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When | Where | What's New | Tickets | Registration | Etc
When:
Sat. February 11, 2012 — 4:30pm - 9:00pm rain or shine! (presuming the planet still exists)
IMPORTANT CHANGE THIS YEAR - Staggered Hunt Start Times! We have changed the way hunt materials will be distributed. Clues will not be distributed with the Instructions/Maps, but will be distributed after 4:30 p.m. when each hunt begins.
»» read about the 2006 hunt in the SF Chronicle
| Will Call opens............................................ | 3:00pm |
| Hunt check-in begins.................................. | 3:30pm |
| Hunt commences....................................... | 4:30pm |
| Hunt ends (all scoresheets must be back)...... | 9:00pm |
Tickets will available on site at Justin Herman Plaza starting at 3:30 pm before the Hunt (for $45). For more information, phone 925-866-9599.
Where:
Justin Herman Plaza, located at Market and the Embarcadero, behind the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in San Francisco - please check here if you need a map or transportation info.
Tickets:
- $33 per person through Jan. 23
- $38 per person Jan 24 to Feb 9
»» Note: Deadline for Team Name Contest submission is Feb. 6. - $45 at the door (at Justin Herman Plaza on Hunt Day)
- $12 for kids under 18
* A $6.00 processing fee will be charged for each order (not per ticket).
Partial proceeds benefit the San Francisco Circus Center.
Special offer: If your company hires us to create a team-building treasure hunt, we’ll give you four free tickets to the Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt!
Box Office details: The Box Office is open 9am-4pm, Monday–Friday, at 925-866-9599. Online sales are of course open now, 24 hours a day. There is no walk-up Box Office until the day of the Hunt, at which time a tent will be set up at Justin Herman Plaza (there will signs marking it). Ticket sales will begin at 3:30pm. Will Call opens at 3pm.
The number of tickets is limited. The Beginner Hunt sold out quickly last year so plan accordingly! Tickets are going fast! Tickets went on sale Dec 15. If you want to attend, we STRONGLY URGE you to purchase tickets in advance).
Beginners who solved all the clues in 2011: We recommend that you move up to the Regular Division for 2012. Help make room for the newbies!
Back in 2012 – CNYTH is on the iPhone and iPad!
Get the CNYTH iOS app at the iTunes store now »
Any issues, questions, unmitigated praise or invective, please let Peter at Linking Arts know ASAP!
Hints & Solutions:
Hints for the upcoming treasure hunt and links to solutions for the clues will be are now posted in the "2012 Hints & Solutions" page. You will need the password in your packet to access the solution when the time comes.
Contests and Prizes
Winners will be posted on the Prizes & Team Scores page (as will Team Scores, natch).
Registration:
Each ticket can be redeemed for a sealed set of clues and a map on the day of the hunt. One person can redeem the tickets for everyone else on their team.
Other Info:
You must bring your tickets WITH YOU to the Hunt!
WHAT TO BRING TO THE TREASURE HUNT
Definitely bring:
- Comfortable footwear (you will do a lot of walking and / or running in the course of the hunt)
- A flashlight - the brighter the better.
- A ruler.
- Layered clothes, and possibly a backpack to carry them in.
- A spirit of adventure and a zest for new experiences.
Helpful but optional items:
- A San Francisco White Pages telephone directory or some other tool for looking up street addresses.
- Snacks or drinks in a backpack.
- A zip-lock bag or other waterproof cover for your clues and map (if it's raining).
- A digital camera.
- An almanac, dictionary or other reference works.
- Highlighter and pens for marking your map.
- A calculator.
- Strongly recommended: a clipboard or piece of foamcore for your answer sheets (8-1/2”x11”)
Everyone gets a detailed map of the playing area, and every team receives an alphabetic street index. You’re encouraged to bring your own maps, guidebooks or reference works to aid in solving clues; you can also download the iPhone/iPad app if that’s how you roll.
While familiarity with San Francisco geography is an advantage, the ability to collaboratively solve a puzzle and work as a team are more important.
For non-ticketing questions please check our Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt FAQ page.
Partial proceeds benefit Circus Center.
