2016-10-20
Still looking for a special task for the autumn holidays? This is our suggestion for you: Take a trip to Hamelin and find some rats! The legend of the brothers Grimm tells a stranger appeared in H
amelin more than 725 years ago, who made the city famous all over the world - the Pied Piper. Now it's your turn! Embark on his paths and discover the city and the "Pied Piper" LAB (LocalAreaBadge). It will take you through the historic center and to a great vantage point overlooking the city and the Weserbergland (the Weser marshes).
We have placed 12 rats on the map for you - if you capture all of them, you will receive a special badge and 1,200 extra points. Thanner had the idea for this LAB which we have realized very gladly.
Perhaps you can meet with Thanner and/ or other friends at an event in Hamelin to collect this badge? Just try out the new Event-Race feature. In the event on the website and after the start of the event (start and end time will be queried while you are creating the event), you can find a list of all event participants - the new Event-Race-Ranking! During the event, this ranking will show who of you earned most points. An exciting affair - try it right out ...!
capture the rat...
2016-10-07
Just in time for the weekend, we want to lure you back from the sofa. This weekend we recommend the brand new LAB (LocalAreaBadge) Stelling van Amsterdam in the Netherlands!
On the 135km long line of defense around Amsterdam (built between 1880 and 1914), now you will find 45 special icons (built in October 2016) on the FLAGSTACK map, from which you have to collect at least 40 to receive the great badge with 4,000 extra points.
Thanks to Borghuis for the idea and the assistance in the implementation! In your surroundings, there are also beautiful landscapes or special buildings that deserve to get out with a LAB? Bring it on and send your proposals to lab@flagstack.net, and together we can make a unique LAB!
capture the LAB!
2016-10-03
To celebrate the German Unity Day we will donate 26% discount unit on Monday off the entire assortment *.
And now, do the following:
1. Choose your favorite flags in our Webshop https://www.flagstack.net/shop.
2. Redeem the discount code YJYQRRO in the shopping card.
3. Pay online with PayPal.
Have fun deploying your new flags and…
capture the flag!
* The discount offer is valid only until 03.10.2016 to 23:59 (Timezone Europe / Berlin) and cannot be combined with other current discount codes or offers. No cash alternative available.
2016-09-30
Tatatataaaaa… To the sound of fifes and drums we proudly present: the first LAB (LocalAreaBadge) in the U.S.! A short message on Facebook in the Flagstack USA group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/946578765408502/) started the ball rolling. The same day we received the first really great proposals. And now the big day has finally arrived - we are publishing the LAB "Chesapeake lighthouses" by DudleyGrunt.
Now you can find 17 lighthouse icons round the largest estuary of the USA, the Chesapeake Bay, on the FLAGSTACK map. Discover one of the most important natural landscapes of North America and collect at least 14 of the 17 special icons to receive the amazing badge with 1,400 extra points.
There are beautiful landscapes or special buildings in your surroundings, that deserve to reach global renown with a LAB? Bring it on and send your proposals to lab@flagstack.net, we can make a big deal about it in common!
2016-09-29
How time flies - Feels like it was last month (okay, it was in March 2016), we have celebrated the 500,000 deployed flag by Borghuis at FLAGSTACK. And presto, today on 29.September 2016, the incredible 1,000,000 flag was deployed in the evening hours!
Congratulations to Michael11 (DE) on this lucky hit! For this very special flag he has chosen a location with a beautiful view: near the monastery Ommerborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and now the flag is waiting to be captured by you... A promise is a promise: Michael11 has got as a reward 10x Green Flags and of course a 12-month Premium Membership.
With your help it continues! Tell everyone you have fun with FLAGSTACK! Go out, enjoy the nature and play FLAGSTACK with your family, with your friends, with your dog - just like you love the most!
2016-09-28
In Sumava there is a lot to explore: there are centuries-old trees, specially shaped rock formations, endless deep forests, crystal clear glacial lakes, high alpine plains, torrential rivers and mysterious bogs - and from today as well a LAB (Local Area badge) with FLAGSTACK!
With this LAB, Pumpik (CZ) will lead you through the German-Czech mountain range - also known as the green roof of Europe. Collect at least 30 of 35 official Sumava icons on your expedition and get the unique Sumava Badge with 3,000 extra points.
Do you know a special area you would like to become known by a LAB with FLAGSTACK? Please submit your idea to lab@flagstack.net and we will do something amazing together.
2016-09-23
Do you want to discover something new that is actually quite old? Something that exists in many places in Germany, that is totally healthy, and is still barely known? Then check out our latest LAB (Local Area Badge): the graduation house tour! The graduation house tour leads you to places where you can find so-called graduation houses for salt extraction from brine using wooden scaffolding and fagots. Salt extraction itself has no purpose at the present time. Recreational and health aspects have been retained at the different locations. For example, asthmatics appreciate briny air and many clinics have settled in the vicinity of the scaffoldings, that are mostly found in health resorts.
You have to collect a minimum of 15 graduation house-icons (20 in total) to receive this special badge together with 1,500 extra points. Thanks to DocBrown13 who had the idea for this LAB, we love to support ideas like that. And again thanks to DocBrown13 for collecting all the information. Now it depends on you - have fun enjoying the fresh air...!
Nachtrag 25. September 2016: Auf Grund der großen Nachfrage wurde die Gradierwerkstour heute um 18 Gradierwerke erweitert und somit sind es ingesamt 38 Gradierwerke, wovon 30 für das Badge eingesammelt werden müssen. Anstelle der 1.500 Punkte gibt es jetzt zusätzlich beim erreichen des Badges 3.000 Punkte.
2016-09-16
Along the North Sea coastline.... a new challenge is waiting for you! Starting today, you can find 32 lighthouses, that we have summarized to a LAB (Local Area badge) for you! GrafZahl75 had the idea - and we have the capabilities. The lighthouses extend from southern Bremerhaven to a little east of Cuxhaven. One is on the island Neuwerk and reachable only via mudflat hiking, boat or carriage ride - another one with just a little walk at low tide. All lighthouses are reachable over public roads. Collect 25 of 32 lighthouses and you will get the amazing badge. If you have collected all lighthouses, you can earn more than 4,000 points at all. The lighthouses will light your way in the dark, why don’t you deploy some Night Flags over there?
You also have such a great idea for your region? Then just write an email : info@flagstack.net
And for now, “nich lang schnacken“ (Low-German: stop talking) - Capture the flag...
2016-08-26
Today, just in time for the weekend, we are launching a new Local Area Badge! Together with WolfHugo we added special icons to 29 observatory towers south of Hanover. Collect a minimum of 23 towers to collect this rare badge together with 2000 bonus points.
The "towers between Weser and Leine" consist of several lookout towers in the Weser Leine hill-country. Some towers are always open and free walkable, others have opening times or are accessible for a small contribution. We hope you will have always a good view ...
2016-07-10
Celebration continues at our jubilee month - there are brand new features on our website to discover!
Right at the top of the deploy list you can find a pull-down menu of various options for sorting. What is your flag most found? Where did you deploy your first flags? Finally you can answer these questions to yourself and your friends...
At your deploy list you can find a replacement icon for green flags next to the known editing icon. At the displayed pull-down menu you can see the kind of flag types of your inventory incl. the number of your undeployed flags. Look at the graphical instructions and try the function directly... If it's easier for you to select a green flag at a specific location, you can select, edit and replace your green flags by using the map!
Click in your profile here: "Deploys"
Now you can see the new feature: sorting your deployed flags.
You can find the replacement button for green flags.
When you click on it, the following window will open ....
... and you can choose, by which of your inventory flags you want to replace this green flag…
...by clicking on "Save" the flag will be replaced...
...and the replaced green flag can now be found in your archive.
Have fun with the new features!