How Getaway Drops works
Drop flyers for Getaways Near Me events around town, tap one button to log each drop, and earn points for you and your crew. It runs in your phone's browser — nothing to download.
- 📍 Drop & tap
- 🗺️ Claim zones
- 📱 QR scans
- 🏆 Climb the board
The game in four steps
- JoinName, crew and email. Save your sign-in code.
- DropLeave flyers somewhere people will see them.
- TapLog it in the app. It grabs your location.
- ScoreEarn points, claim zones, unlock badges.
Getting started
Joining takes under a minute.
- Open the game and enter your name or handle.
- Add a crew name if you're playing with friends. Everyone who types the same crew name is on the same team.
- Enter your email and tap Join the street team.
- A screen shows your 6-character sign-in code. Save it in a safe place — a notes app, password manager, or screenshot. It's emailed to you too (check spam the first time).
- Tap I saved it and start playing.
Logging a drop
Log each drop right where you leave the flyers, from the Drop tab.
- Check the event at the top is the one you're promoting. If there are several, pick from the dropdown.
- Tap where the flyers went: door, community board, local business, cafe or bar, trailhead or park, or campus or gym.
- Set how many flyers you left with + and −, or tap 5 or 10.
- Add a note if it helps, like "Owner said bring more next week."
- Tap Drop it. The first time, your phone asks to share your location — tap Allow.
Your points pop up with a breakdown. The app remembers your last spot and flyer count, so repeat drops are quick.
Limits that keep it fair
- Up to 25 flyers per drop
- Wait 45 seconds between drops
- Up to 60 drops a day
- GPS must be accurate to about 150 m — step outside if it says your location is fuzzy
Scoring
The biggest points come from reaching new neighborhoods first, not from piling flyers on the same block.
| What you did | Points |
|---|---|
| Each flyer | +1 |
| Community board | +5 |
| Trailhead / park, or campus / gym | +8 |
| Local business, or cafe / bar | +10 |
| First drop anyone makes in a zone (about 250 m square) | +20 |
| Your first drop in a zone someone else claimed | +5 |
| Someone scans your QR code | +15 |
Levels
Badges
Your level, stats and badges live on the Me tab.
Your QR code and stickers
Every player gets a personal QR code worth +15 each time someone new scans it.
- Open the Me tab and find Your QR.
- Tap Stickers to print a sheet of 20, then put one on each flyer before you drop it.
- Or tap Copy link to share your personal link in texts or social posts.
Scans go straight to the event's ticket page. Each phone counts once a day, so rescanning your own code won't add points. Your QR appears once an event is live.
Map and leaderboard
Use the Map tab to find neighborhoods nobody has reached yet — those earn the +20 zone bonus.
- Shaded squares are claimed zones. The gaps between them are open.
- Each dot is a drop. Tap one to see who, how many flyers, and when.
- Locations are rounded to about 100 m, so the map never shows an exact door.
The Board tab ranks everyone for the selected event. Switch between Players and Crews — crew totals add up every member's points. The bar at the top of the app tracks flyers dropped against the event's goal.
Staying signed in
You stay signed in as long as you open the app at least once every 30 days. Each visit restarts the 30 days.
You'll need your sign-in code when you
- switch to a new phone or browser
- have been away more than 30 days
- signed out
Tap Already playing? Sign in with your code and enter it. Your points, badges and crew are all still there.
Flyer etiquette and safety
Good drops build goodwill for every Getaways Near Me event.
- Ask first at businesses and cafes before leaving a stack or posting on their wall.
- Use real community boards.
- Don't tape flyers to poles, traffic signs, or windows that aren't yours.
- Skip any door or building with a "No solicitation" or "No flyers" sign.
- No loose flyers on the ground or on windshields.
- Stay safe: drop in daylight or well-lit areas, go with your crew when you can, and keep your eyes up.
- Be honest: log only flyers you actually dropped, where you dropped them.
Help
Tap a question to open it.
It says "Location is blocked"
Allow location for the site, then refresh. iPhone: Settings → Safari (or Chrome) → Location → Allow. Android: tap the lock icon by the address → Permissions → Location.
It says "GPS is fuzzy right now"
Step outside or away from tall buildings, wait a few seconds, and try again.
It says "Easy, speedster — wait…"
You're within 45 seconds of your last drop. Wait the seconds shown.
It says "Daily drop cap reached"
You've hit 60 drops today. Legendary — come back tomorrow.
My code email didn't arrive
Check spam and promotions. Wait a minute, then tap Email me my code again. Still nothing? Ask your organizer.
My QR is missing, or it says "No active events yet"
No event is running yet. The Drop button and your QR turn on as soon as your organizer launches one.
It's asking me to sign in again
You were away more than 30 days or signed out. Use your sign-in code — or have it emailed to you.
For organizers
Events are created and managed from the admin page with the organizer password.
- Enter the event title, date (like "Oct 28" so the date tile shows), and a flyer goal.
- Paste the event's ticket page link. Every player's QR sends scanners there, tagged utm_source=flyer so flyer traffic shows up in your analytics.
- Tap Create campaign. It goes live for players right away.
Pause stops new drops for an event and Activate brings it back. CSV downloads every drop — time, player, crew, spot, flyers, points, location and note — ready to pivot by player in Sheets or Excel.