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 About the Rocket Race:The San Diego Rocket Race is a day-long adventure race for teams of two to four players, made up of two components:
Solving clues might require solving puzzles, using sci-fi trivia, or even visiting local landmarks for information. Teams are allowed to use any material at their disposal, including mobile phones and Internet-enabled gadgets, maps, prosthetic arms, pens, pencils, ancient technology, towels, mascots, YA dystopian fiction, sensible footwear and guidebooks. Teams are strongly encouraged to use have access to the Internet in their quest, either by having multiple Internet-enabled devices on them, or having a friend at a computer that they can call. The winner will be determined as the team who has returned to the finish line, with having reached and photographed themselves at the most correct photo scavenger hunt locations, and reached the finish line in the shortest amount of time since the race start. Top prize is $100, with additional prizes for second and third place. Each team needs a reliable vehicle for the race, with at least one licensed driver. The vehicle must have a seat belt for each teammate. When traveling by vehicle, all team members must be in the same vehicle. Each team also needs at least one mobile phone that can receive text messages to allow the Rocket Race staff to contact the team if necessary. Messaging will be used to alert teams to the lunch time location if they have not already reached it by a certain time. Any phone or messaging fees are the responsibility of the team. For the photo scavenger hunt portion of the race, teams must provide their own digital camera or camera phone that has the ability to review photographs. At the midpoint of the race, teams will be given a mandatory lunch stop at a location where different food options will be available. Teams are encouraged to bring money for lunch, and also carry their own snacks and drinks if desired. How challenging will it be? Some of the puzzles might range in difficulty, but once solved, they should give you a clear idea of where to go next. Because there are so many fields and franchises in science fiction, the trivia will most likely be at a basic level. There won't be any overly physically demanding activities like climbing, swimming or eating gross things. If you need help, you are always welcome to ask a stranger, talk to another team or phone a friend. If your crew gets stumped, you can call in to the race organizers for help, but it might cost you a time penalty. Yes or no questions cost a 5 minute penalty. More detailed questions cost a 15 minute penalty. Registration:To register, send an email to sdrocketrace@gmail.com by the registration deadline (October 10, 2015) with the following info:
All teams registered by the October 10, 2015 deadline will be confirmed as entered for the race. Additional team slots will be available for late registrants, but will be limited in number. To be sure to get a spot for your team, register by October 10. We will send out confirmation of registration, as well as updates about the game. The race fee is due on race day prior to the beginning of the Rocket Race. Got any questions? Bonus!Help spread the word about San Diego Rocket Race:If at least one member of your team marks themself as "I'm In" on our Yelp event listing before the registration deadline of October 10, your team earns a five minute bonus at lunch. Instead of having to wait the full hour for your mandatory lunch break, your team can leave with your photo scavenger hunt clues five minutes early. Also, RSVP on our Facebook page to stay in the loop - you never know when we might give a hint for the race! |
Rocket Race 2015
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