

If your phone buzzes, don’t answer it.Use the handy map in the app and start exploring (responsibly). You’ve finished all the beers in your fridge and you need more to rate. Get off your butt and go to your local brewery or beer bar.And while you’re at it, check in that beer you’re drinking on Untappd and let your friends know what you thought of it. Link it to Facebook, and kiss your online privacy good-bye. Download the app to your phone and set up an account.I mean, how juvenile is it to collect medals on an app that will get you nowhere in life? You’re shaking your head, right? This is something you’d never do. They all have lame, easy-to-find Pokémon, while you hiked through a boa constrictor-infested jungle to get your latest. And just look at your friends’ social media posts. Level up, earn Pokémon fame, and become the master of all.The goal is to collect all the Pokémon, but there are coveted rare Pokémon to hoard, which you can store in your backpack, along with all sorts of other loot.When you’ve racked up enough Experience Points, head to a Training Gym where you can kick some local Pokémon ass. You might have found a Pokémon to collect, a Training Gym, or a PokéStop. If your phone buzzes, you’ve stumbled upon something awesome.Use the handy map in the app, and start exploring. And while you’re at it, see where your nearest PokéStops and Gyms are located, and let your friends know where you’re headed. Link it to Google, and kiss your online privacy good-bye. I have some news for you, eye rollers: they’re really not that different. I’m sure some of you are rolling your eyes at the mere thought of playing Pokémon Go, but thinking, “Dude, of course I use Untappd.” And again, if you’ve been passed out under a rock (still not judging!), in short, it’s a beer rating/rare-beer finding/social drinking app (and-obviously-I’m an Untappd user). Chances are if you’re reading this right now, you’ve probably heard of or used the Untappd app. People laugh when I tell them I play, and I get it.īut hear me out. They push me out of my comfort zone, make me get out of the house and actually do things. While the badges and medals aren’t going to get me anywhere in life or achieve world peace, they’re fun. I should probably start out with a full confession: I’m a user of Pokémon Go. I’m going to tell you everything you need to know to get you up to speed. For those who have been passed out under a rock (I’m not judging), or who have selectively ignored the phenomenon, stay tuned. Unless you’ve been passed out under a rock somewhere, you’ve probably heard of Pokémon Go by now.
