What is the Romp?

'Go for your life' Melbourne City Romp 19 October 2008
 

Think you know Melbourne…? Prove it!

Part treasure hunt..., part ‘Amazing Race’..., part puzzle...

Back for another fantastic year, the Romp is Australia’s most exciting new charity event, an event that everyone can be part of!

Here’s how to become a Romper:

Team up: Grab 2-6 people and form a team.

Choose your category:  Family and Friends, Schools, University, Corporate

Make up a Team Name: Be creative! There'll be some special prizes for the most original.

Sign Up: Entries are strictly limited, so be quick!

Set up your Romper Profile page: It's easy! Simply upload a photo of your team and some tidbits about yourselves to the Romp website and voila, you have your very own Romper Profile page!

Start Times: We're flexible, you can choose your start time between 10am and 11.30am

Time Limit: Four hours.  The pace is up to you and you can finish earlier if you want to.

Tool Kit: Bring your mobile phone, a sense of adventure and we'll give you a map and a clue sheet and an incredibly exciting day!

Prizes: You don't have to be the fastest or the smartest - just by entering you’re in with a chance of sharing in $100,000 of prizes!

Aim of Romp: While you're having a great day unlocking the mysteries of Melbourne, you'll be helping the Burnet Institute to unlock the mysteries of the world’s most serious infectious diseases and cancers.

The Game Plan:

1. Do some fund-raising pre-event to score up to 100 Romp points prior to Romp day (see Rules for further info)
2. Arrive at Federation Square and collect your team's Romp clue sheet
3. You'll receive a text from Romp HQ with your team’s first compulsory checkpoint. Now you're off and Romping!
4. Find your Checkpoint using your clue sheet and solve a Checkpoint Challenge. SMS in your answer to Romp HQ to get an instant response
5. Crack the remaining clues and strategise your route around the city in search of other Checkpoints
6. Solve the Checkpoint Challenges using your team’s collective brain power and build up your points score
7. A lot of prizes will be given out randomly throughout the day– there’s $100,000 worth of prizes up for grabs so everyone has a chance of getting their hands on some great prizes!
8. Kick back and enjoy the post-Romp festivities at Federation Square – some great bands, food, entertainment and extra prizes

Sound good? Then what are you waiting for....?
 

Alternatively you can download our entry form and send it in to register your team.