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What do you think about the Fast Forward?
Rogue:
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--- Quote from: Rogue on January 02, 2011, 12:02:32 PM ---But it seems as if no matter if there is one Fast Forward on the race, three Fast Forwards on the race, or five Fast Forwards on the race, the team in front is going to go for it anyway.
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In the first TARs especially on the first few legs of each race the teams that went for the ff were the ones at the back of the pack, having a way to stay in the race. I still remember in TAR 3 the twin male models, Drew and Derek, went for the ff in the 2nd leg and they went all the way to fourth place at the end, otherwise they would have been eliminated.
I agree that even if there are more ff if that ff is towards the end of the race the first team will go for it, but if there is a ff in the first couple legs, then an otherwise doomed team might get a second chance.
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But the thing is that a "doomed" team must be in a position to get to the clue box first. Now no one is going to pass up the chance to possibly stay in front especially if the race allows a team to do a Fast Forward more than once. This season I believe our top three teams reached the clue box first more than any other teams. But as long as The Amazing Race allows for teams to compete for the Fast Forward, a middle of the pack/back of the pack team that may be uncharacteristically in the top a leg, can still have a shot.
Weedy Spyze:
--- Quote from: Rogue on January 02, 2011, 12:02:32 PM ---But it seems as if no matter if there is one Fast Forward on the race, three Fast Forwards on the race, or five Fast Forwards on the race, the team in front is going to go for it anyway. More Fast Forwards really doesn't change anything but giving another team a chance to get a Fast Forward. But at the same time, since there is no cap, a team that got a previous Fast Forward can be first to the clue box on another leg to try for another Fast Forward. But if you decide to not use the Fast Forward hoping you'll be around and get eliminated that leg for whatever reason, where is the strategy in that? No one knows what any leg is going to bring or the previous leg, so I think as long as you're there and in a position to compete for it, you should always go for the Fast Forward.
Also there is nothing that says you can't compete against another team for the Fast Forward, especially depending on the task. If the second team is relatively close behind the first team then they can go hoping that the first team gets lost on the way, can't go through with the Fast Forward, or end the end lose to them.
As I said, I think part of the team strategy has to come down to what they're willing to do to keep a lead. Kat threw her 22 year old practice out of the window so the team could keep their lead. She could have said forget it and her and Nat would have went to the bridge and still placed seeing as how they were in the front of the pack. Brook and Claire got to the bridge only dropping two places and placed fifth. But Nat and Kat said going in they were going to do everything; that's strategy. I wouldn't have shaved my head and depending on my partner, I probably wouldn't have ate that sheep's head. So even if I were in first and I got to the Fast Forward, my teammate and I probably would have been out on that bridge with the rest of them.
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"More Fast Forwards really doesn't change anything but giving another team a chance to get a Fast Forward." Umm, isn't that the whole point? And there IS a cap, or there used to be at least. Once a team used the Fast Forward, they could never use it again. Which is the way it should be if there are multiple Fast Forwards on the race. And I don't understand what you mean by "not going for it, hoping you'll be around to use it later but you get eliminated instead?" Umm, how is that not strategy? You decide if you want to risk going for it then, not knowing if another team took it, or not going for it and possibly saving it for later. If no one took the Fast Forward and you got eliminated, well tough luck. I know it's not a perfect way to use the Fast Forward, but it's definitely better than "Oh hey, you got here first. Go take the Fast Forward." And the last thing is a matter of opinion. If I were on the race, and I got to the Fast Forward clue near the front of the pack (and I knew there were a few more Fast Forwards on down the line, and that I could only use it once), I'd probably choose not to go for it and possibly save it for later, when I may need it. But if it I was near the back of the pack, I might choose to go for it. Of course, if I got there first and I knew it was the only one in the race, I'd go for it without hesitation.
Absolutely, and I kinda wish teams competed for the Fast Forward more. Who can forget Nancy/Emily and Joe/Bill competing for the Fast Forward in season 1? As well as the Gaghans waiting to see if the Paolos would chicken out on the FF in season 8.
And I really don't see what you're arguing about here? I certainly never claimed that part of the strategy wasn't to decide what you're willing to do to keep a lead. Heck, you even used the Fast Forward as an example, and of course it is part of that too. Some teams may get to the clue first and choose to go for it just to possibly expand their lead. And backtracking to when you said "no one knows what each leg will bring." Exactly. Some legs could be like when Jill and Thomas had that huge lead in Bangladesh, only to completely lose it the very next leg when flying to Hong Kong. Or they could be like leg 5, where there are no equalizers and Katie/Rachel had very little hope of climbing out of last place. So, a team could use the Fast Forward, and completely lose their lead in the next leg, or they can use it and be sitting pretty for two or three legs. This is ALL part of the strategy.
georgiapeach:
I believe the only time a team was allowed to try for the FF a second time was after they did one Intersected, but you historians will know better than me...
I find the some people love and some people hate the FF discussion very interesting....
I LOVED it when there was one every leg...I HATE it now there is just one. :lol:
Keep the discussion coming, just please remember to
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Thanks! :waves:
AmazingRace:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on January 17, 2011, 12:40:03 PM ---I believe the only time a team was allowed to try for the FF a second time was after they did one Intersected, but you historians will know better than me...
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Yes. It was in Season 11, when Oswald & Danny did the Fast Forward twice. :<3
kiki:
--- Quote from: AmazingRace on January 17, 2011, 04:31:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on January 17, 2011, 12:40:03 PM ---I believe the only time a team was allowed to try for the FF a second time was after they did one Intersected, but you historians will know better than me...
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Yes. It was in Season 11, when Oswald & Danny did the Fast Forward twice. :<3
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Correct me if I'm wrong but Mary & David in season 10 also had the possibility of doing a second FF. They did one in Abu Dhabi and there was a second at the Intesection in Madagascar. Of course they were not the first to reach it but still they were allowed by the rules to go for it.
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