Sep
02

SCVNGR Crosses the Atlantic!

That’s right, you read correctly. We’ve partnered with Quno, an innovative web-based rail search and booking service, to launch treks that travelers can play on their iPhone or Android in the UK. Each trek contains challenges specifically designed for Quno, and the treks are based in some of the most trafficked rail hubs in the UK, including London Waterloo, Paddington, Liverpool Street and Euston; Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Edinburgh.

Calling all rail enthusiasts in the UK! Make sure you play the Quno Challenge for the opportunity to earn the Quno badge, get a sneak preview of their private beta site, and earn a host of other prizes. Always seem to be dashing through the rail station to catch that train leaving in 5 minutes? We’ve got you covered! Challenges on SCVNGR are quick, fun, 10-second interactions that you can complete on the fly!

Also be on the lookout for special Trainspotter challenges on SCVNGR and the trainspotter herself, Sophie C. from Bristol!

Sep
02

1st Badge Competition!

Hello World! If you’re reading this post, you’ve earned your first badge. You’ve also likely earned a few special edition badges like “Eat Pray Love”, “Inception” or the New England Patriots “Rookie.” Now we’re on the trek for the freshest, shiniest, wittiest new badge.

Introducing the 1st ever SCVNGR blag badge design competition!

A highly regarded panel of experts (the SCVNGR team huddled around their laptops and a pizza) will be choosing 1 creative badge concept from the comments here! The King of Bling, Fabian Perez, our insane badge designer will then take the winning concept and put it into production.  When it’s done, the badge will go live on SCVNGR!

Got a badge idea?
Give us the details here

  • What’s the badge called?
  • What does it look like?
  • What does the description say?
  • How/where do you earn it?

Need a little inspiration? Here are a few of our half-baked ideas:

Title: “The Great White”
Image: A ferocious, razor-toothed beast soaring out of the water
Description: Whatever you do, do NOT wear any seal-like outfits in the next 7 days…Air Jaws has been spotted.
How/Where: Earn this badge by doing  1 challenge at a beach during Shark Week!
(We just missed Shark Week.  This badge will have to wait till next year, but now you have a heads-up on how to earn it!)

Title: Get 2 Beers & Jump
Image: Two cans of beer.
Description: Fed up with your job? I know! I’ll get 2 beers and jump! That’s already been done? Ugh, back to the whiteboards.
How/Where: Earn this badge by doing 4 challenges at an airport.
(Too late for a Steven Slater joke? But did you catch the other joke? Pop culture references are a great inspiration for funny badges)

Title: Nostradamus Fail
Image: A can of beans
Description: We made it. Congrats humans.
How/Where: Earn this badge by doing 1 challenge anywhere the day after 12/21/2012 (which would be 12/22/2012.) Yes, we have a long time to wait for this one. It will be worth it.

Your turn! Go!

Sep
01

Rolling Out Rewards in Boston

As many of you heard yesterday, we rolled out Rewards in Boston and we couldn’t be more excited about it. Now all of those fun challenges that you’re doing at your favorite places will turn in to free stuff!

When you play SCVNGR at locations like  Toscanini’s Ice Cream and Coffee, you’ll earn points toward awesome rewards. At Toscanini’s, 9 points gets you some free hot fudge to top off your treat, and 25 points earns you free ice cream! We’re thrilled to be working with local businesses like Toscanini’s to make Rewards a huge success.

You can find all of the live Boston rewards locations on our Client Map.  Zoom in on Boston and scope out the blue pins!

If you missed any of the excitement yesterday surrounding the launch, be sure to check out the video below to see what happened!

NECN Comes to SCVNGR HQ

Now get out there and play SCVNGR!

Aug
31

Rewards + Challenges on SCVNGR = Wicked Happy Boston Businesses

Boston, you’ve been great to us. We figured its time to return the favor, and we’re pretty sure that nothing says “I love you” quite like rolling out rewards on SCVNGR right here in Boston!

That’s right…free goodies at the places you love the most!

Starting today, 50+ local businesses in and around the hub will be offering super stellar rewards on SCVNGR (think free nachos, half off a sandwich, 20% off a meal, buy one get one free on bowling).

Participating businesses include Kings, Middlesex Lounge, Lir, and many other socially happening places. For a full list of participating businesses in Boston visit http://scvngr.com/clients.

Here’s a sampling!

Al Wadi RestaurantAll Asian Cuisine and BarAquitaine Boston
Aquitaine Chestnut HillBall Square Fine WinesBark Place Inc.
Bluestone BistroCafe LunaCentral Bottle Wine & Provisions
Conor Larkins Grill and Tap El PelonFajitas & Ritas
Glow TanningGreenlight CafeLiquid Hair Studio
Metropolis Cafe Middle East MK Boxing
Nicole Pizza South End Athletic CompanyThe Blue Room
The Meat HouseToscanini’sU Chef
Union Bar and GrilleWhiskey’s Smokehouse

Check out the full details here. Grab the free SCVNGR app. Open it up. Go to places in Boston. Do challenges. Earn points and unlock awesome rewards!

Cheers,
The SCVNGRbot

Aug
27

SCVNGR + Facebook® Places = Bigger Game Layer

Its official: the world’s sweetest mobile gaming platform has tapped into the world’s largest social platform (and yes, we do mean SCVNGR is now officially integrated with Facebook Places). Woot!

We’ve been programming away with the new Places API and working around the clock to integrate. Starting today, all the fun stuff you do on SCVNGR can be tied to physical locations, integrated with Facebook Places, and geo-shared with your friends on Facebook.

Also, all the happenin’ stuff around you at a Place on Facebook will be streamed back to your SCVNGR app. So basically…you’ll be socially “checked-in” everywhere you go (not to be confused with the “social check-in”).

Check out the full news here, and let us know how the new integration works for you!

Cheers,

The SCVNGR Team