Posts Tagged ‘family fun’

September 28, 2015

MHQ Bash 2015 Update

With less than two weeks until MHQ Bash, we’ve got some updates and new information!

Friday night’s event at TUPPs Brewery is open to all ages, but you must have an ID to enter if you are over 18 even if you aren’t going to be drinking.
Sunday’s brunch will be held at Celebration Park in Allen, Texas. We will be grilling hotdogs and hamburgers and offering Munzee Segway Tours (see below for more information).
We’ve partnered with McKinney Segway Tours to offer Munzee tours by Segway during the weekend. A total of 24 tours will be offered Friday-Sunday. For more information and for tickets, head to our Eventbrite page.
Can you imagine a purple dinosaur? There happens to be one that used to have a show on TV. If you didn’t know, he was created in Dallas, and his show was filmed at multiple locations in the DFW area, one of which was Allen. To commemorate this, we’ve created a small and limited edition *garden in his image in Allen just a few miles away from Celebration Park. All pins in this garden are sold out at this time. Stay tuned for future sales.

If you haven’t purchased your tickets for MHQ Bash yet, there’s still time! Online registration closes on October 7th at 5pm MHQ time, and you will be able to purchase tickets at the door. Don’t miss out!

Clan requirements will be released at 5pm MHQ time today. Here is a sneak peek…family jewels will be very important.

September 21, 2015

Munzee 3.0.2 Update

First off, we’d like to thank everyone for their patience regarding Munzee 3.0 functionality with iOS. We want to provide the best experience possible while playing Munzee, and we’ve been working diligently to do so.

At 9am CST, we pushed Munzee 3.0.2 to the App Store and Google Play Store. This update includes:

Improved iOS 7.X support
Improved iOS 9 support
Layout fixes
Several bug fixes

Again, we want to thank everyone for their support. We will continue working to build upon and improve Munzee to make it the best we can. Grow the map!

September 17, 2015

Newz from the Prez

I wanted to take a few minutes and update everyone on several issues we are facing. The first is the release of iOS 9 and our subsequent blog post about how it would effect the use of our app. We appreciate the patience of our Apple phone using players as we patiently wait for version 3.0.2 to be approved by Apple. The second issue has been our announcement of removal of our 2.x apps from Google Play and the App store on October 1st. Many suggestions have been made about alternatives, however several core components to the app were due for renewal from their providers. With the release of 3.0 and the new core components the time was right to cut off the other services. We realize both of these issues are not optimal for our worldwide players but we are working to come up with the best solutions possible. To help ease some of the pain we’ve come up with something fun for all players! 🙂

As a thank you to our loyal players we are opening up the prize vault this weekend. From 00:01 September 18 until 23:59 September 20 you will have a chance to win random prizes from MHQ (all times are MHQ based, GMT -6). These prizes will be added to your credits or your undeployed list. Every capture and/or deploy during this time has a chance to earn you a prize so get out there and Grow the Map or paint the town red! Prizes include virtuals, mystery virtuals, virtual colors, motels, aquamarines, diamonds, rubies, and even blast captures! We wish you good luck and hope you spend some time this weekend with Munzee, family, and friends.

In addition we’ve also lowered the price on several products in the store for the weekend, starting at the time of this blog post. Check out the special deals here.

Thanks for your patience during our time moving forward with the new 3.0 version of Munzee. I can’t wait for you to see what else we have in store for you during this year of New Perspective. — Rob

September 3, 2015

Munzee 3.0 is Here!

This past year has brought quite a few changes in the Munzee Universe. Not only has Team Munzee grown but we’ve also grown our company to include new apps and ventures. Through it all, we never lost track of our core. Our company, and family, is built on the Munzee app and community. We’ve spent an extremely large amount of time and energy planning, designing, building, and refining the Munzee 3.0 update, and now, we’re ready to release it to the world.

The Munzee 3.0 app is not just an update, but a complete redesign intended to improve the experience for you, the player. Some of the changes include:

No more Home Screen. Loading the app now takes you to the most important screen, the map!
A new profile page that provides all of your information in one place
An improved messaging system that provides real-time communication and notifications
An in-app leaderboard section that provides detailed and up-to-date information

We’ve added many new premium features to this fancy app as well.

Removal of ads – can be turned on/off under settings in app
ADVANCED FILTERS
Multi User Login (up to 3 users)
Daily Leaderboard with almost real-time stats
Upgraded options to show up to 2000 munzees on map
Titles
Ability to add pictures at location of Munzee (upcoming badge series to be earned)

In order to give more people access we are lowering the price of the premium membership until 11:00AM September 4, 2015 from $30 to $23. This is limited to a one-year renewal or brand new premium account purchase only. If you area already a premium member it will add one year to the end of your current membership. Purchase a premium membership in our online store at https://store.munzee.com/Premium-Member-Subscription.html ***Apologies to MunzPak subscribers, August coupon will be disabled this time, but will be extended through the 6th. ONE TIME USE ONLY ON COUPON***

iOS users will see Munzee 3.0 as an update in the App Store over the next 1-24 hours. Android users will see Munzee 3.0 as a NEW app in the Google Play Store. We will be removing the current Munzee app from the Google Play Store. If you experience any issues please email support@munzee.com with all details.

Last, but not least, we’d like to thank everyone who helped and was involved with Beta testing the Munzee 3.0 app. Your feedback was extremely important in making the app what it is.

We hope you enjoy Munzee 3.0! Grow the map!

August 28, 2015

September Clan Requirements

You’ve never participated in a Clan War but want to? You’re a clan admin who needs more players? We have the perfect solution on a trial basis this month. Visit the Munzee Clan Market and search for a clan or players. We hope this will be a useful tool in recruiting new players and getting all clans filled to 10 players. Remember clans with 10 players have an internal competition, we assign prizes to the top 3 finishers. Will your clan go for the gold this month? Good luck!

Level 1:
Minimum 1,000 total points per player
Clan total greenie deploys minimum 100
Clan total cap points from physical Mystery & Mini-Mystery stickers minimum 2,500
Clan total deploys (including greenies) minimum 150
Clan total points minimum 12,000
Rewards: 2 virtuals

Level 2:
Minimum 2,000 total points per player
Clan total greenie deploys minimum 200
Clan total cap points from physical Mystery & Mini-Mystery stickers minimum 4,000
Clan total deploys (including greenies) minimum 300
Clan total points minimum 30,000
Rewards: 1 virtual, 1 aquamarine, 2 maces, 2 virtual colors

Level 3:
Minimum 5,000 total points per player
Clan total greenie deploys minimum 400
Clan total cap points from physical Mystery & Mini-Mystery stickers minimum 6,000
Clan total deploys (including greenies) minimum 600
Clan total points minimum 70,000
Rewards: 1 mace, 1 longsword, 1 hotel, 2 mystery virtuals, 5 trail credits (1 complete trail)

Level 4:
Minimum 15,000 total points per player
Clan total greenie deploys minimum 700
Clan total cap points from physical Mystery & Mini-Mystery stickers minimum 8,500
Clan total deploys (including greenies) minimum 1000
Clan total points minimum 200,000
Rewards: 1 battle axe, 2 longswords, 1 motel, 1 aquamarine, 2 diamonds, 2 mystery virtuals, 1 *exclusive MHQ virtual

Level 5:
Minimum 25,000 total points per player
Clan total greenie deploys minimum 1000
Clan total cap points from physical Mystery & Mini-Mystery stickers minimum 12,000
Clan total deploys (including greenies) minimum 1500
Clan total points minimum 350,000
Rewards: 1 THE hammer, 1 battle axe, 1 motel, 2 ruby, 3 virtual colors, 3 mystery virtuals, 1 *exclusive MHQ virtual

What is the exclusive MHQ virtual? This will be a special virtual deployed automagically by MHQ in a designated area near the MHQ events. It is a temporary game piece to be archived by MHQ on October 15th. The points earned will be worth achieving these levels. ***edited 9/14/15

Need to increase your stock for deploys? Visit our worldwide resellers for quick shipping from a nearby location or buy direct from our online store.

Can’t get enough Munzee action? Need more motivation? Get ready for something new from the makers of Munzee clan wars.

August 19, 2015

Munzee Player of the Week: Marie Hunniecutt (hunniees)

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 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 18, 2015

Translators Needed!

Are you interested in helping Munzee translate the 3.0 app into your language? We need your help! We are looking for up to 5 individuals to complete this work over the next 7-10 days. If you have a little spare time, a love for Munzee, and the ability to translate from English to your language please let us know! Email info@munzee.com with the subject “Translate”. Include your name, Munzee username, and language you would like to translate to in the body of the email. We will offer compensation in the form of credits and virtuals based on timely completion of the project. Thanks in advance!

The form is shared as a Google doc.

August 17, 2015

Virtual Emerald Garden Locations

The official list of new Virtual Emerald Gardens is here. Along with the launch of these new gardens, we have also increased the capture radius of all Virtual Emeralds. You only need to be within 1500 feet (500 meters) of the virtual emerald in order to capture it. This will allow for all pins to be hand capped and not require blast capture. If you’d like to see all of the official gardens in one location you can visit www.munzee.com/gardens. Each garden has a virtual exclusion zone built in to protect the integrity of the design, however physical munzees are still able to be deployed in the area.

August 13, 2015

New Emerald Gardens

With the release of the Family Jewels badge, Team Munzee realizes not everyone has had the chance to cap or deploy a Virtual Emerald Munzee due to the limited number of gardens. We want to make sure everyone has the chance to do so. August 14th, we will be releasing Virtual Emerald Munzees for sale in 10 gardens across the world. The locations of these gardens have been chosen to spread the Munzee love as far as we can. They range from popular Munzee destinations to areas that had large presence during Birthday Month thanks to dedicated birthday party hosts. Specific locations will be revealed tomorrow, but the countries of the new gardens are as follows:

United States
Netherlands
Germany
UK
Czech Republic
Hungary
Australia
One special garden is multi-national

Sale Details

Instead of selling pins to each garden, we’ve randomized the pins and will be selling them all together. For example, if you purchase two pins, one may be in Germany while the other is in Australia. This is to spread out ownership of the gardens and give players different opportunities for cap on points and locations. The Emerald pins will be sold in three waves. The first wave will begin at 9am MHQ time for Premium Members, and all players will be able to purchase at 10am MHQ time. The second wave will begin at 2pm MHQ time for Premium Members, and all players will be able to purchase at 3pm MHQ time. The third wave will begin at 5pm for ALL PLAYERS. There will be a limit of 5 pins per player. We ask that you be patient while trying to access the Munzee Store. Large numbers of server requests at once can lead to issues while checking out. If you have trouble completing checkout, keep trying. The link for the pins will be found in the family jewels category https://store.munzee.com/Family-Jewels/, and will be live tomorrow at 9am MHQ time. All jewels in the store will be available at this time.

We’d also like to remind players that the Topaz and Virtual Amethyst Munzees are only available in the MunzPak which can be subscribed to at https://www.munzee.com/munzpak.

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!