So the treasure hunt is in about 4 weeks and so the sooner you sign up the better. I have had alot of people express interest, but not alot of people have given me the thumbs up for sure, so I am gonna put up a list of who has for sure signed up so far. Remember I do need the 6$ for your place to be reserved. You can get the money to me or anna. If you think you never see me you can give me a call at 218-251-3022 and we can work something out as I am in town at least once a day.
List so far:
Matt Capelle
Cameron Holmes
Kaydi Ring
Ariel Aakhus
Dain Hanson
Josh Mattson
Jason Houle
Breanna Sinner
Lissie Jacobsen
Joe Trucano
Mick Brambilla
Max Keuhn
Ali Jones
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
End of the summer TH
So the next treasure coming up will be held saturday Aug. 18th. It will be run by me (Josiah Collins) and Anna Zimmerman. This will be a mediocre time to have some fun treasure hunting and a great time to hang out with people before they head of to college.
We will be holding 22 spots open. There will be a 6$ nonrefundable entrance fee. You will need to get that to one of us before Friday, August 3rd. Also having vehicles in this hunt is important so if you know if you can bring a vehicle let us know when you sign up.
We will let you know more information as we get closer to the event. I will leave you now with only the hint that this hunt will center around the past, present, and future of Brainerd.
We will be holding 22 spots open. There will be a 6$ nonrefundable entrance fee. You will need to get that to one of us before Friday, August 3rd. Also having vehicles in this hunt is important so if you know if you can bring a vehicle let us know when you sign up.
We will let you know more information as we get closer to the event. I will leave you now with only the hint that this hunt will center around the past, present, and future of Brainerd.
Friday, July 06, 2007
TH007: Update
We've been hard at work. Things are finally coming together. I'm getting a bit more optimistic about how well we'll be pulling this off.
Captains have received briefings and been given teams with contact information. They should have or should be in the process of contacting all of you very soon. They don't know very much more than you do right now, but will be receiving briefings towards the beginning of next week.
We'll be posting a more complete to-bring list shortly, and your captains will also be talking to you about proper "treasure hunt etiquette." For now, we want to stress that everyone who can bring a car should. Your captains will be pleased. Also, for the love of God, wear shoes. Not sandals or flip-flops. Shoes and good socks will be your best friend. We cannot stress this enough. Tennis shoes for climbing and clambering and running. Appropriate clothing for these activities is also recommended.
Good luck and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
Captains have received briefings and been given teams with contact information. They should have or should be in the process of contacting all of you very soon. They don't know very much more than you do right now, but will be receiving briefings towards the beginning of next week.
We'll be posting a more complete to-bring list shortly, and your captains will also be talking to you about proper "treasure hunt etiquette." For now, we want to stress that everyone who can bring a car should. Your captains will be pleased. Also, for the love of God, wear shoes. Not sandals or flip-flops. Shoes and good socks will be your best friend. We cannot stress this enough. Tennis shoes for climbing and clambering and running. Appropriate clothing for these activities is also recommended.
Good luck and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
TH007: From Brainerd With Love
Tay and I have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming treasure hunt. We've let very little out about it, and this is certainly for a purpose.
First off, we're somewhat behind schedule, and don't know a whole ton ourselves. We're just moving out of the planning stages on a number of issues. This hunt will be more complex and hopefully more substantial than any of the first six hunts. There will be multiple hunts, with different objectives, interweaving and going on at the same time, teams will be clashing and competing more directly against one another, and your course will be constantly changing as you progress through the hunt. This hunt borrows some of the best of all the hunts while throwing in a great deal of originality. Needless to say, we have a lot of work to do before July 11.
Secondly, this hunt involves a great deal of secrecy. As you may have guessed (or as we may have told some of you), the hunt will have a spy/secret agent theme. Cunning, deception, and sabotage will be not only present but even central to success. From our list of participants, we will try to establish even teams, but also groups of established friends. Beware, however, as backstabbing and treachery will be around every corner, and you may find yourself mistrusting even those you thought to be your teammates.
We hope to have a meeting with our captains this weekend to figure out the final component of the hunt necessary to putting the teams together. We will be contacting the captains on the night of the 9th to reveal who they will be working with. You will all find out what team you are on and be given a more extensive briefing of your particular role within this hunt at 5:00 p.m. on the 11th at a briefing at Tay's house.
First off, we're somewhat behind schedule, and don't know a whole ton ourselves. We're just moving out of the planning stages on a number of issues. This hunt will be more complex and hopefully more substantial than any of the first six hunts. There will be multiple hunts, with different objectives, interweaving and going on at the same time, teams will be clashing and competing more directly against one another, and your course will be constantly changing as you progress through the hunt. This hunt borrows some of the best of all the hunts while throwing in a great deal of originality. Needless to say, we have a lot of work to do before July 11.
Secondly, this hunt involves a great deal of secrecy. As you may have guessed (or as we may have told some of you), the hunt will have a spy/secret agent theme. Cunning, deception, and sabotage will be not only present but even central to success. From our list of participants, we will try to establish even teams, but also groups of established friends. Beware, however, as backstabbing and treachery will be around every corner, and you may find yourself mistrusting even those you thought to be your teammates.
We hope to have a meeting with our captains this weekend to figure out the final component of the hunt necessary to putting the teams together. We will be contacting the captains on the night of the 9th to reveal who they will be working with. You will all find out what team you are on and be given a more extensive briefing of your particular role within this hunt at 5:00 p.m. on the 11th at a briefing at Tay's house.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Extended Sign-up
Due to additional demand for treasure hunt action, Jason and I are tentatively opening up 4 more spots for the treasure hunt. We will be finalizing the list tomorrow.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
sign up
Nowish. Call either Jason or myself if you are or are not planning on being in the treasure hunt. There are 6 days left to sign up.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
License and Registration
Treasure Hunt 007: From Brainerd With Love will be held Wednesday, July 11, 2007. Because of specifics in the format of the treasure hunt, we are requiring full participation from the teams, and that the teams are set well before the hunt begins. For this reason, we have devised the following registration procedure.
A $7.00 nonrefundable entrance fee is required from each participant before Wednesday, June 20. We will only be able to admit the first 20 to sign up, so make sure you do so ASAP.
Also, if you will for sure be able to bring a car for your team that day, please notify us. This information will come in handy when we're organizing teams.
A $7.00 nonrefundable entrance fee is required from each participant before Wednesday, June 20. We will only be able to admit the first 20 to sign up, so make sure you do so ASAP.
Also, if you will for sure be able to bring a car for your team that day, please notify us. This information will come in handy when we're organizing teams.
Saturday, May 05, 2007
TH007: From Brainerd With Love
Jason and I are looking to do our treasure hunt in late June. We are looking for a list of people who would be interested and what days in late June would work the best. This will be a hunt that will require full participation from players, so people must be able to get work off to sign up.
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By full participation we mean that participants must participate for the entire duration of the treasure hunt. We can't have people come late/leave early for any reason.
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Ok Max, more elaboration: full participation entails that all people who sign up for the treasure hunt arrive at the beginning of the treasure hunt and continue through the duration of the hunt until the end. This is in the way of saying that those people who have work must schedule their work such that either a) their working does not interfere with the treasure hunt b) they get work off. The same is true of family events and whatnot.
The reason for this is that the way we are setting our treasure hunt up, teams must begin and remain full throughout the duration of the hunt. Many facets, including but not limited to head to head competitions, require even teams that can only be guarenteed by "full participation" by everyone who chooses to sign up for this hunt. Thus, when we set a final date and post our sign up, we will be requiring that participants pay their fee at that time and not the day of the hunt. We will be posting the date of the treasure hunt at least a month in advance, so there will be no excuse for those who do not get work off.
Additionally, there will be certain individuals who will be required to extend their participation in this hunt outside the time and date of the actual hunt. This will be explained at a later date and those individuals who we select for these positions will be given their extra duties/time committments and asked whether they are willing to accept these positions.
I honestly have no idea how I can disambiguate this any further. If you want to play, you have to do the whole hunt. It is as simple as that.
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By full participation we mean that participants must participate for the entire duration of the treasure hunt. We can't have people come late/leave early for any reason.
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Ok Max, more elaboration: full participation entails that all people who sign up for the treasure hunt arrive at the beginning of the treasure hunt and continue through the duration of the hunt until the end. This is in the way of saying that those people who have work must schedule their work such that either a) their working does not interfere with the treasure hunt b) they get work off. The same is true of family events and whatnot.
The reason for this is that the way we are setting our treasure hunt up, teams must begin and remain full throughout the duration of the hunt. Many facets, including but not limited to head to head competitions, require even teams that can only be guarenteed by "full participation" by everyone who chooses to sign up for this hunt. Thus, when we set a final date and post our sign up, we will be requiring that participants pay their fee at that time and not the day of the hunt. We will be posting the date of the treasure hunt at least a month in advance, so there will be no excuse for those who do not get work off.
Additionally, there will be certain individuals who will be required to extend their participation in this hunt outside the time and date of the actual hunt. This will be explained at a later date and those individuals who we select for these positions will be given their extra duties/time committments and asked whether they are willing to accept these positions.
I honestly have no idea how I can disambiguate this any further. If you want to play, you have to do the whole hunt. It is as simple as that.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Rumors in the Wind
While we are not going to confirm that it will be TH7, Jason and I are working on an epic hunt to end all hunts. Well hopefully not end them, but certainly raise the bar for creativity, physicality, and cunning.
But rest assured... There will be another treasure hunt.
But rest assured... There will be another treasure hunt.
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