SC-S29|Geo-Quest Mystery – Week 4: History Glitch

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Hello Steemians,

Welcome to the fourth week of Geo-Quest Mystery.
In Week 1, you revealed your Origin Point, the symbolic start of your journey.
In Week 2, you helped us build a Sound Map by listening carefully to your surroundings.
In Week 3, you turned the map into a palette with The Color Hunt, highlighting places ruled by a single colour.

For Week 4, we are going to bend time a little. This mission is about visiting places where the past still leaves visible traces, from famous monuments to small corners that only your neighbourhood remembers.

Theme of the Week: History Glitch

The title of Week 4 is “History Glitch”.
Your mission is to choose a real place that carries some kind of history or story. It can be an old monument, a memorial, an abandoned building, a traditional shop, a street with a legend, a bridge with a date carved in stone, or even a small local spot with a story that only older residents tell.

Your goal is to pin this place on SteemAtlas, share at least one historical fact or anecdote about it, and support your story with your own photos and a short Speem.watch video. In the video, you will present one concrete historical fact and show one clear visual detail that links the place to its past, such as a sign, a date, a statue, a symbol or a piece of architecture.

By the end of the week, our map will show not only where we walk today, but also where time seems to “glitch” and let us see traces of yesterday.

What Your Post Must Include

Every valid entry for Week 4 needs to contain five key elements: a SteemAtlas pin, a short narrative, your own photos, a Speem.watch proof video with one fact and one detail, and a hidden numerical clue.

1. SteemAtlas Pin and Historical Context

Begin by opening SteemAtlas and placing a pin on the location you want to present.
In the description of the pin and in your post, clearly explain what this place is: its name, city and country, and what kind of site it is (monument, old house, square, bridge, shop, church, factory, etc.).

Then give some historical context. This can be a date when the place was built, an event that happened there, a local legend, or a small anecdote you learned from a sign, a guide, a family member or a neighbour. It does not need to be a grand world-famous story; even a tiny local memory is welcome, as long as you can explain it clearly.

Your SteemAtlas pin should help another Steemian understand why this location belongs to the “History Glitch” theme and what makes its past worth noticing.

2. Short Narrative – Where Past and Present Meet

In your post, write a short narrative that shows how you experience this place as an explorer in the present while being aware of its past.

You can begin by describing how the location looks and feels today: crowded or empty, renovated or decaying, noisy or quiet. Then introduce the historical element you discovered. Tell readers how you learned about it and what you felt when you realised that something important or meaningful once took place there.

You might compare the past and the present: what has changed, what has survived, what details still whisper the old story if someone looks closely. Try to make your readers feel that they are standing with you at a point where two times overlap—a “glitch” where history briefly appears in everyday life.

3. Two to Four Personal Photos

Your post must include between two and four photos that you have taken yourself at the location.

At least one photo should show a wider view of the place as it is now. Other photos can focus on meaningful details: an old inscription, a statue, a worn stairway, a specific object, a plaque, a carving, a pattern in the walls, or anything that connects visually to the story you tell.

You may appear in the photos if you wish, but it is not required. All images must be original and taken during your visit. Pictures from the internet or created by AI are not allowed as a replacement for real experience in this challenge.

4. Speem.watch Proof Video (20–60 seconds) – One Fact and One Detail

You must also create a short proof video on Speem.watch, lasting between 20 and 60 seconds.

In this video, you should do two things:

1. Clearly mention one historical fact or story about the place. This could be the date it was built, an event that happened there, the meaning of a statue, or a tradition linked to the location.
2. Show at least one specific visual detail that connects to that history. For example, you might zoom in on a carved date, a symbol, an old door, a monument, a memorial plaque, or a special architectural element.

You can speak directly to the camera or record your voice while pointing at the details. The important thing is that viewers both hear the fact and see a concrete proof in the environment. Once your video is uploaded, embed it in your Steemit post or share a direct link so everyone can easily watch it.

5. Hidden Clue – A Number or Date to Discover

Every Geo-Quest Mystery entry includes a hidden challenge. For Week 4, your hidden element must be a number or a date connected with the history of your place.

Choose one meaningful number: it might be a year, a century, an age, an important distance or quantity. Then hide this number somewhere in your text in a playful way. For example, you can:

• place fragments of the number inside different parts of your story,
• hide it as the first or last digits of several consecutive sentences,
• describe it indirectly (for example, “the year when four digits add up to 16”),
• or build a mini-puzzle that leads readers to reconstruct the year.

The other participants will try to guess this hidden number or date in the comments. Your clue should be subtle but fair, so that someone who reads your story carefully and pays attention to the details can solve it.

How to Interact with Other Participants

Geo-Quest Mystery remains a community challenge where interaction is as important as your own post.

Each week, including Week 4, every participant is expected to visit the entries of others. You should read at least two posts from fellow explorers, examine their photos, watch their Speem.watch videos and look for the historical details they highlight.

In the comments, try to identify their hidden number or date. Explain which number you think they are hinting at and why. You can refer to clues in their story, the date on a plaque, the age of a building, or patterns you noticed in their wording.

If you are enjoying the challenge, you are warmly invited to comment on more than two posts. As always, you may also reply with a short Speem.watch video reaction if you want to share a similar historical spot from your own area or simply send some encouragement. This is optional but helps to keep the challenge lively and friendly.

Rules and Safety Guidelines

The fourth weekly quest of Geo-Quest Mystery begins on Monday, 2 February 2026.
You can submit your entries until Sunday, 8 February 2026 at 23:59 UTC.

After the deadline, I will review all valid entries, calculate the scores and publish a separate results post where I highlight the six best posts of the week, a few honourable mentions and some notable community interactions, such as especially creative historical discoveries or clever number guesses.

All content must be original and real. This means that your photos and your video must be created by you during an actual visit to the place you describe. Plagiarism, fake locations and stolen media will lead to disqualification.

For every entry, both the SteemAtlas pin and the Speem.watch proof video are required elements. An otherwise excellent post without one of these two components cannot be accepted as a valid Geo-Quest Mystery entry.

Long posts generated entirely by AI are not allowed as a substitute for your own thinking, research and observation. You may use tools to correct grammar or improve structure, but the historical fact you present and the way you describe it must come from your own effort.

For privacy and safety, avoid showing sensitive personal information. Do not reveal exact home addresses, detailed school names, identity documents or licence plates in your photos or videos. Be especially careful around memorials, religious sites or places with emotional significance; always film respectfully and avoid disturbing other visitors. Try not to show close-up faces of strangers without their permission.

How the Six Best Posts Are Chosen

At the end of Week 4, I will read all valid entries and score them out of 10 points, following the same structure as in previous weeks.

Two points are dedicated to the quality of your SteemAtlas pin and historical description. I will check whether the location is clearly identified, whether the history is explained in a simple and accurate way, and whether the context feels useful to someone who might visit.

Another two points reward the creativity of your mission and your hidden numerical clue. I will look at how original your chosen place and story are, and how imaginative yet fair your number puzzle is.

Up to two and a half points are given for the Speem.watch proof video. I will focus on whether the historical fact is clearly stated, whether the chosen detail is easy to see, and whether the overall video feels like genuine proof of your visit.

Another two and a half points go to the quality of your storytelling. Good posts will connect past and present in a smooth narrative, showing not only facts but also personal reflection and emotion.

Finally, one point is reserved for engagement. This includes the effort you make to read other posts, to guess their hidden numbers, and to leave thoughtful, respectful comments.

Posts that involve plagiarism, fake locations, stolen media or spam will be disqualified and receive no points.

Quick Participation Checklist

Before you publish your Week 4 post, make sure you have:

• Chosen a real place with some history or a local story, and pinned it on SteemAtlas with a clear description.
• Written a short narrative that compares the present-day feeling of the place with its past.
• Included between two and four of your own photos, showing both the general view and some historical details.
• Created and embedded a 20–60 second Speem.watch video in which you share one historical fact and show one visual detail linked to that story.
• Hidden a number or date inside your text as a fair but challenging clue.
• Commented on at least two other entries and tried to discover their hidden numbers.

If all these elements are present, your post is ready to join Week 4 of Geo-Quest Mystery.

Closing Words and Contact

I am very curious to see which pieces of history you will uncover—whether they are grand monuments known by everyone or tiny “glitches” in time that only locals notice. Together, we will enrich our map with places where stories refuse to disappear.

If you have any questions about the rules, the platforms or the evaluation process, feel free to ask in the comments, or contact me directly on:

Telegram: Bbouchamia

Discord: kouba01#2216

Good luck, explorers, and welcome to Week 4 of Geo-Quest Mystery: History Glitch.

— @kouba01