What are amazing races?

[GrammarMaster809]

I was scrolling through badges when I stumbled upon badges called Amazing Race in Community tab. Just wanted to ask how do you do amazing races? Is it some kind of event planned by the staff? Or like a feature you can access anytime?

Just wondering because I would love to do the amazing race concerning the history of Japan but i don’t even know what are the amazing races that’s my first time hearing about them

[casual]

Those were staff-run events.

Here’s the latest one:

Amazing Race Japan 2nd edition

How it works: This is a collaborative game open to all Bunpro users that encourages reviewing and reading consistently. Every grammar/vocab review completed on Bunpro, and also all material read contributes to a shared progress pool

The goal once again is to take a trip around Japan, starting in the northern tip of Hokkaido, down along the Pacific ocean through Sendai to Tokyo, then west through Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and down into southern Kyushu. From there we turn back north, going alon…

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[GrammarMaster809]

alr ty
hope they’ll be doing one soon enough

[pringus]

Not sure it means much to staff, but as a new user I would also love to participate in one at some point. I’m surprised that it doesn’t seem to be the sort of thing that’s automatically scheduled.

[lunchbox1]

I am also sad about my missing badges.

[MOA_304]

I had fun last time. I would 100% do it again! Do you @Jake know if there will be another one?

[distantflower]

Yeah, we could totally give the “Can we still walk together?” thread a break and start a new (perhaps a repeat) race, or maybe integrate a milestone within the existing marathon? To give chance to the new badge collectors. I’d feel sad if I’m a new member and see what I’ve missed in the collection.