Treasure Hunting 101 — Mastermind Treasure Hunts (2024)

FAQs

How do you win treasure hunts easily? ›

Teams must stay together.

Teams must be at the same clue site at the same time, and you must stay within sight and earshot of each other. Team members should not use cell phones to communicate, unless you've become separated for some reason. Members should not run ahead of the others to solve clues.

First, decide where you want to hide your clue, then think up a way to describe that object or location. Many of these riddles rhyme, so after thinking up your item, you may want to find a pair of rhyming words that relate to the object, and write the clue from there.

Since the book's publication, only three treasures have been found in Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston. There will be no further clues from Preiss himself, who died in a car accident in 2005. One of the undiscovered casques is believed to be somewhere in Milwaukee—where, however, is a mystery.

If you're running the hunt for kids and want it to be relatively short, you should not have more than 10 items, as it will become overwhelming for them. However, if you're aiming for a longer game with adults who can quickly decipher clues, your items could range anywhere from 20 to 50.

In retail, “treasure hunting” is a system where a full stock of items is not offered. Instead, a greater variety of items is available, with only a few of each item on shelves. In this model, there might only be one or two of a particular item available at any given time, with shelves sorted by category, not product.

Decide where you are going to hide the treasure, and then design your clues leading away from that place – it's easier to plan hunts backwards. Consider writing yourself a crib sheet of locations, so that you know where you've hidden all the clues.

50. Flowerbed. I'm a bed without sheets and always dirty.

The first was found in Chicago, Illinois; the second in Cleveland, Ohio; and the most recent treasure box was found in Boston, Massachusetts. The remaining nine treasure boxes have not yet been recovered.

Has anyone ever found real treasure? ›

Found in the 1980s in the town of Środa Ślaska, Poland, the Środa Treasure is a 14th-century hoard of gold and silver coins, precious stones, jewelry, and a gold crown. It is worth a cool $120 million. Workers discovered the hoard during demolition work in 1985.

To date only three out twelve treasures have been found– one in Chicago (discovered in 1983 in Grant Park ), Cleveland (2004 in the Greek Cultural Garden), and the most recent was found in Boston (2019, Langone Park).

Master clue scrolls can be between 6 and 8 steps long.

Information. The Jackpot Chest is the rarest chest in the game, and is extremely hard to dig to for early game players due to its 10 million HP, but it's very powerful for very late game players - few backpacks actually hold the capacity needed to dig this chest.

When you visit Costco, one thing is certain: you never know what you'll find or where you'll find it. This is what's known as Costco's "treasure hunt." The design layout of every warehouse is constantly changing as employees shift products around and rotate the items on sale.

You can start your own treasure hunting company and employ several bounty hunters or treasure hunters. This will take a lot of your time and patience, and it will involve a lot of hard work to set up. You can also organize expeditions to discover hidden treasures.