Team Leader
THE AIM OF THE GAME:
You are a mountain expedition guide. Your job is to take clients up to the top of the mountain and return them safely to base camp – all while earning points. The team with the most points at the end wins.
You have two mountain guides. Each of your guides can make multiple trips up and down the mountain with multiple groups of clients to maximise your points.
Points System
There are 4 types of Points
1. Expedition Points
2. Summit Points
3. Return Points
4. Rescue Points (Penalty)
1. Expedition Points
Your team earns expedition points each time your CLIENTS move on the mountain. You earn points for each node your client enters, including the node on which your clients end their move and any nodes they pass through during that day. The value of expedition points increases higher up the mountain. Refer to the points map above to see the points for each node
Example: Your guide is moving UP the mountain with TWO clients following the route above (top right of this page).
4+5+5 points per client (x2) = 28 expedition points for this move.
NOTE: The starting space is not counted, so if you take two clients down the mountain using the same route in reverse, your team will receive: 5+4+3 points per client (x2)= 24 expedition points.
2. Summit Points
Summit points are awarded for each CLIENT who safely reaches the summit:
- 300 points for an experienced client
- 400 points for an inexperienced client
You are not required to spend the night on the summit to earn summit points. Due to the harsh summit conditions, it is suggested that you just pass through or retrace your steps.
NOTE: Each client can only earn summit points once. To earn more summit points, return to base camp and pick up more clients.
3. Return Points
Return points are awarded for each CLIENT who SAFELY returns to base camp after reaching the summit:
- 150 points for an experienced client
- 250 points for an inexperienced client
Return points are not earned by clients who had to be rescued or who did not reach the summit.
4. Rescue Points (Penalty)
Take care of managing the acclimatisation of your clients:
- If a client reaches zero acclimatisation, they require an immediate rescue.
- The client is taken from their current location, airlifted to safety and removed from the game.
- Your team loses 250 points for each rescue.
NOTE: Your points cannot go below zero, so if you only have 200 points, and you lose 250 points, your score will be set to zero.
News Feed
The Newsfeed on the left-hand side of the main game screen shows an up-to-date list of major events during the activity. Any new information will appear at the top of the Newsfeed. Use the Newsfeed to keep track of other teams’ progress.
Example messages you will see on the Newsfeed:
On Day 7, Team Two safely returned client(s) to basecamp after a successful ascent to the summit.
On Day 6, Team One had a client rescued.
On Day 6, Team One and Team Two both reached the summit.
On Day 5, Team Two moved first and earned a risk token.
On Day 4, Team Two set up a camp.
