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rowan
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Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966
Goldrush Brought to you by AOL and Mark Burnett -
Watch CBS shows, read participating magazines, surf around AOL and win your share of the $2.2 million in prizes. If you're one of the top finalists, you'll be flown to an 'exotic location' where you'll compete for $100,000 in front of an online audience of millions! (I have no idea where the other $2.1 million went to.)
Make sure you team up with a buddy using AIM - and make sure you rub your progress in the faces of all the other losers who are behind you.
With a more annoying host than Treasure Hunters I present: Gold Rush
Enjoy
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:31 pm
RPGgame
Unfettered
Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 501
i guess I'm in for now but looks stupid but I love the arg like part of it.
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:21 pm
schummbo
Veteran
Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Ohio, USA
eh.. i think i'll be opting out of this one. it sounds like a whole lot of work and chances are I'll have to listen to that guy more than once. thats enough reason for me to not play
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:22 am
bwochinski
Decorated
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 164 Location: Wisconsin
Yeah, nice try AOL, but you're gonna have to do better than that to trick me into visiting your hompage. Besides, I have exactly zero pop-culture knowledge.
Also, I agree about the host dude.
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:05 pm
catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 4109 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
AOL's Gold Rush has sponsors This press item is over a week old, but it gives some further details about what to expect:
Top Advertisers Sign On for 'Gold Rush'
RPGgame wrote:
i guess I'm in for now but looks stupid but I love the arg like part of it.
What "ARG-like part of it" do you see? I see no story, no puzzles, just some challenges and questions to answer and many, many places to look for clues embedded in advertising. They've billed it as a scavenger hunt, and that's definitely a Timewaster to me.
After surviving Act Three (Revenge of the Glyph Hunt) of The Lost Experience thus far, which has been 99% scavenger hunt and maybe 1% story development, I cannot feel anything but dread for this one.
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:17 am
serena
Boot
Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 27
Looks like I'm the only one on the site looking forward to this show. Pop culture is the only information my brain retains these days, so I'll enjoy it simply for the fact that I get to try and win some money without much effort.
The only thing that blows is the Gold Rush site suggests "teaming up" with Gold Rush buddies or they predict you won't go very far in succeeding in the game, and I have no buddies. So if anyone else out there knows a lot of pop culture and would like to team up please let me know.
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:30 pm
DeformedUncleLouie
Decorated
Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 220
in!
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:31 pm
serena
Boot
Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 27
Wow I'm surprised (and happy) I got a response! I added you to my buddy list on AIM
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:01 am
RPGgame
Unfettered
Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 501
ok I am ready for this 7am people the hunt begins!!!!
Buddy me Avrom18
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:06 am
RPGgame
Unfettered
Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 501
First Puzzle is up people I'm stuck at the anagram for
nnseeitspgr
Hint: A rising star
EDIT: DUH FIGURED IT OUT!!! ah how can i be so stupid!
EDIT2: now i cant figure out best buy or charader
EDIT3: Got it all now i just have to wait for the stupid timer to click down
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:40 am
spwmicrobio
Greenhorn
Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 5
Need buddies here hey all, my screenname is scubagoldrush and I would love to find some people to work on this with!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:27 pm
Joe
Veteran
Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 102 Location: Stavromula Beta
Re: Goldrush
rowan wrote:
(I have no idea where the other $2.1 million went to.)
they're giving away $100,000 in gold away every week.
eleven hours...
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:49 am
dorkmaster not logged in
Guest
dangit, I work for a sponsor company of this game so I can't play... (And no, I know ABSOLUTELY nothing about this, except what you do... My company is involved solely for the marketing exposure, not in the planning of the thing)
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:51 am
RPGgame
Unfettered
Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 501
dork I am sure you can still play with it, its not like any of us are going to win anyway.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:05 am
terminalskeptik
Unfettered
Joined: 05 Jun 2003 Posts: 351 Location: Onboard the Groovy Purple Derigible
Stuck on: according to a hiki man, karma is a what?
I guess I will have to watch survivor for the first time in my life to get this one.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:23 pm
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