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Moat Crossing In this moat crossing, both players from each team cross the water simultaneously by laying their four boards upon two parallel bars, continually adjusting them as necessary to cross the entire pool.
Steps of KnowledgeThe most famous African-American woman of the Civil War was Harriet Tubman. With just the North Star for a compass, she led so many people to freedom that folks called her "Moses." Legend has it that once, she and a small band of escaped slaves were being tracked by slaveowners with bloodhounds. "Quick! Into the swamp! They'll lose our scent," said Harriet, but the other slaves fought. "I'm not going in there!" said one man. "There's spirits in there!" "You're gonna have a lot more than spirits on your tail if you don't get into that water!" she said, brandishing her walking stick. One by one, the others followed, and she led them across the swamp. They traveled north on foot, sleeping in the barns and cellars of people who dared to hide them. Across the swamp, the dogs lost the scent of the runaway slaves, and the only thing the white masters found was Harriet's walking stick, stuck in the mud.
Temple GamesThe Blue Barracudas are Erica, who sings country music (her favorite country singer being Reba McEntire), and 14-year-old James, who volunteers at the Special Olympics. The Orange Iguanas are Ryann, who travels to the Caribbean very often, and Chris, who has strong interest in AeroFly Simulator. Slaves' Hiding Places (Cubbyhole Web)[]Harriet Tubman was part of the Underground Railroad, which was not a railroad at all, but a series of homes where escaped slaves could safely hide on their journey north. Before Erica and Ryann stood a wall with several hiding places and a net in the middle. In each hiding place was hidden either a key meaning it is safe to enter or a lock meaning it is not. When Kirk gave the signal, they had to climb the net, and punch through a hiding place. If either player found a key, she had to climb down and drop it in her bin, then start again. The player to retrieve four keys or the player furthest along in 60 seconds won. Erica won the game and the half pendant after finding three keys when time expired. Walking Sticks (Swinging Sandbags)[]Harriet Tubman made 19 trips to the South to rescue slaves, each time skirting many dangers and obstacles. When Kirk gave the signal, James and Chris each had to grab a walking stick, crawl to the last cube, and place it in the slot on the cube. Then, they had to come back, grab another walking stick and place it on the next cube. As they move back and forth, they had to avoid the swinging sandbags. If either player was hit by one, he had to go back to his starting point and try again. The first player to leave all of their walking sticks and return or the player furthest along in 60 seconds won. Chris was the first to complete the game, placing his last stick with fourteen seconds of spare time. This earned the Orange Iguanas the half pendant. Railroad to Canada (Slingshot Wall)[] The Underground railroad that Harriet Tubman traveled began in the South and led to safety in Canada. Four of the places along the railroad were marked on the wall behind each male player: Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada. When Kirk gave the signal, the boys had to climb the wall to the first location while their partners had to load a ball in their slingshots and shoot it at them. When either male player caught the ball, he had to place it on the location, climb to the next one, and wait for the next ball. The first team with one ball in each location or the team furthest along in 60 seconds won. Chris placed his last ball on Canada with four seconds of spare time, sending him and Ryann to Olmec's Temple with 1½ pendants.
Temple RunChris went first, and decided to enter the Temple by heading down into the Ledges and climbing down into the Pit of Despair. Moving at a very good pace, he tries to head up directly into the Observatory and Medusa's Lair, but both rooms did not open. So Chris ends up taking the bottom path and heads down into the Throne Room where he encounters the first temple guard. Completely unfazed, he then tries to head up into Medusa's Lair again via. Throne Room, but finds out that the door never opened. So he instead goes into The Swamp and then quickly heading into the Dark Forest. Chris was able to find the key inside one of the trees, but he had a hard time figuring out where the key went to. Chris tried the door leading to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey (with the door somehow already being open without the key being used) and even using it on the door leading back to the Swamp. But after realizing the path to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey was opened, he climbed up the ladder into the room to assemble the monkey. But unfortunately, that was where he encountered the second Temple Guard and was taken out of the temple with 1:30 left on the clock. And with that, it was time for Ryann to enter the Temple to retrieve the Walking Stick. However, this is what makes the run very memorable, as rather than following Chris' path, Ryann decided to go into the Crypt instead of the Ledges. This proved to be a fatal mistake because that is where the third and final Temple Guard was hiding. And because Ryann only had half a pendant, it was an abrupt game over.   This episode serves as an example that sticking to your partner's original path is a better idea than creating a new path. Had Ryann continued where Chris left off, there may have been the possibility that she may have reached the artifact on time. But at the same time, this is what makes this temple run very memorable.
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