Treasure Hunt?
Discussion
Having been on the Dorset run on the weekend, I wondered what interest there was for something a little more sedate and with more adventure.
Fast convoy runs seem be far the most popular, and they're pretty good fun, so I'm unsure whether anyone that owns a performance car would be even remotely interested in pottering around the countryside finding information. I've never seen a treasure hunt organised on here.
Has anyone organised one recently? What response did you get? Would anyone here be interested in something late March / early April?
Fast convoy runs seem be far the most popular, and they're pretty good fun, so I'm unsure whether anyone that owns a performance car would be even remotely interested in pottering around the countryside finding information. I've never seen a treasure hunt organised on here.
Has anyone organised one recently? What response did you get? Would anyone here be interested in something late March / early April?
my motor club normally runs 1 a year as an alternative to a rally. they are fun and easy, and winning is far more about good teamwork and navigation skills than driving fast.
i personally havent set one yet but i could happily help. infact, we have some old ones stored on computers here and there, so if you just want a quick and easy result you could happily use one of them. it would require going out to check that the answers are still there, but normally we are good in picking permanent fixtures for the answers.
what do you think?
i personally havent set one yet but i could happily help. infact, we have some old ones stored on computers here and there, so if you just want a quick and easy result you could happily use one of them. it would require going out to check that the answers are still there, but normally we are good in picking permanent fixtures for the answers.
what do you think?
I know Dorset pretty well so I'd be hoping to bring a bit of local knowledge into it, coupled with perhaps some background info about the places the clues will be found so it's not just a name on a map.
My idea:
- Arrange meeting point in the morning about 10am
- Time for a chat
- Everyone given list of about 15-20 clues, with a little information about each village or place on the 'route'
- Everyone sets off into the countryside to find the info
- Meet up at about 2pm at a pub for drinks/ food
- General quiz
- Points tot-up and award given
The general quiz would allow people to be more leisurely in their search, knowing they could possibly make up their points total later.
What's the format you both use?
My idea:
- Arrange meeting point in the morning about 10am
- Time for a chat
- Everyone given list of about 15-20 clues, with a little information about each village or place on the 'route'
- Everyone sets off into the countryside to find the info
- Meet up at about 2pm at a pub for drinks/ food
- General quiz
- Points tot-up and award given
The general quiz would allow people to be more leisurely in their search, knowing they could possibly make up their points total later.
What's the format you both use?
sounds kind of like a cross between our treasure hunts and nav scatters.
for treasure hunts we normally give people the route drawn out on a map with a list of clues which come in the correct order if you drive the whole route. time allowed is set at a leisurely pace.
for nav scatters we choose the answers without a route in mind so they are more random. some clues to the answers are just grid refs and a question which are worth 10 points. some are cryptic clues which require some decoding before the answer location can be found and are worth 20 points.
there are also 2 checkpoints which if visited give you extra points and more clues which are generally worth more points than the ones given out at the start.
typical questions would be things like:
"how many vertical ralings are there on the bridge at grid ref xxxxxx"
to things like
"what year was the school in xxxxx (a village) built" which requires you to go to the village and then find the school and then try and find out when it was built.
for treasure hunts we normally give people the route drawn out on a map with a list of clues which come in the correct order if you drive the whole route. time allowed is set at a leisurely pace.
for nav scatters we choose the answers without a route in mind so they are more random. some clues to the answers are just grid refs and a question which are worth 10 points. some are cryptic clues which require some decoding before the answer location can be found and are worth 20 points.
there are also 2 checkpoints which if visited give you extra points and more clues which are generally worth more points than the ones given out at the start.
typical questions would be things like:
"how many vertical ralings are there on the bridge at grid ref xxxxxx"
to things like
"what year was the school in xxxxx (a village) built" which requires you to go to the village and then find the school and then try and find out when it was built.
speedychrissie said:
sounds kind of like a cross between our treasure hunts and nav scatters.
for treasure hunts we normally give people the route drawn out on a map with a list of clues which come in the correct order if you drive the whole route. time allowed is set at a leisurely pace.
for nav scatters we choose the answers without a route in mind so they are more random. some clues to the answers are just grid refs and a question which are worth 10 points. some are cryptic clues which require some decoding before the answer location can be found and are worth 20 points.
there are also 2 checkpoints which if visited give you extra points and more clues which are generally worth more points than the ones given out at the start.
typical questions would be things like:
"how many vertical ralings are there on the bridge at grid ref xxxxxx"
to things like
"what year was the school in xxxxx (a village) built" which requires you to go to the village and then find the school and then try and find out when it was built.
for treasure hunts we normally give people the route drawn out on a map with a list of clues which come in the correct order if you drive the whole route. time allowed is set at a leisurely pace.
for nav scatters we choose the answers without a route in mind so they are more random. some clues to the answers are just grid refs and a question which are worth 10 points. some are cryptic clues which require some decoding before the answer location can be found and are worth 20 points.
there are also 2 checkpoints which if visited give you extra points and more clues which are generally worth more points than the ones given out at the start.
typical questions would be things like:
"how many vertical ralings are there on the bridge at grid ref xxxxxx"
to things like
"what year was the school in xxxxx (a village) built" which requires you to go to the village and then find the school and then try and find out when it was built.
Same here, we tend to give out a list of grid refs, teamed with a question and a points value - generally the grid refs furthest away from the start / finish venue have the highest points value.
We also allocate a strict time limit (2hrs normally) and you lose a point for every minute over.
The results are always close, and it's not always the people that visit the high value locations that win.
Britballrun is kind of run the same way, treasure hunt & tasks to complete on the way, some of the things we had to get was a vowel letter from a smartie top, yesterdays paper (rummaging through bins), beer mat etc... it wasnt timed but the real points winner was you have to complete it in the least amount of miles. 1 mile = 1 point, tasks completed mean points deducted, least points wins.
The first britball was won buy a few guys in a 4x4 literally going cross country as the crow flies to save miles. The second Britball was won by a couple of chaps (in an Esprit by the way) making calls to their work mates & dropping off the needed items at service stations, that way they wernt clocking up miles looking for stuff. Clever buggers.
worth checking the site for a few ideas.
www.britballrun.co.uk
The first britball was won buy a few guys in a 4x4 literally going cross country as the crow flies to save miles. The second Britball was won by a couple of chaps (in an Esprit by the way) making calls to their work mates & dropping off the needed items at service stations, that way they wernt clocking up miles looking for stuff. Clever buggers.
worth checking the site for a few ideas.
www.britballrun.co.uk
Further to the Britballrun theres a clip just released, the full DVD is out soon. Ive also posted this in the events section of PH but incase you missed it there here it is:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgFrCy0lUFA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgFrCy0lUFA
I've always wanted to organise a scavenger hunt, giving people a list of random tasks rather than collecting objects. Getting everyone to take pictures of themselves and their cars en route to the finish line where someone would be with a laptop to judge the best entry.
E.g. the list of 'tasks' would be posted up at say 8am that morning online and the meeting point would be a pub somewhere and along the way the teams would have to take photos along the lines of 'you, your car and a silly placename' (yah I know that was a lame one and the first to pop into my head). But you get the idea.
E.g. the list of 'tasks' would be posted up at say 8am that morning online and the meeting point would be a pub somewhere and along the way the teams would have to take photos along the lines of 'you, your car and a silly placename' (yah I know that was a lame one and the first to pop into my head). But you get the idea.
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