Treasure Hunters Challenge: Week 6 »
The sixth challenge starts in the game room, with no clue how to start. There isn't even a clue on the phone. You can see the table containing the pieces in the foreground, along with the globe, fireplace and other pieces. But what's next?
This is actually one of the better challenges (in my mind, anyway) because of the complete lack of clues. It makes things so much more fun since there isn't any idea how you should get started. So what do you do to get going?
Up first is what you should do to get started. Where can you click in the room? After clicking all around the game room, there is really only one part of the background that is clickable, and that is the globe, so it must be where you start.
After clicking on the globe (and you can actually click anywhere on the stand, it doesn't have to be on the "round" part, you will finally get a message from Laird on your phone, but it's a brief one.
Your clue this week resides at 38° North, -119° West. That's it. I guess that means it is time to get started on this week's challenge, since there isn't much to work with!
- Click the globe and rotate it, then watch the numbers to line up to the appropriate place.
- Go to 38°N by 119°W (thanks Emily!). You're looking for California.
- The location is actually a ghost town called Bodie, California.
- Click the open door on the left to enter the saloon.
- Click the player piano.
- Click the scroll directly above the "window" in the center of the piano to start it playing. Rumor has it that the song is called To Anacreon In Heaven (thanks to those who mentioned it). Let the song play all the way through.
- When the song completes, the picture will slide open to reveal nine bags of silver. One is diluted by sand, and you need to determine which. Click the silver to store it in your backpack.
- Click Go Back.
- Click Leave Saloon.
- Click the door opening to the right to enter the store.
- Click the wagon wheel behind the counter, then click it again to store it in your backpack.
- Click the scale to bring it into focus.
- You now have two "moves" to figure out which bag of silver has been diluted.
- Method 1: Put three bags on each side of the scale and click Weigh Bags. Ideally, one side will be lighter than the other. Remove the heavier side and place those bags next to the bags that remain on the table. Set one of the bags from the lighter side on the table, separate from the others (so you can tell them apart). Split the remaining two bags (on the scale) and click Weigh Bags again. If the bags on the scale are even, the bag on the table contains the sand. If one side is lighter, that bag contains the sand.
- Method 2: If the six bags on the scale are even, remove them from the scale and put them aside. Split the three bags on the counter so that one bag is on one side and one bag is on the other and the third bag is separate from the other six. Proceed as in Method 1.
- Method 3: Put four bags on each side and click Weigh Bags. Ideally, they will be even. If so, the remaining bag has the sand. If you catch a break and find the sand on the first move, this is a good method. Otherwise, you'll have to guess at which of the four bags on the lighter side contains the sand. One of the first two methods may be better, unless you're very lucky.
- Thanks to jtcqs (and others) for their help in clarifying the weighing process. If you feel you've been left out, let me know and I'll add your name to the list.
- In any case, once you've found the bag with sand, the register opens to reveal a piece of parchment.
- Click the drawer to view it and click again to store it in your backpack, but not before reading it (you'll need it to know where you should go).
- Click Leave Store.
- Click between the two buildings.
- Do it again (it takes two clicks to get through).
- Click on the wagon.
- Click on your backpack.
- Click on the wagon wheel.
- Click again to select it and place it on the wagon.
- Click on the wagon to climb aboard. But where would you go?
- This is where the parchment from the store comes in handy. If you read the note, it told you about Lotta's Fountain.
- Lotta's Fountain is in San Francisco, so enter San Francisco as your destination. Strangely, you can't seem to enter San Francisco, California (at least, I couldn't). It really works, just make sure you spell it right.
- Once at the fountain, click your backpack.
- Click the silver to select it.
- Click it again to place it in the jar.
- Now you have to play a game. Click It Will Cost You.
- My first bag when I was writing this up started under the right cup and ended in the center. I think I had another one that ended in the left. I have also had one end in the right. You'll have to keep an eye on it. I know you've got enough silver to play two rounds. I don't know if you have enough for three. If you run out, you may have to click the Restart Challenge button.
- The game piece is not a duplicate, even though it looks a bit like one of the others. If you put them right next to each other, you'll see that they aren't the exact same. If you played right after the episode aired, however, the pieces were duplicates. Check again and you should be set (thanks Jen, for the clarification on that one).
- You're done!
That's it for this week. Check back for next week's challenge summary.
Looking for other challenges? Check out the Treasure Hunters Challenge entry. If you want to discuss the overall game theory, discuss it there please, and leave this for challenge-specific information.
Comments (39)
I'm so glad I found you last night! They rest of your readers were commenting along, and helped me through one of the hardest challenges yet, in my books!
But I did have one very starnge experience during the challenge, and was wondering if anyone else had had this happen. While I was sitting there with my fixed wagon trying to figure out where to go (I hadn't found the silver or parchment yet), the music in the background was driving me nuts! I clicked on the sound button and turned everything down, but the music kept going. So I right clicked the sound button, looking for a mute or something. All I really wanted was to listen to my own music without hearing the old west piano tune. I clicked on play, and the next thing I know the motorola phone is up, and dude is saying something (speech is turned down, and THAT switch is working). Then it says on the phone screen something like, Try not to cheat next time. I click the phone, and it kicks me out of the game. I turned up the speech, and went back to the same spot in the game, and repeated the move. He says "If you you're trying to cheat, we're on to you". I thought it was all very strange, anyone else have this happen?
Posted by Krista | July 25, 2006 11:09 AM
Krista, As far as pressing play and getting the cheating message...I accidentally did the same thing last week. What it did was run through the flash player's "movie". Unfortunately, even though it says you've completed that puzzle, you'll have to do it again, by hand, without using the play button, or you won't be able to get next week's puzzle till you've completed it. I had to do those stupid steam pipes from last week all over again...good luck!
Posted by Christy | July 25, 2006 4:39 PM
I have a question - you mention that this week's piece looks a lot like another piece but mine looks NOTHING like any of my other pieces.
What does everyone else think?
Posted by Trish | July 25, 2006 8:42 PM
Jeff, the wagon wheel is found left of the cash register. Oh and San Fransicso didn't work beacause your not supposed to put capitals.
Posted by Helen | July 25, 2006 8:42 PM
It's in the store. To the left of the register, in the shadows. You can just make out the top of the wheel.
Posted by Hayley | July 25, 2006 8:51 PM
Actually, San Francisco does work with capitals. You just have to spell it right.
Posted by Hayley | July 25, 2006 8:54 PM
I agree with Trish. My piece looked nothing like the other pieces either.
Posted by Hayley | July 25, 2006 8:59 PM
Actually, if you played the challenge last night after the TV show, the puzzle piece WAS a duplicate of the one that looks like Florida. Today, I went back in and the puzzle piece had changed and I repositioned it. Also, the clues list of circled words had changed too. Last night "In burn" was circled and today "laid" is circled so there was a glitch on the game last night.
Posted by Jen | July 25, 2006 9:43 PM
Nice meeting you all (or is it "y'all?") We were lucky enough to stumble across this URL and it really helped us solve week 5. We just got started on solving the puzzles last night and are now caught up through week 6.
Question? Does anybody know what happens if you use the insurance policy when you're stuck? Louiese got stuck several times at Lotta's fountain and was very tempted to do so but, finally, got the right cup.
Posted by Denali | July 26, 2006 7:44 AM
Sometime after 10:00 pm on Tuesday 7/25 the latest game piece has been changed. It doesn't look anything like the other one. It has a piece that looks a little like a goldfish cracker. There must have been an internal error, that they have since corrected.
Posted by Teri | July 26, 2006 1:45 PM
Just wanted to say thanks for all the help.
Posted by Dennis Doane | July 26, 2006 7:51 PM
Thank you so much for posting hints and helps for these puzzles... it's nice to be able to get a little hint when I'm stuck. :)
Posted by Emily | July 27, 2006 12:10 PM
I got stuck at Lotta's fountain, I had to run through the entire set more times than I care to admit, but I didn't use the insurance policy. I'm going to keep mine until I really need it, since eventually I knew I'd pick the right cup. Since I knew how to get back to the fountain, it was just a matter of finally guessing (I could not keep an eye on the cup, it moved too fast for me) correctly.
Posted by lucylu | July 28, 2006 5:57 PM
I enjoy playing this game and just came across this site tonight and it helped me tremendously with the 6th challenge. Thanks so much.
Posted by della | July 29, 2006 12:53 AM
The wagon is not working for me. I click on the wagon and then click on my backpack and then click the wagon and not a thing.
Posted by Susan Ladd | July 29, 2006 2:44 AM
Susan, you need the wagon wheel. Click your backpack, select the wheel from the pack, then click it to snap it into place, then click the wagon and you're able to select where you want to go.
Posted by Chad Everett | July 29, 2006 5:26 AM
Chad, my problem was finding the wagon wheel. Find it and got San Francisco. I was lucky on the silver and the sand. Also, at the fountain. Thank you for the help.
Posted by Susan Ladd | July 29, 2006 11:06 AM
When I played the game the night it started, I did get a duplicate puzzle piece (looking like Florida), but when I logged back on the next day, it was a new one.
About the insurance policy, I used it in the first challenge. Mistake. It automatically gave me the puzzle piece, but I no longer have use of the insurance policy and the challenges are getting much harder.
Posted by Mary | July 29, 2006 1:44 PM
Thanks for the help in this difficult challenge.
Posted by Brad Redd | July 29, 2006 7:46 PM
I clicked on the wagon then back pack and wheel. Nothing happened. What could I be doing wrong?
Posted by Jody | July 30, 2006 10:46 AM
Jody,
I think that you have to click on the wagon wheel once to remove it from your pack and once to use it, so twice in all.
Posted by Julia | July 30, 2006 11:57 AM
This was by far the most difficult puzzle to accomplish. I had to try it again several times.
Posted by Patrick | July 30, 2006 5:47 PM
I have tried and tried the San Fransicso and it doesn't work.. I have done it with and with capitals.. Help
Posted by Jackie | July 31, 2006 11:26 AM
You are spelling San Francisco wrong. That's all.
Posted by Rae | July 31, 2006 12:11 PM
If you use the insurance policy, you can solve the puzzle (for me it was the missing handle from the winch that set the chain across the river). But once you use it, you lose it...
Posted by Paul | July 31, 2006 3:07 PM
HELP! I tried to access challenge 6, but I get a NBC default "page is no longer available" anyone know what's going on?
Posted by kelly | July 31, 2006 4:13 PM
I would have to assume they are doing maintenance of some kind. Wait a few minutes and try again. Worse case, it will surely be available by 9pm Eastern tonight for the next challenge, wait and try then.
Posted by Chad Everett | July 31, 2006 4:16 PM
Whenever I click play the weeks level never starts. Did this only happen to me or have any of you had this problem?
Posted by john | July 31, 2006 7:59 PM
I need help!! I've been trying san fransisco but it will not work....am I missing something here??
Posted by aaron | July 31, 2006 8:39 PM
That was really fun! Missouri didn't work. It does need Hannibal Missouri to take one to the cave.
Posted by janet | July 31, 2006 9:24 PM
I was just wondering if anybody else lost the wagon wheel? Mine would disappear I had to redo like 50 times. lol
Posted by Heather McMillen | July 31, 2006 9:26 PM
Ok, I can't go to San Franscisco. So where do I go so I can get to Lotta's Fountain. You never said how to get there.
Posted by Geri | July 31, 2006 11:32 PM
I was doing this one and even when I knew which silver bag it was it like reset itself and I keep doing it and it just keeps resetting...any advice?
Posted by Emilee | August 1, 2006 12:21 AM
"To Anacreon In Heaven" was the original song from which "The Star Spangled Banner" got its tune. Just so you know!
Posted by Aimee*C | August 1, 2006 3:14 PM
I did notice with the cups that one of them has a shadow behind it. This means that if the game puts the silver under that cup pick it again later. If not then your guess is 50/50 not 33/66. I did this a few time to comfirm this, but not a ton. Anyway it saved me from putting my head through a window.
Posted by Brian Boyer | August 1, 2006 5:14 PM
Brian, thanks for the tip about the cups shadow. I finally solved it.
To all those having problems with SAN FRANCISCO, be careful with your spelling. I have restarted this challenge several times and never had a problem getting to Lotta's Fountain.
Finally, twice I had the same problem some of you are mentioning with the wagon's wheel. Once I got the wheel I went straight to the wagon so that it will not disappear from my backpack.
Posted by Cari | August 2, 2006 7:51 PM
Krista, I had the same thing happen with the music, I couldn't stand it and finally turned off my speakers.
Did anyone else have a problem with the wagon wheel? I clicked on it before I weighed my silver and then it wasn't there when I was at the wagon, so I had to start all over cause it wasn't in the store anymore. I had this happen twice then I got it after I did the silver snd it worked fine. Strange.
Posted by Brianne | August 2, 2006 10:49 PM
I have tried to replay this challenge and every time there is no more silver in the frame! So I tried to use my insurance and it won't let me! Help!
Posted by Heidi | August 5, 2006 10:32 AM
the wagon wheel disappeared
Posted by carla | April 13, 2007 8:40 PM