Scoring & Rules

Scoring

You SCORE by doing THREE THINGS for each clue:

1. Solve the clue, skate to the objective and take a photograph of your team with it.
2. Upload your photo to the Facebook event wall, here. 
3. Annotate the photo with the clue number in post or comments.

Rules

• The clue list will be released at 1pm.
• Every clue has a unique clue number.
• Each clue has a score value.
• Each clue leads to an objective.
• Some clues require problem solving and deduction.
• Online resources (Google, Maps, Twitter, etc) are allowed - I don't see how we can stop you.
• But this means I get to set fiendishly difficult clues. - you will need Google!
• Collusion between teams is legal - I don't see how we can stop you.
• Collusion with other people is legal - I don't see how we can stop you.
• All objectives are found in zone 1. Most of the time.

• You can use the same photo for more than one clue, but you must annotate it for each and every clue it solves.
• You must upload before 4pm to score.
• There are no penalties for wrong answers.
• Wrong answers can be corrected by uploading the correct answer before 4.30pm. You must annotate with clue number to correct a wrong answer.
• If you forget to annotate scoring will be at the judges discretion.
• The uploaded photo stream is public, all teams can see it.
• For some clues you need the entire team (a self-portrait)

• For most clues you need everybody except the photographer.
• Clues will be posted here and emailed. If you want them by email PM me an email address.
• Your team can start wherever you like, anyplace near Hyde Park will do.
• You team can finish wherever you like, but score tallying will be done somewhere central, like maybe the Monkey Puzzle, after 4.30pm.
• Mobile data network outages are force majeure, be prepared for them. If you encounter upload problems find a Starbucks and use the Wi-Fi.
• You skate at your own risk, you need to be sensible, lawful, good and considerate citizens.

Tips

• Use a reduced image size on your smartphone, it uploads quicker. The judges are fine with low quality images, provided they're unambiguous.
• You might want to avoid revealing cryptic solutions to other teams for as long as possible.
• You can upload decoy pictures to fool other teams. From the judge's point of view this is like getting the wrong answer.
• You can collude with other teams to upload deliberately wrong answers to try and fool everyone else - I don't see how we can stop you.
• You can correct wrong answers with no penalty - don't forget to ANNOTATE and do it before 4pm.
• Obviously it's worth keeping track of what other teams are uploading.
• Except if they're trying to fool you.
• Any member of your team can upload, so you can do multiple uploads in parallel.
• Make sure your phone battery is charged. This is YOUR responsibility!