South African 2007 TB Race: rules
Below is a list of rules and details for the 2007 TB race, please adhere to these rules as
best you can. Bugs that break the rules will be punished. These rules will be finalised by the
31st of January 2007, so have you say before then!
Start location:
Event cache in Mpumalanga -
Prospector's Folly
Finish location:
Yet to be decided, more than likely a cache in Durban
Points awarded for:
- Number of caches visitied
(25 points per cache)
- Distance Traveled
(1 point per kilometer) [values are rounded down per trip]
- Number of South African provinces visited
(100 points per provice)
The Rules:
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Only travelbugs recieved by QFC or Noddy by the 31st December 2006 will be
entered into the race.
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Only one travelbug may be entered per South African geocacher.
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A safety period of the first 3 months of the race will be in
effect. One these three months pass the travelbug with the least points will be
removed from the race.
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Once the race is over or a travelbug has been removed from the race it is the
owner's responsibility to re-tag the bug and give them a new mission.
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Multiple hops by the same cacher are not allowed.
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Multiple cachers colluding to achieve multiple hops is not allowed.
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Bugs can only collect points for a certain cache once. The first time is the
only time that the bug will be awarded points for a cache visit.
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Bugs can only collect points for a province once. The first time is the only
time that the bug will be awarded points for a province visit.
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Multiple long distance trips with a bug but the same or a group of cachers will
be clasified as foul-play, and the bug may be penalised for it.
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14 day escape clause: Should a bug be stranded in a cache from 14 days
or more, the cacher that placed the bug in the cache can move it.
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Should two bugs at the bottom of the ranking have the same points at the end of the month, and the month is an elimination month then both bugs will be “chopped” from the race.
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The race has been designed so that six bugs will remain on the last month of the race (December 2007). The number of bugs that will be eliminated in a given month will be announced on the forum and this site on each elimination month.
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Bugs are to finish the race by the 31st December 2007, late finishes will not
be included in the final ranking.
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The judges/ organisers decision is final.