Rules

The main goal of the game is to find all of the checkpoints — or as many of them as possible — and perform the assigned tasks (usually count something or copy some text). All the checkpoints are located in the city and are marked in the game legend with the appropriate address. When at a checkpoint, you need to indicate the time you found it and write the answer to the task in the control book the event coordinators will provide you.

You can participate in teams of up to 4 people. Teams should stay together throughout the course. Event coordinators have the right to check in on your team at any time during the course.

Two categories — Atlas and Sphinx — are timed courses, so the winning team not only has to find all the checkpoints and perform all the tasks correctly, but do so in the fastest time to win. For the walking categories (Lion and Lion Mini), the course is not timed, so the winning team will be the team that correctly find the most checkpoints and completes the tasks correctly.

The are multiple stages along each route in the four categories. During every stage, teams can move from one checkpoint to another (in the order you find most convenient) until you reach the "end of stage" checkpoint, where event coordinators give you the legend for the second next stage, and so on until you get to the finish. You can't visit checkpoints from previous stages after that. The only exception to this are bonus checkpoints in timed categories (Atlas, Horseman) than can be reached at any point during the game. These checkpoints deduct time from your overall time on the course and if you are planning to win, it is wise strategy to collect them.

You must observe traffic regulations at all times, while walking, running, or biking. Violating them might lead to your team being disqualified, so please be respectful to everyone around you and do not put yourself at unnecessary risk.