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- Number of teams/players, age range, length of scavenger hunt, pre-hunt prep time for all our scavenger hunt games
- Customizing a hunt
- What software is needed
- Digital camera options
NUMBER OF TEAMS or PARTICIPANTS
Unlimited number of teams with a minimum of 3 or 4 to a maximum of 10 people per team. We do recommend one facilitator/helper for every 2-3 teams to keep things running smoothly, especially when you grade team efforts and tally up completed challenges.
What if you only have a few people participating in scavenger hunt? Instead of dividing them into teams, you can keep them all on one team and have them race against the clock, giving the single team a time limit to complete each section of the hunt (photos, find items, etc.), report back to you for the next section and so on until the hunt is complete.
AGE RANGE
- Operation Our Town, Operation When Nature Calls and Operation Recovery: Age 10 to adult
- Operation City Slickers, Operation Black Cat: Age 14 to adult.
- Operation Viva Las Vegas, Operation Streets of San Francisco: Age 18 to adult.
- Operation Romantic Rendezvous: Adults only; couples only.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions!
LENGTH OF THE HUNTS
1 1/2 - 4 hours, depending on the size of your group*: 5 minutes for opening instructions; 1 1/2 - 2 hours for the scavenger hunt and about 1/2 hour or more for the grading, team presentations and awards presentation.*The more teams you have, the more time it will take.
For the team versions of the hunts, allow 2 - 4+ hours, depending on the size of your group: 15-20 minutes for opening instructions, warm up game and team organization; 1 1/2 - 2 hours for the hunt and about 1/2 hour (or more) for grading, team presentations, awards and optional but recommended team assessment discussion.
PRE-HUNT PREP TIME
For up to 6 teams, you can put our scavenger hunts together in about 4-6 hours (includes shopping for supplies, reading the scavenger hunt and prepping the materials); as you add teams, you'll need to add time to the pre-hunt prep. You mostly need to print (and perhaps edit) the documents included with the kit, pack the collection bags and you'll need to get team prizes, digital cameras (the teams can also use smart phones) and other inexpensive supplies like clipboards and pens. Our facilitator guide included with your hunt provides a supply checklist for you.
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR SCAVENGER HUNT GAME
All our scavenger hunt games are formatted in Microsoft Word which means you can EASILY edit them to personalize the scavenger hunt for your event and add in your own custom challenges. For example, if you select the Our Town hunt for a birthday party, you can have the teams make a birthday present as one of the team projects. If you're going to a place you've never been, search the Internet for the "city name" and the results will provide you with informative web sites you can use to plug in location specific challenges. You'll also find some nice suggestions on our testimonial pages.
The 3 software programs you'll need
1) WinZip or similar program for PC users or Unstuffit or similar program for Mac users. Your game documents will be contained in a .zip file (think of it as a container or folder). Winzip (or Unstuffit) opens that container so you can get to the game documents.
If you don't have zip software already installed on your computer, download free software here:
- FOR WINDOWS USERS, use the FREE ZipGenius - http://www.download.com/ZipGenius/3000-2250_4-10179818.html
- FOR MAC USERS, you should have compression utility software on the latest versions of your computer. If not try the FREE MacZip: http://download.cnet.com/MacZip/3000-2250_4-10025248.html?tag=mncol;2
2) Microsoft Word or similar word processing software (like Microsoft Works).
Don't have ANY word processing software on your computer? Try the free OpenOffice software.
3) Some games require the most current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you have ANY trouble opening ANYTHING, just email Haley
Productions.
We will help - really we will.
Options for Our Hunts That Require Digital Cameras
OPTION 1: Ask those participating in the scavenger hunt to bring their digital camera for their team photos. Almost everyone has a digital camera these days and you should be able to find one person on each team that has one.
OPTION 2: Use smart phone cameras.
OPTION 3: You can time each section of the game so only 1 or 2 teams have a camera at a time.
Here's an example:
Part 1: 30 minutes
- Teams 1 and 2: get the picture challenges only
- Team 3 and 4: get the collection challenges only
All teams return in 25 minutes to get the next part of the game.
Part 2: 30 minutes
- Teams 3 and 4: get the picture challenges only
- Team 1 and 2: get the collection challenges only
All teams do the project and/or quiz challenges at the same time.
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Please know I'm here to help you; all you need to do is ask. Call or email me if you have any trouble along the way or if you have questions. There are NO dumb questions or if there are then I've already asked them. - Susan (game designer and owner)
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REVIEW: "Our scavenger hunt was A COMPLETE SUCCESS! People are still absolutely raving about what a blast they had...
Your package was superb! Kudos!" Heather Mull, Manheim, PA
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