Moat Crossing In this moat crossing, teammates cross the water simultaneously by swinging on multiple "ancient Babylonian wheels."
Steps of KnowledgeOne of the most mysterious prisoners in all of Europe was the Man in the Iron Mask. Imprisoned on an island by the King of France in the early 1600's, he was forced to wear a mask to hide his true identity. But legend has it that one day, his jailer, Gaston de la Garde, shoved a plate of pork chops between the bars. The prisoner asked… "Ah, Gaston. Pork chops instead of the usual mush? What are we celebrating?" "I am retiring today, Monsieur," said Gaston. "It's a lovely gesture, but I can't eat them with this mask on my face." Gaston unlocked the mask and gasped. "Mon Dieu! You are the king!" "No, I am the king's twin. That is my only crime." Gaston's heart filled with pity. "My friend, I have a plan. New clothes, a new do, et Voila!" In minutes, the prisoner was a whole new man. They jumped in a boat and rode away to freedom. Some say the newly-freed man threw his mask into the sea.
Temple GamesThe Blue Barracudas are Danielle and Justin. The Green Monkeys are Paul and Margo. Iron Masks (Bungee Ceiling)[]The Man in the Iron Mask had to wear his mask most of his life. Fortunately, Paul and Danielle had to wear theirs for a minute. Before each player stood a wall with four iron (really plastic) masks on the ceiling. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to grab a rope in each hand and pull himself or herself up. Once at the top, they had to grab a mask, place it on their head and sail back down. The player to bring down all four masks or the player to bring down the most in 60 seconds won. Paul clumsily kept on dropping his masks, while Danielle managed to get three masks in her bucket, awarding her a half pendant of life. Keys to Freedom (Bungee)[]The Man in the Iron Mask spent most of his life locked in his mask. Margo and Justin's task was to free him by bringing him the keys to the mask. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to run to one board, grab a key out of one of the locks, then swing back to the other side and drop the key in their bin. Then, they had to go back and do it again. The player to all six of his/her keys to their bin or the player with the most keys in their bin in 60 seconds won. Margo at first could not seem to get her keys in her bin, but she did manage to get two in her bin. Justin however got his final key in his bin with twenty seconds of spare time, awarding him a half pendant of life. Escape Route (Slingshot Wall)[]According to legend, Gaston de la Garde helped his friend, the Man in the Iron Mask escape. On each wall before each team are the four stages to the man in the mask's freedom: Find Key for Cell, Climb over Wall, Cross the Moat, and Freedom. When Kirk gave the signal, The girls each had to load a marker her slingshot, and shoot it to their partners on the walls. The male players had to catch the marker, place it on the first stage of freedom, climb up, and do the same with the next three stages of freedom. The team to help the Man in the Iron Mask escape by placing a marker on all four stages of freedom or the team furthest along in 60 seconds won. Paul had a very weak shot on the first try while his partner, Margo managed to mark two stages of freedom. Justin marked the final stage of freedom with 34 seconds of spare time, awarding him a full pendant of life and therefore sending him and Danielle to Olmec's Temple with two full pendants. The Green Monkeys may have won no pendants, but they did a nice job nevertheless.
Temple RunDanielle decides to go to the temple first. Moving at a relatively good pace, she starts off by going into The Ledges and crawling through the cavern. Then, Danielle uses the lower crawl tube to enter The Rock Quarry where she makes a strategic move by taking two rocks at a time. With Justin already excited and cheering her on, Danielle then enters The Laser Light Room and quickly finishes the objective within 4 seconds. Unfortunately, she decided to try to reach for the iron mask, using the direct route by heading up to Medusa's Lair. This proved to be a mistake, as when Danielle tried to open the door to The King's Storeroom without completing the objective, the first temple guard jumped out and captured her, leading her to scream in fright. After giving up her pendant, Danielle attempted to also try to go up into The Observatory to retrieve the mask, but to no avail. When both paths did not work, Danielle gets to work by putting in the snakes into Medusa's head to see if she could unlock either of the two doors. Once she completed the objective, unsurprisingly, the doors still remained locked, meaning that Danielle was tricked to wasting her time and pendant within a dead-end room. Because of this, Danielle got confused on where she should head too next, and even attempted to open the door by pressing the actuators again. After losing some valuable time, Danielle finally decides to head back down the ladder and head to The Swamp. But upon jumping into the murky waters, the second temple guard grabs her, which causes her to scream once again. And she was then taken out of the temple with 1:25 left.  Justin quickly rushed into the temple at a similar pace to that of Danielle. But after rushing past the temple gates, he almost nearly goes into The Crypt by accident. He realizes his mistake and quickly retraces his partner's path into The Swamp with 57 seconds left. Still moving fast, Justin then enters The Dark Forest but doesn't try to look for the key in any of trees. Instead, he opted to take a stance and charge through The Stone Wall and head dive into The Mine Shaft. (Breaking only one stone in the process). In there, Justin made a smart move by taking the ladder to The Shrine of the Silver Monkey, instead of heading up into The Lightning Room via. elevator. Once he was there, Justin quickly tried to assemble the monkey together. First grabbing the base and the middle piece at the same time, and finally the head to complete it. However, Justin did not place the head properly at first, but he quickly goes back to do so. But sadly, time ran out just as he was entering The King's Storeroom, being one room away from the iron mask. Both members moved at a relatively good pace and knew exactly what to do in each room to get further within the temple. And while they had the potential to win, the critical mistake by heading into Medusa's Lair unfortunately diminished their chances on reaching the artifact on time.
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