Discussion: Vampire-O
in: Orienteering; General
Nov 13, 2012 4:04 AM
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A few years ago, ONA had an article about a Vampire-O event. Does anyone (perhaps the author) happen to remember what year / month that article appeared...?
Nov 13, 2012 4:20 AM
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Nov 13, 2012 4:44 AM
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Speaking of vampire-O. I hope I'm not distracting too much from the thread. Some friends of mine did this event a couple days ago, which struck me sortof like Vampire-O for the city folks.
http://totheendofthenight.com/gameplay
http://totheendofthenight.com/gameplay
Nov 13, 2012 5:23 AM
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blegg, that's perfect! A guy in our club wants to do a hybrid zombie-run / orienteering-lite kind of event next year, so I was going to send him vampire-o details. But the event you linked to is even more of a match to what he has in mind (I think). Thanks!
Nov 13, 2012 7:01 AM
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We just had an event in centennial park in Sydney called spooks in the park trying to attract children and families. It took heaps of organising and 70 volunteers to dress up as zombies fairies and other things. The event attracted 400 people mainly family groups and they ad a map and went from point to point where they found some little game or activity to complete. Heaps of fun was had by all.
Nov 13, 2012 7:21 AM
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Like. Both V-O which I suspect has been forgotten round here, and totheendofthenight.
Nov 14, 2012 12:09 AM
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ROC does a Scrooge-O, a variation on the Vampire-O:
The Scrooge-O is a fun event that is different from the normal orienteering event. There is a mass start at which time each group/person is given a punch card (no e-punch for this one), however, 3 of the punch cards handed out will say "Scrooge" on it. On the go signal, those who get a Scrooge card turn their card back in and receive a special red flashlight which they take on the course with them. If they flash someone with the red light that person has to give up their punch card and becomes a Scrooge. The former Scrooge then checks the punch card to see which controls have not been visited and continues to get as many as they can. There is a 1 hour time limit and, at the end of the hour, whoever ends up with...the red flashlights are this year's Scrooges!
We have a couple of rules:
1. If you are flashed you must immediately give up your card...you cannot run away (this is a safety rule to avoid someone running into a tree trying to escape the Scrooge).
2. Within 5 meters of any control is a safe zone, can't be Scrooged in this area.
3. No immediate tag-backs. You can be Scrooged by the same person later in the hour but only after they have Scrooged someone else and have gotten re-Scrooged by someone else.
4. You must stay out for the entire hour (except in cases of injury or other health related condition). There will be a signal such as a car horn that let's you know when time is up.
The Scrooge-O is a fun event that is different from the normal orienteering event. There is a mass start at which time each group/person is given a punch card (no e-punch for this one), however, 3 of the punch cards handed out will say "Scrooge" on it. On the go signal, those who get a Scrooge card turn their card back in and receive a special red flashlight which they take on the course with them. If they flash someone with the red light that person has to give up their punch card and becomes a Scrooge. The former Scrooge then checks the punch card to see which controls have not been visited and continues to get as many as they can. There is a 1 hour time limit and, at the end of the hour, whoever ends up with...the red flashlights are this year's Scrooges!
We have a couple of rules:
1. If you are flashed you must immediately give up your card...you cannot run away (this is a safety rule to avoid someone running into a tree trying to escape the Scrooge).
2. Within 5 meters of any control is a safe zone, can't be Scrooged in this area.
3. No immediate tag-backs. You can be Scrooged by the same person later in the hour but only after they have Scrooged someone else and have gotten re-Scrooged by someone else.
4. You must stay out for the entire hour (except in cases of injury or other health related condition). There will be a signal such as a car horn that let's you know when time is up.
Nov 14, 2012 12:41 AM
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bbrooke, it may well have been my article about a "perfect" night of Scrooge-O published in 2009 in ONA. We also included it in ROC's "Wild Times" newsletter that you can find here: roc.us.orienteering.org/newsletter/wild0903.pdf
The exact ONA I don't recall, but somewhere around there.
The exact ONA I don't recall, but somewhere around there.
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