Different Types of Treasure Hunt Clues – The location clue
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Don’t forget that clues for treasure hunts are not just about finding something or solving a riddle. One of the best clue types is the location clue.
A location clue describes or directs your hunters to the location of the next clue. A location clue can be make from a riddle, a diagram, puzzle just like the normal clue types.
Diagrams are great for this. The simple version is just an X marks the spot on a map. You can make it harder by not giving north or drawing the diagram roughly. Another trick is to give an easy to find starting point and use the pirate method. Turn north take 10 steps. Turn east and go to the end of the road facing you, etc.
In car based treasure hunts location clues come in several types. The most popular being the tulip. If you imagine describing a road junction as follows. The bulb of the tulip at the bottom of the diagram represents the road you enter on.
The leaves of the tulip represent the roads out. One leaf has an arrowhead to show the direction you leave on.
So take the right fork would be a two leaf tulip with the right one with an arrowhead. Go left at a crossroads would be a three leaf tulip with the leftmost leaf having the arrowhead.
All the tulips are turned so the bulb is at the bottom to make it harder.
Why try using location clues on your next treasure hunt as a new treasure hunt clue type.
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