The Amazing MarsCon Chase
Teams may be comprised of at least 3 but no more than 5 individuals. One team member must be clearly visible in each picture, except when more are specified. Someone from your team must be present with all pictures and objects collected for awards on Sunday at 11am. Do not disturb a panel or guest in order to obtain an item/photo. Be polite and ask before taking pictures. Do not destroy property, hotel or otherwise. All objects will be returned. The winning team wins half off 2019 MarsCon entrance fee. Questions during the weekend about an item? Email marsconchase@gmail.com. Use #MarsConChase18 on FaceBook, Instagram, or Twitter.
Establishing picture:
- Must have all team members present with faces clearly presented; no masks/heavy makeup. (required to play)
Around the Hotel:
- Under the refracted light chandelier (10 pts)
- With each of the three fireplaces in different parts of the hotel (10 pts)
- Find 21 brown squares in gravel (15 pts)
- Next to Governor’s Residence Mural (15 pts)
- With a hotel staff member in costume (15 pts)
- Next to pool chemical board (10 pts)
- Next to 9 bamboo plants (10 pts)
- Playing Galaga (10 pts)
- Three members sitting in plush yellow chairs (10 pts)
- Next to sign with 11 places to go (15 pts)
- Pointing to “Glass containers prohibited” on a sign (10 pts)
- On a balcony in a hotel room (10 pts)
- Under the Pitchers sign (10 pts)
- Next to the abstract art hanging in the Conference Center (10 pts)
Around the Convention:
- Take a picture with the following symbols found on the walls around the con (10 pts each):
- The Alliance Starbird
- Independent Planets Flag
- Anti-possession Symbol
- A Gallifreyan Symbol
- Cylon Logo
- Starfleet Insignia
- 2016 CASIS Mission Patch
- Outer Planets Alliance Logo
- Earth Alliance Seal
- Point of Origin Symbol
- Picture of at least 3 team members playing Starship Horizons (20pts)
- With the Giant Marso or Marsa Sign (10 pts)
- Signatures of Senior Staff in one program book (10 pts per signature)
- Next to the large map of the conference center (10 pts)
- With Fluffy the Zombie (10 pts)
- Playing a game in either the Con’s video game room or the board game room (20 pts)
- Dancing at a concert with the musical guest in the background (20pts)
By the numbers – Take a picture of the following or collect items where noted. Each number is its own picture:
- 1 comic book based tattoo (10 pts)
- 2 team members in the vendors area holding up their purchases (30 pts)
- Team member holding 3 books by different MarsCon authors (10 pts)
- 4 people on a poolside cabana chair (10 pts)
- 5 different pieces of fandom jewelry on one team member (15 pts)
- 6 people on a bed at one time (15 pts)
- 7 different types of cell phones (15 pts)
- 8 people in skirts/dress/kilts (20 pts)
- 9 people wearing different styles of hats (20 pts)
- 10 people with beards (20 pts)
- 11 people in a mirror (20 pts)
- Collect 12 different pens (15 pts)
- Collect 13 business cards from vendors/artists (15 pts)
Meeting the people of MarsCon (One team member in picture unless otherwise noted):
- With Three people in superhero shirts in one picture (15 pts)
- With Pickle Lady and Pickleman (15 pts)
- With Con Photographer Earl Harris taking your picture as you take his (10 pts)
- With an artist guest and one of their works of art (15 pts)
- With Musical Guest of Honor (15 pts)
- With a Costume Contest entrant (10 pts)
- 2 team members with at least 2 Vaudeville Show Cast members (20 pts)
- Play Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock w/someone wearing Big Bang Theory shirt (20 pts)
- Being Force Choked by Darth Vader or Kylo Ren (30 pts)
- Arrested and Locked up in Klingon Jail (20 pts)
- BONUS: Record video of arrest (40pts)
- Picture with someone at MarsCon wearing the following cosplays: (one pic for each)
- 3 different Star Wars characters in same picture (20 pts)
- 2 Harry Potter characters from different houses in same picture (20 pts)
- Mashup Cosplay: Two or more character traits in one costume (20 pts)
- 3 different Doctor Who characters in same picture (20 pts)
- Couples or Family Cosplay (20 pts)
- Werewolf (20 pts)
- Game of Thrones (15 pts)
- Walking Dead (non-walker character) (15 pts)
- Firefly (15 pts)
- Stranger Things (15pts)
- Deadpool (10 pts)
- Star Trek (10 pts)
- Marvel (10 pts)
- DC (10 pts)
- Steampunk (10 pts)
- One team member volunteer at least 2 hours with a signed timecard. See Addie for volunteer opportunities or Victoria/Kitty in the ConSuite. **TEAM MEMBER MUST BE 16 YEARS OR OLDER, OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT** (60 pts)