Ideas for a Treasure Hunt

[IanR]

Help folks,

I volunteered to run a weekend event in Yarmouth and I was thinking of holding a light hearted treasure hunt with a pub in the interval.

Alternatively any other recommendations for walks/tours locally?

Anyone ever run a water borne treasure hunt and got any material / tips / hints / gotchas?

Thanks
Ian


Thanks in anticipation

 

[Joe_Cole]

I've never heard of one, but I think it's a brilliant idea!

 

[BobE]

Sounds fun.. Dinghys? Ribs? Mobos? or Sailboats? Not waterskis please..
I trust it's IOW not Gt..
But sorry Never taken part in one B4 so unable advise
Cheers Bob E...

 

[tcm]

You need a backup for when it's pissing down. A local pub quiz inlcuded a small bag of mixed up breakfast cereals and we had to identify all 10. We only got nine, i failed to identify "muddles", damnit.

If you have a treasure hunt it should not be an advantage to have local knowledge, if poss.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Depending on which marks you choose (non navigational!), in the past, we have sellotaped clues to marks, requiring both deciphering skills, but also good close quarter handling in order to collect the clues.....

 

[Becky]

The idea has distinct possibilities, provided Cornish Maid is actually in the water and sailing. About Easter time perhaps, and Solent-based?

 

[sjohn_gibson]

In my absence I was voluteered to do one last year for the local school - a walking one around the village. A couple of questions from the end (catches out those that are clever and check the last question at he start) I asked them to tell me the number of fire hydrants they had passed on the way. While everybody was caught outthe question went down well and a few ran around the course to obtain the answer. I know you are on the water and and a question on fire hydrants is not appropriate but I am sure you could use the principle.

It addition they had a list treasure items to collect on route. However, they could buy upto 5 items of treasure from us at the finish - this proved a nice little earner. Afterall, it was fund raising event for the school.

 

[Joe_Cole]

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I know you are on the water and and a question on fire hydrants is not appropriate but I am sure you could use the principle.
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Get them to count the number of radio checks. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Kristal]

Give them a ton of waypoints that, when joined with a line, spells out something. Then you'll know which of them plots a course on paper! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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