My newest list is the 120 Top Treasure Hunt Movies!

I found 30 different ranked lists online of “best treasure hunt movies of all time” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.

Here are the top 10:
1- The Goonies (1985)
2- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
3- National Treasure (2004)
4- The Mummy (1999)
5- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
6- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
7- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
8- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
9- Romancing the Stone (1984)
10- Uncharted (2022)

https://www.listobsession.com/best-treasure-hunt-movies/

Turns out my online store was broken. Which was why there were no orders. I have now fixed it. I can get back to writing about the Zodiac Killer.

https://sparkwoodand21.com

La Quête (The Quest) (2024) [1 min] by Aurore Peuffier | #France

https://vimeo.com/1021243650

Oooh! The location (or former location) of a SUPER SECRET CIA SPY RADIO buried in Austria!!

(radio was not located, probably need a metal detector... if the unit was not already dug up in the 1940's/1950's).

https://toot.cafe/@phel/113341151200466203

Northwestern crow on a treasure hunt in seaweed.

Did you know the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has mapped thousands of survey benchmarks across the US? These markers have been used for precise land surveying, navigation, and elevation data for decades! Today, adventurers like us are recovering these hidden gems—many of which have been untouched for years.

"The quest for the golden owl lasted 31 years. A dedicated army of tens of thousands have taken part and the hunt has gained popularity since the arrival of the internet. It has even been cited in divorce proceedings."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/france-treasure-hunt-buried-owl-statue-ends?CMP=share_btn_url

“Can I make, not the perfect treasure hunt,” he asked himself, “but a better treasure hunt? That doesn’t last 10 years and doesn’t last one day?” —Joseph Bien-Kahn for Wired

https://www.wired.com/story/project-skydrop-jason-rohrer-treasure-hunt-begins/

@wisegreyowl

With the notable exceptions of the one who went on Morecambe And Wise, and the one who went onto some little known niche telly channel to pretend that he could not hear Anneka Rice.

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Treasure Hunt at Zachary’s Grand Lake

Apparently, an art contest winner at Zachary’s hid a puzzle in a painting leading to 15 gift certificates

I thought it might be an Oakland treasure hunt, but I guess it’s online?

Only one certificate claimed so far

https://www.reddit.com/r/oakland/comments/1eal0hm/i_hid_a_treasure_hunt_in_a_painting_at_zacharys/

https://zacharys.com/treasure-hunt-at-zacharys-grand-lake/

watching them watching us watching you #TdF2024 #CouchPeloton - Stage 12 #TreasureHunt

I know I'm starting to repeat myself here a bit, but I really do believe that for *some* use-cases #AI is the perfect tool for the job.

Right now I'm building a #FoxTrail / #WhereIGo / #TreasureHunt / #ActionBound type of thing and I need tons of customised pictures to make it visually appealing and to support the story.

- Trying to find useable content online would be a massive pain as I would need to double-check the license every time, and settle down on images that do not exactly depict what I want.
- I don't have the budget to work with an artist.
- I can create / adjust / iterate almost as fast as I can think, because the generation in #ChatGPT4o is actually really fast.
- In past iterations it started getting letters/numbers really good so I can even ask it to add text directly to the image.
- In past iterations it retains context during the conversation, so I can set overall style and then ask for different scenes.
- Somehow it is also able to retain the previous iteration of the picture (or make it look like it does) so if I ask for minor edits, it does not start from scratch.

I'm looking for a simple (hosted) #service or #npm package that would provide some simple #game and upon completion reveal some hidden message to the player. Need this for a birthday #treasureHunt. All suggestions welcome

Evey's "helping" with the medallion hunt search as we head out for the 7th day of the game

In previous years, the medallion was found on day 9 (2022) and day 10 (2020), so it may still be a little early. But it's always helpful to get the lay of the land in advance!

Plus we get to see tons of spaces around Oregon that are totally new to us—which is the true fun of the experience every year

Dropped another one off this morning. I was happy to find a place next to some lovely street art.

Welcome to Essex: Kireon Wicks' road sign treasure hunt

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-64969846

Cool article about the Hidden Books movement. It's a bit like geocaching meets little free libraries, with a focus on kids' books. I love the idea of discovering books tucked away in secret spaces around the city, like magical items in an RPG!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-26/nsw-hidden-books-braidwood-literary-treasure-hunts-for-children/101764618

Oh, this is just lovely. #crochet #animals #TreasureHunt #HuibPetersen https://www.kqed.org/arts/13905421/crocheted-animals-trees-diamond-heights-huib-petersen