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gamerfan09:


Gamer's Judgments:

Nuku and Lemontail, I would like to apologize for my comments this round in advanced. I wrote them while half-asleep and I didn’t want to delay the game any longer. Your comments will be lumped in on one spoiler tag.

redwings8831 [Ouidah & Abomey, Benin]

Show contentI like the Point of No Return memorial, but they already did this on TAR6, albeit in a different country. Your FF is interesting. It’s a market task, but I like how you tied in folklore.

Your Detour… not a fan of fishing tasks and I think dugout canoes have pretty much been used in this purpose on the show by now.

Your Roadblock is solid in theory… but I’m a bit confused why we have first-come first-served elements to this task. Why not just have teams have a universal same difficult mold to recreate?

We then end your leg. Redwings, your leg was cultural for sure, but the tasks didn’t exactly manage to speak to me. Still a passable effort, but I just think this leg is something that works as an NEL if it was an actual leg than a full proper hard EL if that makes any sense.

Good luck if you get to the next round.
MikeDodgers [Lagos & Osogbo, Nigeria]

Show contentMike I am speechless with your Roadblock. I don’t think Nigerian SCAMMERS is the best way to showcase the country. And not just that, it’s a task in a UNIVERSITY in NIGERIA against NIGERIAN SCAMMERS. I just find the task funny, but it’s not exactly the best choice lol.

Your FF is fine and a good eating task. And I don’t think we’ve had cow legs before lol. Your Route Info is also pretty good…. but like what Kami said, what if there are M/Ms and F/Fs doing the task? Nigeria is very anti LGBT rights, and it’s not even just that, I think your task is fine. It’s just that you could have just let teams bring the bride like what they did on TAR14.

Your Detour is great! I like the cleansing ritual, and the poetry is funny…. it’s pretty much just a way for teams to roast their teammates? I like the Detour in theory, I just think that the poetry needed more detail. Is there a standard teams should use in doing their poems? Is there a margin of error? I need to know. Otherwise, I liked your Detour.

We then go to the Pit Stop. Mike, I always have big objections with your legs, and this is no different. I think that using Nigerian scammers felt weird, and was definitely a choice. Additionally, I think a lack of details hurt the rest of your leg.

But the thing is… there are elements here that work. I like your FF. I like your ARI in theory. And I love your Detour in theory. There’s a lot of good elements here for a solid leg, you just need to get the questionable parts out.

Still, this is your better efforts in DC. If you get to the next round, hopefully it’s continuing to go on up.
Lemontail [Praslin, Seychelles]/Nuku [Le Morne, Mauritius]

Show contentLemontail - Oh wow, also using Valle de Mai <3 I legit dumped that location in when designing my Seychelles leg a few years back lol. Your FF is cultural and ties in well with the UNESCO, your Detour is 50/50. I think both tasks have a little bit too much padding. The dance Detour requiring teams to hold coconuts are very inspiring though. And both tasks are doable enough for the U-Turn to not be a big deal. Your bird RB is awesome. Love the attention to detail + quiet needed for the task. Your leg is solid overall. Decent tasks, pretty sights, and a good presentation. I just wish your Detour had a little bit more tweaking.

Nuku - Your RB is good, the FF is fine. I think the memorial in the middle of the leg is respectful and a good choice, but definitely didnt deserve to be in the middle of tasks. Should have been at the start. Your Detour is cute, and I like the color scheme of the boats, but the boats are definitely not as exciting as the dance. Overall, good effort. You had pretty sights, decent tasks, and a pretty Pit Stop which already makes this better than TAR10 Mauritius.

gamerfan09:
And that's it thank you  :conf:

Apologies to being so delayed with my comments and holding up the game but we should all be good now. Expect results show from Pi soon (tm).

ZBC Company:

--- Quote from: gamerfan09 on August 18, 2020, 11:08:21 AM ---And that's it thank you  :conf:

Apologies to being so delayed with my comments and holding up the game but we should all be good now. Expect results show from Pi soon (tm).

--- End quote ---

noo more comments, what you think about my leg

elthemagnifico:
Thanks kami and gamer for the comments <33

While I don't have any note regarding to Kami's I might have some issue with your comments gamer

I dont think RB was unfeasible, but I did put note on the RB that teams doesn't really have to go inside the mosque, since the keepers are outside the mosque (especially around the entrance of the mosque), and since the first mosque, teams couldn't literally enter the mosque, so I made sure that teams would be looking for the keeper outside the mosque, maybe I should explain it a little bit clearer, but I think I put the note that the keeper would be around the entrance of the mosque. The third location is not even a mosque tho, so it's not literally a mosque.

My intention for this leg was to combine two most influential culture during its time, and it would be islamic and ancient egypt's. The ancient egypt's  would be really fit in the pyramid complex because, yeah that is where ancient egypts routines practiced there for more than thousand years. The tasks themselves are new to TAR, especially mummy task, and decipher here is not often presence in TAR, so I made sure that the tasks were little bit original , and while the camel riding was done before in TAR 5, riding the camel to the pitstop was a rare occasion, so I think it's worth the adventure to ride the camel to the pitstop

idk if this defends would worth for the scores since atm , you might have already put your final scores there, but I think it's worth to defend. Regardless, I'll admit that this is a rushed leg, and I make sure I improve for the the next round

Pi:


Nrh2110 - Egypt

Show content• Teams start in southern Egypt and travel by train up to Luxor. Egypt has a ton to offer and hasn’t been on our screens for a leg in 16 years, so I like the decision to design here.

• Good detail including the HoO at the temple, I believe this leg functions better in the daytime. The Fast Forward is good! It requires a couple of steps to be completed before a team can start the procession, so between painting, dressing the camel, and getting the kids on board, we should see a flurry of activity. Because everyone is bunched going into the task, I think a lot of teams will attempt the FF and it’ll be hectic. The parade and celebration should be good for TV. Overall, the task being both competitive and cultural makes for a solid FF.

• The Papyrus Museum Detour is Reed It/Read It. Reed It is more hands-on, whereas Read It is more mental. Good details on both of the task descriptions! I think it’s pretty balanced, so good job there.

• After a forthright cryptic clue, teams travel to the Valley of Kings, the Roadblock locale. I like the mental and navigational components to this task! The clues being outside of the temples might make it easier for racers to trail each other to find the clues, but I can understand why they’re prohibited from going into the temples. I’d like to see a map of the temples’ layout, so we can know how vast this valley is and how far apart the temples are. Other than that, I like the nod to historical Egyptian culture.

• Teams then travel to a monumental-looking Pit Stop to end the leg. Great backdrop for the Pit Stop mat!


To sum it up, I like the Ancient Egypt theme of the leg. The tasks were all culturally relevant and did require varied skills. Your presentation and notes were improved, and I have very few complaints on those overall (except for no maps). I think this was your best leg of the contest, so build on this level of design to further elevate. Good luck in the upcoming rounds!

MrDS - Mauritania

Show content• Teams begin at an impressive mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. This country isn’t too well-known, so it would be positive to see a leg here!

• After a long drive, teams settle in for the night and get their clue the next morning. The Fast Forward is grueling; with 100 iterations of the fish-cleaning process, it’s no guarantee that a team can finish quickly or even get first if they win the FF pass. The senses (especially smell) will be overwhelming for the racers, so I think it’ll be a really taxing task.

• At the Berber Camp, the two sides of the Detour both involve creative expression. Way of Art is a down-and-dirty painting task, which requires attention to detail. I can only imagine both team members trying to paint something at the same time, messing up, and having to start over. Way of Music should take teams a few attempts, but I think they will be able to narrow it down after a couple tries. I think both tasks are appropriately challenging, so good job on that!

• Taking place in the market, this Roadblock is a classic purchasing task with a twist. I think it’s eye-opening to have a different beauty standard being part of the objective of the task. Due to this, it’s a change of pace from most market tasks. I also like how the shopping list is in Arabic and how teams must eat portions of everything they buy. The placement of the task, right before the Pit Stop, is fine.

• Then, it’s a photographic clue to the Pit Stop for the leg. It’ll require another interaction with locals to figure out the destination.


Overall, this wasn’t a bad introduction to Mauritania, a brand-new country. The tasks range from sensory overload to delicate back to chaotic, and I liked that balance. Your presentation was thorough, which I appreciate. As long as the red tape was cleared and feasibility was there, I can envision this being an actual TAR leg. Keep up the excellent work!

ZBC Company - Morocco

Show content• Teams start in England and fly to Morocco. I like those TAR 17 vibes! I like how teams are on different flights, but I would like to see the actual screenshots of the flights next time, please. Self-driving is a good choice for both the England and the Morocco portions of the leg!

• The Detour, taking place the next morning, is Easy Labor or Hard Labor. The weaving in Easy Labor is a bit similar to TAR 29 Armenia with using the loom, and to TAR 3 and 25 with the Moroccan carpet element. This isn’t a bad task, but it’s also good to explore different sides of Morocco’s culture. Hard Labor features the tanneries, which have also been seen in a couple seasons. I like how teams have to correctly apply the 3 different dyes! This is very labor-intensive, and is even more back-breaking with it being the only outdoors task of the Detour- like you said, the hot sun will be beating down. I think it’s much harder than the other task. The Detour was really cultural, but we didn’t get to see many new sides to Morocco.

• Dancing can be done as a Fast Forward, and I like the judging panel style. Is there a video of the performance? I think it’ll be pretty tough, considering they have to get a score of 30 (10/10 from each judge?).

• The spa task is pretty middle-of-the-road. It’s not the main focus of the leg, so it’s fine.

• I really like the instrument task! Finding the correct instruments based on what the band is equipped with is a fun, cultural task that is neither too easy nor too hard. Good job!

• For the Roadblock, the pot-smashing part would be fun to watch on TV but the unscrambling and reciting part is just too difficult, in my opinion. Shortening this task would help the leg to finish in a faster amount of time. It’s a nice task to feature the Heritage Site, though.

• In regards to presentation: Try to improve your pictures by finding un-watermarked images and if you do use those stock photos, cropping them could help. Try paraphrasing and cutting out less important information rather than just copying and pasting from Wikipedia. You can do it! :tup:


Overall, this leg had a lot of good things going for it- culturally relevant tasks, music/art/language/dance being represented, and an interesting Heritage Site and Pit Stop. However, I wasn’t quite a huge fan of how some tasks were akin to previously done TAR tasks. Still, this leg felt feasible and would make for a good episode. You’re doing your best, so keep that up! :)

Elthemagnifico - Egypt

Show content• Once teams read the clue in Cyprus, they must make their way to Egypt. Egypt has a great culture and hasn’t been visited in so long, so I like the decision to design here.

• Teams self-drive (yay) to the Cairo tower and use binoculars to spot the next clue. I like how the Route Info and Fast Forward are separate- if teams want to pursue the FF, they may have to spend time looking for the potentially more obscure flag. The Fast Forward is arduous; Arabic will probably be tough for the racers to pick up, and acting is never easy to do on the first try. I also like how there’s still pressure if only one team is attempting the task.

• The Roadblock requires searching through Islamic Cairo, a Heritage Site. I like how they will have to interact with locals, as well as the part about correctly pronouncing the phrase. There may be an issue if the task is too fast-paced for a mosque setting (racers have been prohibited from running inside mosques in the past). Otherwise, I like the task and the way they get their next clue from the scrolls.

• Teams travel over to Giza, the location of the Detour. Wrapping is a nod to ancient Egypt, almost stereotypically so. I think the task will be fun for TV, but isn’t overly demanding of the racers. Writing appears to be a lot more difficult between the descent to the Creation Room and the translation of the 32-word phrase. I like the mental side of this Detour (translating and writing), but it feels like it will take much more time than the other side of the Detour.

• Following that, teams are taken by camels to the Pit Stop, also in the Giza complex.


The locations and tasks in this leg were fitting for Egypt’s largest metropolitan area, and did have lots of connections to Egypt’s past and present culture. However, the tasks didn’t feel like they complimented each other perfectly- there were a lot of language tasks and mental tasks. Still, I liked a lot of the little things about this leg, and I think you’ll get through to the next round. I think this leg was better than your Round 2 submission, and I hope your Round 4 design is even better!

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