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Post by Jenny on Mar 17, 2022 6:37:30 GMT -5
The complete 2022 Masquerade Tribute of Hunts for Charity PDF: CLICK HEREHOWEVER: PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR BETTER REPRESENTATION (larger image) for searching clues and solving WHAT HIDES THE PRIZE... TREASURE HUNT #4: WHAT HIDES THE PRIZE...
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Post by Jenny on Mar 20, 2022 9:27:17 GMT -5
INFO Page: (Please see above link for TREASURE HUNT PAGE)
TREASURE HUNT #4: What Hides the Prize… by David Cohen
Prize
Deep purple amethyst geode egg on a brass rabbit stand
"Impossible / Levitating" Tensegrity table
Rare amethyst rainbow crystal geode egg
Deck of Scrabblegram cards (for each member of a winning team, max 5)
Approx. value $250
Type
Fully Armchair
Special Instructions
Welcome to the WHAT HIDES THE PRIZE contest! The goal of this armchair treasure hunt is to identify and decode the letters which complete the title question of "What hides the prize..." The first player to submit the completed question along with the correct answer will be the winner.*
Each step of this contest has been designed to give players an unambiguous sense of certainty when solved correctly. Clues will be provided if needed.
*a basic explanation of how the solution was derived may be required.
Contact Info
Please send the contest solution, along with the completed contest question, to
email@davesscrabblegrams.com with the subject line “What Hides the Prize.”
Additional Comments
Credit to Steve Geller for his invaluable help editing this contest and the websites davesscrabblegrams.com and 52masterpieces.com.
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Post by mike6888 on Mar 21, 2022 19:36:18 GMT -5
Has David made more hunts? So for this one has been stellar. I'd be very interested in replaying any previous ones and figuring out how to find out about upcoming ones.
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Post by Jenny on Mar 21, 2022 20:00:05 GMT -5
Has David made more hunts? So for this one has been stellar. I'd be very interested in replaying any previous ones and figuring out how to find out about upcoming ones. He certainly has. In his feature for the Tribute he was called the Master Puzzler..... for his work in creating www.52masterpieces.com/ All is available to replay there! |
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Post by encompassingchaos on Mar 22, 2022 4:11:27 GMT -5
I just wanted to say how perfect the scrabblegram is that David created for this hunt. I am liking this hunt.
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Post by mike6888 on Mar 22, 2022 11:39:41 GMT -5
We finished this one up last night and sent the submission email. (no confirmation yet so there's still a chance we didn't fully answer the question).
This was just beautiful. I haven't ever seen a treasure hunt that is so challenging yet fair. Hides things but in a consistent way. Allows you to build on previous discoveries to predict future discoveries. It felt like we were following David's journey of constructing this step by step. Whenever we reached an impasse we could say "What would David do?" and if it didn't make sense, wasn't consistent, or just felt "off" we were confident in backtracking and finding another approach.
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Post by David C. on Mar 22, 2022 12:55:29 GMT -5
Mike6888, thanks for the kind words, so glad you've been enjoying it. The contest submission email address was supposed to forward to my personal email address, but I suspect that it might not be working as advertised...I did not receive your submission. You are welcome to send me a PM here and I'll take a look.
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Post by David C. on Mar 22, 2022 14:38:56 GMT -5
Good news for everyone - we have a winner, and you can still be a winner in this contest!
Congrats to mike6888 and his team for their correct contest submission. Very well done.
Because it was solved quickly and we want more of you to experience the "aha!" moments, the solution will not be posted until April 11th. All players who submit a correct solution by that date will be entered in a random drawing to win a $50 gift card.
Please note: it seems that the contest email address I provided may not work, so feel free to PM me directly with submissions. I'll check regularly.
Congrats again mike6888 and good luck to everyone!
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Post by pugdaisy920 on Mar 22, 2022 14:59:21 GMT -5
Congratulations to the winners! We are loving this puzzle! Think we have eight of the steps, so hopefully we'll be entering for that drawing  |
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Post by whispa on Mar 22, 2022 15:08:45 GMT -5
Congratulations! That was quick - we had been working on it all day yesterday and today as well. Really well put together puzzle.
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Post by Johannes on Mar 22, 2022 15:11:54 GMT -5
Congratulations to mike6888 (and co.)! — and David C. on a successful hunt!
And good luck to the runners-up who enter the 4/11 drawing!
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Post by mike6888 on Mar 22, 2022 15:27:47 GMT -5
Shoutout to Brian Poeppelman for all the help on this. I seriously recommend everyone continue playing this (prize or no prize). It's a gem!
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Post by susb8383 on Mar 22, 2022 15:43:12 GMT -5
Because it was solved quickly and we want more of you to experience the "aha!" moments, the solution will not be posted until April 11th. All players who submit a correct solution by that date will be entered in a random drawing to win a $50 gift card. That's very generous of you! |
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Post by mofinn on Mar 22, 2022 15:56:41 GMT -5
Hearty Congratulations to Mike 6888 and Brian P!! And to puzzle creator David C! As well as those treasure hunters who are continuing. Well Done to you all!
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Post by artofhiddenmessages on Mar 22, 2022 17:28:07 GMT -5
Way to go Mike, Brian and hunt creator David! Congratulations to all!
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