The Treasure hunt

Seventh Sense- the Creativity Club at IFMR organized the most adventurous, fun-filled and tension-free event- the Treasure Hunt on 9^th Sept at 5.30 pm within the confines of the college campus. The event attracted enormous participation by ten teams of 8 members each. The game commenced from the library courtyard where instructions were announced to all teams. Thereafter, it was a mad chase all around the campus as teams struggled to solve the riddles and puzzles and participants wracked their brains to crack the clues leading to the next hiding place. To make the task tougher for the teams, volunteers had been put in place to splash water on participants as they ran around college trying to figure out the next lead on their trail. There was mystery and excitement in the air while the hunt was at its peak, and peppy music in the background created a great ambience for the game.    

The campus looked so alive with participants raiding every nook and corner for clues. There was cut-throat competition amongst teams to outpace each other and find the treasure first. All the teams had been advised to use their brains more than their legs, and those who followed it, went far in the game. Those teams which gave up in the course of the game got engaged in the water fights, water-splashing and the dance party.      

Each team had been given a separate trail to avoid confusion and ensure that teams did not get into each other’s way. The teams had to smartly make their way through five rounds of solving riddles, cracking clues and finding props, before being given the final clue which led to the treasure. The final clue was the toughest to decode, and hence took the longest to crack. The hunt went on for almost two and a half hours at the end of which, there emerged a winners’ team and a runners’ up team.

The participants, volunteers as well as spectators seemed to have enjoyed the event a great deal, as the organizers got great feedback. It was a win-win situation because even those who lost out claimed that they played with good spirit and enjoyed to the core.