Treasure Hunt Clues
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At the center of every treasure hunt are the clues themselves. The treasure hunt clues might be about how to get to the next location or describing something to find.
Getting the clues wrong will ruin the treasure hunt. Care must be taken to match the clues to the audience. You do know who your audience is, don’t you?
If you are aiming the hunt a kids know the age ranges involved. Just like good kids movies the clues can have two levels one for adults and one for kids. You might have two sets of clues or make sure that the what you are trying to find is fun for the kids once the adult has located the clue location. Lots of chance to mix it up a bit.
There are four main types of clue
1. Hunt long clues – where you don’t give a location but it is found somewhere on the route. Examples of these might be shopping lists where you have to return with certain items or letter and number patterns like find SMC – what is happening today at 11:00pm. Where SMC might be St Mary’s Church.
2. Navigation clues – These are clue to move the person from one location to another. Even with a map you can direct people quickly off the route down a side alley for example. Advanced treasure hunts may have a series of clues that map out the course which you need to figure out before you start.
3. Location clues – These are things to find. You might use a cryptic clue to indicate the place and the detail you want collected. It might be a picture which a question that can be solved when you locate where the picture was taken from.
4. Prove you were there clues – This could be take a picture at a location with all the people on the team in it. Stops people not completing the course.
Have fun with your clues but make sure that you test them with someone else before letting people take the treasure hunt. Give people ways to get back on track if needed. Maps, emergency envelopes, contact numbers all help to make the treasure hunt fun.
