The AFF Scavenger Hunt III

[anat0l]

The Australian Frequent Flyer Scavenger Hunt III​

Yes, folks, it's on again. I don't know how I keep doing it, but here it goes....

For those of you who haven't seen the previous scavenger hunts, they can be found here (#1) and here (#2).

There are 50 items to be found altogether in this list, which once again was really tough to pull together. The scoring system will be given in a separate post, as will the list. I am endeavouring to keep this thread updated weekly. I'll be relying on the AFF Mods' graciousness to allow me to keep in email contact with them to update the headline posts of this thread! (The posts with the list and score quickly blew out the nominal character limit for a PM!)

The Rules

• To find an item, take a photograph of it, upload it then post it back into this thread with the relevant detail required. (If you do not have a space to upload it, I can upload it to my FT Galleries space, just PM me).
  Note that some items require more than one photograph, and some you may want to take more than one photograph to ensure the find is convincing.
• What you need to post for a find (apart from the photos of the found item)
  • The name and item number of the item you found
  • Where you found it (at least city and country)
  • Date of the find
  • Any other descriptor as you see fit
• A find is only valid if it adheres to the following rules:
  • Finds can only be photos that are dated 15/02/2011 or later.
  • No previous photos are allowed.
  • No stock photos are allowed.
  • No photos or images borrowed from airline websites are allowed.
  • No manufactured/synthesised photos.
  • No conjuring the photo on your computer and then taking a photo of the computer screen.
  • A photo belongs to exactly one find (you can't use a photo for more than one find).
  • Unless otherwise directed in the description of the find:
    • If a find calls for a boarding pass, it must be for a flight taken from 15/02/2011 or later.
    • If a find calls for [a photo of] an aircraft, it must be a real aircraft, not a model.
    • If a find calls for a flight, you can take a photo of a FID, a gate information display, a check-in display or a boarding pass (subject to the rule a couple of points before). No printouts or screenshots of itineraries, e-tickets, MMB screens or booking screens. This list is not exhaustive but any others will be taken on a case by case basis.
  • Essentially, it has to be a photo you have taken in your travels or daily life. The more convincing the photo, the better chance it will pass for a find.
• The only synthesis/modification allowed with photos is scrubbing out personal details or where it is required by law.
• The first claim of a find (by post or PM timestamp) reported and approved by me will be credited. Subsequent claims will not be credited.
• Important: I will be the ultimate judge of whether a find is successful or not. Your participation in this game accepts this condition! If you're unsure or confused, read this rule again.

How many items can one member find? (new rules compared to last game)

• In week one of the competition, a single member may find up to 3 items. A week is a seven day period from Tuesday to Monday, with the first week of the game commencing on 15/02/2011.
• Every two weeks that the game continues, the maximum number of finds for each member is increased by two. So in week three, the maximum will be increased to 5; in week five, the maximum is increased to 7, and so on.
• This thread will be updated to show the maximum number of finds allowed per member for the week.
• If a week of the game progresses without a single find, a random item will be purged from the list.

 

[anat0l]

The Scoring System

Scoring system (new rules compared to The AFF Scavenger Hunt II)

• The score starts at 50 points.
• Points awarded for finds are:
  • For a member's first find in the game, they are awarded 5 points.
  • For a member who already has a find, they are awarded 2 points.
• Penalties:
  • Attrition penalty: For every week that the game continues, 6 points are deducted.
  • Purging penalty: If an item is purged from the list due to nothing being found during a week, 15 points are deducted.

The ideas behind the scoring are:

• Encourage as many members as possible to participate (since members who post their first find add 5 points to the score rather than 2).
• Keep the game going as fast as possible (minimise attrition).
• Keep the game constant (so a list with seemingly no items that can be found doesn't stay like that).

So now - that's all the rules. If you didn't get them all, you will soon! On with the game!

 

[anat0l]

The List, The Score, The Fame

:arrow: Week #14 (week ends 23/05/2011)

• 44 items have been found. 3 items have been purged. There are 3 items left to be found.
• The current score is 84 points, a net change from the previous week of -4 points.
• Members are now capped at 15 finds. This will be increased next week to 17.
• There are 23 members of AFF involved in this Scavenger Hunt. There were no new finders last week.

The List

Click on the FOUND links to jump to a find post.

1. [-]Boarding pass for a Star Alliance operated flight with flight number 1.[/-] PURGED in Week 11
2. [-]Check-in row Q.[/-] [post=408124]FOUND[/post] by Archphoto
3. [-]Aircraft of an airline which is based in one of the former USSR republics except Russia.[/-] PURGED in Week 12
4. [-]Pacific Blue aircraft.[/-] [post=407892]FOUND[/post] by oz_mark
5. [-]Old Australian $5 paper note (i.e. portraits are Caroline Chisolm and Sir Joseph Banks).[/-] [post=405978]FOUND[/post] by Bundy Bear
6. [-]At least three tails of different airlines belonging to the same alliance (*A, ow or ST) in the same photograph.[/-] [post=410894]FOUND[/post] by yohy?!
7. [-]Can of Budweiser.[/-] [post=409865]FOUND[/post] by cartz
8. [-]Ground engineer responsible for pushback holding up the override pin / red tag / flag.[/-] [post=413381]FOUND[/post] by meloz
9. [-]Two-digit gate number where the sum of the digits is 9.[/-] [post=407345]FOUND[/post] by Fantic125
10. [-]Flight number which is four digits long, not a codeshare flight number, none of the digits are zeroes and the sum of the digits is less than or equal to 10.[/-] [post=411701]FOUND[/post] by medhead
11. [-]J or F meal featuring seafood (fish, squid, lobster etc.).[/-] [post=411977]FOUND[/post] by maureeng
12. [-]Row 13 on an aircraft.[/-] [post=407951]FOUND[/post] by Fantic125
13. American Express Centurion Card.
14. [-]Crabtree and Evelyn store (i.e. specifically branded, not just a store that sells Crabtree and Evelyn).[/-] [post=408372]FOUND[/post] by Lawlass
15. [-]Bottle of Absinthe.[/-] [post=405954]FOUND[/post] by casanovawa
16. [-]Except for British Pounds, bank note in a currency of a country which is a member of the European Union but does not use the Euro.[/-] [post=406126]FOUND[/post] by casanovawa
17. [-]Aircraft in Star Alliance livery (i.e. black *A tail).[/-] [post=410174]FOUND[/post] by simonpenny408
18. [-]Safety card showing that seat cushions can be used as flotation devices (usually in place of supplying life jackets).[/-] [post=406083]FOUND[/post] by Bundy Bear
19. [-]Cover Case for the DVD of "Up in the Air".[/-] [post=405812]FOUND[/post] by jdevereux3
20. [-]Boarding pass for a flight between two different cities which hosted a Summer Olympics in the 20th century (excluding Australian cities and cities which were selected to host but the Olympics were cancelled).[/-] [post=417367]FOUND[/post] by medhead
21. [-]Shot of a DJ cabin of a "rogue" aircraft (i.e. no real PE) showing at least rows 1, 2, 3 and 4.[/-] [post=423746]FOUND[/post] by medhead
22. [-]Bottle of Tempranillo red wine.[/-] [post=405954]FOUND[/post] by casanovawa
23. [-]Lobster Thermidor.[/-] [post=428006]FOUND[/post] by meloz
24. [-]Airport sign which is written in Cyrillic.[/-] PURGED in Week 9
25. [-]Wine list from the restaurant glass in Sydney, Australia.[/-] [post=407172]FOUND[/post] by Oneworldplus2
26. [-]Flight Information Display showing a flight which is going to SHA (the display can say "Shanghai" as long as you can prove that the flight is going to Hongqiao and not Pudong).[/-] [post=435208]FOUND[/post] by simonpenny408
27. [-]Aircraft belonging to Air China.[/-] [post=407731]FOUND[/post] by simonpenny408
28. [-]Frontage of a Le Meridian hotel.[/-] [post=409900]FOUND[/post] by notzac
29. [-]Hot air balloon.[/-] [post=409697]FOUND[/post] by SimonM
30. [-]Boeing 747-400 aircraft belonging to a member of the SkyTeam alliance.[/-] [post=419012]FOUND[/post] by medhead
31. [-]Flight from anywhere in Europe (except London) which arrives in the Southern Hemisphere.[/-] [post=407341]FOUND[/post] by Fantic125
32. [-]Two shots required: Soup served in an airline lounge and uncooked soup in a can / packet. Both soups have to be the exact same marketed flavour (which necessarily means you better snap a label of the lounge's description of the soup).[/-] [post=409423]FOUND[/post] by medhead
33. [-]Non-Australian newspaper open to an article talking about a non-Australian airline (advertisements do not count) - the paper does not have to be in English.[/-] [post=406888]FOUND[/post] by drmikki
34. [-]Leg room shot at a seat which is directly behind a solid (top to bottom, no cut outs) bulkhead.[/-] [post=409285]FOUND[/post] by Sickeningthud
35. [-]"One Way" (Street) sign expressed in a language other than English.[/-] [post=419597]FOUND[/post] by medhead
36. [-]Bottle of Stolichnaya Vodka.[/-] [post=405940]FOUND[/post] by drewbles
37. [-]Mirrored disco ball.[/-] [post=411874]FOUND[/post] by casanovawa
38. [-]FID showing a flight which is departing at a time where the minutes is not a multiple of 5.[/-] [post=417820]FOUND[/post] by meloz
39. [-]Shots of (a) a boarding pass, and (b) the seat itself for a middle seat (i.e. a seat which is not directly next to an aisle or window).[/-] [post=406878]FOUND[/post] by medhead
40. [-]Boarding pass for a DJ flight going to the Northern Territory.[/-] [post=409131]FOUND[/post] by Lawlass
41. [-]Boarding pass for a flight where the IATA code for the airline contains a number (no codeshares).[/-] [post=412605]FOUND[/post] by kpc
42. [-]Bottle of Champagne with a vintage date earlier than 2000 (must be a real French Champagne - no sparkling wine fakes).[/-] [post=407030]FOUND[/post] by docjames
43. [-]Inside of an airport where the IATA code of the airport contains two vowels.[/-] [post=409698]FOUND[/post] by SimonM
44. Two photos required: Signs in London which correspond to the names of two coloured properties on a standard Monopoly board (UK English version).
45. [-]Two photos required: Objects (common nouns: no verbs, adjectives or proper nouns) which, when written, are anagrams of each other. Minimum length of the word must be 4 letters.[/-] [post=405828]FOUND[/post] by drewbles
46. [-]Boarding pass for a flight between either DXB, AUH or DOH and somewhere else in another continent which is not Europe or Australasia.[/-] [post=427879]FOUND[/post] by simonpenny408
47. [-]Dam wall (as in something which holds back a lot of water, not a poor quality vertical barrier).[/-] [post=408266]FOUND[/post] by munitalP
48. [-]Three rambutan, with at least one of them cut open.[/-] [post=416012]FOUND[/post] by meloz
49. [-]Sign up form for a frequent flyer program contained inside the pages of an inflight magazine.[/-] [post=406367]FOUND[/post] by ozmille
50. Caviar served with melba toast or blini.

Fame Tables

Score Record

[B][U]
Date   Description                                              Change  Points[/U][/B]
15FEB  OPENING POINTS                                                       50
15FEB  jdevereux3    #19: UP IN THE AIR DVD COVER CASE          +    2      52
15FEB  jdevereux3    NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      55
15FEB  drewbles      #45: ANAGRAM NOUN PAIR                     +    2      57
15FEB  drewbles      NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      60
15FEB  drewbles      #36: BTL STOLICHNAYA VODKA                 +    2      62
15FEB  casanovawa    #15: BTL ABSINTHE                          +    2      64
15FEB  casanovawa    NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      67
15FEB  casanovawa    #22: BTL TEMPRANILLO WINE                  +    2      69
15FEB  Bundy Bear    # 5: OLD PAPER AUD5                        +    2      71
15FEB  Bundy Bear    NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      74
15FEB  Bundy Bear    #18: SAFETY CARD W FLOTATION CUSHION       +    2      76
15FEB  casanovawa    #16: NON-GBP NON-EURO EU CURRENCY NOTE     +    2      78
16FEB  ozmille       #49: FFP SIGNUP FORM IN MAGAZINE           +    2      80
16FEB  ozmille       NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      83
17FEB  medhead       #39: MIDDLE SEAT W BP                      +    2      85
17FEB  medhead       NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      88
17FEB  drmikki       #33: NON-AU AIRLINE ARTICLE IN PAPER       +    2      90
17FEB  drmikki       NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      93
17FEB  docjames      #42: PRE-2000 VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE            +    2      95
17FEB  docjames      NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3      98
18FEB  Oneworldplus2 #25: GLASS SYDNEY WINE LIST                +    2     100
18FEB  Oneworldplus2 NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     103
19FEB  Fantic125     #31: FLT EU (NON-LON) TO STH HEMISPHERE    +    2     105
19FEB  Fantic125     NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     108
19FEB  Fantic125     # 9: SUM 9 TWO DIGIT GATE NUMBER           +    2     110
20FEB  simonpenny408 #27: AIR CHINA A/C                         +    2     112
20FEB  simonpenny408 NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     115
21FEB  oz_mark       # 4: PACIFIC BLUE A/C                      +    2     117
21FEB  oz_mark       NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     120
21FEB  Fantic125     #12: ROW 13                                +    2     122
21FEB  Archphoto     # 2: C/IN ROW Q                            +    2     124
21FEB  Archphoto     NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     127
21FEB  **ATTRITION** WEEK 1                                     -    6     121
22FEB  munitalP      #47: DAM WALL                              +    2     123
22FEB  munitalP      NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     126
22FEB  Lawlass       #14: CRABTREE AND EVELYN STORE             +    2     128
22FEB  Lawlass       NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     131
24FEB  Lawlass       #40: DJ BP TO NORTHERN TERRITORY           +    2     133
24FEB  Sickeningthud #34: SOLID BULKHEAD                        +    2     135
24FEB  Sickeningthud NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     138
25FEB  medhead       #32: MATCHING SOUP IN LOUNGE AND SHOP      +    2     140
26FEB  SimonM        #29: HOT AIR BALLOON                       +    2     142
26FEB  SimonM        NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     145
26FEB  SimonM        #43: INSIDE OF AIRPORT W IATA 2 VOWELS     +    2     147
26FEB  cartz         # 7: CAN BUDWEISER                         +    2     149
26FEB  cartz         NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     152
26FEB  notzac        #28: FRONTAGE LE MERIDIEN                  +    2     154
26FEB  notzac        NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     157
27FEB  simonpenny408 #17: BLACK TAIL *A A/C                     +    2     159
28FEB  **ATTRITION** WEEK 2                                     -    6     153
01MAR  yohy?!        # 6: 3 ALLIANCE TAILS                      +    2     155
01MAR  yohy?!        NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     158
03MAR  medhead       #10: FLT NO FOUR DIGIT SUM LESS THAN 10    +    2     160
04MAR  casanovawa    #37: MIRRORED DISCO BALL                   +    2     162
04MAR  maureeng      #11: J OR F SEAFOOD DISH                   +    2     164
04MAR  maureeng      NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     167
06MAR  kpc           #41: BP W AIRLINE IATA CONTAINS NUMBER     +    2     169
06MAR  kpc           NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     172
07MAR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 3                                     -    6     166
09MAR  meloz         # 8: GROUND ENGINEER W RED OVERRIDE PIN    +    2     168
09MAR  meloz         NEW FINDER BONUS                           +    3     171
14MAR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 4                                     -    6     165
17MAR  meloz         #48: 3 RAMBUTAN                            +    2     167
21MAR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 5                                     -    6     161
22MAR  medhead       #20: FLT BP BTWN 2 SUMMER OLYMPIC CITIES   +    2     163
23MAR  meloz         #38: FID DEPARTURE ON NON DIV-5 MINUTE     +    2     165
28MAR  medhead       #30: SKYTEAM 744                           +    2     167
28MAR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 6                                     -    6     161
30MAR  medhead       #35: FOREIGN ONE-WAY SIGN                  +    2     163
04APR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 7                                     -    6     157
11APR  medhead       #21: ROGUE DJ AIRCRAFT                     +    2     159
11APR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 8                                     -    6     153
18APR  ****PURGED*** #24: CYRILLIC AIRPORT SIGN                 -   15     138
18APR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 9                                     -    6     132
23APR  simonpenny408 #46: BP BTWN DOH/AUH/DXB AND NON-EU/AU/NZ  +    2     134
23APR  meloz         #23: LOBSTER THERMIDOR                     +    2     136
25APR  **ATTRITION** WEEK 10                                    -    6     130
02MAY  ****PURGED*** # 1: BP *A FLT NO 1                        -   15     115
02MAY  **ATTRITION** WEEK 11                                    -    6     109
09MAY  ****PURGED*** # 3: FORMER USSR PLANE NON-RUSSIA          -   15      94
09MAY  **ATTRITION** WEEK 12                                    -    6      88
14MAY  simonpenny408 #26: FID FLT TO SHANGHAI-HONGQIAO          +    2      90
16MAY  **ATTRITION** WEEK 13                                    -    6      84

Finds per Member

Updates to the previous table are highlighted in red.

[B][U]Handle            Count  Items                            [/U][/B]
Archphoto         1      2
Bundy Bear        2      5  18
cartz             1      7
casanovawa        4      15 16 22 37
drewbles          2      36 45
drmikki           1      33
docjames          1      42
Fantic125         3      9  12 31
jdevereux3        1      19
kpc               1      41
Lawlass           2      14 40
maureeng          1      11
medhead           7      10 20 21 30 32 35 39
meloz             4      8  23 38 48
notzac            1      28
munitalP          1      47
Oneworldplus2     1      25
oz_mark           1      4
ozmille           1      49
Sickeningthud     1      34
SimonM            2      29 43
simonpenny408     [color=red]4[/color]      17 [color=red]26[/color] 27 46
yohy?!            1      6

The Purgatory

When a week goes by with no items found, a random item is purged from the list and placed in the purgatory.

• 1. Boarding pass for a Star Alliance operated flight with flight number 1.
• 3. Aircraft of an airline which is based in one of the former USSR republics except Russia.
• 24. Airport sign which is written in Cyrillic.

 

[drewbles]

Re: The List, The Score, The Fame

:arrow:Week #1 (week ends 21/02/2011)

• There are 50 items left to be found.
• The current score is 50 points.
• Members are currently capped at 3 finds. This will not be increased next week.

The List

1. Flight number which is four digits long, not a codeshare flight number, none of the digits are zeroes and the sum of the digits is less than or equal to 10.

1. 
   What kind of photo do you want? A boarding sign at the gate? (I have a 4 digit flight number coming up on an airline that is not a codeshare, but only have the itinerary/eticket for it...)
   
   *edit* mis-read this, mine add up to significantly more than 10; you're a hard task master
   

   [*]FID showing a flight which is departing at a time where the minutes is not a multiple of 5.

   Ditto for this (have one leaving at a bizzare time).

 

[jsd]

Ok, I'll get the ball rolling then....


19. Cover Case for the DVD of "Up in the Air".

 

[anat0l]

Re: The List, The Score, The Fame

What kind of photo do you want? A boarding sign at the gate? (I have a 4 digit flight number coming up on an airline that is not a codeshare, but only have the itinerary/eticket for it...)

A shot of an FID, gate sign, check-in screen etc. is fine.

I'll leave itineraries/e-tickets off the valid list, only because they are easily 'forged'

Rules have been updated.

you're a hard task master

Thank you

 

[simongr]

Re: The List, The Score, The Fame

Shots of (a) a boarding pass, and (b) the seat itself for a middle seat (i.e. a seat which is not directly next to an aisle or window).

Now that is just cruel - does anyone here sit in a middle seat ever?

 

[anat0l]

Find! (#19)

Ok, I'll get the ball rolling then....


19. Cover Case for the DVD of "Up in the Air".

View attachment 1726

And they're off!

That's a find. Well done jdevereux3 for starting us off.

 

[drewbles]

Re: The List, The Score, The Fame

[*]Two photos required: Objects (common nouns: no verbs, adjectives or proper nouns) which, when written, are anagrams of each other. Minimum length of the word must be 4 letters.

two-in-one...

Coin/Icon

 

[anat0l]

Find! (#45)

two-in-one...

Coin/Icon

I'll pay that one.

I have to admit I thought that was going to be the left-field curve ball that'd throw a few off, but you did well to find something. The find does call for two photos, but I'll pay this one.

Well done drewbles.

 

[drewbles]

Re: Find! (#45)

I'll pay that one.

I have to admit I thought that was going to be the left-field curve ball that'd throw a few off, but you did well to find something. The find does call for two photos, but I'll pay this one.

Well done drewbles.

I can take two photos if you'd rather? I just took it then on my laptop...

 

[drewbles]

Re: The List, The Score, The Fame

[*]Bottle of Stolichnaya Vodka.

 

[anat0l]

Find! (#36)

That's another find for you drewbles. I assume you had this in your cellar somewhere?

You've got one more find before you hit the maximum for this fortnight.

 

[drmikki]

Re: The List, The Score, The Fame

Now that is just cruel - does anyone here sit in a middle seat ever?

Yes - I did AKL-LAX in the middle of a 2-4-2 on NZ2 just 2 days ago - definitely NOT doing it again! Flight was already chockers when I booked and reserved seats (apparently the NZ cycling team were headed to LHR - whilst the young men were aesthetically pleasing I was not seated next to them sadly!), no *A status and my standby upgrade failed to come through. :evil:
I booked the row of 4 which was empty at the time, just my colleague and I - then ended up next to a bogan for the entire flight who may have been trying to remove my kidney with his elbows while I slept. Sadly I have no leg room pics nor the skills to photoshop my boarding pass :mrgreen: Nor do I have photographic evidence of when I finally decided to fight for my own personal space... I have pointy elbows

 

[casanovawa]

some more low hanging fruit

15. bottle of Absinthe
22. bottle of Tempranillo red wine

taken today at my local bottlo while i was picking up a few cold ones...

 

[drewbles]

That's another find for you drewbles. I assume you had this in your cellar somewhere?

You've got one more find before you hit the maximum for this fortnight.

You mean by next Monday?

Yes had it at home. Many bottles of champagne too but none of that vintage. I refuse to drink the beer mentioned so none of that at home.

 

[anat0l]

You mean by next Monday?

Not next Monday, the Monday after that (next week is week #2; week #3 the find cap is increased).

 

[anat0l]

Find! (#15, #22)

some more low hanging fruit

15. bottle of Absinthe
22. bottle of Tempranillo red wine

taken today at my local bottlo while i was picking up a few cold ones...

Both of these check out. Good work casanovawa.

 

[docjames]

/dumb question on/

How do I turn a 4MB photo from the camera into a format I can upload (ie. size).

Currently a 4MB jpeg.

Yes, photo taken this afternoon

 

[casanovawa]

So with this one:

"Boarding pass for a flight between either DXB, AUH or DOH and somewhere else in another continent which is not Europe or Australasia."

does that only allow North and South America and Africa? Is all of Asia included in Australasia or is that just Australia and NZ?