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Inspiration for organisersTask ideas for an orienteering game
A good game mixes tasks: one makes you think, another makes you laugh, another makes you work together. Here are ideas you can use in your checkpoints straight away.
How to choose tasks
Alternate quick and longer tasks. If one point takes several minutes of thinking, make the next a simple question or photo. That way teams do not pile up at one point.
Atklāj supports five answer types: multiple choice (with images too), text, number, photo and a simple check-in. Text answers can be checked automatically or by you.
Photo challenges
Creative tasks where the team sends a photo for bonus points.
Observation
Questions that can only be answered on the spot.
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30 checkpoint ideas
- How many windows are on this building’s front? (number)
- What year was the building built? The answer is on the plaque by the door.
- Decode a word where each letter is replaced by the next one in the alphabet.
- Unscramble an anagram to find the name of the next place.
- Take a photo of the whole team in a human pyramid.
- Recreate a famous painting or film scene and send a photo.
- Find something red, round and smaller than your palm.
- What colour is the door to the left of this code?
- Measure the distance to the nearest tree in steps.
- Which of these birds lives in Latvia? (choices with images)
- Solve a maths problem and enter the result.
- Translate a phrase into Latvian or German.
- Write a four-line poem about this place (text answer, checked by the organiser or AI).
- What is shown in the close-up? The picture shows part of a nearby object.
- Guess which colleague is in the childhood photo (for company games).
- Answer a question about the birthday person (for birthday games).
- What word do the first letters of each line on the information board spell?
- Take a photo of the team with a smiling stranger.
- Find the hidden second QR code within 20 metres.
- Each team member has their own clue, and only together do they give the answer.
- Sing a team anthem and send a photo in a victory pose.
- Check in at a GPS-verified point to prove you were there.
- How many steps lead to the top? Count and enter the number.
- Which statement about this place is false?
- Make the letter “A” from natural materials and take a photo.
- Find a street name starting with the same letter as your team name.
- Identify a sound or song from its description.
- What is the name of this monument’s author?
- Put the events in the correct chronological order.
- Final point: find the treasure chest using the first letters of all previous answers.
Frequently asked questions
How many checkpoints are recommended?
For a one-hour game, 8–12 points is usually enough. Fewer and closer for children, more and further for adults.
How do I stop teams following each other?
Let points be visited in any order, or start each team at a different point. Results also show each team’s time.
Can the questions be translated?
Yes. The game can be in several languages, and translations can be prepared automatically.
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