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Roadblock Count 6 or 7?
redskevin88:
Hey guys...
I wonder if the RB rules have changed. Because we see that Brook & Claire and Jill & Thomas doing 7-5 and 5-7 respectively, have the rules changed?
1. In Season 10, Karlyn did 7 roadblocks, but we know of an unaired roadblock (clearly done by Lyn)
2. In Season 11, Danielle had to do the roadblock in Guam, because Eric hit his roadblock count (the unaired roadblock in Poland Leg 1, was done by Eric?? Last roadblock Danielle?)
3. In Season 15, we have Flight Time ask Big Easy if he wanted to do the roadblock (they were on 5-5) meaning the six roadblock rule was probably in effect (the Gay Bros and Team Zebra final leg 6-6)
4. Season 16, Mr. Douche... sorry Brent, did 7. But there was double roadblock
5. This season, no special...
So has the rules changed?
Prophet:
My personal theory:
They changed the rules so that teams participating in the final with a current count of six to five or five to five are allowed to let either team member do it for stamina reasons.
In seasons 1-8, there was no rule, except for in the Family Edition, when one member could do six at the most.
In seasons 9-15, the six rule was still in effect.
For some reason, in season 16, the rule was changed.
David:
I don't find it fair, AT ALL. I mean, teams know that they have to split their RB count between both teammates. That means that if the alpha member of the team did most of the RB in the course, and hit his top, the other member has to cope up with the rest.
That's the strategy. "You do this, and we keep my roadblock count on so as to perform better on the last leg's memory task." Luke had to keep a RB for the final leg, for example, and that left Margie having to do some roadblocks she wouldn't have done, for example. So, the rule is a rule everyone should complete.
Prophet:
--- Quote from: ·David on December 16, 2010, 08:13:32 AM ---I don't find it fair, AT ALL. I mean, teams know that they have to split their RB count between both teammates. That means that if the alpha member of the team did most of the RB in the course, and hit his top, the other member has to cope up with the rest.
That's the strategy. "You do this, and we keep my roadblock count on so as to perform better on the last leg's memory task." Luke had to keep a RB for the final leg, for example, and that left Margie having to do some roadblocks she wouldn't have done, for example. So, the rule is a rule everyone should complete.
--- End quote ---
Before they created a limit, the alpha male member was doing all but two roadblocks usually.
Jobby:
I think they increased it to 7, so that it is fair that should a team who took the FF advance to the F3, the other two teams will not be at a disadvantage with only one team member available to do the last RB, because the team who took the FF will then have a slight advantage because of this.
I think it is all fair. As opposed to the ladies doing only 1 RB for the entire race in TAR 5 for all final 3 teams. ;) (Kim, Christie and Nicole)
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