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. The only exceptions to this rule is during the Hallowe'en events where the Penguins change to Pumpguins (Pumpkin Penguins), or during the Christmas Events where penguins change to Snowguins (Snowman Penguins).

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 around 0:00 UTC; exact time varies weekly.

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, such as orld60engs..
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!No. !General Spawn Area !Requirements !Type ! Penguin Points (after Cold War) !Confirmation date ! Maps (Click to enlarge)
 * 1
 * Port Khazard
 * None
 * Barrel
 * 1
 * 10 February
 * PHS Port K.png
 * 2
 * White Wolf Mountain
 * None
 * Rock
 * 1
 * 10 February
 * PHS WWM.png
 * 3
 * Gnome Stronghold
 * None
 * Bush
 * 1
 * 10 February
 * PHS stronghold.PNG
 * 4
 * Barbarian Outpost
 * None
 * Bush
 * 1
 * 10 February
 * PHS barb.PNG
 * 5
 * South Kharidian Desert
 * None
 * Cactus
 * 1
 * 10 February
 * PHS Smoky Well.png
 * 6
 * Wilderness (Scorpion Pit)
 * None
 * Rock
 * 1 (2)
 * 10 February
 * PHS scorp.PNG
 * 7
 * Mort Myre
 * Completed Priest in Peril
 * Toadstool
 * 1 (2)
 * 10 February
 * PHS mort toadstool.PNG
 * 8
 * South Ape Atoll
 * Started Monkey Madness
 * Barrel
 * 1 (2)
 * 10 February
 * PHS Ape Barrel.png
 * 9
 * Neitiznot
 * Started Fremennik Isles
 * Bush
 * 1 (2)
 * 10 February
 * PHS Neit Bush.png
 * 10
 * Jatizso
 * Started Fremennik Isles
 * Rock
 * 1 (2)
 * 10 February
 * PHS Jat Rock.png
 * 11
 * Falador Well
 * Completed Hunt for Red Raktuber
 * Polar Bear
 * 1
 * 10 February
 * PHS fally bear.PNG
 * }
 * 10 February
 * PHS Jat Rock.png
 * 11
 * Falador Well
 * Completed Hunt for Red Raktuber
 * Polar Bear
 * 1
 * 10 February
 * PHS fally bear.PNG
 * }
 * }

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

 * Mining Guild, outside of its exterior north-east corner.
 * Falador mining site, south-east side of the mine, west of Falador, often referred to as the Taverly mine.
 * Crafting guild between the gold rocks.
 * Rimmington mining site south of the copper rocks.

Crandor or Karamja

 * South Crandor mining site, south-west side.
 * Karamja north-western mining site (Horseshoe mine).
 * Brimhaven mining site, south of the gold rocks by the entrance to the Brimhaven Dungeon.
 * Karamja mining site, west of the Nature altar.
 * Shilo Village mining site.

Fremennik lands or Lunar Isle
Tip: Bring armour, food and/or prayer potions
 * Rellekka mining site
 * Keldagrim entrance mining site.
 * Managing Miscellania mining site.
 * Ladder to the Lunar Isle mine.
 * South of the bridge leading to the Central Fremennik Isles mining site.(Neitiznot)
 * Ladder to the Jatizso mine.

Kandarin

 * Mine for the Coal Trucks.
 * Fight Arena mining site.(North of Yanilles east entrance.)
 * South-east Ardougne mining site.(North of the Monastery_(Kandarin))
 * Legends' Guild mining site.
 * Between Yanille bank and Wizards' Guild.

Kharidian Desert
Tip: Bring Waterskins and Desert gear or an Enchanted water tiara''
 * Outside the Nardah bank.
 * Uzer mining site.
 * Nardah mining site, near vultures on world map.
 * Outside the Al Kharid bank.
 * Duel Arena.
 * Western desert mining site, labelled and referred to as "Quarry" on world map.
 * Al Kharid mining site, north of Al Kharid.

Misthalin

 * Lumbridge Swamp training mining site, near Fishing spot
 * South-east Varrock mining site.
 * South-west Varrock mining site.
 * North-east of 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 mining site.
 * 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.(A Forinthry bracelet is recommended) Use protection prayers to help to defend against attacks.


 * North Edgeville mining site (level 7) north of Edgeville (Zamorak Mage).
 * Southern wilderness mining site (level 9) north-west of Edgeville.(Skeleton mine)
 * Wilderness Volcano, near banker (level 20).
 * Bandit camp mining site (level 35).(Hobgoblin mine)
 * Lava Maze runite mining site north of the Lava Maze (level 46).
 * Pirates' Hideout mining site; west of the Mage Arena (level 53).
 * North of the Mage Arena bank (level 56).