Ok, I’m going to sound like a broken record here. We need to push for hunt organisers to disclose the hunt format before the event so that we can make informed choice.
I heard in the Yasmin contraceptive hunt out of the 116 total points, only 44 points were from the usual treasure hunt questions. The rest came from games and activities, including one involving a blow job. Here’s a participant’s take on the event. Now, there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, I can understand the need for some of these events to achieve the organiser’s commercial objectives of educating, informing and promoting an issue and their product. And if you are going to part with your money to purchase their product, you would be fully informed of what is it you are buying. Why shouldn’t that be the same with our treasure hunt?
I can only think of these few reasons why the organiser and/or the clerk of course can’t or choose not to disclose their hunt format.
1. They don’t even know what format the hunt is going to be, upon the announcement and releasing the entry form. More often than not, I believe this is the case.
2. And if they do have the all the details, they may not want to announce them for fear that certain group may stay away.
3. Perhaps they feel that not knowing will add to the excitement.
4. They feel that some teams may have an advantage knowing the details.
Treasure hunt has come a long way from a fun based event for a small, self indulging group of friends. Today, these events are very much a public event and organisers are collecting entry fee from public. It is high time that fee paying hunters know what we are buying. We don’t need all the details, just enough information for us to decide.
As for the hunt results, the winner is Tan Eng Siang and partner.
