We invite all participants, observers, reviewers, non-participants, in other words, everybody, to our home, to help us celebrate the AYHE series.
All of the points in the AYHE competition will be tallied as of midnight Saturday, October 3, 2015. There will be a variety of awards. There will also be t-shirts for everyone who finds and logs all 20 AYHE caches by midnight Saturday, October 3, 2015. (If you are one of those folks who have found all 20, please tell us in your log what size t-shirt you would like (even if you won't be able to make the event).)
There will also be CHOCOLATE. We are somewhat (in)famous for our chocolate parties, and this seemed like a good occasion for another. We will provide beverages, and plates and such, and some chocolate. But we also ask that you bring your favorite chocolate to share. If you happen to be one of those "odd balls" who doesn't like chocolate (some of our favorite people don't like chocolate), feel free to substitute caramel, or fruit, or salty snacks, or anything else that you would like to eat and share.
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Overview
Accumulate points by finding the “Are You Hound Enough?” geocaches. Most points wins.
What Do You Need to Do?
When you log an “Are You Hound Enough?” geocache online, record the line number on which you signed the log. If you do not list the line number, you will not be awarded points.
Points
Position: Position points are given by the line number on which you sign the log. 20 points for the first line, 19 points for the second line, …, down to 1 point for the twentieth line.
Bonus: The first three finders receive bonus points based on the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings of the geocache. The First to Find receives two times the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings, Second to Find receives the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings, and Third to Find receives one half the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings. These points are in addition to the Position Points.
Example: If you are First to Find on a 2.5/3 geocache, you receive 20 position points and 11 bonus points for a total of 33 points.
More Rules
Points are awarded to caching names, not individuals. Points will be awarded to only one caching name per line, so make sure you don’t sign the log on the same line as another cacher. If two cachers sign on the same line, points will only be awarded to the cacher that logs the geocache online first. Any disputes not explicitly covered in these rules will be settled by us and all decisions will be final.
The Geocaches
The geocaches are traditionals, multis, and mysteries. They are a variety of terrains and difficulties. They are placed at a variety of directions and distances from our home (at approximately I-44 and Grand Ave) with a maximum distance of 50 miles. They will be submitted for publication on a variety of days and at a variety of times. The actual publication days and times will depend on the reviewers. We will submit one “Are You Hound Enough?” geocache per week for twenty weeks starting the week of April 26-May 2.
End of Series Event
This is the event to award prizes. There will be no points awarded for "finding" this geocache.