A new game will start up this summer!
Nathan and I have been brainstorming a bit on how to make the game a) involve more people and b) involve those people for a longer period of time and with more enjoyment.
We’re going to change the game around a bit to center on the collection of cards or tokens worth varying numbers of points, but the locations will still be cryptically given as HaiClues(TM). There will likely be more clues over a longer time—we’re thinking the two months of July and August—with some of the lesser valued, “starter” cards at local businesses.
We would like to involve the local business community if for no other reason than $50 out of our pocket is not the most enticing of pay-offs for playing a game for a couple months. The players in games past did it mostly for the joy of playing and took the time to try hard. We know most people don’t have the time to devote to tracking down the clues as soon as they emerge, so we would like to make the game more enticing by offering more prizes and accomplishments—hence, local business involvement.
Now to the meat of this particular post: If you are associated with a local business and want to participate, please let us know by sending a direct message to @hsvsh on twitter or emailing us at admin@hsvsh.org And by “participate,” we mean display a card or small box of cards for patrons we will lead to your door, and hopefully offer a small reward or two for the prize pool.
Clues to cards placed at businesses will generally be easier to solve and will be the lowest point values, so if you’re a non-commercial purist, you can still play and compete by beating other players to the limited-number higher-point cards placed elsewhere. There will likely be achievements for certain collections (i.e. collecting all restaurant cards), so there will be multiple goals to reach apart from being the overall winner.
If you have any comments, we would like to hear them!
Team Kunavupants wins!
After the first couple weeks, Nathan and I thought it would be a runaway with for Team Kunavupants, but two critical misses in the third and fourth week opened the door for a comeback by the other teams. The top four teams finished like so:
- Team Kunavupants: 47 points
- Team BearsOfTheAir: 40 points
- Jacob Schreiber: 37 points
- Team Omegix: 35 points
We were wondering if the Kunavupants newlyweds have a life outside of work and this game, but hey – we’re really glad all of you guys were so into the game. We had fewer teams this time, but all of you were more fervent than Game 1, by far. Somewhere in here is a good match of accessibility for a low barrier-to-entry and enticement for thoroughly enjoying the game and learning more about our city. If you have any questions about the items from this game, they’re listed in order on the Google map. Also all entries along with answers are posted in our picture section.
Nathan, others and I have been talking, drinking, talking some more, eating late night snacks, drinking and talking some more about the possible game play of the next game. We might move more toward a clue-leads-to-the-next-clue type of game, probably with the aid of the winners of this game, Team Kunavupants. They’ve expressed interest in helping run the next game with us….which, frankly, give the rest of Huntsville a chance at winning. We have a lot of ideas, and we’ll kick them around enough to bruise them and see which ones hold up. If you have any ideas about the type of game, scoring, rules, etc., please send Nathan or me a message through the entry@hsvsh.org address outlining your idea.
Game 2 is over!
OK, that’s it – Game 2 is now over as of 5:00 pm! We’ll update the map, tally the scores, and post the results soon…
Watch This Space – The game begins tomorrow
The game begins tomorrow, Monday August 2nd, at 5:00 pm. The clues will be posted at that time.
Rules Page Updated
The rules have been updated for the second game, beginning August 2, 2010. Just hit this link, or click the “Rules” link at the upper left!
Mark Your Calendar for August 2nd
I’m setting a date. We are going to do this thing. Game 2 will start Aug. 2nd. The game will be a little different this time around to stay tuned for more updates throughout the week. I’ll be sure to get the rules posted my this weekend.
Thanks
Nathan
OMG! Pictures
We’re not dead! But seriously Bob and I have been busy. The last couple of days I have been working on the site some more. I have put up all the pictures from the first scavenger hunt. On the top left you can see a Pictures page. Hopefully I didn’t leave anyone out.
Also in site updates, the map at the top is completely filled out. That is locations, HaiClues and a little bit more about the item if available.
I know I keep saying Game 2 will start soon, but I really think we are close. I just have to setup email and Facebook. So maybe by this weekend or next.
Thanks
Nathan
The Game Will Start Soon
Thank you to all that participated in the last scavenger hunt. Bob and I had a great time putting it on, loved to see the composition involved with the game, and through one hell of a party.
I’m currently working on the website and Bob is making Haiclues for the next game. Hopefully it will start soon. The game will be a little different, but all the rules will be posted on the site. We hope to bring the game to a bigger audience this time. This website will be the centralized place for everything. We wanted to bring down the barrier to entry and hope to have Facebook, twitter, and email all setup receiving entries.
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Thanks
Nathan