Masters of the Pirate Hunt

Arr...ye up to the challenge? This pirate-themed treasure hunt is a swashbuckling adventure! But, so easy to self-implement that you won’t feel as if you’ve been swabbing the deck for days to get it ready.

Pirate Hunt Premise

The Masters of the Pirate Hunt can be played with individual participants or with teams. Participants set sail for locations around the hunt area to find and solve clues. All of the clue solutions are locations on a treasure map. After participants find and solve all of the clues, they meet to receive a final clue that leads one lucky participant or team to find the key to a treasure chest filled with bounty for the winner.

Who The Pirate Hunt Is For

• Kids - Aged 8 or older
• Adults

What makes this hunt ideal for both kids and adults? The clues are:

• Clever – Clues are not too hard for a kid to solve, but not too silly for an adult to appreciate. Instead of focusing on trivia, which needs to be geared towards a certain age range, participants get props to use in solving clues, which ups the “cool factor” for both kids and adults. For instance, for one of the clues, participants get an eye patch and a Clue Card that partially spells out a solution. The Clue Card tells them to apply what they’ve been given and a solution will appear. When participants figure out they need to use the eyepatch - in this instance it’s an I-patch - and insert the letter I in all of the missing blanks a solution is spelled out.
• Visually Appealing - The pirate hunt materials are professionally designed – no cheesy clip art! The pirate hunt materials are typeset on paper that looks like aged parchment with a faded pirate ship in the background. But, don’t worry about not being able to use the materials – they all come in an easy-to-use PDF document. See the How The Pirate Hunt Is Delivered section for more information.
• Customized – You have control over how the pirate hunt is delivered to the participants. Our Go-To Cards allow you to write in where you want to hide clues. So, you can host this pirate hunt virtually anywhere – at home, at work, outside or indoors. The pirate hunt is also designed so if you don’t like a clue you can skip it. We tell you how to tweak the pirate hunt to suit your needs, so you can personalize this experience.

What’s Included in the Pirate Hunt

• Directions – A step-by-step walk-through of what you need to do to implement the pirate hunt
• Pre-preparations – What to do in the lead-up to the pirate hunt
• How to run the hunt – Including tips for a successful event
• Supply list*
• Print-outs – All of the printer-ready handouts you will need for the pirate hunt including:
  • Go To Cards – Location cards where you have hidden clues
  • Clue Cards – All of the solutions to the clues are place names on the treasure map
  • Treasure Map – A cool looking pirate map listing possible place name solutions
  • Answer Sheets – Where participants keep track of clue solutions

*The pirate hunt does not include all of the supplies you will need to deliver some of the clues. But, all of the materials are affordable and all can be found locally, such as eye patches.

How The Pirate Hunt Is Delivered

If you choose the download, in the order confirmation page and confirmation email there will be a link where you can click to download your purchased product. Otherwise, you can revisit www.mastersofthehunt.com and click on the "Login" link at the top of the site - then go to "My Account." When you log on, the pirate hunt can be retrieved from "My Downloads." Please note, downloads are available from the moment your order is complete and remain available within 30 days of placing your order. The download comes as a PDF document. Most computers come with a free Adobe Acrobat Reader, but if yours does not, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com under Products & Services.

Alternatively, you can choose to have the pirate hunt mailed to you on CD. Please note this incurs an additional $10 shipping and handling fee.

If you are adrift on how to entertain your guests, set your compass towards Masters of the Pirate Hunt – it’s a treasure and you won’t be disappointed!