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PIRATES
Admiral Blackbeard Favourite Foods: Vegetables,Fruits Allergies: Dairy Likes: 7/40, Allergies: 3/40 Strength:76, Weight:171	Bonnie Pip Culliford Favourite Foods: Candy,Smoothies Allergies: Spicy Food Likes: 9/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:76, Weight:116	Buck Cutlass Favourite Foods: Candy Allergies: Vegetables Likes: 5/40, Allergies: 6/40 Strength:89, Weight:189	Captain Crossblades Favourite Foods: Pizza, Slushies Allergies: Salty Foods Likes: 9/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:66, Weight:185	Fairfax the Deckhand Favourite Foods: Vegetables,Fruits Allergies: Salty Foods Likes: 11/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:71, Weight:151
Federismo Corvallio Favourite Foods: Gross Foods,Pizza Allergies: Smoothies Likes: 12/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:81, Weight:166	Franchisco Corvallio Favourite Foods: Spicy Foods,Meats Allergies: Candy Likes: 12/40, Allergies: 5/40 Strength:81, Weight:165	Gooblah the Grarrl Favourite Foods: Meats Allergies: Slushies Likes: 8/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:93, Weight:199	Lucky McKyriggan Favourite Foods: Gross Foods Allergies: Pizza Likes: 5/40, Allergies: 3/40 Strength:82, Weight:182	Ned the Skipper Favourite Foods: Meats Allergies: Dairy Likes: 8/40, Allergies: 7/40 Strength:79, Weight:169
Ol Stripey Favourite Foods: Meats,Slushies Allergies: Breads Likes: 11/40, Allergies: 3/40 Strength:74, Weight:189	Orvinn the First Mate Favourite Foods: Candy,Slushies,Pizza Allergies: Fruits Likes: 13/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:52, Weight:221	Peg Leg Percival Favourite Foods: Spicy Food Allergies: Smoothies Likes: 4/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:73, Weight:202	Puffo the Waister Favourite Foods: Candy,Smoothies,Slushies Allergies: Meats Likes: 13/40, Allergies: 8/40 Strength:68, Weight:180	Scrurvy Dan the Blade Favourite Foods: Salty Foods,Meats Allergies: Candy Likes: 12/40, Allergies: 5/40 Strength:87, Weight:186
Sir Edmund Ogletree Favourite Foods: Dairy Allergies: Breads Likes: 6/40, Allergies: 3/40 Strength:79, Weight:177	Squire Venable Favourite Foods: Breads Allergies: Fruits Likes: 3/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:61, Weight:213	Stuff-A-Roo Favourite Foods: Pizza Allergies: Neggs Likes: 5/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:59, Weight:211	The Tailhook Kid Favourite Foods: Vegetables Allergies: Neggs Likes: 6/40, Allergies: 4/40 Strength:81, Weight:207	Young Sproggie Favourite Foods: Meats,Neggs Allergies: Gross Foods Likes: 12/40, Allergies: 7/40 Strength:73, Weight:112

Betting Strategies

So how DO you win in Food Club?

Simple. You know who to bet for. Everytime there is a new round at the Food Club and you go to the betting page, the Old Kacheek will give you the odds of winning for each arena. 2:1 are the highest/best, while 13:1 are the lowest/worst odds. Easy right? Just bet on everyone 2:1 and watch the NP become bigger and bigger with your winnings. Wrong. If you simply look at the odds, you'll end up losing. You need to see who the 2:1 person is facing.

Generally, it's safe to bet if all other opponents have odds lower than 5:1. That's the general guideline. If you wanna gamble more, feel free to go bet on a 2:1 person even when his closest competitor is someone 3:1. If you wanna play safe though, you can also only bet on someone who is against pirates with nothing better than 7:1 odds. Again, all a matter of taste.

However, odds aren't the only thing you need to look at. A pirate's strength, weight, likes and dislikes in food will all affect the outcome.

Generally, looking at the tables, pirates with high strength (85+) have better records than pirates with low strength (less than 70).

Finally, the last factor plays in when betting: The Food! To have an even higher rate of success in Food Club, you need to be meticulous, and pay attention to details. Each round, for every arena, there are 10 courses. With the help of my Food List above, list how many types of food there are for each type of food. (How many meats? What about vegetables? smoothies?, etc.) Once you list down all the 10 foods, check to see the likes and dislikes of the competing pirates. (If a food is categorized for more than 1 category, count it for each category it is in.) As a general rule of thumb, bet on the pirate with the most favorites and the least allergies/dislikes. It is better (in my opinion) to bet on a pirate with only 1 favorite and no allergies, than to bet on one with 3 favorites and 1 allergy. Take note of the winner and the number of foods he likes/is allergic to on the round he won if you want, so you have reference for future rounds.

Of course, being a gambling game, there are times that the pirate with the highest odds doesn't win. So how do you make sure you're guaranteed profit? Make safety bets!

So what IS a safety bet? Well, I'll give you an example:

Shipwreck:
Gooblah the Grarrl 2:1
Stuff-a-Roo 13:1
Puffo the Waister 13:1
Bonnie Pip Culliford 13:1

Lagoon
Buck Cutlass 2:1
Orvinn the First Mate 13:1
Squire Venable 13:1
Young Sproggie 13:1

Now, 99% of the time, a person will include both Gooblah and Buck in almost all of his bets. With these odds, it's almost a guarantee both Gooblah and Buck will win their matches. BUT, what IF one of the other pirates won? That would mean you'd lose all your money, since you included Buck/Gooblah in your bets. The best way to remedy this is to make a safety bet. If 8 of your 10 bets have Gooblah and Buck, make 1 bet for Gooblah and Sproggie AND one for Bonnie and Buck. (Since Sproggie and Bonnie are the next best pirates, bet for them. This WILL vary for every match, so always check the courses and bet accordingly.) With these safety bets, you'll guarantee that you won't lose as much money. If Buck and Gooblah win, you still gain NP from some/all of the 8 bets (and gain back lost NP). If Bonnie/Sproggie win, you still get a profit of 18:1 for your NP. ALWAYS include safety bets, otherwise, you might end up throwing away NP everyday!
Now your chances of winning are even higher! Just remember all these guidelines, and you should now be a pro at Food Club!

Tables and Charts

Save this table, and print it out or copy it on Microsoft Word so you can have an organized way of picking which pirate wins each round. It's usually safe to bet if the pirate with the highest food adjustment has +2 or more. High strength pirates (80+) will usually win when they have at least +1 or +2. Mid strength pirates (high 60s-high 70s) will usually win when they have +3 or better. Low strength pirates (low 50s-low 60s) need +4 or better to win against mid strength pirates, and even +4 will still not be enough for a win against the very best. (Gooblah, Scurvy Dan, Buck) Always take note of the courses for each arena to be able to bet on the best pirate.

Food Club Fun Facts, Trivia and Oddities

The 3 pirates with the lowest strength are also the 3 heaviest. (Orvinn, Stuff-a-Roo and Squire Venable)
Captain Crossblades (a Bruce) is allergic to Salty Foods, yet 3/4 of the Salty Foods are fish!
Why are all the Pizzas NOT considered Bread?
Ol Stripey (who has no teeth) likes Meats and is allergic to Bread. (Yet Meats are hard to chew...)
The dish "Sushi" is now called "Baked Fish".
Ironically, Gooblah the Grarrl, the overall best pirate, is the one who looks least like one. (He looks more like a cowboy.)
For someone who likes Vegetables, The Tailhook Kid is kinda hefty.
The Food Club, like the Stock Market, is one of the games TNT has forgotten, and still has old unupdated art.

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