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This tutorial covers concepts or technologies that are no longer current. It's still here for you to read and enjoy, but may not be as useful as our newest tutorials.
Play the Game
We have strategically placed 8 crystalline game stations in our partners' booths throughout SX Create and one "Alpha Station" in the LulzBot booth. Your job is to find them.
Good news! You only have to find 4 of them. However, one of them must be the Alpha Station.
How to Play
Once you have finished soldering your badge and turned it on, it's time to play. First, visit the Alpha Station inside the LulzBot booth. Find the 3-pin game port on the station, and connect your badge's game port (make sure your badge is facing up!).
Now, you must hunt down 3 other stations. Visit any 3 of the booths with a station, and connect your badge to the game port to receive a point.
How to Win
You win when you have connected your badge to 4 unique Badger game stations (1 of them must be the Alpha Station). You receive no additional points or benefits for visiting more than 4 stations.
When you win, you will see an animation on your LED display. A coupon code will scroll across your screen 3 times. You can then use that coupon code at sparkfun.com (you can only use the code once, so use it wisely!). Make sure the code is 8 characters long.
If you missed writing down the code, don't worry! You can simply turn off your badge, and turn it back on again. If your badge has visited the 4 stations, it will scroll the code another 3 times. Every time you reset the badge, it will scroll the code 3 times.