Games of Acadiana

All proceeds from Games of Acadiana will benefit Miles Perret Cancer Services (MPCS), a local, nonprofit resource center dedicated to serving the families of Acadiana fighting, surviving, and living with cancer.

The app is available for free download now; it will be activated for play from Friday, May 31, 2024 at 8:00am to Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 5:00pm (CST).

Anyone can play Games of Acadiana. However, you must be at least 18 years old to claim a prize. If the winner is under the age of 18, a parent or guardian may claim the prize on their behalf. MPCS Board of Directors and MPCS employees are not eligible to participate in any prize drawing.

While the app requires you to create a team, you are not required to play with others. You may create a team of one member or join your family and friends in earning points together. But remember - a team can submit only one photo or video per mission. Additionally, any prize won will be awarded to the individual designated as the Team Captain (See below, “Team Captain”). Hint: Your team members may reside anywhere in the world! This is a good way to accomplish Parish Missions - ask friends from other parishes to join your team.

 

 

1. Download “GooseChase” app from Google Play or the App Store

2. Create a new account with an email, username, and password of your choice. Note: If you created an account in a previous game, you can log in to that account.

3. Search for the game:

• Use the game code 4N7XYH, or
• Tap the search icon and enter “2025 Games of Acadiana” in the search bar.

4. Select Team & Join Game

Once you have selected 2025 Games of Acadiana, press the “Let’s Go!” button.

• Press “Create Team”
• Here there are options to:
  • Select a Team Picture
  • Edit your Team Name
  • Note your Team Passcode – if you want others to join your team and participate with separate mobile devices, they will need this code.
• Once you’ve edited and are ready to move on, press “Join this Experience.”

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• If you are joining a team that’s already been created, select that team and enter the team passcode (obtain code from team creator).

5. Enable notifications. We strongly recommend you allow notifications as we will be sending instructions and bonus opportunities throughout the game. Additionally, we will send the winning teams notifications through the app.

The hunt consists of over 100 “missions.” Each mission has a certain point value. The goal of the scavenger hunt is to perform missions so as to accumulate the number of points required to “earn” entries into the prize drawing. A team may earn more than one entry. 

The hunt begins on Friday, May 30, 2025 at 8:00am (CST). Upon entering the hunt, you will see a listing of available missions with their point values. You may select any mission you are interested in; missions need not be performed in the order listed. Select a mission from the list and press the “Do this Mission” button to complete it. The app will request access to your camera or microphone – press “OK.” Once you perform the task associated with the mission, you must submit the evidence (photo, video, or text) as indicated. All photo and video evidence must be captured through the GooseChase application. You cannot upload any photos or videos from your camera roll or capture photos of photographs or computer screens unless otherwise indicated in the mission.  Your submission will be forwarded automatically to the Mission Judges and points will be awarded.  

Make sure you are completing missions accurately (e.g. “take a picture with a zebra” means take a picture with a real zebra, not next to a zebra on a computer screen). The Mission Judges will review all entries for completion and accuracy. Mission Masters will contact you with any issues; if points are deducted, they will explain the deduction and offer suggestions for a successful resubmission.

Still confused? No worries - come to the Birthday Bash Kick-Off ! We have game specialists ready to help!

Game questions may be submitted via email to huntacadiana@gmail.com. Mission Masters will monitor the email and respond as soon as possible.

While missions may be performed in any order, we suggest that your first mission be “Who’s the Captain?” (500 points). This mission calls for the designation of a team captain. Whether you are a team of one or are playing with friends and family, ALL TEAMS MUST DESIGNATE A TEAM CAPTAIN. Simply press the “Do this Mission” button, type the first and last name of the team captain, and click on “Submit.” While the name will be visible to you and your team members, it will NOT be visible to the public in the activity feed. Make sure the captain has a photo ID; they will need to present it in order to claim a prize.

An entry will be awarded for each 10,000 points earned. No partial entries are awarded. There will be no rounding up. For example:

• 10,700 points = 1 entry into drawing
• 18,500 points = 1 entry into drawing
• 21,000 points = 2 entries into drawing
• 49,000 points = 4 entries into drawing

 

Note: the entry is assigned to the team captain (see above, “Team Captain”); team members do not receive individual entries.

Once the hunt has ended, all entries will be entered into a database and assigned an individualized random ticket number. Entry tickets with team captain’s name, team name, and assigned ticket number(s) will then be printed and placed in a raffle hopper along with the purchased entries.

 

Fifty-one (51) prizes will be awarded. Each prize is valued at over $50.

Prizes include:

• Grand Prize - $10,000
• Tech/electronics prizes
• Gift cards from businesses and restaurants. 

A full listing of prizes will be posted on the Miles Perret website by May 16, 2025.

All winning tickets associated with the first 50 prizes awarded will be placed back into the hopper for the drawing for the Grand Prize.

 Drawing will take place on Saturday, June 21; it will be broadcast live on the MPCS Facebook page, beginning at 10:00am (CST). You need not be present to win. Winners will be contacted via phone, mail, email, and/or the app.

 

Unless otherwise stated (e.g. “Who’s the Captain?” mission), all submissions (photos, videos, text) are posted in real time to the app activity feed. Thus, they are visible to every person participating in the game. DO NOT SUBMIT PERSONAL INFORMATION you consider private (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUR IDENTITY OR HOME ADDRESS). Additionally, participation in the game serves as acceptance of the Terms of Use and consent to the promotional use of said photos, videos, or texts without compensation or any additional consent. Participants release and waive any claims and demands against MPCS arising from its use of his/her name, image, or likeness.

No. Videos must be captured through the app (GooseChase) and can only be up to 30 seconds long. If a video mission takes longer than 30 seconds to complete, don’t stress. Try to capture yourself finishing the mission as proof of completion. Don’t forget to put all required details in the captions. Note: it is not necessary to use the entire 30 seconds. If you complete the mission in under 30 seconds, press "Submit."

 

Before submitting your evidence, you have the option (and in some missions, the requirement) to caption your photo or video. You also have the option to revise your caption after submission. In the Mission tab, move over to your “Completed” column. Press the three dots (. . .) on the right side of your team name. Press “Edit Caption.” Once you have edited/added your caption, don't forget to press "Save."

 

You cannot comment on photo/video evidence of others. However, you may “Like” other submissions by pressing the thumbs up symbol associated with those submissions.

Yes. In the Mission tab, move over to your “Completed” column. Select the mission you would like to revise, and press “Redo Mission.” You can delete your submission as follows: in the Misson tab, move to your "Completed" column. Press the 3 (. . .) to the right of your team name. Press "delete submission" and confirm with "OK".

Unfortunately, this is an application error. The best thing to do is close out the application and try again. If this happens after you take your picture or video, your evidence may be lost and you will have to try again before the mission is considered complete.

Using the navigation tabs at the bottom of your screen, you can keep track of how you are doing via the activity feed and the leaderboard. Both tabs are updated in real time.

Periodically, the Mission Masters will send you messages. They will arrive via “notifications” and may be retrieved within the app with the “bell” icon on the navigation tab.

It does not cost to play Games of Acadiana. The application software (GooseChase) is free to download any time and the game will be available for free play May 30 (8:00am) through June 14 (5:00pm).

 

A random drawing will be held on June 21 at 10:00am. Fifty-one (51) prizes will be awarded. Your chances of winning depend on the total number of qualified entries.

Earning points is not the only way to obtain entries. Additional entries may be purchased for $20. http://go.rallyup.com/mpcs-goa Raffle tickets will be available for purchase beginning Monday, March 31, 2025 at 8:00am (CST) and ending Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (CST).

 

From 8:00pm through 8:00am, the activity feed will be hidden from view. During those hours, you can continue to perform missions and submit evidence. Points will be awarded immediately; however, the submissions will not be reviewed for accuracy until the morning. When the feed goes “live" again at 8:00 am, all submissions, including those submitted overnight, will become visible again in the activity feed.

 

While MPCS does monitor the feed, it is important to know that the feed occurs in real time. MPCS cannot review the submissions prior to their becoming part of the feed; thus, be mindful that other teams could submit content you may feel is offensive, indecent, objectionable, or inappropriate for viewing. MPCS has the ability to remove such content and does so when warranted. MPCS reserves the right to remove any submission it, in its sole discretion, deems objectionable. Should you have concerns about a particular submission, please contact us as huntacadiana@gmail.com.

Occasionally we get questions from players about score changes. Please note that if the Mission Masters adjust your score (either by adding bonus points or subtracting points for an incomplete mission) you will always get an official notification via the app. If your score has increased without a notification, it is possible that one of your teammates performed a mission and didn’t advise you. If your score has decreased without a notification it is possible that one of your teammates has left your team. If/when a teammate officially withdraws from your team, all points that teammate earned for your team will be subtracted from your score. Unfortunately, this is done automatically within the app; the Mission Masters cannot alter this outcome.

In the settings section of the app, there is a link entitled "Leave Experience." NOTE: This is NOT just "logging out" of the game. Pressing the "Leave Experience" link will result in you permanently deleting ALL of your submissions. The Mission Masters have no way of restoring submissions or your points.

An entry into the prize drawing will be awarded for each 10,000 points earned. There are a few ways to boost your scores with bonus points:

• Early Birds — All teams that register to play the 2025 Games of Acadiana (i.e. “Join the Game”) by 11:59pm (CST) May 16, 2025 will be awarded 1,000 bonus points.

• Check back often– many more ways to earn bonus points will be posted soon.

Yes! This year we are celebrating our 25th Games of Acadiana with a Birthday Bash kickoff event. On Saturday, May 31st, we will transform the green space along Settler's Trace Boulevard (behind The Bayou Church) into a hub of excitement with fun games, engaging activities, and interactive attractions including an obstacle course, inflatable mini golf, and a monster spider jump! Have questions about how to play the scavenger hunt? We will have Games experts there to help you get started and lots of missions available to perform. And for you seasoned hunters, there will be a few time-limited Birthday Bash missions available on site where you can earn 1000s of points! We can't wait to see you there as we commemorate 25 years of hope, service, and Playing with a Purpose! As always, we love to keep things new and exciting. Check back here often as we post a full list of new innovations!