Distractions and Diversions

Distractions and Diversions (abbreviated to DnD or D&D) is a game feature released by Jagex on 2 September 2008. This game feature is unlike normal minigames, as the locations of these games move around RuneScape. All three parts of the Distractions and Diversions are members-only.

Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza
The circus is currently in: 

Circus barkers are found in each town mentioning the whereabouts of the circus. To enter the circus, players have to travel to the town (mentioned above) and find the Ticket vendor. The Ticket vendor will provide a Circus ticket, and players are transported into the circus. As mentioned, the Ticket Vendor changes location, still only after a week. To leave the circus, they simply have to tear their Circus ticket.

Whilst in the circus, players may test their skills and perform tricks in each of the areas: Agility, Ranged and Magic. The audience are key to earning maximum points, as they occasionally shout out tricks to perform. Although you cannot do more than one performance in each level per week. This means, that after you've made your Agility, Ranged and Magic-performances, you have to wait for another week to do it again. So that means the Circus will have moved each time you make your perfomnances. Rumors said that there are some fairies in some banks, like Falador, who accidentally (not literally) says where the Circus is this week...

Penguin Hide and Seek
In order to start this D&D, players must first talk to Larry at the Ardougne Zoo and receive a spy Notebook. With this notebook, all of the penguins that have spotted will be recorded, as well as how many Penguin Spotting Points the player currently has. However, the notebook need not be carried in the inventory in order to earn Penguin points.

Clues as to the whereabouts of each penguin may be obtained from Larry by talking to him, or contacting him through the Lunar spell NPC Contact. Upon finding a penguin, the 'Spy on' option can be used to log the details into the notebook. Return to Larry for the rewards.

The locations of the penguins are the same for all worlds, but will change every week.

Shooting Star
Every 2 hours, a shooting star falls into a random area within Gielinor. Players have to mine through the star, collecting up to 200 stardust a day to exchange for coins and experience from the star sprite inside. Level 10 Mining is required is mine through the smallest shooting star, while level 90 Mining is required to mine through the biggest. Players may figure out where the next shooting star is going to land by looking through a telescope in a study inside a Player-owned house.

Trivia

 * With the release of Distractions and Diversions on 2 September 2008, the banner on the RuneScape website was replaced to depict a scene of a battle at Clan Wars. A woman in red-coloured armour that may be a dragon platebody is featured prominently, as well as a person wearing a Skeletal helm and an Amulet of glory.