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MikeDodgers:
Continuing:

I had this Venice leg in mind since round 1 and I feel as though this was a great chance to display my heritage as an Italian-American.

Bookworm:
Pi, I agree that the inclusion of two optional tasks could distract from the flow of the Leg, but it would largely only affect 2-3 teams in total; this would hopefully allow for a narrative to develop in full. I included the Hazard because I wanted the Starting Line task (thank you for the compliments on that) to carry weight- typically they lead to stratification between teams and I wanted a hint of that. Plus, I like the Hazard as a penalty and would like to see it continue to be used.

As for the first RB, teams cannot take notes, but nothing prohibits them from working together. Further, as I had mentioned, teams have the notes distinguishing between the classifications. Because of this, it's really just two lists of 5 and 8. It's challenging, of course, but not impossible. Hope this clarifies! :)

Kamineko:


Kamineko's Comments

Hi all! I'm really sorry for the delay. I've been really busy with my work in past weeks, but finally I'm done with my work assignments so I have enough time to read all your legs. So now it's time to post my comments for all your legs. I make sure that I'm posting this before the premiere of TAR32 so I can watch the premiere in peace.

I'll post my comments grouped by each designer. :tup:

Kamineko:


Kamineko's Comments



Hi betheactress, these are my comments to your legs. :luvya:

Premiere Leg [Mumbai, India → Nyaungshwe, Myanmar]

Show contentFirst, I really like that you used Mumbai as your starting city. I like the possibility of chaos that could happen on the Starting Line and on the way to the airport. For the hti finding task, are there also other flags to confuse the racers?

I like the first task in Mandalay. This could give teams a chance to catch up if they’re behind or make a team fall to the last place if they’re not aware about all possible arrival times.

For the Roadblock, that task looks really interesting on TV and I can imagine some are struggling with this. What if they fall into the water and the tomatoes fall too? Should they start from the beginning?

The following ARI task is also interesting. I read on Wikipedia that the length of coil is added each year, so I assume that they have to find the oldest lady in that village? But since the answer is only one for all teams, they may finish it faster if they work together or do a brute-force attempt. It’s not really a problem for me since you highlight the culture well here and I don’t see a possibility of a controversy from this task.

Let’s continue to the Detour. The first Detour option is okay and I believe won’t take too long to complete, except for the trial-and-error part of making the paste. For the second option, I think this task may take longer to complete than the first one and more difficult since there are more steps to be done.
The Pit Stop is in a really nice location and can provide a good landscape on TV. I really like it.

For my final comments, I think this leg is pretty solid. I think the amount of tasks are enough to not become really rushed in editing nor become lazy and slow-phased in editing. You really threw all the cultural aspects and I like that they are not monotone because they involve different things. So, good job on that.


Assigned Country Leg [Bagan, Myanmar → Kaohsiung & Tainan, Taiwan]

Show contentBecause this is my assigned country to you, I hope you really impress me with your Taiwan leg.

I wonder why you make them fly to Taipei first, rather than fly directly to Kaohsiung? I assume it’s because you wanted to make a night leg and you didn’t find a proper flight for that? I just hope that there’s no frontrunner team because of getting into an earlier train or a team that left behind from the others.

The first destination is really nice and that task is great as an intro to begin the night theme leg here.

Then comes the Detour. For the Stickers task, I wonder how big is the area that they have to look for and are they given a map for the 7-Eleven locations, because 20 stores sounds many for me. Also, is there a limit for the items in each store? I just think that this task may take a really long time to complete for some teams if they end up searching through all the stores. For the Stalls task, it’s more straightforward and basically just an eating task. The food/drink that they have to eat/drink are not that “challenging” as well (at least for me, since I’m Asian) because the worst-sounded name, the frog eggs jelly drink, is just made from sugar water and tapioca pearl (basically like a boba without the tea). What can burden the teams for finishing this task faster perhaps with the amount of visitors in the night market and finding the exact stall.

Their next location is in a different city and I’m really pleased because I’m hoping that you’re not only sticking in Kaohsiung and go to other places.

The Roadblock for this leg is nice and perfect for a nighttime leg here in Taiwan. I don’t know how one person will walk the palanquin (perhaps a local will help them), but transporting it could be hard for some people.

The Pit Stop is okay and nice for a break after the commotion of the Roadblock task.

For my final comments, I’m pretty pleased with your tasks. Actually I was hoping that you would design in places outside the cities when I assigned you this country since all the Taiwan legs I’ve watched in TAR were all held in the cities, so basically some tasks here are predictable in my opinion (especially the night market part). But I still think that you did a good job in highlighting both Kaohsiung and Tainan in this leg.

Kamineko:


Kamineko's Comments



Hi Bookworm, these are my comments to your legs. :luvya:

Premiere Leg [Panajachel, Guatemala → Antigua, Guatemala]

Show contentI really like your Starting Line location, it’s really beautiful and picturesque.

The Starting Line Task is great to see on television. I don’t know if all teams know the name of the old capital, especially that there are no one nearby. Asking for help from the locals can also risk the team to receive the Hazard penalty later. I’m also not really a fan of a penalty to the Starting Line task.

The Hazard task could take a short time, but also pretty long if the team has no idea of the task. The task is fine and really unique as well.

The first Roadblock sounds really interesting in paper and if aired on TV. I really like the idea and I think it’s a solid task.

The following ARI task is just okay, with some luck involved. I don’t think this task would change the placements, anyway.

The second Roadblock task is also a really good one. I really hope that there are some kind of (can be paid) parade held in the Roadblock location so that it will be more interesting to watch, otherwise it can be boring to watch.

I like the idea of an extra task for getting an Express Pass. The task itself looks pretty simple and should not take too long to complete. If multiple teams are attempting that could be interesting to watch as well.

The Pit Stop of the leg has a really nice view to the town, I really like it.

For my final comments, I really like your leg this time. It’s really solid and I’m totally impressed with what you could show to us. I really hope that this leg is made into reality (not has to be a premiere leg, though) because it will be so much fun to watch.


Assigned Country Leg [Shanghai, China → Gampola & Ella, Sri Lanka]

Show contentYour choice of location is interesting. I’ve never heard of it before. Hopefully you can impress me with this leg.

The first destination is interesting. I rarely watch a night train ride in TAR, so that’s nice. The view on the next morning must be really breathtaking. So far I’m impressed with the idea. For the next train ride, I’m pleased that you picked a Friday flight from Shanghai, so the leg should be taking part on Saturday, which fits the train schedule.

For the Roadblock task, I like the concept of the task. I wonder how the “patients” act on some ailments because some of them are pretty tough to act like and to be different from other similar ailments. This task reminds me of the Vietnam leg Roadblock task in TAR 22 in the execution (like what you said at the notes), but I still like the idea for this task since it’s really unique.

Then the Roadblock directly followed by a Detour. The first option seems to be pretty complicated since I don’t know if there’s any difference for the smells between consistencies of the spice. For the second Detour option, the task seems pretty straightforward in the instruction and it’s pretty solid one, especially with the background landscape.

I like the hearing part to find the Pit Stop location. Hopefully there’s no weather interference like rain that would make the sound even harder to notice, but sounds of wild monkeys (if any) would be a good difficulty aspect that they have to tackle.

For my final comments, I think you definitely up your ante for this leg. I am really impressed with your leg and I think this is the best Sri Lanka leg I’ve ever read and compared to the existing Sri Lanka legs in all versions of TAR. Good job on that!

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