The AARoads Olympics

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It's been years, and the AARoads Forum has continued to get larger and larger. So large, in fact, that its current posting population can't be supported. The members of the forum agree to hold games to reduce the population, however, they are torn on where the games will be held and what will be played, and how contestants should be eliminated.

Should the games be held on an abandoned ramp stub in some shithole city in New England? An unnumbered route that exists as a bizarre technicality? The middle of a busy urban freeway that displaced a bunch of poor people?

How do we eliminate? Bans? Cutting off their internet access? Death? All options are on the table, and a lot of forum members think the games should be based on roads and common behaviors on the forum. What will the games be? Does anyone think they'll be the best? The worst? Can we work in teams? Today, in a thread called "The AARoads Olympics", members discussed these questions and their opinions on them.

[Max Rockatansky]

Battle Royale format, everyone for themselves.  Or we can do this like they did in Highlander and have random Roadgeeks fight each other for The Prize at the time of The Gathering.

[SkyPesos]

Should the games be held on an abandoned ramp stub in some shithole city in New England? An unnumbered route that exists as a bizarre technicality? The middle of a busy urban freeway that displaced a bunch of poor people?

Host the game either in Illinois or Alanland.

[Max Rockatansky]

Should the games be held on an abandoned ramp stub in some shithole city in New England? An unnumbered route that exists as a bizarre technicality? The middle of a busy urban freeway that displaced a bunch of poor people?

Host the game either in Illinois or Alanland.

That's an insult to Alanland that you would include something so flat in the same breath as them.   Goat Jesus would be so proud and disappointed in you.

[abefroman329]

I think the I-170 stub in Baltimore would be a good location.

[Max Rockatansky]

I think the I-170 stub in Baltimore would be a good location.

The Old Ridge Route if you want more of a forbidden ruin vibe.

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Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike?

[Max Rockatansky]

Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike?

Unfair advantage to those who can see well in the tunnels.

[SSOWorld]

Breezewood?

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Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike?

Unfair advantage to those who can see well in the tunnels.

I'd probably be eliminated relatively early,then.

[Max Rockatansky]

One thing I'll given Illinois is that is literally the embodiment of a level of playing field.

[GaryV]

I think the I-170 stub in Baltimore would be a good location.

Better yet, I-70 in Baltimore.  Whoever gets there loses.

[Max Rockatansky]

I think the I-170 stub in Baltimore would be a good location.

Better yet, I-70 in Baltimore.  Whoever gets there loses.

No need to bring the AAroads Multiverse into this.

[Scott5114]

Limon, Colorado.

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No games?

I'll go, then. One of the games in the AARoads Olympics, which, judging by the replies so far, will likely be hosted somewhere in the Northeast, is joke milking in Off-Topic. We've all done it at one point or another.

[kurumi]

It's been years, and the AARoads Forum has continued to get larger and larger. So large, in fact, that its current posting population can be supported.

There's no problem, then :-)

Or did you mean "can not", but made a mistake?

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It's been years, and the AARoads Forum has continued to get larger and larger. So large, in fact, that its current posting population can be supported.

There's no problem, then :-)

Or did you mean "can not", but made a mistake?

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Meant can't, rather than can.

It was inevitable that somebody was going to make a Squid Game joke. I was betting on when it would happen.

[tolbs17]

I say, throw it on the stubs on I-540 (Knightdale bypass) junction.

[CoreySamson]

Here's an exhaustive list of the "sports":

First, the guessing game sports:

Guess the speed limit challenge
Guess the state/province challenge
Guess the country challenge
Guess the city challenge
Guess the county challenge
Guess the 2di challenge
Guess the 3di challenge
Guess the US route challenge
Geoguessr (both the real version and the forum version)


Next, the game sports:

The Road Sign City Name Photo Game
1-2-3 Route Number Addition Game
Addition Route Number Game
Subtraction Route Number Game
Multiplication Route Number Game
Division Route Number Game
Street Sign Name Game
Road Sign UNO
Here To There Photo Game
US City Game


Next, the game shows:

Alanland Lore Trivia
Is (_____) Flat?
Ask Me Anything
What Do You Like On Your (_____)?
Does This Sign Qualify For The "Worst Of Road Signs" thread?
What Font Is This?
Operation: Get Oscar
Do You Like Daylight Savings Time?


Next, the roadgeekery sports:

Bridgehunting
Fictional Highway Drawing
County Collecting
Road Photography
Roadmeet Planning
State Highway Shield Redesigning


Finally, the Esports:

Cities: Skylines
American Truck Simulator
Goat Simulator

Anything I missed?

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

^ you forgot cartography (map drawing). Could go in either esports or roadgeekery (or both).

[CNGL-Leudimin]

We need to add "Are you working Thanksgiving?" to the game shows . (Spoiler: I will be working on Thanksgiving, which is a normal day here)

As a new category, I'd add brake checking, to be held on a temporary bridge ending midway into a body of water, with a temporary Interstate designation for the event.

[JayhawkCO]

Definitely need to add highway clinching in the roadgeekery.

Chris

[Max Rockatansky]

A category is needed for most interesting roads.  We focus so much on clinching in the road community that I think we tend to forget a lot of go for the unique, hazardous or weird stuff that isn't necessarily a signed highway.

[GaryV]

Game: Guess tolb's telephone number

[Max Rockatansky]

Game: Guess tolb's telephone number

Wouldn't he just blurt it out along with Mary's?