It's true that many super-old LTC's don't have AQ numbers, but I have had pretty good luck logging most of the ones I've received by using trail names and the name of the card if they've included those on the back-it's worth a try!

In celebration of Survivor Season 50, CBS is hiding 50 immunity idols (one in each state). Clues will be available January 30th.

https://www.survivor50challenge.com

I think as letterboxers, we might have a leg up on this competition and I would love to hear if someone here finds one.

Excellent. I will let you know what I find in Alaska.

Exactly! It's just variations on a theme. This made me laugh a little.

Holy crap! 50 seasons?! When did that happen?!

-- Ryan

Yeah, I’ve definitely been able to find a good majority of them by searching trail name or name of the card. It just takes some extra time and effort.

Hey LetterBoxers....anyone in the Katy area interest in an idea sharing meetup? Just a meet and greet meeting at a local restaurant on the West Side of Houston. This is an 'interest check'.

c'ya...Winchester 64

That's part of the fun !!

As a super-old LTC maker (c. 2009), I don't put the AQ number on the back of my cards. I never will because a number says nothing except the order in which it was listed.

What is more important than the number is the maker's name and the date, and the number of cards made. Those, but especially the artwork on the front (and sometimes also on the back) are what make an LTC special. They are small art prints.

Absolutely agree but the number is still important so it can be logged - that’s how I get to tell people how much I love their cards and what they mean to me. I’m just as happy looking up by name and maker, though I think my autistic brain just wants the order of the numbers!

and my artistic brain (only a one letter difference ~ oh my!) can't handle the chaos of numbers. OK, 'doesn't want to'; too hard, too slow, and too many errors - and that's just when copying a long number, never mind actual calculations.

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I was thinking the same thing! lol! I'm willing to bet in IL they'll hide one somewhere near Chicago, so I will definitely be on the lookout for one

Reading the rules kind of made me think the will end up being hidden in public locations based off it saying that there will be Representatives present at each hiding location...so my original daydream of finding some beads alone in a forest probably aren't realistic lol

I disagree. All of that other stuff can easily be listed online.

You would rather have to open the search and type in a carver name, and the name of the card. This could easily be over 20 characters. I would rather just type in a single string of 6 numbers!

That number isn't a meaningless "order it was listed". It is a simple shortcut to arrive at the online page!

When were you thinking?

I know it’s crazy! … and I must admit it makes me feel a little old.


That does take some of the realism out of it. And I guess it’s also too much to hope for Jeff Probst to personally present us with the idol.

Catching up on some old posts.... Sorry for the delay!

But yes, boxes marked with the "limited time" icon are auto-retired after three months. AQ considers a "limited time" to be three months or less, but a huge number of them never get retired so now AQ will take matters into its own hands and force them into retirement.

Which is great for event boxes if people are smart enough to use the icon but not thoughtful enough to go back and retire them later. They will, eventually, get retired anyhow. =)

And if people misuse the icon on boxes that aren't really available for a "limited time" but rather available indefinitely, that's on them. =) (For instance, putting the icon on a box that's only available from sunrise to sunset because the park closes at dark. That's not what a "limited time" means!) So you might be able to find the occasional "limited time only" box that's actually still active--but it does get rid of a huge chuck of the stuff that really isn't there anymore.

-- Ryan

It's been done! =)

-- Ryan

That is amazing! Thank you, Santa.. err.. Ryan! :)

I’m an older LTC’r as well. We never used to put the AQ number on them. However, back then there wasn’t nearly as many LTCs as there are now! I personally don’t mind searching for them, it’s part of the fun for me. I also like to flip through my album to see the name of the card, the tracker (if there was one), signature stamp and name. The date is nice too. After you’ve collected for so many years it’s neat to see how they’ve changed, stayed the same, or even how carvers improved their techniques and how they use different mediums over the years. I never numbered my cards, (5 of 25) because later on I enjoy creating more if I still have the stamps on hand.

We are definitely "in" for the search in California.

now that is too cool! thank you!!!

I'm a longtime LTC maker, too (since 2008). I don't use the numbers to log my finds, I use the "record finds" button on the tracker page. No need to do any searching. You can also log the finds from the list of box names on the tracker page. I like having the name of the card on the back, as well as the maker's name and sig stamp.

If anyone is still playing I found my way back into Pokemon Go and it seems most of my friends in the game don’t play much any more.

Any takers?

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Guess I'll have to gasp on the behalf of the MAGA audience.
(someone mentioned the J D in J D Vance must stand for Jefferson Davis)

Vance knows the first lesson in effective public speaking is to know your audience.

More misinformation: James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman ... After he was adopted by his mother's third husband, Bob Hamel, his mother changed his name to James David Hamel to remove his biological father's first name and surname and to use an uncle's first name, David.

I was gifted with roughly 1,000 old LTCs (circa 2007-2010). I don’t think any of them had AQ numbers on the back, but after much detective work, I think I ended up with only 2 or 3 cards that I couldn’t log. AQ numbers would have been very helpful!

That said, I just looked at the backs of my oldest LTCs. Although I started making cards in 2009, I didn’t put the AQ number on them until 2015. Maybe that’s around the time that other folks did, too? I can’t remember offhand.

Oh wait! Is it really James David? Wow! Who could have known! Thank you so much for pointing that out! I wonder why the OP would invoke the name Jefferson Davis after listening to Vance's speech? I'm no Alfred Einstein (save it), so who is Jefferson Davis and how would he fit into the context of all this? Boy, he must be so embarrassed right now to be associated with Vance!

It's very telling interesting that's your only take away from the Vance statement. Only a comment toward the obvious sarcastic reaction of a viewer?

Remember to duck when a joke sails over your head Sheldon.