[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 06:35 PM\'][quote name=\'Terry K\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 04:07 PM\']One thing to even things out during the sweep, put meat and so on 'on sale' like a real supermarket would. Make some of the meat a 'managers markdown' and so on to discourage people from grabbing the same items every show. (or make it more challenging)
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In other words, turn the interesting part of the game into even more of a luckfest than it already is? No thanks.
You know why people grab the same items every show? BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPENSIVE, AND THE CONTESTANTS HAVE A CLUE.
You could achieve the same end you're going for by hiring WOF's contestant coordinators.
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What i was getting was that the sweep is pretty formula as it is. What I'm trying to get at is that by making the meat a crap shoot, it discourages the 'grab the same 10 items every sweep' syndrome. By taking the frequently grabbed items and dropping the retails on them as in a sale, you also throw the teams a curveball and make them play things a bit differently.
If you know, for example that turkeys are going to be worth $10 instead of the usual 20 or so, it makes for different dynamics.