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July 15, 2019

Meet Munzee Munzday: Andy

Here at Freeze Tag we’re constantly encouraging our players to meet and greet and build the personal relationships that make this game so great. To bring back this fun way to introduce team members, let’s get to know more about Andy Cameron, the illustrator responsible for many of WallaBee‘s amazing art designs! Andy may not work on Munzee all the time, but he’s certainly loaned us his artwork on more than one occasion! 

WallaBee Item Pie-Eyed Andy, designed by and featuring Andy

Name and Title:

Andy Cameron, Illustrator, Graphic Designer (Munzee: AndyCam, WallaBee: Andrew Cameron)

Where are you from?

I live in Derby, which is in the centre of the UK.

Tell us about yourself:

I live with my family: 1 x Wife, 2 x Children, 1 x Cat. I love drawing and graphic designing and actually have real qualifications in it! I really like eating peanuts and probably eat too many. I work on my own over here in the UK, but always feel part of the larger Freeze Tag team. Well for 3 hours a day when our timezones coincide, anyway!

How long have your worked for Munzee/Freeze Tag?

About 4 years!

WallaBee Item Andy Cratchit, designed by and featuring Andy

How did you find Munzee?

Munzee found me. I was working for WallaBee App and Munzee bought it, and the rest is history. That was a very good thing that happened.

What do you enjoy most about Freeze Tag’s games?

Definitely the people I’ve met. The players are very friendly and all have a story to tell. The team members are all fantastic.

What are some of your other hobbies?

I love running. I get out as much as I can. Working up to a Marathon before I get too old to finish one. Also, getting out into the countryside with family and friends. Supporting/going to watch local football (soccer) team, Derby County, and dealing with the disappointment! Playing guitar and making music. Watching live music, listening to music. Binging on Netflix (and other providers) Dramas. I like cooking too, but have a limited range… I’ve just discovered the world of podcasts and I like listening to them too. Eating.

Famous last words?

“Don’t unplug that!” or “Who says you can’t make toast in the bath?”

Andy’s Artistic Achievements

Check out the gallery below to view some of Andy’s most memorable artwork! These are only a selection of his many, many uniquely wonderful designs!

Check back next week to get to know another member of the team!

July 15, 2019

Team USA Earns Gold for Coupe du Munzee Victory!

The Coupe du Munzee specials might have left the map on July 7 following the conclusion of the Women’s World Cup, but we told you that wouldn’t be the end of these specials! Please welcome the Coupe Champion Nomad to the map at 15:00 MHQ time to honor our champion, Team USA!

 

This golden icon will operate similarly to our Nomad Munzees, which are rare bouncers that travel all over the map. Unlike our Coupe du Munzee specials, it will be a permanent munzee, meaning this physical bouncing game piece is here to stay! There will be 11 of the Coupe Champion Nomads on the map, and they will bounce to Greenies every 12 hours or when capped. The number of Nomads signifies the 11 players on the field during a game of football/soccer.

Coupe Champion Nomads work a bit differently though. When you cap any of the 11 Coupe Champion Nomads you have a chance of earn one of 23 different icons featuring the jersey number of a member of the victorious Team USA! Similar to the Magic 8 Ball Specials, you don’t know which number you’ll get so cap these rare superstars any chance you can!

Points:

  • Capture: 500
  • CapOn: 250

These munzees can be captured on previously capped and owned munzees. They will be attracted to physical Munzee Magnets. You can access the Coupe Champion Nomads by turning on your All Expiring Specials and All Limited Edition Specials filters.

Badge

There will be a special badge to earn upon capturing at least one Coupe Champion Nomad. These new bouncers will also count toward the other Nomad badge lines as well.

Coupe Du Munzee Champions!

We would also like to take a moment to acknowledge all of the teams that participated in the Coupe, especially the Netherlands team that put up such a great fight in the championship game. As a worldwide game ourselves we value the merits of international competition, and we had a ton of fun watching all of the games alongside our own international players. Now get out there and cap the Coupe Champion Nomad to celebrate the victory of Team USA! Even if you weren’t rooting for them, you have to admire the athletic achievement of the fierce women of Team USA!

Munzee on!

July 14, 2019

It’s a Party in the USA with Our Latest Global Grub!

Today is a very, very special holiday, as it’s National Mac & Cheese Day!! Of course we must celebrate this extremely important holiday by releasing the United States Global Grub Munzee today at 15:00 MHQ time!

Seven United States Global Grub specials will be deployed, joining Global Grub virtual specials including Mexico, Australia, Japan, and more! They will bounce to regular virtuals and colored virtuals every 12 hours or when captured.

Points

  • Cap: 200
  • CapOn (Host): 100

Each time a Global Grub munzee is captured, players will earn a badge containing a dish of food that is unique to the flag pin country. Capturing the United States Global Grub will earn you the following delicious badge:

How will you be celebrating National Mac & Cheese Day? (Even if you’re not American, you better be celebrating!) Whether your’re lactose intolerance, gluten free, or vegan, there are so many delicious mac & cheese recipes out there that you can customize to meet your dietary needs. When it comes to determining what makes for the perfect dish of mac & cheese, everyone tends to have very passionate answers. Do you bake yours with bread crumbs? Crumble in a little bacon on top? Add in some lobster? Mix in a special seasoning? Use several different cheeses? Let us know your secret to the world’s best mac & cheese!

The Global Grub specials will bounce around the globe for the remainder of the year before leaving the map on 12/31/2019 at 23:59 MHQ time. You will have until then to try your luck capturing these very rare specials. We will also be putting out an overall capture line soon, so make sure to stay turned for more exciting Global Grub updates in the very near future!

Munzee on!

July 11, 2019

Celebrate the 8zees with New 8th Place Badges!

Though hardcore players usually strive to be first, there is now an advantage for earning 8th place! In honor of the #8zees and Munzee’s 8 weeks of 8th birthday 80s throwback celebrations, we’re introducing the 8th place leaderboard badges today at 10:00 MHQ time!

There will now be three new badges that players can earn for earning 8th place on the three daily leaderboards. These badges are not retroactive, but you’ll be able to earn them starting today! That means if you end the day in 8th place on the Virtual, Physical, or Overall Daily Leaderboard, you’ll be able to earn these respective badges:

Cur8or– Earn 8th place on the Virtual Daily Leaderboard

Deb8or– Earn 8th place on the Physical Daily Leaderboard

InfiniZee– Earn 8th place on the Overall Daily Leaderboard

Whoever said first place is best clearly never celebrated the 8zees! Are you ready to earn some new badges?

Munzee on!

July 10, 2019

Munzee’s Official Birthday Bash is Coming Up! (Plus New Tags!)

Will you be joining us in California for Munzee’s Official Birthday Bash on Saturday, July 20? The #8zees will be in full swing as Matt, Dylan, Craig, Mick, Mari, Tamara, and Emma join players in turning back time for Munzee’s 8th birthday celebration in sunny Tustin, CA! You will be able to earn some awesome new badges and icons, including the two pictured below:

You can RSVP to the event now to join members of the Freeze Tag Team on July 20 at 10:00 in Citrus Ranch Park for an unforgettable trip down memory lane. Not sure what to wear? As you recall, each event host has been awarding players with a special badge for best 8zees (80s) attire. And though staff members won’t be vying for this badge, they will be dressing up!

Members of staff will be taking a little “trip to the movies,” as some Freeze Tag teammates will be dressing up as some of their favorite 80s movie characters. Whether you’re more of a Ferris Bueller or an Indiana Jones, we know you want to join in on the 8zees fun! Remember that players in attendance will be able to earn exclusive Traveling Team badges when they meet team members!

New Tags

To get you in the 8zees mood, we will be selling a brand new Personal Tag in the Freeze Tag Online Store starting today at 15:00 MHQ time. Inspired by National Video Game Day this past Monday (and our recent Joystick Munzee artwork!), this retro Personal Tag will get you right in that 8zees spirit. This tag is also available for the sale price of $8.88 in celebration of our 8th birthday!

Let’s turn back time and make some new Munzee memories!

Munzee on!

July 10, 2019

New RetireMyths Set to Haunt the Map (Plus Zombie Pouch Creatures!)

The map has seemed a little too calm lately, so we’ve sent out some brand new RetireMyths to haunt it! There will be a number of new RetireMyths, representing our latest Mythological Munzees, setting out to haunt the map at their own will! These creatures will begin haunting the map very soon!

New RetireMyths

Our latest RetireMyths will include the physical and virtual Banshee RetireMyth, the physical and virtual Fairy RetireMyth, and the physical Mermaid RetireMyth. Like the other RetireMyths, these game pieces will join the map once any Myth owned by an Inactive or Retired account has been archived. These munzees will roam the map at certain times, and are worth 500 points upon first capture, with the point value decreasing by 1 point per each subsequent capture of the unique RetireMyth.

As a reminder, RetireMyths are not attracted to magnets, and they land on the same type of Munzee as their regular counterpart. That means you might want to brush up on your Mythological Munzee knowledge in order to find these ghoulish game pieces.

Zombie Pouch Creatures

Our Myth Munzees can’t be the only type haunting the map! Now introducing the Zombie Pouch Creatures, which will operate like RetireMyths for Pouch Creatures owned by Inactive or Retired accounts!

Muru, Tuli, and Vesi just got a little bit gloomier (though Muru was always pretty gloomy) with their Zombie Pouch Creature variants. They will work the same way that RetireMyths do, entering the map at select times and landing on the same type of Munzee as their regular counterpart. Like the RetireMyths, Zombie Pouch Creatures will be worth 500 points upon first cap and 1 point less for each cap per unique munzee that follows. Please note that Zombie Pouch Creatures will NOT level up into their other forms.

Are you ready to find some haunted munzees? Remember that these are rare finds only available at select times!

Munzee on!

July 9, 2019

GR8 QR8 Day 2 Reveals QRZY Booster Opportunities!

Players who purchased the GR8 QR8 advent calendar-styled packages are officially on Day 2 of 8 GR8 days of prizes! Day 2 has unveiled 4x points on physical deploys from July 11-14 AND a 2x Physical Deploy Booster Credit!

These multi-point days will start July 11 at 00:01 MHQ, and you’ll receive 4x points for all physical munzee deploys until July 14 at 23:59 MHQ. If you plan it right, that means you can also use your 2x Physical Deploy Booster Credit to make it 8x points for two hours!

Yesterday’s GR8 CR8 revealed a new Crowbar badge and an ALL NEW 2x Virtual Deploy Booster Credit for GR8 QR8 Day 1! This all new Virtual Deploy Booster Credit is available for use now! Is your Booster not registering as available? Players will just need to restart the app to pull the latest over-the-air update if their booster doesn’t automatically load!

Do you need help activating any of your Booster Credits? Visit the Munzee Help Guide for comprehensive explanations!

How GR8 are these prizes?! Stay tuned for 6 more days of GR8 prizes to come!

Munzee on!

July 8, 2019

Meet Munzee Munzday: Craig

Here at Munzee we’re constantly encouraging our players to meet and greet and build the personal relationships that make this game so great. To bring back this fun way to introduce team members, here is Freeze Tag CEO Craig Holland! 

Lisa, my wife, and I during our 192 mile hike across England (called the Coast To Coast hike).

Name and Title:

Craig Holland, CEO (cholland86)

Where are you from?

Born and raised in Southern California (4th generation) in a town in Orange County called Orange

Tell us about yourself:

I’m a lucky guy. My wife and I have been married for 36 years. We’ve got four children and four grandchildren. And I’ve been able to work in some creative capacity my entire career— first in advertising, and then in the video games business for about 17 years (since 2002). I love what I do, and I’m blessed to be working with so many talented people at Freeze Tag.

With my grandson Myles at an Angels game

How long have your worked for Munzee?

I’ve been working for Freeze Tag for over 13 years, and it’s been 2 years since we agreed to merge with Munzee in July of 2017.

How did you find Munzee?

Funny story. After Pokemon Go was released on July 6, 2016, I was looking for another location based game on the app store, and I found Munzee. That’s why my Munzee start date is July 14, 2016. And I’m surprised I didn’t find Munzee sooner since I have been geocaching for many years.

My wife, Lisa, and I in 1982. Sweet tortoise shell glasses.

What do you enjoy most about Munzee?

There are so many wonderful aspects of the game, it’s hard to pick one I enjoy most. I would say my favorite thing about Munzee is the variety. I can cap physicals if I want to, cap virtuals, chase myths, and so on. And all while I am walking around outside getting some exercise.

What are some of your other hobbies?

Well, I mentioned geocaching. I still like to do that with my family when we’re out and about in a trail or park area. I also like to play piano and guitar and spend time with my growing family.

Famous last words?

Munzee on! (Is that too cheesy?!)

Check back next week to get to know another member of the team!

With my entire family on the wedding day of my oldest daughter (Robyn). Sitting next to Robyn is my youngest child, Becca. Then my two sons Ben, to my right. And Zach, on the other side.

July 5, 2019

Big Map Plans for the InternationElles Munzee!

It’s July, which means it’s time for Louise and the InternationElles to make their pedaled protest to demonstrate the capability of women in cycling! In fact, today marks their very first day of riding! And with Freeze Tag sponsoring these fierce females and Rob joining Louise in France, we thought we’d take you along for the ride!

The InternationElles, pictured on July 4, 2019, are all geared up to bike for equality! (image via loukew, Instagram)

InternationElles Munzee

As Louise cycles the entire route of the Tour de France with the InternationElles one day before the men, Rob will be driving a support van and deploying in France. Rob and Louise will both be deploying virtuals and physicals throughout the Tour de France route, so we decided to make them special! Introducing the InternationElles Munzee icons!

Similar to the Whomp Canada and Wayward Nation munzees, these unique pins will feature special icons. Any greenie or virtual deployed by the InternationElles Munzee account will become the beautiful icons pictured above!

Points

  • Capture: Between 19-78, random
  • CapOn/Deploy: N/A

You can access the InternationElles pins under the Tourism filter. Although the InternationElle Munzees will only be available in France, these special pins will be permanently on the map! So if you’re planning a trip to France, be sure to check out a portion of the Tour de France route and cap an InternationElle Munzee!

You will be able to view all deploys as they start going live here: https://www.munzee.com/m/InternationElles/map/deploys/

Badge

Players will earn the following badge for capturing one InternationElles Munzee of any type:

InternationEllesCapture one InternationElles Munzee of any type

Following Fierce Females

This will be a fun way to track Louise’s progress as she accomplishes great things for female athletes along with the InternationElles. We’re happy to share that our Flat Lou donations, pulled from Flat Lou sales, have covered the costs of van and helmet stickers! Thank you to all who purchased a Flat Lou in support of our cyclist wonder!

You can keep up with Louise and the InternationElles by following them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! These ladies are accomplishing monumental things!

Go Louise, and Munzee on!

The full InternationElles team are together and ready to ride for equality! (image via internationelles, Instagram)

July 3, 2019

Coupe du Munzee Icon Updates!

It’s time for a map change! The Women’s World Cup Semifinals have officially determined which two teams will be battling it out for third place and which teams will have the chance to compete for the championship! We thought it was only fitting to reflect this on the map for our Coupe du Munzee specials, with our next icon change taking place on Friday, July, 5 at 00:01 MHQ time!

The Semifinals saw teams USA and Netherlands advancing to the finals, while England and Sweden will be competing for third place following their losses. However, rather than reduce England and Sweden to one icon per team as we have done with the other eliminated teams, these team icons will remain on the map at 34 icons per team! After all, these teams battled through quite the challenge and deserve recognition! Meanwhile, our top two teams have seen their icons increase from 11 to 30 to 50 to 75. Teams USA and Netherlands will now both have 120 icons per team to celebrate their amazing athletic achievements!

That means the Coupe du Munzee distribution will be as follows:

Top two teams, 120 icons per team:

  • USA
  • Netherlands

Third and fourth place teams, 34 icons per team:

  • England
  • Sweden

20 eliminated teams, 1 icon per team:

  • Germany
  • Norway
  • France
  • Italy
  • Australia
  • Cameroon
  • Brazil
  • Spain
  • China
  • Japan
  • Nigeria
  • Canada
  • South Korea
  • South Africa
  • Jamaica
  • Scotland
  • New Zealand
  • Thailand
  • Argentina
  • Chile

You will have until July 7 at 23:59 MHQ time to cap the Coupe du Munzee specials before they leave the map! There will also be a special surprise celebration to look forward to for the winning team icon! Stay tuned for more details, and remember that physical Munzee Magnets can help with capping those elusive team icons!

Have you earned all 7 Coupe du Munzee badges?!

Munzee on!