Create identity
Make one permanent Player Identity before joining any Mission.
FIELD GUIDE
HOW TO PLAY.
Canton Quests turns real places and digital clues into playable Missions. Create a Player Identity, enter a Mission, complete quests, submit proof, and follow your XP, entries, and results from one account.
GAMEPLAY LOOP
FROM PLAYER ID TO SCOREBOARD
Choose a Mission
Enter the active game world you want to play.
Pick a quest
Choose a task from that Mission's board.
Submit proof
Scan, check in, solve, or capture evidence.
Earn rewards
Verified quests add XP and may award drawing entries.
PLAYER IDENTITY
ONE IDENTITY, MANY MISSIONS
Your Player Identity is the account-level player record Canton Quests uses to recognize you. It holds your public callsign-style display name, avatar, permanent XP total, and the Mission entries tied to you. A Mission can still have its own participation state, but it connects back to the same player.
One player record
Your display name, avatar, XP, and public game history stay attached to the same identity.
Mission entry
A Mission can require its own entry record before you see that Mission's quest board.
Private account data
Your public player label is shown for gameplay; account credentials are not leaderboard copy.
PLAYER STYLE
FAMILY, CHALLENGE, OR SECRET
Your path is part of your Player Identity, not a Mission. It's a one-time style choice that stays with you everywhere in Canton Quests — it doesn't lock you into a location, a quest list, a prize pool, or a leaderboard. All three paths can play the same Quests. Your path mainly changes the way Canton Quests talks to you — tone, flavor text, and Commander wording.
FAMILY
Welcoming, collaborative, and easy to jump into — built for exploring together.
CHALLENGE
Direct, energetic, and daring — built for players who want to prove themselves.
SECRET
Cryptic, atmospheric, and investigative — built for uncovering what others miss.
MISSIONS & QUESTS
WHAT YOU ENTER, WHAT YOU PLAY
A Mission is the container: rules, time window, leaderboard, prize structure, and the set of quests available inside it. A quest is the individual objective you complete. Some quests are solved on-screen, some send you into the field, and some require a specific proof type before the server awards anything.
Mission
A bounded game experience with its own rules, active window, leaderboard, rewards, and archive.
Quest
A playable objective inside a Mission. Some are single-step; others unlock in sequence.
Proof
The evidence a quest requires before XP, entries, or completion can be awarded.
SCORE & PROGRESSION
WHAT IS XP?
XP and drawing entries are different. XP measures progress and performance. Your permanent Player Identity can show lifetime XP, while each Mission leaderboard ranks Mission-scoped XP. Drawing entries are separate. They may be earned through qualifying Quests, Entry Tokens, or other explicitly listed Mission objectives. Entries do not add XP or change leaderboard rank.
VIEW LEADERBOARDLEADERBOARD WINNERS
HOW RANK IS DECIDED
The live leaderboard is XP-based. It reads verified score ledger rows for the selected Mission, totals each player's points, counts distinct completed quests, and sorts highest XP first. If XP is tied, whoever reached that score first ranks higher. Technically, the earlier latest scoring timestamp ranks first. Drawing entries are not a rank tie-breaker.
Rank source
Mission leaderboards total verified score ledger points for that Mission only.
Tie break
If XP is tied, whoever reached that score first ranks higher.
Zero score players
Entered players can appear before they have points, so the board reflects participation too.
SUPPORTED PROOF
WHAT COUNTS IN THE FIELD
GPS Check-In
Arrive inside the target zone and submit location proof.
Passphrase
Enter the word, number, or answer found through play.
QR Scan
Scan an official Canton Quests marker when a quest asks for it.
Photo Proof
Capture field evidence for review when visual proof is required.
Video Proof
Record a short challenge clip for Missions that use motion proof.
PRIZES & ENTRIES
XP IS NOT A TICKET
Creating an account is free and gives 0 drawing entries. Each Mission publishes its own exact entry-earning rules. Drawing entries may come from qualifying Quests, Entry Tokens, or other explicitly listed Mission objectives. Completing your Player Identity earns +100 XP once — still 0 entries.
DRAWING METHOD
FINAL QUEST NUMBER
When a Mission concludes, winner selection follows an open, predictable process that anyone can verify. The system creates a single Final Quest Number from the Mission's final verified totals, then reads through that number to locate the winning ticket.
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Build the Final Quest Number
The system creates the Final Quest Number by multiplying four objective numbers together: Canton Quests' permanent 21-digit number and three verified Mission totals.
311420151417215192019 × totalPlayers × totalValidEntries × totalCompletedQuests = FinalQuestNumberPERMANENT CQ NUMBER311420151417215192019
A fixed 21-digit constant derived by converting the letters of “CANTON QUESTS” into numbers (A=1..Z=26: C=3, A=1, N=14, T=20, O=15, N=14, Q=17, U=21, E=5, S=19, T=20, S=19). This number is permanently fixed in code and never changes.
MISSION TOTAL 1totalPlayers
The total number of qualified players who registered and participated in the Mission.
MISSION TOTAL 2totalValidEntries
The total number of valid prize drawing tickets earned across all qualified players.
MISSION TOTAL 3totalCompletedQuests
The total number of verified quest objective completions submitted across the entire Mission.
This multiplication produces a single, reproducible number stream used to locate the winning ticket. It is not itself a ticket number.
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Match the ticket length
Count how many digits are in the total number of valid entries (totalValidEntries). If there are 356 valid entries, winning ticket numbers use 3 digits.
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Read the number in sections
Starting from the left, read the Final Quest Number in overlapping groups of that many digits, moving forward one digit at a time.
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Ignore numbers outside the ticket pool
With 356 valid entries, a result such as 809 is skipped because ticket 809 does not exist. A result such as 092 means ticket 92.
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Check prize eligibility
If the selected ticket is not eligible for that specific prize, continue to the next valid ticket until an eligible winner is found.
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If needed, scan backward
If the forward scan does not produce an eligible winner, the Final Quest Number is reversed and the same process is repeated.
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Guaranteed fallback
If neither scan produces an eligible winner, the published fallback formula converts the Final Quest Number into a valid ticket position.
TRANSPARENT WINNER SELECTION AUDIT
OFFICIAL FINAL QUEST CALCULATION
PERMANENT CQ NUMBERFIXED CONSTANT
311420151417215192019
Permanent alphanumeric cipher of “CANTON QUESTS” (A=1..Z=26). Fixed in code.
QUALIFIED PLAYERStotalPlayers
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Total qualified players who registered and participated in this Mission.
VALID ENTRIEStotalValidEntries
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Total valid prize drawing tickets earned across all qualified players.
COMPLETED QUESTStotalCompletedQuests
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Total verified quest objective completions submitted across the entire Mission.
ACTUAL SUBSTITUTED EQUATION
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FINAL QUEST NUMBER(EXACT BIGINT RESULT)
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Test any numbers or simulate hypothetical drawing scenarios locally on your device. This calculator is seeded automatically with the official values above. Editing inputs here runs strictly in your browser and never modifies server data or official drawing results.
CALCULATED FINAL QUEST NUMBER (LOCAL BIGINT):
311420151417215192019 × 0 × 0 × 0 = 00
SEE THE EXACT CALCULATION & AUDIT SPECIFICATIONTECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ▾
When a Mission uses the Final Quest Number method, the drawing begins from the frozen valid ticket pool: totalPlayers = qualified players, totalValidEntries = valid drawing tickets, and totalCompletedQuests = verified Quest completions.
FINAL QUEST NUMBER: 311420151417215192019 × totalPlayers × totalValidEntries × totalCompletedQuests = FinalQuestNumber
The Final Quest Number is not the winning ticket. It becomes the deterministic number stream used to locate the winning ticket:
- Window Width (W): N is the total valid tickets (totalValidEntries). W is the number of digits in N. With 356 tickets, W = 3.
- Forward Sliding Window Scan: Read overlapping W-digit windows from left to right, moving forward one digit at a time.
- Ticket Validation & Leading Zeros: With 356 tickets, 809 is invalid because it exceeds 356. 092 is valid, so it points to ticket #92. Leading zeros are allowed.
- Prize Eligibility Filter: If a valid ticket belongs to someone ineligible for that specific prize, do not restart or reroll. Continue to the next overlapping window.
- Reverse Scan Fallback: If the entire forward scan produces no eligible winner, reverse the Final Quest Number and scan again with the same rules.
- Deterministic Modulo Fallback: If neither scan produces an eligible winner, use (FinalQuestNumber mod totalValidEntries) + 1. If that player is already a primary prize winner, step through modulo space to the next eligible ticket.
Zero Administrator Discretion: All parameters are permanently frozen upon ledger lock. Anyone with the published SHA-256 snapshot can reproduce and audit the exact calculation.