INTERNATIONAL
GEOCACHING DAY
2019
Are you up for the challenge to compete in this year's BattleCache Tournament?
Who will be crowned the
2019 BattleCache Grand Master?
Geocachers of all ages are welcome to come along and join in to celebrate International Geocaching Day. Events are a great way for geocachers to meet, have fun, make friends, swap stories, discover and swap trackables, get hints on puzzle caches and generally discuss all things geocaching. Place this event in your diary and don't forget to post a "Will Attend" log.
Details:
Location - Crosslands Reserve. The published coordinates take you to the large open grass area. We should be nearby. Look for a portable gazebo.
Date - Saturday, 17th August
Time - 1:00pm to around 3:00pm
Access - Via the end of Somerville Rd, Hornsby Heights
Parking - Available nearby, see Parking Waypoint
What to Bring - A smile!! Plus BYO all food and drink requirements, picnic rugs, clipboard or folder, pen, trackables. There could be limited seating so bringing a portable chair is a really good idea. Tea and coffee (instant) will be provided. Please note - there is no take-away food outlet at this location.
What if I don't want to compete in BattleCache? - No problem! Come along anyway and help make this a great International Geocaching Day!
So, what is BattleCache?
It's played the same way as the game Battleships except you are hunting for your opponent's geocaches. If you're not sure how to play Battleships, just Google it. Your task is to find all your opponent's geocaches first and therefore proceed to the next round. The last one standing in this knockout tournament will be declared our champion and the 2019 BattleCache Grand Master.
Each player has the following geocaches to place on their 8x8 grid:
1 Puzzle (P) - 6 squares
1 Webcam (W) - 5 squares
1 Earthcache (E) - 4 squares
1 Wherigo (WiG) - 4 squares
1 Virtual (V) - 3 squares
1 Multicache (M) - 3 squares
1 Letterbox (L) - 3 squares
1 Traditional (T) - 2 squares
1 Nano cache (N) - 1 square
Geocaches must be placed in a straight line either horizontally or vertically but not diagonally, see the example below. Players take it in turns to search a square using coordinates such at D3, A6, F2, etc. If the square you nominate does not contain part or whole of a geocache, your opponent will say, "DNF!" If the square you nominate contains part of a geocache, your opponent will say. "Found but not Logged". Once you have found all parts to a geocache, your opponent will say, "Found and Logged the (insert cache type here)!!" The first player to find all their opponent's geocaches is the winner and will proceed to the next round.
Players will be paired randomly for competition and game sheets will be provided. Depending on numbers competing, during a round, a player may receive a bye and proceed automatically to the next round. It's the luck of the game.
All decisions of the event organiser shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into!!
(But I do love chocolate! Just saying.... LOL!!!)
Free registration for BattleCache will commence at 1:00pm and close at 1:30pm. Unfortunately, latecomers will not be permitted to join the tournament but are welcome to participate in the geocaching event. The knockout tournament will commence just after 1:30pm.
***By attending this event, you will receive the special 2019 International Geocaching Day Souvenir for your profile.***
Here's hoping you can come along and help celebrate International Geocaching Day.
Cheers,
Calypso62
Jackscruff
2018 BattleCache Grand Master