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”
Maybe it’s just me, but the “image” in the globe looks to me like a reflection, not a picture. Moreover, the reflection looks like the game room – with the fireplace being the prominent feature.
Reload game 6 (Bodie) and visit the globe. You’ll see the same image (less the blue-green line, unless I’m just missing it). Chances are the programmers of the Challenge just copied the code from one challenge to the next, rather than rewrite the whole thing.
That doesn’t mean nothing is there – just that it’s not new to week 7.
Thanks for this site. I would have given up without it and just not had as much fun as I have had. If I win (not likely) I will share!
You have to remember that this appears like a regular 2-D image but becasue it is on a sphere the image is obscured. But I can now clearly see a ribbed column on the right hand side.
I see the buildings in the globe… can anyone get a screen capture of this image?
Going back to the post about the Globe in the graveyard scene. There is a green/blue line on the globe that when alligned shows the picture in the background perfectly. The picture appears to be a sunset showing up between two buildings. There appears to be a small sign in front of the building on the left. Anybody figure out what the matches are for?
I’d have to agree with Andy. They don’t want just five people (for instance) to get the answer correct. They’d much rather have thousands from which to pull their winners.
Assuming they have more than the number they need, there will have to be a drawing. Whether one person is left out or a hundred thousand is somewhat irrelevant to them.
At that point, they want the eyeballs, as that means their advertising dollars are increased.
Sure, it helps those of us who are playing (increases our odds of winning), but to the network it’s better for them if they have more (potential) winners in the pool, so they don’t want it to be more difficult – fewer people will play next season, meaning they make less money, making it less possible for the show to come back.
It’s a vicious circle.
I’m thinking the 9th clue is just going to be a compilation of the circled words. I’m also thinking we are all getting too analytical (I have that tendency).
The ‘research’ part of the online game was simple. I don’t think they’d push the research up several levels. After all, NBC really wants to draw names. If it is too hard, they won’t have a big pool to draw from, and they may lose ratings.
Myself…I’m waiting until this week’s challenge can be completed to see the solution. I truly believe NBC’s goal was to hook you into the game, but make it easy at the end.
We’ll see.
Don’t know about the second insurance policy, Pedja, though I’ve had the same thought. I’ve made sure not to use either of them, just in case.
Perhaps the ninth clue will be revealed – at least partially – if you have the insurance policies.
I suspect we’ll all know something more tonight.
Check this out: Not even once has anybody mentioned MOUNT RUSHMORE, very well known as one of the biggest “American National Treasures”!
So there it is, another potential hint to think about in this interesting quest of ours…
Here is the question: Since I have two vouchers collected through the challenges, and if I manage somehow to save them in the eighth/last challenge, will I be able to use them to guess the final answer (I’m thinking of a possibility of revealing a couple of letters from the final destination by using each one of the vouchers, or would it be too naive/easy)?
Anyway, just a thought, so I can see what are you guys thinking about it… but you have to admit, it would be really nice, right?