This is an idea I came up with. Basically, you and a partner are exploring 15 different temples, with each using the 15 layouts used in the actual show. There are 10 (5 male, 5 female) characters available at the start, each with different attributes (speed, strength, etc.), with 6 characters being unlocked by completing different objectives (eg. escape while not encountering any temple guards, escape the temple with at least 60 seconds left). There are 8 artifacts per temple, and you must retrieve at least 4 to move onto the next temple. Temple 1 uses layout 1, Temple 2 uses layout 2, etc.

Here are the artifacts:
The First Encounter (Wood)
1-1: Blackbeard?s Treasure Map
1-2: The Golden Cup of Belshazzar
1-3: Galileo?s Cannonball
1-4: The Dead Man?s Hand
1-5: John Henry?s Lost Hammer
1-6: The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan
1-7: Elizabeth I?s Golden Ship
1-8: The Map to the Lost Gold Mine

Temple of Set (Oak)
2-1: The Star of Sultan Saladin
2-2: The Keys to the Alhambra
2-3: The Helmet of Genghis Khan
2-4: The Trojan Horseshoe
2-5: The Pendant of Kamehameha
2-6: The Lost Logbooks of Magellan
2-7: The Moccasins of Geronimo
2-8: Henry VIII?s Great Seal

Fortress of Blackbeard (Teak)
3-1: The Lucky Pig of Amelia Earhart
3-2: The Water Bottle of Ponce de Leon
3-3: The Treasure Map of Jean Lafitte
3-4: The Oracle Bowl of Delphi
3-5: The Paintbrush of Leonardo da Vinci
3-6: The Golden Chains of Zenobia
3-7: The Belly Button of Buddha
3-8: The Stolen Arm of Shiva

Long John Silver?s Secret Stash (Maple)
4-1: The Stone Marker of Leif Erikson
4-2: The Helmet of Joan of Arc
4-3: The Medal of Sir Edmund Hillary
4-4: The Mask of Shaka Zulu
4-5: The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa
4-6: The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal
4-7: The Gordian Knot
4-8: King Tut?s Cobra Staff

Mayan Maze (Mahogany)
5-1: The Blue Pearl of the Dragon Lady
5-2: The Codebook of Mata Hari
5-3: Pecos Bill?s Lost Lariat
5-4: Robin Hood and Marian?s Silk Ladder
5-5: Lawrence of Arabia?s Headdress
5-6: The Collar of Davy Crockett
5-7: The Snake Bracelet of Cleopatra
5-8: The Treasure of Anne Bonny

Jungle Shrine (Steel)
6-1: The Silver Horseshoe of Butch Cassidy
6-2: The Secret Battle Plan of Nathan Hale
6-3: The Golden Stallion of Ali Baba
6-4: The Silver Cannonball of Grandy Nanny
6-5: The Walking Stick of Harriet Tubman
6-6: The Lost Love Letter of Captain John Smith
6-7: The Diary of Dr. Livingstone
6-8: The Bone Necklace of the Blackfeet Chief

Temple of Python (Sapphire)
7-1: The Mush Pot Hat of Johnny Appleseed
7-2: The Cracked Crown of the Spanish King
7-3: The Imperial Purple Robe of Empress Theodora
7-4: The Stone Head of the Evil King
7-5: The Lucky Medallion of Atocha
7-6: The Applewood Amulet of Emiliano Zapata
7-7: The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin
7-8: The Lucky Pillow of Annie Taylor

Labyrinth of Ra (Emerald)
8-1: The Missing Eye of David
8-2: The Enormous Iron Nose Ring of Babe
8-3: The Very Tall Turban of Ahmed Baba
8-4: The Ivory Elephant of Scheherazade
8-5: The Sacred Ring of Sultan Suleiman
8-6: The Plumed Headdress of Cosa Rara
8-7: The Jeweled Necklace of Montezuma
8-8: The Lost Lion Tail of Little John

Tutankhamen?s Treasure (Ruby)
9-1: The Shriveled Hand of Efoua
9-2: The Mask of the Man in the Iron Mask
9-3: The Crown of Queen Nzinga
9-4: The Two-Cornered Hat of Napoleon
9-5: The Silk Sash of Mulan
9-6: The Golden Goblet of Attila the Hun
9-7: The Leopard-Skin Cloak of Annie Oakley
9-8: The Snakeskin Boots of Billy the Kid

The Pretender?s Palace (Bronze)
10-1: The Golden Pepperoni of Catherine de? Medici
10-2: The Golden Earring of Henry Morgan
10-3: The Milk Bucket of Freydis
10-4: The Missing Weather Maps of Charles Lindbergh
10-5: The Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus
10-6: The Broken Wing of Icarus
10-7: The Bonnet of Dolley Madison
10-8: The Priceless Portrait of the Polynesian Girl

Illusion of Medusa (Silver)
11-1: The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack
11-2: The Comet-Embroidered Battle Flag of William the Conqueror
11-3: The War Fan of the 47 Ronin
11-4: The Much-Heralded Helmet of Sir Gawain
11-5: The Lion-Headed Bracelet of Chandragupta
11-6: The Lion-Slashed Jacket of Sacagawea
11-7: The Secret Map of the Bandit Queen
11-8: The Thornwood Gavel of Judge Roy Bean

Temple of the Aztecs (Gold)
12-1: The Snow Cone of Mount Kilimanjaro
12-2: The Upside-Down Compass of Henry Hudson
12-3: The Bent Shaving Pan of Jedediah Smith
12-4: The Marble Armrest of Xerxes
12-5: The Smashed Printing Plate of Frederick Douglass
12-6: The Mystical Spell Book of the Imperial Wizard
12-7: The Useless Map of the Chibcha Chieftain
12-8: The Golden Spider Web of Robert the Bruce

The Jester?s Shrine (Platinum)
13-1: The Discarded Seal of Ivan the Terrible
13-2: The Mysterious Manuscript of Mary Shelley
13-3: The Dried Apple Half of William Tell
13-4: The Missing Portrait of Hans Holbein
13-5: The Ivory Hunting Horn of Roland
13-6: The Royal Torque of Queen Boadicea
13-7: The Lost Hornpipe of the Pirate Captain
13-8: The Enormous Feather of the Me Linh

Mysterious Mandarin Maze (Diamond)
14-1: The Red Sash of Tokugawa Ieyasu
14-2: The Broken Trident of Poseidon
14-3: The Lily-Crested Crown of Clovis the First
14-4: The Mussel-Shell Armor of Apanuugpak
14-5: The Metal Beard of the Egyptian Queen
14-6: The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King
14-7: The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb
14-8: The Melted Head of Madame Tussaud

The Final Frontier (Rainbow)
15-1: The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior
15-2: The Bullet-Riddled Handbag of Belle Boyd
15-3: The Lost Whale Bone of Pytheas
15-4: The Dried Ear of Corn of Sojourner Truth
15-5: The Jeweled Scabbard of Sforza
15-6: The Good-Luck Watch of Empress Eugenie
15-7: The Ruby Earring of bin-Zibab
15-8: The Jewel-Encrusted Egg of Catherine the Great

Secret Shrine of Olmec (Magic)
5 hidden artifacts, revealed once you find all 120!

http://humval.com/game/view/729

You lose, son! You lose in the bowels of el Diablo, licking gum off the bottom of the stool! You lose for all eternity! Oh, you have to be the biggest loser I have ever known to met! You lose, son! YOU LOSE!!!! Ohohohoh, you lose big time!....you lose.

I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, but here's an idea I got; it's like the episode awards, but with episodes YOU created! Here are the nominees:

Best Solo Run:
Caecilius' Ring (Olmec)

Best Team Run:
The Sandal of Pheidippides (Olmec)
The Chart-Maps of Captain James Cook (Olmec)
The Heart-Tipped Arrow of Aphrodite (karmew32)
The Lucky Shoes of Wilt Chamberlain (Medusa)
The Enchanted Wing of Pegasus (Olmec)
The Burnt Robe of the Celtic Druid (The 49th Ronin)
The Horse-Trampled Hat of Oliver Cromwell (tss1011)

Most Exciting Run:
The Arrow of Comanche (Ndanyi)
The Teddy Bear of Theodore Roosevelt (Ndanyi)
The Enchanted Wing of Pegasus (Olmec)
The Lucky Shoes of Wilt Chamberlain (Medusa)
Cupid's Love Quiver (Olmec)
The Torn Manuscript of Hildegard von Bingen (tss1011)
The Heart-Tipped Arrow of Aphrodite (karmew32)
Roc's Feather (karmew32)
The Golden Ticket of Willy Wonka (tss1011)
The Peach Basket of James Naismith (Olmec)
The Yankee Cap of Paul Revere (Olmec)
The Macaroni Feather of Yankee Doodle (Olmec)
The Warped Mirror of Archimedes (The 49th Ronin)
The Baseball of Abner Doubleday (Olmec)
The Horse-Trampled Hat of Oliver Cromwell (tss1011)
The Dented Shield of Sun Tzu (The 49th Ronin+Mstrgmr)

Worst Temple Run:
The Tangled Thread of Theseus (The 49th Ronin)
The Severed Head of Elvarg the Dragon (karmew32)
The Feather-Tipped Hat of Peter Pan (karmew32)
The Original Pamphlet of Thomas Paine (Olmec)

We zoom in to a jungle that appears to be covered in a slightly volcanic ground. Soon we see Olmec, who is a bit more red than usual.)
OLMEC: Legends of the Hidden Temple! With your guide, Kirk Fogg! And here he is now!
(Kirk comes in from a pretend volcano.)
KIRK: Thank you! Nice to see you. Thank you Olmec. Welcome to Legends of the Hidden Temple. The rooms are filled with lost treasures that are protected by mysterious Mayan temple guards. Only Olmec knows the legend behind each of the treasures in his temple. Which one are we going to hear about today?
OLMEC: The Legend of the Severed Head of Elvarg the Dragon.
KIRK: Oh, the Severed Head of Elvarg the Dragon. Well one of our six teams will have a chance to retrieve the Severed Head. Will it be the Red Jaguars, the Blue Barracudas, the Green Monkeys, the Orange Iguanas, the Purple Parrots, or the Silver Snakes? They?re going to have to pass some tough physical and mental tests, but in the end, only one team will have the right to enter Olmec?s temple, but first they have to cross the moat, and Olmec?s going to tell us how they will do it today.
OLMEC: Before you stands five ancient stalagmites. When Kirk gives the signal, you must jump across the stalagmites to the other side. Once you?re at the other side, your partner must try and make it to the other side. If one of you falls in the moat, the one trying to get across the stalagmites must go back and start again. Once both of you are at the other side, run over and hit the gong.
(Kirk hits the Silver Snakes? gong as a demonstration.)
OLMEC: The first four teams to hit their gongs will go onto the next round!
KIRK: Okay teams, are you ready?
TEAMS: YEAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KIRK: And Olmec, are you ready?
OLMEC: Let?s rock and roll!
KIRK: Okay, teams! On your mark, get set, go!
(All the teams start going across the stalagmites.)
KIRK: There they go, across the stalagmites!
(The Silver Snakes? second player is already going across the stalagmites.)
KIRK: Wow, the Silver Snakes are fast today!
(The Silver Snakes have already rung their gong.)
KIRK: WOW!
(The Green Monkeys and the Blue Barracudas hit their gongs.)
KIRK: Everybody?s fast today!
(The Purple Parrots ring their gong.)
KIRK: That?s it! Going onto the Steps of Knowledge are the Blue Barracudas! And the Green Monkeys! And the Purple Parrots! And the Silver Snakes! The Red Jaguars and the Orange Iguanas did a great job also, they?re not going home empty-handed, here?s what they?ve won!
DEE: It?s a $1,000 savings bond from Kleinpeter! We have the best milk in the world, from regular milk to chocolate milk to even strawberry milk!

How did the contestants know how to complete Medusa's Lair and the Room of the Mandarin Hand if Olmec didn't even tell them how?