this is so weird. I've been trying to work out the logistics of a race almost exactly like the thieves one except i didn't have that theme...i was just thinking it'd be like all of the "thieves" dressed up the same and then they had to be caught and whoever caught the most won the race...
i like the where's waldo one though...what do yall think of this...? each checkpoint has a where's waldo book and you have to spot waldo before you can leave. and maybe at the beginning have everyone lineup where they can see a landscape in which you have a real life waldo standing out there somewhere. you don't get the location of the first checkpoint till you get to him.
other idea i've been having is a sprints/race combo...figure out a few spots in town that you can have sprints at. make those the checkpoints and then when people get to them they have to do a one lap/one sprint head to head race. winner gets to leave to the next checkpoint. loser stays for 30 seconds.
tell me what you think please...