What are Bouncing Virtual Gardens (BVGs)?
Exactly what they sound like — a group of Munzee pins arranged to create a specific design, which bounce around to different locations on the Munzee Map! To start with, we’ve created BVGs with a new type resembling Virtual Colors, which we’ll call “Bouncing Virtual Colors” or “BVCs“. Here are some important things to know about them, which are not covered in other sections:
- Bouncing Virtual Colors are Temporary Virtual types — they will bounce around the map for 6 weeks after the garden is filled, then archive.
- The point values for BVCs are as follows:
- Deploy: 50
- Capture: 50
- CapOn: 50
- Unlike regular Virtual Colors, BVCs CANNOT host bouncers — since they are bouncing themselves, it would be way too messy to allow them to host other munzee types!
- Related to this, BVCs are also NOT magnetizable — we wouldn’t want you to waste your Virtual Magnets!
- BVCs CAN be blasted — if the garden will bounce soon, this will help you secure the badge for capturing all the garden pins (more info below)
- You can also see and capture your own BVCs, so even if you deploy in a BVG, you can still capture the entire garden, including your own pins!
- NOTE – ALL of this information may change in the future, as we’re still testing how all of these behave.
Since Bouncing Virtual Gardens (BVGs) are such a brand new feature, we’re excited to launch them with a special mini test! Keep your eyes peeled for the Bouncing Rainbow Garden—our very first BVG that’s now bouncing around the map. You might spot it at Munzee Events or even at popular Munzee locations near you, giving you the chance to capture its colorful pins and get in on the fun!
Our vision is to eventually allow players to deploy their own pins in BVGs, just like in our other pop-up gardens—but with even more CapOn potential since these gardens travel the map! Plus, we’re hoping to nominate some of the most creative player-designed gardens to become official bouncing gardens, letting us highlight the awesome designs our community creates. For now, though, we’re starting with this test garden to gather valuable feedback and see how players like this new feature. Let us know what you think and what you’d like to see next—your input will help us make BVGs even better!
Where do BVGs bounce to?
At launch, BVGs will bounce to areas near Munzee Events! Of course, as Munzee Events don’t happen every day, when there are no events taking place, the BVG will randomly bounce to other areas on the map. Check our Discord group to see if Rob is looking for suggestions! 😉
When do BVGs bounce?
The amount of time the BVGs stay at a location will be randomized with no guaranteed minimum or maximum. Some locations may host the BVG longer than others so always be on the lookout!
If you’ve found a BVG on the map, you can tap on one of the pins to check how much time you have left to capture it. A purple timer banner should appear under the Munzee Details panel, similar to the gold timer banner you see with other bouncing types:
How can I find a BVG on the map?
We’ve placed BVGs on their own map layer — you can find a new filter on the main Munzee Filters screen (grouped with all the Deploy Mode filters) called “Bouncing Gardens”. Activating this filter will show purple radius circles around the BVG pins.
You can also use the individual BVG filter in the [All Filters] –> [Virtuals] –> [Places] section:
As for the Munzee Website, we’ve added a filter to the [Advanced] tab:
Who can create BVGs? Who can deploy in BVGs?
As we’re still learning about the impact this feature will have on the game, at launch BVGs will only be created by MHQ. However, we’re definitely considering the possibility of opening it up to players as well!
As for deploying in them — yes, you can in the near future! Just like any of our other MHQ-owned Gardens, you can purchase a spot in BVGs, which will deploy a munzee within the garden on your account. Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming announcement to claim your spot in our very first Bouncing Virtual Gardens! For now, be on the lookout for our first test Bouncing Rainbow Garden.
Why did you create BVGs?
For years, players have been creating their own permanent gardens near event locations.
Similarly, ever since the creation of Greeting Cards, players have been using them to deploy near event locations as well.
Add to that the magic of bouncers, and to us, the BVG was the obvious next step!
Though BVGs are made of temporary pins, we think they’ll be worth your while to deploy in, as they’ll be bouncing around to Munzee Events all over the world! More players will have the chance to capture your pins compared to those in a regular garden.
On the opposite side, as a capper, you may live in an area that does not have any gardens nearby — now, with BVGs, there’s a chance that a garden will travel to you!
Anything else I need to know about BVGs?
When you capture ALL the pins in a BVG, you’ll earn a special badge! If you’ve deployed in the BVG, do not worry — you’ll still be eligible to earn the badge! Here’s what the badge frame will look like — just imagine a beautiful garden design inside the circle:
We hope you keep an eye out for these NEW gardens, especially while you’re at a Munzee Event!
Munzee on!
