't be as exciting as it was meant to)! Of course, there is no maximum number of players. There is one golden rule which says: the more participants, the better the game. If you are interested in joining just express your interest by writing in this thread that you are in. YOUR GOAL 2. Your goal is to reach the final destination before any of the other players does so. By "reaching" the destination I mean ending one of your routes there (passing by doesn't count). At the start of the game you'll get one hint about the final destination. After every stage you'll get new hints but none of them is going to be clear, so you'll have to be extremely careful while reading them. THE GAME 3. The game will be set in Europe, Australia or North America (it has not been decided yet). 4. The game will be an individual competition (unlike the original Amazing Race). Any kind of co-operation between the players is not advised. 5. The game will be held in stages. Each stage is likely to last for two-three days. The duration of the stage should be understood as the time in which you are obliged to send a message with instructions on your route at a given stage. 6. For the game we use Google Maps as our main source of information (it can be found here: http://maps.google.com/ ). After opening the page, click on "get directions" and fill in the "Start address" and "end address". If you do not know exactly where you want to move in the "end address" enter any place, and then modify the route. After determining the route, on the left you can find information on kilometers traveled. It will be very important as during every stage it'll be clearly defined hoe many kilometers you can travel on that day. Unused kilometers cannot be used in the next stage. 7. As said before, every stage you'll have to send a message with your route stating: - Your starting position - Your final destination - Length You can finish a stage only in a destination which is depicted on a map (in other words: you cannot state a route located inbetween two cities as your final destination). 8. If you follow the rules and the instructions carefully, you'll have a chance to win bonus hints or kilometers once in a while. All the bonuses will be for your personal use and will not be given to any of the other players. ELIMINATION 9. It's impossible to tell how the elimination process is going to look like unless we know the final number of participants. But at least once per few stages a player who will currently be the farthest from the final destination will be eliminated. Of course, the players will be imformed before a stage that a given stage is an "elimination round". Of course, some twists how to avoid elimination, will also be introduced. 10. A player who remains inactive for more than two consecutive stages will also be eliminated from the race. WINNER 11. The one who dares to dream, dares to win! It might be you! ------- If there are any further questions concerning the game feel free to ask and I'll be happy to answer! Now I leave this thread opened to see if there is some interest in the game. If there is, we might start next week, as a vast part of the game is ready. If there's no interest, the project will be cancelled and I might come back to it sometime in the future. I hope it won't be necessary to do it, though! If you're interested in joining just confirm it in this thread! Let's the forum's biggest adventure begin .. |
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| Tim | Oct 18 2010, 04:41 PM Post #2 |
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Dutch Caterpillar
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I love Anime RPG's. :D Anyway, i think i will join! :D But what must we do, must we say how we travel..? |
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| thejescfreak | Oct 18 2010, 04:56 PM Post #3 |
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Slovenia will win !!
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YAY :D 5 more to go and we can start .. Don't know if this answers your question :P Well .. everyone will begin the first stage in the same place: let it be f.ex. Brussels. For every stage you'll have a maximum limit of kilometers you can travel (f.ex. 300). So, on stage 1 you can travel to any place located 300km or less from Brussels. Of course, you begin the next stage from the place where you ended the previous one. |
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| Tim | Oct 18 2010, 05:04 PM Post #4 |
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Oh okay, i get it! :D It sounds nice, so i can visit my favorite places and it doesn't matter which they are? Example: from Belgium to the Netherlands to Sweden to Malta to Sweden etc. (If it is possible with the kilometers) And if it isn't possible that i travel to a city/country nearly the city i want to visit, and go the next day to my goal.. (because the kilometers limit)? :unsure: |
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| Bree | Oct 18 2010, 05:24 PM Post #5 |
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i'm confused :P roadblocks? detours? fast forwards? speedbumps? is everyone travelling to the same place? or are we just willy nilly randomly moving around like chess pieces with rabies? |
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| Sara | Oct 18 2010, 05:43 PM Post #6 |
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I'll try but I'm not sure I understand it very well. :P |
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| Annika | Oct 18 2010, 07:43 PM Post #7 |
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Sounds interesting :D but I'm afraid I don't understand everything and I think I'd like to see how it works before actually joining...so I might not join this time, but see how it works and then join the next edition or something.... maybe I'll end up joining after all...all depends when it starts :P |
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| thejescfreak | Oct 18 2010, 11:21 PM Post #8 |
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Slovenia will win !!
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@Bree - it's gonna be a simplified version so don't expect any of those :P And yes .. the main prize will be located in one place, so everyone's goal would be to reach the same destination (which would b the same for everyone). Everyone begins the first stage in the same place and whoever reaches the final city first - wins ;) Once i'm back from school (which is around 2:00 PM) i'll try to show how it looks like to avioud an misunderstandings :P |
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| Kosm1fent | Oct 18 2010, 11:27 PM Post #9 |
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See you next week
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Sounds interesting. But i don't know the original game, could someone explain to me how this works? :P |
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| Marzhoparzho | Oct 19 2010, 12:07 AM Post #10 |
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Candy Music
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Interested :P (Don't understand that much either xD) |
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| Stardust | Oct 19 2010, 12:42 AM Post #11 |
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I think I want to play, looks confusing but fun :P I don't watch real Amazing Race. |
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| thejescfreak | Oct 19 2010, 05:40 AM Post #12 |
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Slovenia will win !!
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Well, thanks for expressing your interest :) I really love u guys :P And i also love the fact that u r all so patient and try to understand all my explanations (i know i suck at explaining things xD)! So far 7 people responded to this thread (although i reckon that some of u were still not sure if they wanted to play :P). Those were: Annika Bree Dara Kosmas Marjolein Sara Tim If u all decided to join, we would begin our journey next week xD --------------------------------------------------------- Okay, some of you are confused how will the game look like. Let me show you a simplified example of the Race. Of course, the actual one will be longer and fifty times more challenging :P Let's say that the race begins in Geneve. We have 3 players, let's call them: A, B, C. All of them are looking for the same prize which is hidden in another city, let it be Barcelona. The player who reaches Barcelona first, wins the race. Before every stage all players are given some hints, which can make them travel in the right direction. Those might be language hints, JESC-related hints or even pictures of the city where the prize is hidden. In other words, it can be anything. In every stage they are allowed to travel at most 300 kilometers from their starting point. So, a race might look like that: Stage 1: Hint given before the stage: Posted Image Player A Starting point: Geneve Final destination: Valence Length: 251 km Player B Starting point: Geneve Final destination: Grenoble Length: 142 km Player C Starting point: Geneve Final destination: Torino Length: 247 km Stage 2: Hint given before the stage: Bon cop de falç, Bon cop de falç, Defensors de la terra! Bon cop de falç! Player A Starting point: Valence Final destination: Narbonne Length: 289 km Player B Starting point: Grenoble Final destination: Aix-en-Provence Length: 292 km Player C Starting point: Torino Final destination: Genova Length: 171 km Stage 3: Hint given before the stage: Posted Image Player A Starting point: Narbonne Final destination: Barcelona Length: 255 km Player B Starting point: Aix-en-Provence Final destination: Sete Length: 185 km Player C Starting point: Genova Final destination: Cannes Length: 229 km At this point the game is over and Player A wins the prize, as (s)he was the first one to reach the final destination. As mentioned before, the length of each route is calculated using Google Maps. Of course, the actual race will not be that simple and also the hints will not be that obvious. Some challenges as well as bonuses will be introduced on some stages. This was just to give you an image of how does the race look like :) Hope i explained it more or less clearly this time :P |
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| Tim | Oct 19 2010, 05:52 AM Post #13 |
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It sounds like these film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Race_%282001_film%29 :D EDIT: Now i get it, it looks nice! :) |
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| Kosm1fent | Oct 19 2010, 06:09 AM Post #14 |
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Thanks so much for your explanations, Adi, it looks extremely fun. :P I'm definitely in. :D I hope the stages won't be too short, eh? :P |
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| Esref | Oct 19 2010, 06:57 AM Post #15 |
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Candy Music
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Yay this looks so interesting even though I still dont get what it is actually. xD |
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