Photo challenge

Prove you were there with a photo. Points count once the moderator approves it.

How it plays

On your phone, outdoors. Every spot is a sealed place on the map.

Join the game
Open the invitation link, type the eight-character code, or accept the invite in the app’s Games tab.
Choose your route
Every spot left in the game is open at once. Pick where to go first.
Follow the sonar
Walk. The sonar shows the way; on a hidden trail the spot appears only once you are within range.
Stand within 30 metres: take the proof photo
The spot reveals its message and asks for a photo, taken there.
Wait for the nod
Your points arrive when the moderator approves the photo. If it is rejected, you can send another.

What the game itself enforces for a photo challenge. Nobody has to referee.

How spots open: All at once, in any order. The moderator can switch the game to one clue at a time before it starts.
Proof: Every find needs a proof photo. Adult images are refused.
Points: A find stays pending until the moderator approves its photo; only then do the spot’s points count.
Who wins: The most approved points. A tie goes to whoever made their last find earlier.
At the end: Photos still waiting for review when the game ends are not counted.

Opening a spot: Only within 30 metres of it, exactly like a memory.
Open or hidden trail: On an open trail the next spot shows on the sonar at any distance, rough until you are close. On a hidden trail players have only the clue until they are within 100 m, 250 m, 1 km or 1 mile (the moderator picks; 250 m by default).
Clue 3 of 7: Optional: the moderator decides whether players see how many spots there are.
What is recorded: Joining a game means each find stores the time you reached the spot. Your position is never stored.
The moderator: Plans and runs the game, and cannot play it. Spots are fixed once it starts, and all game text must suit all ages.
The end: The moderator ends the game, or it ends by itself once everyone has finished. Medals go to the top three, a finisher trophy to everyone who completed the trail.

For the moderator: plan it on a computer with a big map, or on your phone. Players cannot see a draft.

Start a new game
On trackingmemories.com, or in the app’s Games tab, choose New game and pick Photo challenge.
Plant the spots
On a computer, click the map. On the phone, long-press the map, or stand on the spot and add it there. Up to 100 spots.
Write the clues
The clue shows before a spot is found. The message, and up to six optional photos, open on arrival.
Invite the players
Share the link or the eight-character code, or invite people by @username.
Start, follow, end
Players are told when it starts. Follow the board as it fills, and end the game when you are ready.

Points per spot
10 unless you change it.
Review the photos
Approve or reject each proof while the game is live, from the website or the app.
Any order, or in order
Players see every spot at once by default. Switch on “in order” to hand out one clue at a time.