HorizontalHunter
NES Member
I thought I would pass this along for those of us that are interested and will be out there this fall chasing Bambi and golden trophies this fall.
Bob
BOSTON - A $26,000 gold trophy may be hidden in the woods in Massachusetts. It's part of a large treasure hunt orchestrated by two New Hampshire men.
Video game developer Jason Rohrer and his cohort Tom Bailey are the creators of Project Skydrop. It's a search for the trophy that's hidden in the woods somewhere in the Northeast. They hid the treasure.
"The treasure contains 10 ounces of pure gold, and gold is at the highest price in human history, lucky for us today, so the treasure is currently worth, like, $26,000 if you were to melt it down," Rohrer told WBZ-TV. "Most [treasure hunts] have just sort of giant flaws in them where they kind of broke in one way or another. Either they were way too easy and solved right away or way too hard."
"If you join the treasure hunt for 20 bucks, you get access to clues that members of the public don't get," Rohrer said.
The benefits include ever-evolving aerial images of the trophy that expand higher and higher over time to show more of the surrounding area. The hunters began with a 500-mile circular search radius on a map. The circle shrinks as the hunt continues, and there is also a live trail camera on the trophy.
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There's a $26,000 gold prize hidden in the woods somewhere in the Northeast
Bob
BOSTON - A $26,000 gold trophy may be hidden in the woods in Massachusetts. It's part of a large treasure hunt orchestrated by two New Hampshire men.
Video game developer Jason Rohrer and his cohort Tom Bailey are the creators of Project Skydrop. It's a search for the trophy that's hidden in the woods somewhere in the Northeast. They hid the treasure.
"The treasure contains 10 ounces of pure gold, and gold is at the highest price in human history, lucky for us today, so the treasure is currently worth, like, $26,000 if you were to melt it down," Rohrer told WBZ-TV. "Most [treasure hunts] have just sort of giant flaws in them where they kind of broke in one way or another. Either they were way too easy and solved right away or way too hard."
Project skydrop clues
The trophy is not only a prize, but a clue to decoding the recovery password to access the money in a Bitcoin purse. The money in it grows every time someone enters the race. As of September 24, the pot was more than $20,000."If you join the treasure hunt for 20 bucks, you get access to clues that members of the public don't get," Rohrer said.
The benefits include ever-evolving aerial images of the trophy that expand higher and higher over time to show more of the surrounding area. The hunters began with a 500-mile circular search radius on a map. The circle shrinks as the hunt continues, and there is also a live trail camera on the trophy.
Read the rest:
There's a $26,000 gold prize hidden in the woods somewhere in the Northeast
