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HIGH ENERGY HUNT |
| In a Nutshell |
On foot or Limos; 2 hour hunt downtown/4 hour
team-building morale event;
any day/start time; $20pp, $400 min + tax; meeting place(s), food &
beverage, limos (optional) not included. Time and budget strategies (see below). |
See and
be Seen |
| Careen
about the Emerald City with your fellow sleuths, the
Sherlock Holmses, in a sleek, glamorous chauffeured
limousine. Have a blast in a friendly but frenzied chase with
competing team limousines. Search for Seattle's quirks, secrets
and trivia. It is a quest for the famous and infamous, the
historic and hysteric. |
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Sneakers
in
Sneakers |
The competition is just as hot as
when teams of sleuths prowl the sidewalks of the Emerald City on foot.
Sneakers in sneakers get carried away without limousines! And guess
what? Teams on foot actually get better scores than teams in limos! So
what's it going to be: riding in style or sneaking for points? |
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Sleuths on the
Loose |
Your team, the
Sherlock Holmses, checks their Search Areas Map and devises a team
game plan. Your Team Leader directs your team to the next search area
with dispatch. You arrive to case the joint. Now you have to put your
detective hat on, be observant and ask questions. Suddenly your cunning
sleuthing skills pay off! You have solved a mystery and scavenged an
item. It's high five's all around! "On to the next challenge, the grand
title of Super Sleuths will surely belong to the Sherlock Holmses
at the end of the day. It's elementary, Watson." But wait - for bonus
points we have the Seattle Places and Seattle Crosswords puzzles to
solve and then our team's Best Story contest to prepare for .... and to
think that our team's fate may depend on our team choreographing and
performing a skit about our crazy Mystery & Scavenger Hunt encounters.
Move over Shakespeare - we have tales to tell!
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Get excited about this! |
Mystery &
Scavenger Hunts are great team-building morale events, social mixers,
and entertainment for large or small groups. They are designed to be
very challenging contests. And they are a clever and fun way to
"tour" downtown Seattle's most interesting places. Designed and emceed
by the ClueMaster, these events may be held any day year-round during
daytime or evening hours. |
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What Groups have done this? |
From the first event on Halloween 1995 there have
been over 425 Mystery & Scavenger Hunt events. That's over 1,700 teams and
about 13,000 players! Local as well as visiting groups have enjoyed the
competition (multiple times for many groups).
They are corporate groups as well as private special occasion groups.
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Corporate
Clients |
Accenture, Acision, Adeneo
Corp Adetel Group, Adobe, Air Touch Cellular, Altstadt, Amazon, American
Federation of Teachers, Amgen, AMS Services, Andrews Space,
ANZUS-Rosetta, Apple Computer, Apptio, aQuantive, AT&T Wireless, Avalon
Bay Communities, Bank of America, BDO Seidman, Benson & McLaughlin P.S.,
Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, BioControl Systems, Blom Consultancy,
Boeing, Cascade Tech Sales, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical
Center, City of Kent, Coffee Talk, Coinstar, Cole Weber/Red Cell, Cole &
Weber United, Commercial Office Interiors, Compaq of France, Concur
Technologies, Dermik Labs, Discover U, DMX Music, DRIVEpm, Education
Dynamics, The Effectiveness Institute, Eli Lilly, Ernst & Young, Esurg,
Events and Adventures, Expedia, Expeditors International, Eye Bank
Association of America, F5 Networks, Fairview University Medical Center,
Fairwood Golf & Country Club, First American Credco, Federal Express,
Fluke Networks, FM Global, General Electric, Grand Hyatt, Gray Cary LLP,
Greythorn,
Group Health Permanente, Heartland, HERE, Hills Pet Nutrition,
Ideas NW, Insight School of Washington, InterCall, Ivar's, Kelly Hume
Design, Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, LexisNexis, McKinstry,
Medtronic, Meetings En Route, Metro Information Services, Jr.
Achievement, Microsoft, Milliman USA, MIT Club of Puget Sound, Modumetal,
National Hispanic Corporate Council, Northwest Smile Design, Oki Golf,
Option One Mortgage, Owens Corning, Paccar, Perkins Coie LLP, Pfizer,
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Philips Medical Systems, Pine Lake Covenant Church,
Point B Solutions, Premera Blue Cross, Precision Countertops,
Presentation Services, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, PSS World Medical &
LabZone, Qpass, Rally Marketing, Real Networks, Regents Blue Shield,
Residence Inn & Courtyard by Marriott, Riddell Williams LLP, Savage
Companies,
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt,
Sears Driving School, Seattle
Genetics, Seattle Reproductive Medicine, Seattle Times, Seattle Vision
Youth, Sheraton Seattle, Ski's Painting, Smile Power, Sound Community
Bank, Spacelabs Healthcare, Starbucks, State Farm Insurance,
Sterling Talent Solutions, Sunshine Management Services, Swedish
Medical Center Foundation, Synapse, Target, Text100, The Glen Group, The
VIP Factor, T-Mobile,
Tyler Technologies,
UNUM, UpSellUSA, US Bank, US West, UW Medicine
Neighborhood Clinics, Wall Data, Washington Mutual, WatchGuard
Technologies, Watermark Estate Management Services, LLC, West Monroe
Partners, White Pages Pro. |
| Private Groups |
Batchelorette Parties for
[Kerry, Jackie], Birthday Parties for [Frank, Ilona, Jason,
Kathryn, Kathy, Liz, Lynn, Mike, Mike, Pooja, Seth, Sharon, Susan, Tim,
Victoria, Lauren], Clubs [Mike's Adventure Club, Diana's Fun
Club, Tere's Family Fun, Nancy's Young At Hearts], Schools
[Heppner HS, Upper Columbia Academy, University of Washington School of
Business], Gena's Silver Anniversary, Going Away Party for Staff
Sergeant Bryan -- US Army, Special Forces, Afghanistan.
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Who can play? |
These contests
are designed so that Seattle buffs have little, if any, advantage over
Seattle newbies. They test not one's knowledge of Seattle
but a team's ability to work together and formulate
a winning strategy (as in "teamwork"). This downtown event is geared
for adults.
Scrambles held at Seattle Center, on the other hand, are designed for adults and
as well as middle and high school school age children. |
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| What gear do we need? |
All players should come to this event with a pencil
or pen, a smart phone or tablet (a player without these should
buddy up with a teammate that does) and comfortable walking/running
shoes. Oh yes, and bring a winning team attitude!! |
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Where do we go? |
Each team is
given a
Search Areas Map of downtown Seattle with 16
landmark search areas: Bell Street Pier, Pike
Place Market, Shopping, Westlake Park, The Arch, Washington State
Convention Center, Rainier Square, Home of Seattle Symphony, Seattle Art
Museum, Great Wheel, Coleman Dock, Great Fire, Seattle Central Library,
Pioneer Square,
Klondike Gold Rush and International District.
It should be noted that even the most energetic teams rarely get to more
than half of the Search Areas during the 2 hour Hunt. This is
deliberate in the contest design. It is left as a
matter of team strategy as to which ones they will go to. |
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Article |
Read what a reporter from
Downtown Source said about this event in his article "See
the City on a Scavenger Hunt." |
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Planning Your Event |
Your event may
start whenever. Here are some popular timelines:
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10:00 |
10:30 |
1:00 |
Instructions
15 minutes |
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10:15 |
10:45 |
1:15 |
2-Hour Hunt Begins
Solve
Mysteries | Scavenge Items
Skyline Puzzle | Rub 'n
Run
Lock Race | Mirror Image Challenge
Find the ClueMaster |
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12:15 |
12:45 |
3:15 |
Hunt Ends
Lunch / Refreshments / Dinner
Score Scavenger Sacks
Search Areas & Crosswords Puzzles
Best
Story Contest
Awards Ceremony |
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2:00 |
2:30 |
5:00 |
End of Event |
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Team and Group Sizes |
7/8-player teams
are typical but may be smaller or larger depending on the size of the
group. Teams should be formed by the host organization before the event.
Group sizes typically range from about 15 to 90. Some groups are smaller
or much
bigger - the record sizes are 9 and 300+. |
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Awards |
The ClueMaster awards the
following whimsical certificates (8½" X 11") at the end of the event
for the following categories:
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"B S
Certification"
- Best Story contest team winners.
- "Team
Leadership Affidavit" - Presented to the courageous Team Leader
of each team and signed by all teammates.
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"Seattle's Best Sleuthers" - All players on all teams, given in
the spirit of "you are all winners."
- "Seattle's Right Stuffers!" - Winning team, given with much
fan fare.
- "We're #1" - Presented to the winning Team Leader.
Host Organizations have the
option to award prizes.
Prizes often range from items of value (gift certificates are popular)
to novelty store gag items.
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Event
Meeting
Facilities and Parking |
The
event may start and end in the same or different places such as
a restaurant/pub, company facility, hotel or private residence.
The event meeting facility should have a private room or area and
team tables large enough to seat full teams.
Need parking? Try
SpotHero,
Parkopedia or
Downtown Seattle Parking.
If you have no preferred event meeting facility, See Seattle can
recommend downtown event meeting facilities.
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How
Much? |
The fee for See
Seattle to emcee this event and provide contest
materials is $20.00 pp, $400.00 min + 10.1% tax.
The host organization would be directly
responsible for all expenses and arrangements relating to event meeting
facilities, food & beverage, prizes, limousines etc.
Payment:
30 day invoice or check
at the end of the event
- sorry, no credit cards.
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| Short on time and/or
budget? |
See Seattle will work with you to come up with an
event that fits your group's available time and budget. Here are some
common strategys:
- Some groups use their own meeting facility for Instructions
before the Hunt saving on possible meeting room charges.
- Often the event meeting facility will not charge for the use of
a meeting room with no food & beverage service for Instructions
before the Hunt knowing that the group will be returning for food &
beverage after the Hunt. It pays to ask.
- Some small groups meet
before or before and after the Hunt in
improvised public areas of the
Washington State
Convention Center or in a nearby public park.
- Sometimes groups receive Instructions via email and teams are
given their contest forms a pre-determined Hunt starting place.
- Some groups skip the after Hunt activities saving time and
meeting room charges. In this case scoring results would not be immediately
available after the Hunt but typically later in the day or the next
day.
Please let See Seattle
know your situation so we can devise a strategy that works for your
group.
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How to Make a Private Group Reservation or Request
Additional Information |
Call (425) 226-7641
or
email
terry.seidler@comcast.net
and leave the five items of information
listed below. Typically you will receive a
same day or early next day reply.
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Your Name and
Company/Organization Name:
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Your Email Address
and/or Phone Contact:
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Event Date & Start
Time:
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Meeting Place(s) if
known at this time:
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Approximate Group
Size:
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Comments and
Questions:
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