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January 3, 2017

Player of the Week: Cleo Nordquist (QueenofDNile)

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 Cleo Nordquist (QueenofDNile).

Who are you?
I answer to several monikers; Chilly to my family, Queen to my caching friends, QueenofD’Nile to the Munzee community, and just plain Cleo Nordquist to the rest of the world! My avatar and photo stand in is known an QoD!

Where in the world do you live?
I live in Lindale, TX, which is nestled in the Piney Woods of East Texas.

How long have you played Munzee?
I signed up in March of 2012 and started capping the minimal munzees deployed in my hometown area for the next year. I became a Premium Member in July 2013 and started to deploy! The next month, BACON came to the map, and my addiction became incurable!

How did you find Munzee?
I first found out about Munzee at the 2012 Texas Challenge where Munzee has a cool LEGO QR Code set up. Although I couldn’t get my smart phone to act very smart that day and let me scan it, I was able to sign up.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
The people I have met. Especially, my red-headed Munzee enabler! I enjoy meeting up with fell Munzers in order to walk trails and “Grow the Map”. The addition of events has made gathering together and socializing even easier and more fun. It has “forced” me to drive so many miles in the last year that I wore out a set of tires all because there might be a special, badge, or icon just a “short” drive down the road.

What is on your wish list?

  1. We have started a beautiful Virtual Munzee Rose in Tyler, TX that we are hoping to complete before March of 2017. It has been placed in an area where all 577 will be hand capable.

  2. I would love to see a proximity limit created so that a munzee cannot be placed in Maintenance Mode unless the player is near the Munzee (300 feet). On that same note, it would be nice if there was a time delay to putting a munzee in Maintenance Mode by two players. The logs need to be at least 24 hours apart before the icon goes yellow.
  3. The creation of cute and kid-friendly skins that I could give my niblings to use for deploying. They love the doggie ones and would love some more fun skins. I am thinking Space Aliens, robots, insects, etc.

Tell us about yourself!
A short history of my life – I was born in Alaska, adopted, and moved to Minnesota. I spent a few years working as a missionary in Mexico, and now I live in Texas! I have a BA in History, which means I know enough about history to get into many arguments with non-history majors! I have 2 furry babies, aka cats, Calliope and Obsidian, both of whom get mad at me when I leave them for long periods in order to go caching and Munzeeing.

Other hobbies include:
When I am not spending time with family and friends, I am either crocheting, painting, coloring, caching, reading, or playing WallaBee.

Any last words?
Dum spiro, spero. I wish to thank whoever nominated me, as I believe you deserve this honor more, and I am humbly honored!

QueenofDNile has included some socials, so cap away!

December 30, 2016

2016 By The Numbers

2016 was great year for Munzee Inc. and we’re excited to look back on some of the highlights! The “2016 in Review” series will showcase different aspects of the company and some of our team’s favorite parts of 2016.

We love to look at the various statistics of the game and how you, our community, has grown it over the years. Today, we’re looking at 2016 by the numbers.

December 28, 2016

January Clan Requirements

Level 1:
Total Points* (Individual): 1,250
Total Deploys (Individual): 5
Recycle Icon Captures** (Clan): 5
Clan Total Points*: 20,000
Clan Total Deploys: 75

Rewards: 1 Mace, 1 MVM, 1 Virtual Color

Level 2:
Total Points* (Individual): 3,000
Total Deploys (Individual): 10
Recycle Icon Captures** (Clan): 20
Clan Total Points*: 50,000
Clan Total Deploys: 125

Rewards: 2 Mace, 2 MVM, 1 Diamond, 1 Prize Wheel

Level 3:
Total Points* (Individual): 6,500
Total Deploys (Individual): 15
Recycle Icon Captures** (Clan): 60
Clan Total Points*: 100,000
Clan Total Deploys: 175

Rewards: 2 Mace, 3 MVM, 1 Longsword, 1 Prize Wheel, 1 Diamond, 1 Ruby

Level 4:
Total Points* (Individual): 12,500
Total Deploys (Individual): 20
Recycle Icon Captures** (Clan): 100
Clan Total Points*: 200,000
Clan Total Deploys: 250

Rewards: 3 MVM, 2 Longswords, 2 Battle Axe, 1 Prize Wheel, 1 Scatter, 1 Hotel

Level 5:
Total Points* (Individual): 17,500
Total Deploys (Individual): 30
Recycle Icon Captures** (Clan): 150
Clan Total Points*: 375,000
Clan Total Deploys: 375

Rewards: 1 THE HAMMER, 2 Longswords, 2 Battle Axe, 3 MVM, 1 Prize Wheel, 1 Scatter, 1 RPS, 1 Hotel, 1 Motel

*Cap-On Points Excluded from all totals
**Recycle Icons will be on the map 00:01 on January 3rd – 23:59 on January 31st
***Flat Robs will be on the map a minimum of 5 days in the month.

December 26, 2016

Fireworks Special

Well, the year is coming to an end. While we’re looking forward to next year, we didn’t forget about the end of this year. So, we’re ending 2016 and starting 2017 with a bang! Get ready for Fireworks Specials.

From December 28th at 00:01 through January 8th at 23:59 MHQ time, 2017 Firework Specials will be on the map. They will bounce on greenies every six hours or until capped. When capped, they will “ignite” three greenies within a mile radius for two hours.

Points: 

Firework Icon
Capture: 31 Points
CapOn (for host owner): 12 Points

Ignited Firework Icon
Capture: 20 Points
CapOn (for host owner): 17 Points

For capping either the Firework icon or the Ignited Firework Icon, you will earn the Flat Rob Firework badge:

We hope you enjoy this special! Have fun, and Munzee on!

December 23, 2016

End of Year Sale!

2016 is almost over, and we’re looking forward to a great 2017! However, we couldn’t do without one last sale to end the year off right! Starting Monday, December 26th at 12:00 MHQ time and lasting through Monday, January 2nd at 23:59 MHQ time, some items will be discounted/available. These are:

  • Die Cut Corn and Tomato Evolution Munzees – 2 for $1
  • Ice Mystery Munzees – 10 pack for $17.50
  • Premium Membership – 20% off
  • Blast Captures – 20% off
  • Emerald Munzees – 20% off
  • MVMs – 20% off

Please us THIS LINK to find the sale items!

We hope you have a very happy holidays!

Munzee on!

December 22, 2016

Flat Robs Are Out for the Holidays!

It’s been a whirlwind of a year, and it’s hard to believe that 2016 is almost gone. To end Christmas events and start the new year off right, Flat Robs will be making a lengthy appearance.

From now (December 22nd at 12:00 MHQ time) until January 2nd at 23:59, Flat Robs will be on the map!

We’ve still got a few bits of fun up our sleeves for the end of the year, but we’re starting with this. Stay tuned for more info on what’s to come!

Have fun, and Munzee on!

December 20, 2016

Player of the Week: Myra Morgan (MyraTX)

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 Myra Morgan (MyraTX).

Who are you?
Myra Morgan – username: MyraTX

Where in the world do you live?
In a suburb of Denver, CO (but guaranteed to retire back in TX).

How long have you played Munzee?
I joined in July 2013 because a friend was playing (in Texas) but was a bit bored playing all by myself. Then one day about a year ago, I ran into another Colorado players in a parking lot (cgund) and it became a lot more social.

How did you find Munzee?
Through a friend – denali0407 (in TX, of course!).

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
The social aspect of it, and being outdoors. I dislike parking lot capping but love to get out in the parks and trails.

What is on your wish list?
A Jack-a-lope mythological. OH, and MORE TIME to PLAY!

Tell us about yourself!
I’m married to an Air Force pilot (R) who gave me the ride of my life (literally, the first time he took me up in a small plane, I knew we were going to die) and throughout his career and all our traveling. We have three grown and (of course) amazing children. I work as a nanny for a family with a 3-year-old and a 6-month-old (read that as – I filled up my empty nest once my kids were grown and gone).

Other hobbies include:
Gardening, reading, hiking, watching movies, and gathering friends at the house for events.

Any last words?
As many of you who were able to come to the Birthday Bash this past July know, Colorado is a beautiful place to play the game, and there are a lot of nice people doing so. The best part of Munzee for me has been getting to know them; so thanks for that, and see you at the next event!

December 15, 2016

Introducing the Places Munzees!

As you may have seen across various channels, we’ve teased some new types of munzees during the past week. Well now, they’ve officially arrived. We’re very happy to introduce the Places Munzees!

The Places Munzees are positioned at locations that may be of interest all around the world. The first two categories of Places to be released are Airports and Sporting Arenas:

The Airport Places Munzees have been placed at some of the largest airports in the world as well as airports in areas with large or growing player presence. More airports will be added as we move forward.

The Sports Places Munzees have been placed at stadiums of major sporting leagues around the world, including soccer (football), hockey, and rugby. These will be expanded to more sports and stadiums in the future.

Details 

Places Munzees can be captured once per MHQ day. You do not have to wait 24 hours before you can re-cap it, e.g. you can capture it at 11:30 MHQ time on Monday and 9:21 MHQ time on Tuesday. Each capture of a Places Munzee will earn you 10 points.

Places Munzees are NOT blastable. They do, however, have different capture radiuses. Sports Places Munzees have a capture radius of 1000 feet. Airport Places Munzees have a capture radius of 1 mile.

Badges 

There are 3 badges for capping Places Munzees: Passport, Customs Stamp, and World Traveler. These are for capping 1, 25, and 100 UNIQUE Places Munzees, respectively.

We will continue to add new categories of Places in the future. The next two categories will be Universities and Aquariums, which will be released in January. More information regarding those categories will be available closer to release- so stay tuned!

We hope you enjoy these new munzees.

Have fun, and Munzee on!

December 14, 2016

Capture and Deploy Badge Lines for Flat Robs

It’s been just over a year since Flat Rob stopped masquerading as Flat Bob and took his place on the Munzee map. With all of his travels, Flat Rob picked up some new clothing and means of transportation, and he’s ready to show them off with some new badge lines. We’re happy to announce that there will new Capture and Deploy lines for Flat Robs!

Capture

There are four badges in the Capture line for Flat Robs:

  1. Zee Air – Capture one Flat Rob.
  2. S.S. Zee – Capture 250 Flat Robs.
  3. R.Zee: Capture 1000 Flat Robs.
  4. ZEEnith: Capture 5000 Flat Robs.

Deploy

There are four badges in the Deploy line for Flat Robs:

  1. Flat Rob: Deploy 1 Flat Rob.
  2. Cold Rob: Deploy 5 Flat Robs.
  3. Beach Rob: Deploy 10 Flat Robs.
  4. Tux Rob: Deploy 25 Flat Robs.

These badges ARE retroactive and will begin awarding at 10:00 MHQ time TOMORROW (December 15th).

Also, Flat Robs will be on the map starting Friday (December 16th) at 06:00 MHQ time through Sunday, December 18th at 23:59 MHQ time.

We hope you enjoy these new badges!

Munzee on!

 

December 13, 2016

Player of the Week: Feikjen Bongers (feikjen)

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 Feikjen Bongers (feikjen).


Who are you?
My name is Feikjen Bongers. My player name is feikjen.

Where in the world do you live?
I like in Workum, The Netherlands.

How long have you played Munzee?
I started playing Munzee on the 23rd of November 2013. We were on vacation and both my son and husband were playing Munzee. I was getting bored, so I thought, whatever, and I opened an account as well. Hell, that was fun, and I still love it.

How did you find Munzee?
My son (at that time 10 years old) came home from a scouting event (sometime in mid-October) telling me and my husband about Munzee. At first, we both thought, ‘oh, another game.’ But, my husband opened an account and started playing. Mind you, at that time there were not many munzees around to cap, so we always had to travel.

What do you most enjoy about Munzee?
Being outside enjoying the weather and the surroundings. Seeing places that you would never see if you wouldn’t chase QR codes. Meeting lots of nice people. So far, we have visited major cities in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and the UK.

What is on your wish list?
Praha, which we are going to visit at the end of this year. And a trip across the Atlantic. Rent a camper and travel through the states and Canada. Visit the local players and chase all of the munzees that we find on our way.

Tell us about yourself!
Well, my name is Feikjen Bongers (feikjen), and I’m married to Maarten Bongers (bordentaxi) since the 29th of February 1992. We have a son, Felix (felixbongers), who was born on the 30th of March 2003. We have had our own restaurant in Workum since 1995, and we have organised at least 8 Munzee events. My husband and I run the restaurant by ourselves. I’m the chef; Maarten is the host. For Munzee, we all have our own accounts, but by the Dutch players, we are know under the name WK-trio. WK is short for Workum, as all the cities around the IJsselmeer have their own historical fishing boats.

Other hobbies include:
I love to cook, read a good book, and Munzee on. And I love to take good car of my men, Felix and Maarten.

Any last words?
I feel very privileged and honoured about being nominated for POTW, and I would like to thank the person/people who did so. Much obliged. Further on, I hope to organise a lot more events in the future with the three of us. Events are always very nice with loads of fun. And we love to travel the world, so we hope to visit many events in the future.

 

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