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Whoami
Member
08-02-2001
| Monday, February 07, 2011 - 11:27 am
Yes ladies and gents! The Philimination Game is back again for another run! Here are the rules as they stand now. I'm open to suggestions for changing any rules. Last season, we started picks with the first week of the Race. Some folks wished for a one week delay, so we could assess the teams (as we'd done in previous races). I'm open to either method, but I'm thinking since this is an All Stars, we should know the teams pretty well already, and maybe don't need an assessment week. Of course, we may want to see how they've improved their strategies since their first time out too. Please let me know what you prefer. RULES 1. Beginning with the February 20th (or 27th, if player votes prefer) show, anyone wanting to participate in this game will submit the name of a currently active TAR team they feel will survive the episode. Sample weekly submission: Week 1: Margie/Luke 2. Important: You may use each team only ONE time for the duration of TAR XVIII. Your strategy may be to pick a team you perceive as weaker (but not "weakest"!) each week. Or your strategy may be to play it safe and pick a stronger team, to make sure you progress into the next week. Teams you haven’t used, but are eliminated from the Race are also no longer eligible to use for the game. 3. Submission must be prior to the start of the upcoming episode's first showing (i.e. Eastern Time) 4. If your Team survives the episode, you also survive in The Philimination Game. 5. If your Team is eliminated from the Race, then you are Philiminated from the Game. 6. If your chosen team leaves for any other reason during the same episode, you are also out. This includes medical evac, quitting, or any other incident which puts them out of the Race. 7. In the event of a Non-Elimination leg/episode, all picks from the given week carry over to the next week. 8. If you miss a deadline, forget to pick, you are also out of the game. 9. The game will end either after the final episode (there can be ties, even for 1st) or when the last player has been Philiminated.
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 5:42 am
i like picking before the first week. But i can go either way.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 11:20 pm
Ditto - I like picking before the first week but can go either way. Sign me up, WHO, and THANK YOU!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 7:40 am
I must be the only person that likes to skip the first week.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 9:01 am
Pick the first week is my vote.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 11:40 am
Lexie girl, I like to get a feel for the teams before I have to start picking as well, LOL, but since we already know these teams that might not apply. I am flexible, LOL.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 9:24 am
I'll try again. Since we know the teams, the 1st week is fine as the starting point for me, too.
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Whoami
Member
08-02-2001
| Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 12:04 pm
OK, I know the majority has voted to start picking in Week 1. However, over in the General Discussion thread for this season, Wildonatmd just posted a link to an article on Yahoo News that suggests we won't be missing out if we start picking in Week 2. I won't go into detail, in case it could be considered a spoiler. So its up to you all to decide if you want to go find the link and read it. I'd speculate that its not a spoiler since its a released article on the Net. But I'll remain cautious and not mention anything further. So, lets have the first episode on Feb 20 be an assessment episode. Then we can see if any teams have learned anything from the mistakes they made in their previous season. So our picks will start with the Feb 27th episode. OK with everyone?
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 5:29 pm
ok with me
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 8:24 pm
I was thinking the same thing Whoami.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 6:19 am
Ill play...need to redeem myself after my first week loss last year LOL
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 1:36 pm
Pick the first week is my vote.
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 1:39 pm
Whoami, when will we know your decision. cheers.
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 2:06 pm
"team they feel will survive the episode." My pick is Jet & Cord ___________________________ do i give you a second pick for the first week?
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Whoami
Member
08-02-2001
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 4:44 pm
Trini, in my "Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:04 am" post (7 posts up from this one), I determined that we will start our first picks during Week 2 on February 27th. So picks aren't due until Feb 27th. You may change your pick if you desire up until then. You don't have to give a second pick unless you join the game later than the rest of the players. Which reminds me, I need to add that to the official rules....
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Whoami
Member
08-02-2001
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 4:52 pm
ADDITIONAL RULE 10. Late comers to the game will be accepted only during our second week of play (or, third week of TAR airing on March 6) In order to enter the game late, you must submit your normal pick, as well as a "discard" pick to even out your picks with those who started playing when the game began.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 8:23 am
Thanks Who! I'm too lazy to hunt down the link so I'm going to assume no one leaves tonight.
But in the event that I forget to pick in time for week 2 - because it's happened before, sigh - I pick Margie & Luke to survive.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 11:00 am
Jimmer, would it be too much trouble to put the team pics at top of this thread? It would really help make picking each week easier...ty!!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 11:07 am
I'm happy to do that, Pamy. 
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 11:36 am
TY Jimmer! you rule!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 12:48 pm
The pictures will be a big help, Jimmer.. thanks! and Pamy, thanks for asking! Oh.. we can actually discuss in person Sat the 26th.. how cool is that? (anyone local to Rancho Cucamonga, CA who wants to join us? Us being Pamy and Dylan, me, Juju and Bigdog, Rosie and Lanzee!)
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 1:20 pm
i have butterflies...cannot wait!!!
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Jarreau
Member
03-01-2008
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 5:49 pm
OMG - I don't know where I have been - I JUST realized that TAR starts tonight. So what did I do - rush to my computer only to be relieved to find that ya'll decided to start next week with the Philimination Game.......okay, now I can go finish cooking dinner.........
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Scubalass
Member
07-01-2004
| Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 10:13 pm
I am excited! Thanks Whoami for doing this again!
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Monday, February 21, 2011 - 6:27 pm
My pick. Herb and Nate. (Globetrotters)
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