The Big City Hunt!
I have lived in only a handful of places my whole life but it just dawned on me that I often know more about the places I have gone on vacation then about the place I actually reside in.
That all changed over the weekend, however. I did something I had never done before, didn't even know existed, and it turns out was even quite fun to boot!
I purchased this thing called "The Big City Hunt".
You can check out their website here: https://www.bigcityhunt.com/
Basically, The Big City Hunt is a scavenger hunt where you and a group of your closest friends and family explore important historical monuments and buildings while learning all about the history of the city you are in.
How it works:
I found mine on Groupon, but you can also sign up directly from the website linked above.
Once you purchase the package you are asked to select the day/time you want to go. You can chose any day or time and the nice thing is that these "hunts" never expire, so you basically can hang on to them until you have an extra 2 hours for you and your group to take part in the hunt.
On the day of your hunt you are sent a link via email that you are to sign on to from your phone. This scavenger hunt is different from any previous one I have been a part of in the fact that it is mostly all digital. All the clues and information are sent directly to your cell phone, so if you go make sure you don't forget to bring your phone (and possibly your charger)!
Once you sign in, you are asked to assign roles to each member of your team. The roles listed are things like:
- Photographer
- The Guru
- The Navitagor
- The Entertainer
I believe there are 12 roles total, so you can have a group of up to 12 team members.
Once the roles are assigned, each team member's phone number is entered along with the role they have chosen. As the hunt goes on, text messages will be sent to each member asking them to perform certain tasks that correspond with their role.
For example:
The Photographer will be asked to take pictures of the group performing a certain task. Mostly they are fun and innocent tasks, but some can get kind of wild.
The Guru will be sent text messages asking him random questions about the city. Each task is timed and points are earned for performing them or for answering the questions correctly.
The Navigator will be asked what the distance is from certain landmarks.
Etc...
How do we find the answers?
That is the fun part!
A lot of the answers you will find on your journey but some of them you will have to work together and use your collective brain power to solve them. If that all fails, Siri or Google may have to be consulted, that is fine and often encouraged as this hunt aims to be very electronic in nature.
For each correct answer and/or task performed correctly, points are earned. There is a time limit for each task so the faster they are performed the more points you earn.
The entire hunt is timed as well. It can be paused at any time if you would like to spend more time at certain stops and artifacts in order to really learn about them, or if you just want to take a break and eat some lunch.
The entire hunt is performed via walking. It is set up in a way that every clue and destination is within walking distance. They try to keep the entire distance walked to under 2 miles to encourage all different age groups and physical abilities to be able to participate.
The hunt itself is expected to take around 2 hours but it can take significantly longer if you decide to pause your hunt along the way and really explore the things you are being lead to.
What do the points do?
The points that you earn along the way don't really count for much except that there is a leader board posted that shows your scores in relation to all the other scores of people who have taken The Big Hunt challenge in the past.
So, basically the more points you earn, the more you can brag about how smart you are!
The hunt ends by leading you to a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant that you likely have never heard of before starting the hunt. It is a great way to get them exposure and I think they change up the ending locations from time to time in order to really get those little restaurants more exposure.
Here is a quick video from their website to give you a visual about some of the things I was talking about above:
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It is a great thing to try if you are in a new city or would like to explore some of the historical sites of the city you currently live in.
In my opinion, it is more fun if you go with a large group, it also allows you to rack up more points. I would definitely recommend The Big City Hunt if you haven't tried it. Worst case scenario you get some much needed exercise in a time when all of us could probably use a little more of it, plus you get to see some new sights and try some new food!
Live well my friends!
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What a fabulous idea - would be a great idea for school trips or family days out, so the kids can have fun and learn about where they live.
Exactly! It really would make for a great field trip!
Very nice
Thank you!
you are welcome
Great! I think It can be mixed with blockchain and cryptocurrency and inspire Steemit entrepeneurs as well. Thanks for sharing!
I was thinking the same thing! Thanks for stopping by :)