File:Ambassador-EN-US.png

American English version. Request for permission to enter private property.

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Dear Sir or Madam,

For an adventure game, one or more player(s) would like to enter your property and is/are asking for your permission to do so. He/she/they will only take a few pictures and will leave after a few minutes. No flowers or crops will be trampled, nor will trash be left behind. Thank you for your cooperation.

Yours,

the xkcd geohashing team.

If you would like to know more, please read the following brief explanation or feel free to ask the player directly.

Geohashing - basic rules:

Geohashing is a spontaneous adventure game with the goal to visit random locations. It was invented by Randall Munroe from Boston, Massachusetts, author of the successful internet comic www.xkcd.com .

How it works: Every day, coordinates are generated by combining the date and the current New York Stock Exchange's Dow Jones value. These coordinates are randomly placed in a rectangle the size of one degree latitude by one degree longitude (about 69 miles by 50-60 miles in the U.S.). The players' task is to visit these coordinates (which are accurate to about 10 square feet) on the same day and prove this (with a photo) to gain points.

Extra points are awarded for achievements such as: biking a long way to reach the coordinates, wearing formal attire or reaching the coordinates at certain times of day (sunrise, midnight).

Example: The map shows the region "n 42 / w 71", which includes Boston, MA. This region spans the coordinates 42° to 43° north, 71° to 72° west. The marker shows the coordinates for September 27th, 2008.

Today's coordinates are on your property, the chance of this was less than 1 in 1,000,000.

If you think that this game sounds interesting or if you (or somebody you know) would even like to participate, please visit our website at wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing. You will also find the report for today's expedition to your property there.

Images

The three images used on the flyer.

• File:Landgeohash.png
• File:Coordinates.png
• File:Ambassador-Map.png