Caching games this year?

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by Richary » 22 August 12 9:11 pm

One disadvantage of a larger item as a moveable is it makes it harder for those outside capital cities to get involved, or for the race items to travel interstate as people get plane trips around the place. Just a thought.

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by caughtatwork » 22 August 12 9:23 pm

Ahhh, yes, but this years game is about YOU and your ability to find certain caches, not just the cache moving around. You are not a passive observer this year, the game is you.

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by pwags » 22 August 12 10:09 pm

Richary wrote:One disadvantage of a larger item as a moveable is it makes it harder for those outside capital cities to get involved, or for the race items to travel interstate as people get plane trips around the place. Just a thought.
Being large didn't stop "Mobility Stealth" (http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga1679) from travelling far and wide in the race a couple of years ago...

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by quiet1_au » 23 August 12 11:01 am

lemmykc wrote:
pwags wrote:I love the idea of "wheels"... would prevent mint tins, and give us something incredibly embarrassing to have to find and walk away with in very public places. All the elements of a good moveable!

Bikes, wheelchairs, ride-on mowers, kids' toys, etc... would be a heap of fun. =D>
Who ever said it would prevent mint tins? I think I can get my hands on some 1cm wheels, and a mint tin, and some glue......
Agreed - and I'm sure I can get some wheels onto a nano somehow! :twisted:


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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by tronador » 23 August 12 1:56 pm

caughtatwork wrote:Ahhh, yes, but this years game is about YOU and your ability to find certain caches, not just the cache moving around. You are not a passive observer this year, the game is you.
Oh yes ...... where is the like button!!!!!

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by Spladem » 24 August 12 12:56 pm

rogerw3 wrote: I agree some of us have to use trains, buses and feet to go anywhere. of course you could make it a requirement that everybody has to use public transport!

#-o :-k
I recall a certain metro-gnome that still resides on a Melbourne train. :D

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by 2y'stassies » 24 August 12 6:45 pm

A little difficult for those who live in areas with no public transport
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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by 2y'stassies » 24 August 12 6:46 pm

[rogerw3"agree some of us have to use trains, buses and feet to go anywhere. of course you could make it a requirement that everybody has to use public transport]
A little difficult for those who live in areas with no public transport

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by daryllm123 » 26 August 12 1:14 am

I like the wheels idea, espeacily as I drive a tow truck LOL but working out what is a cache and what is someones property might be a problem someone might get done for theft if not careful,

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by Just a cacher » 26 August 12 7:08 pm

C@W might sell lots of Geocaching stickers! That would solve the "is it really a cache?" problem, AND make some money for the site.

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by rogerw3 » 26 August 12 8:33 pm

Just a cacher wrote:C@W might sell lots of Geocaching stickers! That would solve the "is it really a cache?" problem, AND make some money for the site.
=D> :D
I like that idea, where can I buy some!
:-k :-"

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by CraigRat » 26 August 12 9:04 pm

rogerw3 wrote:
Just a cacher wrote:C@W might sell lots of Geocaching stickers! That would solve the "is it really a cache?" problem, AND make some money for the site.
=D> :D
I like that idea, where can I buy some!
:-k :-"
http://geocaching.com.au/shop/index.php ... ry&path=36

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by MtnLioness » 26 August 12 10:35 pm

So.... I have to find a bike that can be made movable to suit a resemblance of me?

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by Black Bunny » 27 August 12 7:44 am

MtnLioness wrote: a resemblance of me?
or a lioness on wheels

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Re: Caching games this year?

Post by caughtatwork » 27 August 12 9:03 am

I'm thinking in a slightly different direction now.

I would still love to have a moving cache race where the distance you travel on the cache is what counts as your "score". But I don't want to combine that with bingo. So I think we may have inadvertently set up next years race requirements.

How about for this year we stay away from the bike / car / chair style caches and focus on the bingo elements? That still leaves us with a "traditional" style container for this year.

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