The Scavenger Hunt begins at exactly 2:00 pm. All members of the team must check-in and be present between 12 noon and 1:59 pm Saturday, June 30 at The Front Page at Dupont Circle. You MUST pre-register even if you plan to pay on-site. The race happens regardless of weather—rain or shine. Kind of like the Postal Service, but without the surly attitude and rising cost of stamps. (Sure it’s a real race and we will crown a winner, but in the end, it is an opportunity for you to act like a fool with your friends. That’s the real challenge. Or for some of you clowns, the easy part!)
At 2:00 pm your team will eagerly rip open your race envelope, and you will head off! Your envelope will contain a list of 8 tasks and 40 scavenge items. You must complete at least 4 of the tasks (you choose!) and scavenge as many items as you can. Task and scavenge items will have different point values based on difficulty.
You choose the order you want to follow. There will be clues about the locations of the tasks. Your team will head to the location and complete the task. Once a task is completed you’ll earn a special clue to find a Roaming Gnome for extra points. Roaming Gnomes will be in secret nearby locations….
During the race you must also offload your scavenged items to earn your points. Your race packet will include a list of 3 possible offload sites. You must visit 2 of these places and offload everything before the final party. The maximum number of points you may claim at any offload site is 25 points, so you MUST hit two locations. Do not bring your scavenged items to the Front Page! You will only need to bring your scorecards to the party!
Make sure someone on your team has a knapsack. Maybe even some Ziploc baggies. A digital camera is also good idea, along with other urban exploration supplies (you never know what you might need).
A rough breakdown of the day appears below. Because this race is point-based, instead of time-based, you can choose the order and speed at which you compete.
1) Start at Front Page.
2) Either begin collecting items, or head to a Task location.
3) Continue collecting items and finishing tasks to accrue points.
4) Visit an offload location to redeem scavenge item points (remember: max 25 points per offload site)
5) Continue the routine set out above. Note that to be eligible to win, you must complete at least 4 out of 8 tasks and must find at least 27 items Other than those requirements, everything is at your pace. You may choose to spend as much or as little time at any of the checkpoints or Gnome locations. You can always earn extra points.
6) Remember that the party at Front Page does not begin until 5:00 pm. If you finish early, feel free to hang out there or elsewhere. At 5:00 we will begin accepting scorecards.
7) Check in and hope you are a winner!
