Poker Run Overview

🃏 MWGB Friday Poker Run — Explore, Cache & Play Your Hand!

Kick off your MWGB weekend with the Friday Poker Run—a fun, flexible adventure that gets you out into the community to explore the surrounding area, enjoy some geocaching, and spend time with friends. (Check the event schedule for start locations and times.)

🚗 How It Works

You’ll have 4 hours to complete the Poker Run. While visiting all the stops typically takes about 1.5 hours (depending on the year’s locations), the extra time lets you:

  • Enjoy each stop at your own pace

  • Grab lunch with friends

  • Find nearby caches along the way

This is not a race—it’s all about fun, exploration, and smart planning!

🎉 Poker Run Kickoff

  • Friday at 9:00 AM

  • Spangler Arena

Stop by to pick up your Poker Run entry card and hear a full overview of the rules before you head out.

📝 Pre-Registered Players:
Pre-printed entry cards will be available Wednesday night at the Kickoff Event and all day Thursday at the Info Center. Please pick up your card before Friday to help minimize wait times.

📱 Adventure Lab Component

At 10:00 AM, a 10-stage Poker Run Adventure Lab goes live in the Geocaching Adventure Lab® app.

  • Includes all 7 Poker Run stops

  • Plus 3 Adventure Lab–only stages

A list of the 7 Poker Run stops will be displayed on the projector screen at 10:00 AM—use your phone to snap a photo for reference.

🃏 Entry Cards & Players

  • One entry card per person, ages 18 and older

  • Each player must be present to receive their card

  • Each card must list a unique cacher name

👥 Team Names:
If you cache as a team, please adjust names so each entry is unique.
Example:

  • Mr TeamPlayer / Mrs TeamPlayer

  • TeamPlayer Bob / TeamPlayer Sally

👧 Kids Club (Ages 0–17):
Kids can join the fun with a Kids Club entry card and earn a special prize. (One prize per child.)

📍 Collecting Your Cards

Poker Run “playing cards” are barcoded stickers, available at each of the 7 official Poker Run stops.

  • Collect one sticker per stop

  • Affix each sticker to your entry card

🕐 Turn-In & Live Results

  • Entry cards may be turned in starting at 1:00 PM

  • Final acceptance is 2:00 PM sharp at Spangler Arena

After submitting your card, please move into the center seating area to make room for returning players.

🖥 Live Results Playback
Results will be played live on a large overhead screen, wrapping up around 4:00 PM (timing may vary based on entries and technical factors).

As hands are evaluated, you’ll watch top-ranked hands rise—and fall—as better hands take the lead. It’s exciting, unpredictable, and a lot of fun! Hang out with friends, visit vendors, and enjoy the action as it unfolds.

🏆 You must be present at the end of playback to win—so stick around!

📜 Poker Run Rules

  • Take only ONE sticker at each stop

  • One entry per person, ages 18+

  • Ages 0–17 must use a Kids Club entry card

  • No late entries — all cards must be submitted by 2:00 PM

  • You must be present at the end of results to win

  • Drive safely — this is not a race

  • Stops may be visited in any order

  • Time of submission does not affect prizes

  • Please be respectful of host locations—if a stop looks crowded, find a nearby cache and return later

  • Ties and disputes will be resolved by MWGB Planning Committee Members


Example Entry Card:

 

Playback Screen