How to Create a Modern Scavenger Hunt
Whether your scavenger hunt is for group competition or just fun, add a tech twist and let the games begin.
You Will Need
- A game plan with clues
- Cell phones
- A sense of adventure
- Accomplice
Steps
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Step 1
Charge up phones
All hunt participants must have a charged cell phone, so alert everyone involved ahead of time, and then charge your own.
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Step 2
Text some directions
Start by texting the participants a location and time. When they text you back to say they’re there, let them know the hunt has begun!
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Step 3
Issue a picture challenge
Issue a picture challenge. Make the hunters take a series of pictures and send them back to you within a time limit. Then give out the next clue.
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Step 4
Create math problems
Create a math problem for them to solve. Make the solution the next number they have to call.
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Step 5
Use riddles
Use riddles to spur them on to their next stop.
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Step 6
Have them complete activities
Have the hunters jump through a series of creative hoops. Of course you'll need proof, so make them send you video of themselves doing the deed.
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Step 7
Composite your final clue
Make your final clue a combination of the other clues, like a pictogram or another puzzle. When they connect all the dots, the wild goose chase is over--reward them!
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Since 1987, students at the University of Chicago have annually hosted the world's largest scavenger hunt. Past items have included a live elephant and a superconductor.
