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July 10, 2017

Record Breaking Weekend!

Now that’s how you celebrate Birthday month!

Thanks to the might of our players we broke numerous Munzee records this weekend! With Matt and Rob attending events both nationally and internationally, and the rest of the team on deck we were ready for a big weekend, but once again our players have taken it to the next level.

On Saturday we clocked in an AMAZING 1,002,986 captures in a single day! The rest of the weekend was just as crazy with 511,567 on Friday and 789,303 on Sunday totaling over two million captures all weekend! We can’t even begin to show our gratitude to the players worldwide for helping us hit this milestone.

We also saw our largest Munzee Events EVER this weekend. Germany was the place to be with three events all with over 200 attendees! Saturday’s event in Bielefeld, Germany had 261 event indicator captures which is the largest event a Munzee player has ever hosted. We’ll need to step up our game for MHQ Bash! Rob will certainly have plenty to say about his European adventures when he gets back, so stay tuned to hear more.

Munzee meets OWL event in Paderborn, Germany.

We’d like to extend a BIG thank you to Scott, Daniel and the tech team for handling this huge weekend with zero downtime. As many of you know we’re always working hard to better our infrastructure, and tests like this showcase how far we’ve come.

Of course, thank you to all of our players worldwide for helping us continue to grow and exceed expectations! We can’t grow the game without you, so cheers to all!

Munzee on!

July 6, 2017

Munzee Artwork Posters!

One of the many great things about Munzee is the never-ending supply of unique, sometimes absurd, artwork that our designers continue to churn out day after day. The many different styles of our graphic designers have become a hallmark of the game so we’re excited to be able to offer some of those pieces as posters in the online store.

Currently we have a handful of designs including the ZeeOps Mission Icons, the completed Birthday Comic Panel and Timeshare Munzee badges. We’d love for more suggestions about your favorite Munzee, WallaBee and Eventzee artwork though, so let us know!

Posters come in a variety of sizes and prices, so whether you’re decorating your office or your home there’s a fit for you!

Check out the collection in the Munzee Online Store HERE!

6th Birthday Posters

July 5, 2017

Munzee Newsletter: June 2017 Wrap-Up

We spent a lot of June preparing for Birthday month in July, but we were happy to make some big announcements too. Take a look back on some of the things that happened last month and what to expect this month as well!

Version 3.3.3 of the Munzee app was released in June. Make sure you have the most up to date version at the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

New Features/Fixes:

– We’ve added an in-app ZeeOps dashboard to track your operations.
– The main menu now features accompanying icons for all entries.
– Badge details now show the original description even after a badge has been earned.
– The coin discover request popup will now only show as toast message (transparent at the bottom) when not on the coins page.
– Improved scanner (focus issues for some phones are fixed)
– Minor fixes and improvements

Just Add Water!

The floodgates have opened and the latest Elemental Munzee is now for sale- Welcome the Water Mystery Munzee!

This physical munzee type may hold the key to the Fountain of Youth, but it is not without its risks. When you cap the scattered water droplet you have the chance of drinking pure water, toxic water or salt water!

Purchase Water Mysteries and other Elementals in the Munzee Store!

Virtual Reality

Wouldn’t it be great if you could easily swap out old virtual munzees in popular destinations for newer virtuals worth more points? Well now you can with the new Virt Swap tool! Using the Munzee website you can now go back to your older virtual type munzees and swap in new virtual types and MVMs.

Stock up on new MVMs in the Munzee Online Store!

Opposites Attract

Can you feel the attraction? In June we revealed the Munzee Magnets as a part of July Physical MunzPaks! These brand new items are temporary credits you can use to attract Seasonal Specials and Mythological Munzees for a set amount of time. It’s easy, you just Magnetize a greenie of your choosing and that munzee will then attract up to 3 specials or myths for up to one hour!

Garfield GO

Munzee was proud to work with our partner Freeze Tag to launch Garfield GO this month!

Garfield GO is a brand new augmented reality treasure hunting game, featuring everyone’s favorite lasagna-loving cat! Odie has scattered Garfield’s comic collection and buried treasures around the world — Help Garfield get them all back, while scavenging for hidden chests along the way!

The game is currently available in Australia, Canada, and the US via the App store and Google Play.

Coming in July…

– Spectacular 6th Birthday Comic Book Specials are on the map!

– Check out the Calendar to find a Munzee Birthday Event near you!

– Oh, the Places you’ll go!

June 30, 2017

ZeeOps: July Missions

Agents, due to your hard work in June the contaminated outlier strain of Evolution Munzees has been controlled. Despite investigations into what caused the issue, there have been few leads as to who was behind the leak. ZeeOps Agents must focus on forward though, so prepare for this month’s Operations.

Since the leaders of the Mean Green Gang have seemingly all been eradicated Director Zee has kicked off a probation program for former MGG members. The program has been named “Going Green.” He has requested that ZeeOps agents worldwide begin rounding up Mean Greenies to present them the opportunity to join forces. The program has been met with some resistance from both ZeeOps agents and former Mean Green Gang operatives though, so be careful.

July ZeeOps Operations are now live and you can begin planning your Missions to start on the following day. You can plan your Operations at munzee.com/ops/ and purchase more ZeeCred in the Munzee Online Store. You can also track your Missions in the new Munzee app update.

This month’s Missions are as follows:

LEVEL 1:
Basic Training + – Earn at least 1,000 points.
Defensive Training- Deploy at least 10 munzees.
Offensive Training- Capture at least 25 munzees.
Greenie-ology I- Capture at least 20 greenies.
Greenie-ology II- Deploy at least 15 greenies.

LEVEL 2:
Group Training + – Earn at least 1,000 cap-on points.
Going Green – Capture at least 20 greenies and deploy at least 10 greenies.
Green With Envy – Deploy at least 25 greenies.
Not So Mean – Capture at least 35 greenies.
Virtual Surreality- Capture at least 100 virtual munzees of any type.

LEVEL 3:
Advanced Training- Earn at least 10,000 points.
Always Aware- Deploy at least 50 physical munzees of any type.
Growing Green- Capture at least 100 greenies.
Green House Games- Deploy at least 50 greenies.
Virtual Virus 2- Capture at least 250 virtual munzees of any type.

LEVEL 4:
Expert Training- Earn at least 50,000 points.
Gone Green- Deploy at least 100 greenies.
The Dictator – Capture at least 150 greenies and deploy at least 50 greenies.
Resistance – Deploy at least 100 physical munzees of any type.
Missing Zee- Capture at least 250 physical type munzees.

Completing Operations will give you some hard earned rewards as well.

This month’s rewards are:

Basic Op
Rewards: 1 Virtual Munzee, 2 MVMs, 1 Timeshare Munzee, 3 Virtual Colors, and 5 ZeeCred

Advanced Op
Rewards: 2 MVMs, 1 Surprise Munzee, 1 Flat Rob, 1 Flat Matt, and 10 ZeeCred

Mega Op
Rewards: 3 MVMs, 2 Surprise Munzees, 2 Amethyst Munzees, 1 Flat Rob, 1 Flat Matt, 1 Blast Cap, and 25 ZeeCred

Ultra Op
Rewards: 5 MVMs, 4 Surprise Munzees, 2 Amethyst Munzees, 2 Flat Robs, 2 Flat Matts, 1 Blast Cap, and 50 ZeeCred

On behalf of MHQ, we thank you for your continued service.

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June 8, 2017

Flat Robs in June & July

We thought it would be nice to update everyone on a few upcoming times Rob will be out of the office, and therefore Flat Rob will be coming out to play! The July dates will give everyone a chance to plan ahead. We hope everyone enjoys seeing Flat Rob on the map. Stay tuned for more announcements soon about some *events you’ll be able to meet him (and Matt) at. Flat Robs may appear in the store sporadically during these times with no warning or additional blog posts. Additional dates for FR (and FM) to join the map are still being worked on for July and August! (Maybe more in June too?)

Jun 8 – 13
July 4 – 16
July 21 – 23
July 28 – 31

Munzee On!

*Hint: Germany and Finland – get ready!

June 7, 2017

Munzee Newsletter: May 2017 Wrap-Up

In May Munzee was busy moving into our new offices, but that’s not to say we didn’t keep our players busy too. Take a look back on some of the things that happened last month and what to expect this month as well!

We’ve spent the last couple months getting the ALL NEW Munzee Headquarters up and running! We have upgraded our offices to a much larger space which is ideal for our constantly growing staff. The new building is located just a few miles from our previous headquarters too, so we still get to call McKinney, TX home.

Some of our players helped us break in the new location with our MH-New Open House event and they even got to see us monkeying around first hand!

Flat Matt Has Hit The Map!

In November 2015 Flat Rob was released and he’s been traveling the world ever since. All that travel can be a bit lonely though, so we’re excited to release a similarly two-dimensional friend- Flat Matt!

Although Flat Rob comes out to play when Rob is traveling, Flat Matts will be live on the map during days with specific sporting events.

Hail Hydra

The Hydra is the latest Mythological Munzee, and the second in our Classical Myth line. Not much is known about this many-headed beast, although it is said to guard the fabled Fountain Of Youth.

Find a Hydra near you on the Specials Map!

Victorious Vacation

The new Timeshare Munzee is the latest in our Destination line of munzees alongside the Motel, Hotel and Virtual Resort. This physical credit item features 5 Rooms so the first 5 players to cap the Timeshare get a room deployed. Here’s the kicker though, Rooms only stay deployed for 30 days!

Join Rockin’ Rob Vardeman and get your Timeshare in the Munzee Store TODAY!

Totally Tubular Turtles

To celebrate World Turtle Day on May 23rd, Munzee released turtle specials from May 19th through the 28th. These shell-shocking specials were a big hit and helped raise awareness about our slow-crawling friends.

Show your support and buy a World Turtle Day Coin HERE!

Coming in June…

– We’ve gone green to try and clean up the map.

– Don’t forget to keep hydrated.

May 31, 2017

ZeeOps: June Missions

Agents, your hard work in May has paid off and the final factions of the Mean Green Gang have been dismantled. Although we’re always on the lookout for another uprising, it seems the reign of the Mean Green Gang has ended. The enemy has fallen, but your work is not done.

ZeeOps Scientists have started developing an evolutionary strain of munzees. These Evolution Munzees, also known as Evos, come in many forms. We’re still in the testing phase, but we need our agents to see how these Evos react in the real world. It is up to you to capture and deploy a variety of these Evos for the sake of science.

June ZeeOps Operations are now live and you can begin planning your Missions to start on the following day. You can plan your Operations at munzee.com/ops/ and purchase more ZeeCred in the Munzee Online Store.

This month’s Missions are as follows:

LEVEL 1:
Basic Training + – Earn at least 1,000 points.
Defensive Training- Deploy at least 10 munzees.
Offensive Training- Capture at least 25 munzees.
Evolutionary Studies I- Deploy at least 5 physical or virtual Evolution Munzees.
Evolutionary Studies II- Capture at least 10 physical or virtual Evolution Munzees.

LEVEL 2:
Group Training + – Earn at least 1,000 cap-on points.
Evolution Examination – Capture at least 5 different types of physical or virtual Evolution Munzees. NOTE capturing different levels of the same type of Evo will not count toward this mission.
Field Test Studies – Capture at least 25 physical or virtual Evolution Munzees.
Developmental Deploys – Deploy at least 10 Evolution Munzees.
Virtual Surreality- Capture at least 100 virtual munzees of any type.

LEVEL 3:
Advanced Training- Earn at least 10,000 points.
Always Aware- Deploy at least 50 physical munzees of any type.
Interrogation Practices- Capture at least 100 greenies.
Virtual Virus- Capture at least 500 virtual munzees of any type.
A Missing Link- Capture at least 25 physical or virtual Evolution Munzees AND deploy at least 10 physical or virtual Evolution Munzees.

LEVEL 4:
Expert Training- Earn at least 50,000 points.
Laboratory On The Loose!- Capture at least 50 physical or virtual Evolution Munzee.
Evolution Emergency- Deploy at least 25 physical or virtual Evolution Munzees.
Reconnaissance- Deploy at least 100 physical munzees of any type.
Hit The Streets- Capture at least 250 physical type munzees.

Completing Operations will give you some hard earned rewards as well.

This month’s rewards are:

Basic Op
Rewards: 1 ruby, 1 MVM, 2 virtuals, 3 virtual colors, with 5 Zee Creds

Advanced Op
Rewards: 1 scatter, 2 ruby, 2 MVM, 1 diamond, 2 virtual colors, with 10 Zee Creds

Mega Op
Rewards: 2 ruby, 2 diamond, 2 MVM, 2 scatter, 1 sapphire, 2 virtual colors, with 25 Zee Creds

Ultra Op
Rewards: 3 ruby, 2 diamond, 2 sapphire, 4 MVM, 2 scatter, 4 virtual colors, with 50 Zee Creds

On behalf of MHQ, we thank you for your continued service.

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May 2, 2017

Destination Munzee Merchandise!

With the release of the Timeshare Munzee, we wanted to offer our players a chance to spend their vacation in style! Our Destination line of munzees feature some of the coolest artwork in the game so we wanted to make the most of our merchandising opportunities with new shirts and posters!

You can get all of these awesome items at munzee.com/store!

Motel Munzee Shirt: $18
Featuring the flickering neon signs of the original Motel Munzee, this shirt is sure to light up your wardrobe! It may say “NO VACANCY” but this American Apparel fine jersey material is more than welcoming and comes in Black, Asphalt, Navy and Royal Blue.

BUY HERE!

Hotel Munzee Shirt, Tank Top and Hoodie: $14.99 – $24.99
You can check in and you’ll definitely get checked out in this Hotel Munzee apparel! Featuring the Haunted Hotel icon, it’s scary how good you’ll look sporting your favorite ghoulish hangout. This design comes in a variety of shirt styles including tank tops and hoodies.

BUY HERE!

Resort Munzee Shirts and Tank Tops: $14.99 – $24.99
Bring out the sun wherever you are with these bright and bold Resort Munzee shirts! This design comes in a variety of shirt styles, but we definitely suggest something bright and breezy. Suns out guns out!

BUY HERE!

Timeshare Munzee Shirts: $8.50 – $16.00
Our newly released Timeshare Munzee is all about the great outdoors, so this line of merchandise has been nurtured by Mother Nature herself! This line also features shirts for the awesome mountain themed deploy badges and an awesome Timeshare poster! You can get each shirt in a variety of colors as well.

BUY HERE!

April 30, 2017

ZeeOps: May Missions

In April our ZeeOps Agents stopped the Mean Green Gang from using secret Fire and Ice technology for evil with the help of the secret organization of resellers known as R.U.M.! An agent’s job is never done though, so prepare for another month of twists and turns.

Following your victories last month the Mean Green Gang has gone on the run. It’s up to you to find where they’re hiding by searching Munzee Destinations worldwide. Look for undercover Mean Green Gang members by capturing and deploying Hotel, Motel, Resort and Timeshare Munzees. Simply searching various Destinations won’t be enough to find the hidden Mean Green Gang members though. Prove the area is secured by renting rooms in Destination Munzees of any type. Remember that there are a limited number of rooms in each Destination Munzee, so you’ll need to be quick to capture when a new one is deployed near you.

May ZeeOps Operations are now live and you can begin planning your Missions to start on the following day. You can plan your Operations at munzee.com/ops/ and purchase more ZeeCred in the Munzee Online Store.

This month’s Missions are as follows:

LEVEL 1:
Basic Training + – Earn at least 1,000 points.
Defensive Training- Deploy at least 10 munzees.
Offensive Training- Capture at least 25 munzees.
Undercover Training- Capture at least 1 event indicator pin.
Service Industry Training – Capture at least 5 Motels/Hotels/Virtual Resorts/Timeshares (Rooms not included).

LEVEL 2:
Group Training- Earn at least 500 cap-on points.
At Your Service – Capture at least 10 Motels/Hotels/Virtual Resorts/Timeshares (Rooms not included).
Stakeout – Rent a room in at least 5 Motels/Hotels/ Virtual Resorts/Timeshares.
False Security Services – Own and deploy at least 5 Motels/Hotels/Virtual Resorts/Timeshares (Rooms not included)
Virtual Surreality- Capture at least 100 virtual munzees of any type.

LEVEL 3:
Advanced Training- Earn at least 10,000 points.
Housekeeping- Own and deploy at least 5 Motels and 5 Hotels (Rooms not included).
From The Outside In- Deploy at least 50 greenies.
Interrogation Practices- Capture at least 100 greenies.
The High Life- Capture at least 5 Virtual Resort and/or Timeshare Munzees (Rooms not included)

LEVEL 4:
Expert Training- Earn at least 50,000 points.
Surreal Estate- Own and deploy at least 10 Motels, 5 Hotels, and 1 Virtual Resort (Rooms not included)
Renter’s Insurance- Rent a room in at least 20 Motels/Hotels/Virtual Resorts/Timeshares
Bellhop- Capture at least 25 Motels/Hotels/Virtual Resorts/Timeshares (Rooms not included) OR capture one Bellhop Nomad Munzee
Re: Round Up- Capture at least 200 physical type munzees.

Completing Operations will give you some hard earned rewards as well.

This month’s rewards are:

Basic Op
Rewards: 2 aquamarine, 3 virtuals and 3 virtual colors and 5 Zee Creds

Advanced Op
Rewards: 1 hotel, 1 RPS, 2 diamonds, 2 mystery virtuals with 2 pink mystery virtual colors and 10 Zee Creds

Mega Op
Rewards: 1 motel, 1 resort, 2 rubies, 1 amethyst, 1 blast cap, 5 MVM and 5 virtual colors and 25 Zee Creds

Ultra Op
Rewards: 1 prize wheel, 2 ruby, 5 amethyst, 2 surprise, 5 MVM and 5 virtual colors, 1 blast cap and 50 Zee Creds

On behalf of MHQ, we thank you for your continued service.

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April 7, 2017

Munzee Newsletter: March 2017

In March we celebrated our favorite color- GREEN. We also gave back to some wild friends with the help of our players, announced some birthday plans, crashed at a couple hotels and updated the app.

Take a look back on some of the things that happened this month and what to expect next month as well!

We kicked off the month with Safar-Zee, a fundraising effort focused on helping wildlife worldwide. For the month of March we sold Paw Print special virtual icons with proceeds going to help wildlife rescue organizations. As always our players showed their enthusiasm from the start and have already helped In-Sync Exotics and our newly adopted tiger Mystery.

The special Paw Prints will be on the map through 23:59 MHQ Time on April 30, 2017. The virtual garden above In-Sync is permanent.

Greet Garfield in Munzee, IN!

This month we announced some of Munzee’s 6th Birthday celebration plans to take over Muncie, Indiana and turn it into Munzee, Indiana! Join Rob the weekend of July 21st for a number of fun events including a trip to the Delaware County Fair! Rob will also be visited by a certain fat cat who is pretty popular around those parts.

Munzee Gone GREEN

We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day weekend in full force with a triple point weekend on some of our favorite green munzees, expediated Leprechauns and a limited time Leprechaun badge line!

Needless to say, our players made the most of the weekend and Saturdaywas in the Top 10 Overall days of both captures and deploys.

At Your Service

While February kept players busy capturing the treacherous Jewel Thief on precious stones, in March a new stealthy fella began roaming the halls of Hotels and Motels worldwide.

He claims he’s just here to help you with your bags though, so be sure to leave a tip for the new Bellhop Nomad Munzee!

The up-Dating Game

This month we updated Munzee to version 3.3.2. Be sure to update your app to make the most of the following new features.

Changes to the Own Socials list to fit overall look and feel.
Added the ability to deploy Socials from the player’s Details page.
Fixed photo submission issues for Places Munzees.
Added the ability to choose between select installed navigation apps.
Added a quick way to reset and activate all filters.
Updated the scanner.
Updated translations.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Coming in April…

– We know we’ve been BASHful, but stay tuned for some news soon.

– Jokes on you, this started already.

– Have any righteous Referrals? Asking for a friend…