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 (Riods2525 clan chat or penguins w60 clan chat or hyperthomas3 clan chat)
 * Shooting Star - Non-PvP Worlds

Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza
Current Location: Falador

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)

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 !!Location!!Requirements !!Type !! Penguin Points (After Cold War) !! Confirmation Date
 * 1 || Southern Desert || (1st desert) Desert Mining Camp || ||    ||  ||
 * 2 || ?? || (2nd desert) Shantay Gate ||  || Cactus || ||
 * 3 || Where monkeys rule || Ape Atoll || || || ||
 * 4 || South of Ardougne || Is Felip Hills Penguin, trapped in yanille in south wall || || Rock || ||
 * 5 || Kingdom of Misthalin || Trapped inside fence on the farm west of draynor village, where the chickens are || ||  || ||
 * 6 || Between Fremmenik and Barbarians || Locked in house west of McGrubbers wood,, east of log cross to coal trucks || || rock   ||  ||
 * 7 || Pointy eared ones || (1st elf) Lletya / Elf Camp || || Toadstool ||    ||
 * 8 || ?? || (2nd elf) East of crystal-city ||   || || ||
 * 9 || ?? || Piscatoris Fishing Colony / Eagles' Peak|| || ||  ||
 * 10 || ?? || White Wolf Mountain ||Trapped inside fence behind draynor manor || || ||
 * }
 * 6 || Between Fremmenik and Barbarians || Locked in house west of McGrubbers wood,, east of log cross to coal trucks || || rock   ||  ||
 * 7 || Pointy eared ones || (1st elf) Lletya / Elf Camp || || Toadstool ||    ||
 * 8 || ?? || (2nd elf) East of crystal-city ||   || || ||
 * 9 || ?? || Piscatoris Fishing Colony / Eagles' Peak|| || ||  ||
 * 10 || ?? || White Wolf Mountain ||Trapped inside fence behind draynor manor || || ||
 * }
 * 9 || ?? || Piscatoris Fishing Colony / Eagles' Peak|| || ||  ||
 * 10 || ?? || White Wolf Mountain ||Trapped inside fence behind draynor manor || || ||
 * }
 * }
 * }

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
 * Outside of Mining Guild.
 * Mine west of Falador through Agility lvl 5 crumbling wall.
 * Crafting Guild Mine.
 * Rimmington mine.

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 Jatizso.
 * South of the bridge leading to the rune rocks north of Neitiznot.

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

 * 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).