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Post by Jenny on Sept 19, 2019 7:45:46 GMT -5
The First Clue for Trove is out! It can be found here: sandraamiller.com/clue-1/UPDATE:
Q) When can we expect clues and how many are there?
A) Every other week. Next one coming Oct 3rd. Last one--8th-- on Dec 26th. Will add that to my treasure hunt page. |
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Post by Jenny on Sept 19, 2019 9:10:32 GMT -5
Looks pretty standard... setting the stage.... for what is to come!
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Post by Jenny on Sept 19, 2019 12:43:29 GMT -5
However, in the clue is mention of a 'many trunked maple'....and then nearby a 'crack' for which the coded stone is hidden in....
It would seem to me, that this 'many trunked maple' should not be easily found, say for example in an area popular, like around Boston, or nearby to readers,..... because someone could browse around town, or go somewhere known that Sandra likes, and look for a tree with a crack nearby..... and claim the treasure....
Does this eliminate Boston? (obviously not fully.... but just for discussion)... I know there could be lots of trees like this, but people can be determined too......
Would you give the description of the tree if it could be easily seen, by people she knows will be purchasing the book and following the hunt?
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Post by GeneticBlend on Sept 19, 2019 13:40:34 GMT -5
Jenny, I wondered the same.
And I also wondered if people who didn't purchase the book could just jump on board, follow the clues, and find the treasure. This first clue, as you said, seems pretty standard. There is no riddle, no cipher, nothing to solve.
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Post by catherwood on Sept 19, 2019 19:32:01 GMT -5
well, as the author says on her blog, "You need the book to follow the clues!"
I can imagine all sorts of ciphers and such which will reference specific pages and paragraphs. I can't imagine what sorts of trivia questions might only be answered after reading the entire text.
As for the end location, I am not prepared to stick my "fat" hand into random tree trunks. Even in the days of "A Treasure's Trove" when we knew we were looking for a knot-hole, even when we suspected they were all in public parks, I don't think anyone was trying to solve it brute-force style.
I hope it's not as dry as a GPS coordinate. I expect a linear chain will narrow the location from general to specific. I would love a real trail of sights to be followed. And I dread it being riddles.
My copy of the book arrived today, right on schedule. Time to start reading! And waiting for the next clue...
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Post by GeneticBlend on Sept 20, 2019 21:32:49 GMT -5
I'm glad you're playing catherwood! I don't think you and I have been on a hunt together since "A Treasure's Trove" back on tweleve!
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Does anyone know how often clues will be released?
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Post by AJ on Sept 21, 2019 7:27:15 GMT -5
Does anyone know how often clues will be released? I don't remember if Sandra Miller answers this question, but if she does, it might be in her interview on Dustin's and Deidra's podcast "Boots and Armchairs": www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CrNCFxJga4 |
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Post by Jenny on Sept 21, 2019 7:49:34 GMT -5
I had asked Sandra..... I will be Giving a Book away soon, and had planned on sharing it then...but will share her answer now:
Every other week. Next one coming Oct 3rd. Last one--8th-- on Dec 26th. Will add that to my treasure hunt page.
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Post by Jenny on Sept 21, 2019 7:51:00 GMT -5
So a total of 8 clues, every other week!
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Post by GeneticBlend on Sept 21, 2019 12:44:23 GMT -5
Thanks Jenny!
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Post by stercox on Sept 21, 2019 18:21:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the update, Jenny! Can't wait to get started, I should get my book this week!!
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Post by ameristralia on Sept 22, 2019 9:04:07 GMT -5
Do you think that all the clues would be the same if you have the Ki doe version VS the hard copy? Just finished reading the kindle version (awesome book by the way) and I am just starting to look through again to start to pick things up?
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Post by catherwood on Sept 22, 2019 15:42:29 GMT -5
the hard copy of the book has no illustrations nor fancy text formatting. The Kindle and other e-book formats should be identical. I trust the author knows not to reference anything by page number, but chapter numbers should be fair game.
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Post by susb8383 on Sept 24, 2019 8:01:47 GMT -5
I wonder if there is more to the clue than just something we'll use at the very end. For example, the leaves around the border seem a little too deliberate. The clue looks like maybe she took a picture of the leaves separately on top of a white piece of paper, and then added in the background and the words later. And the leaves are all green and not withered, which means she picked them, arranged them, and then took the picture immediately. That seems like a lot of work to me. I've looked online for a downloaded border that looks like that, but haven't found it. Also why did she use one seed and not just all leaves? Why is one leaf by itself in the middle?
I've been trying to anagram letters that it looks like the leaves are pointing to but got nowhere with that.
I also thought maybe the one leaf represents the tree, so the seed is indicating the crack is to the left of the tree.
Also, the word 'bait' is a little odd. True it rhymes with eight, but I can't find any definition of that word that makes it fit in the poem. If we need to reach into the crack to remove the rock, how is that baiting the rock? Bait: to lure, entice, harass.
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Post by susb8383 on Sept 24, 2019 14:28:22 GMT -5
At first I thought that the crack is blocked by something that resembles a hand. But now I think she's just saying that the crack is narrow, so if you have a fat hand you might not be able to reach inside. Although she said in the interview that the rock is the size of a fist, so how narrow could the crack be?
That's a good find about bate. Never thought of misspellings.
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