Welcome to Alice in Wonderland GeoPoker Run 2014. This is a series of caches that will take you for an approximately 17km paddle along the river through the Nonquon Wetlands.
You can enjoy these caches simply as an excuse for a pleasant paddle along river through the marsh, or you can choose to also play the poker game that is spread across the 5 caches in the series. The rules are simple.
At this cache -- the Deck Selection cache -- you will choose whether to play the poker game or not. (Of course, if all the cards have run out, the decision will have been made for you.) There are four decks of cards spread across the caches in the series. If you choose to play the poker game, you will now choose which of the four decks you will draw from. The decks are labeled in sequence from A to D. Choose one of the decks and sign the logbook with the deck you are playing. Once eight people have selected a given deck, its cards will be exhausted and the deck will be retired.
If you have multiple people in your group, you should probably each select a different deck, but the choice is yours. (There is no strategic advantage from choosing one deck over another.)
If you are not playing the poker game, you should still sign the logbook.
At the Card Selection caches, you will collect the cards that comprise your hand and collect the numbers for the final cache in the series.
At the Final cache you can discard one card from your hand. The five cards you have left after this will be your final hand.
When you log this cache, please indicate which deck you are playing, and at the final cache please indicate which cards you have picked up.
If you have any questions about these caches, you can write a note here or contact me via my profile linked at the top of the page.
Please bring your own pencil, and have fun!