← The Realm

The Three Realms of Birmingham

THE IRONVEIL THE IRONVEIL ⚙ JEFFERSON COUNTY ⚙ The Forge Quarter The Ashwood Corridor The Old Iron District Ember Ridge The Crown Mills THE VERDANT HOLLOWS THE VERDANT HOLLOWS 🌿 SHELBY COUNTY 🌿 The Singing Creek Path Mossy Falls Hollow The Breathing Forest THE SHIMMERING REACH THE SHIMMERING REACH ✨ ST. CLAIR COUNTY ✨ Mirror Lake Expanse The Old Stone Courts The Still Horizon Starwatch Bluff N REALM MAP — ANNO 2026 Beyond the Known Here Be Mysteries
⚙ The Ironveil — Jefferson County — 35 locations
🌿 The Verdant Hollows — Shelby County — 13 locations
✨ The Shimmering Reach — St. Clair County — 12 locations

The Bonus Challenge System

Every location holds more than a riddle. Look closer, arrive differently, speak with a stranger, and the realm rewards the bold. Each location carries rotating bonus challenges — return to the same ground and find it changed.

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Challenge Type I

The Wanderer's Attire

What you wear to the realm matters. Some days the spirits favor red. Some days they honor those who dressed for a different adventure entirely.

Wearing red at check-in — the color of the forge fires+25 pts
Wearing a hat of any kind — the wanderer's crown+15 pts
Dressed like you're going somewhere important+30 pts
Wearing a sports jersey — loyalty is a virtue+20 pts
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Challenge Type II

The Howdy Stranger Laws

The realm was built by people, and its secrets live in them still. Find someone who belongs there and open a door.

Photo with a stranger who's never heard of BuzzExplore — then tell them about it+50 pts
Ask someone how long they've been coming to this place+40 pts
At a food location: get a stranger's single best recommendation+35 pts
Find someone born in Birmingham — ask one thing they love about it+45 pts
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Challenge Type III

The Realm's Hidden Details

Before you check in — look. Truly look. The realm rewards those who arrive with eyes open and leave knowing something new.

Name one historical fact about this location most people don't know+25 pts
Find the oldest thing in visible range and photograph it+20 pts
Write a one-sentence fantasy-novel description of this location+20 pts
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Challenge Type IV

The Timing Rites

The realm shifts with time and weather. Those who arrive at the right hour — or brave the wrong conditions — are rewarded without even knowing the bonus awaited them.

Check in before 8am — The Early Realm Wanderer+35 pts
Check in after 8pm — The Night Keeper of the Realm+30 pts
Visiting on a rainy day — The Storm Seeker earns what others won't+25 pts
Check in on a Saturday or Sunday — weekend doubles rewards+20 pts
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Challenge Type V

The Proof of the Visit

Show that you were truly there. These bonuses reward creativity and produce the kind of content that makes others say "I need to go there."

Short video explaining why this location is underrated — posted publicly+45 pts
Photo that captures this place without revealing exactly where it is+30 pts
Tag a friend in your post who would love this spot+40 pts
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Challenge Type VI

The Return Law

A location never gives up all its secrets in one visit. Bonus challenges rotate weekly — meaning every location you've already conquered is waiting to be conquered again differently.

Return visit to a location — unlocks the week's new rotating bonus+20 pts
Complete a location 3 different weeks with 3 different bonuses — The True Keeper+75 pts
Bring someone new on a revisit+30 pts
The Law of Rotation

Each location carries 3–4 active bonus challenges at any time. Every Monday at midnight, one challenge retires and a new one takes its place. No two weeks in the realm are identical.

Spread the Word.
Earn the Points.

The Realm doesn't grow by itself. Those who call others to adventure are honored by the leaderboard.

The Summoner's Code

Every Explorer You Bring
Makes You More Powerful

Share your unique explorer code. When a friend joins through your code and checks in at their first location, the realm recognizes you both. Your rank rises. Their journey begins.

🧭 100 Points Awarded

Invite a Fellow Explorer

When your friend joins through your code and completes their first check-in. Not just signs up — actually goes.

📘 30 Points per share

Share on Facebook

Post about BuzzExplore publicly on Facebook. Earns once per week.

📸 50 Points per share

Instagram Stories / Reels

Post a check-in moment to Instagram Stories or Reels and tag @ItsBuzzing.

🏆 40 Points per share

Share Your Rank Title

Post your current rank title anywhere publicly. When people ask what it means, they join.

💬 25 Bonus points

Proof of Interest

Get someone to comment "I'm in!" on your public BuzzExplore post.

🌟 25 Per invited friend

New Explorer Bonus

Joining through someone's referral code? You also earn 25 points just for showing up.

The Highest Honor of the Early Realm

⚔ The Founding Explorer Badge ⚔

Complete 5 or more locations within the first 14 days of the game's launch. You will receive a permanent Founding Explorer badge displayed beside your name on the leaderboard — forever.

Claim Your Spot Before Launch →

Website & Marketing Copy

Drop these sections directly into social posts, email launches, and ambassador pitches.

For the BuzzExplore Website — Bonus Challenge Section

Section Header

The Realm Rewards the Bold.
Every location has secrets beyond the riddle. Show up in red. Arrive before sunrise. Talk to a stranger. The realm is watching.

Bonus Challenge Intro Block

Every check-in earns base points. But every location also carries Bonus Challenges — hidden rewards that rotate weekly. The same location plays differently every time. Come back. Do something different.

"I came back to the same spot three weeks later — different outfit, different bonus, different vibe. Felt like a completely new location."

Referral Section Header

The Realm Grows When You Call Others In.
Your unique explorer code makes you a Summoner. Every friend who joins through your code and completes their first location earns you 100 points.

Founding Explorer Badge Block

Complete 5 locations in the opening 14 days and you earn the Founding Explorer Badge. Permanent. Visible. Historic. The realm remembers who came first.

Ready-to-Post Social Copy

Launch Post (Facebook / Instagram)

Birmingham is bigger than you think. BuzzExplore is a real-world adventure game across Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair Counties — 60 locations, real riddles, and a leaderboard that sees everything. The game hasn't started yet. But early explorers get 50 bonus points before it does. I'm already in. 👇 [link]

Rank Brag Post

Just became The Forge Champion in BuzzExplore — a real-world adventure game across Birmingham. 60 locations. 50 rank titles. And apparently, showing up in a red shirt earns you bonus points. Are you playing? [link]

Invite Post

If you live anywhere near Birmingham (Jefferson, Shelby, or St. Clair County), you need to play BuzzExplore. Use my code [CODE] when you join — you get 25 bonus points and I get 100. [link]

Founding Explorer Urgency Post

The Founding Explorer badge in BuzzExplore can only be earned in the first 14 days. After that, it's gone. I'm going for it. You coming? [link]

Pre-Launch Email to Early Sign-Ups

Subject Line Options

Option A: Your 50 bonus points are waiting. Here's what else you should know before launch.
Option B: The realm has rules. Learn them before the gates open.
Option C: BuzzExplore launches soon — and the first 14 days decide everything.

Email Body

You signed up early. That already tells us something about you.

When BuzzExplore opens, your 50 bonus points will be waiting — no action required. But there's more you should know before the gates open.

The Bonus Challenge System. Every location in BuzzExplore carries rotating bonus challenges beyond the main riddle. Show up wearing red. Arrive before 8am. Find a stranger. These bonuses rotate every Monday — no two weeks in the realm are the same.

The Founding Explorer Badge. If you complete 5 locations in the first 14 days, you earn a permanent badge that marks you as a Founding Explorer. Forever.

Invite a Friend Before Launch. Share your explorer code and when a friend joins and completes their first check-in, you earn 100 points and they earn 25.

— The BuzzExplore Team at It's Buzzing