KICKOFF: Winter Caching Games 10 Event Cache

In order to let everyone know what the WCG10 Rules and Tasks are, and to allow enough time to plan and strategize before the Games start... I am hosting a Kickoff Event!

Event will be at the Broadway Roastery on 8th Street on November 13 at 7:00-8:30 (or thereabouts).  This will give time for questions and conversation, and much evil plotting .

The below will also be available on the Games & Wrap Up event, but I want everyone to be prepared for when the Games start.  The Bonuses and Challenges will be published on the Games & Wrap Up event only, but please know that these will be available for WCG10 again.  There will also be the Complete set of Rules available at this time.

Rules

Short Version

• ​Claim 20 Tasks in approximately 11.5 weeks (December 10/17 to February 28/18). 
• Using the “Write Note” feature on this cache page, report your claims with  Task Number, Task Name, Qualifying GC Code(s), Date(s) Found, Points, Scoring Information (ie Math required in calculating score), and any Task specific information (ie Photos, Caching Names, etc) within 7 days of fulfilling.  Please the Full Rules for an example of the desired format, to aid in my facilitation of the Games. 
  • If the task is a multi-day task, it must be claimed within 7 days of fulfilling the last requirement, and prior to the conclusion of the Games.
    • All claim dates will be based off when I receive the Notification email.  Unless there is a technical difficulties with www.geocaching.com, this will be used to determine if there is too long a delay in claiming, etc.  Backdating Notes is not allowed for Task Claiming
• Some Tasks have an outright points value stated, while others are dependent on the cache found.  Claimed point values must be stated on the Note, and cannot be edited.
• Watch for Bonuses.
• Photos are encouraged.  If required, it will be stated in the Task requirement.
• New to WCG10 - To be eligible for top prizes, you must have a minimum of 2 Tasks claimed in each of the Game months - 2 in December, 2 in January, 2 in February: the other 14 can be claimed whenever you wish
  • Therefore, do not claim 17 Tasks in December, or you will not qualify for top prizes
  • This will not exclude your points being used in determining the Most Average Score

• Clarification for WCG10 - You can be finished all your Tasks, and still claim the Bonuses and Challenges.

Tasks

Tasks may only be claimed once per participating geocaching login (single player, or multi-player team).

1. Host an Event: 4 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Your event must be listed on www.geocaching.com, and must be published before the Games end.  Your event can take place after the Games ends.
• Note: According to geocache guidelines, Event Caches should be submitted no less than two weeks before the date of the event, so please plan accordingly.  Also, please ensure you give adequate time for the cache reviewer to publish your hide.

2. Go Forth and Multiply: 7 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Hide any Multicache that has a minimum of 2 steps (posted coordinates and final location). 

3. Go Big or Go Home: 5 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Hide traditional cache that is minimum of Medium sized.  A medium container is described on Groundspeak as being “about the size of a shoebox.  Many of these geocaches are ammo cans.” 
• Your geocache must be listed at www.geocaching.com, and must be published before the end of the Games.  Points cannot be claimed until the cache is published.  Please ensure you give adequate time for the cache reviewer to publish your hide.

4. Make Things Mysterious: 10 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Hide a minimum of 3 Mystery/Puzzle caches.  A Mystery/Puzzle cache is described on Groundspeak as being “a geocache where the listed coordinates are not where the cache is placed”.  This could require a puzzle to be solved, a beacon to be found, etc.  Challenge caches would also meet the requirements for this Task. 
• Your geocaches must be listed at www.geocaching.com, and must be published before the end of the Games.  Points cannot be claimed until the caches are published.  Please ensure you give adequate time for the cache reviewer to publish your hides.

5. Become Friendlier: 10 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Hide a minimum of 3 caches with the attribute of “Available During Winter”.  These caches should be easily found regardless of quantity of snow present.
• Your geocaches must be listed at www.geocaching.com, and must be published before the end of the Games.  Points cannot be claimed until the caches are published.  Please ensure you give adequate time for the cache reviewer to publish your hides.

6. Push the Limit: 7 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Hide a physical cache (any type) outside of any city limits. 
• Your geocache must be listed at www.geocaching.com, and must be published before the end of the Games.  Points cannot be claimed until the cache is published.  Please ensure you give adequate time for the cache reviewer to publish your hide.

7. All By Myself: 7 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Hide a physical cache (any type) where the next closest physical cache coordinates are a minimum of 1 kilometer away. 
• Your geocache must be listed at www.geocaching.com, and must be published before the end of the Games.  Points cannot be claimed until the cache is published.  Please ensure you give adequate time for the cache reviewer to publish your hide.

8. Fibonacci Week: Calculation: (10 + Highest D + Highest T) - your choice of positive or negative

• Find 33 caches in 7 consecutive days with the following pattern: 1-1-2-3-5-8-13.  This means that you have to find 1 cache on Day 1, 1 cache on Day 2, 2 caches on Day 3, 3 caches on Day 4, 5 caches on Day 5, 8 caches on Day 6, and 13 caches on Day 7.
• All caches types qualify for this Task.
• All Found Dates and GC Codes must be included in your Claim Note:
  • Day 1: Dec 1: GCxxxxx
• You are allowed to find other caches during the Fibonacci Week, however you cannot use the same cache for multiple Tasks
  • Example: Day 1 you can find 8 caches, but you must have a cache that is designated as being used for the Fibonacci Week.  The other 7 can be used for other Tasks, assuming you meet the qualifications for each Task.
    • Clarification: You cannot complete other tasks that have a specific daily quantity (ie Task 12 - Dozen Find Day) during the Fibonacci Week, as Dozen Find Day must be exactly 12 finds on a single day, and you can't use the same caches for Fibonacci Week.
• My recommendation: Start the week on Sunday or Monday, so that Day 7 falls on Saturday or Sunday.  This is not a requirement, but a friendly suggestion.

9. Single CO Day: 7 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find 5 caches from the same CO in a single day. 
• These caches must have been originally placed by the CO.  The CO's caching name must be included in the Claim Note.
  • The same CO can be used in Task 10.  However, all caches must be different!

10. Ten for Ten: 10 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find 10 caches from the same CO, throughout the entirety of the Games.  Caches do not have to be found on the same day, however it is not a restriction.
• These caches must have been originally placed by the CO.  The CO's caching name must be included in the Claim Note.
  • The same CO can be used in Task 9.  However, all caches must be different!

11. Favourites are Forever: 5 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find up to 3 caches in a single day where the Favourite Points have a combined total of at least15 Favourite Points. 

12. Dozen Finds Day: Calculation: (4 + Highest D + Highest T) - your choice of positive or negative

• Find exactly 12 caches in a calendar day (midnight to midnight).
• Take the highest Difficulty  and your highest Terrain from any cache found that day (there can be from the same OR different caches).

13. Junior Spelling Bee: Calculation: (2 + Highest D + Highest T) - your choice of positive or negative

• Find a total of 5 caches, using the first letter of the Cache Name to spell “SNOWY”.
• Does not qualify: Caches that start with Numbers or Symbols/Special Characters; caches that starts with ‘The’.
• You can take the entire Games to spell "SNOWY", but you must claim the Task within 7 days of finding the last required letter AND prior to the conclusion of the Games.  Please see Rule Exception 5.1.
• Scoring Example: You find a 'Y' cache with a D/T of 3.0/4.0 and 'S','N','O', 'W' caches with D/T's of 1.5/1.5.  Scoring for this Task Claim would be 2+3.0+4.0 = 9.0

14. Spelling Bee: Calculation: (5 + Highest D + Highest T) - your choice of positive or negative

• Find a total of 9 caches, using the first letter of the Cache Name to spell “MISTLETOE”.
• Does not qualify: Caches that start with Numbers or Symbols/Special Characters; caches that starts with ‘The’ (except to count as a T!).
• You can take the entire Games to spell "MISTLETOE", but you must claim the Task within 7 days of finding the last required letter AND prior to the conclusion of the Games.  Please see Rule Exception 5.1.
• You must find 2 caches that start with 'T' and 2 that start with 'E' to qualify for this task.
• Scoring Example: You find a 'M' cache with a D/T of 1.5/4.0, an 'I' cache with a D/T of 3.5/2.0, and 'S','T','L','E','T','O','E' caches with D/T's of 1.5/1.5.  Scoring for this Task Claim would be5+3.5+4.0 = 12.5

15. National Day of ????: 5 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Select a "National Day of", and do your best interpretation of this day (with a photo), on the specified day, at the geocache of your choice.  Please use the following links to connect to the National Days for the Game Months:
  • https://nationaldaycalendar.com/december/
  • https://nationaldaycalendar.com/january/
  • https://nationaldaycalendar.com/february/
• Each day is a different "National Day of", so be sure to note which day you are doing your Interpretation on.  And you must do your interpretation on that day.
  • For example: December 1: National Eat a Red Apple Day.  On December 1st, you would go to a geocache and do your best interpretation of "Eating a Red Apple" (Games don't start until December 10, but this is an example).
• You can complete this as part of a team, but you must reference each other on your Claims.  All team members must be visible in the photo or listed as the photographer.

16. Happy Anniversary: (2+D+T) points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find a cache on its "Hidden On” anniversary, regardless of what year it was placed.
• Example: Cache's Hidden Date shows as December 10, 2014.  Finding this cache on December 10, 2017 will qualify you for this Task.

17. Variety is the Spice of Life: 8 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find a minimum of 4 different Cache Types in a single, calendar day.
• Example: Find a Traditional, Multi, Event, and Wherigo all on February 2.

18. Cache with D/T Combination of 6.5: 8 points - your choice of positive or negative

• Log any cache (of any type) where the sum of the Difficulty and Terrain totals exactly 6.5. 
• Qualifying examples: 3.0/3.5, 2.0/4.5, 4.0/2.5, etc.
• Non-qualifying examples: 3.0/3.0, 4.5/2.5, 3.5/4.0, etc.

19. 518 or 1036 Cache: (2+D+T) points - your choice of positive or negative

• Log any cache (see exceptions below) where the numbers 518 or 1036 appear in the given order anywhere in the co-ordinates (as published) to claim this Task.  The numbers can run across the latitude & longitude.  The numbers do not need to appear consecutively, but they need to appear in sequence.
• Example: N 52° 08.934 W 106° 37.882 would qualify as the numbers 518 appear in order, even though they are not consecutive.
• Exceptions: Multicache (intermediate and final) waypoints, and Unknown (Mystery/Puzzle) caches do not qualify.  All other cache types will qualify.

20. Throughout the Ages: 10 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• ​Find 5 caches from consecutive years in sequential order, based on Publication Date.  These do not have to be found the same day, but must be found in sequential order (oldest to newest).  Multiple finds on the same day are not mandatory, but is allowed.
• Qualifying example: On December 12, find a cache from 2013 & another from 2014; on December 19, find a cache from 2015; on January 21, find a cache from 2016 and another cache from 2017.
• Clarification: You cannot start the consecutive sequence with a cache published in 2014, as you will run out of valid publication years.

21. Organized Chaos: 10 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find 8 caches that were published in 8 different years (1 in each year).  The caches do not have to be found in sequential order, and the years do not have to be consecutive.  Multiple finds on the same day are not mandatory, but are allowed.
  • Qualifying example: Find a cache from each of the following years: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017
• Fun trivia: Did you know that SCAR recently celebrated it's 10th anniversary?

22. Fun in the Winter: 7 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find 5 caches that were Published during December or January, regardless of Publish Year (excluding December 2017 or January 2018).

23. Back when it all Began: 7 Points - your choice of positive or negative

• Find a cache within +/- 7 days of your exact Signup Date (including year) onwww.geocaching.com
• Example: I, SmokinDeni, signed up for my geocaching account on September 5, 2015.  To qualify, I must find a cache in Saskatchewan that was published between August 29, 2015 and September 12, 2015.
  • If this is not possible, please contact me via Geocaching Message, to determine a suitable substitute/exception.
• If possible, please provide a photo of your early days of caching in your Task Note. 

24. X Factor: (1+D+T) Points

• By definition, an X Factor is the defining property or characteristic of a given situation, or the variable on a given situation that could have the most impact.  Therefore, find a cache with minimum of 6 Attributes on the cache page. 
• It can be any Attributes (positive or negative), but there has to be has to be a minimum of 6 attributes on the cache page.

25. Animal Crackers: (D+T) points

• Log any physical cache that displays the "Watch for Livestock" icon attribute.
• Photo of you and the Livestock would be appreciated :)

26. Show Them the Sites: (D+T) points

• Log any physical cache that displays the “Tourist Friendly” icon attribute

27. Field Medic: (1+D+T) points

• Perform field maintenance and log any physical cache that displays the “Maintenance Required” icon attribute. 
• Log must describe steps taken to perform the maintenance (replacing container, replacing logbook, or restocking the swag inside), or photo documentation.  

28. Go the Distance: (2+D+T) points - your choice of positive or negative

• Log any physical cache that displays any of “Medium Hike (1-10km)”, "Long Hike (10km+)", or the "Significant Hike" icon attributes.
• Please note Rule 15 for any multi-person geocaching teams.

29. Into the Dark: (2+D+T) points

• Log any physical cache that displays one or both of “Night Cache”, “Recommended at Night”, and/or "UV Light Required" icon attributes.

30. Working Things Out:  (3+D+T) points

• Log any physical cache that displays the “Field Puzzle” icon attribute.

31. MacGyver Your Way Out: (3+D+T) points

• Log any physical cache that displays the "Special Tool Required" icon attribute.

32. Mysterious Task: 6 points

• Find exactly 3 Mystery/Puzzle caches during a single calendar day (midnight to midnight).  Other cache types may be found during the same calendar day, but only 3 Mystery/Puzzles can found in order to claim this Task.
• Mystery/Puzzle caches are denoted  by the Blue Question Mark icon on the Geocaching Map.

33. Series Cache: (D+T) points

• Log any one cache (of any cache type) that is part of a series.  The cache title or description must clearly illustrate that it is part of a series.  It does not have to be a Multicache, or a multi-part Challenge in order to qualify.  

34. Lonely Cache: 5 points (Possible bonus of 5 additional points) - your choice of positive or negative

• Log any physical cache that has not been found in the preceding 90 days.
• Bonus: 5 additional points to a cache that  has not been found in the preceding 180 days.
• Scoring example: Finding a cache that hasn't been found in 200 day qualifies you for 10 points.

35. Turn that Frown Upside-Down: 5 points

• Log a find on a physical cache that you have previously logged a "Didn't find it" on.  Your DNF must have been logged and dated on www.geocaching.com prior to the beginning of the Games.  Your Task Note must include the date of your earlier DNF.

36. Cache with a Muggle: 2 points

• Log any physical cache with a person who has never gone geocaching before.  This person must not be registered on www.geocaching.com before the beginning of the Games.  Your cache log must indicate that you were caching with a Muggle. 
• Your Task claim must contain a picture of the 2 of you while geocaching.

37. Make a new caching friend: 2 points

• Log any physical cache with a geocacher you have never cached with before.  This person must have been registered on www.geocaching.com prior to the beginning of the Games.  Both caching logs must reference the other geocacher.  The other geocacher does not have to be participating in the Games to qualify. 
• Your Task Note must contain the name of the other geocacher.  Your Task claim must contain a picture of the 2 of you while geocaching.

38. Group Caching: 5 points

• Go caching with a minimum of 3 other geocachers (minimum group size is 4 geocaching ID's).  These geocachers must have been registered on www.geocaching.com prior to the beginning of the Games.  All caching logs must reference the other geocachers.  The other geocachers do not have to be participating in the Games to qualify. Your Task Note must contain the names of the other geocachers. 
• Your Task claim must contain a picture of the group of you while geocaching.

39. Bridge the (Age) Gap: 4 points

• Log any physical cache with a person who is at least 20 years different in age.  This person can be a Muggle or a geocacher.  Geocachers do not have to be participating in the Games to qualify. 
• Your log must indicate who you were caching with, and contain a picture of the 2 of you while geocaching.  If the gap is close, be prepared to provide proof of age!!
  • If you are a multi-person team, only 1 member of the team can be used for the age difference.  Example: Dad (35) and Child (8) who both use the same geocaching name would not qualify for this Task.  Bringing Muggle Uncle (32) would qualify for this Task, since Child and Uncle are more than 20 years apart in age.

40. Cache with a ‘Noob’: 5 points

• Log any physical cache with a geocacher who had less than 50 finds prior to this “team up”.  This geocacher must have been registered on www.geocaching.com prior to the beginning of the Games.  Both caching logs must reference the other geocacher.  The other geocacher does not have to be participating in the Games to qualify. 
• Your Task Note must contain the name of the other geocacher and a photo of the 2 of you.