rainemaster_16 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 is geocaching a game?? i'm just curious cause i saw some of the topic.. please teach me how to play it please... thanks!!!! rainemaster_16@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment
WH Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Welcome to geocaching. I hope you have as much fun with it as the rest of us do. The best place to start is by reading The Frequently Asked Questions Page. The forum community will be here to answer any other questions you may have so please just ask. Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 If by game you mean something like the Mountain Dew or Pepsi bottlecaps where you win a big prize, then no. If by game you mean a bunch of hobbyists who do it just for the fun of it, then yes. The Frequently Asked Questions link posted above is a fabulous place to start, as is the "Geocaching University" website (do a google search, but I think it might be geocachin-u.com). Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+Thot Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 You may want to try my Beginners Guide at http://factsfacts.com/geocacher.htm Quote Link to comment
+Team Red Oak Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 (edited) I'm new too and my definition of a game is something fun and last night I found my very first cache and benchmark (although the benchmark was gone, I'm positive I was in the right spot). Then I went home and lost at a game of monopoly! I had a great time searching for and finding the cache, much more fun than monopoly and I can't wait until Saturday to get out and find even more caches and I'm going to search for another benchmark. Since I had fun, I guess it's a game. I'm looking forward to learning how to download maps to my GPS and I'm looking forward to the day when I don't have to carry the users manual with me when I go out. Edited May 11, 2005 by Red Oak Quote Link to comment
+Team Tired Boy Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 I think of it as a hobby rather than as a game or a sport. But you can create games with geocaching...like the capture the flag game that's going on in the New England forum right now. Quote Link to comment
+bigdog999 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 It's a way of life !!! Quote Link to comment
+The Chaotic Order Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'm new too and my definition of a game is something fun and last night I found my very first cache and benchmark (although the benchmark was gone, I'm positive I was in the right spot). Then I went home and lost at a game of monopoly! I had a great time searching for and finding the cache, much more fun than monopoly and I can't wait until Saturday to get out and find even more caches and I'm going to search for another benchmark. Since I had fun, I guess it's a game. I'm looking forward to learning how to download maps to my GPS and I'm looking forward to the day when I don't have to carry the users manual with me when I go out. Be sure you read the description on those benchmarks very carefully. Most were placed long before GPS was around and the coordinates were published by someone using a map, a straight-edge, and a pencil...my first find was a benchmark, I found it by accident on my second try 243 feet from the published coords! (saw the witness post on my way back to the coords. to search again!) Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I believe the semi-official forum description is Recreational Activity/Sport/Hobby, sometims abbreviated as "RASH." There's an old thread or two debating this somewhere. Markwell anyone? Quote Link to comment
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