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RJ · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:08 pm Post subject: Do we need a new game in town?

While in Utah last year, I noticed they have a game called Cach-u-nuts and it seemed like all the rage there. I don't know all the details but it went something like this:

Someone released hundreds of stamped nuts (with different numbers) and everyone was trying to collect all the numbers and log them on a webpage somewhere. It was a lot like travel bugs except that they stayed in Utah (was the goal anyway). I'm not sure what would happen when one was taken and never logged.

Centris, I know you are familiar with this game.

A few questions for the MNGCA members:

1) Is Minnesota ready for a game of this type?
2) How would this affect geocaching in Minnesota as we know it? Positive or negative.
3) If so, what would we use and where would the intial money come from to produce them?
4) How would we log the finds and keep track of them? (we have many web-savvy cachers in the metro that I know of)

Lyverbird · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject:

I like the idea, but think as a ruralite I wouldn't stand a chance. That's ok though, it would be fun to watch and maybe I could absconed (sp) with a few.
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towlebooth · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:13 pm Post subject:

I can help set up the web/db portion if someone else will create the rules and run the game.

DJTRACKERS · Geocacher Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 31

I have also seen games with different colored but same shape bottle openers that have been numbered. I had thought about starting out a set that was numbered, but didn't have a clue how to log finds from people.
If you look up the travel bug wormnuts, you'll see the results of extreme boredom at work. It was fun to make and I'm glad it was made into a TB, but I don't know about mass producing stuff like that. If there is an interest in numbered washers, I could stamp a bunch, but I don't know how long it would take to place them. If I get ambitious and stamp a bunch, maybe someone could come up with a way to launch them. If you go to Utah from the main page on geocaching.com and then link to Utah geocachers and then to Games we play, you see the variety of things they have going. Looks interesting, but needs someone with more ambition and brains than me to start.

Arcticabn · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject:

I guess my first question would be "How many active GeoCacher's are located in Minnesota?"

In order for the game to be fulfulling we need enough players.
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RJ · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:26 pm Post subject:

Centris · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject:

yup yup yup --- those folks in Utah are really serious about their geocaching. They have several games to choose from. They are an interesting bunch out there. If you ever get a chance to go out, do so. Utah has more caches per square mile than any other state but some of them are spectacular! Especially around the Flaming Gorge area and through Echo Canyon.

I found a few of the "cache-u-nuts" while I was in Southern Wyoming. I think the game was originally only meant to be statewide, but it has spread to neighboring states. It goes even into the far reaches and the rural areas.

The guy who makes the nuts is an older gentleman, I think he may be retired. His game pieces are very cute and it really surprises me that more of them are not stolen. He also has been known to "adopt" a Travel Bug or two for the game (eh, Kitch?)

Which state is it that does the poker cards?? And then there is another state that has washers that travel about, but I don't know how they are marked.

If we do make our own game, we ought to think of something new and different.... something that is easily made or found. Buttons?? Keychains?? Chips?? or???

And a few hard rules like no hand to hand trades or no event trades.....
.....bring some of the challenge back into treasure hunting and "bug" skunking Wink

SirPoonga · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:20 am Post subject:

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Kitch · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:29 am Post subject:

Kitch · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:32 am Post subject:

How about something like this???

We play a large chess game......based on North vs. South.....

We use I-94 as a state dividing line....
If you live on the North side of the freeway your on that team...etc.

Pieces are the same as a chess game.....each piece could have its own number that would go to the website.......

rules could be simple.....
only allowed to move your "color".
only allowed to move 1 piece a day.
pawns and king can only move to a cache that is within set distance.

but other peices can only move it set directions....
Queen can move anywhere...
Rooks can only move ...N/S and E/W....
Bishops can only move NW/SW and SE/SW.
Knights can only jump over a cache spot (or something).

I'm sure somebody can use a mapping page that would be able to do this....with restictions of where can place....(if a game piece goes missing we could replace it since we know where it was last at--then disable the missing one)

to make things interesting .....how about a login/password page for your side....and your only able to look at your side's pieces locations only and maybe notes on where we last saw the other sides pieces.....

this game could be played in the entire state or just the the way i see it.....
just a start of an idea(maybe).

RJ · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:02 pm Post subject:

These all sound like great ideas!

RJ · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject:

Towlebooth and I are currently working on setting up a new game in Minnesota. It will be a statewide activity and similiar to the Cach-u-Nuts game they have in Utah except with a Minnesota twist.

Expect an unveiling sometime in March.

Kitch · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:42 pm Post subject:

march 14th?

Lyverbird · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:36 pm Post subject:

Rememer Ceasar, "Beware the Eydes (sp) of March". Laughing

For those who don't know, that's March 15th.
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