Posts Tagged ‘scavenger hunt’

March 27, 2019

Munzee Mistakes: 20 Capping Tips for New Players

Last week we shared 20 deploy tips brought to you by fellow Munzee players. This week we’re happy to share 20 capping tips also shared by player suggestions. Have any helpful tips that you’d like to share with new players? E-mail us at iloveyou@munzee.com to share your ideas! And be sure to share these blogs with new players, as well as have them scan your referral code.

This article’s theme is capping tips! “Capture,” “Cap,” or “Capping” are all terms we use for earning points from a munzee, which is either done by scanning a QR code on a Physical Munzee or by standing within the appropriate circumference to capture a Virtual Munzee. Remember you can purchase munzees for other players to capture, which will allow you to earn “CapOn” points, in the Freeze Tag Online Store!

Here is what fellow players had to say about capping mistakes, tips, and tricks:

Tip #1: Always read the details of the munzee, including the about screen, history, and even the photos screen. These areas will usually have helpful information about the specific munzee that you’re trying to capture. (dgas71)

Tip #2: Take a black pen with you. It might help if you colour in the large black squares in the QR code if you can’t scan an old munzee! (Appeltje32)

Tip #3: Create a “Munzee bag” with wipes (munzees stick better in clean spots), extra munzees to deploy, water, a charging device, selfie stick, etc. You can carry this bag around with you while capping to always have the essential on hand. (thefoods)

Tip #4: For those living in areas that get a lot of snow, get a selfie stick. Selfie sticks will help you reach those munzees that are four feet away without having to climb through snow banks. It also helps you reach munzees deployed a little to high to reach. (SpiritTree)

Tip #5: In the winter months, invest in either electronic friendly gloves or a cheep pack of styluses to keep you from having to take your gloves off while capping. (Geodude)

Tip #6: Be prepared with water, sunscreen, generics, and referral cards before you set off to cap! (Jellybean88)

Tip #7: When Munzeeing, always remember to “slip, slop, slap” (wear plenty of sunblock) when playing during the daylight hours. You’ll regret it if you don’t and you end up sunburnt. (prmarks1391)

Tip #8: When walking and capping, consider wearing a safety vest. Not only do you look safe, but it will also make it appear as though you belong where you are. This will help it look less suspicious when you are capping random objects. (godspeed1074)

Tip #9: Carry alcohol prep pads with you while capping. They work great to get recently painted-over munzees clean so you can cap them. (TK7464)

Tip #10: If your GPS doesn’t show the position where you are and it isn’t refreshing, start another GPS app such as GPS Status. If that still doesn’t help, kill the app and start again. ( GeoLog81)

Tip #11: Invest in a Premium Membership! It really helps with captures. (newbee)

Tip #12: When capping, deploy a munzee near your car so that you can find it when you are done. Sometimes your munzee nose can lead you further and further away from where you started. (Godspeed1074)

Tip #13: Always carry a backup battery or charger, and make sure your phone is fully charged. (snakelips)

Tip #14: When you intentionally drive to an area to spend time capping Munzees, park near a munzee if possible, but don’t cap it until you are ready to leave. Use that pin to keep track of where you parked your vehicle (especially if you are doing a clean sweep of munzees). Knowing how far you’ve wandered from the munzee you parked near will allow you to estimate how long it will take to get back to your car! (Anitaz)

Tip #15: If you can’t reach a munzee, use the zoom (pinch out) to magnify the image a bit. (thefoods)

Tip #16: Hold down on the globe to realign the map so north is up! (danielle41101)

Tip #17: Use the satellite view on the map! It can give hints as to what light pole, sign, fence post. etc. the munzee is deployed at. This is very helpful if there are only vague hints provided. (Buckeyecacher111)

Tip #18: If you don’t see the munzee right at the listed coordinates, check some other locations nearby. Perhaps the hint is incorrect; i.e. the munzee is really on a green box, but the hint said “LP” for lamp post instead. There may be several of the hint all clustered together, so be sure to check them all. (5Star)

Tip #19: Remember to refresh the map if you scan any Elemental munzees. This is not the end of the fun! A new bonuses munzee has just appeared in your area! (Lumen)

Tip #20: Plan road trips so you can munzees along the highway. This makes the trip go a lot faster! However, don’t drive and cap! (Bowlr)

For more Munzee Tips, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and keep a lookout on the updates we’re doing on the Munzee Help Manual. A big thanks goes out to all players who shared their tips! Munzee may be complex, but there are always players ready to help decipher everyone’s favorite real world scavenger hunt.

Munzee on!

March 26, 2019

Washington Iconic Location Munzees Join the Map!

We’re excited to announce the latest Tourism Munzee destination and welcome the Washington Iconic Locations virtual munzees to the map! Not to be confused with Washington D.C. (which is more than 2,500 miles away), Washington state earns the distinction of being the only state to be named after a United States president, which is why this lovely wigged man is on the icon.

The Washington Iconic Locations join other Tourism Munzees, such as Australia, Great Britain, Florida, California, and more. You can access these special virtual munzees by turning on your Tourism filter!

The Washington Iconic Location virtuals are deployed by an MHQ account based on a database of historical markers that player Jellybean88 helped us put together! Players will earn 50 points when they capture the latest Tourism Munzee in the state that also earns the distinction of housing billionaire Bill Gates, as well as the largest apple production in the country.

Like other Historical and Iconic Location Munzees, these new Tourism munzees will not be blastable. They also will not be accompanied by a distinct set of badges, as captures will instead count towards the Tourism line of badges.

Our Tourism badges are primarily linked to the Historic and Iconic Munzees from different countries around the world, as well as states in the U.S. There are six badges in total, with plans to release more Historic and Iconic Location Munzees in the future, so stay tuned! If you ever come across any Iconic Location or Historic Munzees deployed in the wrong place, please contact support with the name/URL of the munzee and correct information.

Munzee on!

March 25, 2019

March GOTM Winners Revealed!

Our Garden of the Month nominations have been steadily streaming in since we announced the start of the program earlier this year, as our February GOTM nominations allowed us to award two more players for their Virtual Garden organizing skills. The GOTM recognition is meant to honor a number of our exceptional Virtual Garden builders who have aided in creating some of our favorite gardens in the game. Winning organizers, as well as all players who deployed in the winning gardens, will receive a special GOTM badge.

This month, we’re happy to award the QR Code Map, organized by c-bn, and the Huntfield Heights Dog Park Garden, organized by WiseOldWizard, as our Gardens of the Month March winners! The March GOTM gardens appear as follows:

The QR Code Map organized by c-bn in Bonn, Germany:

What’s Munzee all about? QR codes! It’s only fitting to award the garden that represents the pith of the game.

The Huntfield Heights Dog Park Garden organized by WiseOldWizard in Huntfield Heights, Australia:

This Garden doesn’t need an explanation, as dogs truly are man’s best friend. Plus, Rover insisted we select it!

All players who deployed in the respective winning gardens will receive the following special badges!

Rules and Regulations

Do you know a garden deserving of the title of April GOTM? We’re asking for players to submit already created gardens for the chance to win any of our upcoming Garden(s) of the Month! Just be sure to follow the rules!

Rules for GOTM nominations:

Garden must feature non-licensed character designs.
The garden must feature a Garden Places Pin.
The garden must be built using a publicly available spreadsheet which we will ask to be locked after being 100% deployed.
We’re asking for ongoing nominations and we will release the winners throughout the year.

E-mail us at iloveyou@munzee.com to nominate yourself or another qualified player for GOTM! We take all former nominations into consideration for upcoming months. Just be sure your garden follows the nomination rules in order to be considered eligible!

If you need help deploying in a Virtual Garden, you can check out this step-by-step tutorial that will making deploying in a garden easy no matter how long you’ve been playing. To fill in the gardens, make sure to stock up on Virtuals and Color Credits in the Freeze Tag Online Store. Our Virtual collection includes Temporary Virtuals, Virtual Trail Munzee Credits (multiple), and the Virtual Trail Munzee Credit (single).

Congrats to c-bn and WiseOldWizard and all players who deployed in their winning gardens for earning March GOTM! Thank you to all who take the time and patience to organize gardens and to all who deploy! We love reviewing the virtual landscapes everyone creates!

Munzee on!

March 22, 2019

Flat Friends April 2019 Schedule Is Here!

Are you ready for April showers (and May flowers)?! Our April Flat Friends schedule is here, with another opportunity for double points this month! All Flat Hammocks will be double points on the 21st for Hammock’s birthday! It looks like our Flat Friends have been extra generous this month…

Flat Lou

Flat Lous will be on the map ALL MONTH to celebrate all of the special April events worldwide!

Flat Hammock

Monday, April 1st at 00:01 MHQ time through Friday, April 5th at 23:59 MHQ time
Monday, April 8th at 00:01 MHQ time through Friday, April 12th at 23:59 MHQ time
Monday, April 15th at 00:01 MHQ time through Friday, April 19th at 23:59 MHQ time
Sunday, April 21st at 00:01 MHQ time through Friday, April 26th at 23:59 MHQ time
Monday, April 29th at 00:01 MHQ time through Tuesday, April 30th at 23:59 MHQ time

Flat Rob

Thursday, April 4th at 00:01 MHQ time through Sunday, April 7th at 23:59 MHQ time
Tuesday, April 16th at 00:01 MHQ time through Tuesday, April 23rd at 23:59 MHQ time
Saturday, April 27th at 00:01 MHQ time through Sunday, April 28th at 23:59 MHQ time

Flat Matt

Monday, April 1st at 00:01 MHQ time through Wednesday, April 3rd at 23:59 MHQ time
Friday, April 5th at 00:01 MHQ time through Saturday, April 6th at 23:59 MHQ time
Tuesday, April 9th at 00:01 MHQ time until 23:59 MHQ time
Friday, April 12th at 00:01 MHQ time through Wednesday, April 17th at 23:59 MHQ time
Friday, April 19th at 00:01 MHQ time through Sunday, April 21st at 23:59 MHQ time
Friday, April 26th at 00:01 MHQ time through Tuesday, April 30th at 23:59 MHQ time

March 21, 2019

Munzee Mistakes: 20 Deploy Tips For New Players!

As followers of our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram know, we have been sharing Munzee Tips to help ease new player transitions into everyone’s favorite real world scavenger hunt. Along with our social media tips, we decided to release blogs for the next several weeks containing different categories of gameplay tips as suggested by players. Feel free to share these posts with new referrals (and don’t forget to share your referral code)! If you are new to the game and checking out our blog for the first time, welcome to Munzee!

This article’s theme is Deploy tips! Deploying is the term we use when you put out your own munzees for others to capture. Remember you can purchase munzees to deploy in the Freeze Tag Online Store!

Read what fellow players had to say about how to best deploy your munzees:

Deploy Tips and Tricks

Tip #1: When deploying a physical Munzee, first deploy it, then stick it to the object. So if you can’t place the Munzee at your location, then you can walk to another position without wasting a Munzee. (Felixbongers)

Tip #2: Always carry “greenies” (generic stickers) in your pocket! You never know when you need to replace or find that PERFECT spot. (Thefoods)

Tip #3: When deploying virtuals from a desktop computer, after you deploy, look at the location to make sure you did not deploy too close to another Munzee. (This is especially helpful along roadways.) Move your munzee to allow enough distance between the two for capping. (Calvertcachers)

Tip #4: Remember to write the type of special Munzee on the back when cutting them into individual QR codes, particularly MunzPak ones. Also leave a slight margin around the QR code so that it scans easily (Nuttynan)

Tip #5: When deploying physicals, don’t place them too high, since not all of us are tall and not all of us have selfie sticks! If you want CapOns, short people have to be able to reach them! (BonnieB1)

Tip #6: Think about convenient places where you can deploy your munzees, because of jumping myths/pouches/specials. Choose a place that you and other players can come back to many times in the day and the night, in summer and winter. (BituX)

Tip #7: When deploying in winter, remember foliage will grow in the spring! (Penfold49)

Tip #8: If deploying physicals close to houses or schools, etc. place the Munzee so the capper doesn’t have to point their phone towards the building to prevent them causing suspicion by appearing to take photos of private property. (Tonydev)

Tip #9: Deploy lots of greenies in areas you frequent often… home, work, and convenient points along your regular routes. A high density of “greenies” can attract Mythologicals, so you won’t be driving out of your way to get them. (BAJAclan)

Tip #10: Before deploying, hit the locate button as you stand where you want to deploy. This will get the pin right where you want it. Write in the notes where the munzee is located so others cap it and not mark it as unable to locate. (Kcsilvia)

Tip #11: In the Northern Hemisphere, put your stickers on the north side of an object whenever possible. This will minimize the sun exposure, and they will last longer. This goes for the south in the Southern Hemisphere. (Sabaharr)

Tip #12: Deploy some virtuals nearby and some far away. Spread them out, and help build locally. (levesund)

Tip #13: Build your area quickly to attract bouncing specials…. Deploy, deploy, deploy! (Monrose)

Tip #14: Deploying clusters of one type is very helpful for folks doing ZeeOps & Clan Wars (and will get you caps!). Jewel fields, weapon armories, Prize Wheel clusters, Zodiac groups, Elemental Mystery pits, etc. (denali0407)

Tip #15: When you name your deploys, always use at least three characters to be able to search them later on, and avoid naming several of your deploys identically, for the same reason. (tcguru)

Tip #16: When deploying a physical Destination Munzee, first convert your generic/printed Munzee to the respective destination type at home at the computer (don’t forget to label it on the back). So when you are going to deploy it in the wild, you will get a message in case there is not enough space for it. (halizwein)

Tip #17: Grow your local area with many different types of munzees for bouncers to land on. (McAdies)

Tip #18: Help other players, especially travelers, by deploying virtuals with information about places. For example, restaurants offering free wifi or interesting museums or cool stores. (MariaBr)

Tip #19: When you deploy in a new area, look to see what types of munzees the locals have been deploying in that area. (Violetblonde)

Tip #20: When you deploy a lot of physicals and/or a garden in a heavy traffic area, put some sort of sign up so common folk can download app and see what they normally would be missing. (Wabazz)

We’re also beginning to dust off the Munzee Help Manual, where you can find these Tips and Tricks. To share your Munzee Tip, connect with us on social media or e-mail iloveyou@munzee.com.

A big thank you to everyone in the Munzee community who has shared their tips thus far! New players, rest assured that Munzee is a social game, and there are many knowledgeable players waiting to help you out!

Munzee on!

March 21, 2019

California 8th Birthday Celebration Dates!

We’re giving you plenty of time to mark your calendars and book your flights, because we’re announcing the dates for the Munzee 8th Birthday California celebration earlier than last year! Hosted by members of the Freeze Tag office, the 8th birthday celebration of everyone’s favorite real world scavenger hunt will take place on Saturday, July 20 in Orange County, California.

Munzee California birthday bash 2018

Staff from both the California and Texas offices will be in attendance for this birthday bash! You can count on Munzee, WallaBee, Eventzee, and ZeeTours activities and more!

Stay tuned for our announcement of the official Birthday Event Packages in the near future. Be sure to get this date on the calendar so we can celebrate Munzee together! And keep your eye out on the event calendar page for updates regarding event details. We’ll be updating you with more information as soon as we can share it!

We hope to see you there!

Munzee on!

March 18, 2019

More March Players of the Month Awarded!

We’ve seen many of you posting about your new POTM badges, and we’re happy to announce the addition of a number of names to the March POTM list!

This month we rewarded players based on hksfarm’s Monthly Munzee Giveaway video contest! In preparation for our April fitness initiative, the theme for March’s contest was videoing a Munzee at a fitness club or gym in order to encourage staying active. All creative video submissions sent in by March 15 at 23:59 MHQ time were taken into consideration for March POTM.

Though March POTM has concluded, the monthly video contest will continue until the end of the month if you’d like to submit your video for the chance to win hksfarm’s giveaway! Just be sure to stop by the Facebook page and read about video terms and guidelines. Scroll to the end of the blog to view our additional March POTM winners, as well as their winning video submissions!

Anyone who earned the Player Of The Week badge previously is able to earn the Player Of The Month badge as well! If you missed the opportunity to pick up a new badge this month, don’t worry, because April is right around the corner! Stay tuned for our April POTM criteria.

Munzee on!

The following winners need to e-mail their shipping address to hammock@munzee.com in order for their prizes to be sent.

Additional March POTM Winners:

March 15, 2019

What’s New at MHQ Live Stream Link!

Happy Friday, Munzers! If you’re not in the loop, we just concluded our second Facebook Live stream of the year. This monthly video cast is an opportunity for us to share what’s new at MHQ and in the world of Munzee, as well as address player questions.

Our second live stream touched on a number of topics, including our recent Banshee Munzee, 4.0 updates, our upcoming April fitness initiative, St. Patrick’s Day specials, and more. We also selected six players for prizes based on a random Facebook draw, as well as one player who submitted a helpful tip. Congratulations to valmie, zeroXC, yida, robelwilson, WiseOldWizard, and BigBill54 for winning some prizes from Rob!

If you missed the live stream or just need some more Rob and Matt in your life, click the link to watch it all unfold!

Happy capping this Saint Patrick’s Day weekend! Enjoy your green beverages responsibly with a side of Munzee.

Munzee on!

March 13, 2019

Saint Patrick’s Day Specials Details Have Arrived!

What do you get when you cross some poison ivy with a four-leaf clover? A rash of good luck! And what do you get on Saint Patrick’s Day from MHQ? TWO holiday specials going live at 00:01 MHQ time on March 14! We told you this Saint Patrick’s Day was going to be filled with good fortune!

Our sister app WallaBee has been feeling pretty lucky about their upcoming new app update, so they decided to share some artwork with us to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with double the fun!

That’s right, you’ll be treated to both physical and virtual holiday specials, because we decided you don’t need to be Irish to be lucky this Saint Patrick’s Day! Both specials will launch on Thursday, March 14 at 00:01 MHQ time and last for the remainder of the month, concluding on Sunday, March 31 at 23:59 MHQ time.

Pot O’Gold

First up for our holiday specials is the Pot O’Gold virtual bouncing special! A total of 1,762 virtuals will be bouncing around every 6 hours or when captured to honor the first St. Paddy’s Day parade. This special will be non-blastable.

Points

Capture: 30
CapOn: 17

The Pot O’Gold will land on:

Rainbow Virtuals
Emeralds
Virtual Trail Stage 1
Green Virtuals
- Virtual Sea Green Munzees
- Virtual Granny Smith Apple Munzees
- Virtual Green Munzees
- Virtual Forest Green Munzees
- Virtual Asparagus Munzees
- Virtual Olive Green Munzees
- Virtual Yellow Green Munzees
- Virtual Green Yellow Munzees
- Virtual Spring Green Munzees

There will be two badges to earn in association with the Pot O’Gold virtual special based on number of caps. The first badge in the series appears as follows:

Kelly Green Cap- Capture 3 Pot O’ Gold virtual specials

WallaWee Fella

And that’s not all the fun to be had! WallaWee Fella is a physical bouncing special who is excited to hop on to the map! There will be a total of 1,762 WallaWee Fellas bouncing around every 6 hours or when captured.

Points

Capture: 71
CapOn: 30

WallaWee Fella will land on:

Greenies
Shamrocks
Physical Trail Stage 1
Premium
Treasure Evos at any stage
RUMs

There will also be two badges to earn based on number of WallaWee Fella captures. The first in the series appears as follows:

Scientifically Correct Shamrock- Capture 3 WallaWee Fella physical specials

To increase your chance of attracting these holiday specials, you can pick up Magnets from the Freeze Tag Online Store! Shop Virtual Munzee Magnets for Pot O’Gold and Physical Munzee Magnets for WallaWee Fella!

In celebration of this gleeful green holiday, we also have a new St. Patrick’s Day personal tag featuring the Irish Rover. You can tell his Irish eyes are smiling! This will go on sale at 15:00 MHQ time this afternoon with the launch of the next Blast From The Past personal tag. You can pick up your Irish Rover Munzee Personal tag in the Freeze Tag Online Store!

To learn more about Personal Munzees, click here. All of our current Personal Munzee tags are made with sublimated images on metal to ensure for durability.

Remember that the permanent Shamrock point increase will also commence on Saint Patrick’s Day at 00:01 MHQ time, and there will be double points on all Shamrocks capped on March 17 from 00:01 to 23:59 MHQ time under the new point system!

Be sure not to iron any four-leaf clovers. With specials this good, there’s no reason to press your luck!

Munzee on!

March 8, 2019

Pedal for Equality! International Women’s Day Point Increase and Freeze Tag Sponsorship

Happy International Women’s Day from MHQ! To celebrate the day the Munzee way, all Flat Lous will be worth DOUBLE points from 00:01 to 23:59 MHQ time today! And MHQ is proud to announce a new sponsorship this International Women’s Day.

A Pedaled Protest

What we love even more than extra points is the fierce lady behind them, as well as her crew of fellow empowered female cyclists. Louise will be joining her new cycling team the InternationElles, whose goal is to bring attention to the fact that there is a gender gap in the world of cycling. This is most apparent in the Tour de France which does not allow women to participate or offer a women’s version of the complete race. To demonstrate their disagreement with this dated system, female athletes from around the world will be clipping in and pedaling for equality. The InternationElles will ride the entirety of the Tour de France route, completing each stage the day before the men begin their sanctioned race.

Each year the French cycling team Donnons des Elles au Vélo J-1 ride the entirety of the Tour de France route before the men begin their sanctioned race. This year the team invited an international group of women to join them in their peaceful protest. The InternationElles is comprised of a team of 10 women from across the globe united in the quest of promoting women’s cycling as they bike for gender equality.

Freeze Tag Sponsorship

The InternationElles are entirely self-funded, leaving them on the lookout for sponsors and partners to unite in their cause. Inspired by Louise and her team’s dedication and in unity with their cause, the Freeze Tag Team is proud to announce our official support of the InternationElles on this International Women’s Day.

In celebration of International Women’s Day a portion of the proceeds from every Flat Lou purchase this weekend will go toward Freeze Tag’s sponsorship of the InternationElles. You can pick up your Flat Lou at the Freeze Tag Online Store to show your support!

Exposing Inequality

For the past four years, the Donnons des Elles au Vélo J-1 have biked in protest to stand up for women’s cycling, which is shockingly still marginalized in a year as progressive as 2019. The goal of the peaceful cycling protest is to change opinions about the capability and role of women in cycling. Just this past week, a major cycling race in Belgium had to be stopped after a female cyclist caught up to the men. The solution? “Neutralizing” the race in order to reinstate the gender gap.

After decades of fighting for an equal foot in the race, women are still excluded from the Tour de France. Female cyclists have been fighting to establish a sustainable women’s stage race that can rival it, with their efforts dating back to 1955. A host of issues, included financial burdens, organizational struggles, media bias, and mockery, have held female cyclists back from participating in a race filled with the same caliber of prestige as men are allotted.

The Big Picture

While the exclusion of female cyclists from the world’s biggest cycling race embodies an underlying current of sexism and exclusion in the event, in a fuller sense, Louise and her fellow female cyclists are striving to bring overall awareness to gender inequalities in cycling. The Donnons des Elles au Vélo J-1, InternationElles, and countless female cyclists from around the world are faced with continual disparagement that prohibits them from participating in their sport on the same caliber as their male counterparts.

Threaded throughout the sport of cycling is an undercurrent of sexism, from podium girls to select cycling company advertisement. Female cyclists pack in the same grueling training regimen as men, yet they are faced with prize money discrepancies, lack of women’s races, and lack of race coverage in the case that events do take place. These continual practices put female cyclists at a constant disadvantage, a position which this band of innovative ladies is hoping to eradicate and redefine.

Stay tuned for future updates about Louise, her team, and their cycling quest. The entire group of empowered female athletes will be preparing for their over 3,400 kilometer bike tour this July. The ladies will start in Brussels on July 5, concluding their race in Paris on July 27, demonstrating their athletic prowess.

You can show your support for Louise by deploying your own Flat Lou this International Women’s Day!

Munzee on!