Each year there are 4check-ins throughout the day, where teams can turn in items they completed, and to compete in team vs. team challenges. Big points can be had here, and even showing up nets you points. The 8PM check-in is when teams turn in their videos, and the judges will watch them and score the contents over the night.
Other bonuses poke their way into the picture here and there, a few new types each year. In 2005, the list featured "theme items" that related to that year's theme. If a team did enough of these, they got a huge bonus. 2006 had items that rewarded players for doing an item all day long. 2007 has a couple of new ideas in store.
Also begun in 2005 was the web puzzle item. This is the most valuable item on the list as it is the only timed item. Contestants have a short time period to navigate a difficult puzzle on the trica webpage, and each year it gets more difficult. Be sure to get your tech-heads in gear for this one, it'll be a doozy!
RULES: There are none! You are expected to bribe the judges, sabotauge other teams, snitch on other teams that cheat, and bend logic to climb your way to the top. This being said, don't do anything really stupid, illegal, or dangerous. Everything on the list is managable in a safe, legal way; you'll just have to be inventive.
