FlagHunt - a fun outdoor exergame
In this “Quality Innovation of the Year” award-winning team game, which cleverly encourages energetic outdoor activity, team members capture virtual flags appearing in the game area, search for hidden treasures, and form alliances with robbers.
As the game unfolds, teams also solve puzzles and complete various bonus challenges. The team with the most points at the end wins.
Purpose of the game
FlagHunt is ideal for encouraging active outdoor exercise, team building, and learning among group members.
The game has been organized since 2010 in various locations around the world, including urban environments, parks, and forests.
The game mechanics naturally motivate participants to walk, jog, and run several kilometers.
In addition to physical activity, the game fosters teamwork, strategy, and learning through the questions and feedback integrated into the game.
The game allows you to select the desired topic areas for the questions and incorporate your own custom questions.
You can add your own questions tailored to your meeting or event. Teams’ answers and statistics are visible in real-time, making them useful for analysis during the meeting.
Additionally, the game offers the option to utilize TAZ’s question sets. Your custom questions can be prioritized to appear at the beginning of the game.
Game duration and adaptation to events of different sizes
The recommended effective duration of the game is 30-60 minutes.
The game is organized as a single session without breaks.
It can be experienced, for example, at the beginning of the day or after the meeting.
The game is perfect for events of all sizes.
It works equally well for small groups as well as events with hundreds of participants. The game has been proven to be just as suitable for women, men, young people, and children.
Gameplay overview
1. game start
The game takes only a moment to start.
At the beginning of the game, participants are divided into clans. The clan division can also be planned in advance. Each clan gets a brief moment to strategize before the game’s operational phase.
Each player needs a mobile device to join the game and their respective clan by entering a player name. Alternatively, participants can join in small teams, where one shared mobile device is sufficient for the group.
2. Playing
The game guides participants to the starting area, where the game clock begins.
During the game, different objects will appear dynamically on the participants’ screens (map view), and they must quickly decide what to do next, then take action by moving towards the selected object. Communication with their own clan plays an essential role throughout the game.
3. Game results
The client’s representative has access to a real-time results link, where they can view the points earned by clans and their members, the answers participants have provided to the game questions, and the game statistics. The results link is also available after the event day.
Video and a few images from the game
Instructions for players
Here’s how to play FlagHunt:
- Join the game using the free ActionTrack app.
- Download the game by entering the provided join code, give your team a name, and join the game.
- Players can create new clans and join clans with a maximum of 10 players. This can be done before the actual game time starts to join the action quickly.
- At the start of the game, each player must first go to the “Start Area.”
- The game includes 50 virtual flags, worth 1-3 points. At any given moment, there can be several active flags on the map. Players can go to any of these flags. Players can tap the flag icons on their mobile device screen to see the actual flag areas and where to go.
- Once enough players have visited a certain flag, that flag will disappear from everyone’s map, and a new flag will be placed on the playing field.
- The clan that captures 10 green flags first earns 10 points for all its members.
- There are 10 hidden treasures on the playing field, each worth 10 points. Players must roam the area to find an active treasure. When a player is close enough to a treasure, they will receive a “Treasure Nearby” notification. When they are even closer, the treasure will appear on their map. The first player to reach the treasure gets it. After that, the next treasure will activate and be available for all players to find.
- There are also 5 robbers in the game, with whom players can ally. If a player successfully forms an alliance with a robbers, that robber will steal from other clan members who get too close. The robbers will reward the player with a few points for each successful steal.
- The game includes 18 puzzles that will appear on the map as the game progresses. Each flag captured will add a random puzzle to the player’s map, and solving it will earn them 10 bonus points.
- Players may receive different bonus opportunities for a limited time. Vigilance is rewarded!
- The clan and the individual player with the most points win!