Summer Game 2016 - All Systems Go!
by andrewjmac
You've been waiting, mostly patiently. You've fretted a bit, sure. You may have bitten your fingernails down to nubs waiting and worrying. But wait no longer...
SUMMER GAME 2016 IS HERE!!!
And when I say HERE, I mean EVERYWHERE! If you look, you'll find great codes both inside and outside every AADL branch, all over the AADL catalog, onstage at TOP OF THE PARK, at events around town, in the parks, in the museums, IN YOUR HEAD! The only question is: Where will you START? Here's a few suggestions:
-Visit every AADL location and collect the copious codes! Malletts Creek, Pittsfield, and Traverwood all have 10 codes hidden around the building, Downtown has 15 codes PLUS every building has a BIG code on the banner outside (all banners are going up as we speak)!
-Revisit everything you've read, watched, and listened to since last September and tag, rate, and review them in the catalog!
-Join the conversation and comment on any post on aadl.org (including this one)!
-Just sit down and read a book or watch a movie! Remember, you get up to 1000 points a day for every minute/page you read, watch, or listen to! It all counts!
-Try the first round of badges, our GETTING STARTED series!
Getting Started |
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If you don't have any idea what ANY OF THIS is about, don't worry! Head over to the Get Started page to learn how YOU can join in on the fun and start earning points to spend on AMAZING PRIZES in the Summer Game Shop starting on JULY 8!
And the rest of you? Well, what are you waiting for? GO!
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I'm so excited, the library
I'm so excited, the library game is one of my favorite things about summer! Only now I am officially worried about getting everything done that I must to do in the next week......
Yay for summer game! The
Yay for summer game! The energy in the library is tangible :)
Yes! I've been waiting for
Yes! I've been waiting for this all year! Let's go AADL!
Hooray! I'm so excited to get
Hooray! I'm so excited to get playing this year!
Wow! I cannot believe that
Wow! I cannot believe that the Summer Game has started! Can't wait!!
Oh, boy! Here we go!
Oh, boy! Here we go!
Thanks for doing such a fun
Thanks for doing such a fun program! I know West is closed for the summer-- does that mean no banner at the construction site as well?
@emeloche That's right! No
@emeloche
That's right! No codes at the closed branch this year. Next year there will be plenty of codes for your [http://www.aadl.org/westgate|big, beautiful new branch]!
You are correct! No Banner at
You are correct! No Banner at West - why send everyone there only to be disappointed it's not open yet!
YEA! I look forward to this
YEA! I look forward to this every year. I'm gonna really give it my all this year.
I wait all year for this!
I wait all year for this! Can't wait to get started!!
Hooray, summer game!
Hooray, summer game!
Hooray, was worried due to
Hooray, was worried due to lack of activity on this page and in general not hearing much buzz in the offseason, that maybe it wouldn't come back! But patience paid off, and here we go!
Question: I'm presuming this is the getting started badge drop. Does this mean that there is still a Week 1 Badge Drop coming this evening like in past years? Or is noon the new time for weekly badge drops, and this is it for today?
@echternk Don't worry! A
@echternk
Don't worry! A full badge drop is on the way at the end of the day, just like always! We couldn't take the joy of the BADGE DROP away!
WE wanted to have the Getting
WE wanted to have the Getting Started badges up when the game started. We'll be dropping more badges tonight around 6PM for the first official Weekly Badge Drop! Thanks for playing!
I love the Summer Game!!
I love the Summer Game!!
Hooray, the 2016 Summer Game
Hooray, the 2016 Summer Game has arrived! My friends and I have been counting down to this day all week :) Can't wait to start earning points and badges!
yaaaaaay!
yaaaaaay!
Yay! It's not summer without
Yay! It's not summer without the Summer Game!!
Woo hoo, summer game! Can't
Woo hoo, summer game! Can't wait for the badge drop!
What exactly is the theme
What exactly is the theme this year? I see that there are animals, but are they taken from something?
The theme this year is choose
The theme this year is choose your own adventure.
The AADL Summer Game of 2016
The AADL Summer Game of 2016 its happening now, let's get this party started quickly.
There will be lots of fun, adventure, discovery, and learning not be missed! :) :) :)
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
Summer game is the best way
Summer game is the best way to procrastinate cleaning, gardening, errands,...just about any chore you can tiink of!
Welcome back!!!!! WOOT!
Welcome back!!!!!
WOOT!
Yay, let's get started!
Yay, let's get started!
The Summer Game is Here, The
The Summer Game is Here, The Summer Game is Here, The Summer Game is FINALLY Here - Whoo Hoo!!
I am so happy that the summer
I am so happy that the summer reading game started again. I can't wait for the new badges and riddles. Thank you AADL for making this game!!
Finally!!
Finally!!
Summer is finally here...
Summer is finally here...
Hope the Summer Game is fun
Hope the Summer Game is fun for everyone.
Out of curiosity, do lists earn points this year?
DARK443
DARK443
Pencil111
Pencil111
Welcome back, everyone!
Welcome back, everyone! (including the hard working behind-the-scenes techies :^)
Super excited! I'm sooo ready
Super excited! I'm sooo ready for another giga chocolate.
What badge series will there
What badge series will there be? Can't wait. My friend code is HARD737
Get your Game On!!
Get your Game On!!
Are you going to get points
Are you going to get points for creating and putting items into lists? Is there going to be a list badge?
Sorry no list badges this
Sorry no list badges this year!
It's going to be a fun
It's going to be a fun summer!
Cool, I'm excited!
Cool, I'm excited!
Yay for the Summer Game! What
Yay for the Summer Game!
What is going on with the Kermit badge?
The Kermit badge may not be
The Kermit badge may not be completely done - remember the BADGES that go out weekly get dropped at around 6PM - so if it's acting wonky wait to it's officially released!
Great, I am so excited!
Great, I am so excited!
Yay I'm third on the
Yay I'm third on the leaderboard! I love the summer game!
Yea! Summer Game! I'm afraid
Yea! Summer Game! I'm afraid I won't have nearly the amount of time in years past to play though. But it's so addicting... must earn all badges...
I agree, AprilCDB, it's
I agree, AprilCDB, it's totally addicting! I always get bummed that I can't get to more events since I'm usually working another desk during the event. It's like you get addicted to the codes and the points you get from them. But it's totally fun. :)
Quite excited. Have to manage
Quite excited. Have to manage to get to all the branches this year.
Always look forward to the
Always look forward to the summer game. It's my motivation to visit other branches.
Ahhh so pumped I love the
Ahhh so pumped I love the summer game!!
awesome cant wait to see what
awesome cant wait to see what the ebages we will be earnig look like this year
Yay for summer game!!! But
Yay for summer game!!!
But how do some players already have over 10,000 points????
Well, the top for are me and
Well, the top for are me and my friends,and we collaborate to get all the codes, we've gotten all of the badges so far. Other than that, we went and rated all of our checkout history.
Can you still get badges from
Can you still get badges from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015?
@Katharina Geschner You can
@Katharina Geschner
You can still get badges from 2013-2015 Summer Games, but 2011 and 2012 have now been retired. They'll soon be moving off the Badgelist and into the Badge Graveyard.
-andrew
Thank you andrewjmac. What a
Thank you andrewjmac. What a bummer. I wanted to complete some more badges
I attempted to enter the code
I attempted to enter the code for the first question for the 2015 badge "Bears & Chairs!" and got a message that the code had expired on September 1, 2015. Is this just a glitch?
Ahh, so excited to have
Ahh, so excited to have Summer Game back again! Looking forward to the summer. :D
I am working on the Danger on
I am working on the Danger on The track badge and I need help figuring out the very first clue. I am hoping that one of you gameres out there can help me with one more clue.
Thanks so much
Lmd3577
Yes! It's back. And I'm
Yes! It's back. And I'm sooo slow in getting started. More than 100 people have already earned some of those badges.
We have waited what seems
We have waited what seems like forever for the summer games!! Super EXCITED!!!!
Ready with my AADL bag from
Ready with my AADL bag from last year!! :)
yay!! can't wait for the shop
yay!! can't wait for the shop on the eighth!
Summer's begun! Thanks to
Summer's begun! Thanks to everyone who puts this together.
Aww, since I only discovered
Aww, since I only discovered the joy of the Summer Game last year I have been working through all the badge clues for previous years over the winter. Bummed that the time I spent on 2011/2012 has no payoff, but I suppose that's my own fault for not playing sooner! :D
I'm excited to get started.
I'm excited to get started. It's too bad the are no list badges though. Oh well.
And speaking of lists, I just
And speaking of lists, I just looked at my lists and I'm sure a couple good, long ones that I had worked on for my and my children's benefit are missing. Were lists deleted? It's frustrating to put that effort into something and have it disappear.
@SBNB, I can see the lists
@SBNB, I can see the lists I've created when I go to "My Account" and click on the "My Lists" tab. Are they missing from there?
By the way, if you have to get a new library card (e.g. you lose your wallet, maybe just a few months after you got another new card because the previous one was cracked and losing bits), the checkout history gets turned off by default. If you want to earn points for checkouts, make sure you re-enable it!
SBNB: did you find your
SBNB: did you find your lists? I have never had any disappear, but items have been deleted from my lists. I spent a lot of time -- and I mean a LOT -- over the winter, working on my lists. Especially as the library now keeps most TV series together instead of individually, and I had a lot of lists with TV shows! I hope you found them.
What is the silliest
What is the silliest badge?
GAME363
PLAY336
WATER964
I'm so so so excited for the
I'm so so so excited for the summer games! Super pumped.
RIP my freetime
RIP my freetime
Love the summer game
Love the summer game
Yay! We're back at it again!
Yay! We're back at it again!
I absolutely LOVE the summer
I absolutely LOVE the summer game!
My family has been waiting
My family has been waiting for MONTHS for the Summer Games to begin. Can't wait to start earning badges and learning lots of new information.
My family counts down the
My family counts down the days till AADL Summer Game. Can't wait for another rousing summer of trivia, scavenging, and participating.
Woohoo! Now summer has
Woohoo! Now summer has started.
Love the summer game. Now I
Love the summer game. Now I get to do it with my daughter!
Ready set go! Hoping for some
Ready set go! Hoping for some more badges that encourage us to explore Ann Arbor and the parks!
Yay! I've been waiting all
Yay! I've been waiting all year for this :D
Yay! Let the games begin!
Yay! Let the games begin!
Woo Whooooooo!! I'm so
Woo Whooooooo!! I'm so excited for the summer game!!
I love the summer game! So
I love the summer game! So much fun!
Summer Game is so-o-o fun!
Summer Game is so-o-o fun! Our family looks forward to it all the rest of the year.
FINALLY!!!!!
FINALLY!!!!!
I'm so excited for the summer
I'm so excited for the summer game to come back!! I'm ready to read, watch, collect codes and more! I can't wait to see what the summer game shop has in store for us this year!
I have enjoyed the summer
I have enjoyed the summer game the past couple of years. Enjoyed exploring several city parks last year.
The summer game is my
The summer game is my favorite thing about summer! Three cheers for the game!!!
So excited that the game is
So excited that the game is back! Already digging into my history and searching the catalog. Looking forward to upcoming events too. Can't figure out how to enter friends this year, but expect to soon!
I can't wait to get started!
I can't wait to get started!
i love it so much
i love it so much
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The kids are excited about
The kids are excited about summer games-they love going on the 'hunts' for codes!
Yes! I've been waiting for
Yes! I've been waiting for this for the enitre year!
Do we know if the West Branch
Do we know if the West Branch will be up and running by the end of the summer? I checked the initial post for an update, but I didn't see anything. Is there at lease a banner code out front to get?
After a LONG wait.....Thanks!
After a LONG wait.....Thanks!
I'm eleven weeks old, and my
I'm eleven weeks old, and my friend code is LITTLE479.
Let's do this
Let's do this
True696
True696
Wooho! Have been looking
Wooho! Have been looking forawrd to this since last summer!
Yeah!! I'm so excited!! Let's
Yeah!! I'm so excited!! Let's do it!!
Working hard on the badges -
Working hard on the badges - FUN!
Bannerama instructions say to
Bannerama instructions say to find all five codes, but with West closed, it should say four!
My family has six friend
My family has six friend codes, all posted last year: OFFER773, REPEAT974, WHISPER467, RING766, FIRE779, and NUMBER394. My granddaughter, who, at 11 weeks old is playing for the first time, is LITTLE 479.
Always a fun summer activity!
Always a fun summer activity!
We've heard about the game
We've heard about the game for a few years now and finally we've signed up and are playing. We're super excited!
I made this comment last
I made this comment last year, but it bears repeating, I think: especially in light of the AADL's status as the home for the county library for the blind, and the library's efforts at inclusiveness, I am disappointed that the banner codes are so very small and hard to read. One really needs to have 20/20 vision to see them and be standing in a very particular location.
It is not safe for drivers to try to read it while they drive past. There should be a larger version of them at ground level at the entrance to or inside of the library. Obviously players who are blind are not going to be on their own driving past, but it would be nice to communicate through actions that those of all vision levels are invited to play the game. The library staff is a bit overly optimistic at best, and oblivious at worst, because they cheerily advise players that they have to look outside, but the print is very hard for some to see, including children with vision issues who wouldn't be driving anyway but are eager participants. The high visibility sign colors help those with low vision participate. (It would be nice to consider whether blind patrons would be interested in code chasing as part of a team and including Braille on those signs, but at least they are of reasonable size to those with low vision.) But the outdoor signs are just not inclusive as they currently are.
When I click on 'See All
When I click on 'See All SummerGame2016 badges' on 'My Players' page, it tells me no such pages exists. The page it's looking for is http://play.aadl.org/summergame/badges/SummerGame2016
Hey @amym! Good catch! We
Hey @amym!
Good catch! We noticed that too and we've gotten rid of that link!
Thanks AADL for all your hard
Thanks AADL for all your hard work all year long to make the Summer Game so much fun! Players, please add me as a friend: CUTE369
Thanks!
Thanks!
So excited! :)
So excited! :)
My kids had so much fun
My kids had so much fun searching for codes! We spent an hour going through every floor of the library. Great idea!
Heading to check out a new
Heading to check out a new library today !
New to the Game, looks like I
New to the Game, looks like I could spend way too much time playing.
Does Josie's code count
Does Josie's code count towards the 15 at downtown? I appear to be missing one and I thought I had them all when I was there on Sunday. Guess I don't know how to count.
Nevermind. Figured out why I'm missing one.
Awesome, <strong>I'm so
Gosh.... I'm really, really
Gosh.... I'm really, really hoping there will be an inclusion of codes in the OLD NEWS blog. That was the most fun hunting from 2014. I love revisiting the old pictures and funny articles. Also, If you're reading this and you got the 3rd clue from the Hitch badge, can you check out my question on the newest Summer Games post?
Thanks!
i like all the different ways
i like all the different ways you can earn points
Welcome back Summer Game. I
Welcome back Summer Game. I hope the winter treated you well.
I do it every year and it's
I do it every year and it's always loads of fun! There's many reasons why Ann Arbor Libraries are awesome and this is one of them!
I'm so happy about the summer
I'm so happy about the summer game! I love finding codes and buying things in the game store. It's always exciting to see new things in the store!
Hooray! Summer Game is here.
Hooray! Summer Game is here.
I am really excited and
I am really excited and enjoying 2016 Summer Reading Game
so fun
so fun
YES I am READY to EARN SOME
YES I am READY to EARN SOME POINTS (and get free stuff) :P
@andrewjmac - I tried to
@andrewjmac - I tried to enter a code from last year's "A deer and a dog" badge and it told me that the code expired on September 1, 2015 so I couldn't redeem it. Help?
Thank you to all for the
Thank you to all for the friend codes. Here is one more: PAINT464. Good luck to all!
ValerieL: send a note via
ValerieL: send a note via contact us that includes the code, and they will fix it.
Add me as a friend with the
Add me as a friend with the code SMIRK474 :)
I've never played the summer
I've never played the summer game, but I'm excited to have the opportunity this summer!
I love it too! It's great,
I love it too! It's great, and loads of fun!
Thank you for once again
Thank you for once again bringing us the Summer Game!
And thank you for changing the way the Friend Codes display. It is very nice to not have the long list at the top of the screen.
This is so addicting! So
This is so addicting! So much fun!
This is so addicting! So
This is so addicting! So much fun!
I saw in the comments that
I saw in the comments that the codes for previous badges from 2013-2015 are supposed to still be available for earning. When I attempted a couple different badges from 2015, though, I was told for every code I tried to enter that it had expired last year.
I'm assuming this is just an oversight, and it's not a big deal, but I just wanted to let you know that the codes aren't working. Thanks! :)
I'm really happy that our 14
I'm really happy that our 14 year old daughter is now playing (and enjoying) the summer game!
Hi guys here is a game code
Hi guys here is a game code SWEET737
Here are some fun codes for
Here are some fun codes for ya'll :)
SUMMER777
LOVE466
GREAT633
FAVORITE777
@icecreamandkitty - I tried
@icecreamandkitty - I tried entering you friend code, but for whatever reason it's not recognized as valid. Is it possible there's a typo in the code you posted? Just wanted to let you know that it doesn't seem to be working :)
- FAVORITE496
The AADL summer reading is my
The AADL summer reading is my absolute favorite and I love do g it every year.
Finally! Love the AADL Summer
Finally! Love the AADL Summer Game!
Hurray! Thank you to all
Hurray! Thank you to all those who make this possible. The Summer Library Game is something that I look forward to every year.
Thanks for all the hard work
Thanks for all the hard work that everyone puts into this each year.
This is so exciting! It's my
This is so exciting! It's my first year in Ann Arbor - my first year playing!!
@anderson.cee It's worth
@anderson.cee
It's worth moving to Ann Arbor just to play the game. Welcome!
@anderson.cee. Welcome! Pleas
@anderson.cee.
Welcome!
Please add me as a friend and get the point!
Here's a hint- make your player code part of your name so that others can easily add you.
It will accrue points for you!
I am Lean633
I was eagerly waiting for
I was eagerly waiting for this again, but then life got crazy right at the same time and I haven't started yet! Going to try to get underway NOW.
Please enter my Friend code:
Please enter my Friend code:
MAYBE977
Please enter my friend
Please enter my friend code.
FREE636
Please enter my friend code
Please enter my friend code so that we both get points! MAYBE977
My friend code is PUNCH444
My friend code is PUNCH444
This is one of my favorite
This is one of my favorite Ann Arbor summer activities.
Yay summertime!
Yay summertime!
I LOVE THE SUMMER
I LOVE THE SUMMER GAME!!!!!!!!!
I really enjoy the Summer
I really enjoy the Summer Games. It is great incentive to keep reading!
This is my first year
This is my first year participating. Wish me luck!
@shupa1 - Welcome to the
@shupa1 - Welcome to the game! Good luck - I hope you enjoy it. :D
@shupa1 Good luck! Don't
@shupa1
Good luck! Don't hesitate to ask for help on the various posts they make if you don't understand something. :)
Just received postcard in the
Just received postcard in the mail and plan to start playing immediately! Sounds like a terrific summer activity - centered around one of my favorite pastimes and favorite AA institutions.
Summer Game is great!
Summer Game is great!
more badges!!
more badges!!
This is the highlight of my
This is the highlight of my summer!
OFFER474 DEAL349 SHOW479 FOUN
OFFER474
DEAL349
SHOW479
FOUND676
Thank you to all the creative
Thank you to all the creative people who make this Summer Game happen. Our family so appreciates AADL and are thankful for this treasure in our community.
The best game ever!!
The best game ever!!
@Midnight Same here! I don't
@Midnight
Same here! I don't know what I would do all summer without the Summer Game. It's so nice to have something to occupy my free time besides Facebook.
Are there badges for each
Are there badges for each branch of the library this year?
Late to the party but having
Late to the party but having a blast earning badges with my family!
@taurualady00 - Thanks for
@taurualady00 - Thanks for listing your codes! I added them to my list. If you add me in return, we'll both get bonus points. I'm STAR473.
So happy to have moved back
So happy to have moved back to A2 so I can play the summer game! My code is: DREAM493. :)
I got two bucket hats and an
I got two bucket hats and an umbrella, today. Thanks!
TBB
@ myseoulruns - I added your
@ myseoulruns - I added your friend code! Thanks for having me on your list already. :)
Loving this game!
Loving this game!
Top of the Park was great, as
Top of the Park was great, as always...
Love the summer game!!
Love the summer game!!
Got them all! :)
Got them all! :)
My family says I'm obsessed
My family says I'm obsessed with the Summer Games, I guess I am. Thanks for being one of the highlights of my summer every year.
@DL - Hey, obsession isn't
@DL - Hey, obsession isn't necessarily a bad thing!
And yes, likewise. I look forward to Summer Game every year. :)
The sloucher hat is way
The sloucher hat is way cooler in real life!!!!
Nothing beats the summer
Nothing beats the summer game.
This is my first summer in
This is my first summer in Ann Arbor and I'm loving this game! Sad I didn't start playing til August; now I know next year to start earlier! Thanks for putting this together!
@ldobroski23 - Hey, better
@ldobroski23 - Hey, better late than never! Welcome to Ann Arbor, and welcome to Summer Game! I hope you continue to enjoy it. :D
Look forward to the Summer
Look forward to the Summer games every year. Thanks for being one of the highlights of my summer.
The Gala was a sweet
The Gala was a sweet ending,
It was exciting to see the folks wending
Their way around.
The cookie was quite yummy
and hit the spot in my tummy,
Now I'm home-bound.
I used the photo booth
And smiled, to tell you the truth-
Nobody frowned.
I thank you for all the fun,
it seems like we just begun!
We've all landed safe and sound!