It looks like NBC is getting into the game with their new Treasure Hunters show. They have created a Treasure Hunters Challenge site that you can play to enhance the experience. While not as immense in scope as The Hanso Foundation, it’s still not bad (and you may win money). What’s more is that it seems to have some end in site, while The Lost Experience seems almost never-ending.
While I originally started to put the details of the challenges here in this one entry, it quickly overwhelmed the size of this entry. So in order to make things a little more manageable, I’ve broken each week out into its very own entry, which should help to keep things somewhat orderly and help you to find what you need a little faster. At least that’s the plan. Things may change once we see what’s working and what’s not. Stay tuned for further developments on that front.
Each week is listed, along with the primary focus of that week’s challenge, which may or may not agree with what you think the challenge should be named. I’m not trying to be difficult (I promise), but I figured that it would be better to give the challenge some sort of descriptive name, rather than just “Week 1”, “Week 2”, “Week 3”, and hopefully what is there will be enough to help you find what you need. If not, I’m sorry. Click the link and read up to see if it’s what you need. If not, come on back and try the next week. Ultimately there are only 9 challenges (and only 8 weeks) so it shouldn’t take long.
- Week 1: Golden Spruce
- Week 2: Abraham Lincoln
- Week 3: West Point
- Week 4: Thomas Edison
- Week 5: Fulton Paddleboat
- Week 6: Ghost Town
- Week 7: Sleepy Hollow
- Week 8: Spanish Doubloon (and Fireplace)
Just a reminder: Since the details were getting so long, I’ve split this post into detailed reviews of each week’s challenge. Check back here, where I’ll update this list with links to each review, or keep an eye out for the detailed reviews.
If you want to discuss the overall game theory, discuss it here please, and leave the other entries for challenge-specific information.
Update August 15, 2006: For those who have been waiting, the answer has been posted.
We were indeed looking for the Star Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Apparently either Smithsonian and/or The National Museum of American History was accepted as a correct answer. The ten winners names have been posted.
Thanks, RobH, for the pointer to the post, and to everyone for playing along! If anyone who participated here was among them, congratulations and good luck in the contest!
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144 responses to “Treasure Hunters Challenge”
Alas Rachel, the rules have changed… re read the rules again and you will note a 3rd of the way down you will find this message:
“To be eligible for the Bonus Prize, entrants must participate in a live “Treasure Hunt” currently scheduled for approximately August 11, 2006. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IN PERSON “TREASURE HUNT” IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-DAY DURING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 13, 2006.”
I was re-reading the rules from the Genworth book, and was anyone else aware that the contest actually ended on Monday, 8/1? I’m still going to have fun playing, but somehow the last clue has lost a little of it’s charm knowing that it’s all over already. Chad, thanks for the help, and I’d love to see you get to the live episode!
What do I do with the puzzle pieces I receive after each challenge – do they move or am I supposed to put them in the board that is there?
Here is a link to an image that must have been used in the Genworth book, as it looks like it was directly taken from this website (or original book). The image is about 1/4 the way down the page.
The genworth book has a picture of a table with a bible, masonic symbols, and candles… Here’s a website with that exact picture (or a very close one).
Dave, I like the thought about Charlotte. Very interesting…hmm. IMO, it looks like a bird (eagle, whatever) in the window. And a keyhole in the fireplace with quite possibly steps (maybe to the all-seeing eye) that closely matches the A in Treasure Hunters.
The names that appear in the graveyard are of historical figures who are actually buried in the Sleepy Hollow cemetary.
Does the object in the fireplace look like a keyhole?
As with the movie National Treasure, does “the secret lie with charlotte?”
Anybody have an idea why the last challenge had the link to a head stone with Andrew Carnegie’s name on it but nothing else to be found for that weeks puzzle? Simply a filler or does it have some sort of meaning? Other then the blatant commercial for Genworth within challenge 3 (flag pole/bugle) I can not think of any link within a challenge that at didn’t give us at least one part of the puzzle for that week. Any thoughts on this? Also, I’ve been wondering about the image in the fireplace as well. Sure looks like the Liberty Bell. (or the all seeing eye base) Maybe a huge red herring but interesting.
Well here a new theory not anywhere on these pages.
Treasure hunters has always worked its games around events in American History like freeing the slaves and of course the people like Washington, Jefferson etc. So here’s a twist on the scenario.
Someone on one of the pages mentioned that there was a shadow from the Washington Monument plus something like 235 in the Genworth book. Ok so lets say that the shadow from the monument was formed at 2:35 pm. The tip of the shadow falls on a line on the game board.
Looking at the map of Washington I noticed it landed on Constitution Ave and if you dont know The National Archives are on Contitution Ave, twist on that is there are two entrances Constitution being one and Pennslvania Ave the other. But what might we find in this building, well the Charters of Freedom Exhibit, in the exhibit is the Original Declaration of Independence plus the Bill of Rights and to finish it off, the Constitution of the United States.
Now I know this might be nothing, but as an English Guy living in America the thing I notice loads about this game is, most of the games on the board have something to do with freedom and America starting a New Life, and all of the things in the archives building have loads to do with American History.
The corner stone of the Capitol building was laid by George Washington in full Masonic regalia.
There has to be some ties to the game and all the masonic symbols we are given.