The Allison Wonderland

I had a blast with this— I did drop off once I realized I was statistically eliminated, but I still loved it.

The first time you do something it's bound to have some bumps and this turned out to be one of them. The thought was that if multiple teams were tied with a high score I thought it would be better if there was something they could do to earn the win rather than a random drawing. But it was also predicated on the idea that few if any teams would solve all 30 missions. You proved that to be a faulty assumption pretty quickly. Lol. Had no one solved them all, then anyone could have still won up to the end.
So yes, next year we will definitely try something else as a tie breaker. Right now I'm thinking of maybe deducting some points for wrong answers. I may also try to a GPS mission with a specific but not obvious point and the tiebreaker is the team closest to that spot. Or maybe I will think of something else. But now that I know that teams solving all 30 missions is more of a certainty, the tie breaker will definitely have to change.
I am a little surprised you thought the tiebreaker was obvious. I guess that place isn't as obscure as I thought.

I'm wondering if the scavenger hunt is going to be an annual event. It was a lot of fun, but as you can tell by this year's event, it was really a race to finish one clue, the tie breaker.

The reason Matt ( I believe that's the winner's name) only won 2 but didn't win all 3, was because he was a little too late to be the first one to finish the history hunt tie breaker. (I think he was 3rd)

Once you are first to solve the tie breaker, you can take your time to do the rest, because you've already won. I almost wish he had been first in that one as well. Then I would have known it was at least calculated and no one else would have had a chance.

We were the first to finish the history hunt, we completed it the first night. But because one team beat us to the "tie breaker" we lost.

I'm hoping if this is an annual event that the rules are changed. The tie breaker was so simple that whoever lives closest to the spot can get there first, so they win. The first half hour of the hunt determined the winner.

Please consider changing the rules for the way you win this contest in the future, to make it a little more fair for everyone. Thanks

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I know clue 4 was already posted but I’m wondering if I would be eligible for the extra cash if I registered now. 

As you may or may not know I wrote the clues for the new Scavenger Hunt event that the Winter Carnival had this year. We ran it through an app called Goosechase and it all worked out pretty well. However it was a unique thing and we can't reuse the clues next year. So even though you can no longer use the app to check your answers, I am attaching three PDF's that have all the clues for the three hunts (one focused on the parks, one on historical stuff, and one on fun things to do in town). All three were strictly St. Paul. And then I am attaching another three PDFs with the explanations. So maybe you can appoint someone to check your answers for you or maybe you'll come up with your best guess for each and then check them yourselves. That is all up to you. Feel free to use them with your friends or maybe as an event for work or a social group. But you're not allowed to charge money for it as the Winter Carnival maintains those rights.

Clue #4Boreas’ treasure’s brought great pleasure
To thousands does his royalty send
Fifteen hides that preceded finds
To park just look for the end



Texting this one from the hospital. Sorry about the poor formatting. 

Sorry, had a minor medical emergency in the family and lost track of time...   Here is the new clue:   Clue #3 Chuck died that year, but don’t load your Tears One of his men arrived at the scene When the hunt seems odd, don’t Ax the sod Neal took over and kept things clean   And the previous clue:   Clue #2 Back in school, I thought physics was cool The rabbit saw the route to the dough The classes were rough, with equations tough To Finish first seek a two to ten ratio   Clue #1 It’s the White Rabbit Quest - At my behest Let’s renew our treasure hunt banner Go out and have fun - he won’t be outdone And remember it’s just her manner

Not the city of West St. Paul. But the east side of St. Paul is indeed part of St. Paul. So anything within the city limits of St. Paul proper.

Just to clarify, not in WSP or ESP, I am just wondering what the boarders are
Thanks

Here is the new clue:   Clue #2 Back in school, I thought physics was cool The rabbit saw the route to the dough The classes were rough, with equations tough To Finish first seek a two to ten ratio   And the previous clue:   Clue #1 It’s the White Rabbit Quest - At my behest Let’s renew our treasure hunt banner Go out and have fun - he won’t be outdone And remember it’s just her manner

St Paul parks

The search area is St. Paul.

What is tge search area?

Clue #1 It’s the White Rabbit Quest - At my behest Let’s renew our treasure hunt banner Go out and have fun - he won’t be outdone And remember it’s just her manner

The easiest way is to use Paypal if that is an option for you. You can send it to AllisonWondrland@... 
Otherwise if you want to email me, I can give you an address to send a check to, or I could set something up on a website I have where you can use a credit card (I haven't done that yet, but I could do it tonight). Meeting up in person is probably unwise these days, but maybe if nothing else works.
David

What's the ways to pay for this?

Just a reminder that the Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt is starting today at 5pm! The case that holds the medallion sits empty and now it is up to you to search the lands of St. Paul to retrieve it and return it home. If you want to become a registered hunter you can do so by getting me $10 before the release of the 4th clue (Paypal is easiest but there are other options if you want to contact me for details). The top prize will be at least $250, perhaps more if we get more than 25 people registered. Otherwise you can also hunt for free and win $100 if you find it.

It has not started yet. It officially starts on this coming Wednesday the 17th at 6pm.

Has this started yet?

Awesome. Thanks much!