The Great NYC Scavenger Hunt

May 17th

11 AM - 6PM

All over NYC

Get a team of people and prepare for the wildest boardgame, challenge, and scavenger hunt. You’ll be in the subways, in the sky, finding unique items, and maybe even doing a little bit of hide and seek. You have a maximum of 7 hours to complete challenges across NYC and Whoever gets the most points will be crowned winner of the first NYC Scavenger Hunt by JJ.

Team Sign Up

Join the Chat

Rules

The goal is simple: Get the most points.

You get points by completing cards
The harder the card the more points you get. However, the most points you can get is physically finding me in New York City.
You can find me by spending points you earn to ask questions from a list to find me.
Whatever team finds me in the shortest time will get a large amount of points

Where can I hide?

I'll hide once every 2.5 hours (11, 1:30, shorter round of 4-6)
I'll never be further than 10 minutes from a train station
I will also give which borough I'm in at the very start of each round

On Your Mark

FILL OUT THE FORM (you can edit later)
Start texting your friends and think of a team name
If you have no team holler and logistics can help you!
We’ll add you to a WhatsApp community afterwards where you’ll get updates, announcements, etc.
A few days before you go we’ll send you the list of cards

Get Set

While you can start anywhere, JJ will be hiding at his first hiding spot to begin.
The cards will be released the day before. You can strategize as much as you want, however you CANNOT start working on cards until 11AM

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

With every task y’all will have to submit proof that you were there with a selfie in your discord chat

Check the Discord group for announcements
Check the website for all of the cards as well!
Come whenever and leave whenever

FAQ

Can I come late?

Yes! You’re more than welcome to start/end at any point after 11. The game is very much a drop in and drop out affair

Can I start anywhere?

Yes. You’re allowed to position yourself wherever you want to. So if you want to be next to a challenge you can clean easily go for it!

Can my team split up?

No. Y’all need to be together for it! (though people can join and leave the team at any point.) 75% of your team needs to be together to complete a task

I want a team!

Sweet! Just click the checkbox that you want a team on the form and that’s all you gotta do. As long as I know you I’ll try to match you with people that I know.

Can I do this solo?

Technically yes. I’ve made sure that everything is possible by yourself. However if you want to do it solo cause you’re afraid, I promise my friends are very cool (and so are you!).

What’s the max players?

I highly, highly recommend you have a group of less than 6. Afterwards we do put penalties on your group size. With the max group size being 7 people (and each card only gets you 25% of the points)

Could we get more points for less people?

...No

But couldn’t I split into 2 groups of and we all walk together?

Yes! And I genuinely don’t mind that. The rule of diminishing points still makes it a choice on which group gets more points. It adds a little spice and strategy to the game.

I refuse to get Discord, can I use something else?

Dang like your whole crew refuses to use it? Cause you yourself not using it is fine but your whole crew?

Yes, the whole team

I got nothing .-. we actually kind of need it this year. Sorry bud

I need help!

Join the #questions chat in Discord and we’ll be able to help you! Or you can just…text me. I’ll be posted up with my favorite book

Is profanity allowed in my team name

LMAOOOOOOOOO. Yeah sure, go for it. (No slurs ofc)

I have more questions

Hit us up in the discord! We have answers