Distractions and Diversions/Locations


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Distractions and Diversions Locations (D&D) is a location guide for events in the Distractions and Diversions game feature. Locations for Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza and Penguin Hide and Seek change every week on Wednesdays (See Time). Week 1 had only 1 day as D&D was released on Tuesday, 2 September 2008.

Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza

 * Current location:

Previous locations

 * Seers' Village
 * Catherby
 * Taverley
 * Edgeville
 * Falador
 * Rimmington
 * Draynor Village
 * Al Kharid
 * Lumbridge
 * Varrock - south-east of Lumber Yard
 * Varrock - south of the Cooks' Guild
 * Tree Gnome Stronghold - south of the entrance (near the gate)

Note: From Week 13 onwards, the locations repeat the location of Week 1-12. For example, Week 17's location would be Week 5's location (Falador), and for Week 20, the location would be in Al Kharid (Week 8).

Penguin roaming areas
By comparing the clues given by Larry and the actual penguin sightings, the roaming area of each of the clues can be determined. At different times, different clues may be activated by the same penguin. Sometimes multiple penguins may be activating the same clue.

NOTE: The information regarding area should not be used as a basis for your search due to the penguins large roaming areas and that they are in different places in each world. However, penguins cannot change costume during the week.

Penguin Locations Video (V50)

General clue areas are given by Larry, located in the Ardougne Zoo near the penguin exhibit, or Chuck the polar bear after Hunt for the Red Raktuber.

Penguin weekly reset time is on Wednesdays; exact time varies weekly. 8 April was at 12:40 GMT; previous week it was at 12:08 GMT.

You should look around the area as not all penguins are stationed directly at the given location. You can try world 60 (unofficial penguin hunting world) and one of the clan chats.


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!No. !General Spawn Area !Requirements !Type ! Penguin Points (after Cold War) !Confirmation date
 * 1
 * Digsite
 * None
 * Rock
 * 1
 * 11 August
 * 2
 * Musa Point
 * None
 * Crate
 * 1
 * 11 August
 * 3
 * Castle Wars
 * None
 * Bush
 * 1
 * 11 August
 * 4
 * Draynor Manor
 * None
 * Crate
 * 1
 * 11 August
 * 5
 * Observatory
 * None
 * Crate
 * 1
 * 11 August
 * 6
 * North Ape Atoll
 * Started Monkey Madness
 * Bush
 * 1 (2)
 * 11 August
 * 7
 * Neitiznot
 * None
 * Rock
 * 1 (2)
 * 11 August
 * 8
 * Wilderness
 * None
 * Rock
 * 1 (2)
 * 11 August
 * 9
 * Dragontooth Island
 * None
 * Crate
 * 1 (2)
 * 11 August
 * 10
 * Lunar Isle
 * Started Lunar Diplomacy
 * Rock
 * 1 (2)
 * 11 August
 * 11
 * Falador Well
 * Completed Hunt for Red Raktuber
 * Polar Bear
 * 1
 * 11 August
 * }
 * Rock
 * 1 (2)
 * 11 August
 * 11
 * Falador Well
 * Completed Hunt for Red Raktuber
 * Polar Bear
 * 1
 * 11 August
 * }
 * }

Shooting Star
Shooting stars fall from the sky in RuneScape every 2 hours or so in only one location for each world. The location may be different in other worlds. When players mine through all layers of the star, they will find a Star sprite. The location of the crash sites are random, although the stars always crash near a mine or bank.

Shooting stars can be viewed through a Telescope which gives a regional location and approximate time of its landing. The telescope can isolate the landing to the following 9 regions:

Asgarnia

 * Falador
 * Mining Guild, outside of its exterior north-east corner.
 * South-east side of the mine, west of Falador through Agility lvl 5 crumbling wall.
 * Crafting Guild Mine between the gold rocks.
 * Rimmington mine south of the copper rocks.

Crandor or Karamja

 * Crandor south-west mine.
 * Brimhaven gold mine (Horseshoe mine).
 * Brimhaven Dungeon entrance gold mine.
 * Mine north of Shilo Village, north of the Nature altar.
 * Shilo Village gem stone mine.

Fremennik lands or Lunar Isle
Tip for Neitiznot bring armour or yakhide, food and/or prayer potions
 * Mine in Rellekka.
 * Mine near entrance to Keldagrim.
 * Mine in Miscellania.
 * Mine ladder just a little north-east of Lunar Isle.
 * South of the bridge leading to the rune rocks north of Neitiznot.
 * Mine ladder in Jatizso.

Kandarin

 * Mine south-west of Coal Trucks.
 * Mine north-east of Yanille, near Port Khazard.
 * Monastery mine south of East Ardougne.
 * Mine east of East Ardougne, south-west of Legends' Guild.
 * Between Yanille bank and Wizards' Guild.

Kharidian Desert
Bring Waterskins and Desert gear or an Enchanted Water Tiara
 * Outside the Nardah bank.
 * Mine north of Uzer, near fairy ring code DLQ.
 * Vultures mine north-west of the Agility Pyramid.
 * Outside the Al Kharid bank.
 * Duel Arena.
 * Granite and sandstone quarry.
 * Scorpion mine, north of Al Kharid.

Misthalin

 * Lumbridge Swamp east mine, near Fishing tutor.
 * Varrock
 * East mine.
 * West mine, near Champions' Guild.
 * Aubury's Rune Shop, south-east of east bank.

Morytania or Mos Le'Harmless

 * Canifis bank.
 * Burgh de Rott bank.
 * South of the Mos Le'Harmless bank.

Piscatoris, Gnome Stronghold or Tirannwn

 * Piscatoris mine.
 * North of the bank at Gnome Stronghold, west of Gnome Stronghold Agility Course.
 * South of the Elf teleport crystal destination in Lletya.

Wilderness
Tip: Bring a super antipoison potion and Magic armour for protection from Revenants attacks. Use protection from missiles to help prevent them from freezing you.


 * Steel mine (level 6-7) north of Edgeville (Zamorak Mage).
 * Skeleton Mine (level 9) north-west of Edgeville.
 * Bounty Hunter near banker (level 20).
 * Hobgoblin Mine (level 35).
 * Rune rocks mine north of the Lava Maze (level 46).
 * Pirates' Hideout mine; west of the Mage Arena (level 52-53).
 * North of the Mage Arena bank (level 56).

Evil Tree
These are the 27 possible tree locations:

NOTE: All hints lead to at least 2 locations.


 * On the southern side of a tropical island
 * East of the teak trees in the Kharazi Jungle, or
 * Ape Atoll, near the entrance to Ape Atoll Dungeon (Bring an antipoison and a weapon if you do not have a Greegree.)


 * Close to a runecrafting altar
 * Near the Body altar, South of the Monastery, or
 * North of the Shilo Village gem mine, west of Nature altar


 * Close to a mine on the outskirts of a city
 * West of Falador, or
 * South of Legends Guild


 * Close to a place called 'Draynor' 
 * North of Draynor Village near Draynor Manor, or
 * South of Draynor Village near the willow trees


 * Close to a large collection of willow trees
 * South of Draynor Village near the willow trees, or
 * North of Seers' Village bank, or
 * South of Legends Guild, or
 * South-west part of Tree gnome stronghold, north of Brimstail's cave and east of the bridge


 * It can be found close to the town you call "Seers" 
 * South of Seers' Village Flax Field by the Yew trees, or 
 * Middle of McGrubor's Wood


 * By a collection of Yew Tree
 * South of Seers' Village Flax Field by the Yew trees, or 
 * North of the wall between Lumbridge and the swamp


 * North as the crow flies from the market of Ardougne
 * Middle of McGrubor's Wood, or
 * South-west of the Ranging Guild

Fremennik lands
North as the crow flies from Seers' Village
 * East of the house portal in Rellekka
 * Behind the Seers Village Bank Near The Mining Carts


 * Close to the home of "Legends" - Either south or north of Legends' Guild
 * In a Mine on the outskirts of a City- Mine south of Legends Guild
 * To the south of a gnome settlement - shortly east of the outpost south of Tree Gnome Stronghold, or west of Yanille


 * Found close to the town you call Yanille
 * North of Yanille, or
 * West of Yanille by house portal, or
 * East of Yanille Bank


 * With rare trees and ogres nearby - South of Castle Wars or west of Oo'glog
 * North as the crow flies from the market of Ardougne - Near Southwest wall of the Ranging Guild.

Karamja

 * It can be found on the island known as Karamja or On the southern coast of a tropical island - East of the Teak trees in the Kharazi Jungle
 * Found close to a dungeon entrance and within a tropical jungle - Near the entrance of the Brimhaven Dungeon

Kharidian Desert

 * In a hot place, where fighters come together
 * Duel Arena, north of Al Kharid
 * Near the bank in Nardah (Unconfirmed)

Misthalin

 * By a collection of Yew Tree - Next to the barrier to Lumbridge Swamp
 * Outside of City you call Varrock
 * North of Varrock Palace, near the Wilderness ditch, or
 * East of Varrock near Dungeon of Tolna rift

Tirannwn

 * It can be found in the lands inhabited by elves
 * Lletya south of the Magic trees, or
 * Just east of Tyras Camp