Thread: Clue suggestions needed

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Our game this year will be a sort scavenger hunt. Our theme is a funeral and guests have been invited because they are possible heirs to the dead uncle's fortune. The game will begin with the reading of the will. The first clue will be in the will. The uncle will mention in his will that his lawyer will be handling his estate. He will also make some derogatory comments about the lawyer's character and how he can be bought. So if things go well, the guests will start by trying to bribe the lawyer. The will goes on further to say that the old man didn't trust anyone and hid his money. So the object will be to find where he hid his fortune. I want the clues to lead up to finding an old stuffed sock (dutch people hide money in socks). Once the sock is found, the fortune will be presented to the winner/winners. But at that exact moment, our dead guy will pop up in his coffin and laugh and say, You didn't really think I'd leave anything behind did you? I used it all up while I was alive! *wicked laugh*

So, the first clue is to bribe the laywer (we have a friend coming dressed as a laywer who is helping us). Now for the rest of the clues. Where does the lawyer send them for the next clue? Only thing I've come up with so far is that one of the clues should be on the body haha Will be funny seeing the search the pockets of a dead man!

Another option I was thinking of is having a 'last request' in his will. Then they have to search for items to honor that request.

So, anyone feeling inspired?

MsM

I really like the idea of the funeral! sounds creepy.

you could also have someone flip the breaker switch so all the lights go out all of a sudden at some point...

Nice idea lady bug but we keep all our lights off and use candle light lol
Maybe a large fan with a gust of wind to blow them all out at once

MsM

How about mention of a pocket watch on the body. Someone finds the pocket watch, and it's stopped at a certain time. There could be a note in it that reminded the uncle to check his other clocks if that one stopped. There should be another clock in the house that has stopped at the same time. Behind there should be another clue.

Maybe the clue behind the clock is a cufflink....the one that is missing from the uncle's suit in the casket. Suggest that someone should put it on him. There could be another clue "up his sleeve"

I'm kind of inspired by what you said about a "final request"...

perhaps, that final request is actually envelopes for each guest (individual or even teams/couples) that have to perform a task, sort of like the tempt your fate game...but since he's an evil uncle harrassing them from the grave, they should only be bad fates/tasks! once they have completed the task (and no one else should know what each other's task is) then they get the clue that would lead them to the money or the next clue if you wanted to lengthen the game.

I really think that this would be a good way of keeping people moving around and add another dimension to the game.

We did a treasure hunt last year (Treasure Island theme), and finally decided to buy treasure hunt software to generate our clues. I have to tell you, it was super easy with that! I don't sell it, not an affiliate - but we used "Riddle Me" software. I don't remember the link, but you can do a search for it. There are some other software packages you can check out too - we just did a search for "treasure hunts" and "scavenger hunts". Much easier than trying to do it ourselves.

Good luck - it sounds like a great party theme! :-)

Thanks guys! Those are great ideas! And I think Pieter has an old pocket watch!
And combining the 'final request' with the search for his hidden fortune is also a nice twist!

So far I have the laywer, pocket watch, cuff link, and clock! That's more than I started with! Keep the ideas coming if you have them

MsM

How about food or drinks???