Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt

The Original Gabe's By The Park
Saturday March 2, 2013
5:30 start, 6:00pm clue release
991 Lexington Pkwy N
St Paul, MN 55108

More from the white rabbit:

It's been a couple of weeks now since the Rehash and hopefully everyone has had time to recover from the Medallion Hunt. But now it's time to start thinking about the Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt which will be starting two weeks from today on Saturday, March 2nd. We will have a kickoff party at Gabe's by the Park starting at 5:30pm. The first clue will be released at the party at 6pm.

Subsequent clues will be released daily at 6pm online and will be posted on the AllisonWonderland yahoo group as well as Ableminds. People are free to repost the clues to other sites, but I'm not making any promises to do so myself.

There will be 12 clues in all and the hunt will end when the medallion is found or when the hunt is declared over (by me) in the case of extraordinary circumstance.

You may participate in the hunt as either a registered or unregistered hunter. To be a registered hunter, you must pay the $10 registration fee. Then if you find it, you will win the entire prize which this year will be $500 (registration fees + money left from last year + money I chip in myself to bring it to $500 even). You may also particpate as an unregistered hunter which allows you to hunt for free. If an unregistered hunter wins, they will get $100 and the leftover registration fees will carry over to the next year.

To pay your registration fee, you may pay me at the kickoff party, you can send me the money via PayPal at AllisonWondrland@yahoo.com, or email me and I can give you an address to send a check to. You actually have until the release of the 4th clue to register. Some people have already registered.

The hunt will take place in a park in the city of St. Paul. The medallion will not be on or in a body of water, on top of a building, up a tree, on a steep cliff, underground, indoors, inside anything electrical or something that is locked, or anywhere else that might make you ask if looking there could be a bad idea. Be safe, and don't destroy.

Payment of the prize is contingent on return of the medallion.

Cluewriting is underway already and this should be an interesting one.

2012 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt Kickoff
Saturday March 3, 2012
Gabe's By the Park
6:00pm gathering, 6:30pm clue release
 

From the white rabbit:

The deed is done.

You have maybe 20 hours to find the medallion. Should you decide to wait for the clues, you will have to dig through the snow.

The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt is starting this Saturday! It will kick off with a party at Gabe's by the Park at 6pm. Clues will be released nightly at 6:30pm.

Some of you may recall me mentioning I had a bet with Jake during the PP hunt as he bet me the medallion was in Battle Creek. Well that $100 is going to be part of the prize this year. I'll be adding $100 of my own plus all of the registration fees. Consequently I estimate a total prize worth about $400 this year. But the catch is Jake will be out in the field hunting this year rather than behind the scenes. So if you want to win Jake's money, you will have to beat him to it!

To register, you can come to the kickoff party on Saturday and pay me there, you can send the money via Paypal to AllisonWondrland@yahoo.com, or you can email me and I will give you an address to send a check to. You actually have until the release of the 4th clue to register. Registered hunters who find the medallion are eligible to win the entire prize. An unregistered hunter who finds the medallion will still win $100 and the rest of the registration fees will go towards another future hunt.

The medallion is hidden in a park within the St. Paul city limits. It is not out on ice, on a steep hill, buried underground, up a tree, on top of a building, inside anything electrical, or hidden anywhere else that might make you wonder if looking there could be a bad idea. Clues will be released daily at 6:30pm. The hunt will go on until someone finds it.

I'm afraid some personal matters at home have kept me from promoting this hunt
more or earlier, but the hunt will go on and in fact it will start tomorrow
(Friday). Clues are written, the medallion is hidden, and there will be prize
money to be won.

The kickoff for the hunt will be Friday, March 12th at Yarusso's this year. 
They've offered us half price on appetizerrs and drinks and their private room
for our use. We'll meet starting at 5pm and the clue will be released at 6pm. 
After that, stick around and socialize and maybe some other activity will even
follow, or perhaps you'll want to run out and look for the treasure! If you're
not familiar with Yarusso's, it is on Payne Ave. across from Swede Hollow. 
Check out their website at http://www.yarussos.com/ for more information.

As for the hunt itself, it will be 12 clues as usual, one per day with each clue
released at 6pm. The hunt is limited to public property in St. Paul. It will
not be hidden in or on water, up a tree, on top of a building, on a steep
hillside, inside anything electrical, or in anything else that would make you
question if looking there might be a bad idea.

The prize will be somewhere between $200 and $500 depending on participation. 
If you'd like to participate as a registered hunter, the cost is $10 and you are
eligible to win the entire prize. All money brought in this way will go towards
the prize. If you wish to participate as a non-registered hunter and you win,
you will get $100 and any additional registration money will go towards some
other Cooler Crew cause.

To register, you can pay me at the kickoff event. If you can't make that, you
can also send me the money via Paypal at this email or you can request an
address to send a check to. You may register up through the release of the 4th
clue. The hunt will continue until the treasure is found, though I do reserve
the right to end the hunt early if there is cause to do so. In the unlikely
event of an aborted hunt, registration fees will be returned.

I believe that covers everything, but if there are any questions, feel free to
post them.

Kickoff Party
Fabulous Fern's
Sunday, March 1, 2009
In the bar area
400 Selby Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 225-9414
 

Here we are with the Medallion hunt behind us. No longer is there a Bock hunt coming up (Medallion and bOCK = MOCK in case you weren't aware). Still this can hardly be considered the inbetween period any more as the Mock Hunt has developed a tradition of its own with this being the 10th year that I have had one. This year we'll be starting on Sunday, March 1st.

The Mock Hunt is patterned after the Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt and is very similar with just a few exceptions. For one, it will be in a park in St. Paul. Secondly, the clues are released at 7pm. Third, the prize is a lot smaller and will be given to the person who finds it, no matter how long it takes. Otherwise, as expected, there will be 12 clues, released once a day. You're looking for a medallion the same size as the one used by the Pioneer Press. It won't be hidden on private property, out on a body of ice or water, on the side of a cliff, on top of a building, inside of anything you need to break to look into, or anywhere else that would cause a reasonable person to ask if they should really be looking there. Nor will it be found in any of the places forbidden in the Winter Carnival hunt.

As for the prize, it will be determined by how many hunters we have. If you wish to be a registered hunter, it will cost $10 and if you find it, you will get all the money that has been collected which typically has been between $200 and $500. If you wish, you can also hunt for free as an unregistered hunter and if you find it in that case, you get $100 and the rest of the money will go towards another hunt's prize. You have until the release of the 4th clue to register. You can register by sending me a check (email me for an address to send it to), by PayPal (use this email address), or you can give it to me in person if you go to our kickoff event at Fabulous Fern's on Sunday March 1st starting at 6pm.

The park has been chosen and the clues are being written. I'm anticipating this hunt will be an interesting one. I'm not going to hide it *too* well this year so the prize may indeed go to the first person to figure out the clues properly.

Allison Wonderland

Kickoff Party
Fabulous Fern's
Saturday, March 1, 2008
In the bar area
400 Selby Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 225-9414

Well since you mentioned it, let me give the details on what will be the 9th annual (and original!) Mock Hunt (so named because it came between the Medallion Hunt and the Fitgers Bock Hunt, Medallion + Bock = Mock).

This year's Mock Hunt will start on Saturday, March 1st. Clues will come out daily at 6pm on the Allison Wonderland Yahoo group (and will likely be crossposted elsewhere). The rules are largely similar to the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt with a few differences:

1. The treasure is definitely hidden in St. Paul.
2. The clues are released at 6pm.
3. You do not need to clip the clues or buy a button. However you do have the option to be a registered hunter. Registration is $10 and the money all goes towards the prize pool. If you are registered and you find it, you get all the money. You may also hunt if you are not registered, but you will only win $100 and any extra money in the prize pool will go towards the next mock hunt.
4. The hunt ends when it is found, however long that may take.

There will be a kickoff party at Fabulous Fern's from 5-8pm on Saturday the 1st in the bar area. You can register at that time. You can also register by Paypal or by check up until the time of the 4th clue. Send me a message if you wish to do so.

I anticipate good participation this year so face the challenge of going up against other hunters and see if you can be the one to claim the prize this year!

Sunday, February 12, 2006
5pm Start
6pm Clue Release
Fablous Fern's
Western & Selby

by Allison Wonderland

So the hunt is over and you didn't even get to go out yet to look? Well you don't need to totally despair. The 7th Annual Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt will be coming up. Granted the prize is not as big, but it's still a fun chance to get out and search for some treasure with your fellow hunters!

We'll kick it off on Sunday, February 12th. The clues come out daily at 6pm. On the 12th we'll have a kickoff party at Fabulous Fern's in St. Paul starting at 5pm.

The hunt will work similar to what we did last year. You can pay $10 to be a registered hunter with the money going towards the pot. If you find it, you get a $500 prize. If you are not a registered hunter and you find it, you get a $100 prize. Any prize money that is left over will get rolled over into the pot for whoever runs the next mock hunt. The winner of the mock hunt also gets the option of being the person to run the next hunt, or they can designate someone else.

Clues will be posted on this Yahoo group, though I suppose I could post them elsewhere as well if people wanted. This hunt has been a lot of fun in the past and we've gotten some pretty good participation (especially in 2002 which was a year similar to this).

The easiest way to get me the money is to come to the kickoff party on the 12th. Also, it doesn't have to be cash. If you'd rather, you can contribute prizes worth $10 or more. If you can't make the party, you can send me an email and I'll give you an address to send a check to or you can use Paypal at my AllisonWondrland@yahoo email.

This could be a big year for the mock hunt so be sure to get involved!