With the app update 2.16.7, we have made a few changes to our map styles.

Various map styles are available to you in the Bound settings. The style you have selected will be displayed to the players in your Bound in Find spot elements and on the map in the menu in the app. Note: Only one style per Bound can be selected.

Important: All styles from Stamen (Terrain, Toner and Watercolour) will be replaced by alternatives from OpenStreetMap.

Note: The style "Google Melanzani" is no longer selectable for your Bounds. You had set this style for your Bound? Don't worry, it will still be displayed to your players.

As a general rule, players with older versions of the Actionbound app will be shown OpenStreetMap Bright if maps are not available.

The preview in the Bound Creator also only ever shows OpenStreetMap Bright.

The following styles are available until further notice:

• Google Maps Aerial

• Google Maps

• OpenStreetMap Basic (new)

• OpenStreetMap Bright
• OpenStreetMap Liberty (new)
• OpenStreetMap Positron (new)
• OpenStreetMap Toner (replacement)
• OpenStreetMap Darkmatter (new)
• OpenStreetMap Qaunt (new)
• OpenStreetMap Klokantech 3D (new)
• OpenStreetMap Fiord Colour (new)
• OpenStreetMap High Contrast Pattern (new)

Want to know how to choose from the different styles? Then take a look at our manual in the article on map styles. There you will also learn how to create a track visible on maps for your players.

Have fun trying it out!

There are new features to try out again! Change the Bound language while playing directly in the app, have your texts translated in the Bound Creator or end a Bound after the playing time has expired.

Since last year, it has been possible to offer a Bound in multiple languages with the premium feature "Multilingual Bounds". Now we have added even more functions to the feature.

In the app, players could previously only choose one of the translations stored in the Bound settings when starting the Bound. Now changing is also possible while playing the Bound!

This is how it works: Use the menu in the app to select a language from the translations stored for a bound. And you can continue playing in Spanish, for example.

Tip: As a creator you not only have the possibility to use known languages, it is also possible to create a fantasy language or to store your texts in different language levels or Special English.

Also new: Thanks to our DeepL extension you can add translations of your texts with one click.

This is how it works: Add a translation to your Bound in the settings. Click on the translate icon in the upper right corner of the translation tool and be patient for a moment

The translated texts will be inserted directly into the individual fields (or elements). You will also find your media and formatting, such as paragraphs and Markdown commands, in the translation.

Note: Make sure that the media you use, such as images or videos, are understandable to players of any language. Both the license information and any images or language in videos should be provided to your players in the language of their choice. If you want to include a medium in another language, it is best to include it in the Bound Creator so that you can first cut it out of the primary language in the translation tool and then paste it into the translation at the desired location.

You made minor adjustments in the primary language? THose concerned elements are marked with an exclamation mark (!). Adjust the translation, by clicking on the translation icon to the right of those concerned elements.

Data protection notice: The data sent to DeepL is processed on German servers and deleted directly after translation at the provider.

You can find the currently available languages of DeepL here.

Timing is everything - Limit the playing time of your Bounds

We recommend that you give your players an indication of how long a round of your bound will take. In the Bound settings under playing time you enter the corresponding time (in minutes).

Now select one of the two modes. Playing time as a recommendation gives your players orientation without further consequences, as before. Playing time ends Bound, on the other hand, imposes a time limit on the entire Bound. After the time limit has expired, players can still complete the current element, after which the Bound is ended and the ranking is displayed.

This way you can give your players an extra motivation boost or increase the fun of the game with a little bit of pressure. You decide!

Note: The playing time is a licensed feature. Check out our new feature overview here.

It is still possible to add a time limit to quiz elements.

If you are interested in the features, please contact our sales team at sales@actionbound.de.

We are happy to show you some innovations. Results can now be exported as a table or PDF.

This works for all results as well as for selected or individual runs. The feature is automatically included in all PRO and EDU licenses.

Now you can save, print and present leaderboards offline. Either as a table with or without media, or as a PDF. You can download both individual results and an overview with just a few clicks.

The comparison of results is now clearer too. You can simply hide information and questions or missions without an answer. You can have the overview displayed in the browser as a full-screen view, which simplifies, for example, the presentation via a projector.

Learn all about this new feature and how to use it in our manual.

Missions and quizzes can now be shuffled within stages

We are happy to present a new feature - randomizing elements. Within stages you can now have players play each mission oder question randomly or just one random element. Simply activate the feature in the settings of each stage and select the desired modus.

We just released a new feature which allows you to combine two or more Bounds into one new Bound.

The feature merge Bounds allowes you to copy the content of your existing Bounds into a new one.

The following video shows you how simple it is to merge two Bounds.

A new version (2.8.0) of the Actionbound app was just released.

The update contains:

• Due to popular demand, we bring a new feature: Record audio!
• Global ranking shown when finishing a Bound
• Uploaded media can be removed
• Improvement of the count down timer
• Bug fixes
• Bounds that can be started with a ticket only

We wish you lots of fun with Actionbound and are looking forward to your feedback and rating in the app stores of Apple or Google :)

The new version of the browser based tool to create mobile adventures is online!

The Bound-Creator has been redesigned and has got tons of great enhancements:

• Live preview of the app screens right in the Bound-Creator
• Extensive improvements in user experience
• Responsive design: Create Bounds in your mobile device's browser
• Improved evaluation of the player’s results … and more: Check it out at https://actionbound.com

The Bound-Creator is now ready for the future: There will be splendid new features coming up in the next months.

Thanks to all beta testers!

We just released a new version auf Actionbound!

NEW FEATURES
• Use existing QR and bar codes in your Bounds
• Add surveys to your Bounds
• Let your players sort stuff

SECURITY
• Data transfer is now encrypted

IMPROVEMENTS
• Bounds nearby can now be shown on a map
• External links will be opened right in the Actionbound app
• Many more improvements and bug fixes

Also: Underwater-Bounds!

Get the free Actionbound app 2.7 for iOS and Android here:





(For Android, there's also a direct download from our server available.)