Something tell me I should not post here. Thanks for the and making me feel so welcome to the site Marionete. I'll just lurk.
Don’t ever feel like you aren’t welcome here. I’ll be happy to explain some of the clues you might see in the race
When teams get their clues at the beginning of the leg, or for completing certain tasks, they will be given yellow clue envelopes that say “Amazing Race” on them.
There are a number of different clues that can be inside.
“Route Info” is a blue colored clue. These are usually the clues that help the teams find their next destination. “Fly to Reykjavic Iceland and go to _____ and look for _____” . Once they get to the location, sometimes they have to complete a task or find someone before getting their next clue. Other times, the clues will be in a box waiting for them to grab.
Jessica with a “Route Info” clue
“Detour” is a yellow colored clue. This is a choice between 2 tasks each with their own pros and cons. So each team chooses one of the 2 tasks to complete. (If there is a UTUrn on the leg and a team has been UTUrned, they will have to complete BOTH detour tasks). An example for this would be something like “Jump or Hike” where the Jump Task is scarier but can take less time to finish. The hike task is something not as scary but could take longer (bungee jumping vs. Hiking down a cliff)
“Roadblock” is a red colored clue. This is a task that only one team member may perform. They get a brief hint/clue about what the task will be and then have to decide which teammate will complete the task before opening the rest of the clue and finding out what they have to do. This one is entertaining because sometimes teams will think it is going To be one thing and ends up being the opposite . (Example, a team member afraid of heights might be tricked into doing the task thinking it has nothing to do with heights when in actual fact it ends up being something that does have to do with heights)
Violinist with a “Road Block” clue
“Fast Forward” is a green colored clue. This is an OPTIONAL task that is not required that each team has the opportunity of completing only once during the race. It will show up in some of the clue envelopes. Once you complete a fast forward task, that team can go directly to the pitstop for that leg without completing any of the other tasks. Once a team completes the fast forward, they can’t use it again so they must do it wisely when they really need it.