PLAYER OF THE WEEK

April 6, 2016

Player of the Week: Ryan Rokey (Rynee)

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 Ryan Rokey (Rynee).

Who are you?
Rynee, aka Ryan Rokey.

Where in the world do you live?
Freeport, Illinois, home to events such as the Midwest Munzee Bash 2014, 2015, and MWMB 2016 this coming June 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Yes, that’s 3 days.

How long have you played Munzee?
I created my account in July 2011 and was the 979th player to create an account. I actually deployed a few munzees at the time, but the game hadn’t quite picked up in my area yet, so I stepped away for a while. A few months later, I was in a different area and came across a munzee and re-downloaded the app. I was excited by how many there were in the area, and I’ve been playing nonstop since.

How did you find Munzee?
At the time, I was heavily into caching and was on Facebook when Jason Hale (“Halemeister”) posted a blog listing he had found about Munzee, and I was instantly interested. I immediately downloaded the app, checked out the website, and started printing my own with lamilabel (which have all withstood the test of time and are sill actually in play). Side note: The player that introduced me to Munzee didn’t start playing himself until 2-3 years later.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
In the beginning, it was all about getting out and getting as many points as I could as well as chasing specials. Over time, it has become more about other players. Getting out and meeting players, attracting new players as well as being able to help and aid other players. I still do enjoy chasing new icons and bouncing specials and getting as many points as I can for my clan, “The Mixed Nutz”. I also love getting out and finding new locations deploy munzees at to bring other players to great locations.

What is on your wish list?
Oh boy. This could be a long list, so I’ll just list a few:

With the acquisition of WallaBee to the Munzee umbrella, I’d love to see player owned badges to Personal Munzees.
It was great to see badges added for deploying greenies, but I would love to see badges for capturing greenies or even an extension to the First Responder badge.
Rovers. Please expand on Rovers. Nothing much has happened to them since launch. They’re definitely a fun addition to the game.

Tell us about yourself!

Well I just turned 34 years old at the beginning of March while on my way to Munzee Madness. I am the father of 3 children, 2 daughters who also play Munzee with their own accounts. They love being able to go out and capture munzees with me. I also have a son who isn’t quite old enough to play yet, but it’s certain that he will.

When I was 17 years old, I enlisted in the US Army and got to travel around quite a bit of places, such as Georgia, Hawaii, and Thailand. Where was Munzee then? There are so many places I have traveled to that I was to go back to because of Munzee.

I currently live in Freeport, Illinois where I work in a factory doing Electroplating in miscellaneous parts and hardware that end up being used in the auto industry for companies such as Ford, GM, and Chrysler.

Other hobbies include:
Other hobbies…hmmm.., well I’m a big fan of doing anything related to being outdoors. I enjoy getting out on hiking trails as well as some mild rock climbing. I also enjoy bicycling and am very fortunate with the amount of biking trails that I have access to, including a 17 mile trail running to the north know as the Jane Addams Trail and the Pecatonica Prairie Path, running 20+ miles to the east. Last summer, I had the chance to go kayaking and absolutely fell in love with it, so I plan to buy my own kayak this year and host some kayaking events this summer. As of lately, I’ve been getting back into caching and will probably do more of it this summer.

Any last words?
I would just like to thank MHQ for the continued expansion and growth of this game we all enjoy playing so much. I would also like to thank all of the players who grow the map for us to be able to get out there and capture munzees. Finally, I would like to thank all of the players that submitted my name for this great honor.

Rynee also included a social, so cap away!

March 23, 2016

Player of the Week: Jirka Kallio (Jigge)

Who are you?
I’m Jirka Kallio, but my friends call me Jigge.

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Orimatila. It is a little town in Finland with about 16k people.

How long have you played Munzee?
I signed up in June 2013, but didn’t make my first capture until 5/19/14.

How did you find Munzee?
The first time I heard of Munzee was in a Finnish cache forum. My friend Eemeliz1 also played and told me about it. He helped me and showed me how to make my own munzees and deploy them. When I started, there were about twenty greenies and one broken diamond. We worked hard, and now there are a few more you can cap. 🙂

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?

Seeing new places. I’ve traveled to many countries and played.
Seeing other players at events or in the field. I’ve arranged all of the events here. It is a little hard to do alone, but rewarding. I arranged the Easter Event with Sivontim.
I also like the new Munzee types that are introduced.
Teaching kids that you can play games outdoors and not always on that PS3 or XBOX in the house.

What is on your wish list?

Visiting MHQ and Munzee Marketplace in the summer of 2017. My plan is to take a one month trip and visit as many cities as I can to play. I’d also like to attend events while I’m there. I still have to save a lot of money for that.
There is Flat Rob, but what about adding a new physical Munzee with the same proximity limits? Flat Jigge? Just kidding 😉

Tell us about yourself!
I’m 33 (maybe 34 when this comes out). My birthday is 3/24. (Editor’s Note: Happy (early) Birthday, Jigge!) I’m single with no kids, so I can play Munzee whenever I want ( like going Unicorn hunting in the middle of the night 😉 ).

I’m a bartender, but I’ll be changing jobs in the next month. My next job will be in a large warehouse where I will be driving a forklift. I’m very excited for it.

I also work with kids and teens as a support person, similiar to a Big Brother. We do things like bowling, rock climbing, going to movies, and so on. I also help them with school work.

Other hobbies include:
Munzee is the biggest thing in my life at this time, but I also like walking/hiking in the forest and taking pictures there. Sometimes I go bouldering or rock climbing with my “little brother”.

Any last words?
Thank you to everyone who nominated me for Player of the Week.

P.S. – Rob, when are you coming to see our beautiful country? 🙂

Jigge also included some socials, so cap away!

March 16, 2016

Player of the Week: Marie Crossman (rosieree)

Who are you?
My name is Marie Crossman a/k/a rosieree.

Where in the world do you live?
I live near the Orlando area of Florida, USA in Longwood.

How long have you played Munzee?
I started playing Munzee on September 14, 2014.

How did you find Munzee?
My husband was playing and capping the “ice” when those were out. I basically was bored watching him, so I decided to go online, make my name, and begin capping the ice too! That was it! I was totally hooked 🙂 Our first road trip was to the inaugural MHQ Bash in Texas.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
I love the fact that I get to walk around some beautiful places that I have never been before in search of a munzee. And the people…oh my, I don’t even know where to begin. I love meeting new people, some of who have become dear friends. I enjoy the events too! We always have a great time hanging out. I love to introduce new people to Munzee and having them get as excited as I do. I appreciate the charities Munzee supports. I find it very rewarding to know that those charities are benefiting from my play! I also love the Social Munzees and have so much fun every month exchanging socials within our group from all over the world! Munzee really does have the best people!

What is on your wish list?
I love the badges, so I am happy that more have been added. Now I would love some new badges for deploying/capping socials. The specials jumping from greenie to greenie is a huge plus, and I love to chase after them! More specials and more badges would be super!

Tell us about yourself!
I am the wife to my best friend ever, my husband Warren and mom to five grown children. We have the most precious grandson who loves to walk the trails “looking” for a munzee or anything else that catches his eye (he is now 5 years). I enjoy baking and time with my family and friends and of course our Munzee trips!

Other hobbies include:
When I am not out Munzeeing, I love to do research for my genealogy which has taken me on many road trips. Being a wife, mom, and now a grandma is my greatest joy!

Any last words?
I feel so totally blessed for this nomination. I would like to thank my husband and all my friends who have given me so much joy in this game. I belong to the best group of folks for my clan, the FMH Superchuckers, and appreciate their support each and every month! Also, thank you to all the folks at MHQ for their outstanding work. You all ROCK!

rosieree also included some socials, so cap away!

March 9, 2016

Player of the Week: Corey Mark

Who are you?
SpySmurf, aka SpySmurf. Husband, father of 2, and self-confessed 80’s guru.

Where in the world do you live?
Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia. A small country town with a population of 8,000 nestled in the “fruit bowl” of Victoria. A short distance from Shapparton that is striving to be the Munzee Capital of Australia!

How long have you played Munzee?
Since 2012.

How did you find Munzee?
I stumbled across a Munzee sticker inside a Tupperware container that was hidden in a tree stump. The sticker was a “swap” item that I exchanged and carried around in my wallet for some time before I jumped online to see what this Munzee thing was all about. With the assistance of a good mate (Rubik80), things escalated quickly!

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?

Getting out and about and walking with my kids (collingwood14 and PrincessKitty). It’s a great way for them to exercise without even realising it. We have stumbled across some great locations doing this.
The growth of the game locally. Initially it was mostly Rubik80 and I placing Munzees around the Shepparton area and waiting for visitors to come down. The interest has certainly grown, and the number of people chasing munzees locally has increased over the past year. It has been great to meet up with new players at the events we have held, especially kids and parents out and about together.
I have really enjoyed the challenge of chasing specials across the map and where they bounce to next. Rubik80 and I had a few crazy times earlier on with the occasional mid-week, late night run that often took us on a 3 hour round trip to cap a piece of piñata, for example. It is now a litter easier since the number of greenies locally has grown.
The dedication of the MHQ staff, and the visit that Rob took Down Under in 2015 to help celebrate the Australia Day event. That was a great effort and appreciated by all that attended the event. We might try and encourage Louise or Matt for the next? (Editor’s Note: Let’s get #LouiseAndMattToAustralia trending.)
The support from MHQ in raising awareness and funds for great causes such as those via the RMH and heart virtuals. I think rainbow virtuals would look awesome of the map in support of Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation (organ & tissue donation) locally if something liek that was possible down the track.

What is on your wish list?

Capturing more badges and specials. Trying to work out how does one get that tricky glitch badge? I am now also attempting the capture and deploy super streak. Let’s hope I don’t muck it up on day 276 or something like that.
I would love to pay a visit to MHQ in downtown McKinney. Perhaps have a quiet ale or 3 with the team over lunch.
It’s not easy being green! For MHQ to continue to keep the love for the greenies alive as has been done with the Back to the Future and Frogger days. A few more double/triple point days throughout the year that encourage people to get out on foot would be great.

Tell us about yourself!
I am 46 and married to a supportive wife who doesn’t mind the odd Munzee trip as well. I have 2 children (James and Tilly) who join me on most Munzee trips. We have a pet rabbit called Poppy who surprisingly doesn’t Munzee. It may be an issue with not having opposable thumbs.

My background is nursing, and I currently work as an intake clinician and bed juggler for a community-based rehabilitation program. It’s a great and rewarding job, and I work with an awesome and caring team.

Other hobbies include:
When not on a Munzee trip, I enjoy collecting and listening to records, wandering the Commonwealth in Fallout 4, and testing my stamina in what we call a Mad Cow Mud Run (bit like a Tough Mudder) with Rubik80. The next one is in March, and I feel the pain already!

Any last words?
I am somewhat humbled by being nominated for POTW and appreciate the time to tell my story. My life and work experience has often shown me that the loudest voices are not always the ones that need to be heard. Munzee is like most things in life, so do what makes you happy!

SpySmurf also included some socials, so cap away!

March 2, 2016

Player of the Week: Oliver Tausch

Who are you?
I’m Oliver Tausch, but the Munzee community knows me as “tau”.

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Delbrueck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Good Old Germany, but my real Munzee homezone is Paderborn about 20km from my home.

How long have you played Munzee?
I signed up in July 2012.

How did you find Munzee?
I was on a job in Los Angeles with my coworker Piglett78. He already played a GPS-based game but got a hint from a friend to try out Munzee, so I did, too. On a Sunday, we had some free time and went to 1849’s homezone. It was the weekend H2OKLAN passed 100,000 points with a big event close by. It was unbelievable. I thought I would never get to 100k in my life. We were afraid of going to this event as we were absolute beginners. Piglett78 and I spent half a day on capping greenies. We searched for one for about an hour. A security person came by because we looked some kind of suspicious. We tried to explain what Munzee is all about, and finally we were allowed to continue our tour. At the end of the day, I reached the unbelievable amount of 175 points!! We felt like heroes and made it on the leaderboard the next day.

The next months, I deployed my first Munzees and found out that another player was living on the same street (PappaPad). I got in contact with him and some other players living in our area. When Clan Wars were introduced, we founded the “Team Delbrueck” Clan. Some time later, in October 2013, we won the battle with an all-time record of more than 800K points. In November, only one month later, Munzee launched the MVMs and our record was broken straight away. I wish Fitbit had been integrated at that time as we all probably reached the equivalent of several marathons that month to get that far. Capping was more or less reduced to physical codes those days. During this battle, we built up one of the biggest Mystery clusters in the world with more than 1200 physical Mysteries. It took us months of planning with lots of barbecues and beer to get it organized.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
As I said, we started with only one clan. These days, I’m managing six clans with players from all over Germany and Switzerland. With every new battle, each player decides which level(s) he/she would like to go for, and I try to puzzle them into six teams. This give a high flexibility for everyone respecting the individual potential for each battle. We grew to a great community and most of the players have stayed with us for a very long time. Many of them I’ve met personally at events. I find this very exciting as their real faces always look differently than what you imagine is behind the Munzee name.

I love getting out and exploring cities all over the world “from a Munzee view”. Achieving the different battle levels pushes me forward. As I’ve spread my Munzees in many different countries, I like to see who caps them.

What is on your wish list?
The Clan Requirements should be published one or two days earlier. This would help people like me to manage their clans.

I would really like to see an official virtual garden in our Lippesee area. Nowadays, players from outside the big cities and Munzee hotspots need to travel a lot to get points and other advantages. In this case, people from big cities would need to come and visit us.

I also would like to see a virtual replacement of a physical munzee (special) which is in maintenance mode. As my munzees are spread all around the world, it is kind of hard to maintain. A virtual which adopts the type of the munzee in maintenance mode would be perfect.

Tell us about yourself!
Born in the “Summer of ’69”, I grew up and went to University of Paderborn. I have a beautiful wife and two kids, a thirteen-year-old daughter and a ten-year-old son. They both play Munzee, too, and my wife finally “got used to it”.

I’m a Master (Dip. Ing.) of electrical engineering and Director of Electrical Engineering and IT in a mid-size company in Delbrueck. My job makes me travel around the world frequently to meet customers and visit our agencies. That’s why I like Rovers are part of the Munzee game. Instead of hanging out in hotel bars, I try to go out and Munzee.

Other hobbies include:
Some years ago I used to be a semi-professional soccer player. Now I just play for fun and concentrate on coaching my son’s soccer team. I like bicycling, hicking, and taking a break in the sauna. I’m very involved with
carnival (well, my whole family is) which is very popular in the area I live in.

Any last words?
I really feel honored to be a POTW, now and say THANK YOU to everyone who was involved in my nomination. “Team Delbrueck and friends”, you are fantastic guys, and it’s a pleasure to play with you day after day! Hope we stick together for a long time and still “fight” many battles!

tau also included some socials, so cap away!

February 24, 2016

Player of the Week: Ade Pitkin

Who are you?
I’m known as The Machman to most, but non Munzee fold still call me Ade.

Where in the world do you live?
Far, far away in Perth, Western Australia.

For those that have never visited our State, please do. It’s a stunning spot with some fantastic places and amazing people. But, you will need to stay a while. Our state is BIG, very BIG (Over 3.5 times the size of Texas)!!

Perth is also one of the most remote places on Earth, so driving to cap a cluster in our closest neighbouring city involves a 30 hour non-stop drive each way!!! In fact, our closest neighbours are not even in Australia. Try East TImor or Jakarta in Indonesia. Not known for being Munzee Hot Spots (Not yet, anyway 🙂 ).

How long have you played Munzee?
Since July 2011.

How did you find Munzee?
I read about the game on a GPS forum. Several weeks later, I checked out the map just after it had gone live, but my nearest Munzee to capture was about 3500km away, so I decided to print out a few of my own, warm up the laminator, and take them along to a caching event that weekend.

I deployed a couple and a few good folk at the event downloaded the original Munzee app, and away we went…

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
We have a small, but active, group of players here in Perth that have all gone to extraordinary lengths to grow the local map.

We host regular events and often catch up whilst out on the trail which makes things a lot of fun.

I love travelling and Munzee has also taken me to some fantastic cities both overseas (London, Cologne, Prague) and also within Australia (Melbourne/Sydney).

But it’s always the people that have made the difference, both at home and overseas. I have always been welcomed by players wherever I have visited, so thank you to you all.

I still have several other cities on my Munzee bucket list to visit, so keep an eye out for me!!

What is on your wish list?
I love the fact that Munzee constantly evolves and changes, but I would love to see more recognition for those that still play the core game. We have players from all over the world that have captured tens of thousands of Greens, not for the points, but just for the love of the game and getting out there and being active.

Please let’s reward them with some badges for capturing Greens. It’s the bread and butter of our game.

Tell us about yourself!
I’m married to a very patient lady who puts up with me running out of the house at all hours and also making diversions en-route home to capture bouncing specials and now Unicorns!!!

In the end, she got fed up of being a Munzee widow, so she surprised me and signed up for an account herself and now plays along with me during school holidays.

Our daughter just thinks I’m nuts!!

My other constant Munzee companion is my Cocker Spaniel, Luna. She always escorts me on my Munzee day trips and to events!!

I work for local government in a variety of roles, but I’m currently helping out on a few IT projects which is fun and gives me some quality family time, too.

Other hobbies include:
I was primarily a cacher in the days before Munzee. I still play, but my find rate has gone down considerably. I still enjoy grabbing the odd smiley whilst out on my Munzee trail.

I love the water, and the Perth climate is perfect for it. So if you don’t find me out capping, you’ll find me close to my home at Burns Beach, WA.

TheMachman also included some socials (one of which is on the Header Image), so cap away!

February 17, 2016

Player of the Week: Robert Adamson

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. Though we took a break with POTW for a while, we’re back to celebrate our great players! This week’s Player of the Week is Robert Adamson (wakefieldbob).

Who are you?
Hi, I’m Robert Adamson, aka wakefieldbob.

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Wakefield, Yorkshire UK.

How long have you played Munzee?
I signed up for Munzee in October 2012 but didn’t really get into the game until September 2013. My account is 1234 days old!

How did you find Munzee?
I found Munzee completely by accident. I was out in the North Yorkshire Moors looking for something else and noticed a sticker on the back of a sign post that seemed to be unusual. I took a photo and checked it out when I got home and signed up for my account!

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
The best thing about Munzee is getting out and exploring new areas. Also, the social side of the game is pretty great, too. Getting to meet new people and meeting up at events or maybe just bumping into a fellow Munzee player looking at telegraph poles! Lol.

What is on your wish list?
I would like to see a Munzee that can be deployed at an event by the MHQ Event’s team and to capture it you HAVE to leave a review/log of your attendance before you get your points for it. It would be good that you can look back on previous events and the fun times that you have had and also other players can read about the past event. It could be called a “Guestbook Munzee”.

I would also like a car window sticker to be sold in the store with a locationless Munzee or something similar. It would be even better if it was the static stickers so that it could be transferable to another vehicle.

Tell us about yourself!
I work in a cinema in Wakefield and like to meet up with friends for a beer in Wakefield or Leeds, when I’m not out playing Munzee that is! I got invited to join the Yorkshire Munzee Hunters back in November 2013, and it has been great fun playing with them as a team and having a joke about on our Facebook group. It’s like they are a big Munzee family (sorry for the soppiness). When MHQ announced that they fourth birthday parties were going to be a big thing, I got together with my clan mates and arranged a party. Little did I know that I would later be appointed the “Yorkshire Munzee Hunters Event Planner”, which is good fun. We have had a handful of events around Yorkshire, including the MHQ Bash UK that I helped Louise arrange. Meeting people at the events is just great and it’s what Munzee is about!

Other hobbies include:
I don’t have much time for any other hobbies as most of my free time I like to play Munzee! I do like to get out walking in the countryside and getting out to a pub for a few drinks with friends!

wakefieldbob also included some socials (one of which is on the Header Image), so cap away!

August 19, 2015

Munzee Player of the Week: Marie Hunniecutt (hunniees)

Who are you?
I am the spouse of a munzee addict (dt07751) and a Florida Cracker. No, a Florida Cracker is not a biscuit or snack food but a native Floridian. 😉 Florida is a major cattle producer in the US and “Cracker” refers to the sound a whip makes when hearding cattle

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Lithia, Florida in the US, a munzee rich area. This is in central Florida not too far from Disney World or the beach.

How long have you played Munzee?
I started playing munzee about 2 years ago on a family vacation in the Midwest

How did you find Munzee?
We scanned a munzee posted on a Lake Superior Lighthouse. Thank you lrgrego for including a little information about munzee along with the QR! Since this was a driving vacation, I thought it would be fun to try it out. There weren’t many munzees on our trip or near our home at that time. Once we figured out tree hides and deployed our first mystery munzee, we were hooked.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
There are so many things I love about this game!

Social Munzees
No, you don’t get points, but you get the chance to meet and interact with people from all over the world sharing and trading Social Munzees. I have met such wonderful people and made many new friends via Social Munzees.
Walking
My work as an accountant required lots of time sitting and staring at a computer. (Of course, you can tell I am an accountant from the numbered lists. 😉 ) Munzee gets you out of doors, increases your activity, and gives you new venues to explore.
Exploring
Since my hubby and I like to travel, Munzee provides a way to explore new surroundings. By following Munzee Trails, we find lovely places that you wouldn’t read about in a travel brochure. One of my favorite spots in Cologne is a park that we found following a Mystery Munzee trail. Then, there are the munzees in Bergen overlooking the harbor…breathtaking.
Through meeting other players, we explored new areas including Southend by the Sea, Celle, and Berlin. Thank you Tatch, Mary, McRon, Plueschi, JackSparrow and ChickenRun for making our visits so special.
The Players!
Whether it be earning a badge, learning how to create a social, or understanding game play, most munzee players go out of their way to reach out and lend a helping hand. I love helping other players and learning new munzee tips. Munzee is at its best when players work together.
Clan Battles.
Munzee does a good job of highlighting different aspects of the game in Clan Battles. I enjoy seeing which new aspect of the game will be incorporated each month. Wouldn’t it be great to see Social Munzees in next month’s battle?

What is on your wish list?

Fitbit badges.
The relationship between munzee and fitbit is a natural. It would be great to recognize the exercise benefits of munzee.
More Rover badges.
While we have badges for the number of rovers handled, the rover leaderboard is not currently recognized via badges. A badge for the number of rovers owned and unleashed might be helpful in making rovers a larger part of the game.
Official Munzee Communications pushed to email and the application.
When we first began playing munzee we missed a lot of key information since we were not using Facebook. I am now actively using FaceBook but find that many munzee players are still missing key information. The recent munzee Amethyst communication via the app was great and I hope this continues.
Landing Page Redesign.
While I love seeing recent captures and popular deployments on my munzee landing page, social munzees are commingled with virtuals and physicals. For those individuals with social munzees, the current design preventsready identification of popular physical/virtual deployments. It would be great to have social munzee deployments listed separate from other deployments.
Personal Munzees for Sale.
Great idea to develop a personal locationless munzee. My mouth has been watering since I saw them in July but regrettably I was not the winner. Pretty please release them for sale!
Application Capacity.
With the recent sale of Emeralds or other special event sales/activities, munzee speed and response seems to be a consistent issue. I expect sales are lost due to member frustration during these periods and that increased revenue which would offset additional capacity cost.

Tell us about yourself!
I am happy to be part of the Florida Munzee Family and a member of a great clan, Florida Munzee Hunters SuperChuckers. Florida is a great place to munzee! Should you ever come here to visit, please send me a note. It would be great to have you visit Florida and I would be happy to share tips and information about munzeeing here. Summers are pretty hot and humid, so Florida is best seen in the Fall, Winter or Spring. 🙂

Other hobbies include:
Baking. That is all I can squeeze in with munzee

hunniees also included some socials (one of which is on the Header Image), so cap away!

August 12, 2015

Munzee Player of the Week: Tim Arnts (DarthGarbage)

Who are you?
Tim Arnts aka DarthGarbage

Where in the world do you live?
North Tonawanada, NY about 15 minutes north of Buffalo

How long have you played Munzee?
985 days (Editor’s Note: It’s 1005 days as of the release of this post.)

How did you find Munzee?
A local player, Monkee, picked it up at Midwest Geobash one year, and she told me about it. I downloaded the app and started out by capping other local players’ munzees to help them with their scores. I did not really get into it until the Clan Wars started. Even then, I hop on clans to help the rest of the group achieve their rewards. Munzee was never really about points for me.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?

Being outside. Any reason to get off of the couch is a good thing.
The Clan Wars. Without them, I probably would not play nearly as much as I do now.
Events. I like to push the boundaries for events. Instead of the just show up and cap stuff approach, I like to try fun stuff. If you want one of my badges, you are going to work for it.

What is on your wish list?

The return of FitBit.
Tour Munzees. I think a great way for people to explore cities is to have the locals set up a tour of the sights.
Fix the submission forms on the website so I don’t have to keep bugging Daniel.
I want to party with Scott Foster in Buffalo. Let’s make it happen. 🙂 (Editor’s Note: You never know what could happen if #GetScottToBuffalo starts trending.)

Tell us about yourself!
I was born and raised in North Tonawanda, NY. I live with my wife, Stacie, our dog Fozzie (aka The Furry Jerk) who has his own cult following, and our cat Regan who is just glad when the dog is gone. For the last ten years I have worked for a local non-profit that helps children with autism. It is a very challenging job at times, but it is always a rewarding one. I also dabble in the occasional art project and have sold some of my work to benefit local charities. I started caching in 2009 and just made the progression in to Munzee. I still enjoy both games today (one of the very few in Buffalo).

Other hobbies include:
I am a huge comic book nerd. I grew up reading comics and have just never stopped. I am also an avid camper and spend the bulk of my summers somewhere in the woods. I also enjoy annoying Frank Broughton any chance I get. 🙂

DarthGarbage also included a social (which is on the Header Image), so cap away!

August 5, 2015

Munzee Player of the Week: Rob Lines (OBXGeek)

Who are you?
OBXGeek aka Rob Lines (Or Rob Smith on Facebook)
OBX is short for Outer Banks which is an area on the coast of North Carolina, a place I vacation often, and Geek because I am one.

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Leesburg, Virginia, USA. It is about 40 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. along the Potomac River.

How long have you played Munzee?
I signed up for my account July 13, 2011 and was user 679. My first two munzee deploys were July 27th, 2011, but I didn’t cap my first munzee until November 2011.

How did you find Munzee?
flyingmoose posted about a new smartphone based location game on the NoVAGO forums, and I signed up as he was planning to hide a few locally and I enjoyed his caches, so I wanted to see what he would come with. With so few in the area, it wasn’t until we had a handful of new players start up in early 2013 that things took off. Once we had more local players and one of them decided to start deploying ~200 points worth of munzees a day, things really started rolling. New deploys available to cap all the time led to other people going out and filling in the holes causing a snowball effect. Now, there is somewhere north of 5000 greenies within 10 miles of home and enough total munzees that my browser hangs if I try to zoom the map out all of the way.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
I love my clan Maryland Munzee Militia. Being part of a supportive group that likes to get together and have fun capping and deploying is great. The new friends I have made through the game and the old acquaintances from caching who have now become good friends due to the increased interaction of munzeeing has been fun for me.

What is on your wish list?
I want to make it back out to the MHQ Bash as well as Munzee Madness at some point. I also really would love to visit Europe and munzee my way across though I would have to plan a doule length trip because I would need time to go everywhere with my wife to be a tourist and then go back though capping all the munzees.

Tell us about yourself!
In my day-to-day life, I work in Scientific Computing for a large non-profit medical research facility. I take care of the large, high performance computer cluster and the petabytes of storage that my researchers house their data on for processing. It is an amazing place to work as I have the chance to work with nobel laureates in my day-to-day life.

I enjoy going out and munzeeing because I can spend an hour after work and walk a couple of miles 50 feet at a time and never realize how far I have walked, or I can spend an afternoon with a bunch of good friends powering our way through a new area carpeting the area with new munzees and chatting away while we do it.

I also enjoy coming up with new events to make people go “wow” when they attend. My Hearts in DC event was an amazing experience, and even with the weather, everyone had so much fun. Then hosting Forging Community in May, coachV let me push the bounds of what could be done for an event and 146 people had the chance to take part in the fun. Now my challenge is to figure out how to top those events with something even cooler.

Other hobbies include:
I enjoy caching. I use a number of listing sites to hide and find caches and many of my travels are for munzeeing and caching trips. I also enjoy kayaking, especially when I can overlap it with location games, though I have yet to do paddle-munzees. I just don’t trust myself not to drop my phone in the water even if it is in a floating drybag. I am also a board game fan. I love to play them and have a wall filled with them, and some of my powergaming of board games spills over into my munzeeing. Finding the most efficient way to get the highest score in the smallest amount of time.

OBXGeek also included some socials (one of which is on the Header Image), so cap away!