Distractions and Diversions/Locations


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Distractions and Diversions Locations 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, starting on a Wednesday. Week 1 had only 1 day (2 September 2008) as D&D was released on 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 (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. More than one clue may be associated with the same penguin and the same clue can sometimes be associated with two different penguins.

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.

Clues are given by Larry, the zookeeper of Ardougne Zoo.

Penguin weekly reset time was at 00:20 GMT, Wednesday, 18 March; last week it was at 00:34 GMT.

You should look around the area as not all penguins are stationed directly at the given location.

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! No. !! Clue !!Roam range!!Requirements !!Type !! Penguin Points (after Cold War) !! Confirmation date
 * 1 ||near the ghost town ||near the ectopophial||none  ||bush  ||3|| 3/18
 * 2 || Where the Imperial Guard train || Burthorpe, just outside game room building. || None || Rock || 1 || 3/19
 * 3 || South of Ardougne || Near Castle Wars, Yanille Seen in Ogre compound.  May have wandered as it was worth 2 points. || None || Rock || 2 || 3/19
 * 4 || Where bloodsuckers rule || Mort Myre Swamp || Priest in Peril || || 2 ? ||
 * 5 || Kingdom of Asgarnia || Asgarnia || None || || 1 ||
 * 6 || Big tree, surrounded by short people || Gnome Stronghold Was outside of compound, west of the Terrorbird enclosure. || None || Bush || 1 || 3/19
 * 7 || || Jatizso building directly north of the kings room on Jatizso. || Started Fremennik Isles || Bush || 2 || 3/19
 * 8 || ||mcgrubbors wood  ||none  ||bush  || 1 ||
 * 9 ||near port sarim ||port sarim or close by (I found mine just north of the fishing store) ||none  ||rock  ||1  ||
 * 10 || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 * 6 || Big tree, surrounded by short people || Gnome Stronghold Was outside of compound, west of the Terrorbird enclosure. || None || Bush || 1 || 3/19
 * 7 || || Jatizso building directly north of the kings room on Jatizso. || Started Fremennik Isles || Bush || 2 || 3/19
 * 8 || ||mcgrubbors wood  ||none  ||bush  || 1 ||
 * 9 ||near port sarim ||port sarim or close by (I found mine just north of the fishing store) ||none  ||rock  ||1  ||
 * 10 || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 * 8 || ||mcgrubbors wood  ||none  ||bush  || 1 ||
 * 9 ||near port sarim ||port sarim or close by (I found mine just north of the fishing store) ||none  ||rock  ||1  ||
 * 10 || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 * 10 || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
 * 10 || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||

Strangely, on world 66, there is a cactus penguin at the Grand Exchange. It may have come from the spirit trees.


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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. If players are able to mine through the star, they might be able to see 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
 * East side, outside of Mining Guild.
 * South-eastern 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 gold rocks.

Crandor or Karamja

 * Crandor southwest mine.
 * Karamja
 * 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

 * Mine in Rellekka.
 * Mine near entrance to Keldagrim.
 * Mine in Miscellania.
 * Mine ladder just a little north-west 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.
 * Battlefield north of Tree Gnome Village.

Kharidian Desert

 * 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, near fairy ring code BIQ.
 * 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, southeast 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.
 * Outside the southern bank at Gnome Stronghold.
 * South of the Elf teleport crystal destination in Lletya.

Wilderness
Tip: Bring a super antipoison potion and Magic armour for protection from Revenants attacks.


 * 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

 * Main article: Evil Tree

These are the 27 possible tree locations:

NOTE: Some hints lead to multiple locations.

Ape Atoll
''Bring an antipoison and a weapon if you do not have a Greegree.
 * On the Southern side of a Tropical island - Ape Atoll, near the entrance to Ape Atoll Dungeon

Asgarnia

 * Close to a runecrafting altar - Near the Body altar or south of the Monastery
 * In a Mine on the outskirts of a City - West of Falador

Draynor Village

 * Close to a large collection of willow trees - South of Draynor Village near the Willow trees
 * Close to a place called 'Draynor'  - North of Draynor Village near Draynor Manor, or same location as above

Fremennik lands

 * North as the crow flies from Seers' Village - East of the house portal in Rellekka

Gnome Stronghold

 * Close to a large collection of willow trees - Southwest corner of Gnome Stronghold, near the bridge

Kandarin

 * Near a large collection of willow trees - North of Seers' Village bank
 * By a collection of Yew Tree - South of Seers' Village Flax Field by the Yew trees
 * North as the crow flies from the market of Ardougne
 * Middle of McGrubor's Wood, or
 * South west of the Ranging Guild (very close)


 * 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
 * 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

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
 * Close to a runecrafting altar - Just north of the Shilo Village gem mine, west of Nature altar
 * Found close to a dungeon entrance and within a tropical jungle - Near the entrance of the Brimhaven Dungeon

Kharidian Desert

 * Duel Arena, north of Al Kharid

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