Tips For Creating A Fun Treasure Hunt With TurfHunt (2024)

Tips for Creating a Fun Treasure Hunt with TurfHunt

Treasure hunts are a classic way to bring people together and create a fun and exciting experience. With the help of TurfHunt, creating a treasure hunt has become easier than ever before. In this blog post, we’ll share some tips and tricks to help you create a fun treasure hunt with TurfHunt.

Choose a theme

The first step to creating a fun treasure hunt is to choose a theme. A theme adds an element of excitement to the hunt and makes it more engaging for the participants. Depending on the purpose of your game (birthday, team-building, event, etc.), different types of themes might be more suitable. Popular themes include pirates, aliens, superheroes, and ancient civilizations. Once you have chosen a theme, you can design clues and puzzles that are relevant to the theme.

Determine the area

The next step is to determine the area where the treasure hunt will take place. Choose a safe location that has enough space for the participants to move around. It is a good idea to test your game on-location to ensure there is sufficient GPS coverage for the game to work. The location can be a park, school, or any other public space – just make sure to get permission from the relevant authorities before organizing the event.

Create engaging media

Your game will need to guide players through a series of challenges and locations. To do this effectively, you will need to use suitable and engaging media; audio works great – but text, images and video are also useful ways of giving additional contextual or entertaining information. Check out media websites like envato or pixabay for high quality media, and don’t be scared to use humour throughout your game – we all like a good laugh!

Create useful clues

Clues are an essential part of any treasure hunt. They add an element of difficulty and excitement to the hunt. You can create clues in the form of riddles, puzzles, or scavenger hunt-style tasks. Make sure the clues are not too difficult or too easy, and ensure that they are relevant to the theme of the treasure hunt. They can be text or audio based.

Utilize TurfHunt features

TurfHunt has several features that can be used to create a fun treasure hunt. The app allows you to create virtual treasure (challenge) locations for players to find and award players points or visual rewards for completing challenges. Try combining different challenge types such as photo challenges, questions or mini-games. You can also use the app to track the progress of the participants and add an extra layer of excitement and challenge to the hunt.

Create teams

Divide the participants into teams and give each team a team name. This adds a fun competitive element to the treasure hunt and makes it more engaging for the participants. You can also assign a team leader to each team to help them stay organized and on track.

Hide the treasure (s) well

Finding the treasure (reward/answers) are the ultimate goal of the treasure hunt. Hide the treasure in locations that’s not too difficult to find but still require some effort. Make sure to keep it in a safe spot and avoid placing it in a dangerous or inaccessible location. Play around with the size of the GPS radius for triggering the treasure, large radiuses make it easier and smaller ones will make it more difficult to find the precise location (15m is the recommended minimum). The treasure can include a physical prize hidden on location, or it can be a digital reward or piece of information that provides answers to the game challenges.

Set a time limit (optional!)

Setting a time limit for the treasure hunt adds an element of urgency and excitement to the event. Make sure to give the participants enough time to complete the treasure hunt but not too much that it becomes tedious. Time-based games can rank winning teams based on fastest times! Let’s go!

Have fun!

Finally, remember to have fun! A treasure hunt is a great way to bring people together and create a memorable experience. Make sure to take plenty of pictures and share them on social media to help promote future events.

Organizing a treasure hunt with TurfHunt can be a fun and exciting experience. By following these tips and tricks, you can create a memorable event that participants will talk about for years to come.

So, what are you waiting for? Start making your treasure hunt today!