Update: ckoh dedicated 3 postings, tearing the questions apart. Read and learn
I had to leave before the answers presentation because I had to chair a Toastmasters speech contest and miss out on all the drama. Raj the CoC got in touch with me this evening and said they will issue a statement.
But first the results.
- 95 – Adrian Wong, Teck Koon, Soo Kian, Michael Pang
- 94 – Sanjay, Rahmah, Sumita, Steven
- 94 – Muhammad Razif, Darmataksiah Abai, Ben Lau
- 93 – Alex Hoh, Andre Teh, Mawar, Shahrin
- 89 – Julie Tan, Claire Chin, Kwee Onn, CC Wong
In a hunt where the route questions are as manageable as this hunt, one silly mistake and teams will pay a high price for it. Also, we knew it will most likely be decided by the non hunt portion of the hunt. The non hunt activity this time around was to name/identify 10 KL landmarks. We were not sure of only one (turns our our wild guess was correct after all) and on top of that we drop one treasure. By the time I left, I was so sure we will not be placed so when Adrian called to say we won I seriously thought he was joking.
This is Trailblazer’s own sort of coming of age hunt. The work of the CoC is not only to set the questions by which you are mostly judged by but also to ensure that hunters are well taken care of in terms of venue, food, organising skills, prizes, services etc. In fact, this is the area that would consume the most time and effort compared to the actual setting of hunt questions. Trailblazers can certainly do better in this area given a few more hunts under their belt. A CoC I spoke to this morning also suggested that Trailblazers should participate more often in other people’s hunt and experience for themselves what works and what doesn’t.
The hunt questions – keep it tight. Yes, some newer hunters might say “what is the fuss all about?” “why so petty” “taking the fun out of hunting” Here’s the thing. Making the questions easy for beginners is not the same as accepting wrong but popular answers. If CoC wants them to learn and grow, start them on the right footing, make sure they learn the basic correctly.
I remembered my very first public hunt. I had done a container clue question where I only refer and wanted the “inside” word. I completely ignored the remaining “outside ” letters. My sifu had this to say ” Mike, you might just get away with that but not very elegent huh? I drop that question. Another thing, if the answer is a brand name, say Pizza Hut, you cannot just ignore the second word in that brand name.
One thing I know about Raj is that he openly ask and listen to feedback from regular hunters. I am sure we will continue to see and experience significant growth in his art of setting questions and enjoy many more hunt from them.
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