Posts Tagged ‘team building’

January 18, 2016

What A Weekend!

You all are amazing! This past weekend saw many great things and we couldn’t be happier! Let’s recap some of that and talk about some new ongoings:

New Capture Record: You set a new record for number of captures in a single day! This past Saturday (January 16th) saw over 700,000 captures!
Double Point Weekend: MunzPak Subscribers and Premium Members had a double point weekend and they certainly took advantage of it. It almost makes us wonder if we should extend the Daily Scoreboard line of badges…
New Store Test: There were a few hiccups with the new store soft opening, but that’s to be expected. Overall, we feel it went very well. We’ll be updating you soon with more information about when it will be fully launched.
RMH Virtuals: Your response to the RMH Virtuals was amazing. We’ll be announcing total numbers and our donation soon.
Florida Events: Rob spent some time attending events in Florida this weekend and wanted to thank the hosts and attendees! He even got in the spirit and dressed up some 😉
RMH Virtuals and Travel Collide: You may have noticed Flat Robs are on the map right now. Well, Rob couldn’t miss the “David Rings the Bell” Event in Spokane, so he flew out early this morning to get there. He’ll be out of office today and tomorrow, so that means a couple of things:
- Flat Robs will be on the map until tomorrow (Tuesday, 1/19) at 23:59 MHQ time.
- Flat Robs will also be on sale during this same time.

We’ve got a lot more planned for you, so keep an eye out! Thank you again for the amazing weekend, and Munzee on!

January 15, 2016

Munzee for Good: RMH Virtuals Return

In May 2014, we launched the RMH Virtual. This special was inspired by Derik Reed and his family. Derik’s son David was diagnosed with ALL, T-cell Lukemia in October 2012. While Munzee provided Derik with a way to relax, both of his children played with him. As a community, Munzee raised and donated $25,000 to the Ronald McDonald House of Spokane, Washington through the purchase of the RMH virtuals. We contacted Derik earlier this week to see how everything was going:

“David continues to exhibit no evidence of disease, but we have followups monthly for at least a year, and less frequently after that. He is a 4th grader, and is doing well academically. His sister joined him at school, and is kindergarten. They ride the bus, and love school. We have a larger yard, and now have 16 chickens, and a bigger garden space. David is waiting for the all clear to get ferrets (he has not been able to have that type of animal living in the house due to his compromised immunity). We hope to do David’s wish trip this summer—he wants to go see Winter the dolphin in Florida (from A Dolphin Tale).”

On January 18th, David Reed will complete his final chemotherapy treatment and ring the bell as a childhood cancer survivor. In the spirit of our 2016 theme, we are celebrating this by re-releasing the RMH virtual, both on the map and in the store.

Previously Deployed RMH Virtuals

Any RMH Virtual that was purchased during the first release will be put back on the map. You CANNOT move previously deployed RMH Virtuals. If you had one in your undeployed list, it will show up again and you will be able to deploy it. As for capture, you CANNOT recapture RMH virtuals that you have already captured.

New RMH Virtuals

The RMH Virtual Munzee is a special limited time Munzee purchase. On sale from January 15th at 14:00 until January 17th at 23:59 (MHQ time) only. Each RMH Virtual is $1, and proceeds will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Spokane. These are ONLY available in the new Munzee store. They can be purchased directly at this link.

The RMH Virtual points will be similar to a diamond Munzee. Players will earn 10 points for deploying the munzee. The owner and capper will split 20 points when captured, with a minimum of 5 points for either player. Example: Player A captures and receives 7 points, the owner receives 13 points. Player B captures and receives 8 points, the owner receives 12 points. The maximum for owner or capper is 15 points. The minimum is 5 points.

Four badges may be earned through your purchase and support of the RMH virtual munzee. Badges received for owning 4 RMH munzees, 8 RMH, 20 RMH, and 40 RMH munzees owned. If you have previously deployed RMH Virtuals, these will count toward previous numbers (eg if you deployed 15 RMH Virtuals during their original appearance, you only need to deploy 5 more to earn the 20 RMH Deploy Badge). There will also be a new badge for capture or deploy of a RMH virtual.

RMH Virtual munzees will remain on the map from the date of deployment until January 31, 2016 at 23:59 MHQ time (CDT). And they WILL be included in the Double Point Weekend.

January 14, 2016

New Munzee Online Store Soft Opening

When the Munzee store originally launched in February 2013, it was a new and exciting way for quality Munzee stickers and products to be sold. It also allowed us to try new things and you, our players, to grow the map and game like we never expected. Almost three years later, however, that store just doesn’t cut it anymore.

Towards the end of last year, we began looking into alternative options for a new store. After months of research and testing, a new option was chosen, and we got to work building it out. Now, it’s time to test it.

From Friday, January 15th at 14:00 CST until Sunday, January 17th at 23:59 CST, the new Munzee store will be live for a soft opening. The new store can be found here or at https://munzeestore.myshopify.com/ and will ONLY be active during that time frame. After the soft opening, we will assess what works and needs to be changed, and we will announce when we will be switching over for good!

You never know what new things you may find in the store, so check it out tomorrow! Thank you for all of your support, and grow the map!

January 13, 2016

Munzee Videocast #39

Join Rob and Matt for the first Munzee Videocast of 2016! They’ll be live on-air talking about what’s going on in the Munzee Universe and taking your questions!

Date: Friday, January 15th

Time: 13:00 CST

Links: To participate and ask questions, you can join us here. To watch via YouTube, you can go here.

Don’t miss out!

January 12, 2016

Team Munzee Tuezday: Robbie McGuire

Here at Munzee we’re constantly encouraging our players to meet and greet and build the personal relationships that make this game so great. Our team continues to grow and we’re excited with the addition of Robbie McGuire.

Name and Title: 
Robbie McGuire, WallaBee Community Outreach and Player Support

Where are you from? 
Whittier, CA

Tell us about yourself:
I grew up in a family of five. I was home-schooled through high school, graduated from Biola University, and married a few months later. My wife and I just moved to Texas at the turn of the year.

How long have you worked for Munzee?
A little over a month now…? (Editor’s note: I’m not sure of the uncertainty in his answer. Yes, we’ve been proud to have Robbie on our staff for almost two months as of publication.)

What do you enjoy most about Munzee?
I enjoy the ability to do what I love. Munzee/WallaBee allows me the opportunity to help others the way I would want to be helped.

What are some of your other hobbies?
I like playing video games, playing ultimate frisbee, tinkering with various forms of artwork, and so much more.

Any last words?
Thanks for being part of such a great community!

January 11, 2016

Double Point Weekend!

This weekend, current Premium Members and MunzPak Subscribers from December and January will have a Double Point Weekend! This event will take place from 00:01 CST on January 15th until 23:59 CST on January 17th!

If you fall into one (or both) of these categories, you’ll be receiving an email shortly with all of the information regarding which Munzees will be worth double points. If you’re not a Premium Member or MunzPak Subscriber, you still have time to get in on the weekend! The cut-off date for access is January 14th, so don’t miss out!

You can become a premium member here or join MunzPak here!

-Matt

Presidential sneaky note: Here’s the details. shhhhhhh… #DontTellMatt

2x Points Munzees:

All Jewels
Regular Virtuals
Mystery Virtuals
Greenies
Clan Weapons
Premium Munzees
ACCESSIBILITY MUNZEES!
Social Munzees 😉
RMH Virtuals

#SomeoneToldRob

Edit 1: Deploys and Cap Ons will also be doubled.

Edit 2: ALL colors of virtuals and ALL colors of mystery virtuals.

Edit 3: Why did Edit 1&2 mysteriously disappear? They are back now.

Edit 4: ACCESSIBILITY MUNZEES! (added to list above)

Edit 5: Matt’s back fixing Rob’s spelling mistakes.

Edit 6: Adding the RMH Virtuals

January 4, 2016

To All of Our Players

We would like to discuss the issues that have occurred over the past few days.

On Christmas Day, our hosting provider, Linode, came under a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack from unknown assailants. This attack was aimed at their hosting facilities around the world, including Atlanta, Georgia, where Munzee Inc’s servers are hosted. This attacked lasted 10 days, the worst of which were this weekend. They finally came to a stop yesterday when Linode was able to mitigate them. Though there was intermitant uptime, our services, including apps, websites, and stores, were down the majority of the weekend. There was little (read:nothing) our team could do but wait for Linode to restore service. We tried to keep our communities up to date as best we could, but our fate was in the hands of Linode at that point.

Though the down time was the result of a cyber attack, we realize that it is not fair or acceptable to you to not be able to play. We are currently researching changes to ensure that downtimes like those that occured never happen again. These changes include, but are not limited to, hosting servers at multiple data centers, hosting servers with multiple companies, or changing hosting providers. When we decide what the best action to take is, we will inform you before these changes take place and keep you up to date on the progress.

As for gameplay that was missed the past few days:

Capture and Deploy Streaks will not be affected. January 1st, 2nd, and 3rd are now “Black Out Dates” in our databases. This means that when Capture and Deploy Streaks are calculated, these days will be skipped (i.e. if December 31st was Day 10 of your capture or deploy streak, January 4th will be Day 11). If you have any question regarding the number of days in your streak, check the badge on the app or website.
Any points or badges that were earned during the Black Out Dates WILL still count.
Clan Wars will begin on January 6th. Some of the requirements and rewards have been updated, so please check the blog post to see what’s changed.

We’ve altered some of our plans for this month, so please take note of the following events:

MunzPak Double Point Weekend
- The Double Point Weekend will take place January 15th-17th and will include the following:
  - MunzPak Subscribers from December 2015,
  - MunzPak Subscribers from January 1st-January 14th, 2016 (If you didn’t subscribe in December, you still have a chance to subscribe.),
  - AND ALL CURRENT Premium Members.
- These users will receive an email next week with more information as we finalize the plans and check them 10 times. 😉
Double Point Weekend for Everyone
- A Double Point Weekend for EVERY Munzee player will take place January 29th-31st. We will post more information about that weekend on the blog as we get closer.

We again apologize for these issues and can’t thank you enough for your support through them. There’s a lot going on this month, so stay tuned and check the blog and our social media regularly to make sure you’re up to date.

Once again, thank you, and Grow the Map!

December 28, 2015

UPDATED: January 2016 Clan Requirements

UPDATE: Due to the outages during the first of the month, some of the Clan Requirements have been updated. Changed requirements and rewards have been bolded.

Here’s what is in store for the first month of 2016!

#1:
1,000 total points per player
Clan total greenie caps min. ~~300~~ 200
Clan total deploys min. 30
Clan total points min. 12,000
Rewards: 1 2 virtuals

#2:
2,000 total points per player
capture Munzees on 7 5 days (no need to be consecutive, Socials do NOT count)
Clan total greenie caps min. ~~1,000~~ 750
Clan total deploys min. 60
Clan total points min. 30,000
Rewards: 1 2 virtuals, 2 maces, 1 2 virtual colors

#3:
4,000 total points per player
capture Munzees on 10 7 days (no need to be consecutive, Socials do NOT count)
Clan total greenie caps min. ~~1,500~~ 1,200
Clan total deploys min. 120
Clan total points min. 70,000
Rewards: 1 mace, 1 2 longswords, 1 2 aquamarines

#4:
12,000 total points per player
capture Munzees on 14 12 days (no need to be consecutive, Socials do NOT count)
Clan total greenie caps min. ~~2,200~~ 1,800
Clan total deploys min. 200
Clan total points min. 180,000
Rewards: 1 battle axe, 2 3 longswords, 1 motel, 2 3 diamonds

#5:
25,000 total points per player
capture Munzees on 20 18 days (no need to be consecutive, Socials do NOT count)
Clan total greenie caps min. ~~3,000~~ 2,500
Clan total deploys min. 300
Clan total points min. 350,000
Rewards: 1 THE HAMMER, 2 3 battle axe, 3 ~~mace~~ longswords, 1 motel, 2 3 virtual, 2 ruby, 1 diamond, 1 3 virtual color

December 16, 2015

December 2015 MunzPak News

Christmas Generics:

There was some confusion regarding items in the December MunzPak. Included in this MunzPak were 5 Christmas-themed generics. When you deploy all 5 of these, you will receive the Merry MunzPak badge as a thank you for being a subscriber and growing the map! If you’ve deployed all 5 and haven’t gotten the badge, or if you have an issue, please contact us at orders@munzee.com.

MunzPak Emails:

If you have, at any point, unsubscribed from any Munzee emails using the “Unsubscribe” button at the bottom of them, you will NOT receive emails from us any longer. If you wish to resubscribe, or if you haven’t been getting emails but have never unsubscribed, please contact us.

A Thank You Gift:

We’re always trying to find ways to thank our players for supporting and growing the game. As a thank you for being a MunzPak subscriber, we’re going to have an exclusive 2X Point Weekend! If you have a MunzPak order process during the month of December, you will be awarded double points between January 15, 2016 at 00:01 through January 17, 2016 at 23:59 MHQ time. This applies to orders that have already been processed this month and any orders placed before the end of the month. If you’ve already gotten your MunzPak this month, great! You’ll receive an email early next month with more information regarding the 2X Point Weekend. If you aren’t a MunzPak subscriber and would like to join, just go here and subscribe!

December 15, 2015

Christmas Parties Are In Full Swing!

We’re halfway through the month of December, and the Munzee Christmas Parties are in full swing! Rob, Matt, Louise, Daniel Hammock, and Daniel Fischer have all attended events already this month! Matt will also be attending the Metro Vancouver Post Holiday Cap’ing event on December 27th, and he’s excited!

In less than two weeks, 1140 players have capped the Father Christmas special, and we have another 17 events happening worldwide in the next 7 days! We can’t wait to see the outcome of them! Also, if you haven’t checked it out yet, the Dodgy Jumper gallery is live! We’re adding more images as we get them, so check it out!

These events have given us some crazy capture numbers, too! Matt stopped by the office around 3PM MHQ time on Saturday, and there were over 103,000 captures! We want to thank everyone who has hosted and/or attended an event for growing the game!