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Your challenge this month is to find or hide geocaches containing the words North, East, South, or West. There are also 4 secret directional words you can receive points for.

Complete the Results Form and submit it no later than May 5, 2025 (11:59 PM). Project-GC will be used to determine the winner of the challenge. NO ENTRY FORM IS REQUIRED.


The MiGO Which Way? Challenge was created by MrandMrsMan.
Obtain your number of points from Project-GC here.

Submit this form with the results from running the Project-GC checker using your cacher name.

Players are expected to understand and play by the Common Contest Rules as well as the MiGO Code of Fair Play.

Anyone can play, but only MiGO members can win. For more information on joining MiGO, click here.

  1. Finds:
    1. Find caches containing any of the the words "North," "East," "South," or "West" in the title.
    2. Finds must be made between March 15, 2025, and April 30, 2025.
  2. Hides:
    1. Hide caches containing any of the the words "North," "East," "South," or "West" in the title.
    2. Hides must be published between March 15, 2025, and April 30, 2025.
  3. Eligible Caches:  
    1. Any cache with a GC code is eligible.
  4. Words included as part of another word (e.g. "northeast") do count.
  5. A maximum of one word will count for each cache. For example, "northeast" would count for either "north" or "east," but not both. 
  6. Finds or hides containing any of 4 secret directional words in the title will also count. However, these words will not be revealed prior to the end of the challenge.
  1. Points:     
    1. Every qualifying find will be awarded 1 point. One bonus point will be awarded if the word appears at the beginning of the cache title (for a total of 2 points).
    2. Every qualifying hide will be awarded 3 points. One bonus point will be awarded if the word appears at the beginning of the cache title (for a total of 4 points).
    3. Lake Superior members will have their points doubled (not included in the checker; will be calculated later).
    4. Points from the secret directional words will be included in the total number shown in the checker results, but the qualifying caches corresponding to these words will not be listed.
  2. Winners:
    1. Winners will be chosen by a random drawing of entrants.
    2. The number of winners will depend on the number of entrants:
      • 1-15 entrants = 1 winner
      • 16-30 entrants = 2 winners
      • 31+ entrants = 3 winners
  3. Prizes:
    1. Lake Superior and Lake Huron members are playing for a collectible geocoin.
    2. Lake St. Clair and Trial members are playing for a membership upgrade coupon.
    3. Membership is measured at the end of the challenge. Anyone who upgrades their membership during the challenge period will be competing at the upgraded level.
    4. The challenge managers reserve the right to offer additional prizes, depending on the number of entrants.
If you have a question regarding the challenge, click this link to send an email to the challenge managers. If your email client doesn't like the link, send your inquiry to migo.promotions@gmail.com with this EXACT subject: WhichWay:Inquiry.

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