If a mini drives in the forest...

...and there is no one there to see it, does it still make you punch?

I was asked recently about Virtual Punching. What's with that? Virtual Punching (or VP) includes, but is not limited to:

• taking a pic with your cell of a Mini that you see when you are alone and sending it to a Punch-Mini player with the words "Punch-Mini" in the title
• finding a model of a Mini (or a Hot Wheels) and punching the person beside you
• seeing a Mini on TV or on a computer and punching the person beside you
• seeing a Mini ad in a magazine or newspaper and using that to punch
• looking at a poster of Mini
  
• ect...

Kiddies, I have been a victim of a few of these punches myself. *looks over in Andy's direction* So let's be clear.

There are no VPs in Punch-Mini.

In order to punch, you must be looking at an actual Mini and there has to be a person beside you, preferably one that you know. (strangers generally don't tend to appreciate random people punching them on the street, trust me on that one)

Even though the idea of VP is intriguing, where is the fun in it. I see loads of Minis when I am on my own. So I take a picture with my cell phone and I send it to Andy - it lacks something...the satisfaction of the fist on shoulder contact.

The purpose of this game is not trying to rack up as many Mini sightings as possible; it's about beating your fellow player to the, um, punch.