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.

Unofficial worlds

 * Penguin Hide and Seek - World 60. (Penguins w60, W60 penguins, and W60 pengies clan chats)
 * Shooting Star - Non-PvP Worlds

Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza

 * Current location:

Previous locations

 * Week 1: Seers' Village
 * Week 2: Catherby
 * Week 3: Taverley
 * Week 4: Edgeville
 * Week 5: Falador
 * Week 6: Rimmington
 * Week 7: Draynor Village
 * Week 8: Al Kharid
 * Week 9: Lumbridge
 * Week 10: Varrock - south east of Lumber Yard
 * Week 11: Varrock - south of the Cooks' Guild
 * Week 12: 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.

Penguins are known to change costume during the same day and to change location - such as between Neitiznot and Jatizso. If a penguin disappears from one area and appears in a neighbouring area, even with a different costume, then it is suspected that it may be the same penguin/clue/range. If it is indeed the same penguin, then you will get the message, "You've already spotted this penguin spy". (Be careful not to click twice, as that will also generate this message.) (Although, if you do click twice, you will see "You spy on the penguin" before that).

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.

This week's clues given by Larry, the Ardougne Zookeeper.


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! No. !! Clue !!Roam Range!!Requirements !!Type !! Penguin Points (After Cold War) !! Confirmation Date
 * 1 || South of Ardougne - near some ogres || Castle Wars - Yanille || None || Rock || 1 || 11 Jan 2009
 * 2 || Kingdom of Kandarin || Catherby, Seers Village ||  None ||  Rock || 1  || 11 Jan 2009
 * 3 || Northern Desert || Al Kharid  || None || Bush || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 4 || The Kingdom of Misthalin || Sawmill, Varrock || None || Crate || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 5 || Wilderness || Dark Knight's fortress (also seen a bit west of air obelisk) || None || Rock || 2 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 6 || Near Pointy-eared ones || Lletya || || Toadstool || 2 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 7 || Pirates feel most Harmless || Mos Le'Harmless || Cabin Fever || barrel || 2 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 8 || Where Banana Smugglers Dwell || Brimhaven || None || Bush || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 9 || Between Fremennik and Barbarians || Lighthouse || None || Rock || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 10 || Southern Desert || Sophanem || || Cactus || 2 || 08 Jan 2009
 * 6 || Near Pointy-eared ones || Lletya || || Toadstool || 2 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 7 || Pirates feel most Harmless || Mos Le'Harmless || Cabin Fever || barrel || 2 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 8 || Where Banana Smugglers Dwell || Brimhaven || None || Bush || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 9 || Between Fremennik and Barbarians || Lighthouse || None || Rock || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 10 || Southern Desert || Sophanem || || Cactus || 2 || 08 Jan 2009
 * 8 || Where Banana Smugglers Dwell || Brimhaven || None || Bush || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 9 || Between Fremennik and Barbarians || Lighthouse || None || Rock || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 10 || Southern Desert || Sophanem || || Cactus || 2 || 08 Jan 2009
 * 9 || Between Fremennik and Barbarians || Lighthouse || None || Rock || 1 || 09 Jan 2009
 * 10 || Southern Desert || Sophanem || || Cactus || 2 || 08 Jan 2009
 * 10 || Southern Desert || Sophanem || || Cactus || 2 || 08 Jan 2009


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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 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).