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April 26, 2022

An Update to Premium Membership Benefits

Lately we’ve made many updates to Premium Memberships. Just last September, we created the Monthly Premium Membership which we thought would be useful to those who only need Premium abilities at certain times of the year. Two months later, we added the ability for Premium users to use filtered blasts. Last month, we experimented with our first ZEE-Dayz exclusively for Premium Members.

This update brings more improvements to the Premium Membership. To make sure you’re adequately informed, we’ve written this blog post so that you will know of the changes in advance.

The changes described below will be effective as of 12:00 MHQ on Monday, May 2nd.

Out the Door

At the time stated above, the Munzee app will no longer support the Multi-User Login (MUL) feature. Our team has gone back and forth on this feature for quite some time, so we feel we owe our players some transparency as to how we came to this decision.

When the game was first introduced almost 11 years ago, the MUL was created for families who played together and only owned 1 device. Over the years devices for multiple family members have become more common, and although we understand the convenience the MUL has been more trouble than we would like.

Our evaluation of the MUL went something like this:

Pros Cons
  • Allow families with multiple Munzee players to easily play on one device
  • Quick access for another player if battery dies or signal is lost
  • Most families with multiple Munzee players are now able to provide a device for each player
  • Players who create fake accounts take advantage of this feature to quickly accumulate points or meet requirements for Clan Wars, badges, etc.
  • Development time is increased as new app features must distinguish between the active account and any other logged-in accounts
  • Testing time is also increased as we must make sure that all app features work even as we quickly switch between 3 different accounts
  • The ability to quickly switch between accounts is quite rare among apps — a unique feature rather than one that is standard

Knowing that the original purpose of the MUL has been outgrown, along with all the other cons listed above, we have decided to remove the MUL from the app.

In light of this change, we encourage players to carry external batteries to keep their main device charged and/or bring extra devices in case issues come up so that they can switch and continue playing — things which many of you are already in the habit of doing.

Otherwise, it just takes a few extra steps to log out and then log in to another account the old-fashioned way.

In Comes More

We understand some will be upset by the decision to remove MUL, but we want to continue to offer a positive Premium Membership experience. So we’re excited to announce that we are in the process of testing out 2 NEW additional features we think all Premium Members will enjoy. Please understand that these new features are a trial/test and we want to gather feedback from players to make sure this is an appropriate addition to the game.

+5 Additional Filter Preset slots +1 Increased Magnet Effectiveness
  • This will bring the total to 10 custom filter presets!
  • Standard munzees will now attract 4 bouncers
  • Landing Pad Destinations will now attract 7 bouncers

We’re always looking to bring more value to Premium Memberships as they help keep our app running. These updates are just the beginning — we’ve got more in the works, so keep an eye out for future announcements!

Munzee on!

April 25, 2022

Stage Your Own Antarctic Musical with NEW Mechz!

We promised there would be more animal-themed releases… so, just in time for World Penguin Day, we’ve added yet another avian friend to our roster! This time, however, it’s in Mech form!

NEW Mech Details

Like the other Munzee Mechz, the P3N9U1N and Emperor P3N9U1N are temporary POBs. The P3N9U1N will remain on the map until it has been captured 5 times, while the Emperor P3N9U1N will remain on the map until it has been captured 10 times, as you can see below.

You have the option of purchasing individual P3N9U1Ns HERE or a pack containing 4 P3N9U1Ns, 1 Emperor P3N9U1N, and 13 Cogs HERE. They’ll be in the store until 12:00 MHQ on May 2nd.

P3N9U1N Emperor P3N9U1N
Points Points
  • Deploy: 500
  • Capture: 250
  • CapOn: 100
  • Frozen (5th Cap): 500
  • Deploy: 531
  • Capture: 300
  • CapOn: 131-150
  • Frozen (10th Cap): 500
Landing Pads Landing Pads

You can find these buoyant birds swimming to the landing pads above every 6 hours or when captured.

P3N9U1Ns and Emperor P3N9U1Ns will be available for multi-capture. That means players can capture P3N9U1Ns and Emperor P3N9U1Ns on their own munzees, any previously captured munzees, and more than once if the same P3N9U1N or Emperor P3N9U1N visits you. P3N9U1Ns and Emperor P3N9U1Ns are non-blastable. They will be attracted to both Physical Magnets and Virtual Magnets. You can access P3N9U1Ns and Emperor P3N9U1Ns by turning on your “All Expiring Specials” filter.

When a P3N9U1N is captured, it will scatter up to 3 M4CK3RELs. Similarly, when an Emperor P3N9U1N is captured, it will scatter up to 3 KiNG M4CK3RELs.

M4CK3REL KiNG M4CK3REL
Points Points
  • Capture: 50
  • CapOn: 25-30
  • Capture: 75
  • CapOn: 43-50

These scatters will be visible to any player and will be deployed on the Mech owner’s account. This means that unlike Air Mystery Feathers/Boulders, there are CapOn points for the owner! They expire after 120 minutes and have a capture radius of 300 feet. These scatters will NOT count for deploy streaks, ZeeOps, or clan activity since they are passive deploys.

Badges

As with other Munzee Mechz, the badges for deploying the P3N9U1N and Emperor P3N9U1N depict the Blueprints, and are shown below:

There is also a badge for capturing a P3N9U1N or an Emperor P3N9U1N. Since there’s only one badge in this line, we’ll keep it a secret for now.

We hope you enjoy spotting these rotund robots on the map!

Munzee on!

April 23, 2022

May 2022 Skin: Graduate Flamingo

As the month comes to a close, we wanted to make sure you were heading into May with your desired Flamingos! The skin for completing your April capture streak (and the corresponding badge), which is the Foolish Garden Flamingo shown below, will be awarded in early May. But, we couldn’t wait to share what’s in store for next month!

April Flamingo Reminders

If you haven’t picked up a Flamingo yet, they are available in the Freeze Tag Store for $9.

Each month, the price of a Flamingo will decrease by $1. However, players can only purchase 1 Flamingo every 28 days.

Don’t forget that you’ll need to own at least 8 Flamingos by the end of the year to have a permanent one next year — so make sure to stock up soon if you’re a fan of these brightly-colored lawn decorations!

We also released special Reseller Garden Flamingos in February — if you’re interested, you can check out our blog post on them HERE!

May Flamingo Details

What Flamingo Skin can you look forward to earning in May? The distinguished Graduate Garden Flamingo! Like the other flamingos, the Graduate Garden Flamingo is a temporary POB that will remain on the map as long as players with permanent Garden Flamingos continue to use it.

Graduate Garden Flamingo
Points
  • Capture: 250
  • CapOn: 300
Additional Info
  • Available for multi-capture
  • Non-blastable
  • Attracted to both Physical Magnets and Virtual Magnets
  • Filters: “All Limited Edition Specials” and “All Expiring Specials”

As stated earlier, to earn this skin, you’ll need to complete next month’s (May’s) capture streak. Once the skin is awarded in June, you can change the skin on the flamingo to this one at any point — refer to our Help Guide article for the instructions!

You can find these brainy birds celebrating their success at the following landing pads every 6 hours or when captured:

Additionally, the Graduate Garden Flamingo will scatter up to 3 NEW Gold Seal Feathers nearby when it is captured!

Gold Seal Feather
Points
  • Capture: 50 points
  • CapOn: 50 points

Like the other Flamingo Feathers, these scatters will be visible to any player and will be deployed on the Flamingo owner’s account. This means that unlike Air Mystery Feathers/Boulders, there are CapOn points for the owner! They expire after 120 minutes and have a capture radius of 300 feet. These flamingo scatters will NOT count for deploy streaks, ZeeOps, or clan activity since they are passive deploys.

Badges

As a reminder, Garden Flamingos have 4 associated badge lines:

  • Unique type deploy badges — you’ll need to earn each month’s skin by keeping your streak up!
  • Overall deploy badges — the more flamingos you deploy, the merrier!
  • Unique type capture badges — capture at least 1 of each skinned flamingo!
  • Overall capture badges — capture as many flamingos as you can find!

While we revealed images for the first of each badge line in the original post, we are happy to show you the “Unique type deploy” and “Unique type capture” badges associated with the Graduate Garden Flamingo:

We hope you don’t pull too many all-nighters earning May’s Flamingo Skin!

Munzee on!

April 22, 2022

An Earth Day ZEE-Dayz!

Last week’s ZEE-Dayz focused on cleaning up the map. This week, as Earth Day is today, we’re focusing on cleaning up the Earth! Read on to get the deets!

Triple Points Details

From the period of Friday, April 22nd at 12:00 MHQ through Sunday, April 24th at 23:59 MHQ, enjoy triple points on Earth Mysteries, Earth Day Greeting Cards, and Recyclops!

Don’t have any Earth Day Greeting Cards saved up? Or perhaps you missed out on the Recyclops skin? Read on to find out how you can get your hands on some of these limited-edition items!

Sale Details

We’ve put together some NEW Packs for your convenience — but if you prefer to shop à la carte, you have that option as well! Visit the whole collection HERE, or scroll for direct links to each item!

Earth Day Pack Recyclops Rescue Pack Earth Day Greeting Cards
  • 3 Earth Mystery Credits
  • 3 Physical Magnets
  • 1 Earth Day Card #1
  • 1 Earth Day Card #2
  • 1 Earth Day Card #3
  • 1 Recyclops Skin
  • 5 Earth Mystery Credits
  • 3 Physical Magnets
  • 1 Earth Day Card #1
  • 1 Earth Day Card #2
  • 1 Earth Day Card #3
  • 1 Earth Day Card #1
  • 1 Earth Day Card #2
  • 1 Earth Day Card #3
CLICK HERE TO SHOP CLICK HERE TO SHOP CLICK HERE TO SHOP

Please note that to use the Recyclops skin, you must own an upgraded Cyclops. If you don’t own one yet, we’ve put the Cyclops back in stock! You’ll also need a Bouncer Upgrade Credit.

Badges

We’ve created 2 NEW Badges for you to earn via specific gameplay actions! As one of them is time-sensitive, we’ll reveal it to you now:

Powers Combined- Capture or deploy 22 Earth Mystery Munzees during Earth Day 2022!

It’s up to you to figure out the requirements for the other (which may be easier to get within the time period of this ZEE-Dayz, but are still possible to earn afterwards!).

NEW Tree Scatter!

As MHQ is currently experiencing the Spring season, currently Cherry Blossoms and Apples scatter out of Trees. We thought it might be fun to add a new scatter into the mix, especially since Earth Day is celebrated on the same day (April 22) each year. So, starting this year, expect to see Cans every April 22 – 24!

We hope you join us in our Earth Day celebration this weekend — thanks for reading until the end!

Munzee on!

April 18, 2022

These Animal QRackers are Too Sweet for Soup!

Continuing our animal-filled April, we’ve created Animal QRacker specials just in time for National Animal Crackers Day! These specials are live NOW until 23:59 MHQ time on May 1!

Animal QRacker Specials

We’ll be distributing the boxes in waves, but will end at a total of 900 Green Animal QRacker Boxes and 900 Red Animal QRacker Boxes. Though there will only be one icon shown on the map, there are a possibility of 7 different icons for each (a total of 14 different results!) revealed after this special is captured. Each icon will correspond with a different QRacker that will not be visible until captured, similar to how the Magic 8 Ball specials worked. They will bounce around every 4 hours or when capped.

Green Animal QRacker Box Red Animal QRacker Box
Points Points
  • Capture: 150
  • CapOn: 50
  • Capture: 150
  • CapOn: 50
Landing Pads Landing Pads

Hungry for samples of these scrumptious QRackers? We’ll give you a sneak peek, but you’ll have to track down some QRacker Boxes to discover the other 13 options:

These munzees will not be blastable. They will be attracted to magnets, available from the Freeze Tag Online Store. You can access the Animal QRacker specials under the “All Expiring Specials” and “All Limited Specials” filters.

Badges

There is also a line of 5 new badges to earn. 3 are based off the total number of captures of Animal QRacker specials. The first badge in the series appears as follows:

QRracker Cutter- Capture 1 Animal QRacker Box special.

The other 2 badges are based on receiving specific results — we’ll keep those a surprise for now! Just cap as many Animal QRacker Boxes as you can for your best chance at earning them!

Munzee on!

April 15, 2022

A Spring Cleaning ZEE-Dayz for QRew and ZeeQRew Members!

We started off the year with a mini ZEE-Dayz for QRew and ZeeQRew members which was quite successful. Now that we’re well into April and some time has passed, we think it’s about time to do some spring cleaning of the map — read on to get the deets!

Double Points Details

From the period of Friday, April 15th at 00:01 MHQ through Sunday, April 17th at 23:59 MHQ, enjoy double points on QRewzees, SleepZees, Mysteries, and Greeting Cards!

Maintenance Munzees Mysteries Greeting Cards

Please note that QRewzees and SleepZees will only be active on days that are multiples of 3, so you’ll only be able to capture them on the 15th. For more information, you can check out our Help Guide article.

Don’t Forget the ZeeQRew Collection!

There are several discounted packs in the ZeeQRew Collection at the Freeze Tag Store!

Shop Here: https://store.freezetag.com/collections/zeeqrew

We hope this increases the fun factor of map maintenance!

Munzee on!

April 11, 2022

Need MORE Pets? Mari’s Flat Object is Actually 2-in-1!

You didn’t really think we’d celebrate National Pet Day with just Pet Rocks, did you? If so — consider it a late April Fool’s prank! With so many loveable pets out there, we knew we had to include a crowd-pleasing, cute, and cuddly animal in the festivities. We got more than we bargained for, as you’ll see — one became two!

The seventh Flat Object is brought to you by Mari, our productive Product Manager! She is the one who keeps MHQ running like a well-oiled machine! Thanks to her diligence in planning things well in advance, we’ve managed to meet a lot of our goals on schedule, rather than 1,000 hours each time! If you’ve attended any of the Munzee Events we’ve hosted in the past, you may have met Mari, but for those who haven’t been fortunate enough to get to know her, or would like a refresher, you can check out her most recent Meet Munzee Munzday post HERE!

Mari’s Flat Object is similar to Wylie’s in that it may be more accurately described as Flat Pets — but as it follows the same structure as other Flat Objects, we’ll still call it one for consistency. Say hello to the Flat Cats, based on her cats Benji and Burr! Benji is the orange one and Burr is the black one – they are brothers and the bestest friends in the whole world! ? They are the stars of many a Zoom call (and possibly the only things keeping Mari from going insane while stuck at home — call it the opposite of the crazy cat lady effect)! Read on to learn more!

Flat Cats Details

The Flat Cats join the Flats as a virtual type. It is currently available in the Freeze Tag Store HERE!

Flat Cats
Points
  • Deploy: 19
  • Capture: Split 89 points with a minimum of 19 Points
  • CapOn: Split 89 points with a minimum of 19 Points
Additional Info
  • Capture Radius: 300 feet
  • Blastable
  • Proximity: 50 feet from other players’ Flats, 150 feet from your own
  • Filters: “Virtual – Flats” filter or “All Flat Types”

For more information on Flats, you can check out our Help Guide article.

Badges

There are badge lines for deploying and capturing the Flat Cats, which, as hinted above, feature some cute cat accessoreez and hijinks. You can see the first of each below!

We hope you enjoy catching Flat Cats and learning a bit more about Mari in the process!

Munzee on!

April 5, 2022

Flamingos Aren’t the Only Bird in Town! NEW Evolution!

Springtime is not only about beautiful new blooms — there’s lots of new life to look forward to! Since it’s been more than a year since the release of the Bee Evolution, it’s about time to add some new Evolution Munzees to our roster! Starting April 5 at 12:00 MHQ time, our brand new Duck Evolutions will be made available through the Freeze Tag Store!

Duck Evolution Munzees

The Duck Evolution is a bit different from the previous Animal Evolutions, as there are only 4 stages total. This is to balance out the longer time for the Duck to fully evolve — in our research, we found that it takes ducks 21 days to hatch. Stages 1-3 of the Duck Evos are virtual munzees, which are as follows:

NOTE: Evolution timeframes have been corrected in the blog.

Duck Nest Duck Egg Duckling
Points Points Points
  • Deploy: 100
  • Capture: 50
  • CapOn: 30
  • Capture: 40
  • CapOn: 20
  • Capture: 45
  • CapOn: 25
Additional Info Additional Info Additional Info
  • Lasts for 7 days
  • Blastable
  • Lasts for 14 days
  • Blastable
  • Remains on the map
  • Blastable

Once these Evolutions reach Stage 3, a temporary POB will be launched, which is Stage 4. For example, if you’ve deployed a Duck Evolution, the Duckling will remain in place (as mentioned above), while the adult Duck variant will be launched at the same time for the duration of its “lifespan.”

Stage 4 Ducks will bounce to both physical and virtual landing pads every 8 hours. They have the option of emerging as one of the three different species shown below, with the Swan being the rarest of the 3.

Mallard Quack Swan

Points Points Points
  • Capture: 150
  • CapOn: 50
  • Host CapOn: 50
  • Capture: 150
  • CapOn: 50
  • Host CapOn: 50
  • Capture: 150
  • CapOn: 50
  • Host CapOn: 50
Additional Info Additional Info Additional Info

Like the Flower Evolutions, the chance of the Duck Evolution evolving to one of the 3 types changes every time it is reset with the Evolution Reset Credit. Although you cannot capture a reset evolution if you have already captured the original from stages 1-3, you CAN capture the final level of a reset when it evolves and releases a new tPOB. An easy way to know is, if you see it on the map you can capture it!

Please note that although the first three stages for each are the same, they will count as different special capture icons.

Just like real life ducks, the Duck Evolution Munzees stick to a healthy diet! Bouncing Duck Evos will be attracted to the following landing pads:

To access the Duck Evolution Munzees, turn on your “Evolution” and “All Expiring Specials” filters. They will count toward Evolution Capture and Deploy badges.

We hope this latest Evolution has you ready to splash into spring (in the northern hemisphere) in the meantime!

Munzee on!

April 4, 2022

Adopt a Low-Maintenance Pet with these NEW Specials!

You know we loooove animals here at MHQ — what better proof than one of our more recent Flat Objects, the Flat Murray? But sometimes having a living, breathing pet in your home just isn’t in the cards. That doesn’t mean you are totally locked out from feeling the companionship and emotional support a pet brings — you just have to get a little creative! So, to celebrate National Pet Day, starting at 12:00 MHQ on April 4th, Pet Rock specials will bounce around the map until 23:59 MHQ on April 17th.

Pet Rock Specials

We’ll be releasing the rocks in waves, but will end at a total of 700 Limestone Pet Rocks and 700 Sandstone Pet Rocks. They will roll around on the map every 4 hours or when captured.

Limestone Pet Rock Sandstone Pet Rock
Points Points
  • Capture: 150
  • CapOn: 50
  • Capture: 150
  • CapOn: 50
Landing Pads Landing Pads

Limestone Pet Rocks will be attracted to Physical Magnets, while Sandstone Pet Rocks will be attracted to Virtual Magnets. To access these specials, please turn on your “All Expiring Specials” and “All Limited Edition Specials” filters.

When you capture a Limestone Pet Rock, up to 3 Light Wood Paintbrushes will scatter nearby. Similarly, when you capture an Sandstone Pet Rock, up to 3 Dark Wood Paintbrushes will scatter nearby.

Light Wood Paintbrush Dark Wood Paintbrush
Points Points
  • Capture: 50
  • Capture: 50
Additional Info Additional Info
  • Visible to the capper ONLY
  • Expires in 60 minutes
  • You’ll be able to use Rover Treats to capture them.
  • These scatters will NOT count for deploy streaks, ZeeOps, or clan activity since they are passive deploys.
  • Visible to the capper ONLY
  • Expires in 60 minutes
  • You’ll be able to use Rover Treats to capture them.
  • These scatters will NOT count for deploy streaks, ZeeOps, or clan activity since they are passive deploys.

Additionally, when you capture a Light Wood Paintbrush, up to 3 Green Paint Buckets or Orange Paint Buckets will scatter nearby! Similarly, when you capture a Dark Wood Paintbrush, up to 3 Purple Paint Buckets or Aquamarine Paint Buckets will scatter nearby.

Green Paint Bucket Orange Paint Bucket Purple Paint Bucket Aquamarine Paint Bucket
Points Points Points Points
  • Capture: 50
  • Capture: 50
  • Capture: 50
  • Capture: 50
Additional Info Additional Info Additional Info Additional Info
  • Expires in 30 minutes
  • Otherwise the same as the Paintbrushes
  • Expires in 30 minutes
  • Otherwise the same as the Paintbrushes
  • Expires in 30 minutes
  • Otherwise the same as the Paintbrushes
  • Expires in 30 minutes
  • Otherwise the same as the Paintbrushes

Lastly, when you capture a Paint Bucket, it will reveal the result of your arts & crafts project, similar to last year’s Go Fishing Specials. There are 3 different results per Paint Bucket, for a total of 12 different rock results! We’ll show you 1 of the results for each color below, but we’ll keep the rest a surprise for now!

Badges

There will be 12 badges to earn for these specials, 1 for each of the different rock results mentioned above. You can see the badge for the Green Googly-Eyed Pet Rock below:

Green Gravel Gazer- Capture a Green Googly-Eyed Pet Rock scattered from the Pet Rock specials.

We hope you’ve got some old clothes on and set down some newspaper — it’s gonna get messy!

Munzee on!

April 1, 2022

Beautify the Map in One Easy Step!

We’ve offered small pre-built gardens as part of Event Packages in the past, but this NEW munzee will be available to everyone, and allow for greater control of where exactly the garden is placed.

Insta-Garden
Points
  • Dependent on the types that the garden contains. Follows the usual point structures for those types
  • No additional points on top of the combined total of all the pins in the garden
Store Info
  • Cost: $14 at launch
  • Purchase HERE

How to Use the Insta-Garden

  1. Navigate to an Insta-Garden in your Undeployed list
  2. Tap to Deploy it as usual
  3. When the map to set the location loads, you will see the Insta-Garden pin centered on your location as usual, AND an overlay of the current available Insta-Garden Design underneath, centered on the Insta-Garden pin
  4. Move the Insta-Garden pin to your desired location, and the Insta-Garden Design will move with it, remaining centered underneath the pin
  5. We recommend using the Insta-Garden in wide, open spaces on the map — you will most likely have difficulties trying to deploy a garden EXACTLY in-between other munzees that have already been deployed
  6. Once you’ve found the perfect spot, confirm your deploy as usual!
  7. Please note: it may take some time for all the deploys to appear on the map — think of the deploy process as similar to a blast capture, where individual munzees are queued for processing. However, you should have no issues with anyone deploying within the confines of any partially-deployed gardens, as each deploy is timestamped even if it is queued — so your deploys will naturally have an earlier timestamp and take precedence
  8. Please also note: the Insta-Garden pin will ALWAYS be replaced by the actual Insta-Garden Design once you deploy, so you will never see the Insta-Garden pin itself on the map — it only exists up to the Deploy screens

Here is a screenshot of how Step #3 will look:

For testing purposes, we used last year’s March into May Event garden design as the Insta-Garden Design above, but to keep those gardens more limited and unique, we’ve created a NEW Insta-Garden Design that will deploy from the Insta-Garden pins now. We want to keep the new design a surprise though, so you’ll have to pick one up and deploy it to find out what it is! Or you could just wait until someone else posts it, but where’s the fun in that?

We hope you’ll enjoy sowing some Insta-Garden seeds!

Munzee on!

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