Photos

Send me a photo of ______

Valid answers: The requested photo/image, or “I cannot answer that question”

These questions should be answered within S 10 M 10 L 20 minutes.

In exchange for answering these questions, the hider should normally Draw 1, Pick 1 card. However, some questions are considered much more powerful, and have a higher cost: Draw 3, Pick 1 in the long game and Draw 3, Pick 2 in the end game.

Those questions are:

Not all photos are available in all sizes of game. See Available Photos by Game Size for a list, or it is also marked in each individual photo page.

General rules regarding photos

In general, photos should be taken by the hider on their phone, and in the phone’s normal aspect ratio. They should be uncropped and unzoomed, and should be taken without too much looking up or down. If possible, they should have at least three distinct features, though that is only required for some photos. The idea is for the photos to be useful, if cryptic. Drones are not allowed.

The exceptions to the unzoomed rule are:

Logos and text, including house numbers, that could be used to identify a location, can be masked before sending

Photos can include features that are outside of the game map, if appropriate. e.g. if the hider is in a Germany game, at the Swiss border, and the Tallest Mountain Visible from the Stop is in Switzerland, then it can be used for a photo.

Caching of photos

In general, photos can be taken by the hider ahead of time to use when questions are asked during the long game. This is known as caching. Those that are tied to the transit stop can also be cached during the end game. All other photos during the end game should be taken on demand. The photos that can be cached in the various stages of the game are covered in their respective pages. The ones that can be cached during the end game are:

How Seekers Can Use Photos

The seekers may not:

Use a reverse image search tool
Use street view or a similar tool
Use AI tools in general
Ask friends for help identifying things

The seekers may:

Use a satellite view
Browse the user submitted photos on a mapping app, as long as they are static
Ask a local for help, whilst being respectful

In general, the Prime Directive applies.

Tracing questions

Tracing paths must always be done using information from the reference mapping data (i.e. OpenStreetMap). Whilst not all the fine detail is necessary, significant veering, turns, etc. should definitely be included.

A marked path is a path, street, road, way, lane, etc. that can be seen on the mapping app. It can be intended for vehicles or not, but it must be publicly accessible. If it is a road or street, then a vehicle must be able to drive into it without passing through some sort of control, such as a payment gate at a car park, or have passage prohibited by a sign, such as at the entrance of a bus station. Note that pedestrian traffic may be allowed in an area where vehicle traffic is not.

The path is considered to end when it changes name. If the path is unnamed, then it ends at the nearest intersections.

A square or area that is adjacent to a marked path is considered part of it, even if the name changes, unless it has marked paths upon it. For the purposes of tracing marked paths, only the path in the mapping program needs to be traced, any square or other adjacent area can be left out.

Parks are not marked paths but may have marked paths on them.

Summary of Photo Questions

Photo	Cost	Small	Medium	Large	Cached (end game)	Zoomed
A Building Visible from the Stop	Draw 1 Pick 1	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Biggest Body of Water	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Current Sightline	Draw 1 Pick 1	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Five Buildings	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Grocery Store Aisle	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Largest Bike Stand/Cage Next to the Station	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
Park	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Platform	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
Place of Worship	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Restaurant Interior or Exterior	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Selfie	Draw 1 Pick 1	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Sky	Draw 1 Pick 1	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Tree	Draw 1 Pick 1	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Tallest Building Visible from the Stop	Draw 3 Pick 1/2	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Tallest Mountain Visible from the Stop	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Tallest Structure in your Sightline	Draw 3 Pick 1/2	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Trace 1 km of Streets	Draw 3 Pick 1/2	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Trace the Nearest Street/Path	Draw 3 Pick 1/2	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Two Buildings	Draw 1 Pick 1	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Widest Street	Draw 1 Pick 1	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌

Available Photos by Game Size

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