PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Player of the Week: Mark Case (markcase)

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Player of the Week is Mark Case (markcase).

Who are you?
Mark Case, player name: markcase (yea, real original, I know).

Where in the world do you live?
In a little corner of the southeast section of the North American continent in a small, out of the way section of North Carolina. If you follow NASCAR, then you might have hear of our home town legend: RIchard Petty. I live 1/2 mile from him.

How long have you played Munzee?
Actually, I signed up in the first year. When I looked at the map, I saw one munzee as far as I could zoom out. Went to look for it and could never find it.

How did you find Munzee?
I played on occasion with Ranger Fox when he would find one when we were playing another GPS game, I would scan it. I went with Ranger Fox on a trip to Nevada to sign containers on one of the largest runs in the world. Hans415 was our host. He showed us Munzee again, gave us some to deploy, and we did. That following December, I found one of the QR codes he gave me in my wallet and decided to look at the map again, and WOW! Someone deployed some nearby! I started to play again. Since my family would go looking for containers, they went with me to scan QR codes. That’s how the family got going.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
It is fun. It is easy. When I show others how to play this and other location based games, 9 out of 10 times they like Munzee better. It is easy to get people together and have cap and deploy parties.

What is on your wish list?
Actually, three things: 1) Be where a Flat Rob garden is WHEN they are on the map! 2) Cap an Emerald Garden. 3) Visit MHQ

Tell us about yourself!
I am a Boy Scout Eagle Scout from 1978. My three sons are all Eagle Scouts as well. I enjoy anything to do outside: garden, hike, camp, tend my bee hives, cache, Eventzee, and, of course, MUNZEE! I sing in our choir and have been on the praise team and men’s ensemble group. I am a foodie: love to cook, and yea… eat. I like to experiment on new gluten free meal ideas for my wife and son. Happily married for 28 years (my wife might admit to maybe 15 happy ones 😉 ). I have three sons and two grandchildren. I am a high school physical science teacher and past president of the state science teacher association. I volunteer with the Discovery Education Network (DEN) and have lead seminars on using Munzee in the classroom.

Other hobbies include: 
I think I mentioned them above: sing, garden, hike, bee keep, cook, cache, Munzee, Eventzee, oh, heck, I am just eclectic.

Any last words?
I love to help others. If I can help you put Munzee in your classroom, scout troop, or make a virtual garden, ask. Not sure who nominated me, but I am honored. Thank you.

markcase also included some socials, so cap away!

Player of the Week: Bert Carter (WE4NCS)

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Player of the Week is Bert Carter (WE4NCS).

Who are you?
My name is Bert Carter. My username is WE4NCS, and it is an actual FCC issued Amateur Radio callsign for the NC State University Alumni Amateur Radio Association. It stands for WE 4 NC State – my alma mater.

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Cary, North Carolina which is a large suburb of Raleigh, the capital city.

How long have you played Munzee?
Initially, my adventure with Munzee began with registration in October 2011, but I seriously began playing in June 2012. There were very few munzers and munzees in the area at the beginning, but Munzee activity took off locally in early 2014.

How did you find Munzee?
Munzee was discovered from comments being made on the forums of another GPS game. I initially signed up in October 2011, and my first Munzee was captured on a caching trip to Delaware in February 2012.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
There is more of a sense of community with Munzee across states and the world. The people I have met locally and in the clans and the interaction with the MHQ staff have been enjoyable. Munzee is constantly changing and these changes are usually interesting and challenging. Chasing the new icons, acquiring the new badges, and running after the Unicorns and Leprechauns is a plus. I am honored to be part of the FMH Super Chuckers – once of the consistently top performing clans.

What is on your wish list?
My wish list includes limits on the numbers of specials like Virtual Shamrocks and RMHs that can be purchased, and a limit on the number of blasts that can be purchased monthly. .

Tell us about yourself!
I have been married to Barbara for over 46 years. I  have two grown, married sons and three grandchildren that live locally. The grandchildren occasionally enjoy munzeeing.

Professionally, I am a registered electrical engineer – PE – and worked for Duke Energy for over 26 years and other engineering design firms for many years, essentially retiring at the end of 2015.

Other hobbies include: 
One of my hobbies is amateur radio – my personal callsign has been WA4TLI since the early 1960s. I was a big DX chaser at the top of the DXCC Honor Roll. I traveled to over ten foreign countries on all of the continents to operate my radio equipment temporarily in DX contests. In the early 1990s, I traveled twice to Russia for five weeks as a guest of several Russian amateur radio operators.

Since 2012, I have been a cacher with over 36,000 finds in many states and several countries.

Any last words?
I want to acknowledge several Munzee friends that have made the experience so enjoyable: Judy – doggonefun, Marie and Tim – Hunniees and dt07751, my clanmates in FMH Superchuckers, Tony – tpainter, Carol – jafo43, Lee – lewatkin, Tammy – TheRealGigi. And a shoutout to Rob, Matt, and particularly Louise Gibson with MHQ for all that they do to make things work for all of us.

WE4NCS also included some socials, so cap away!

Player of the Week: Nancy Kelly (KatzRule712)

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Player of the Week is Nancy Kelly (KatzRule712).

Who are you?
I’m KatzRule712, and my best Munzee buddy is a dog named Angus. Ironic, I know!

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Eden, a little town near Lake Erie about 30 minutes southwest of Buffalo, NY. We are famous for chick wings, beef on weck, and record breaking snow storms.

How long have you played Munzee?
I started playing on October 8, 2013. Seems crazy that I have been playing for 911 days.

How did you find Munzee?
I was out in one of my favorite hiking spots looking for a cache with my friend Tucci. We decided to take the direct route which brought us to the edge of a ravine. I heard a disembodied voice calling to us through the fog, and it was Frank Broughton. We climbed down the ravine and up the other side to find him very excited about Munzee Clan Wars. That very day, I went out on a bike path and started capping, so it is all Frank’s fault 🙂

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
The number one thing has to be all the great people I’ve met. So many of them have become really wonderful friends. Next thing I love is capping physical munzees, preferable a long line of them. Walking with Angus and capping stickers is great exercise and lots of fun, especially when some of our friends join us. Munzee road trips are also a great part of the game, and I especially love it when our whole clan was able to attend the Munzee Bash.

What is on your wish list?
Well I wish to have the 5000 greenies deployed badge. I’m working hard on it every day! I also wish for more variety in the Clan War requirements. I loved it when it changed up more: some months deploys, sometimes points, other times captures. I think this gives more players an opportunity to go for higher levels.

Tell us about yourself!
I’m a veterinary technician, a crazy cat lady, and my best friend is a dog. He loves to munzee, but the cats think we are nuts! I’m lucky to live in an area with lots of munzees. A few early players in our area worked really hard to introduce people to the game (thanks GOF and cski), and now the Buffalo area is covered in green (and blue and jewel tones). I have a great family and love playing the game with my mom, sister, and nephew.

Other hobbies include: 
I love to cache, kayak, go hiking and camping. Winter hobbies include crochet, woodworking, and puzzle solving.

Any last words?
Deploy, deploy, deploy!! Love the greenies, and everybody just have fun!

KatzRule712 also included some socials, so cap away!

Player of the Week: Dottie Pratt (daysleeperdot)

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Player of the Week is Dottie Pratt (daysleeperdot
).

Who are you?
Dottie Pratt aka daysleeperdot 🙂

Where in the world do you live?
Just outside of Kansas City, MO in beautiful Greenwood.

How long have you played Munzee?
Since October 2012

How did you find Munzee?
I was attending a large caching event in Iowa in April of 2012. I had noticed a group of people around a sign and decided to check it out, figuring I would find an event cache. Instead, it was a sticker (a BrawnyBear munzee). I scanned it with a QR app and it gave me a link to Munzee. I disregarded it until November 2012 when I was attending another caching event at the same venue with StealthRT and convinced him it was a good idea to give Munzee a try. He reluctantly went along with the idea and we munzeed in the drizzling cold rain all the way back to Kansas City.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
Tough question. I mean, there’s just so much that I enjoy! I absolutely find it exciting to collect a new special icon and earn a different badge. Then there’s the road trips – and there have been some AMAZING road trips with friends and family going to Munzee events and such. Plus, I find it comforting in meeting like minded people who understand and agree that it IS fun scanning stickers who have all been extremely friendly. Unfortunately, there is just no way to narrow it down to one thing.

What is on your wish list?

• To get a job at Munzee! 🙂
• Make it at least into the top 50 (a reasonable goal).
• Put my passport to use and travel to Ireland, Germany, Australia, and other new and exciting places. Plus, get some munzees and caches while I’m there, of course.
• To finally get the elusive “Glitch” badge – that would be amazing!

Tell us about yourself!
I love to travel, and in my opinion, I don’t get to be on the open road enough. I’m also completely fascinated with Tiny Houses and hope to build and live in one in the near future. Then there’s my very understanding husband Corey (BillyBickle) along with my two amazing kids (ArtCrasher and IzzePop) who don’t fully understand my Munzee habit but go along with it anyway, so that’s cool. I also have a rescued Olde English Bulldogge- Tank, who puts up with the props for my Eventzee photos.

Other hobbies include:

• We own 2 Jeep Wranglers and have enjoyed taking them off-roading many times.
• Camping, Hiking, and Exploring
• Running
• Organic Gardening
• And caching, too

Any last words?
A BIG thank you to all who nominated for POTW – I am honored and super excited because I get a new badge (doing my happy dance)!!! Thank you! Thank you! Also, thanks to all who have places munzees for me to cap. I have seen some amazing places and have a lot of great memories and stories to go along with a few 🙂 . But a BIG thank you to all the local KC Munzee players, all ofwho are amazing and continue to grow Kansas City.

daysleeperdot also included a social, so cap away!

Player of the Week: Rob Steer (Rubik80)

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Player of the Week is Rob Steer (Rubik80).

Who are you?
Rob Steer aka Rubik80, Mr. Steer, The Other Munzee Rob, and Dad

Where in the world do you live?
Shepparton, Australia. Attempts to rename our city Little McKinney and Sheppartonzee have not been met with the enthusiasm I had hoped for at our city council meetings.

How long have you played Munzee?
There was a long wait between when I signed up and when I started playing properly, but about the last 18 months have been pretty productive.

How did you find Munzee?
RebelActs has been a buddy of mine for years and kept talking about this Munzee thing on Facebook. I had a little play with the app, but there wasn’t a lot in Shepparton at that time, so I didn’t give it a second look. It wasn’t until SpySmurf suggested that we give it a go that we started painting the town Munzee green.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
The street cred it gives me. The groupies. The groupies are fun. The all night benders. The regularity with which the 1980’s is celebrated by MHQ. Sleeping on lounge room floors around the state so I can get a full day’s capping in the next day. Getting to work with Louise when I run events! (Hi, Louise!) The exercise. Making new friends. Road trips.

What is on your wish list?
A Munzee holiday through Europe and Florida with unlimited blasts and an understanding wife. Actually, a wife that plays Munzee would be good too! Yearly visits to Australia by MHQ staff (Editor’s Note: We’d like that, too, Rob… We’d like that, too…) A fundraiser for Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation. Shepparton Council declaring Munzee its official game of choice. An Emerald Garden for Shepparton. How many can I put on my list? Oh, and a drum kit or more Lego would be cool, too, albeit unrelated to Munzee.

Tell us about yourself!
Bit of a geek. Loving husband and dad of 2 boys with another baby on the way. Secondary school teacher of maths, science, and visual communication. Eternal optimist. Terribly impatient. I always need to be doing something.. unless it’s house work.

Other hobbies include:
I really enjoy games and puzzles of any type whether they be video, board, location based, etc. Many of my hobbies involve SpySmurf, too, such as Rogaining, mud-based obstacle courses, and reminiscing about the 80s.

Any last words?
Veni, vidi, et capped.

Rubik80 also included some socials, so cap away!

Player of the Week: Stephen Tomlinson (GunnerSteve)

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Player of the Week is Stephen Tomlinson (GunnerSteve).

Who are you?
Stephen Tomlinson AKA GunnerSteve

Where in the world do you live?
I live in the Medway Towns which are situated in the South East of England

How long have you played Munzee?
I have been playing Munzee since 4th September 2013

How did you find Munzee?
I stumbled across Munzee while looking for something to help with my rehabilitation after a few leg operations. I came across caching, but that didn’t really suit my situation at the time as it was too intense for my recovery. Munzee, on the other hand, seemed less stressful on my leg, so I gave it a go and have never looked back.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
I love walking, so this is another excuse to get out in the community and explore. It has taken me to places that I probably would not have visited, and that is fantastic. The best thing about Munzee, though, is the people, the players, the friendships that have emerged from playing this game. I am a member of The Social Clan (my only clan) and have made some great friends along the way. If I spot a new name capping in the area, I always try to send them a message to welcome them to the game and offer my help if they have any questions. The events are fantastic, and I love meeting players from around the globe. We have held a couple of local events, and we were even graced by the presence of Rob and Louise from MHQ. I am by far not one of the big hitters with the points, but I enjoy playing the game to suit me. That is the great thing about Munzee, play it your way.

What is on your wish list?
I would really like the ability to rotate the map in the app and to have your position show on top of everything else. Loads more badges, too. I love the badges..

Tell us about yourself!
I am 48 years young and born and bred in the Medway Towns. My username just comes from the fact that I support Arsenal FC. I live with my wife Allison (iAllyAnne) and 2 of my 4 children (Kaay and Plumster). The two older have left the building and do not play. I have had various jobs in my working life, mainly working in factories making parts for the automotive industry: making diesel pumps, alloy wheels, and leather wrapping car doors are just some of the things I have done. I have also been a postman and also working on the last national census. I have recently started a new job in my local hospital which is a new challenge for myself, but one I am looking forward to.

Other hobbies include:
To be honest, most of my free time is taken up with Munzee, but otherwise you may find me attacking and defending portals (green team) or visiting historical places.

Any last words?
I would really like to thank all of the staff of Munzee for their hard work and dedication to bring us a fantastic excuse to get out and enjoy the surrounding areas. I would also like to thank all of my clan (The Social Clan) for all of their great work and friendships along the way, and of course a big thank you to whoever nominated me for POTW. That was a huge surprise and I would never have dreamed that I would be chosen. Munzee on…

GunnerSteve also included some socials, so cap away!