Archive for July, 2019

July 22, 2019

Meet Munzee Munzday: Mick

Here at Munzee we’re constantly encouraging our players to meet and greet and build the personal relationships that make this game so great. To bring back this fun way to introduce team members, here is Freeze Tag CFO/CTO Mick Donahoo! 

My wife Jenny and me in St. Kitts

Name and Title:

Mick Donahoo, CFO/CTO Freeze Tag, Inc. (fixitman)

Where are you from?

I was born in Utah, and grew up all over the United States (Wyoming, South Dakota, Virginia, California, Arizona, and graduated from High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico), so saying where are you from is a tricky question for me! (Since high school I have lived in Idaho, New York, and Utah, but have called California home since 1994.)

Tell us about yourself:

My sons and my nephew having a little Fun on the Range

I am married with 4 kids. I met my wife in college, and after we were married and graduated from school we moved to California. I originally started working for Ernst & Young (the accounting firm) in their management consulting practice, and then got the entrepreneurial bug, and have had my hands in several different businesses since then. I am a techno-geek at heart.

How long have your worked for Munzee?

I was one of the co-founders of Freeze Tag over 13 years ago, and have been with Munzee since we merged in 2017.

How did you find Munzee?

Craig Holland introduced me to it, when he came across the game while researching other geo-location games.

Munzee on!

What do you enjoy most about Munzee?

I love that it gets me outdoors, and I love the variety of gameplay that it allows.

What are some of your other hobbies?

Scuba diving, hiking and all kinds of outdoor activities.  I love fixing things and problem solving.  I have spent quite a bit of my time over the last 15+ years volunteering and working with the youth (ages 12 to 18) at my church.  That has been a great experience.

Famous last words?

Probably have to go with one of my cheesy dad lines that I used to say to my kids as they headed out the door, “Remember who you are, love your neighbor, be home before midnight!” (There were about 10 other phrases I would add on to that, but hopefully you get the gist!)

Check back next week to get to know another member of the team!

July 19, 2019

New App Update and An Attractive Magnet Weekend Celebration!

We’re excited to announce that the latest Munzee update is officially live! The newest over-the-air update streamlines Munzee Magnet activation, and includes a number of new Deploy Modes for the different layers of the map!

You can find more details regarding the updates below, but first some more fun news! In celebration of the Magnet update we’re hosting a Magnet Weekend for everyone around the world!

Magnet Weekend Celebration

Starting at 00:01 MHQ on Saturday July 20, 2019 all physical and virtual Munzee Magnets will attract up to five bouncing munzees for 2 hours! This celebration will end Sunday July 21, 2019 at 23:59 MHQ. This means your Magnets are even more powerful just in time for 8zees Birthday events for the weekend, including our California Birthday Bash! To sweeten the pot all Premium Munzee members will also be awarded one free physical Munzee Magnet on Saturday as well! So if you’re not Premium hurry and join before 00:01 MHQ tomorrow!

We also have a special deal on Magnets in the Freeze Tag Online Store! Although players are limited to 10 magnets of each type every 10 days, you can now purchase physical and virtual Magnet 5 Packs for a limited amount of time! From now until Monday, July 22 at 10:00 MHQ five packs of Magnets are available for $4.50. There is a limit of 2 of each Magnet pack per customer, which means you can get an additional 10 of each Magnet type for this weekend, even if you’ve already purchased your ten for this time frame!

Munzee Magnet Update

It’s now easier than ever to Magnetize Munzees in the app! Simply go to the Details page for the Greenie or Virtual you want to Magnetize and you’ll see a bright red “Magnetize” button. This button will only show on munzees that can be Magnetized, so no more guessing and checking! When you go to Magnetize a munzee you’ll also be able to see how many Magnets you have in stock from a pop-up confirmation message.

Magnetizing munzees is even easier!

Magnetizing munzees is even easier!

You can learn about how to Magnetize munzees on the Munzee Help Guide, as well as by watching the video below!

Deploy Layers & Filters Update

Following the Munzee Map Split last month, we’re excited to announce that additional filters have been added to separate the different deploy layers in the game. This makes it much easier to tell where you can deploy certain types of munzees!

Each layer will use different colored proximity circles so you can easily tell which types are which:

  • Deploy All Types Mode – all colors, all types
  • Physical Deploy Mode – original red color
  • Virtual Deploy Mode – blue color
  • Flat Deploy Mode – green color
  • Temporary Virtual Deploy Mode – yellow color
  • Event Deploy Mode – pink color (only visible on event accounts

You can access these different deploy modes from the Filters section of the app. To help with all of these different types of munzees we have also given Premium members two additional custom preset filters, for a total of five.

Different map layers are distinguished by different color deploy circles!

We hope these latest updates help make your gameplay experience even easier! Be sure to take advantage of the Magnet Weekend Celebration to help you get Magic 8 Balls, Flat Shuttles, 8 Mates and more. We have lots of other great updates in the works so be sure to stay tuned.

Munzee on!

July 16, 2019

Introducing the Classical AlternaMyth Wrangler Badge!

It’s been a while since the release of the Myth Wrangler, Classical Myth Wrangler, and AlternaMyth Wrangler badges, so it seems long past due that we introduce your next challenge!

We’re excited to announce that you’ll soon be able to earn the Classical AlternaMyth Wrangler badge for capturing all four Classical AlternaMyths in a single day!

The Fire Pegasus, Cherub Faun, Ogre, and Chimera are all hard enough to find on their own, but will you be lucky enough to cap them all in one day? Since these Alternative Versions of the four Classical Mythological Munzees are exclusively deployed by Freeze Tag team members, this badge is only for the most committed of Myth hunters.

You’ll want to do everything you can to increase your odds, so remember to utilize Munzee Magnets and Elemental Munzees. 

Please note that regular first generation Myths or AlternaMyths, Classical Myths, or Gen 3 Myths will not count toward this badge. The Classical AlternaMyth Wrangler badge IS NOT retroactive though. The badge will begin awarding at 00:01 MHQ time on Wednesday July 17, 2019.

This one won’t be easy to get, but we believe in you! Happy hunting and Munzee on!

July 16, 2019

BLAST Off Personal Tag On Sale Now!

One small leap for man, one giant leap for Munz kind!

50 years ago today the Apollo 11 space mission blasted off! Over the next few days history was made and mankind took its first steps on the moon. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing we have a new BLAST Off Personal Tag featuring artwork from our Flat Flyby Friends specials! These limited edition tags will only be available from now until July 24 at 23:59 MHQ.

To celebrate the blast off we also have a special offer! With each BLAST Off Personal Tag purchase you’ll also receive a FREE Blast Capture as well!

Like the Blast From The Past tags, in order to get the FREE Blast Cap you’ll need to add both the “BLAST Off” personal tag and a Blast Capture to your cart. No discount code is needed, but the discount will NOT be automatically added unless both items are in the cart. If you plan on buying more than one BLAST Off tag and want more free Blast Caps you will need add more to your cart for each tag purchase. Please note that this promo is only applicable to the BLAST Off tag.

To learn more about Personal Munzees, click here. All of our current Personal Munzee tags are made with sublimated images on metal to ensure for durability.

We hope you’ve all enjoyed our GR8 8th Birthday month so far! We know it’s been a busy one so we hope you’re keeping busy chasing Magic 8 Balls, Flat Astronauts, and more!

July 15, 2019

Introducing the Flat Flyby Scatter Specials! (And the First 1,000 Point Munzee!!)

July 16-24 marks a historical period in time, as it is the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the Moon. To commemorate this critical moment in human history, Virtual Flat Shuttles will begin bouncing on Tuesday, July 16 at 00:01 MHQ time all the way until Wednesday, July 31 at 23:59 MHQ time!

Flat Shuttle Specials

Starting tomorrow, you will have the rest of the month to enjoy these brand new Flat Shuttle specials. The Flat Shuttle icons will bounce to the Flat Friends Munzees and regular Virtual Munzees every 6 hours or when capped and scatter our Flat Flyby Friends to Greenies. Flat Flyby Friends will scatter to Greenies within 1,000 ft of the initial virtual Flat Shuttle capture. 500 of these virtual specials will be bouncing around the map, and they will not be blastable.

Points

  • Capture: 69
  • CapOn: 19

You can increase your chances of capping the Flat Shuttle specials by using Virtual Magnets, available for purchase in the Freeze Tag Online Store.

Flat Flyby Friends

Each time a Flat Shuttle special is captured, one of each of the four Flat Flyby Friends —Flat Flyby Rob, Matt, Lou, and Hammock— will be scattered to a nearby Greenie for 6 hours or when capped. The Flat Flyby Friends will all be worth the same point values.

Points

  • Capture: 50
  • CapOn: 19

You can access these specials by turning on your All Expiring Specials and All Limited Edition Specials filters.

Badges

Capturing these specials will count towards Specials capture badges. They will also have their own line of badges for players to enjoy! There will be two capture badges to earn, for capturing any Flat Shuttle special and for capturing one of each of the Flat Flyby specials. The badges will appear as follows:

And that’s not all of the exciting news!

8 Mates Special

When the Shuttle Specials go live, we will also have eight “M8s” (pronounced “Mates”) enter the map as well! These physical bouncers will bounce to Greenies every 8 hours or until captured. They will remain on the map for the same duration as the Shuttle Specials, from July 16 at 00:01 MHQ time until July 31 at 23:59 MHQ time.

Ready to hear about the points?! Yes, you read the blog’s title correctly! This rare special will be worth a whopping points value, because birthday month really has us celebr8ing!

Points

  • Capture: 1,000 points + 8 PinPoints
  • CapOn: 108 points

You can access this very exciting special by turning on your All Expiring Specials and All Limited Edition Specials filters. Captures on the 8 Mates specials will count towards Specials Capture badges, as well as their own badge line. The 8 Mates specials will be attracted to physical Munzee Magnets.

8 Mates Badges

There will be two badges to earn for capturing the 8 Mates specials based on number of captures. There are very few of the these specials bouncing around, so you’ll have to get really lucky if you want both! The badges will appear as follows:

We told you that July would be a GR8 month! Don’t forget that Magic 8 Ball munzees are still bouncing around until the end of the month as well, so there are TONs of specials to try for! Is this the most extravagant 8th birthday celebration that you’ve ever been a part of!? An entire month of fun, celebrations, and specials!

Munzee on!

July 15, 2019

Meet Munzee Munzday: Andy

Here at Freeze Tag we’re constantly encouraging our players to meet and greet and build the personal relationships that make this game so great. To bring back this fun way to introduce team members, let’s get to know more about Andy Cameron, the illustrator responsible for many of WallaBee‘s amazing art designs! Andy may not work on Munzee all the time, but he’s certainly loaned us his artwork on more than one occasion! 

WallaBee Item Pie-Eyed Andy, designed by and featuring Andy

Name and Title:

Andy Cameron, Illustrator, Graphic Designer (Munzee: AndyCam, WallaBee: Andrew Cameron)

Where are you from?

I live in Derby, which is in the centre of the UK.

Tell us about yourself:

I live with my family: 1 x Wife, 2 x Children, 1 x Cat. I love drawing and graphic designing and actually have real qualifications in it! I really like eating peanuts and probably eat too many. I work on my own over here in the UK, but always feel part of the larger Freeze Tag team. Well for 3 hours a day when our timezones coincide, anyway!

How long have your worked for Munzee/Freeze Tag?

About 4 years!

WallaBee Item Andy Cratchit, designed by and featuring Andy

How did you find Munzee?

Munzee found me. I was working for WallaBee App and Munzee bought it, and the rest is history. That was a very good thing that happened.

What do you enjoy most about Freeze Tag’s games?

Definitely the people I’ve met. The players are very friendly and all have a story to tell. The team members are all fantastic.

What are some of your other hobbies?

I love running. I get out as much as I can. Working up to a Marathon before I get too old to finish one. Also, getting out into the countryside with family and friends. Supporting/going to watch local football (soccer) team, Derby County, and dealing with the disappointment! Playing guitar and making music. Watching live music, listening to music. Binging on Netflix (and other providers) Dramas. I like cooking too, but have a limited range… I’ve just discovered the world of podcasts and I like listening to them too. Eating.

Famous last words?

“Don’t unplug that!” or “Who says you can’t make toast in the bath?”

Andy’s Artistic Achievements

Check out the gallery below to view some of Andy’s most memorable artwork! These are only a selection of his many, many uniquely wonderful designs!

Check back next week to get to know another member of the team!

July 15, 2019

Team USA Earns Gold for Coupe du Munzee Victory!

The Coupe du Munzee specials might have left the map on July 7 following the conclusion of the Women’s World Cup, but we told you that wouldn’t be the end of these specials! Please welcome the Coupe Champion Nomad to the map at 15:00 MHQ time to honor our champion, Team USA!

 

This golden icon will operate similarly to our Nomad Munzees, which are rare bouncers that travel all over the map. Unlike our Coupe du Munzee specials, it will be a permanent munzee, meaning this physical bouncing game piece is here to stay! There will be 11 of the Coupe Champion Nomads on the map, and they will bounce to Greenies every 12 hours or when capped. The number of Nomads signifies the 11 players on the field during a game of football/soccer.

Coupe Champion Nomads work a bit differently though. When you cap any of the 11 Coupe Champion Nomads you have a chance of earn one of 23 different icons featuring the jersey number of a member of the victorious Team USA! Similar to the Magic 8 Ball Specials, you don’t know which number you’ll get so cap these rare superstars any chance you can!

Points:

  • Capture: 500
  • CapOn: 250

These munzees can be captured on previously capped and owned munzees. They will be attracted to physical Munzee Magnets. You can access the Coupe Champion Nomads by turning on your All Expiring Specials and All Limited Edition Specials filters.

Badge

There will be a special badge to earn upon capturing at least one Coupe Champion Nomad. These new bouncers will also count toward the other Nomad badge lines as well.

Coupe Du Munzee Champions!

We would also like to take a moment to acknowledge all of the teams that participated in the Coupe, especially the Netherlands team that put up such a great fight in the championship game. As a worldwide game ourselves we value the merits of international competition, and we had a ton of fun watching all of the games alongside our own international players. Now get out there and cap the Coupe Champion Nomad to celebrate the victory of Team USA! Even if you weren’t rooting for them, you have to admire the athletic achievement of the fierce women of Team USA!

Munzee on!

July 14, 2019

It’s a Party in the USA with Our Latest Global Grub!

Today is a very, very special holiday, as it’s National Mac & Cheese Day!! Of course we must celebrate this extremely important holiday by releasing the United States Global Grub Munzee today at 15:00 MHQ time!

Seven United States Global Grub specials will be deployed, joining Global Grub virtual specials including Mexico, Australia, Japan, and more! They will bounce to regular virtuals and colored virtuals every 12 hours or when captured.

Points

  • Cap: 200
  • CapOn (Host): 100

Each time a Global Grub munzee is captured, players will earn a badge containing a dish of food that is unique to the flag pin country. Capturing the United States Global Grub will earn you the following delicious badge:

How will you be celebrating National Mac & Cheese Day? (Even if you’re not American, you better be celebrating!) Whether your’re lactose intolerance, gluten free, or vegan, there are so many delicious mac & cheese recipes out there that you can customize to meet your dietary needs. When it comes to determining what makes for the perfect dish of mac & cheese, everyone tends to have very passionate answers. Do you bake yours with bread crumbs? Crumble in a little bacon on top? Add in some lobster? Mix in a special seasoning? Use several different cheeses? Let us know your secret to the world’s best mac & cheese!

The Global Grub specials will bounce around the globe for the remainder of the year before leaving the map on 12/31/2019 at 23:59 MHQ time. You will have until then to try your luck capturing these very rare specials. We will also be putting out an overall capture line soon, so make sure to stay turned for more exciting Global Grub updates in the very near future!

Munzee on!

July 11, 2019

Celebrate the 8zees with New 8th Place Badges!

Though hardcore players usually strive to be first, there is now an advantage for earning 8th place! In honor of the #8zees and Munzee’s 8 weeks of 8th birthday 80s throwback celebrations, we’re introducing the 8th place leaderboard badges today at 10:00 MHQ time!

There will now be three new badges that players can earn for earning 8th place on the three daily leaderboards. These badges are not retroactive, but you’ll be able to earn them starting today! That means if you end the day in 8th place on the Virtual, Physical, or Overall Daily Leaderboard, you’ll be able to earn these respective badges:

Cur8or– Earn 8th place on the Virtual Daily Leaderboard

Deb8or– Earn 8th place on the Physical Daily Leaderboard

InfiniZee– Earn 8th place on the Overall Daily Leaderboard

Whoever said first place is best clearly never celebrated the 8zees! Are you ready to earn some new badges?

Munzee on!

July 10, 2019

Munzee’s Official Birthday Bash is Coming Up! (Plus New Tags!)

Will you be joining us in California for Munzee’s Official Birthday Bash on Saturday, July 20? The #8zees will be in full swing as Matt, Dylan, Craig, Mick, Mari, Tamara, and Emma join players in turning back time for Munzee’s 8th birthday celebration in sunny Tustin, CA! You will be able to earn some awesome new badges and icons, including the two pictured below:

You can RSVP to the event now to join members of the Freeze Tag Team on July 20 at 10:00 in Citrus Ranch Park for an unforgettable trip down memory lane. Not sure what to wear? As you recall, each event host has been awarding players with a special badge for best 8zees (80s) attire. And though staff members won’t be vying for this badge, they will be dressing up!

Members of staff will be taking a little “trip to the movies,” as some Freeze Tag teammates will be dressing up as some of their favorite 80s movie characters. Whether you’re more of a Ferris Bueller or an Indiana Jones, we know you want to join in on the 8zees fun! Remember that players in attendance will be able to earn exclusive Traveling Team badges when they meet team members!

New Tags

To get you in the 8zees mood, we will be selling a brand new Personal Tag in the Freeze Tag Online Store starting today at 15:00 MHQ time. Inspired by National Video Game Day this past Monday (and our recent Joystick Munzee artwork!), this retro Personal Tag will get you right in that 8zees spirit. This tag is also available for the sale price of $8.88 in celebration of our 8th birthday!

Let’s turn back time and make some new Munzee memories!

Munzee on!